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    • May. 24, 2013

    Justin Verlander's younger brother Ben proves he can hit

    In next month’s draft, Ben Verlander is expected to go a lot higher than the 46th round the Tigers drafted him in 2010 as he was graduating high school. He was a prep pitcher and outfielder, and for two years in college.

    • May. 24, 2013
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    Prince Fielder’s clutch hitting rescues Tigers in 8th

    Once again coming through after an intentional walk to Miguel Cabrera in the eighth, Fielder drove in what proved to be the winning run. It was the fifth time in the last four games that Fielder has followed a Cabrera walk with a hit.

    • May. 24, 2013
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    Nurse on Kansas City Royals’ entertainment crew revives girl whose heart stopped

    A pediatric nurse said Friday she was in the right place at the right time to revive a 14-year-old girl who collapsed while dancing in the upper deck during a Kansas City Royals game.

  1. Justin Verlander can't be the Tigers' ace all the time

    Count a certain white-haired scribe among those who sometimes fail to acknowledge Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander is one of us. Because he spins no-hitters and wins Cy Young and MVP awards, the baseball world tends to expect infallibility each time he pitches.

    • May. 23, 2013
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    Tigers' Miguel Cabrera continues on home-run tear; extends streak to four games

    Cabrera tied a personal high on Thursday night by blasting a home run in his fourth consecutive game — something he’d done only once before in his career, but never as a Tiger.

    • May. 23, 2013
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    Thursday’s Tigers lineup: Rick Porcello trending in positive direction

    Rick Porcello has a 6-5 career record against the Twins but has earned wins in five of his last seven decisions against Minnesota. Porcello is Thursday night’s starter as the Tigers open a four-game series against the Twins at Comerica Park.

    • May. 23, 2013
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    Tigers sweep Indians in wet, wacky series finale

    The Tigers splashed past the Cleveland Indians 11-7 on Wednesday night to complete a two-game sweep of the first-place Tribe. They waited out delays of one hour and 50 minutes to win it.

    • May. 23, 2013
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    Tigers’ Jim Leyland bends rule; ace Justin Verlander is grateful

    "(Verlander) hugged me for 10 minutes," manager Jim Leyland said about the decision to break his own rule of no pitcher staying in the game after a delay of more than an hour. This delay was an hour and two minutes.

  2. Detroit Tigers, AAA, police team up for teen drivers

    AAA Michigan, the Michigan State Police and the Detroit Tigers are teaming up to promote teen-driving safety with an event at Comerica Park.

    • May. 22, 2013
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    Tigers catcher Alex Avila to sit for at least two games

    With Alex Avila hitting .174, is this the beginning of a switch to Brayan Pena as the regular Tigers catcher? "I don’t want to indicate that Alex isn’t our catcher," manager Jim Leyland said. “He is our catcher."

    • May. 22, 2013
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    Tigers’ Torii Hunter ups the ante for tornado relief fund donation

    Tigers outfielder Torii Hunter has decided to give more than he originally planned to the Oklahoma tornado relief fund. At first, it was going to be $1,000 per home run.

    • May. 22, 2013
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    Wednesday’s Tigers lineup: Miguel Cabrera quickly climbs franchise homer list

    Miguel Cabrera, who homered again in the Tigers’ 5-1 victory over the Indians on Tuesday night, now has 195 round-trippers with Detroit, good for a 10th-place tie among the franchise’s career leaders.

    • May. 22, 2013
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    Justin Verlander returns to fundamentals to try to remedy slump

    When Justin Verlander struggled in unprecedented ways during his last start — namely, that seven-run third inning in Texas — he said he intended to fix the problem by getting back to basics. His first start since then is here, in Cleveland.

    • May. 22, 2013
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    Tigers will wear camouflage hats, jerseys for Memorial Day matinee

    To honor U.S. veterans on Memorial Day, the Tigers will wear camouflage hats, and jerseys with camouflage numbers and the Old English "D" on Monday when they host the Pirates at Comerica Park.

    • May. 21, 2013
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    Miguel Cabrera homers, Max Scherzer retires 22 straight in Tigers victory

    Perfection, thy name is Miguel Cabrera’s swing. However, from the last out of the first inning to the final out of the eighth in the Tigers' 5-1 victory on ...

  3. Tigers may have no choice but to send down Alex Avila

    If he doesn’t pull out of this spiral, and in a hurry, the Tigers will be left with no practical choice but to return Avila, 26, to Triple A Toledo for a head- ...

    • May. 21, 2013
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    Tuesday’s Tigers lineup: Andy Dirks gets rare start in center

    Andy Dirks will play center field for just the second time this season Tuesday night when the Tigers open a two-game series against the Indians.

  4. Check out the replay of Lynn Henning's Tigers chat

    The Tigers begin a big two-game series against the Indians on Tuesday night. Lynn Henning hosted a chat Tuesday where he took you questions and comments.

  5. Some stats reveal ominous signs for Tigers closer Jose Valverde

    A lot of fans were probably aghast when the Tigers made the decision to sign Jose Valverde to a speculative contract earlier this year. A deeper look at the ...

    • May. 21, 2013
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    Tigers are eager to get back on track with big series vs. Indians

    Their last starts were not their best, especially Verlander’s. Pitchers can stub a toe, of course, but it’s unusual for so many of the Tigers’ starters to stub ...

    • May. 20, 2013
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    Miguel Cabrera’s 3 home runs can’t lift Tigers amid Rangers blowback

    Despite three home runs by the Tigers slugger — his ninth, 10th and 11th of the season — the Tigers lost 11-8 on Sunday night. Cabrera connected in the third, ...

    • May. 20, 2013
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    Pitchers lead Tigers' Erie squad to Eastern League summit

    Warwick Saupold, a 23-year-old Australian signed in January, is 3-1 and third in the league with a 2.03 earned-run average. Victor Larez, 25, is 5-1 with a 3. ...

    • May. 20, 2013
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    Tigers minor league report: Nick Castellanos hits stride at Toledo

    If the Tigers need reinforcements, help is available at Triple A Toledo where Castellanos is batting .371 in his last 10 games and catcher Bryan Holaday is ...

    • May. 20, 2013
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    Texas wind is no breeze for Tigers

    "This is a freaky place," manager Jim Leyland said before the last regular-season game the Tigers will play this season in Rangers Ballpark. "The wind blows ...

    • May. 19, 2013
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    Sunday’s Tigers lineup: Doug Fister seeks better luck against Rangers

    Doug Fister starts for the Tigers Sunday night in a nationally-televised ESPN game as Detroit tries to get a split of their four-game series against the ...

    • May. 18, 2013
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    Anibal Sanchez latest Tigers starter to get rocked

    In a 7-2 loss to the Texas Rangers on Saturday night, Sanchez lasted exactly as long as Verlander did Thursday night. Usually, that’s a good thing. Most of the ...

  6. This is why the Tigers refused to dump Rick Porcello in a trade

    Porcello has had one bad start in 2013. He has four consecutive quality starts (six innings or more, three or fewer earned runs allowed) after winning Friday ...

  7. 10 players Tigers would love to have on draft day

    College pitchers, ideally, are on the Tigers’ menu since they could be staring at a rotation hole if Max Scherzer follows the customary advice of agent Scott ...

    • May. 18, 2013
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    Rangers: That’s the best we’ve ever seen Tigers’ Rick Porcello

    Porcello, the right-hander, threw well in the Tigers’ 2-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday night. So sayeth not just the Tigers. But the Rangers as ...

    • May. 18, 2013
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    Tigers manager Jim Leyland trusts Justin Verlander's prowess

    Not one to sound a premature alarm, Leyland by Friday had long since moved on from the fact that Verlander encountered the single worst inning of his career — ...

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