Tigers 4 , Indians 1
Austin Jackson hit a two run shot in the sixth inning to put Detroit on the board first, as the Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 4-1 on Friday night.
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Austin Jackson hit a two run shot in the sixth inning to put Detroit on the board first, as the Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 4-1 on Friday night.
Tigers reliever Al Alburquerque will be out at least 10 more days because of lingering effects of a concussion sustained last week.
Everday Jim Leyland seems to put out a new lineup for the Tigers.
Another difficult series in Cleveland last week didn't help the Detroit Tigers in their drive to win a division title for the first time since 1987.
Jose Valverde has four losses this season and each has come in the same circumstance. The defeats have come when Valverde entered a tie game in the ninth inning. His ERA in non-save situations is 5.40.
After Justin Verlander won his 18th game a couple of evenings ago, he ducked into Jim Leyland's office.
Austin Jackson (mild leg injury) was hurt Aug. 16. He didn't start Aug. 17 as a scheduled day off, but he did enter the game as a pinch-runner.
Brad Penny turned in a gritty six innings, giving up a pair of home runs worth three runs total.
You have to wonder how much longer Alex Avila can hold up.
Justin Morneau's bases-loaded single in the ninth inning gave the Minnesota Twins a 6-5 victory over the first-place Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night.
The Detroit Tigers sent minor-league reliever Chance Ruffin to the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday to complete a July 30 trade.
After their ace became the majors' first 18-game winner, the Detroit Tigers hope things are once again headed in a positive direction.
Alex Avila looks as if he's getting stronger, not weaker, from playing every day.
Unlike a lot of players, Justin Verlander has no fear of disclosing that his career goal is to make the Hall of Fame.
As erratic as the Detroit Tigers have looked at times this season, when Justin Verlander takes the mound, they seem like World Series contenders.
