DETROIT — As the 27th man on the roster, Zack Short knew his time with the Tigers would be fleeting. He’d held his own through five Major League games earlier in the season, but Saturday provided a chance to make a real statement. Short did that and then some, not only flashing the leather at shortstop but
Detroit Tigers (32-43) vs. Houston Astros (47-28) Time/Place: Game 76: 1:10 p.m.; Game 77: 6:10 p.m. EDT, Comerica ParkSB Nation Site: Crawfish BoxesMedia: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkGame 76 Pitching Matchup: RHP Casey Mize (4-4, 3.61 ERA) vs. LHP Framber Valdez (4-0, 1.67 ERA) Game 76 Pitching Matchup Pitcher IP K% BB% FIP
TOP 2 HOU 0 DET 0 Result of at-bat Zack Short’s diving stop Batter: Robel Garcia Pitcher: Casey Mize
Friday night’s affair between the Detroit Tigers and the Houston Astros was rained out, which means the teams’ fans get a two-for-one on Saturday as the two squads are now scheduled for an afternoon doubleheader. The ‘Stros took the first of the four-game series on Thursday with authority, pounding José Ureña and the Olde English
Detroit’s “Big Four” professional sports teams — the Lions, Pistons, Red Wings and Tigers – have combined to win 22 championships over the past 120 years. And though it’s hard to believe, considering the city’s recent playoff drought — the last postseason victory by any of the four, a 2-0 win by the Wings over the
Erie SeaWolves batter Dillon Dingler hit this ball for a second-inning single against the Altoona Curve on June 15, 2021, at UPMC Park in Erie. P5seawolves061521 Detroit Tigers: Lone All-Star? Casey Mize deserves it by Austin Vicars
COMSTOCK PARK, MI – The West Michigan Whitecaps downed the Dayton Dragons 2-1 in game one of a doubleheader before having their second game suspended in the fifth inning due to curfew Friday night at LMCU Ballpark. Whitecaps starter Beau Brieske (4-2) headlined the first game, striking out seven Dragons hitters through 5.2 innings to
Toledo, Ohio – The Toledo Mud Hens claimed a 5-3 victory over the Memphis Redbirds in a game called in the seventh due to poor weather. Tonight’s conetst dominated by two things: mother nature and Renato Nunez. Nunez put the team on his back tonight, launching two two-run homers and a double in a three
The SeaWolves pulled off a tight win on Friday night against the Akron RubberDucks. Dillon Dingler hit a two-run home run in the top of the first inning, the only runs Erie scored in the game. Chance Kirby tossed six innings while only allowing one run to earn his first win in Double-A, as Erie
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Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch sat in his dugout Thursday as the fans at Comerica Park taunted Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa, one of Hinch’s former players, during his six plate appearances. This weekend’s series is the Astros’ first trip to Detroit since their 2017 sign-stealing scandal — the same year Hinch managed the Astros to
Detroit — Just get to the All-Star break. That’s essentially the mission for the Tigers’ bedraggled starting rotation. “We’re just trying to get to the finish line of the All-Star break,” manager AJ Hinch said Friday before Game 2 against the Astros was postponed because of inclement weather. “After that we will be able to get better
DETROIT — Six years ago, A.J. Hinch received a second chance as a manager with an opportunity to lead a talented young roster of players who hadn’t won anything but were ready for the next level of their careers. Hinch led the Astros into the playoffs that year, and three more seasons after that. As
The Detroit Tigers and Houston Astros postponed Friday’s game scheduled for 7:10 p.m., because of rain at Comerica Park in Detroit. Rainfall began Friday morning and continued throughout the afternoon. The second matchup in the four-game series has been rescheduled for Saturday at 1:10 p.m. as part of a split doubleheader, with the nightcap at 6:10 p.m. Rain is
Friday’s scheduled game between the Detroit Tigers and the Houston Astros at Comerica Park has been postponed due to inclement weather conditions. The game has been rescheduled as part of a split, seven-inning doubleheader on Saturday, June 26, with the June 25 makeup beginning at 1:10 p.m. ET, and the originally scheduled game starting at
Detroit —The rush of emotion was so deep, so intense, so freakin’ fantastic, it literally buckled him “I broke down,” he said. When Mike Hessman walked off the field at old Shea Stadium in New York on Oct. 3, 2010, he figured he’d seen his last day in the major leagues. All told, he spent
High school shortstops will be favorite targets for teams at the top of next month’s MLB Draft, with four potentially poised to be selected in the top 10. The Detroit Tigers, though, could go in a different direction. Baseball America released its fifth mock draft on Friday, and pegged Oklahoma high school right-hander Jackson Jobe
The Detroit Tigers has the youngest roster in all the majors with the average player just 26-years-old. Miguel Cabrera looks like a shell of his former self, and the team’s best hitters Jonathan Schoop, Akil Baddoo, and Robbie Grossman, play at positions with a plethora of sluggers across the American League.
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It was another rough outing Thursday night for Detroit Tigers pitcher Jose Urena; whose command continues to perplex him. After a snappy five-pitch inning against the Houston Astros on Thursday night, he ultimately wouldn’t make it out of the fourth; giving up six runs on eight hits and earning the loss.