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Calling a big-league game is one of baseball’s overlooked crafts. It requires a catcher who knows his pitcher, knows the hitters, and whose sense of rhythm must match a pitcher’s circuitry.
With one out in the ninth, Sanchez lost what could have been his second career no-hitter when Twins catcher Joe Mauer lined a breaking pitch into center field. It was the only hit Sanchez allowed in a nine-inning masterpiece.
Of course, if not for Mauer, it would’ve been worse. For the third time in his major league career, he spoiled a no-hitter in the ninth inning. Mauer drilled an Anibal Sanchez cutter right back up the middle with one out in the ninth.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
"(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.
AAA Michigan, the Michigan State Police and the Detroit Tigers are teaming up to promote teen-driving safety with an event at Comerica Park.
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."
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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- ...
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.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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. ...
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 ...
"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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Tom Gage Tigers’ outfielder Avisail Garcia has been on the disabled list since March 22 because of a bruised right heel. On Saturday, he finally returned to baseball action, getting five plate...
Tony Paul After a gruelingly long winter and what seemed like an even longer spring training, the Boys of Summer finally are home. The Detroit Tigers take on the New York Yankees...
The Detroit News Tigers faithful packed the streets surrounding Comerica Park for the Tigers’ home opener Friday with high hopes as the new season gets underway in Detroit.
Tony Paul Lakeland, Fla. — This will start to pick up the pace, the Tigers sending players back to minor league camp. The reality is, with just single-game days remaining, there’s not enough...
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