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Malachi Witherspoon strikes out 10, Peyton Graham homers twice for Erie
Memphis Redbirds 11, Toledo Mud Hens 4 (box) Bryan Sammons threw a decent game, but the bullpen crumbled to dust on Thursday as the Redbirds ran away with this one. Sammons gave up a pair of runs in the top of the second, but otherwise kept things clean over five innings of work. In the […]
BYB Book Club: Unhittable
Welcome to the inaugural BYB Book Club discussion. Our April pick for the book club was Unhittable by Rob Friedman, aka Pitching Ninja. If you’ve read the book (even if you didn’t finish it, we’re not going to check), we’d love for you to participate in this open thread discussion about it. Below we’ve put […]
Bryce Rainer hits first Whitecaps homer while Ben Jacobs dominates again
Toledo Mud Hens 4, Memphis Redbirds 3 (Gm1)(box) (F/8) Gage Workman’s eighth inning single walked Game 1 off for the Mud Hens as the first of a doubleheader after Tuesday night’s rainout. Right-hander Dylan File was knocked around a bit, but hung in there to toss 5 1/3 innings of three-run ball while striking out […]
Red Sox 4, Tigers 0: Flaherty better; bats and defense, not so much
The Detroit Tigers had one goal in mind on Wednesday evening: salvage one win from a three-game home series against the Boston Red Sox. It wasn’t meant to be, though, as the Crimson Hosiery completed the sweep with a 4-0 shutout victory. Making the start for the Tigers tonight was Jack Flaherty, whose troubles have […]
Game 38: Detroit Tigers vs. Boston Red Sox, 6:40 p.m.
Detroit Tigers (18-19) vs. Boston Red Sox (14-21) Time/Place: 6:40 p.m., Comerica ParkSB Nation Site: Over the MonsterMedia: Detroit SportsNet, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: Game 38: RHP Jack Flaherty (0-2, 5.90 ERA) vs. RHP Sonny Gray (2-1, 4.30 ERA) Lineups RED SOX TIGERS Jarren Duran – LF Kevin McGonigle – SS Willson Contreras – 1B Matt Vierling – CF Wilyer […]
Pitching tipping or not, Framber Valdez failed the competition on Tuesday
It’s hard to think of a bleaker week of Detroit Tigers baseball in recent memory. During the whole length of a seven year rebuild there were no hopes and dreams to be crushed. The 2024 stretch drive came out of nowhere, while the collapse late in 2025 came with such a huge margin of error […]
The Tigers options are thin in the wake of Tarik Skubal’s injury
In case you’ve been living under a rock, it was announced on Monday that Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal has been diagnosed with loose bodies in his elbow and will require surgery, sidelining him for a minimum of two months. Unless there is underlying damage in the elbow discovered during the procedure, this injury has […]
MLB News: Tarik Skubal, Kevin McGonigle, Matt Vierling, John Sterling, George Springer
Well, friends, we certainly don’t need to talk about last night’s game against the Red Sox, but we also don’t have much good news to share in today’s news brief either. The Tigers reported on Monday that Tarik Skubal would be headed to the IL and would undergo surgery to remove loose bodies in his […]
Game 38 Preview: Tigers try to prevent home sweep at hands of Red Sox
Things have not gone well for the Detroit Tigers in the second half of their current homestand against the Boston Red Sox. On Tuesday night, de facto ace hurler Framber Valdez completely fell apart, coughing up 10 runs in three innings en route to a 10-3 loss. Now facing a possible sweep at home — […]
Beau Brieske rehabs while Whitecaps losing skid hits nine games
Toledo Mud Hens vs. Memphis Red Birds (postponed) This was just as well in the wake of manager Gabe Alvarez’s sudden firing on Tuesday. The team could probably use the time to absorb the news, as whatever his violation, Alvarez has had a reputation as a pretty popular and well-liked manager. With Mike Hessman now […]
Tigers 3, Red Sox 10: Tempers flare in a blow-out as Detroit’s bats fall largely silent
The Tigers find themselves in a precarious position early in the season. They’ve lost two starters as Casey Mize and now Tarik Skubal are out of commission, and they just dropped the first game of the series to one of the most struggling teams in the AL. They needed to start winning, if only to […]
Game 37: Detroit Tigers vs. Boston Red Sox, 6:40 p.m.
Detroit Tigers (18-18) vs. Boston Red Sox (14-21) Time/Place: 6:40 p.m., Comerica ParkSB Nation Site: Over the MonsterMedia: Detroit SportsNet, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: LHP Framber Valdez (2-1, 3.35 ERA) vs. RHP Brayan Bello (1-4, 9.12 ERA) Lineups RED SOX TIGERS Jarren Duran – LF Matt Vierling – CF Willson Contreras – 1B Kevin McGonigle – SS Wilyer Abreu – […]
Zach McKinstry returns, Triple-A manager Gabe Alvarez fired
This is going to be a grab bag of news items on the Tigers for Tuesday. Manager A.J. Hinch was on MLB Radio on Tuesday morning. He confirmed that infielder Zach McKinstry will return from the injured list against the Boston Red Sox tonight. McKinstry was banged up in a pair of collisions in a […]
OF Cris Rodriguez, RHP Owen Hall lead FCL Tigers as Complex League season gets underway
Under the leadership of Scott Harris, the Tigers have put a great deal of money and effort into stocking the low minors with lottery ticket teenagers, hoping for some big breakouts. Though injuries have prevented the team from reaping much in the way of tangible rewards yet, it makes for an exciting bunch of players […]
Game 37 Preview: Tigers look to even series vs Red Sox on Tuesday
The Detroit Tigers dropped the series opener at home against the Boston Red Sox on Monday night, 5-4, in a game that Tarik Skubal was supposed to start, but instead, Tyler Holton took the mound to open things up for the second straight day. The weather was ugly, but not nearly as bad as losing […]
Red Sox 5, Tigers 4: Bad bullpen dooms Detroiters
On a day in which some big, dark, looming injury news was made, some big, dark, looming clouds — literal, not metaphorical — hung over downtown Detroit. Eventually, those clouds caused a rain delay, but after dodging the drops, the Tigers dropped the opening contest of their three-game home series against the Red Sox, 5-4. […]
Game 36: Detroit Tigers vs. Boston Red Sox, 6:10 p.m.
Detroit Tigers (18-17) vs. Boston Red Sox (13-21) Time/Place: 6:10 p.m., Comerica ParkSB Nation Site: Over the MonsterMedia: Detroit SportsNet, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: LHP Tyler Holton (0-1, 5.27 ERA) vs. LHP Payton Tolle (0-1, 3.38 ERA) Lineups RED SOX TIGERS Jarren Duran – DH Jahmai Jones – DH Willson Contreras – 1B Matt Vierling – CF Roman Anthony – […]
Tarik Skubal headed to the injured list for an elbow procedure
During Detroit Tigers’ ace, Tarik Skubal’s last outing, there was momentary concern as the pitcher shook out his left arm on several occasions. His velocity and command didn’t appear to be impacted and Skubal didn’t think there was anything really wrong. Unfortunately, as A.J. Hinch told reporters minutes ago, loose bodies were found in his […]
Bigbie drives in 4 for Erie, West Michigan drops 8th in a row
Columbus Clippers 6, Toledo Mud Hens 3 (box) A 6-3 loss led to a series tie between Columbus and Toledo on Sunday. The Mud Hens had just four hits, two of which came from Gage Workman. Tyler Gentry singled in Workman, who doubled with two outs in the fourth, tying the game. The other two […]
Kevin McGonigle wins AL Rookie of the Month
No surprise here, as the Detroit Tigers’ rookie phenom was a candidate for league MVP in March and April. He is second place to Aaron Judge in the American League in Baseball Reference’s rWAR with 2.1 wins above replacement and currently tracking toward a potential 9 WAR season in his major league debut. He’s made […]
Game 36 Preview: Tigers open up second half of homestand vs Red Sox
The Detroit Tigers wrapped up a series win over the visiting Texas Rangers on Sunday with a 7-1 victory at Comerica Park. Spencer Torkelson went yard for the sixth time this season to give his team a lead that the bullpen would not relinquish. On Monday, the Motor City Kitties kick off the second half […]
Tigers 7, Rangers 1: A Torkelson blast and a good bullpen game
The Detroit Tigers bullpen put together a really impressive game as six different relievers handled the Rangers without much trouble. Meanwhile, Spencer Torkelson supplied some power, and a parade of soft hits that found holes helped them pile up the runs and win this series two games to one on Sunday night. The Tigers have […]
Game 35: Detroit Tigers vs. Texas Rangers, 7:20 p.m.
Detroit Tigers (17-17) vs. Texas Rangers (16-17) Time/Place: 7:20 p.m., Comerica ParkSB Nation Site: Lone Star BallMedia: NBC Sports Network/Peacock, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: LHP Tyler Holton (0-1, 5.54 ERA) vs. RHP Jack Leiter (1-2, 5.17 ERA) Lineups RANGERS TIGERS Brandon Nimmo – DH Kevin McGonigle – SS Andrew McCutchen – RF Matt Vierling – CF Corey Seager – SS Colt […]
McKinstry goes deep in Toledo debut
Columbus Clippers 5, Toledo Mud Hens 3 (box) Zach McKinstry hit a home run in his Triple-A debut on Saturday, but Toledo’s offense didn’t do much else in a 5-3 loss to Columbus. McKinstry hit his bomb in the fourth with Max Burt on base. It was the only extra-base hit of the day, but […]
Game 35 Preview: Tigers look to seize series from Rangers on Sunday
The Detroit Tigers evened up their weekend home series against the Texas Rangers on Saturday night with a 5-1 victory. Keider Montero gave the good guys 6 1/3 innings of one-run ball, while Dillon Dingler’s three-run shot in the opening frame was enough to earn the W. Sunday night, the two teams will duke it […]