Detroit Tigers Notes And Quotes 7-20-11
Austin Jackson made his first start since July 7, his first appearance since July 10, and sparked two of Detroit's scoring innings.
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Austin Jackson made his first start since July 7, his first appearance since July 10, and sparked two of Detroit's scoring innings.
Duane Below will make his major league debut Wednesday night when the left-hander takes the mound for Detroit, and the Tigers are sending outfielder Casper Wells to the minors.
The top priority for the Tigers is to find another starting pitcher. Some names that have surfaced in rumors are Hiroki Kuroda, Aaron Harang and Jeremy Guthrie.
With two out in the fifth, the Tiger bats came alive - scoring six runs, as Detroit beats the Oakland Athletics 8-3 on Tuesday night.
Ryan Raburn looks to be the most affected by the return of 2B Carlos Guillen.
The Detroit Tigers likely didn't put to rest fears of another second-half swoon by once again barely avoiding a sweep at home.
As the Detroit Tigers celebrated a much-needed victory, Brad Penny's thoughts were on the pennant race ahead.
Don't read too much into whom Detroit brings up to fill out its rotation Wednesday.
It seems Ubaldo Jimenez is this season's hot name that could go nowhere.
As the Detroit Tigers celebrated a much-needed victory, Brad Penny's thoughts were on the pennant race ahead.
Fans don't want to hear excuses. But, that has not stopped Detroit Tigers third baseman Brandon Inge.
The Detroit Tigers approach the trade deadline, like a lot of teams, looking for pitching help ... and the TV ratings from this weekend's two big events are in.
After watching his Detroit Tigers avoid a series sweep with a nice rally, manager Jim Leyland admitted his team has a lot to prove right now
At least it wasn't a sweep. The Tigers managed to salvage one game of their their three game series with the White Sox, thanks to some clutch hitting by Victor Martinez and excellent work by the bullpen. Some thought the Tigers paid too much for Martinez, signed by the team as a free agent in the offseason. But he has turned out to be worth the investment, unlike some other high priced players signed by other teams, like Adam Dunn, who has been a dud for the White Sox and has become the subject of nearly constant booing by fans in Chicago.
Three runs in the sixth inning for the Tigers and a Brennan Boesch solo home run helped the Detroit Tigers get a come from behind win beating the Chicago White Sox 4-3 on Sunday.
The Tigers look to salvage a game out of the White Sox series - having lost the first two games in Detroit.
The Detroit Tigers continue their slow start to the 2nd half of the season, dropping a 5-0 decision to the Chicago White Sox Saturday at Comerica Park.
Now that the Chicago White Sox have snapped a six-game skid in the Motor City to kick off the second half of the season, they're even more focused on a move up the AL Central standings.
Carlos Guillen is returning to the Detroit Tigers after missing 11 months with a left knee injury.
After the Tigers 8-2 home loss to the Chicago White Sox Friday night, the team optioned infielder Danny Worth and right handed relief pitcher Ryan Perry to Triple-A Toledo.
The Tigers were hit early for four runs and never recovered as the Chicago White Sox trounced the Detroit Tigers 8-2 on Friday night.
The game has changed. How many times have we heard that about baseball when, in actuality, the more the game has changed, the more it has remained the same.
From the roll that he has been on to the maturity that he shown this season, it's all good words about arguably the best pitcher in the game right now. But is Justin Verlander a true superstar?
The Tigers head into tonight tied with Cleveland. 5 all-stars, an accomplished manager, and arguably the best pitcher in baseball ... there should be no excuses.
Early this season, live both on radio and television, I made the not-so-profound statement: "The Cleveland Indians stink."
