Game Two of a four-game weekend set against the Rays in the cozy confines of Ye Olde Trop, after Tampa Bay won the first game on Thursday, saw the Tigers drop another one, 7-4 in 10 innings. Detroit took the lead in the second inning and held it for some time, but the Rays tied
Toledo, Ohio – The Mud Hens fell to the Columbus Clippers tonight by a score of 6-5. The typically potent Hens lineup was held in check by the Clippers pitching staff all night, limited just five hits all game, only one of which being for extra bases. Spencer Torkelson was the only Hen to have
LANSING, MI – The West Michigan Whitecaps enjoyed a historic home run by slugger Rey Rivera but blew a four-run lead as part of a 6-4 loss to the Lansing Lugnuts in front of 4,526 fans at Jackson Field on Friday night. Rivera blasted his 20th homer of the season with one out in the
The Tigers and Rays have faced each other enough times over the last week or so that pitchers and hitters have seen each other multiple times. But their latest matchup Friday night had the kind of surprise ending that has been rare for the Tigers this year, but all too familiar for the Rays. Of
St. Petersburg, Fla. — The Tigers were three outs away from evening the series. Up 4-1 and with closer Gregory Soto on the mound, the Tampa Bay Rays stormed back to tie the game in the bottom of the ninth and then walked it off in the 10th, beating the Tigers 7-4 Friday night at Tropicana Field.
The Erie SeaWolves logged their third straight win on Friday night at UPMC Park, defeating the Richmond Flying Squirrels 3-2. Andre Lipcius went 3-for-4 at the plate with a double and a triple, and Reese Olson posted a quality start in his season finale. Olson went six innings on just 59 pitches, allowing only one
Show Caption Hide Caption Tyler Alexander breaks down Detroit Tigers’ 5-2 loss to Tampa Bay Rays Detroit Tigers left-hander Tyler Alexander talks Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021, after his team’s 5-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Before the 2021 season, Ian Krol hadn’t
TOP 1 DET 1 TB 0 Result of at-bat Akil Baddoo’s solo home run Batter: Akil Baddoo Pitcher: Luis Patino
Long before the Tigers took the field for batting practice last homestand, Willi Castro was often on his knees in foul territory in front of Detroit’s dugout. Infield coach Ramon Santiago, a former Tigers infielder, was about 30 feet away with a fungo bat and a bucket of baseballs, peppering Castro with grounders. One ball
St. Petersburg, Fla. — A season like the one Willi Castro has endured could ruin a player. Going from getting Rookie of the Year votes in 2020 and winning the regular shortstop job to losing the shortstop job; moving to second base and losing the regular second base job, to taking on a utility role, even
Heading into the season, the Detroit Tigers Triple-A affiliate, the Toledo Mud Hens were a veteran ballclub that had the potential to make noise under the new alignment in Triple-A. They did just that, winning the inaugural Triple-A East Midwest Division title with a 5-1 win over Columbus last night.
The Erie SeaWolves are the Double-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers, and play at the beautifully updated UPMC Park in Erie, Pennsylvania. UPMC Park has been home to the Erie SeaWolves since 1995. The ballpark is more than just a great place to watch high-quality, professional baseball. The home of the SeaWolves is a great
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Yandy Diaz drilled a first-pitch two-seam fastball from Detroit Tigers reliever Jason Foley in the eighth inning. Coming off the bat at 110.4 mph, the ball bounced to second baseman Willi Castro. He made a sliding play to rob Diaz of a single and then started an inning-ending double play with shortstop Niko Goodrum
The Erie SeaWolves are the Double-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers, and play at the beautifully updated UPMC Park in Erie, Pennsylvania. UPMC Park has been home to the Erie SeaWolves since 1995. The ballpark is more than just a great place to watch high-quality, professional baseball. The home of the SeaWolves is a great
This weekend’s four-game road series between the Detroit Tigers and Tampa Bay Rays got off to a clunky start on Thursday night when the visitors fell to the hometown boys, 5-2, in a game that the good guys got beat by a superior bullpen. The good news is that the Tigers get three more tries
Toledo Mud Hens 5, Columbus Clippers 1 (box) Another outstanding outing from Mark Leiter Jr. headlined this one as the Mud Hens wrapped up the International League’s Midwest Division. Leiter spun seven innings of one-run ball, absolutely dominating an admittedly poor Clippers’ lineup with 11 strikeouts. Isaac Paredes started the scoring for the second straight
The Milwaukee Brewers put runners on second and third base with two outs in the second inning of Wednesday’s two-game series finale at Comerica Park, thanks to Lorenzo Cain’s RBI double for a 1-0 lead. Once Manny Pina walked, the bases were loaded for the National League Central leaders. Detroit Tigers starter Matt Manning had
St. Petersburgh, Fla. — What’s amazing about the underhand pitch Tyler Alexander flipped over the hitter-catcher-umpire all the way to the backstop in the fifth inning Thursday was that there was an actual purpose to it. To set the scene, Rays Manuel Margot asked for — and was given — a timeout by home plate umpire
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch walked out to the mound and removed left-handed starter Tyler Alexander with two outs in the sixth inning. He turned to rookie right-hander Drew Carlton to face Tampa Bay Rays slugger Mike Zunino. Carlton tossed back-to-back 79 mph sliders, the second of which was blasted to
St. Petersburg, Fla. — The Tigers beat up the vaunted Rays bullpen in Detroit over the weekend, scoring 15 runs in three games. Different story at Tropicana Field Thursday. “That was standard operation Tampa Bay Rays,” Tigers manager AJ Hinch said after the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Tigers 5-2. “Six pitchers, all really good arms, we