ST. LOUIS — Something just wasn’t right with St. Louis Cardinals starter Jack Flaherty. In the second inning, he walked Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Casey Mize — making his first plate appearance since his senior year of high school — on four pitches with the bases loaded. In the third, Robbie Grossman and Miguel Cabrera drilled an
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No, the 24-year-old right-hander did not hit one of the towering home runs that has marked Cabrera’s career. But he did show that his bat flip ranks right up there with the future Hall of Famer’s. In his first Major League plate appearance, Mize drew a four-pitch bases-loaded walk from Cardinals starter Jack Flaherty that
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The SeaWolves were down to their final strike on Tuesday night at Price George’s Stadium before rallying to beat the Bowie Baysox, 9-7, snapping a five-game losing streak. Erie took the early lead in the top of the second against Bowie starter Garrett Stallings when Kerry Carpenter connected on an opposite-field solo home run, his
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Steve Kornacki |  Special to The Detroit News Toledo, Ohio — Detroit Tigers starter Matthew Boyd surrendered a bloop single to the game’s leadoff batter, and proceeded to retire the next 13 St. Paul Saints in order before coming out nearing his pre-determined pitch-count limit. Boyd, making his third rehabilitation start for the Toledo Mud Hens after going on
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LANSING, MI – The West Michigan Whitecaps ballgame scheduled for Tuesday against the Lansing Lugnuts has been postponed due to inclement weather at Jackson Field. Heavy thunderstorms approaching the first pitch proved too much to play the originally scheduled ballgame, leading to the postponement. Tuesday’s postponement becomes the eighth gameday to see a rainout for
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You know how 900 prospects line up. Now, how about their 30 farm systems? MLB Pipeline has re-ranked all 30 organizations by their prospect talent in this last edition of the farm system rankings. The in-season rankings provide a good snapshot of where each club stands after movement brought on by the Trade Deadline, 2021
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ST. LOUIS — The morning after Detroit Tigers rookie Akil Baddoo crashed into fellow outfielder Derek Hill, he just had a minor headache. The feeling wasn’t pleasant, but considering how scary the Aug. 10 collision was, it seemed like the best-case scenario. Still, the Tigers placed Baddoo on the concussion protocol injured list. “That was really it,”
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ST. LOUIS — Tigers outfielder Akil Baddoo considers himself lucky. Well, as lucky as a guy who sustained a concussion can feel. Baddoo rejoined the team on Tuesday after being reinstated from the 10-day injured list after a scary collision with teammate Derek Hill as the two attempted to chase down a gapper in Baltimore
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A.J. Hinch has said “we have to get the pitching right” for the Tigers to take the next step and become contenders. Two positives in that direction are reliever Michael Fulmer and starter Tarik Skubal. Fulmer’s story begins with a pregame meeting with NASCAR’s Erik Jones, before we go inside the mentality that is making
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Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers’ Miguel Cabrera reacts to hitting 500th home run Detroit Tigers veteran Miguel Cabrera talks Sunday, August 22, 2021, after reaching 500 home runs in a 5-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press Detroit Tigers (60-66) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (63-60) When: 7:45 p.m. Tuesday. Where:
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