Columbus Clippers 8, Toledo Mud Hens 4 (box) The Clippers jumped on starter Pedro Payano for six runs and cruised to victory over the Hens on Sunday. After three-run burst in both the first and the top of the fourth, the Clippers were already up 6-0. In the bottom of the inning, Riley Greene led
Apple Podcasts | Spotify The Detroit Tigers lost their closer and the game Friday night in the ninth inning in St. Petersburg, Florida. Well, technically, they didn’t lose the game until the bottom of the 10th, when the Tampa Bay Rays’ Brett Phillips hit a walk-off, three-run homer. But in the ninth? That’s when closer Gregory Soto took a ball to
Nationals catcher Alex Avila will retire at the end of the season, The Athletic’s Maria Torres reports (Twitter link). While Avila plans to remain involved with the sport and “doesn’t intend to stay out of the game for long,” the veteran backstop will be hanging up his glove after 13 Major League seasons. Breaking into
Here’s a look at Sunday’s top Minor League performers from each team’s Top 30 Prospects list: Mariners: Julio Rodríguez, OF (MLB No. 2), Double-A ArkansasRodríguez put a capper on his impressive season with three hits, including an RBI single to open the scoring in Arkansas’ regular-season finale. The 20-year-old added a pair of singles to
If you have to ask a question about a given position group on a baseball team akin to “should the club pursue upgrades this year” the answer is almost certainly “yes”. It’s a safe bet AJ Hinch and his fellow Detroit Tigers front office staffers know this.
LANSING, MI – The West Michigan Whitecaps closed the 2021 regular season by breaking records and tying others as part of a 19-4 blowout victory over the Lansing Lugnuts in front of 4,025 fans at Jackson Field on Sunday afternoon. Infielder Rey Rivera launched a two-run home run to tie the Whitecaps franchise record set
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The Tigers placed closer Gregory Soto (left finger fracture) and outfielder Derek Hill (left knee sprain) on the 10-day injured list. Both players are expected to miss the rest of the season, manager A.J. Hinch told The Detroit News’ Chris McCosky and other reporters. Outfielder Daz Cameron and infielder Isaac Paredes were called up from
St. Petersburg, Fla. — Where would the Tigers be without Wily Peralta? The correct answer is, you don’t want to know. The veteran right-hander pitched seven scoreless innings Sunday and the Tigers left Tropicana Field with a 2-0 win over the American League East-leading Tampa Bay Rays. BOX SCORE: Tigers 2, Rays 0 “We were pretty
TOLEDO, Ohio – The Columbus Clippers took the series finale against the Toledo Mud Hens on Sunday afternoon at Fifth Third Field by a score of 8-4. The Clippers jumped out to an early lead, similarly to last night. Two hits and four walks amounted to three first inning runs as Pedro Payano needed 39
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Wily Peralta earned a firm handshake from Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch upon the completion of his 13th consecutive scoreless inning over two starts. This time, he excelled against the American League-best Tampa Bay Rays. “I’m in a really good rhythm right now,” Peralta said. The 32-year-old right-hander — considered washed up by
We hear from Wily Peralta after he pitches seven scoreless innings for Detroit on Sunday. #DetroitRoots
We hear from manager A.J. Hinch after his Tigers earn a split of their four-game series with the Rays in Tampa. #Leinenkugels
We hear from Detroit reliever Kyle Funkhouser after he earns his first save since college. #DetroitRoots
Why, exactly, Daniel Cabrera was promoted from Single-A West Michigan to the Tigers’ Double-A niche at Erie remains a minor mystery. He had not instilled fear in high-A pitchers, by any means — not with a .242 batting average, .300 on-base and .695 OPS. He had not shown any exceptional power. He had not racked up
The Erie SeaWolves closed the 2021 regular season with a loss on Sunday afternoon at UPMC Park, narrowly avoiding a shutout by the Richmond Flying Squirrels, 3-1. Erie ends their season with a 64-55 record. It was a dueling shutout until the ninth inning when Richmond finally broke through for the lead. The afternoon saw
Like a true competitor, Wily Peralta wanted more on Sunday. Upon leaving the hill with seven scoreless innings and 100 pitches under his belt, the Tigers’ righty expertly ducked manager A.J. Hinch by entering the dugout from the opposite end, thus avoiding the “good game” handshake that would signal the end of his day. His
You grow accustomed to these Beau Brieske starts, comfortably, if you are Erie manager Arnie Beyeler. Brieske threw six innings Thursday against the Richmond Flying Squirrels in a Double-A game at Erie’s UMPC Park. He allowed four hits and no runs in six innings. He walked none, struck out four. Brieske, 23, and a right-handed starter
Going into this weekend series, the Rays probably thought they were primed for a good opportunity to help solidify their postseason berth while playing against a sub-.500 team for the second time in as many weeks. But if there’s one thing the Rays likely learned after their recent series in the Motor City, it’s that
BOT 2 DET 0 TB 0 Result of at-bat Wily Peralta escapes the jam Batter: Yandy Diaz Pitcher: Wily Peralta