Player Rankings: The Best Utilitymen
There are no true utilitymen on big-league pitching staffs anymore, not since half the teams ditched their token swingman in favor of a third lefty-on-lefty specialist.
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There are no true utilitymen on big-league pitching staffs anymore, not since half the teams ditched their token swingman in favor of a third lefty-on-lefty specialist.
Tigers manager Jim Leyland doesn't like talking about the lineup. That is sort of humorous because all Tiger fans want to talk about is the lineup.
Brennan Boesch (sore right thumb) left the Aug. 10 game. X-rays were negative, but he was scheduled to have an MRI.
The biggest obstacle standing in the way of the Cleveland Indians moving within one game of the first-place Detroit Tigers is Cy Young Award candidate Justin Verlander.
Rick Porcello turned in his worst start in six weeks, allowing eight runs on 11 hits in 3 2/3 innings in Cleveland's 13th straight win over Detroit at Progressive Field.
Clouds have blown in on that nice, sunny feeling the Tigers had a few days ago.
With a gusty trade, the Cleveland Indians grabbed an ace at the trading deadline.
Ubaldo Jimenez showed why Cleveland traded for him, winning his home debut and rookie Jason Kipnis went 5-for-5 with four runs and three RBIs as the Indians shaved another game off Detroit's lead in the AL Central by beating the Tigers 10-3 on Wednesday night.
Ubaldo Jimenez was not very effective in his Cleveland debut. He'll likely need to be better if the Indians are going to put more pressure on the first-place Detroit Tigers in the AL Central.
Austin Jackson searched 14 innings for a hit and didn't find one. Jackson went 0-for-6 and is now hitting .243.
The short-term result was a negative, but Jim Leyland's bullpen might finally be lining up the way he wants it.
The way it ended, nearly seven hours after the start, left the worn-out Cleveland Indians wondering if they should even celebrate.
The Detroit Tigers went 14 innings and endured a rain delay before losing to the Cleveland Indians 3-2 on Tuesday night.
Brandon Inge says the Detroit Tigers assured him he'd be back in the majors by September when they sent him down to Triple-A Toledo last month.
Detroit starts the day with a four game lead over the Indians in the American League Central.
