Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Mark Gorosh (@sportz5176) and Evan Petzold (@evanpetzold) • Editor: Robin Chan • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Email: epetzold@freepress.com Like our work? Please consider becoming a subscriber. On this episode: This week, Evan’s feeling a little “The Godfather Part III” as the Detroit Tigers manage to pull him back in after last week’s rant and Mark is surprised by his
After an overpowering pro debut last week, right-hander Paul Skenes, the No. 1 pick in the 2023 Draft, is ready to take the next step in his baseball journey. He will take the mound Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. ET for the Bradenton Marauders, the Pirates’ Single-A affiliate, and you can watch every pitch delivered
The Detroit Tigers got off to a rough start to their nine-game road trip last weekend, dropping two of three to the Boston Red Sox in Fenway Park as the American League East division continues to torment the Motor City Kitties. The next stop on the journey takes the team to face the Central division-leading
When Detroit Tigers first baseman Spencer Torkelson closed his glove on the throw from third baseman Zach McKinstry to retire Minnesota catcher Ryan Jeffries and wrap up a 3-0 victory over the Twins at Comerica Park on Thursday afternoon, he was also grabbing a minor milestone. That win, the Tigers’ seventh of the season over
Toledo Mud Hens 4, Columbus Clippers 1 (Fri)(box) Toledo Mud Hens 10, Columbus Clippers 7 (Sat)(box) Toledo Mud Hens 8, Columbus Clippers 4 (Sun)(box) After a back and forth start to the series, the Mud Hens took all three games Friday to Sunday to win the series 4-2. Friday’s victory was largely the product of
As the final quarter of the 2023 Major League Baseball season gets underway, four of the league’s six divisions – including all three in the American League – have a genuine race within five games entering Monday. The AL West is the closest division in baseball with the defending World Series champion Houston Astros trailing
Lakeland, Fla. — After a few days checking in on events and new arrivals at the Tigers’ minor-league headquarters, it was clear last week how much can, and will, be changing in seasons ahead for Detroit’s big-league team. It’s getting there — to a point of regular contention — that will be the hardest part
Erie held a late lead to beat Altoona on Sunday evening, 5-4. Erie opened the scoring early against Anthony Solometo. With one out and a runner on, Jace Jung clobbered a two-run homer to give Erie the early lead. Later in the frame, Ben Malgeri extended his hitting streak to Erie held a late lead
Below is a snapshot of each organization. For each team, we list its total of Top 100 Prospects and Prospect Points (100 for the No. 1 prospect, 99 for No. 2 and so on through one for No. 100), a quick — if imprecise — measure of its blue-chip talent. Blue JaysTop 100: 2 |
Toledo, OH – The Toledo Mud Hens took the 8-4 win to gend the series against the Columbus Clippers Joey Wentz made the start on the mound for the Mud Hens. Wentz knocked down the Clippers to begin the final game of the series. In the bottom of the second Toledo, OH – The Toledo
Boston — It wasn’t quite the fairy tale return Eduardo Rodriguez hoped for, making his first trip back to Fenway Park, where he pitched for six seasons. “I was trying to get pitches down and I missed over the plate, you are always going to pay for that,” said Rodriguez, who ended up enduring his
MIDLAND, MI – The West Michigan Whitecaps put on a dominant pitching display to silence the Great Lakes Loons and secure a six-game series victory by a score of 3-2 in front of 4,808 fans Sunday afternoon at Dow Diamond. West Michigan pitchers combined for 15 strikeouts, one shy of MIDLAND, MI – The West
As the club headed to Minnesota to enjoy an off-day on Monday before opening a two-game set, here are three things that stood out during the finale at Fenway Park: Rodriguez’s homecomingNo stranger to pitching at Fenway after playing six seasons with the Red Sox, Eduardo Rodriguez returned to his former home ballpark for the
Lakeland, Fla. — On any list of 2023 Tigers farm mysteries there was, somewhere near the top, Cristian Santana. Here was a shortstop for Single-A Lakeland, albeit 19 years old, who came into the season ranked as the 11th-best Tigers prospect. And then he hit .105 in April and .063 in May and, well, no
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Top 2 DET 1 BOS 0 Result of AB Miguel Cabrera’s RBI groundout AB: Miguel Cabrera | P: Kutter Crawford
Eduardo Rodriguez pitched at Fenway Park for the first time since 2021. The Detroit Tigers‘ left-hander, who signed a five-year, $77 million free-agent deal with the Tigers in November 2021, hadn’t taken the mound at Fenway Park since the end of his six-year tenure with the Boston Red Sox. In his return, Rodriguez allowed six
The finale and rubber match of a three-game weekend series in Boston saw the Tigers drop a 6-3 decision, giving said series to the Sox. Eduardo Rodriguez took the hill for the Tigers against his former squad. The Venezuelan lefty had a sensational start last time out against the Royals in Detroit, hurling seven shutout
Boston — It felt like the baseball gods were piling on, frankly. Tigers’ shortstop Javier Báez, already grinding through one of the worst offensive seasons of his career, found out last Saturday that his grandfather, with whom he was extremely close, had died. Logistics being what they are with trying to make dates and arrangements
Detroit Tigers (53-64) vs. Boston Red Sox (61-56) Time/Place: 12:05 p.m., Fenway ParkSB Nation Site: Over the MonsterMedia: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (8-5, 2.75 ERA) vs. RHP Kutter Crawford (5-6, 3.80 ERA) Game 118 Pitching Matchup Player IP K% BB% FIP fWAR Player IP K% BB% FIP fWAR