September 24, 2011 The Detroit Tigers snatched an extra innings win from the Baltimore Orioles Friday night. The final score 4 – 3. Reliever Ryan Perry picked up his first win of the season. Victor Martinez provided the run-scoring double in the 11th inning which gave Det
September 22, 2011 Max Scherzer pitched the first five innings and Doug Fister the next three as the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 6 – 3. It was all part of manager Jim Leyland’s master plan to get his pitching
September 14, 2011 Brian Kersey, Getty ImagesDetroit Tiger starter Justin Verlander only allowed 6 hits in seven innings of shutout ball to post a 5 – 0 win over the Chicago White Sox last night. Victor Martinez provided the big blast with a three run bomb. Miguel Cabrera and Will Rhymes also picked up big doubles to provide all the offense the Tigers would need. The Tigers have now won
September 8, 2011 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. The Tigers now hold a 9 game lead over the Chicago Whi
September 7, 2011 Jason Miller, Getty ImagesDetroit Tiger starter Rick Porcello surrendered 3 hits and one run in 6 1/3 innings of work in last night’s 10 – 1 win over the Cleveland Indians. Victor Martinez, Miguel Cabrera and Jhonny Peralta provided the big offensive punch for the Tigers as every starting position player chipped in with at least one hit in a 15 hit barrage. The Tigers hav
September 5, 2011 Detroit Tiger starter Doug Fister set a career high for strikeouts in a game. Fister struck out a career-high 13, Victor Martinez hit a three-run homer and the Tigers picked up their fourth victory in a row as they beat the Cleveland Indians 4 - 2 on Monday to extend their AL Central lead to 7 1/2 games. The two teams contin
August 5, 2011 Tiger starter Brad Penny continued his early inning troubles in Thursday’s loss to the Texas Rangers at Comerica Park. The Final score: Rangers 5, Tigers 2. Penny gave up all five runs in 6 and 2
July 25, 2011 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
July 7, 2011 Tiger starter Brad Penny gave up three early runs but buckled down to pitch seven strong innings for the victory. The final score: Tigers 5 – Angels 4. The Tigers finally managed some timely hitting from Victor Martinez, Andy Dirks and Miguel Cabrera to pull out the win
June 14, 2011 The Tigers pulled out a well pitched, makeup game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night. Tiger starter Phil Coke pitched six and a third innings of shutout ball, before giving way to the relief staff
June 8, 2011 The Tigers continue to swing hot bats and set season highs for hits on back-to-back nights, destroying Texas pitching for 20 hits on Tuesday night in an 8 - 1 victory over the AL West-leading Rangers
June 1, 2011 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
