DETROIT — Miguel Cabrera became the eighth player in Tigers history to record 2,000 hits with the club after reaching the mark with an RBI single on Sunday against the Twins. Cabrera, who is on a path toward his 3,000th Major League hit potentially next year, has been on a DETROIT — Miguel Cabrera became
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DETROIT — Gregory Soto wasn’t coronated as the Tigers’ closer when Ron Gardenhire turned to his hard-throwing lefty for the final inning of Saturday’s doubleheader sweep. The matchups dictated his presence more than the manager did. “We’ve got our charts, and they give you the best pitchers for each hitter. DETROIT — Gregory Soto wasn’t
Lynn Henning The Detroit News Published 1:37 PM EDT Aug 30, 2020 Benchmarks are how Franklin Perez measures his baseball life in 2020. By the day. By the week. By the month. And by the year, this year especially, weird and disorienting as it has been. Another reference point for a 22-year-old, right-handed starter who
Marlowe Alter Detroit Free Press Published 10:52 AM EDT Aug 30, 2020 Detroit Tigers (15-16) vs. Minnesota Twins (20-14) When: 1:10 p.m. Sunday. Where: Comerica Park. TV: Fox Sports Detroit. Radio: 97.1 FM in Detroit (Tigers radio affiliates). Starting pitchers: Tigers RHP Casey Mize (0-1, 7.04 ERA) vs. Twins RHP Kenta Maeda (4-0, 2.21 ERA). • Box score Read: Here’s what Tigers might do at 2020
Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 6:46 AM EDT Aug 30, 2020 Detroit — You knew Matthew Boyd was back in form when he dispatched the Twins on 10 pitches in the first inning, despite a lead-off single by Jorge Polanco. He was spotting his four-seam and two-seam fastball and mixing both his change-up and
Evan Petzold Detroit Free Press Published 6:01 AM EDT Aug 30, 2020 The Detroit Tigers clubhouse is awfully quiet these days. The lack of trade deadline noise in the clubhouse is yet another difference between this season and years past, along with empty stadiums, health protocols and other new normals created by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Everybody’s all
Associated Press Published 1:18 AM EDT Aug 30, 2020 Denver — The San Diego Padres acquired Trevor Rosenthal in a trade with the Kansas City Royals on Saturday, bolstering their bullpen for the pursuit of their first playoff appearance in 14 years. San Diego thought its bullpen would be one of its biggest strengths this
Evan Petzold Detroit Free Press Published 9:16 PM EDT Aug 29, 2020 Matthew Boyd knows the Detroit Tigers don’t always get to write the script. He knows the 28-man roster could not chang what happened last weekend with the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin. Neither could manager Ron Gardenhire or franchise front office leaders. They can’t
DETROIT — Moments after beating the Twins in Game 1 of Saturday’s doubleheader, Matthew Boyd joked about what was in store for Minnesota. “They got the old F-150 in the first game,” Boyd said. “Now they’re getting the Ferrari.” Minutes later, Tarik Skubal came out for his Comerica Park debut, DETROIT — Moments after beating
Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 6:54 PM EDT Aug 29, 2020 Detroit — After beating the Twins in Game 1 Saturday, Matthew Boyd had some appointment viewing planned for the rest of his afternoon. “They got the old F-150 in the first game,” Boyd said. “Now they’re getting the Ferrari.” The Ferrari, rookie Tarik
Evan Petzold Detroit Free Press Published 7:02 PM EDT Aug 29, 2020 The Detroit Tigers moved two games closer to .500 and only needed 14 innings to do so. After taking Game 1 of the doubleheader, the Tigers secured a 4-2 victory Saturday against the Minnesota Twins in Game 2 behind 37-year-old Miguel Cabrera. His fifth-inning
Kirkland Crawford Detroit Free Press Published 6:19 PM EDT Aug 29, 2020 Game 2: Detroit Tigers (14-16) vs. Minnesota Twins (20-13) Doubleheader, seven innings each Game 1: Matthew Boyd commands Twins, 8-2 When: Game 2, 4:10 p.m. Where: Comerica Park. TV: Fox Sports Detroit. Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1). GAME 2 BOX SCORE First-pitch weather forecast: Partly cloudy,
Evan Petzold Detroit Free Press Published 4:18 PM EDT Aug 29, 2020 For the first time in three days, the Detroit Tigers took the field for a baseball game. Set to open a four-game series from Thursday through Sunday against the Minnesota Twins, the two teams boycotted their game Thursday to protest racial inequality, and Friday’s
DETROIT — The first inning looked like a threat for Matthew Boyd on Saturday, a solidly struck leadoff single on an 0-2 pitch and a hard-hit line-drive out creating trouble as the middle of the Twins’ order waited for its hacks against the Tigers left-hander whom Minnesota roughed up last DETROIT — The first inning
Evan Petzold Detroit Free Press Published 1:03 PM EDT Aug 29, 2020 Detroit Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire hasn’t spoken with his boss about a contract extension. Halfway through a 60-game schedule amid the COVID-19 pandemic, he has a lot to focus on. The trade deadline is coming Monday, and certain members of the Tigers could be
DETROIT — The Tigers selected Spencer Torkelson with the top overall pick in this summer’s MLB Draft believing he has an advanced bat that could progress quickly through the Minor Leagues. They did not draft him believing he could contribute this season, especially without the Minor Leagues available. Thus, although DETROIT — The Tigers selected
Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 12:30 PM EDT Aug 29, 2020 Detroit – Al Avila was asked on Thursday if this series against the Central Division-leading Twins could impact the Tigers’ plan at the trade deadline. Meaning, if they swept the Twins, would he be more inclined to buy and if they got swept,
Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 12:33 PM EDT Aug 29, 2020 Detroit – Potentially, this is the final month of Ron Gardenhire’s tenure as Tigers’ manager. His three-year contract is up at the end of this season. Not only has the pandemic cheated him out of 102 games, it’s also made this one of
Cameron Maybin’s name has emerged as part of trade discussions between the Tigers and Cubs, the Athletic’s Eno Sarris and Brittany Ghiroli report (subscription required). Maybin would be a pure rental piece, as the outfielder is only signed through the 2020 season and is owed roughly $280K for the remaining month of action. Now a
Kirkland Crawford Detroit Free Press Published 10:07 AM EDT Aug 29, 2020 Detroit Tigers (13-16) vs. Minnesota Twins (20-12) Doubleheader, seven innings each When: Game 1, 1:10 p.m.; Game 2, 45 minutes after Game 1 ends. Where: Comerica Park. TV: Fox Sports Detroit. Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1; other radio affiliates). GAME 1 BOX SCORE GAME 2