Detroit — A swirl of nasty weather hovered over and around Comerica Park most of the afternoon Sunday, enough that the tarp was on the field and the series finale between the Giants and Tigers was delayed. It rained some — maybe not as much as was expected — the wind was gusting and temperatures
LANSING, MI – The West Michigan Whitecaps were forced to settle for a split of their six-game series in an afternoon featuring adverse weather and field conditions as part of a 9-2 loss in seven innings to the Lansing Lugnuts on Sunday at Jackson Field. Sunday’s contest lasted into the LANSING, MI – The West
SeaWolves split the series 3-3 with a 7-3 win against the Altoona Curve.
Sawyer Gipson-Long struck out nine Curve batters, a career-high at the Double-A level, as the SeaWolves won their second straight over Altoona, 7-3. Gipson-Long (2-1) was also the first Erie starting pitcher to complete five innings this season. He allowed three hits and one run and did not walk a Sawyer Gipson-Long struck out nine
Riley Greene leads the Detroit Tigers with 21 strikeouts. The thing is, Greene has the potential to be the Tigers’ best player. The 22-year-old seems to always finds a way, despite his swing-and-miss tendencies and lack of extra-base hits, to contribute by getting on base. He leads the Tigers with 13 hits, one more than
Focus for a moment on Gage Workman’s first week at Double-A Erie and the power of self-persuasion is all but leaping from his batting numbers: Eight games, .300 batting average, two triples, two home runs, and, stunningly, seven walks to match a comparatively puny seven strikeouts. Seven whiffs from a batter who last year struck
It’s good to be a West Michigan Whitecaps ally in April, 2023. Fans, players, even a manager — this is a talented high-Single A team pleasing about everyone as it rolled into Sunday’s game at Lansing with a 6-2 record in the season’s first week-plus. ▶ Jace Jung: Last year’s first-round Tigers draft pick was
DETROIT — In a perfect world, this weekend’s Giants-Tigers series would’ve been the chance for a Wilmer Flores–Wilmer Flores matchup, pitting the Giants’ veteran first baseman against his younger brother, the Tigers’ high-rising pitching prospect. But it was a bit too soon. “Not this year,” the Giants first baseman said with a smile before Sunday’s
Detroit — Riley Greene went into the game Sunday on a bit of a scuffle. He was 5 for 33 with 13 strikeouts in his previous eight games. Nothing unusual. He went through a rough patch last season (5 for 50). Nothing overly alarming. He’s still produced some big hits, like his RBI triple Friday
Mario Feliciano’s walk off single was yesterdays PennWest Edinboro Outstanding Play of the Year
Detroit – There’s no standing eight-count in baseball. You have two choices when you get punched in the face – fall down or stay in the fight. Rookie right-hander Mason Englert was summoned with two runners on base in the eighth inning Friday night and asked to preserve a 4-1 lead. It was his first
The last three days have been a whirlwind for Javier Báez. He was benched by Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch for mental mistakes in the middle of Thursday’s game. He worked two walks and reached base four times in Friday’s game. He won a 12-pitch battle, refusing to swing at pitches outside the strike zone,
One year later, everything has changed. For all of them. Detroit Tigers shortstop Javier Báez has gone from “Yes! Finally, the Tigers are spending some money” to “Ugh, I’m so sick of this, stop swinging at stuff in the dirt.” Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell has gone from “OK, he’s fun and a good quote
LANSING, MI – The West Michigan Whitecaps got behind early and couldn’t fully rally despite a valiant effort as part of a 6-4 loss to the Lansing Lugnuts on Saturday night at Jackson Field. A lengthy top of the second inning culminated in a three-run double by Lugnuts infielder Jack LANSING, MI – The West
Catching up on notable players returning from the injured list today… LATEST MOVES The Cubs activated left-hander Brandon Hughes from the 15-day IL, and outfielder Nelson Velazquez was optioned to Triple-A to create roster space. Hughes was bothered by inflammation in his left knee during Spring Training, so Chicago placed him on the IL prior
Detroit – They were booing Javier Báez when he took a called third strike in the first inning. They booed louder when he chased a pitch way outside the zone for another strikeout in the fifth. But they were on their feet cheering wildly in the eighth inning after Báez won an incredible 12-pitch battle
TOLEDO – The Toledo Mud Hens were defeated by the Louisville Bats 3-7 on Saturday afternoon at Fifth Third Field. This loss halts a five game win-streak for the Mud Hens. Alex Faedo and Chase Anderson would be the arms doing battle for Toledo and Louisville respectively. Anderson, a former TOLEDO – The Toledo Mud
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His debut with the Detroit Tigers didn’t go as planned. Right-hander Michael Lorenzen, who signed a one-year, $8.5 million contract in the offseason, was beat up Saturday by the San Francisco Giants. The 31-year-old allowed six runs — including a pair of two-run home runs — in the second of three games in the series at