Toronto Blue Jays

The Tigers may have just come off a seven game winning streak, but it was due more to excellent starting pitching than their batting prowess.  The final score, 4 – 2.  Tiger bats continued to struggle last night as starter Max Scherzer pitched seven strong innings before reliever Joaquin Benoit gave up three runs in relief...

Detroit Tiger starter Brad Penny tossed seven and 2/3’s innings in beating the Toronto Blue Jays for the second straight day.  Final score … 5 -2.   Austin Jackson hit a tiebreaking home run and reliever Jose Valverde struck out the side in the ninth for seventh save and the 200th of his career, becoming the 41st player in major league history to reach the mark...

Brad Penny, Detroit's new right-hander was one of 11 pitchers who kept the score down Sunday.  Victor Martinez drove in the game's only run with a sacrifice fly off Henderson Alvarez in the sixth inning, and the Tigers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 1 - 0 in an exhibition game...