PHILADELPHIA — Aaron Nola took a no-hitter into the seventh inning. The Detroit Tigers looked completely helpless as another right-handed pitcher carved up their offense. The pitiful performance resembled the underwhelming results from the previous series in matchups with Chicago White Sox right-handers Mike Clevinger, Dylan Cease and Michael Kopech. Nola couldn’t complete the no-hitter, thanks
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PHILADELPHIA — The Detroit Tigers will face a couple of old friends, infielder Kody Clemens and left-handed reliever Gregory Soto, in their three-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. Clemens struggled in his short stint with the Tigers, but he has been a surprise contributor for the reigning National League champions. “I got
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Detroit Tigers (26-31) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (27-32) Time/Place: 6:40 p.m., Citizen’s BallparkSB Nation Site: The Good PhightMedia: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: LHP Joey Wentz (1-5, 7.28 ERA) vs. RHP Aaron Nola (4-4, 4.70 ERA) Game 58 Pitching Matchup Player IP K% BB% FIP fWAR Player IP K% BB% FIP fWAR Wentz
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Philadelphia — Michael Lorenzen is a lot of things: Smart, affable, talented, a diversely-skilled pitcher and an elite athlete. The list goes on. What he isn’t, though, is simple. He has seven different pitches on his palette, for starters. His thought processes, the way he meticulously collects, filters, challenges, tests and ultimately stores information is
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Lynn Henning |  Special to The Detroit News Only scouts know, in all the exasperating detail, what goes into a job most wouldn’t trade for any other occupation. It’s a wild world, filled with travel and weather anxieties, and overloaded with hopes and disappointments — and the occasional payoff that makes sitting for hours at college
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