We hear from Casey Mize after he holds the Cardinals scoreless over five innings and brings in a run with a bases-loaded walk at the plate. #DetroitRoots
We hear from manager A.J. Hinch after his Tigers hold off the Cardinals to climb back within five games of .500. #Leinenkugels
We hear from Grayson Greiner after he walks three times and calls a solid game behind the plate to help the Tigers win in St. Louis 4-3 Tuesday night. #DetroitRoots
Is this what a strong, functioning Tigers club looks like? One where the pitching works, the offense shows up, and the team are really fun to watch? This is a preview of things to come for the Tigers over the coming seasons, and I think we can agree this was a fun, fun game, and
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
St. Louis, Mo. – AJ Hinch was asked before the game if he thought his starting pitcher Casey Mize would be ready to hit, since, you know, he never has. Not even at Auburn. “Well,” Hinch said with a wry grin, “he will go up to bat. I don’t know how much we’ll let him
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
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
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
TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo Mud Hens blanked the St. Paul Saints 2-0 in the series opener on Tuesday night at Fifth Third Field. The win gives the Hens a 1.5 game lead on the Saints in the division race for first place. After Matthew Boyd pitched around a leadoff single, the Mud Hens jumped
TOP 2 DET 1 STL 0 Result of at-bat Derek Hill’s RBI single Batter: Derek Hill Pitcher: Jack Flaherty
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
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
Detroit Tigers (60-66) at St. Louis Cardinals (63-60) Time/Place: 7:45 p.m., Busch StadiumSB Nation site: Viva El BirdosMedia: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: RHP Casey Mize (6-6, 3.69 ERA) vs. RHP Jack Flaherty (9-1, 2.68 ERA) Game 127 Pitching Matchup Pitcher IP K% BB% FIP fWAR Pitcher IP K% BB% FIP fWAR
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,”
St. Louis, Mo. — Dog days? In August? Don’t try to throw that old saw at Tigers manager AJ Hinch. “The mental fatigue is real for players but it’s reality,” he said before the game Tuesday. “If we get to where we want to get to, this isn’t even the stretch run yet. This is just August.
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
Detroit Tigers fans, and the baseball world at large, are still aglow after Miguel Cabrera hit his historic 500th home run last Sunday in Toronto. For national writers it was a chance to offer retrospectives, or peer into the future and project the next members of the 500 Club. For Detroit Tigers fans? It was…
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
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: