Patience Pays Off For Boesch
When Brennan Boesch was hitting under .200 during the second half of last season, he might have wondered many times if he was ever going to get a hit again.
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When Brennan Boesch was hitting under .200 during the second half of last season, he might have wondered many times if he was ever going to get a hit again.
Brennan Boesch wasn't fazed by the rain -- or the unfamiliar reliever on the mound.
The Detroit Tigers have designated reliever David Purcey for assignment.
A home run by Brennan Boesch in the eighth inning breaks a tie as the Detroit Tigers beat the Texas Rangers 6-5 on a rainy Tuesday night.
Weaver was ejected in the bottom of the seventh inning of a testy 3-2 loss to the Tigers on Sunday.
Trips to Detroit have not gone well for the Texas Rangers lately.
Jose Valverde pitched a four-batter ninth Sunday to record his 28th save in 28 chances.
Manager Jim Leyland and his staff played a role in the acquisitions of right-handers Doug Fister and David Pauley from Seattle the day before the trade deadline.
It's about time we wrote down all those unwritten baseball rules. The misinterpretations are causing all kinds of problems.
Justin Verlander has no-hit stuff in many of his starts and looked the part through seven innings against the Angels.
Justin Verlander was at his best in a marquee pitching matchup that lived up to its billing.
Whenever you hear about a matchup of two of the best pitchers in baseball, the game rarely lives up to the hype. Sunday's game at Comerica Park pitting Tigers' ace Justin Verlander against the Angels' Jered Weaver was the exception. Both pitchers were sensational. But Verlander was better.
Weaver was ejected for throwing a pitch over Alex Avila's head in the seventh, right after Carlos Guillen showboated on a solo home run - infuriating the right-hander.
An error and other misplays in the eighth inning ended a no-hit run by the Tigers' Justin Verlander but Detroit still beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 on Sunday.
The Detroit Tigers started the day on a high note. They had just made a major trade and their top prospect was making his major league debut in front of a sold-out crowd.
