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Lucas Harrell baffled the Tigers for 4 2/3 innings and protected a two-run lead. By the time he got the third out of the fift...
Center field is just half the challenge of replacing Austin Jackson in the Tigers lineup. Finding another leadoff man who get...
Center field is just half the challenge of replacing Austin Jackson in the Tigers lineup. Finding another leadoff man who get...
The brick wall behind the outfield seats used to be the standard for tape-measure home runs at Comerica Park. Just a handful ...
The Astros reached the point in the season on Sunday where the air had to be cleared. Someone had to step up and say what nee...
No, Wednesday was not a good day for relievers at Comerica Park.Darin Downs, who nearly lost his life to a fractured skull of...
One night after clinching their second consecutive American League Central Division championship, the Tigers' cast was mi...
The Tigers' roller-coaster season led them to town with three chances to wrap up their second straight American League Ce...
The Tigers knew what the White Sox were doing Saturday afternoon. They couldn't miss it on the huge out-of-town scoreboar...
The groan from the crowd at Comerica Park when Jhonny Peralta hit a ground ball in the eighth inning was unmistakable. So was...
Justin Verlander can spot a 99-mph fastball on the corner to strike out a hitter, come back with curveballs to get ahead of t...
The pitch count Wednesday night looked like the 2010 version of Justin Verlander, but it's actually more modern than you ...
Stop me if you're heard this one: Justin Verlander and Chris Sale will walk onto a mound with the American League Central...
Sunday's game began and ended just like Saturday's for Detroit, with a Mike Trout leadoff homer and a Tigers loss.Whi...
If the Tigers keep pitching this well, they'll take their chances. For the first time this series, their chances paid off...
If you disconnected from the outside world for the summer and wanted the abbreviated version of the Tigers' season, this ...
Drew Smyly doesn't show nerves easily. Neither, for that matter, does Jhonny Peralta.One of them is a veteran shortstop w...
Max Scherzer remains on pace for the highest strikeout rate per nine innings by a starter since Randy Johnson in 2002. The Bl...
The Tigers began August with plenty of offense. Detroit tallied 63 runs in its first nine games this month and carried a .318...
This is what the Tigers had in mind when they signed Prince Fielder to hit behind Miguel Cabrera. It's not just about big...
The drop of Andy Dirks' blooper right on the left-field line was almost as sudden and startling as the fifth-inning rally...
When the Yankees come to town, count on two things: The crowds are big, and the at-bats are long.They were right on both coun...
The last time Justin Verlander lost three consecutive starts, he ended up leading the American League in losses. That was 200...
For the second year in a row, the Indians swept the Tigers out of town in Detroit's first stop at Progressive Field. As a...
Say what you will about the Tigers' first eight innings Tuesday night against the Indians, from Ubaldo Jimenez's scat...
Doug Fister's path back to the dominance he enjoyed in the Tigers' rotation down the stretch last year took a wild tu...
The Tigers offense everyone expected finally showed up Tuesday.It was a good thing, too, because the Tigers needed every last...
The Tigers solved part of the equation Monday night in attempting to break out of their season-long offensive funk. As for th...
Prince Fielder, Miguel Cabrera and the rest of the Detroit Tigers are swinging and missing far too often lately.And for the f...
Of course manager Jim Leyland predicted Thursday his team was going to hit. He didn't necessarily mean that night, but he...
The Tigers got what they expect will be a sneak preview of coming attractions on Tuesday night. Miguel Cabrera stings the opp...
Drew Smyly stared at the heart of the Rays' order with the bases loaded before recording his first Major League out. His ...
If this qualifies as the start of the daily routine, as the second game of the season often does, the Tigers are in for quite...
An hour earlier, lightning, thunder, and gale winds had moved through Comerica Park, bringing on the tarp, and sending home s...
One season 12 years ago as the Rockies manager, Jim Leyland gave a simple gauge for measuring the effectiveness of a startin...
Tigers manager Jim Leyland had plenty to lament Saturday night, from another rough sixth inning to an inexplicable four-pitc...
