Pitching Falters In Tigers' 7-5 Loss To Rays
Steven Souza and Steve Pearce homered to help the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 7-5 Friday night.
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Steven Souza and Steve Pearce homered to help the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 7-5 Friday night.
The Texas Rangers will remain in Arlington through 2054 and work with the city on building a $1 billion retractable-roof stadium that would open in 2021.
Tim Lincecum signed a $2.5 million, one-year deal with the Los Angeles Angels on Friday, giving the injury-plagued team additional depth for their rotation.
The Atlanta Braves removed infielder Erick Aybar from the starting lineup for Thursday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates after getting a chicken bone stuck in his throat.
You can't help but laugh.
Fredi Gonzalez brought two bottles of wine and knocked on the hotel room door of Atlanta general manager John Coppolella for a late-night bull session.
Ian Kinsler and J.D. Martinez hit consecutive homers during a seven-run seventh inning.
Brad Ausmus will sit out the game this evening against Minnesota due to suspension.
The Chicago Cubs have agreed to terms on a major league contract with Joe Nathan, a veteran reliever recovering from Tommy John surgery.
The Atlanta Braves on Tuesday fired manager Fredi Gonzalez, who couldn't survive the worst record in the majors.
MLB chief baseball officer Joe Torre says discipline is obviously coming for those involved in Sunday's melee between the Toronto Blue Jays and Texas Rangers, "hopefully" as soon as Tuesday.
Long time Detroit Tigers infielder Dick McAuliffe died Friday at the age of 76, the team announced before Monday night's game.
The Tigers led 8-0 after one inning with AL ERA leader Jordan Zimmermann on the mound, only to see the Twins come back to tie the game in the seventh.
Manager Brad Ausmus let his frustration boil over during Monday night's game against the Minnesota Twins.
Most of the chatter has been surrounding the job status of manager Brad Ausmus, but Avila said that he isn't focused on making any changes to the staff right now.
MLB Senior Vice President Joe Garagiola likely will issue suspensions after consulting with Chief Baseball Officer Joe Torre.
Returning to Comerica Park after a seven-game road trip, Ausmus wanted no part in talking about his job security before Monday's game against the Minnesota Twins.
"It's your fault," Bobby Bonds told his son. "You didn't have to be this good."
Most teams in MLB have played close to 40 games at this point of the season, meaning the fantasy baseball season is one quarter over. If you've been waiting for that veteran to come around and start hitting, it's time to give up on the dream. If that pitcher still has an ERA way north of five runs per game, you may need to look elsewhere for wins and strikeouts. This is the time of the year when trends become permanent, really. Sticking too long with players headed for bad seasons only can hurt your team.
Jose Bautista slid hard into second base, stood up and found himself face-to-face with Texas' Rougned Odor.
Miguel Cabrera homered for the Tigers, who have lost 11 of 12. Cabrera's two-run homer in the sixth ended Detroit's run of 17 straight scoreless innings.
"We're just plugging away right now and understanding that we've got to get up for every ballgame," Jason Heyward said.
When Matt Bush was released from prison last October after a 3 1/2-year sentence for a drunken-driving accident, the former No. 1 overall draft pick was sober and just hoping for another chance to play baseball.
"I think the only person that's pretty upset that saw it is my mom. I told her, 'Sorry.' I texted her."
Alex Wilson gave up three runs in the seventh and Justin Wilson (0-1) yielded the last two.
