Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 9:21 PM EDT Sep 4, 2020 Minneapolis — The Twins went out of their way to make Game 2 of the doubleheader Friday feel like a home game for the Tigers — which, technically, it was, even though it was played at Target Field. This was the makeup of
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We hear from Jonathan Schoop, who has two of the Tigers’ 11 total hits in Friday’s doubleheader loss to the Twins. #DetroitRoots
We hear from manager Ron Gardenhire after his Tigers drop a doubleheader to the Twins, 2-0 and 3-2. #ItsMillerTime
Evan Petzold Detroit Free Press Published 8:37 PM EDT Sep 4, 2020 Marwin Gonzalez came to the plate against the Detroit Tigers in the eighth inning, the first round of extra innings, with teammate Willians Astudillo on second base — a new rule for the shortened season. Gonzalez poked a single off reliever Joe Jimenez into shallow
The Twins changed everything from walk-up music to scoreboard graphics to give a feeling of home to the Tigers, who were technically the home team for the second game of their Friday doubleheader. The effects did nothing to dampen the pressure of Detroit’s newfound playoff chase, but it added to The Twins changed everything from
Jorge Polanco and Josh Donaldson hit back-to-back home runs as the Twins’ beat the Tigers in Game 1 of a doubleheader | 9/4/20 Don’t forget to subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/mlb Follow us elsewhere too: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MLB Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mlb/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mlb TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/share/user/6569247715560456198 Visit our site for all baseball news, stats and scores! https://www.mlb.com/
Kirkland Crawford Detroit Free Press Published 7:41 PM EDT Sep 4, 2020 Detroit Tigers (17-18) vs. Minnesota Twins (23-16) Doubleheader, seven innings each When: Game 2, 4:45 p.m.; Tigers are the home team. Where: Target Field, Minneapolis. TV: Fox Sports Detroit. Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1; other radio affiliates). GAME 2 BOX SCORE First-pitch weather forecast: Partly cloudy,
Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 6:15 PM EDT Sep 4, 2020 Minneapolis – When it happens once, you know, no big deal. It happens twice, in successive starts, very strange but not unprecedented. But a third time? In eight starts? What the heck is going on? Matthew Boyd gave up back-to-back home runs to
Evan Petzold Detroit Free Press Published 5:50 PM EDT Sep 4, 2020 Detroit Tigers infielder Sergio Alcantara has been one of the best defensive players in the organization’s farm system since he was acquired from the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2017 with third baseman Dawel Lugo and shortstop Jose King in exchange for J.D. Martinez. Yet his offense
Evan Petzold Detroit Free Press Published 5:03 PM EDT Sep 4, 2020 Detroit Tigers left-hander Matthew Boyd has made eight starts this season. His opponents have launched back-to-back leadoff home runs against him in three of them. On Friday, the Minnesota Twins did it for the third time, using homers from Jorge Polanco and Josh
We hear from Matthew Boyd after he gives up back-to-back homers to start, settles in nicely for six innings, but still takes the loss in Game 1 of Friday’s doubleheader with the Twins, 2-0. #DetroitRoots
The Twins stationed a cardboard cutout of their former manager, Ron Gardenhire, in the front row right behind home plate for his return to Target Field on Friday. The Tigers manager had said when he found out about the cutout in July that he had better be in a good The Twins stationed a cardboard
Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 2:42 PM EDT Sep 4, 2020 Minneapolis – When he recounts his big-league call-up story, Sergio Alcantara is under no obligation to tell anyone that he was summoned to be the 29th player for a doubleheader. No, when you’ve been grinding in the minor leagues for seven years, since
The Tigers summoned shortstop Sergio Alcantara to Minnesota to serve as the 29th man on the roster during Friday’s doubleheader. Here’s what fans can expect from him. Seven prospects have made their MLB debut for the Detroit Tigers this year, and Friday may see the arrival of two more. Outfielder Derek Hill was added to
The Detroit Tigers added to their collection of firsts as Comerica Park’s debut season continued in the summer of 2000. This is the fourth part of an ongoing series about the memorable moments and games from the Tigers’ first season at Comerica Park. Part one is about the home opener. Part two covers the Tigers’
Tarik Skubal’s sprint through the Tigers’ farm system and up the prospect rankings last year included a midseason promotion to Double-A Erie. After allowing an unearned run over five innings of one-hit ball with 11 strikeouts against Altoona in his Eastern League debut, the left-hander faced the same Pirates prospects Tarik Skubal’s sprint through the
Jeff Seidel Detroit Free Press Published 11:47 AM EDT Sep 4, 2020 Detroit Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire has guided several teams toward the playoffs. But nothing compares to this. The Tigers are making a surprising push for the postseason, but it’s happening in a nearly silent bubble because of the coronavirus pandemic. There is no
The Detroit Tigers suffered an ugly loss in Milwaukee on Wednesday allowing the Brew Crew to slip away with a series split. The sloppy walk-filled effort ended a Tigers winning streak but perhaps it did shed light on the urgency Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire will need while the Tigers are a factor in the playoff
Jeff Seidel Detroit Free Press Published 6:02 AM EDT Sep 4, 2020 Detroit Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire has guided several teams toward the playoffs. But nothing compares to this. The Tigers are making a surprising push for the postseason, but it’s happening in a nearly silent bubble because of the coronavirus pandemic. There is no