The Detroit Tigers series finale matchup with the Philadelphia Phillies was moved from Wednesday to Thursday due to smoke from the Canadian wild fires clouding the air and making for bad air quality. But despite the postponement, the game on Thursday may still be in question. The Canadian wild fires are still wreaking havoc on
PHILADELPHIA — The Detroit Tigers acquired corner infielder Joe Rizzo, the No. 50 overall pick in the 2016 draft, in a trade Thursday with the Miami Marlins in exchange for cash considerations. Rizzo, a left-handed hitter, has played 11 games for Triple-A Jacksonville in the Marlins’ organization. He started the season with Double-A Pensacola and received
The Tigers made another minor-league acquisition Thursday, purchasing the contract of left-handed-hitting utility infielder Joe Rizzo from the Miami Marlins. Rizzo, 25, a second-round draft pick of the Seattle Mariners in 2016, was assigned to Triple-A Toledo. He is not on the Tigers’ 40-man roster. He was playing at Triple-A Jacksonville since May 17. In
Toledo Mud Hens 7, Buffalo Bisons 5 (box) Jack O’Loughlin’s second Triple-A start after moving all the way up from High-A ball went much better than the first. He only struck out two, sitting 92-93 mph for the most part, but he blanked the Bisons for five innings as the Hens built a lead and
Detroit Tigers (26-33) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (29-32) When: 6:05 p.m. Thursday, series finale (postponed from Wednesday). Where: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. TV: Bally Sports Detroit. Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1 in Detroit; Tigers radio affiliates). Probable pitchers: Tigers RHP Tyler Holton (0-0, 2.32 ERA) vs. Phillies RHP Zack Wheeler (4-4, 4.33 ERA). • Box score Tigers lineup: TBA. TIGERS NEWSLETTER: Debating who will rep
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COMSTOCK PARK, MI – The West Michigan Whitecaps saw their season-long losing streak stretch to five games as part of a 9-4 loss to the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers on Wednesday night in front of 4,750 fans at LMCU Ballpark. The Whitecaps allowed just two hits through the first five frames COMSTOCK PARK, MI – The
Philadelphia — Jake Marisnick was in his second season with the Houston Astros in 2015, when the club hired AJ Hinch to replace Bo Porter as the manager. Marisnick was 24 and he’d cut his teeth in the big leagues first with Miami and had played 51 games for Porter on that 92-loss team in
Despite an uncomfortable ninth inning, the Toledo Mud Hens defeated the Buffalo Bisons with a score of 7-5. Toledo moves to 25-33 with the win, and Buffalo falls to 26-33. Jack O’Loughlin started the game for the Hens and pitched five shutout innings. He gave up six hits and one Despite an uncomfortable ninth inning,
An ugly first inning proved too much for the SeaWolves to overcome in an 8-7 loss to Bowie. Keider Montero started for Erie and could not escape the first inning. He allowed the first five Baysox to reach base on four hits and a walk. Cesar Prieto, John Rhodes, and An ugly first inning proved
At last, the gang is all here. While the full-season levels have been playing games for two months, the Arizona Complex League, Florida Complex League and Dominican Summer League all joined in on the fun with their Opening Days on Monday. Typically, those Rookie-level circuits are filled with recent international signings and Draft picks who
Now that the calendar has flipped to June and the trade deadline is just over the horizon, teams will be starting to line up their plans for the deadline. Relief pitchers tend to always be in demand since just about every contender could squeeze another quality arm or two or three into their bullpen. With
PHILADELPHIA — Rainouts are common occurrences, but air quality postponements are uncommon happenings. Poor air quality from wildfires in northern Canada postponed Wednesday’s game, scheduled to start at 6:05 p.m., between the Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. The finale of the three-game series is now scheduled for 6:05 p.m. Thursday. Left-hander Tyler
PHILADELPHIA — Four consecutive knuckle-curveballs. Nick Maton wasn’t surprised when his former teammate, Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Aaron Nola, threw him those four breaking balls in a row with two outs and two runners in scoring position in the seventh inning Monday. The first three went for strikes — two fouls and a whiff. But the fourth
PHILADELPHIA — The Center City skyline provides a beautiful backdrop from the second deck at Citizens Bank Park, but it vanished completely on Wednesday afternoon. Major League Baseball postponed the Tigers-Phillies game because of poor air quality due to smoke from Canadian wildfires that drifted into the United States. The series finale between the two
Philadelphia — About three hours before the game was supposed to start Wednesday, Akil Baddoo walked back into the clubhouse after being on the field. “It’s bad,” he said. “It” being the air quality in downtown Philadelphia. At 1:30 p.m., the city skyline was visible beyond Citizens Bank Park. By 2 p.m., it was completely
DETROIT — During the HIV/AIDS epidemic of the 1980s, A. Nzere Kwabena turned tragedy into inspiration. “My friends were dying,” Kwabena said. “Our loved ones were dying. And when my best friend died in my arms, that’s when I devoted the rest of my life to make sure that nobody else would have to see
The Detroit Tigers are sliding, mired in a five-game losing skid that has dropped them from a few games out of the lead in the American League Central Division, to third place, four games behind the front-running Minnesota Twins — and seven games below .500. The good news for the Tigers: One of their top
Philadelphia — Jake Marisnick was in his second season with the Houston Astros in 2015, when the club hired AJ Hinch to replace Bo Porter as the manager. Marisnick was 24 and he’d cut his teeth in the big leagues first with Miami and had played 51 games for Porter on that 92-loss team in