KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch pushed the right button at the right time when he brought Zack Short off the bench in Wednesday’s series finale at Kauffman Stadium. “What’s the movie line? Get busy living or get busy dying,” Hinch said. “You’re kind of at a spot in those situations where
Kansas City – AJ Hinch has a kind of love-hate relationship with Zack Greinke. The Tigers’ manager loves him on a personal level and certainly is forever grateful for how he helped him and the Astros get to the World Series in 2019. But competing against him – he’s over it. “He’s a baseball savant,”
Behind some unexpected heroics, the Detroit Tigers took the rubber match in their series at Kauffman Stadium against the Kansas City Royals by a final of 6-4. In addition to another good night from Riley Greene, big hits from Zack Short and Jonathan Schoop proved to be the difference. The Tigers got the scoring started
Top 4 DET 1 KC 0 Result of AB Riley Greene’s solo homer (5) AB: Riley Greene | P: Zack Greinke
At the end of April, we took a look at the hottest hitters in each organization. Now it’s time to turn our attention to the mound. Entering Wednesday’s games, these are the hottest pitching prospects over the last 30 days in the Minor Leagues from each system. It’s a list that includes three current members
Kansas City – It looked worse on TV than it was in real life. What it looked like on television was that Tigers’ Spencer Torkelson and Royals’ pitcher Mike Mayers had some history. Bad history, like the way Javier Báez and Amir Garrett have history. “No, none,” Torkelson said. Mayers punched out Torkelson in the
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Left-handed reliever Tyler Holton walked into the Detroit Tigers‘ clubhouse in spring training as an unknown face in a crowded room of pitchers seeking jobs on the Opening Day roster. The Tigers claimed Holton off waivers in mid-February from the Arizona Diamondbacks, and while the 26-year-old didn’t break camp, it didn’t take
COMSTOCK PARK, MI – The West Michigan Whitecaps couldn’t generate any offense as they struggled to string hits together in a 4-0 shutout to the Lake County Captains in front of 7,460 fans Wednesday afternoon at LMCU Ballpark. West Michigan managed just two hits as the Captains held the ‘Caps COMSTOCK PARK, MI – The
SeaWolves drop game two to Somerset, 3-1 at UPMC Park
Erie’s offense stalled in front of a record-breaking crowd in a 3-1 loss to Somerset on Wednesday. Wilmer Flores and Richard Fitts each matched zeroes through the first five innings of the game. Flores allowed four hits, a walk, and struck out one batter in his first scoreless start since Erie’s offense stalled in front
Toledo, OH – The Toledo Mud Hens fell to the Rochester Red Wings 3-0 in an early morning matchup. Brenan Hanifee started the game on the mound for the Mud Hens, entering the match-up with a 4.89 ERA and an 0-3 record on the season. Hanifee worked a perfect top Toledo, OH – The Toledo
Rochester Red Wings 5, Toledo Mud Hens 3 (F/10)(box) The Mud Hens had the early lead in this one, but let it slip away. A two-run 10th inning rally from the Red Wings went unmatched in the bottom half as the Hens lost game one of the series. Lefty Zach Logue got the start and
Preach, Scotty, preach. Detroit Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris started talking about his strike-zone beliefs at his introductory news conference. “I believe that the strike zone disproportionately influences just about everything you see on the baseball field,” Harris said on Sept. 20. “It dictates pitch counts. It dictates count leverage. It dictates length
KANSAS CITY — The sight of Miguel Cabrera knocking a base hit around Kauffman Stadium has become all too familiar for Royals fans over the years. The way the Tigers struggled Tuesday, the hit was a welcome sight for both hitter and team. As Cabrera’s sixth-inning line drive landed in center field for a one-out
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Kansas City — On Monday night Tigers manager AJ Hinch praised his hitters for their at-bats with runners in scoring position. That on a night when they went 3-for-12 in that situation and left 13 runners on base. The Tigers went 2-for-7 with runners in scoring position and stranded 10 runners in a 4-1 loss
Eduardo Rodriguez talks about his 90-pitch outing and how he felt good with his slider despite some good swings from the Royals.
A.J. Hinch recaps Eduardo Rodriguez’s start and how he felt the Tigers chased too many pitches out of the zone.
COMSTOCK PARK, MI – The West Michigan Whitecaps enjoyed a home run from outfielder Brady Allen in his first game as a Whitecap and two more unique homers as part of a 17-9 loss to the Lake County Captains in front of 4,540 fans Tuesday night at LMCU Ballpark. The COMSTOCK PARK, MI – The
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Mike Mayers, a 31-year-old right-hander, has pitched in parts of eight seasons in the big leagues, primarily as a reliever. He started for just the seventh time in his career Tuesday and shredded the Detroit Tigers. Mayers, who signed a minor-league contract on the eve of Opening Day, struck out eight batters