Tigers Nip Reds 3-2
The Tigers used home runs from Ramon Santiago and Prince Fielder and a RBI single from Fielder in the eighth inning to beat the Cincinnati Reds.
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The Tigers used home runs from Ramon Santiago and Prince Fielder and a RBI single from Fielder in the eighth inning to beat the Cincinnati Reds.
Standing on third base, 90 feet from winning the game, Miguel Cairo noticed that pinch-hitter Wilson Valdez was giving him a look that suggested he had something in mind.
Delmon Young and Brennan Boesch homered for Detroit, but Tigers fall 6-5 on a squeeze play.
He's the backup catcher, and he's been hurt. But Gerald Laird has been around the bases a few times, now in his second stint with the Tigers.
While the Detroit Tigers hope their latest victory might provide the spark they desperately need to get on a roll, the NL Central-leading Cincinnati Reds are trying to break out of their own minor rough patch.
It was a reversal of the way things have been going for Detroit, the little things they did turned out to be big and the little things they didn't do stayed small.
Casey Crosby earned his first victory in the majors Thursday in his second start for Detroit.
This seems like a ridiculous, over-confident statement, yet the team is due to make some positive moves in the Central Division.
The Detroit Tigers once again will be bringing together two of the area's biggest passions when they host a car show next month.
Miguel Cabrera homered, Brennan Boesch broke out of a slump with a pair of hits and Casey Crosby earned his first major league win, helping the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 7-5 Thursday.
Cleveland Indians right-hander Derek Lowe jokes that he's "no longer a prospect."
Cleveland manager Manny Acta watched his team pummel the Detroit Tigers once again -- then sounded a note of caution.
Bryan Holaday had his contract purchased by Detroit from its Class AAA Toledo affiliate, and he was in the starting lineup, batting ninth.
It may seem as if the Tigers are at a crossroad, but manager Jim Leyland said the intersection is still a ways off.
The Detroit Tigers have put catcher Alex Avila on the 15-day disabled list with a right hamstring strain.
