After one of the most dismal starts in Detroit Tigers history, The Flying Avilas have recovered to a 10-11 record -4 run differential in May. What’s important is those good things, definable things, have begun to emerge. The emergence of an AJ Hinch performance standard, as defined by the demotions of past roster icons…
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Thursday afternoon, fans at Comerica Park will get a look at a pair of early AL Cy Young contenders on a breezy spring day in Detroit. Frankly, Gerrit Cole is running away with it so far, but the next five guys are closely bunched with Shane Bieber and Matthew Boyd included in the mix. Of
Toledo Mud Hens 10, Louisville Bats 3 (box) The Hens pounded out seven doubles in this one, overcoming a slow start to run away from the Bats on Wednesday. Daz Cameron had one of them and was in the thick of the scoring, collecting two hits and a walk. JaCoby Jones doubled and singled and
Toledo Mud Hens infielder Isaac Parades fields a ground ball against the Nashville Sounds Tuesday May 4, in Toledo, OH. Toledo Mud Hens Taking a Look at the Early Progress of Riley Greene by Michael Balko
The third game of the Cleveland-Detroit series, of which the Cleves took the first two, featured solid pitching and defense all around. The Tigers snapped their four-game losing streak by beating Cleveland 1-0, with Michael Fulmer picking up the win in relief. Toeing the slab for the Buckeyes was the young Triston McKenzie, who’s had
(Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images) Detroit Tigers: Tarik Skubal shows how a win and loss record has no value by Roger Castillo Riley Greene has gotten off to a hot start since his promotion to the AA Erie SeaWolves, and the early progress he has made has drawn the attention of every…
The Detroit Tigers have seen their starting pitchers turn a corner in the month of May. From Casey Mize to Matthew Boyd, the starting rotation has been the most consistent thing, night in and night out. With Tarik Skubal’s performance last night, we saw yet another strong start from the lefty.
With May quickly coming to an end, the Detroit Tigers are just about a third of the way through the 2021 season. There have not been too many surprises, which is not a good thing given that expectations coming into the season were generally low. On the whole, both hitting and pitching have left much
Toledo Mud Hens 2, Louisville Bats 1 (box) Good pitching and a strong showing from Daz Cameron steered the Hens to a victory in the first of this six-game set in Louisville. Two pitches into the game, Cameron hammered a fastball from veteran lefty Josh Osich 415 feet over the centerfield wall. He racked up
Tarik Skubal put up another solid start, but Cleveland’s mastery over the Tigers’ offense won out again as they took this one by a score of 4-1. Skubal was coming off a nine strikeout performance against the Seattle Mariners last week, and this outing had much in common with it. Skubal allowed a solo home
The Detroit Tigers cap. In pop culture, there are so many references to the classic home cap. From Ice Cube in “Boyz in the Hood” to Tom Selleck in Magnum P.I., the old English “D” is a well-traveled logo that looks good on any cap at least in my opinion.
So, better to lose competitively than to get run over and stomped every series, right? The Tigers have endured a pair of tough losses back to back, but they’re certainly playing a much better brand of baseball in May. Michael Fulmer blew his first save on Sunday afternoon, while Eric Haase came within inches of
The Tigers fought through their own mistakes throughout this one, and almost pulled the game out in the bottom of the ninth in spite of themselves. In the end, they fell 6-5 to Cleveland in the opener of this three-game set in Comerica Park. All around this was just a sloppy game from the Tigers,
How do you follow up your first career no-hitter? That’s a question that the Detroit Tigers haven’t had to answer in nearly 14 years. After Justin Verlander tossed his first no-no on June 12, 2007, he returned to the mound five days later to throw six innings of three-run baseball. Monday night Spencer Turnbull makes
It wasn’t long ago that Detroit Tigers fans embodied the famous meme from The Office where the lead character, Michael Scott, was urging his subordinates to stay calm upon learning there was a fire in the building. It’s what every fan was doing after Casey Mize’s 2020 campaign which featured mixed results and many early exits. We…
A few weeks ago, I spoke about the Detroit Tigers’ need for an outfield reboot and there has been some subsequent shuffling. First, the Detroit Tigers sent struggling outfielder Victor Reyes down to Triple-A Toledo. Apparently, he must really like the first-class accommodations of Major League Baseball as he promptly found his stroke to the tune of…
It was a great week for Detroit Tigers minor-league affiliates, as all four full-season squads had a winning record. Even the Tigers got in on the act, going 4-2 and completing their 8th no-hitter in franchise history.
Toledo Mud Hens (7-10) Matt Manning has had a home run ridden start to his 2021 season. Through four starts, he’s already allowed nine long balls, and while many of them were somewhat cheap, there have been plenty of hard contact and deep fly balls as well. Manning is still striking out more than a
Well the centerfield carousel continues to turn. After Sunday’s loss to the Kansas City Royals, the Detroit Tigers optioned JaCoby Jones to Triple-A Toledo. Returning in his place is Victor Reyes, who was sent down two weeks ago when Nomar Mazara returned from the injured list. The 29-year-old Jones still had two option years available,
What a day in the Detroit Tigers Minor League system. Toledo and Lakeland both had impressive days at the plate and all four teams won across the system and Gage Workman continues to rake down in Lakeland.