Miguel Cabrera Buoys Offense With First Homer Since Sept. 17
Always one to deliver in big-game, high-drama moments, though, Cabrera broke his homerless streak Thursday with a two-run bomb that gave the Tigers a lead they would never relinquish.
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Always one to deliver in big-game, high-drama moments, though, Cabrera broke his homerless streak Thursday with a two-run bomb that gave the Tigers a lead they would never relinquish.
Tigers fans got their wish granted last night as Detroit beat the Oakland Athletics in Game 5, with a 3-0 victory on the West Coast.
Justin Verlander pitched another Game 5 gem in Oakland while carrying a no-hit bid into the seventh inning, and Miguel Cabrera homered to lead the Detroit Tigers past the Athletics 3-0 Thursday night and back into the AL championship series.
For most of the season, Tiger fans worried about Justin Verlander.
The closest John Farrell would come to expressing a preference between Oakland and Detroit is to note that one is kind of far away.
After this year, it seems like the height of insanity for the Tigers to trade Max Scherzer
Their playoff hopes on the line, the Detroit Tigers are taking a gamble.
"Book your tickets to Boston. It's in the bag."
Max Scherzer helped the Detroit Tigers stave off elimination with two gutsy innings of relief, but soon he might be on the trade block.
Going into Tuesday night's game with Oakland, the Detroit Tigers found themselves in a spot they had never been in under Jim Leyland - facing elimination in Game 4 of a first round series.
In the postseason, weaknesses get exposed quickly. Sometimes they can be corrected. Sometimes a team just has to live with them and do the best it can, and that is the situation for this Detroit Tigers team.
Pitching the deciding game of the American League Division Series in Oakland, keeping the season of the vaunted Detroit Tigers alive, performing under pressure – all this is nothing new to Justin Verlander.
Men and women stand shoulder to shoulder on the sidewalk waiting for the light; they're facing north toward the ballpark.
"You don't pretend," Verlander said. "It's not just another game. The season is on the line. It was on the line for us tonight, too. This whole season, the way we battled and played as a team, comes down to one game."
Powerful as it is, the Detroit Tigers offense sometimes hits the skids. It might blow the doors off an opposing defense, or it might suffer through a prolonged scoreless streak.
After the game, Jackson could not stop smiling.
Max Scherzer escaped a major jam in relief and the Detroit Tigers - helped by two fans who reached out to try to reel in Victor Martinez's disputed home run.
If Max Scherzer had not locked up every vote for the American League Cy Young already, he probably converted any remaining doubters with his gutsy performance as a reliever Tuesday.
Max Scherzer escaped a major jam in relief and the Detroit Tigers - helped by two fans who reached out to try to reel in Victor Martinez's disputed home run - rallied past the Oakland Athletics 8-6 on Tuesday to force a decisive fifth game in their AL division series.
Little surprises Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland. After all, he has been in and around the game for nearly half a century. What throws him off a little, though, is the Tigers' current lack of power.
"I haven't really had a lot of luck with that in my career to be honest with you, bringing a starter out, but we'll see," Leyland said.
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra is providing some classical cheerleading for the Detroit Tigers during the playoffs.
The A's pitching staff has completely stymied the dangerous Detroit offense in 25 of 27 innings in the series.
The Detroit Tigers have to win Tuesday's game, which starts at 5:07 p.m., if they want to stay alive in the post season.
Do you have faith that the Tigers will come back and win this series?
DraftKings pushed back on the accusation, saying in a statement that it is not engaging in trademark infringement.
Wait times aren't expected to improve until government funding is restored and TSA officers receive paychecks.
Doctors fear that skepticism, fueled by anti-science sentiment and mistrust, is extending beyond vaccines to other proven, routine care.
Michigan State takes on Louisville at KeyBank Center in Buffalo at 2:45 p.m. Saturday.
Michigan takes on St. Louis at KeyBank Center in Buffalo at 12:10 p.m. Saturday.
As the partial government shutdown continues, some Transportation Security Administration workers across the U.S. have called out over missed paychecks.
Dominique Townsend says the challenges she's faced inspired her to begin developing RideAble, a rideshare service designed specifically for people with disabilities.
DraftKings pushed back on the accusation, saying in a statement that it is not engaging in trademark infringement.
Wait times aren't expected to improve until government funding is restored and TSA officers receive paychecks.
Doctors fear that skepticism, fueled by anti-science sentiment and mistrust, is extending beyond vaccines to other proven, routine care.
Gas prices are currently hovering just below $4 a gallon in much of Michgan, AAA says.
Henry Ford introduced the moving assembly line, a system that reshaped industrial production and helped make automobiles more accessible to the public.
A $4.3 billion investment is going toward a battery cell manufacturing plant in Lansing, Michigan, to provide Tesla with prismatic battery cells.
The United Auto Workers says that Detroit Diesel is adding a third shift, recalling laid-off workers and hiring dozens more people.
AAA says motorists are paying an average of $3.53 a gallon for regular unleaded gas in the United States.
Chuck Norris' family said his death at 86 was sudden, but did not share any details on the cause.
Afroman spoke to CBS News after he won the case, which tested the limits of parody and the license artists can take in social commentary directed at public figures.
Short film director Sam Davis gave a shout out to his Michigan hometown when accepting an Oscar award on Sunday.
The film follows CBS News correspondent Steve Hartman and photographer Lou Bopp through their seven-year journey to document the toll of America's school shooting epidemic.
The acclaimed filmmaker, who died in February at age 96, revolutionized the art of documentaries with such films as "Titicut Follies." In an interview recorded last year, the pioneering Wiseman talked about his unusual production methods aimed at capturing life.
DraftKings pushed back on the accusation, saying in a statement that it is not engaging in trademark infringement.
Wait times aren't expected to improve until government funding is restored and TSA officers receive paychecks.
As the partial government shutdown continues, some Transportation Security Administration workers across the U.S. have called out over missed paychecks.
Grace VanSlooten and Kennedy Blair each scored 18 points, and Michigan State rallied in the second half to beat Colorado State 65-62 in the first round of the women's NCAA Tournament.
Jalen Duren scored 23 points as the Detroit Pistons beat the Golden State Warriors 115-101 in a game missing two of the NBA's biggest stars.
Michigan health officials have identified a measles outbreak in Washtenaw County after three linked cases were reported since March 12.
Legislation is pending in Lansing that is intended to prohibit the sale or distribution of a substance called kratom.
A new report says Michigan should invest in primary care doctors to ease a severe shortage of physicians that has led to long wait times, higher costs and missed care.
The vote from 10,000 nurses at nine hospitals and campuses received 90% approval for authorization
China Reynolds' son, Auggie, could be waiting for the next 6 to 12 months in the hospital until a new heart is available.
DraftKings pushed back on the accusation, saying in a statement that it is not engaging in trademark infringement.
Michigan State takes on Louisville at KeyBank Center in Buffalo at 2:45 p.m. Saturday.
Michigan takes on St. Louis at KeyBank Center in Buffalo at 12:10 p.m. Saturday.
Grace VanSlooten and Kennedy Blair each scored 18 points, and Michigan State rallied in the second half to beat Colorado State 65-62 in the first round of the women's NCAA Tournament.
Jalen Duren scored 23 points as the Detroit Pistons beat the Golden State Warriors 115-101 in a game missing two of the NBA's biggest stars.
Dave Coulter updates Oakland County's move to its new offices in downtown Pontiac and when that might take place.
Gardner White opened doors in Detroit in 1912, and the retailer continues to expand with nine new stores planned this year.
Rose talks about a new TV series being filmed in Detroit called "South West High," which revolves around a fictional high school in the Motor City.
As Women's History Month kicks off, Donna Murray-Brown, the new president and CEO of Inforum, appears on Michigan Matters.
Penske, a business and racing legend, turns 89 on Feb. 20 and is celebrating his 60th year in racing during 2026.
Cool and dry conditions will hold on Saturday, with rain arriving on Sunday.
As the partial government shutdown continues, some Transportation Security Administration workers across the U.S. have called out over missed paychecks.
After residents in Clawson, Michigan, reported a possible DTE impersonator, a resident in Troy says someone came to her home claiming to be from the utility company.
Catholics and other faith communities around the world are observing Lent, a season of prayer and fasting and acts of charity. For those abstaining from eating meat, they will be eating fish instead. In part of the celebration are Friday Fish Fries, and one is hosted at St. Andrew's Society of Detroit in Troy.
The war in the Middle East is having an impact on how the Muslim community in Metro Detroit is recognizing Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan.