Tigers Face Chris Sale For First Time Since July 11 Incident
The last time the Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox met, benches cleared, bullpens emptied and Tigers manager Jim Leyland strayed from his goal of not blowing up at umpires.
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The last time the Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox met, benches cleared, bullpens emptied and Tigers manager Jim Leyland strayed from his goal of not blowing up at umpires.
Milwaukee Brewers reliever Francisco Rodriguez could be the answer for an ailing Detroit Tigers bullpen.
Detroit Tigers ace Justin Verlander holds a 17-9 career record against the Kansas City Royals. This season, though, that mark is 0-3.
Tigers outfielder Andy Dirks broke a 1-1 game Sunday against the Royals with a solo home run to straightaway center, just eluding Jarrod Dyson's leap at the wall, with one out in the fifth inning.
Then the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association will be hosting a "Swing with the Legends" celebrity golf tournament featuring Hall of Famers, former MLB All-Stars, and other alumni. The tournament will take place on Monday, July 22nd, 2013.
Miguel Cabrera and Andy Dirks homered as the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 4-1 on Sunday to avoid being swept.
Most starting pitchers would gladly take a 10-7 record and 3.69 ERA after 21 starts.
Verlander (10-7) had not lost to the Royals since Sept. 9, 2009, but gave up six runs, five earned, on eight hits and four walks in 5 2-3 innings.
Ervin Santana allowed two singles in 7 1-3 innings and the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 1-0 on Friday night to snap a five-game losing streak.
Get your tickets now to see some of Detroit's favorite sport stars along with their wives and girlfriends lace up their dancing shoes for a fun-filled ballroom dance competition to benefit JACK'S PLACE for Autism Foundation.
The bullpen will have to be better, either through improvement of existing players or through addition, but underestimating the importance of this offense would be a mistake.
I have no clue what's happening with baseballs latest attempt to suspend players linked to Tony Bosch's now-defunct Miami-area clinic.
Justin Verlander spent all sorts of time over the last couple months trying to figure out what was wrong and why he was no longer dominating hitters with his terrific fastball.
The Tigers have a high number of games remaining on the road at ball parks which are considered launching pads for home runs, Chicago, New York and Boston.
The visiting Tigers look to pick up where they left off and hand the Kansas City Royals a sixth consecutive loss Friday night.
