Veteran Minnesota Twins outfielder Torii Hunter has always been one of the more mild-mannered ballplayers in Major League Baseball. It's a rare sight to see him argue a call with an umpire or get into a dispute on the field.
Maybe that is why it was so surprising when he lost his mind after arguing a called third strike in the eighth inning against the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night...
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The Detroit Tigers found a way to pick up their 6th win in a row, with their ace not at his sharpest. Justin Verlander won his 10th straight start and earned his 22nd victory overall, and was helped when Victor Martinez hit a late grand slam that powered the Detroit Tigers over the Cleveland Indians 8 - 6...
Ace Justin Verlander became the first pitcher to reach 20 wins yesterday as the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins; 6 – 4. In a performance judged as not being one of JV’s best of the year, he and the Tigers still found a way to win...
The Detroit Tigers managed to find a way to make up for starter Rick Porcello’s erratic pitching performance to beat the Minnesota Twins last night, 8 – 1. Tiger hitters picked up 16 hits, with Delmon Young, Ryan Raburn and Miguel Cabrera picking up 3 hits apiece...
Tiger reliever Jose Valverde blew his first save opportunity of the season in a loss to the Minnesota Twins; 6 – 5. But, it wasn’t entirely his fault. The Tigers had trouble playing defense again when they couldn’t convert a couple of routine plays in the 9th inning...
Just when the Detroit Tigers looked like they were on the verge of de-railing their post season chances, Ace Justin Verlander takes the slab to halt another losing streak. Verlander and the Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 7 – 1 for his 18th win of the season...
Newest Tiger Delmon Young hit a homer in his first plate Appearance for the Tigers last night. But, it wasn’t enough as the pitching staff gave up too many runs and the Tiger defense committed too many errors in route to a 9 – 6 loss to the Minnesota Twins...
The Tigers wrapped up their weekend series with the Minnesota by beating the Twins, 5 to 2. Starter Rick Porcello picked up his 10th win of the season. Tigers Jhonny Peralta, Wilson Betemit and Ramon Santiago each had an RBI and Victor Martinez added three hits to provide the Detroit with all the offense they would need for the victory...
Justin Verlander picked up his 13 win of the season as the Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins, 6 – 2 last night. Jhonny Peralta drove in three runs with three hits and Brennan Boesch hit a two-run homer as the Tigers beat the Twins for the 10th straight time...
The Tigers completed the sweep of the last place Minnesota Twins last night. Final score: 4 – 2. The Tigers benefited from a three run bomb from first baseman Miguel Cabrera and solid starting pitching from Rick Porcello. The bullpen was also strong with four Tiger pitchers closing out a scoreless final two innings...
The Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins for the second time in two days … the final, 8 – 7. Victor Martinez, Danny Worth, Brandon Inge and Jhonny Peralta all collected two hits apiece in the victory. The Tigers also benefited from a nice performance from Joaquin Benoit when he struck out Twin All-star Justin Morneau with two base runners in the ninth inning...