Detroit Tigers Notes And Quotes 10-4-11
Delmon Young hit his second home run of the divisional round of the playoffs, another opposite-field blow.
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Delmon Young hit his second home run of the divisional round of the playoffs, another opposite-field blow.
Tigers have announced their lineup for game 4 of the ALDS vs. the Yankees.
Louisiana authorities on Monday dropped a bid to extradite former Detroit Tigers star Denny McLain, Major League Baseball's last 30-game winner, for trial in a dispute over a scrap metal sale.
The Detroit Tigers have the New York Yankees in a familiar situation at Comerica Park. This time, the Yankees need the wildly inconsistent A.J. Burnett to help them avoid the same fate as five years ago.
It wasn't easy - but the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees in Game 3 of the ALDS, 5-4, taking a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five first round series.
Jose Valverde might have been joking -- at least he said he was -- but Rick Porcello and his Detroit teammates have a chance Tuesday to make him right, too.
The first inning didn't go well for Justin Verlander Monday night.
Speaking postgame to The Ticket's Jeff Riger - Ramon Santiago talked about the pitching by Verlander, saying: "Verlander gave us a chance to win."
Louisiana authorities have dropped a bid to extradite former Detroit Tigers star Denny McLain for trial in a dispute over a scrap metal sale.
After Sunday's game against the Yankees, Jose Valverde talked with the media about the ALDS being over since the Tigers are headed back to Comerica Park.
The Tigers have announced their lineup for game 3 of the ALDS.
Tigers manager Jim Leyland tracked Curtis Granderson's popup in the rain, anticipating the game's final out. Then Alex Avila stepped on the on-deck circle and slipped.
The American League Central Division Champion Detroit Tigers will continue the American League Division Series against the New York Yankees on Monday, October 3, at Comerica Park.
After a long, wet weekend in the Bronx, the Detroit Tigers left with a split and home-field advantage in what has become a best-of-three affair in their AL division series against the New York Yankees.
The matchup of aces is back on.
The rules are different in the postseason. And because existence is a day-to-day thing in the playoffs, managers (well, most of them anyway) treat each game like it was the last one of the season.
He's not the focus of the Tiger lineup anymore. He's not the Tigers' MVP candidate, or even the second choice.
The tale of the Tigers in 2011 has not contained one central character.
The Tigers hold off a furious rally by the Yankees in the ninth and the Detroit Tigers beat the N. Y. Yankees 5-3 in Game 2 of the ALDS on Sunday.
The American League Division Series isn't over just because the Yankees routed the Tigers, 9-3, in Game 1.
The two teams return to the field in New York for a Sunday afternoon game.
Picking up where they left off in a suspended game, the Detroit Tigers lose to the New York Yankees 9-3 during Game One of the ALDS series on Saturday night.
The playoff opener between the Detroit Tigers and New York Yankees was suspended because of rain in the second inning, wiping out both No. 1 starters for a few days.
Justin Verlander started for Detroit against CC Sabathia on Friday night in a highly anticipated matchup between two of the game's best pitchers.
