Avila Says Tigers Will Have 'Highly Competitive' Payroll
"We're going to have a very highly competitive payroll, that we've always had," Avila said.
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"We're going to have a very highly competitive payroll, that we've always had," Avila said.
"I always said your true self comes out when things don't go well," Avila said.
Kid Rock, Tim Allen and Eminem might get more attention when they support Michigan teams.
The Tigers were unable to overcome injuries to their core of Miguel Cabrera, Justin Verlander and Victor Martinez, and after four straight AL Central titles.
Major League Baseball and MLB Advanced Media announced that Miguel Cabrera was named the Detroit Tigers nominee for the 2015 Hank Aaron Award.
The Tigers (74-87) entered this season the four-time defending division champion but were hurt by significant injuries and shaky pitching in falling to last place for the first time in seven years.
Cabrera's 18th home run deflected off the top of the center field wall just past center fielder Adam Eaton's reach for a one-run Detroit lead in the sixth.
Chris Sale began the game with 267 strikeouts and broke the mark set by Hall of Famer Ed Walsh in 1908 when he struck out 269 batters.
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Detroit took a 2-0 lead in the first inning for the second night in a row, but it didn't last.
The AL West-leading Texas Rangers snapped a three-game skid with a 7-6 win over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.
In a Detroit Tigers season filled with disappointment, the late-season re-emergence of Justin Verlander is providing hope for the future.
For the Tigers, it was the final home game of an ugly season, and they finished the day with most of their key players on the bench.
In a major league role reversal a young girl hands over a foul ball she snagged to a boy about her own age during a Tigers game.
Alfredo Simon allowed four runs on eight hits and a walk in eight innings.
