Tigers Still Can't Solve Angels, Lose 7-4
All Detroit Tigers' manager Jim Leyland wanted was for Jose Alvarez to avoid allowing a home run to Erick Aybar. It didn't work out as planned.
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All Detroit Tigers' manager Jim Leyland wanted was for Jose Alvarez to avoid allowing a home run to Erick Aybar. It didn't work out as planned.
Not too often would rookie Jose Alvarez be considered a preferable option to Anibal Sanchez, a seven-year veteran with a 2.76 ERA.
The bottom line is that Detroit starters have lasted just five innings or fewer in four of the last five games. The last five starting pitching performances might have stripped some of that confidence – and with good reason.
As the top of the fifth inning dragged on for what seemed like forever Tuesday night, Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Rick Porcello had to be thinking, Not again.
Weaver was facing off against Justin Verlander and the game turned out to be one of the most memorable Tiger games in recent history.
Whether you're the manager of the AL Central leading Detroit Tigers or Tom from Royal Oak, everybody has something that bothers them to no end.
Albert Pujols doubled, singled, scored a run and drove one in - all in an eight-run fifth inning - and the Los Angeles Angels routed the Detroit Tigers again, 14-8 on Tuesday night.
Spending money does not guarantee success in sports. Ten games below .500 with MLB's seventh-highest payroll, the Los Angeles Angels can testify to that better than most.
Clearly, the Detroit Tigers have some solid relief pitchers. The question is whether they have enough.
Leyland said he cannot put his finger on what the issue is but has a standard procedure the Tigers will go through to help Verlander figure it out.
Tigers catcher Alex Avila began his minor-league rehab assignment Sunday with Triple-A Toledo.
Torii Hunter hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the eighth inning after two Boston errors helped load the bases, and Prince Fielder added a two-run single to help the Detroit Tigers to a sloppy 7-5 victory over the Red Sox on Sunday.
Justin Verlander was hardly at his best last time out and a matchup with the Boston Red Sox wouldn't appear to give him the best chance to bounce back.
Max Scherzer won his 11th straight decision to start the season and Victor Martinez hit a first-inning grand slam to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 10-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night.
The Detroit Tigers' Max Scherzer joined some elite company following another superb performance his last time out.
