Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 12:32 PM EDT Aug 23, 2020 Cleveland – Forgive Casey Mize if he doesn’t quite understand what the fuss is all about. He’s been throwing a split-fingered fastball since he was a kid, playing catch with his father in the driveway, trying to regain the feel for the change-up
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Lynn Henning The Detroit News Published 12:54 PM EDT Aug 23, 2020 The minor-league season has been canceled, but the development of the Tigers’ prospects is still a critical aspect of the team’s rebuild. In this series, Lynn Henning will take a look at some of the key players. Today: Riley Greene. Sometime between the
Carlos Monarrez Detroit Free Press Published 12:22 PM EDT Aug 23, 2020 Detroit Tigers left-hander Matthew Boyd likes to throw the slider. He has five pitches, but throws a four-seam fastball 48% of the time and slider 32% of the time. Then there’s the changeup at 9% of the time. But it’s an important pitch
Evan Petzold Detroit Free Press Published 6:00 AM EDT Aug 23, 2020 When Al Avila promoted third baseman Isaac Paredes and pitchers Casey Mize and Tarik Skubal on Aug. 17, he made his intentions clear: He wants the Detroit Tigers to make the playoffs in 2020, and in a shortened MLB season, there never has been
By Mark Polishuk | August 22, 2020 at 9:15pm CDT The latest minor moves from around the baseball world… The Tigers outrighted infielder Dawel Lugo to their alternate training site, the team announced. Lugo cleared waivers after being designated for assignment earlier this week. Lugo saw semi-regular action for Detroit in 2019 but hasn’t hit
Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 11:51 PM EDT Aug 22, 2020 Cleveland — It seemed odd initially that manager Ron Gardenhire had right-hander John Schreiber warming up so soon in the sixth inning Saturday. After all, the Tigers were up 1-0 and lefty starter Matthew Boyd was cruising through five innings — allowing just
Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 10:02 PM EDT Aug 22, 2020 Cleveland — It seemed odd initially that manager Ron Gardenhire had right-hander John Schreiber up so soon in the sixth inning Saturday. After all, the Tigers were up 1-0 and lefty starter Matthew Boyd was cruising through five innings — allowing just four
Carlos Monarrez Detroit Free Press Published 10:08 PM EDT Aug 22, 2020 Left-hander Matthew Boyd had a strong start, but the Detroit Tigers allowed four runs in the sixth inning and fell to the Cleveland Indians, 6-1, on Saturday at Progressive Field. Boyd allowed two earned runs on five hits and two walks with six
Five days after Matthew Boyd said he took a step in the right direction, he took a leap against another familiar AL Central nemesis. But he still fell to 0-4, in part because the latest Cleveland pitching phenom gave him no margin for error. While Boyd had a changeup for Five days after Matthew Boyd
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Marlowe Alter Detroit Free Press Published 9:55 PM EDT Aug 22, 2020 Detroit Tigers (10-14) vs. Cleveland Indians (16-10) When: 7:10 p.m. Saturday. Where: Progressive Field, Cleveland. TV: Fox Sports Detroit. Radio: 97.1 FM in Detroit (Tigers radio affiliates). Starting pitchers: Tigers LHP Matthew Boyd (0-3, 9.64) vs. Indians RHP Triston McKenzie (MLB debut). • Box score [ The Free Press has started a
The numbers, both past and present, say Miguel Cabrera should be doing better than this. His average exit velocity this season is among the top 10 percent of Major League hitters, according to Statcast. His hard-hit rate is in the top 12 percent. Based in part on that contact, his The numbers, both past and
Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 6:25 PM EDT Aug 22, 2020 Cleveland — You can’t get mad at a Hall of Fame-level hitter for wanting to produce up to his own lofty standards. But if Tigers hitting coach Joe Vavra had his druthers, Miguel Cabrera would’ve left well enough alone. “The trend continues with
Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 5:36 PM EDT Aug 22, 2020 Cleveland — It’s an almost impossible ask in a 162-game season. To try to do it 24 games into a 60-game season — well, things would have to be downright desperate. This is where the Tigers are with shortstop Niko Goodrum right now.
David Ginsburg Associated Press Published 5:24 PM EDT Aug 22, 2020 Baltimore — The Philadelphia Phillies got an early jump on the trade deadline, moving to fortify their ineffective bullpen by acquiring relievers Brandon Workman and Heath Hembree from the Boston Red Sox. Philadelphia also will receive $815,166 and will get either more cash or
Evan Petzold Detroit Free Press Published 1:17 PM EDT Aug 22, 2020 Detroit Tigers right-hander Michael Fulmer knows he needs to be better. But he hasn’t been, and he got an “awful feeling” walking off the mound after the third inning of the Tigers’ 10-5 win Friday against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field. He
Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 12:56 PM EDT Aug 22, 2020 Cleveland — To his credit, as bad as he was feeling afterward, Michael Fulmer still enjoyed the win Friday night. He celebrated snapping the 20-game losing streak against the Indians and the nine-game season skid every bit as much as Isaac Paredes (go-ahead
Evan Petzold Detroit Free Press Published 11:10 AM EDT Aug 22, 2020 The Detroit Tigers project greatness from Isaac Paredes. And after just five days on the big-league roster, the 21-year-old third baseman already is showing his potential. Not what he will become. Just what he could become. “This guy can hit,” manager Ron Gardenhire said
Evan Petzold Detroit Free Press Published 6:00 AM EDT Aug 22, 2020 Detroit Tigers reliever Buck Farmer had no idea of his team’s woes against the Cleveland Indians until seeing the headlines entering a three-game series Aug. 14 at Comerica Park. That series turned a streak of 17 losses to Cleveland into a 20-game skid, just three
Detroit Tigers’ Isaac Paredes (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images) Dodgers to honor Kobe and Gianna Bryant on Sunday by Mark Powell A Tigers top prospect’s first career home run gave them a lead against Cleveland While he’s not Casey Mize or Tarik Skubal, Detroit Tigers infielder Isaac Paredes was just one of the three