Notes, items, thoughts from a week of watching and talking with Tigers farm folks: Joey Wentz has moved from low-A Lakeland to Double-A Erie as his Tommy John-surgery comeback progresses. He might be the most overlooked young arm in the Tigers system, all because out of sight means out of mind, and a year on
Begin with the fact Ryan Kreidler is 6-foot-4 and plays shortstop. There aren’t a lot of those guys around. Not in the big leagues, and not in the high-rung minors. Shortstop typically demands grace a man with Kreidler’s frame doesn’t easily deliver. But this is not one of those factory-stamped athletes, this 23-year-old, right-handed hitter
Detroit Tigers rookie left-hander Tarik Skubal turned in his best outing of the season — and his MLB career — against the Houston Astros on Sunday. Skubal completed seven innings for the first time in his career. He struck out nine, all swinging, while getting 21 swings-and-misses. The Tigers (34-44) didn’t waste the efficient outing, but
TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo Mud Hens clubbed three home runs in a series-clinching 9-3 win over the Memphis Redbirds on Sunday at Fifth Third Field. Kody Clemens finished 2-for-2 with a solo home run, a double and two runs, while Renato Núñez went 2-for-4 with two singles, two RBI and a pair of runs.
The SeaWolves extended their winning streak to four games on Sunday afternoon, rolling past the Akron Rubber Ducks 8-4. Erie scored four runs in the first inning and again in the fifth inning to take the series finale. After losing the first three games of the seven-game series, Erie still held on to win the
Detroit — So much of what the Tigers do this year is in the name of development and professional growth and their thrilling 2-1, 10-inning win over the Houston Astros in the series finale Sunday was a testament to that. Robbie Grossman laid down a bunt, a safety squeeze, that scored Akil Baddoo from third
Manager A.J. Hinch tells us who made the call on the successful suicide squeeze that won Sunday’s game for his Tigers. #Leinenkugels
We hear from Akil Baddoo after he scores the winning run on Robbie Grossman’s suicide squeeze in the 10th, lifting the Tigers over the Astros 2-1 Sunday. #DetroitRoots
Heavy rains and flooding trapped many cars and trucks along I-94 East and Westbound near Trumbull in Detroit. The rains also caused flooding in many Detroit and Grosse Pointe homes with some having up to 3 feet of water in their basements. Driving up and down some of the neighborhoods, people were throwing away water-damaged
A day after the Tigers split a doubleheader with the Houston Astros, the finale of the four-game series was played on a breezy, muggy Sunday in Detroit, as some June Sundays can be around Michigan. The Tigers earned a split of the series as a whole as well, as a safety squeeze by Robbie Grossman
DETROIT — As with any rookie, Tarik Skubal’s first season has been one of small tweaks, big triumphs, lessons learned and everything in between. Sunday brought a little bit of everything with it as he one-hit the Astros through a career-best seven innings to set the stage for Robbie Grossman’s wild, game-winning squeeze bunt during
TOP 4 HOU 1 DET 0 Result of at-bat Carlos Correa’s sacrifice fly Batter: Carlos Correa Pitcher: Tarik Skubal
Casey Mize closely inspected videos from April 12, 2021. In his second start of the season for the Detroit Tigers, the rookie right-hander posted seven scoreless innings in a 6-2 win over the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park. It marked the best game of his young career in his ninth MLB start. On Saturday,
Detroit Tigers (33-44) vs. Houston Astros (48-29) Time/Place: 1:10 p.m., Comerica ParkSB Nation Site: Crawfish BoxesMedia: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: LHP Tarik Skubal (4-7, 4.33 ERA) vs. RHP Jake Odorizzi (2-3, 4.75 ERA) Game 78 Pitching Matchups Pitcher IP K% BB% FIP fWAR Pitcher IP K% BB% FIP fWAR Skubal 70.2
Detroit — Once the adrenalin wore off Saturday, the pain in Michael Fulmer’s neck commenced. And as manager AJ Hinch was driving home after a long, long day at the office, he got a call from head athletic trained Doug Teter. “Doug said Fulmer would have to go on the injured list,” Hinch said. “We have
Before Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch leaves the ballpark, he checks in with the athletic trainers. The topic of conversation after splitting Saturday’s doubleheader with the Houston Astros was right-handed reliever Michael Fulmer, who squandered the Game 2 lead by giving up back-to-back home runs in a 3-2 loss at Comerica Park. “They informed me of a
The Detroit Tigers have a chance to split their four-game weekend series with the Houston Astros on Sunday with a win behind one of their emerging prospect pitchers. After dropping Thursday’s tilt 12-3, a rainout on Friday forced a doubleheader on Saturday, in which the two teams split with Detroit taking the first game 3-1
Spencer Torkelson was stuck in a tornado of doubt and indecision for the first time in his life. He looked confused and overwhelmed at the plate in the middle of a slump that had lasted nearly 11 months. And he had no idea how to get out of it. “Don’t change anything,” Rick Torkelson, Spencer’s
After splitting today’s doubleheader with the Astros, the Tigers announced that they are keeping 27th man Zack Short on the active roster and optioning Isaac Paredes to Triple-A. Paredes, 22, was given an opportunity to fill in for Niko Goodrum when the latter was placed on the injured list. With a 17.1 percent walk rate
The SeaWolves won their third straight game on Saturday night, scoring early and often against the Akron RubberDucks on the way to a 10-5 win. A.J. Ladwig picked up his third save, while Josh Lester went 3-for-4 at the plate with a pair of runs driven in. The SeaWolves kept their trend of first-inning offense