Matt Dery's Daily Update 5-10-11
Tigers have won their last 3, and 6 of 8. Rick Porcello is on the mound against lefty Francisco Liriano, who in his last start threw a no-hitter against the White Sox.
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Tigers have won their last 3, and 6 of 8. Rick Porcello is on the mound against lefty Francisco Liriano, who in his last start threw a no-hitter against the White Sox.
The Tigers took their second straight four game series Monday with a 10-5 win over the Blue Jays in Toronto.
Victor Martinez crushed two doubles and a two-run home run in a three-RBI night. His RBI double over the center fielder's head jump-started a six-run fourth inning that overcame a 2-0 Toronto lead. His home run, on a 1-0 fastball in the seventh, sparked a four-run outburst.
Reasons why players enjoy playing for the Tigers and manager Jim Leyland showed up again Monday.
A six run fourth inning set the tone for the Tigers as they trounce the Toronto Blue Jays 10-5 on Monday night.
Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander tossed his second no-hitter — no thanks to dozens of people who broke a very important unwritten rule.
Getting Jose Bautista and Aaron Hill back in the lineup wasn't enough to help the Toronto Blue Jays break out of their recent offensive funk. Their slump could continue Monday night when they face Max Scherzer and the Detroit Tigers in the finale of a four-game set.
Austin Jackson made it back-to-back three-hit games and his two-run home run, a slicing liner down the left-field line, broke a 2-2 tie in the seventh. "He's just putting the ball in play," manager Jim Leyland said.
Detroit signed Brad Penny to a $3 million base contract for this season figuring if his season flamed out like it did last year in St. Louis, it would only be on the hook for the guaranteed amount it took to lure him away from the competition.
Justin Verlander was picking up the check. The steaks and wine were on him, and why not?
The Tigers made it two straight over the Toronto Blue Jays with a 5-2 win at the Rogers Centre in Toronto.
Three reasons Justin Verlander was one of the Top 5 starting pitchers in baseball even before throwing a no-hitter Saturday at Toronto.
Brad Penny pitched well into the eighth inning and the Detroit Tigers followed Justin Verlander's no- hitter by beating the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2 Sunday.
Justin Verlander threw the 2nd no-hitter of his career - and the 7th in Tigers history - beating the Blue Jays in Toronto, 9-0.
There's something very special about what happened in Toronto on Saturday. Justin Verlander threw a no-hitter, the second of his career and just the seventh ever by a Tiger pitcher. That's pretty amazing when you think about it, considering that the Tigers have been around for 110 years and have played at least 154 games in each of those seasons. That's about 17 thousand games if my math is correct.
Verlander barely missed a perfect game. He becomes the 30th pitcher in major league history to throw multiple career no- hitters.
Something was different at the Rogers Center on this Saturday afternoon (May 7, 2011). The roof was open for the first time all season and it might be the last time. Why? Because of Justin Verlander who started the game retiring 22 Blue Jays before walking J.P. Arencibia on a 3-2 count during a 12 pitch at bat.
It's a side note that the Tigers beat the Blue Jays 9-0 on Saturday afternoon, as Justin Verlander puts his name in the history books with a no-hitter against Toronto.
Phil Coke threw a lot of strikes -- and a lot of them got hit. Of the 79 pitches Coke threw, 58 were strikes, and 11 of those wound up being base hits.
Last winter, Austin Jackson said he felt he could steal 40 bases after swiping 27 in 33 attempts in his rookie season.
The Tigers rallied in the ninth for three runs but fell short in their 7-4 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.
The Detroit Tigers have broken out of their slump and so has All-Star outfielder Magglio Ordonez despite some lingering issues with his surgically repaired right ankle.
The Lions will begin to work out as the team unofficially the week of May 16th.
After losing 7 in a row and looking like they were destined for the cellar the Tigers have bounced back and now have won 3 straight, including taking a series from the Yankees.
When he managed the Tigers, Sparky Anderson had two sayings he repeated over and over about mileposts in a given season.
The prosecutor's office says a charging decision will be made after the request is reviewed.
A Michigan man was charged after he allegedly threatened Republicans during a call to the state Capitol.
The University of Michigan Division of Public Safety and Security is urging people to avoid the area of W. Ellsworth and State roads.
The ranking member of the House Oversight Committee is demanding answers from Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, days after Lutnick reportedly met with the owner of the Ambassador Bridge.
Americans Madison Chock and Evan Bates, considered the favorites, placed second in the 2026 Winter Olympics. France's Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron took home gold.
Jarvis Butts entered a guilty plea during a pretrial conference on Thursday in the Third Circuit Court, court records show.
Jarvis Butts also plead guilty to five other cases involving sexual assault of four different minors with one victim as young as four years old.
An 18-year-old was taken into custody after one person was stabbed last week on Oakland University's campus, police said in an update on Thursday.
The prosecutor's office says a charging decision will be made after the request is reviewed.
A Michigan man was charged after he allegedly threatened Republicans during a call to the state Capitol.
Union Vice President Laura Dickerson confirmed that the worker, TJ Sabula, "has no discipline on his record."
Some General Motors employees are taken aback by this year's profit-sharing checks, with it being $4,000 less than the previous one.
While many assume a "harsh" winter, or this bone-chilling, sustained cold, is the enemy of asphalt, the real culprit is temperature fluctuation.
In Metro Detroit, drivers are paying about $2.90 per gallon, which is 2 cents less than last week and 29 cents less than at the same time last year.
The winter storm that brought snow to Southeast Michigan on Sunday didn't stop car enthusiasts from leaving their homes for the final day of the 2026 Detroit Auto Show.
"Dawson's Creek" and "Varsity Blues" star James Van Der Beek has died at 48 years old.
For the first time, a major U.S. automaker is putting a team up against the European giants of Formula One. Can Cadillac be a contender?
The 31-year-old Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny took the stage on Sunday dressed in all white, donning a jersey with his last name, Ocasio, and the number 64.
Brad Arnold, the founder and lead singer of the 3 Doors Down has died following "his courageous battle with cancer," the rock band announced Saturday on social media.
Bad Bunny took the stage at halftime for the 2026 Super Bowl. Here's who else performed at Super Bowl 60.
The ranking member of the House Oversight Committee is demanding answers from Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, days after Lutnick reportedly met with the owner of the Ambassador Bridge.
Americans Madison Chock and Evan Bates, considered the favorites, placed second in the 2026 Winter Olympics. France's Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron took home gold.
Some travelers are finding they don't have storage above their seats when they get on the plane because early boarders are taking up the overhead bins.
Border czar Tom Homan announced Thursday that Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota is concluding, with a drawdown of federal immigration officers set to occur over the course of next week.
The Trump administration says greenhouse gases emitted from sources like cars, trucks and power plants will no longer be regulated by the federal government.
Officials announced eligibility for mothers and babies in the city of Detroit.
Two Metro Detroit representatives are among those sponsoring a bill that calls for a 32% tax on any wireless device purchased for someone age 17 and younger.
The Oakland Community Health Network will now be taking over that responsibility amidst a financial dispute between the two organizations.
Legionella testing at Oakland County government facilities has detected the bacteria in the water systems of two additional buildings.
When the temperatures plummet, and the snow starts piling up, most of us have the same instinct: retreat indoors, crank up the heat, and get cozy.
Americans Madison Chock and Evan Bates, considered the favorites, placed second in the 2026 Winter Olympics. France's Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron took home gold.
Retired Detroit Lions offensive tackle Dan Skipper is returning to the team, but not in uniform. Instead, he'll be on the sidelines as part of the coaching staff, sources told CBS News Detroit.
Isaiah Stewart of the Detroit Pistons has been suspended for seven games in the aftermath of an altercation that erupted during Monday night's game.
Two days after the confetti fell on Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, one Detroit native is still processing the weekend of a lifetime.
The GameAbove Sports Bowl, which is hosted annually by Ford Field, will be canceled ahead of the 2026 season, the venue announced on Tuesday.
The roundtable discusses the impact of the high-profile game for advertisers, including Detroit-based Rocket and Redfin.
Could a new entertainment tax and a new sales tax be ahead for the Motor City?
As the 2026 Detroit Auto Show wraps up Sunday, the roundtable discusses the signature event and standout moments from the past two weeks.
Penske and Reuss address a wide range of critical issues for Detroit, Michigan and the nation.
Huntington Place CEO Bryan Crowe and his team have been preparing to welcome hundreds of thousands of visitors to the Detroit Auto Show this week.
The FBI says it is increasing the reward in the search for Nancy Guthrie. The search for the mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie entered its 12th day.
Warmer air arrives quickly starting Friday afternoon.
An 18-year-old was taken into custody after one person was stabbed last week on Oakland University's campus, police said in an update on Thursday.
Police and fire crews on Thursday responded to a reported gas leak in the Ann Arbor-Pittsfield Township area.
The Detroit man accused of murdering and sexually assaulting 13-year-old Na'Ziyah Harris, who went missing in January 2024, pleaded guilty in the case Thursday morning.