DETROIT — The grounds crew at Comerica Park did wonders to turn the playing surface from a baseball diamond to a soccer pitch for last Sunday’s Crystal Palace-Sevilla preseason match, then back to a ballfield for Friday’s Tigers-Rays series opener. Then the Rays wore it out on Reese Olson. The lines of the soccer pitch
Harrisburg piled on late in a 13-3 win over Erie on Friday night. Ty Madden and a pair of Harrisburg pitchers dueled with zeroes through the first four innings. Michael Cuevas went the first 2.2 innings for the Senators before handing the ball to Alemao Hernandez. The fifth inning proved Harrisburg piled on late in
The Detroit Tigers returned to Comerica Park after a five-game roadtrip, which included Tuesday’s trade deadline, fell behind by four runs early to the Tampa Bay Rays and never fought back. It was an embarrassing loss. The Tigers were annihilated by the Rays, 8-0, in the first of three games in the series at Comerica
Detroit – This series picked up right where it left off back in St. Petersburg in the first weekend of the season, with Tampa Bay rag-dolling the Tigers. The Rays, who won the three-game set in April by a combined score of 21-3, barely broke a sweat Friday night, beating the Tigers 8-0 at Comerica
On Friday night, the Tampa Bay Rays paid a visit to Detroit for the first of a three-game series with the Tigers. Unfortunately, despite their recent struggles, the Rays reverted to their early-season form, smothering the Tigers to the tune of a 8-0 score. Reese Olson got the nod for the Tigers, in his ninth
Top 1 TB 2 DET 0 Result of AB Isaac Paredes’ two-run double AB: Isaac Paredes | P: Reese Olson
When the Detroit Tigers traded right-hander Michael Lorenzen on Tuesday, the Philadelphia Phillies cleared space for his arrival on the 40-man roster by designating left-handed reliever Andrew Vasquez for assignment. The Tigers then claimed Vasquez, who doesn’t have any minor-league options remaining, off waivers Friday from the Phillies. He will join the Tigers for Saturday’s
Detroit — The Tigers technically swung just one trade at the deadline, sending Michael Lorenzen to the Phillies for High-A infielder Hao-Yu Lee. But the negotiations with both the Phillies and the Dodgers helped the Tigers land a couple other players. The Tigers purchased Triple-A utility player Eddys Leonard from the Dodgers on Tuesday. And
The Tigers announced Friday that they’ve claimed lefty Andrew Vasquez off waivers from the Phillies and, in a corresponding move, designated infielder/outfielder Nick Solak for assignment. Vaasquez, 29, was a somewhat surprising DFA following the trade deadline. He’s pitched to a sparkling 2.27 ERA in 39 2/3 innings this season, although the rest of his
Detroit Tigers (48-60) vs Tampa Bay Rays (66-45) When: 6:40 p.m. Friday. Where: Comerica Park in Detroit. TV: Apple TV+ (no Bally Sports Detroit broadcast). Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1 in Detroit; Tigers radio affiliates). Probable pitchers: Tigers RHP Reese Olson (1-4, 4.71 ERA) vs. Rays RHP Zack Littell (1-2, 4.85). • Box score Tigers lineup: 3B Zach McKinstry CF Riley Greene LF Matt Vierling
Detroit — It was as rare a sight as you will ever see in the Tigers’ clubhouse. Jake Rogers, who is a constant source of energy, hijinks and good vibes, win, lose or draw, sat stock-still at his locker after the Tigers’ 4-1 loss in Pittsburgh on Tuesday night. He was hunched over. His head
This story was excerpted from Jason Beck’s Tigers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. One of the biggest challenges for a Major League general manager is to find the flexibility to pivot when a plan goes awry, and to turn adversity into opportunity. For Dave Dombrowski, it
The Detroit Tigers have released Franklin Perez. Perez, a right-handed pitcher, was the centerpiece of the three-player return from the Houston Astros in the 2017 Justin Verlander trade. Releasing Perez was the headliner of three minor-league transactions Thursday, along with releasing infielder Johan Camargo and right-handed reliever Chavez Fernander. The Verlander trade, orchestrated by former
When the Detroit Tigers selected an 18-year-old Parker Meadows with the first pick in the second round of the 2018 draft, we were pretty pleased with the idea. The center fielder’s eye-popping potential was obvious, and while it was characterized as a bit of a reach, it was the kind of chance on a prep
The Detroit Tigers return home on Friday following a short road trip that saw them drop two of three at the Miami Marlins followed by a split with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Now with that short interleague jaunt in the books, the Motor City Kitties prepare to face the team that swept them out of the
Toledo Mud Hens 9, Iowa Cubs 8 (Gm1)(F/7)(box) Toledo Mud Hens 11, Iowa Cubs 4 (Gm2)(F/7)(box) Starter Sawyer Gipson-Long struggled in this one, but the big bats were there to pick him up in Thursday night’s Game 1. Colt Keith ripped a double with two outs in the top of the first, and Tyler Nevin
How were the Kansas City Royals, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Detroit Tigers named? Let’s play Kerwin’s Kuestions to find out with Natalie Kerwin.
When Scott Harris was announced as the Detroit Tigers‘ new president of baseball operations, he laid out his plan in simple, precise language: “We need to acquire, develop, and retain young players.” OK. So, that’s not exactly revolutionary — every team in every sport tries to do the same thing. But that is also why
In the 1973 movie “The Paper Chase,” a first-year law student at Harvard fails so spectacularly and publicly in his first class that he runs to the restroom and loses his lunch. To which a friend remarks, “Hardly a propitious start.” The movie is about a student named Hart who struggles to navigate his first
The Tigers released infielder Johan Camargo from a minor league contract, tweets Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free-Press. The switch-hitter had signed with Detroit in late June. Camargo made 22 appearances for their Triple-A team in Toledo. He struggled over 88 trips to the plate, hitting .238/.295/.400. Camargo connected on three homers and kept his strikeouts