Detroit Tigers Notes And Quotes 6-23-11
Don Kelly hit his first pinch home run in the eighth inning on Wednesday against the Dodgers. His second home run of the season gave Detroit a 7-5 lead it managed to hang on to.
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Don Kelly hit his first pinch home run in the eighth inning on Wednesday against the Dodgers. His second home run of the season gave Detroit a 7-5 lead it managed to hang on to.
Detroit's bullpen isn't nearly "all right" as it has been much of the past couple of seasons but it's a little less left-handed than it has been.
Casper Wells opened the game with one of four home runs by Detroit and defensive replacement Austin Jackson made an over-the-shoulder catch on Dioner Navarro's bases-loaded drive for the final out, sending the Tigers past the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-5 Wednesday.
The Detroit Tigers have played their last 14 interleague games on the road, and the results have been less than ideal. Ending the trip on a positive note may give them some confidence before heading home.
Brandon Inge (mononucleosis) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to June 1. He's expected to be activated June 24 when Detroit begins a homestand against Arizona.
Max Scherzer failed in his bid to become the first 10-game winner in the majors.
Give Jim Leyland an "A" for creativity but a "D" for results.
The Tigers tied the game in the top of the fourth and then never reappeared offensively, as Detroit loses to the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1 on Tuesday night.
The Detroit Tigers today announced the club has agreed to terms with four players selected during the 2011 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.
Last week Jim Leyland went off on the local media about questioning his lineup every game. Well, unfortunately for the Tigers manager that's what we in the media and fans like to do.
The Detroit Tigers couldn't do much at the plate in their return to Dodger Stadium, but they've usually provided plenty of support to right-hander Max Scherzer this season.
No one would have blamed Detroit manager Jim Leyland had he done a rain dance in the dugout with Clayton Kershaw dominating his team inning after inning.
Brad Penny wasn't perfect, although it would have helped if he were. Penny gave up two runs in six innings Monday at Dodger Stadium but was tagged with a loss because his teammates could not score a run.
Jim Leyland has come up with another way to get both Victor Martinez and Alex Avila in the game at the same time.
The Tigers had a chance to tie the Cleveland Indians for first place in the AL Central but a 4-0 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers prevented that move into first for the Tigers.
Penny, who will be on the mound Monday night, was an All-Star with Los Angeles in 2006 and 2007, when he went 32-13 with a 3.65 ERA, but the Dodgers declined his team option following an injury-plagued 2008 in which he posted a 6.27 ERA.
Although the Los Angeles Dodgers snapped their five-game skid, the offense did little to suggest it has turned the corner.
Jim Leyland learned something he probably already knew -- batting Alex Avila higher than sixth, seventh or eighth in the batting order doesn't faze him one bit.
Justin Verlander didn't need his best stuff to beat the Colorado Rockies.
The Detroit Tigers redeem themselves with a 9-1 win over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday afternoon.
Coke issued a career-high seven walks in five innings, including two during a three-run second inning, and the Detroit Tigers could not recover, losing to the Colorado Rockies 5-4 on Saturday night.
A successful stretch at the plate has the Colorado Rockies riding one of their longest winning streaks of the season.
Two Detroit Tigers tagged out at home early in the game - making the difference - as Detroit loses to the Colorado Rockies 5-4 on Saturday night.
As difficult as the Tigers outting against the Rockies was in the Friday night loss, Colorado has issues of their own.
