The Detroit Tigers notched a winning record in the month of May, which has been a difficult achievement during the rebuild. While this team is still far from good, the starting rotation does offer a chance to steal some games; when Casey Mize is on the mound, the odds are looking even better. Mize had
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DETROIT, MI – Dillon Dingler catches during Summer Workouts. (Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images) 5 Detroit Tigers Among MLBTR Top Trade Candidates by Kellen Gove The Detroit Tigers minor league system last night had quite the power surge as five home runs were hit, the Mud Hens extend their winning streak, and…
At the risk of jumping the gun on talk of buying or selling, it’s worth considering where the Detroit Tigers are at as a team. They started off the season about as poorly as possible, struggling to an 8-19 start that was hampered by horrendous hitting. After some roster shuffling and miracle work by pitching…
Toledo Mud Hens 7, Memphis Redbirds 0 (box) Logan Shore and a bullpen bolstered by Tigers’ demotions rode a pair of Aderlin Rodriguez home runs to make their record 12-12 on the young season. Shore went 6 1⁄3 scoreless innings, scattering six hits against four strikeouts. Bryan Garcia and Buck Farmer took over, each collecting
We are a few days into MLB Draft Month here at Motor City Bengals, and today we begin our profiles of potential Detroit Tigers draft picks with Jordan Lawlar, a shortstop from the Jesuit College Preparatory School in Dallas, Texas. Be sure to check out yesterday’s Mock Draft, and keep an eye out for more…
There were nine home runs hit in last night’s Detroit Tigers victory over the Milwaukee Brewers as Eric Haase and Jonathan Schoop both hit a pair and the power was spread down to the minors. The Mud Hens game down in Memphis was postponed due to rain and it will be a part of a…
Toledo Mud Hens vs. Memphis Redbirds (postponed) They were rained out, and possibly walking, in Memphis on Tuesday. They’ll make Wednesday’s contest a doubleheader instead. Wednesday night they’ll kick off the six-game set with RHP Thomas Parsons (0-1, 4.56 ERA) going for the Redbirds. First pitch is set for 8:10 p.m. EDT. Erie SeaWolves 7,
The Miller Park American Family Field dome was open, the weather was pleasant, and the Detroit Tigers and Milwaukee Brewers were sufficiently recovered from their respective Memorial Day barbecue cookouts. Well, the batters had recovered, but the pitchers must have still been a little woozy from some bad potato salad, as this game turned out
Time/Place: 7:40 p.m., American Family FieldSB Nation Site: Brew Crew BallMedia: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: LHP Matthew Boyd (2-6, 3.43 ERA) vs. LHP Eric Lauer (1-1, 2.45 ERA) Game 55 Pitching Matchup Pitcher IP FIP K% BB% HR/9 fWAR Pitcher IP FIP K% BB% HR/9 fWAR Lauer 22.0 4.48 25.0 3.4
It was an outstanding week on the farm as the four Detroit Tigers affiliates combined to go 16-8, and many of the system’s top hitters seemed to get hot simultaneously. Meanwhile, one of the organization’s top pitching prospects saw his first competitive game action in nearly 21 months.
As the Detroit Tigers headed into May, the outlook was bleak to put it nicely. Fans were upset as they were 8-19 and had the worst run differential in all of baseball. There were a few positives including the start of Akil Baddoo but once again, Miguel Cabrera was written off as a bad player.
Welcome to Detroit Tigers Draft Month! We’ll be offering MLB draft content for all of June to keep you informed about this year’s crop of amateur talent, beginning with We’re kicking things off with a fun little mock draft from the staff here at MCB. There are five of us participating, and our only directive…
That was quite a month of May for our Detroit Tigers. After looking bombed out and depleted through most of April and early May, they’ve turned things around in a big way, putting together a 14-13 record for the month. While still last in the AL Central after Minnesota won on Sunday, they’ve done enough
The Tigers had a chance to make it 5-0 in Manfred Ball games this year, but failed to push a run across in the tenth, losing in the bottom of the inning 3-2. We’ve seen some interesting usage from manager A.J. Hinch, but their Memorial Day matchup in Milwaukee was the first time we’ve seen
This version of the Detroit Tigers Weekly Draft Report officially kicks off Draft Month at Motor City Bengals. We’ll be doing profiles of all the players the Detroit Tigers might select with the third overall pick, writing profiles of other interesting players who may be available later, and taking a look back at some draft…
Detroit Tigers (22-31) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (28-25) Time/Place: 2:10 p.m., American Family FieldSB Nation Site: Brew Crew BallMedia: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: LHP Tyler Alexander (0-0, 4.35 ERA) vs. RHP Corbin Burnes (2-4, 2.33 ERA) Game 54 Pitching Matchup Pitcher IP K% BB% FIP fWAR Pitcher IP K% BB% FIP fWAR
A feeling of euphoria has come across not only the Detroit Tigers in their sweep over the Yankees but that same feeling could be felt across the Detroit Tigers minor league system as three out of the four teams won and provided some great individual performances.
Start passing the brooms. We’re winning today. I want to write about Tarik, Skubal he’s gooood! Okay so I’m no Frank Sinatra, but Tarik Skubal was good today. The Tigers bats were also good and able to get key hits after some big errors by the New York Yankees, as the Tigers swept them for
Detroit Tigers vs. New York Yankees Time/Place: 1:10 p.m., Comerica ParkSB Nation Site: Pinstripe AlleyMedia: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: LHP Tarik Skubal (1-7, 5.23 ERA) vs. RHP Michael King (0-1, 2.29 ERA) Game 53 Pitching Matchup Pitcher IP K% BB% FIP fWAR Pitcher IP K% BB% FIP fWAR Skubal 43.0 25.1
Detroit Tigers fans had quite a bit to celebrate as Detroit took the series over the New York Yankees, Riley Greene turned into “Superman” and Spencer Torkelson had his first multi-home run game as a professional.