Lynn Henning | Special to The Detroit News As happens each week from early April through September, Tigers minor-league teams and games were scanned the past six days (Mondays are off-days on the farm) for news and updates. Some of it was good. Some of it was bleak. Triple-A Toledo is having a time of it
WASHINGTON — Fora second consecutive start, Joey Wentz was unable to finish three innings and the Tigers wasted multiple scoring chances in a 6-4 loss to the last-place Nationals on Sunday afternoon. Wentz had his worst outing of the season — allowing six runs on 10 hits in two-plus innings — and the offense was
Washington, D.C. — Tigers lefty reliever Tyler Alexander is stuck in a Catch-22 no pitcher wants to be in. He needs more work to pitch better, but he needs to pitch better to earn more work. “There’s always these lulls in the season where you don’t throw a lot and other times when you do
WASHINGTON — The Detroit Tigers walked eight times on Sunday; it was the second time they’ve picked up that many free passes this season. One problem: The Tigers failed to capitalize on all those walks, plus one hit-by-pitch, in Sunday’s 6-4 loss to the Washington Nationals in the finale of the three-game series at Nationals Park.
Washington, D.C. — Watching Joey Wentz take another beating in the 6-4 loss to the Nationals in the series finale Sunday, the first natural thought is that the Tigers need to make some renovations to their starting rotation. Then you dive into it. Spencer Turnbull, Matt Manning, Tarik Skubal are all on the injured list
We hear from Tigers left fielder Akil Baddoo, who scored a run and had three walks in the 6-4 loss to the Nationals Sunday.
We hear from Joey Wentz, who allowed six runs on 10 hits in Sunday’s 6-4 loss to the Nationals.
We hear from Tigers manager A.J. Hinch after the Tigers’ 6-4 loss to the Nationals, a game in which they had their chances but couldn’t capitalize.
The Tigers fell to the Nationals 6-4 in the rubbermatch from DC on Sunday afternoon. In what is becoming an unfortunate theme, at no point in his start was Joey Wentz able to get consistent outs. The Tigers went down 6-1 early, and despite scratching across a few more runs, couldn’t come up with the
MIDLAND, MI – The West Michigan Whitecaps missed a chance to leave Midland with a split of a six-game series, falling by a score of 6-3 to the Great Lakes Loons on Sunday at Dow Diamond. The Whitecaps bullpen struggled with its control, having walked a season-high eight batters in MIDLAND, MI – The West
Lynn Henning | Special to The Detroit News If anything was going to make Sunday night easier for Toledo manager Anthony Iapoce, it was Saturday night’s version of Reese Olson. Iapoce was speaking Sunday from Omaha, Neb., site of an evening Triple-A game against the Storm Chasers, after which Iapoce and his Mud Hens players could
Bot 1 DET 0 WSH 1 Result of AB Joey Meneses’ RBI single AB: Joey Meneses | P: Joey Wentz
Detroit Tigers (20-23) at Washington Nationals (19-27) Time/Place: 1:35 p.m., Nationals ParkSB Nation Site: Federal BaseballMedia: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: LHP Joey Wentz (1-3, 6.38 ERA) vs. RHP Josiah Gray (3-5, 2.73 ERA) Game 44 Pitching Matchup Player IP K% BB% FIP fWAR Player IP K% BB% FIP fWAR Wentz 36.2
The Erie SeaWolves, Double-A Affiliate of the Detroit Tigers, along with their partners at iHeart Erie today announced details for Summer Kickoff Weekend at UPMC Park. Summer Kickoff Weekend is the official start of summer in Erie and the SeaWolves will be giving away concert tickets and experiences on Friday, The Erie SeaWolves, Double-A Affiliate
The pain is excruciating, bringing the strongest men in the sport to their knees, wondering just how long it will last. It is cruel. It is heartless. It is insensitive. It’s “The Rebuild.” You know, the one the Kansas City Royals and their fan base have endured for six years now, starting two years after
WASHINGTON — Five days ago, Spencer Torkelson and Riley Greene stood in front of their lockers in the clubhouse following multi-hit performances in a convincing 4-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Both players revealed the Detroit Tigers‘ approach at the plate against Pirates right-hander Luis L. Ortiz, who threw 44 strikes and 37 balls in his
What has changed in Zach McKinstry? How did he become such an integral, productive member of the Detroit Tigers in such a short period of time? It’s obvious to those who know him best. “My wife and I talk about it all the time,” Alex McKinstry, Zach’s father, said. “He seems like a different kid
The SeaWolves rallied from a pair of four-run deficits, took a late lead but could not hang on as they dropped the fifth game of a six-game set against the Harrisburg Senators by a 10-8 final on Saturday. Erie took the lead in the top of the first against Senators The SeaWolves rallied from a
Omaha, NV – The Toledo Mud Hens took a 4-1 win over the Omaha Storm Chasers to end the series. Drew Parrish started the game for Omaha on the mound. In the first inning, Parrish recorded the first two outs before walking Tyler Nevin but would end up getting the Omaha, NV – The Toledo
MIDLAND, MI – The West Michigan Whitecaps enjoyed five scoreless innings from starting pitcher Jack O’Loughlin, continuing a dominant run and leading the way to a 6-0 victory over the Great Lakes Loons on Saturday at Dow Diamond. LISTEN: O’LOUGHLIN, ‘CAPS SHUT OUT FIRST-PLACE LOONS O’Loughlin (2-3) enjoyed his third MIDLAND, MI – The West