Well, here are we at the venerable 40-game mark folks. As a result, the spirit of Sparky Anderson now gives us license to tell you the obvious; this team is bad, again. Our own Patrick O’Kennedy broke down some of the numbers for you today, but it certainly didn’t take a lot of crunching to
Seattle — If the Tigers hit and scored runs on a more consistent basis, their margin for error would be bigger and issues like this might not come up at all. But the Tigers are one of the worst-hitting teams in baseball. They average a little more than three runs per game. That’s the cushion Tigers
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As the Detroit Tigers continue to trudge through their rebuild, the focus of the 2021 season is as much on Toledo, Erie, Comstock Park and Lakeland as it is at Comerica Park. Hope springs eternal for the Tigers because of the prospects in their minor league system. Evan Petzold ranked the top 15 before the
Tigers infielder/outfielder Harold Castro has earned a reputation for being able to put the bat on the ball on even the toughest of pitches, but he still managed to surprise his teammates when he connected on two separate swings on just one pitch in batting practice. Perhaps this method of preparation works? One day later
The Chris Ilitch era of ownership of the Detroit Tigers continues to try the patience of Tigers’ fans as the team enters its’ fifth season since Mike Ilitch passed in February, 2017. The lack of spending on quality major league free agent players (including their home grown players), the absence of quality additions through trades
ERIE, Pa. — You watch Ryan Kreidler play shortstop for the Erie SeaWolves and you think: This kid could play in the big leagues. He has an impressive glove, a strong arm and an ability to make highlight plays. “He’s one of the best shortstops I’ve played with,” said Riley Greene, his Double-A teammate and
Each new baseball season brings with it plenty of unexpected outcomes and performances. Whether it’s a highly touted rookie living up to some lofty expectations or a career journeyman suddenly breaking out with a new club or a team’s expected weakness instead proving to be a strength, every team has its share of surprises. With
COMSTOCK PARK, MI – The West Michigan Whitecaps nearly erased a five-run deficit on Sunday afternoon, but the Great Lakes Loons held on for a 7-4 victory in front of a 2,000-fan limited-capacity sellout at LMCU Ballpark. The Whitecaps trailed 5-0 after five innings battled back by scoring four runs over the next two innings,
A look at how Tigers minor-leaguers are faring two weeks into their 2021 season. Triple-A Toledo Who’s hot … ► Cole Peterson, SS: Peterson’s been a habitual hitter since the Mud Hens got their 2021 schedule rolling. He’s batting .333, with an .846 OPS, all while playing a solid shortstop. Peterson bats left-handed, is 5-foot-11, 160
The SeaWolves made it back-to-back series victories to start the season, winning a back-and-forth contest with the Akron RubberDucks, 7-6, on Sunday afternoon at UPMC Park. Erie scored in the first inning for the fourth game in the series, tagging starter Eli Lingos for four runs and knocking him out of the game after just
Tigers top prospect Spencer Torkelson still is looking for his first professional home run. But on Saturday night, he had his first big hit. Torkelson delivered the first walk-off of his short career in the Tigers’ farm system, with a two-out, bases-loaded single in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Single-A West
The Erie SeaWolves, Double-A Affiliate of the Detroit Tigers, are celebrating capacity levels being expanded to 75% with an expanded promotional schedule for the upcoming six-game series against the Binghamton Rumble Ponies (New York Mets) from May 18-23. From Tuesday, May 18 through Friday, May 21, SeaWolves fans can receive one free kids ticket (ages
Detroit Tigers left-hander Matthew Boyd had quickly defined himself as a strike thrower this season en route to a 1.94 ERA through seven starts entering Sunday’s outing against the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs took notice of that, swinging early and often in counts, eventually breaking through for a three-run sixth inning. The Tigers (14-26) lost, 5-1, in the series
Not that Tigers fans have been in the dark here, but a certain big-league baseball team from Detroit has had its strikeout issues in 2021. The Tigers have the third-most whiffs of any team in the majors, which invites inquiries about whether things might be any better on Detroit’s farmlands in terms of swinging and
Toledo, Ohio – The Toledo Mud Hens fell to the Indianapolis Indians by a score of 6-5 at Victory Field Sunday evening. What looked to be offensive showcase for both squads early on quickly became a duel of the bullpens with the Hens coming up just short in the later innings. The Mud Hens opened
Detroit — Hit ’em where they ain’t, you say? The Cubs did some of that, sure, but actually found a fair amount of success hitting it at the defense and watching the Tigers make a mess of one play after another in a 5-1 getaway-day dud at Comerica Park on an otherwise glorious Sunday afternoon. It was difficult to
The Detroit Tigers whiffed on a chance to win another series at home on Sunday, dropping their series finale to the Chicago Cubs by a 5-1 score. Matthew Boyd wasn’t at his best, and his defense didn’t do him any favors as he was saddled with his fourth loss of the year. I’m not really
DETROIT — The final damage for Matthew Boyd on Sunday afternoon came on a home run off a high fastball, a common sight last year but a rarity this season. Ian Happ’s opposite-field shot was just the second homer of the season off Boyd, who yielded the most in the American League the past two
Matthew Boyd took the mound for the Tigers and the Cubs got to him for 4 earned runs over 6 innings pitched; he addresses the media post game. #DetroitRoots