DENVER — Hours before the Tigers took the field for batting practice Saturday, Javier Báez was on the infield at Coors Field with coaches Gary Jones and Alfredo Amezaga, working on his first step. He didn’t like the passive approach he’d taken on a Kris Bryant grounder Friday night, even though he got a double
DENVER — The Detroit Tigers scored all 14 of their runs Sunday with home runs. The homers from Javier Báez (grand slam), Kerry Carpenter (three-run), Jake Rogers (solo), Spencer Torkelson (two-run) and Jake Marisnick (grand slam) crushed the Colorado Rockies and marched the Tigers to a statement 14-9 victory in Sunday’s series finale at Coors Field.
By Kameron Goodwill | Special to The Detroit News It took the Tigers until the last game of the series, but they finally took advantage of the Coors Field altitude and put up their best offensive performance of the season. Although a rocky performance from the pitching staff made things interesting, the Tigers roared to a
Michael Lorenzen reacts to being an All-Star selection for the first time in his career.
We hear from manager A.J. Hinch after the Tigers took two out of three games in Colorado.
Javier Báez talks about his first inning grand slam and how that set the tone for a high-scoring affair today in the Tigers win. He also shouts out new all-star Michael Lorenzen.
The Tigers released right-handers Heath Hembree and Trevor Rosenthal, according to Chris McCosky of the Detroit News (Twitter link). Rosenthal signed a minor league contract with Detroit in March, while Hembree inked a minors deal of his own in May. Neither player saw any action for the Tigers this season at the big league level,
By Kameron Goodwill | Special to The Detroit News The Tigers belted five home runs, including two grand slams, in clobbering the Colorado Rockies, 14-9, in the series finale at Coors Field. Javier Báez and Jake Marisnick walloped grand slams for the Tigers. Spencer Torkelson, Jake Rogers and Kerry Carpenter also homered for the Tigers, who
The afternoon, high-altitude rubber-match finale of a weekend series in Colorado featured lots of action and plenty of dingers, and the Tigers won the game 14-9. With the win, the Tigers ended their seven-game road trip with a 4-3 record. They are once again four games back of the Minnesota Twins for first place in
DENVER — Michael Lorenzen signed with the Tigers as a free agent in December believing they could help him take the next step in his career. He still isn’t where he wants to be yet, but his progression now includes his first career All-Star selection. The Tigers will be represented at the All-Star Game by a
DENVER — Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Michael Lorenzen has been selected to the 2023 All-Star Game, scheduled for July 11 at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. There were other potential candidates, namely high-leverage relievers Alex Lange and Jason Foley and future Hall of Famer Miguel Cabrera, but Lorenzen was chosen to represent the organization. The game between
Halfway through a 2023 minor-league season, and, for the Tigers, the farm has been a swirl of good and not-so-good news. On with a probe into what has a new Tigers front office enthused, or perhaps wondering why a guy named Scott Harris took this job: ▶ Best performance by a single player: Easy call:
DENVER — Detroit Tigers shortstop Javier Báez was responsible for fielding errors in back-to-back stints in the field for the first time this season during the current seven-game road trip. Both blunders came on ground balls that forced Báez to move to his left, toward second base. Báez takes pride in his defense. “I wasn’t being
Top 1 DET 4 COL 0 Result of AB Javier Báez’s grand slam AB: Javier Baez | P: Connor Seabold
Detroit Tigers (36-46) at Colorado Rockies (33-52) Time/Place: 3:10 p.m., Coors FieldSB Nation Site: Purple RowMedia: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: RHP Matt Manning (1-1, 4.15 ERA) vs. RHP Connor Seabold (1-4, 5.98 ERA) Game 83 Pitching Matchup Player IP K% BB% FIP fWAR Player IP K% BB% FIP fWAR Manning 17.1
DENVER — The Detroit Tigers have a 6-1 record in seven bullpen games this season, not including two in which a relief pitcher opened for an inning before getting replaced by a traditional starting pitcher. Five of the seven games were planned; two were forced because of in-game injuries. “A lot of teams would pick this
Twins infielder Royce Lewis saw his career-long injury woes continue during yesterday’s game against the Orioles. The 24 year old suffered a strained left oblique while attempting to beat out a groundball. Lewis has played well in the big leagues when healthy, pairing a career 136 wRC+ in 140 plate appearances with strong defense on
For a team whose bullpen was often the source of woe in their last great era, the Detroit Tigers have developed quite a few high end relievers recently. The latest is right-hander Jason Foley. With Joe Jimeñez and Gregory Soto traded, Alex Lange was the top choice in the bullpen to start the year, and
DENVER — There was a telling moment in the seventh inning of the Detroit Tigers‘ 8-5 victory over the Texas Rangers. The bases were loaded when the Rangers replaced a right-handed reliever with left-handed reliever John King. The Tigers allowed left-handed hitter Kerry Carpenter to bat, rather than bringing in right-handed hitter Eric Haase. The result,
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