Tigers-Royals Preview 8-30-12
The Detroit Tigers know full well the importance of their upcoming weekend showdown with the Chicago White Sox as the teams battle for the AL Central lead.
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The Detroit Tigers know full well the importance of their upcoming weekend showdown with the Chicago White Sox as the teams battle for the AL Central lead.
The bad number for Detroit on Wednesday night was zero.
Anibal Sanchez pitched his best game for Detroit on Wednesday night, but all it brought him was his fourth loss in sixth starts with the Tigers. Sanchez held Kansas City to a run on seven hits and no walks.
On Tuesday morning, Major League Baseball and ESPN agreed to a new eight year, 56 billion (that's billion with a 'B') dollar contract to televise games into the next decade.
The Tigers haven't really called up that many players in September since Jim Leyland has been the manager.
Some extended time off between starts helped Anibal Sanchez record one of his better outings of the season.
Baseball is a great game. It really is. One night, your team looks like a world-beater.
Not only did pitching ace Justin Verlander allow seven runs in the first two innings, but all three runs he allowed in the first inning came after there were two outs.
Delmon Young hit a three-run homer in the ninth but the ball was called foul and the Detroit Tigers lose 9-8 to the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday.
Baseball fans are girding their loins for the Tigers-White Sox series this weekend at Comerica Park.
Justin Verlander was roughed up in his last start in Kansas City and it didn't bother him at all.
Justin Verlander has gone three consecutive starts without a decision, and he hasn't won since Aug. 6, but manager Jim Leyland has juggled the rotation slightly in a move he hopes will benefit the Tigers.
Starting pitching - Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer are the ultimate power pitchers.
So, what does Dombrowski think about people questioning Jim Leyland's lineup?
Miguel Cabrera was not in Detroit's starting lineup Sunday, the hope being a game off combined with Monday's off day would have him ready to return to third base Tuesday night in Kansas City.
It could have been a no-win decision, except for the fact Detroit won with Miguel Cabrera sitting out for the first time this season.
Back-to-back homers by Prince Fielder and Delmon Young lead the Detroit Tigers to victory over the Los Angeles Angels 5-2 on Sunday.
Jhonny Peralta's line drive stayed barely fair down the left-field line, putting Detroit ahead.
A two-out, two-run RBI double in the eighth by Johnny Peralta leads the Detroit Tigers to victory over the Los Angeles Angels 5-3 on Saturday.
It's unclear if Miguel Cabrera will be back at third base for the Detroit Tigers, but the Los Angeles Angels are certain to have Dan Haren back on the mound.
Miguel Cabrera provided the only scoring for the Tigers, but it's not enough as Detroit falls to the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 on Friday.
Both Detroit and Los Angeles received a bit of a scare in the last few days as Miguel Cabrera and Albert Pujols were forced out of games with injuries.
On Thursday's show we put together a line-up for the All Tiger-Hated team.
Drew Smyly will start for the Tigers on Saturday, taking the place of an injured Doug Fister, according to the team's Director of Media Operations.
It wasn't "The Catch," but it certainly was "A Catch," and a very important one at that.
