Detroit Tigers Notes And Quotes 6-11-11
Victor Martinez hit his first home run of the season batting right-handed, a two-run shot in the fourth that gave Detroit a short 2-1 lead.
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Victor Martinez hit his first home run of the season batting right-handed, a two-run shot in the fourth that gave Detroit a short 2-1 lead.
The seeds sown in the desert of last year's second half by Detroit are beginning to bloom for the Tigers this season.
Victor Martinez hit a two run homer but it wasn't enough as the Detroit Tigers lose 3-2 to the Seattle Mariners Friday night.
After the Detroit Tigers finally beat the Seattle Mariners at Comerica Park this season, they hope for a better effort than the last time they faced the resurgent Erik Bedard.
Alex Avila hit two triples, tripling his career total, and scored the winning run after driving in the tying run in the four-run fifth inning on Thursday.
Everybody wants to know what's going to happen Magglio Ordonez returns to the Tigers from the disabled list.
Tigers outfielder Magglio Ordonez is on the disabled list as he recovers from weakness in his right ankle, the same area in which he suffered a fracture and had to have season-ending surgery in 2010. He's been out on a rehab assignment and will soon return to the Tigers.
Alex Avila hit two triples and Justin Verlander pitched eight strong innings as the Detroit Tigers beat the Seattle Mariners 4-1 on Thursday night.
The Tigers have their biggest fan right here at 97.1 The Ticket in Terry Foster. Terry has loved the Tigers so much his whole life.
Stafford is fed up with lockout questions from the reporters and said more workouts are coming in July if the lockout is not over.
"The Detroit Tigers organization was saddened to hear of the passing of Jim Northrup. Jim dedicated 21 years with the Tigers, parts of 11 seasons as a player, and 10 in the Tigers television booth.
After snapping a long losing streak in Chicago, the Seattle Mariners now have their sights set on extending a run in Detroit.
June is when the pennant race begins to take shape in earnest. The pretenders are separated by the contenders in June and July.
Don Kelly had a plus-minus of negative-1. Kelly hit a solo home run in the first inning to give Detroit a 1-0 lead, tucking a fastball just inside the foul pole in right.
At the end of last season, the Tigers wanted to move Phil Coke into the rotation because they didn't have a southpaw slinger all of 2010.
Former Detroit Tigers outfielder Jim Northrup, who hit a decisive two-run triple in Game 7 of the 1968 World Series, died Wednesday. He was 71.
Alexi Ogando scattered six hits over 7 2/3 innings to remain unbeaten, Adrian Beltre homered, and the Texas Rangers avoided a three-game sweep by Detroit with a 7-3 victory over the Tigers on Wednesday night.
The New York Post is reporting that two sources say that Joe Dumars will not consider Isiah Thomas for head coach of the Pistons, due to not wanting to jeopardize his long time friendship with Zeke.
A power surge has the Detroit Tigers in position to sweep a series in Arlington for the first time in 10 years.
Ryan Raburn now has a seven-game hitting streak -- but the seventh game was the only one containing more than one hit.
They banged out 20 hits Tuesday in an 8-1 win at Texas after getting 18 the night before. Those two outbursts took the dust off the history books.
The Tigers take the first two games in the series, as Detroit beats the Texas Rangers 8-1 on Tuesday evening.
There are a multitude of reasons why this should happen, chief of which is that he'll get more at bats over the course of the season hitting third rather than fourth.
With the 76th pick in the 2nd round of the 2011 MLB Draft the Tigers selected right handed cathcer James McCann from the University of Arkansas.
The Detroit Tigers have been flexing their home run muscle this month and that's helped them close in on the AL Central lead.
