Detroit Tigers Notes And Quotes 6-10-11
Alex Avila hit two triples, tripling his career total, and scored the winning run after driving in the tying run in the four-run fifth inning on Thursday.
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Alex Avila hit two triples, tripling his career total, and scored the winning run after driving in the tying run in the four-run fifth inning on Thursday.
Everybody wants to know what's going to happen Magglio Ordonez returns to the Tigers from the disabled list.
Tigers outfielder Magglio Ordonez is on the disabled list as he recovers from weakness in his right ankle, the same area in which he suffered a fracture and had to have season-ending surgery in 2010. He's been out on a rehab assignment and will soon return to the Tigers.
Alex Avila hit two triples and Justin Verlander pitched eight strong innings as the Detroit Tigers beat the Seattle Mariners 4-1 on Thursday night.
"The Detroit Tigers organization was saddened to hear of the passing of Jim Northrup. Jim dedicated 21 years with the Tigers, parts of 11 seasons as a player, and 10 in the Tigers television booth.
After snapping a long losing streak in Chicago, the Seattle Mariners now have their sights set on extending a run in Detroit.
Don Kelly had a plus-minus of negative-1. Kelly hit a solo home run in the first inning to give Detroit a 1-0 lead, tucking a fastball just inside the foul pole in right.
At the end of last season, the Tigers wanted to move Phil Coke into the rotation because they didn't have a southpaw slinger all of 2010.
Former Detroit Tigers outfielder Jim Northrup, who hit a decisive two-run triple in Game 7 of the 1968 World Series, died Wednesday. He was 71.
Alexi Ogando scattered six hits over 7 2/3 innings to remain unbeaten, Adrian Beltre homered, and the Texas Rangers avoided a three-game sweep by Detroit with a 7-3 victory over the Tigers on Wednesday night.
A power surge has the Detroit Tigers in position to sweep a series in Arlington for the first time in 10 years.
Ryan Raburn now has a seven-game hitting streak -- but the seventh game was the only one containing more than one hit.
They banged out 20 hits Tuesday in an 8-1 win at Texas after getting 18 the night before. Those two outbursts took the dust off the history books.
The Tigers take the first two games in the series, as Detroit beats the Texas Rangers 8-1 on Tuesday evening.
With the 76th pick in the 2nd round of the 2011 MLB Draft the Tigers selected right handed cathcer James McCann from the University of Arkansas.
