Detroit Tigers

Tiger’s starter Brad Penny pitched well enough to beat the Tampa Bay Rays last night.  The final:  2 – 1.  Tiger hitters managed only 8 hits, with catcher Alex Avila continuing his hot hitting for the month of August.  The Tigers now have a 6 game lead over the Cleveland Indians and a 6...

Starter Justin Verlander picked up his 19th victory of the season as the Tigers beat the Tampa Bay Rays, 5 – 2 last night.  Alex Avila and Don Kelly hit homers to show the way offensively for the Tigers.  The same two teams go at it again tonight, with Brad Penny "toeing the slab" for Detroit...

In a game that ended up closer than expected after taking a 7 zip lead, the Tigers went on to beat the Cleveland Indians ; 8 – 7 to sweep the series.  After spotting starter Rick Porcello to a 7 zip lead … Porcello struggled in the middle innings allowing the Indians to close the gap...

The Detroit Tigers did everything right in Yesterday's 10 - 1 win over the Cleveland Indians. Starter Doug Fister only allowed one run in route to the victory.  Brandon Inge made the most of his return to the big league club with a home run and double...

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...

Tiger starter Doug Fister had trouble keeping the ball in the park and ended up surrendering the series finale to the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday.  The final score:  Orioles 8, Tigers 5.  The Tigers made a late run at a comeback.  Pinch-hitter Brennan Boesch, who hit a slicing liner to left that was nabbed on the run for the final out with the bases loaded with Tiger base runners...

Cy Young candidate Justin Verlander picked up his 17th win of the season and the 100th win of his career as the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians, 4 – 3.  With the win the Tigers maintain a three game lead at the top of the Central Division...

Newly acquired Tiger reliever David Pauley hit a Cleveland Indian on the left arm with the bases loaded in the 14th inning to force in the winning run as the Indians tightened the AL Central race with a 3 - 2 win on Tuesday night — actually early Wednesday — to close within three games of the first-place Tigers...

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 2/3rds innings of work.  Victor Martinez and Miguel Cabrera provided most of the offense for the Tigers...

Starter Doug Fister picked up his first win as a Detroit Tiger last night.  The Tigers took their second in a row against the Texas Rangers, 5 – 4.  Fister allowed three runs, two earned, on eight hits in seven innings.  Jose Valverde got his 30th save in as many attempts this season...