Indians Designate Slumping Mark Reynolds
The Indians swung and missed with Mark Reynolds.
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The Indians swung and missed with Mark Reynolds.
Detroit catcher Alex Avila has been taken to a hospital and is being tested for a possible concussion after leaving the Tigers' game against Cleveland on Thursday.
Max Scherzer became baseball's first 17-game winner and the Detroit Tigers posted their 12th straight victory, routing the Cleveland Indians 10-3 Thursday night.
No. This is not an old post. And this is not a mistake.
Early in the day news came out that former Tiger, Ryan Raburn had signed a two year extension with the Indians worth almost five million dollars.
Fans who made the trek to Cleveland Thursday night to see the Tigers weren't just treated to a staggering win. They also learned a new song.
Ryan Raburn came to training camp this spring with something to prove. He wanted to show the Indians that a disastrous 2012 season in Detroit was behind him. He wanted a fresh start, a new home.
Even hours after Miguel Cabrera hit one of those home runs that define legends, the Tigers were still celebrating.
There is little argument that Jhonny Peralta makes the Tigers better when he is in the lineup. The bigger question is -- At what price?
Baseball America recently released its "MLB 2013 Best Tools" list, and the Detroit Tigers are all over it, with players - and manager Jim Leyland - placing in the top three of 10 categories.
Justin Verlander recently watched videotape of his 2011 season, when he was the AL's MVP and noticed he wasn't pitching the way he had back then - dominating, overpowering, nearly unhittable.
"We're tired of guys who go and blatantly try to break the system," Scherzer continued.
Peralta could still work out with the team to stay in playing shape and maintain chemistry and rhythm with teammates in preparation for a possible return at the very end of the regular season. He could - but he won't.
Ninth inning comebacks are rare in baseball. The Detroit Tigers had rallied to win twice all season when they trailed after eight innings.
It's obvious! The only reason for any media member to travel from Detroit to Cleveland was to get quotes about Tigers shortstop Jhonny Peralta as he just was suspended 30 minutes before everybody gathered at the park.
Jose Iglesias and a fresh band of Texas Rangers now have All-Star spikes to fill.
Not one to shy away from controversy, former Detroit Tigers pitcher Denny McLain told a reporter that Johnny Peralta should have taken one for the team.
Alex Avila's three-run homer in the ninth inning off closer Chris Perez rallied the Detroit Tigers to their ninth straight win, 4-2 on Monday night over the Cleveland Indians.
Alex Rodriguez figures to have a one-of-a-kind day on Monday.
Torii Hunter's RBI single in the 12th inning gave the Detroit Tigers a 3-2 victory over the White Sox on Sunday, extending Chicago's losing streak to 10 games.
Scherzer will have to wait for that 1,000th strikeout after falling one short Saturday night, but the Detroit right-hander took a shutout into the eighth inning.
Max Scherzer took a shutout into the eighth inning before being pulled, and the Detroit right-hander became baseball's first 16-game winner when the Tigers held on for a 3-0 victory over the punchless Chicago White Sox on Saturday night.
Max Scherzer has been as dominant immediately following the All-Star break as he was before it.
Doug Fister pitched eight impressive innings, Austin Jackson homered and Jose Iglesias drove in a run in his Detroit debut to lead the Tigers to a 2-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night.
Leyland doesn't seem to be the type to care about numbers, not even the one that he wears on his back.
