CLEVELAND — The best praise for a dominant pitcher often doesn’t come from the pitcher himself, but from the hitter who has to face him, or the catcher who has to catch him. The way Eduardo Rodriguez is rolling, however, the best view might come from the center fielder. Riley Greene established himself as a Tigers
Cleveland — It’s reset time for Tigers’ Nick Maton. He had a miserable three at-bats Tuesday night against Guardians ace Shane Bieber, who steadfastly refused to throw him a fastball. Maton saw 13 pitches in three at-bats: knuckle curves, cutters, changeups and one slider. Maton struck out three times — each time leaving runners in
CLEVELAND — Detroit Tigers left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez turned in a dominant performance for the sixth straight start. The Tigers backed their best pitcher with five runs through three innings and rolled the Cleveland Guardians, 5-0, in Wednesday’s finale at Progressive Field to win the three-game series. Rodriguez, who can opt-out of his contract after the season,
Cleveland — Eduardo Rodriguez’s postgame press conferences are getting a bit redundant. It’s hard, after all, to come up with new ways to ask about his consistent brilliance. “I hope you keep asking me that for the whole year,” Rodriguez said with a laugh, after he blanked the Cleveland Guardians for seven innings in the
We hear from Riley Greene after the Tigers shut out the Guardians, 5-0, and head home with another series win under their belt.
We hear from Eduardo Rodriguez, who has gone at least five innings and allowed one run or less in six straight starts, after he shut down the Guardians and helped the Tigers to a series win.
We hear from Tigers manager A.J. Hinch after the Tigers shut out the Guardians and win their third straight series.
We hear from Zach McKinstry, who went 2-4 with a run scored in the 5-0 shutout that clinched the series for the Tigers.
Akron Beacon Journal The Guardians offense is nowhere to be found. In the midst of a brutal stretch at the plate, the Guardians were overmatched in a 5-0 loss Wednesday afternoon to the Detroit Tigers at Progressive Field. They’ve now scored two or fewer runs in seven of their last 10 games, as a scoring
The Toledo Mud Hens fell to the Iowa Cubs 3-2 dropping their sixth straight game. Starting on the mound for the Iowa Cubs was Ben Brown. Brown retired the first two Mud Hen hitters in order before walking Justyn-Henry Malloy with two outs. Brown then retired the next batter to The Toledo Mud Hens fell
The sunny Wednesday afternoon finale and rubber game of a three-game series in Cleveland against the Guardians featured another great outing from Eduardo Rodriguez, and the Tigers took the series with a 5-0 win, in slightly over two hours. Rodriguez got the start for the Tigers, and he has been nothing short of sensational lately.
SeaWolves take down Richmond 1-0 in game two of the series.
Dillon Dingler’s clutch, two-out, RBI single in the eighth inning was all Erie needed in a 1-0 win over Richmond. Ty Madden started for the SeaWolves and turned in one of his best starts of the season. Madden threw five scoreless, allowing just two singles, no walks, and striking out Dillon Dingler’s clutch, two-out, RBI
CLEVELAND — Nick Maton, serving as the cleanup hitter, received 13 non-fastballs in three plate appearances against Cleveland Guardians right-hander Shane Bieber. He didn’t get a single fastball, and all 13 pitches were at the bottom of the strike zone or below the strike zone. Maton struck out three times in Tuesday’s 2-0 loss. The Detroit
Cleveland — Tigers right-hander Michael Lorenzen wanted his changeup back. With the Reds in 2019, he limited hitters to a .108 batting average and got a 44.7% whiff rate with that pitch. Same thing in 2020, 44.6% whiff rate. It was pretty good last season, too, holding hitters to a .154 average with a 38%
Top 1 DET 1 CLE 0 Result of AB Riley Greene’s RBI groundout AB: Riley Greene | P: Peyton Battenfield
Iowa Cubs 6, Toledo Mud Hens 1 (box) Reese Olson was knocked around again, and the offense couldn’t get anything going as the Mud Hens dropped the first of six in Iowa. Olson was extremely inefficient, or wild to be more accurate, in this one. He allowed seven hits and four walks, striking out just
CLEVELAND — Right-hander Alex Faedo is a member of the Detroit Tigers‘ rotation again. Nearly a year ago, Faedo walked off the field in Kansas City to conclude his 12th and final start of 2022 with the Tigers. A lingering hip injury had led to poor results and then to season-ending surgery. Faedo, the No. 18
CLEVELAND — The Guardians offense isn’t striking much fear into opposing pitching staffs. And they know they’re going to have to earn whatever hittable pitches they do see. Through their first 35 games, the Guardians have featured arguably baseball’s worst offense. They have remained close to .500 — 16-19 after Monday’s 6-2 loss to the Detroit Tigers
CLEVELAND — Michael Lorenzen spent his first seven seasons in Cincinnati, watching Javier Báez make plays at shortstop from the other side of the National League Central. He doesn’t remember it fondly. “I used to hate Javy,” he said. “Being in Cincinnati and having to play against him, I couldn’t stand it.” He’d see the