Nationals 5, Tigers 2
Tough outing for Detroit starter Rick Porcello, giving up five runs and eight hits in the 5-2 loss to the Washington Nationals on Thursday night.
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Tough outing for Detroit starter Rick Porcello, giving up five runs and eight hits in the 5-2 loss to the Washington Nationals on Thursday night.
Verlander and Scherzer could rank among baseball's best 1-2 combos. Verlander has been crowding 20 wins since he came to the majors and could break through with a good April while Scherzer was dominating the last four months after a trip to the minors to straighten out his mechanics.
The explanation for why Detroit's top two pitching prospects, Andy Oliver and Jacob Turner, were included in the Tigers' first big roster cut of spring training while two lesser hurlers were not lies in their utility.
The Tigers expected the changes they made after last season would bring them to the top of the American League Central, and spring training has shown they have that capability.
Why would Darius Morris even consider the NBA? His college career is off to a great start. As a sophomore he set Michigan's single season assist record with 235.
The Tigers expected the changes they made after last season would bring them to the top of the American League Central, and spring training has shown they have that capability.
Before the game, Tigers manager Jim Leyland announced that Will Rhymes had won the second base job. Last year's opening-day starter, Scott Sizemore, was sent to the minors.
The Tigers sent Scott Sizemore to Toledo Tuesday. I don't think this means that the Tigers issues at second base are over. In fact it raises more questions.
The five are pitchers Robbie Weinhardt and Fu-Te Ni, catcher Max St. Pierre, outfielder Clete Thomas and second baseman Scott Sizemore.
Victor Martinez had three hits and the Detroit Tigers roughed up Houston starter Brett Myers in a 9-1 victory over the Astros on Monday.
A two run eighth inning for the Tigers, mixed with a game full of errors by the Nationals, helped the Detroit Tigers to a 6-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Sunday.
Justin Verlander was having a good spring in his effort to avoid going through a bad April again.
Detroit used some fireworks in the ninth inning as Andy Dirks hit a two-run triple to beat the Braves 2-1 Saturday.
The explanation for why Detroit's top two pitching prospects, Andy Oliver and Jacob Turner, were included in the Tigers' first big roster cut of spring training while two lesser hurlers were not lies in their utility.
Max Scherzer gave two runs pitching into the fifth inning, Ryan Raburn hit a three-run homer and the Detroit Tigers beat a Boston Red Sox split-squad 8-3 Friday.
