MLB.com is keeping track of a Stat of the Day for the Tigers this season, highlighting a unique, interesting or fun nugget from each game. Sept. 1: Tigers 8, A’s 6 — Two more hits for MiggyMiguel Cabrera followed his 502nd career home run on Wednesday with his 2,963rd career hit, driving in the go-ahead
Miguel Cabrera’s 502nd home run of his career tied this one up at 3-3 in the bottom of the fourth but it was the 2,963rd hit of his career three innings later that would give the Tigers the lead for good. An 8-6 win over the A’s also included home runs from Akil Baddoo and
We hear from Harold Castro after his three-hit night, including a homer and an RBI single. #DetroitRoots
We hear from manager A.J. Hinch after his Tigers even their series with the A’s at a game apiece. #Leinenkugels
We hear from Akil Baddoo after he homers and hits an RBI single as his Tigers rally past the A’s 8-6. #DetroitRoots
Though some teams have already turned some of their attention toward 2022 while other clubs remain focused entirely on making a 2021 postseason push, they all have one thing in common: Tough decisions loom this offseason. As we enter the stretch run for the 2021 regular season, here’s a look at the biggest question awaiting
You know what, this game wasn’t bad! The Tigers kept coming back over and over again to tie things up and show they really had the desire to keep in it, and quite frankly, given how this team has played in previous seasons, just seeing a desire to win the game was nice. The Tigers
DETROIT — The Tigers slugged out of their doldrums Wednesday with three home runs, including Miguel Cabrera‘s 502nd career homer, to stay close with the A’s. But they finally pulled ahead with their more familiar brand of small-ball offense. That included Cabrera, too. Three innings after Cabrera’s 423-foot drive into the left-field seats brought fans
The Erie SeaWolves smothered the Harrisburg Senators on Wednesday night at UPMC Park to win their second straight game. Erie packed nine runs into the fifth inning, and leaned on six shutout frames from Garrett Hill to finish with a 9-1 win. For the first time in over two weeks, Erie got a quality start
Spencer Torkelson continued his recent home run surge Wednesday as he went deep twice for the Toledo Mud Hens during the first game of a doubleheader against the Omaha Storm Chasers. The No. 1 overall pick of the 2020 Draft is hitting .200 (11-for-55) through 14 games with Toledo, but each of his past three
TOP 1 OAK 1 DET 0 Result of at-bat Matt Olson’s sacrifice fly Batter: Matt Olson Pitcher: Wily Peralta
Only a few years ago, September 1 annually brought a flurry of new Detroit Tigers to Comerica Park as MLB rosters expanded for the season’s final month. All members of the 40-man roster were eligible to play, giving playoff contenders a boost down the stretch and rebuilding teams an opportunity to offer their young players a taste of
Detroit — His teammates have been on him all year to shoot the imaginary arrow after one of his home runs. It’s something that rookie Akil Baddoo started back in April. When he homered on the first big-league pitch he saw, he drew the imaginary arrow from an invisible quiver and let it fly right before
The days of the Detroit Tigers dugout filled with players from their 40-man roster are gone. The September call-ups this year are Niko Goodrum and Wily Peralta coming back off the IL. So none of the future prospects will be seeing Detroit anytime soon since Riley Greene, Spencer Torkelson, and Ryan Kreidler are not currently…
DETROIT — The home clubhouse at Comerica Park would be getting crowded around this time in past seasons, loaded with a slew of September callups as rosters expanded to up to 40 players. Some would be depth additions, others would be prospects earning a few weeks in the spotlight at the Major League level. But
Detroit — If you walked past him down one of the aisles at the Lakeland Publix or saw him at a Starbucks, you might not recognize Tigers pitching prospect Alex Faedo these days. “Yeah, I’ve got a little too much beard going, a little longer hair,” he said. Little longer? His hair, though he’s pulled it
The Word on Woodward interview that you’ve been waiting for…Derek Hill sits down with Art & Daniella.
Greenville, S.C. – Greenville overcame an early two-run deficit to take the lead in the middle innings and then put the Crawdads away late to win, 8-3, Sunday afternoon at Fluor Field. The Drive won the series, 4-2. They combined for 15 hits, six doubles, one triple and three homers.
Detroit — Chris Granger, a home-run hire when he was tapped by the Ilitches to oversee business operations for the Tigers, Red Wings and Little Caesars Arena, is poised to leave the organization, representatives from Ilitch Holdings announced Wednesday. Granger will become CEO of facilities, media and conferences for the Pennsylvania-based Oak View Group, which specializes
The possibilities are widespread. Fans and columnists have been speculating about the Detroit Tigers making a huge splash for an elite shortstop in this year’s market for well over a year. A.J. Hinch has been stoking speculation with quotes seemingly targeted toward free agents about the bar being raised in Detroit and now is the…