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Jeimer Candelario’s two-run homer Thursday broke a 12-inning scoreless streak for the Tigers that had lasted since he hit a two-run homer Tuesday. Their bigger issues than the offensive struggles were the 31 unanswered runs allowed between, including nine Cardinals runs in the first three innings on their way to Jeimer Candelario’s two-run homer Thursday

Alan Trammell has been in professional baseball for more than 40 years. He has been teaching baseball at the professional level for more than 20 years. The Hall of Famer has never had a summer quite like this one. “Nobody has seen anything like this,” Trammell said. “They’re going to be writing books. This is

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DETROIT — What had been an encouraging stretch for Matthew Boyd ended with eight runs over three-plus innings Wednesday against the Brewers. What has been a surprising run into contention for the Tigers came back to one key point in a 19-0 loss: The Tigers need consistent starting pitching to DETROIT — What had been

DETROIT — Long before Miguel Cabrera stepped to the plate at Comerica Park in this delayed season, he and his wife, Rosangel, stepped up to bat for the city of Detroit in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. “We always feel like Detroit is a part of our family,” Cabrera DETROIT — Long before Miguel

DETROIT — Twenty years after Mike Cameron manned center field for the Mariners in the first game at Comerica Park, his son is reporting to the park for the home team. The Tigers on Wednesday morning called up outfielder Daz Cameron, the organization’s No. 7 prospect according to MLB Pipeline, DETROIT — Twenty years after

The Dodgers, Rays and A’s are virtual locks to make the postseason. The Braves, Cubs and Padres probably are as well. Here’s where it gets fun: Another 17 teams are within 2 1/2 games of the remaining 10 playoff berths. To sum up: 23 teams in contention for 16 playoff The Dodgers, Rays and A’s

DETROIT — The Tigers keep taking hits to their lineup with injuries. But they keep on hitting. On Tuesday, they batted around in a five-run fifth inning to pull away in an 8-3 win over the Brewers at Comerica Park. The win, combined with a Yankees loss to the Blue DETROIT — The Tigers keep

DETROIT — For the second time in a week, the Tigers have lost a key offensive contributor to a hit-by-pitch off the hand against the Brewers. This time, it was Jonathan Schoop, who left Tuesday’s game at Comerica Park with a right wrist contusion after taking an Adrian Houser fastball DETROIT — For the second

DETROIT — Ron Gardenhire was back to work at Comerica Park on Tuesday after missing the last two and a half games. Maybe just as important, he’s back to the clubhouse food menu. “I had a little grilled ham and cheese sandwich. It’s the first thing I’ve put of any DETROIT — Ron Gardenhire was

The Tigers hit the road a week ago with the feel of a surprise contender, lifted by a winning streak that eventually hit six games and brought them within a game and a half of a playoff spot. They return home with a more difficult path to the postseason, but The Tigers hit the road

Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire missed his second consecutive game Monday as he deals with continued symptoms related to gastrointestinal issues. Bench coach Lloyd McClendon stepped in again, and he sounded optimistic about Gardenhire’s health after they talked earlier Monday. “Gardy’s feeling a lot better,” McClendon said Monday morning. “We spoke Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire missed

Another week, another slew of exciting big league callups for top prospects. From MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 Prospects list alone, we saw the Pirates’ Ke’Bryan Hayes, Miami’s Jazz Chisholm, and the Yankees’ Deivi García and Clarke Schmidt make their Major League debuts. They join an ever-growing rookie class in 2020 Another week, another slew of

Sergio Alcántara hit nine home runs in 2,611 Minor League plate appearances. He needed just two pitches Sunday for his first Major League homer. His Tigers teammate, Grayson Greiner, has four hits since Aug. 19. Three of them are home runs, including a go-ahead loft just out of Eddie Rosario’s Sergio Alcántara hit nine home

Joe Jiménez has faced Miguel Sanó five times in the Major Leagues since 2017. After their latest meeting Saturday night, their future matchups are going to get a lot of attention. Sanó said he took extra time celebrating his seventh-inning home run off Jiménez because Jiménez said something to him Joe Jiménez has faced Miguel

The Tigers had dreams of Tarik Skubal shutting down the formidable lineups of the American League Central as he plowed through opponents at Class A Advanced Lakeland and Double-A Erie last summer. They probably didn’t envision him doing it quite this soon. The nightmares the Twins give the Tigers’ bullpen, The Tigers had dreams of

Tigers coaches have been touting Willi Castro as Detroit’s shortstop of the future ever since he improved his defense in Spring Training. With Niko Goodrum headed to the injured list with a right oblique strain, the future has arrived. The Tigers placed Goodrum on the 10-day IL retroactive to Wednesday, Tigers coaches have been touting

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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

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