Alex Avila Out Of Lineup For Tigers Game 4
Already down three games to none in the World Series, the Tigers had to scratch catcher Alex Avila from their Game 4 lineup.
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Already down three games to none in the World Series, the Tigers had to scratch catcher Alex Avila from their Game 4 lineup.
Down 3-0 in the best of seven series, the Tigers are facing elimination in the World Series Sunday night, but fans like Jason Granchi of Auburn Hills remain optimistic.
A string of outstanding pitching performances has pushed the San Francisco Giants to the brink of their second World Series title in three years.
Miguel Cabrera had his chance with the bases loaded. Instead, he ended up standing alone near third base with his hands on his hips.
Banished to the bullpen, a two-time Cy Young Award winner has become baseball's most distinguished middle reliever.
On a ragged baseball diamond, its grass tall and infield dirt pockmarked, nearly 200 boys practice for hours every day.
The Giants took a commanding lead in the World Series last night, going up 3-0 after defeating the Tigers by a score of 2-0 for the second straight game. Here are five things you didn't know about the game.
Nothing is stopping them - not even the Triple Crown winner at the plate with the bases loaded.
The San Francisco Giants take advantage of every opportunity and beat the Detroit Tigers 2-0 and take an ominous 3-0 lead in the best of seven 2012 World Series.
The best business in town on Saturday was any business selling Detroit Tigers gear.
The city of Detroit has shut down a free World Series viewing party that was set to take place on the Old Tigers Stadium grounds Saturday night.
Detroit right-hander Doug Fister pitched remarkably in Game 2 of the World Series, taking a shutout bid into the seventh inning after being hit in the head by a line drive in the second.
Frost coming off their breath, Pablo Sandoval and the San Francisco Giants finished their workout at Comerica Park, headed back to the clubhouse and pulled off their hooded sweatshirts and parkas.
Not many people think of hairdos when they hear the word baseball, but believe us when we say there are no limits to the imagination.
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra and the San Francisco Symphony are betting that their respective hometown teams will win the World Series.
Would you like to own a piece of the World Series and help out the Detroit Tigers Foundation at the same time?
The Michigan Department of Transportation is making travel easier for those fortunate enough to have World Series tickets for home games at Comerica Park Oct. 27-29.
Now, with their World Series hopes slipping away, the Detroit Tigers turn to Anibal Sanchez - the least physically imposing member of their postseason rotation.
Baseball fans coming to Detroit for the World Series this weekend won't have any problems finding things to do before and after the games.
Something better change for Triple Crown winner Miguel Cabrera, Prince Fielder and the Tigers real soon or their year is going to end real shortly.
Police in Detroit have a plan to make sure the area around Comerica Park is safe for the thousands of baseball fans coming downtown to watch the World Series.
Already the center of activity, Comerica Park was buzzing Friday with a pre-wedding party for a Hazel Park couple!
"Playing in cold weather, I don't think any baseball player is a stranger to it," Avila said.
"They have hand warmers, we have heaters in the dug outs of both teams, ours is going to be a little warmer than theirs but we're not going to tell them that," Leyland said, laughing and adding, "I'm just kidding."
Last week was so much more fun. The Tigers swept the Yankees, the questions about the team's rust was only theoretical and people were picking the Tigers to win the fall classic for the first time since 1984.
