Porcello's September Struggles Continue, Ausmus Says Fatigue Not A Factor
"There's not really much we can do about it," Ausmus said of Porcello's September woes. "He's one of our starters, so he's going to pitch."
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"There's not really much we can do about it," Ausmus said of Porcello's September woes. "He's one of our starters, so he's going to pitch."
The Tigers had a chance to clinch their fourth-straight A.L. Central Division title with a win and a Royals loss; the Royals beat the White Sox, 3-1.
The Detroit Tigers pitching staff recorded 1,428 strikeouts in 2013, a mark that was broken by the Cleveland Indians against the Rays on Friday night.
While fans, non fans, kids and adult everywhere celebrated the legendary Yankees' captain's last hit at Yankee stadium, let's take a look at the best reactions from friends of DJ, fellow athletes and other celebrates who took to Twitter to pay their RE2PECT to Number 2.
It was a beautiful moment in baseball on Thursday night when retiring Yankee captain Derek Jeter came through with a game winning walk-off single in his final game at Yankee Stadium.
Derek Jeter didn't want the night to end.
The Chicago White Sox are paying tribute to retiring slugger Paul Konerko this weekend.
To be sure, the Tigers are happy to be a lock for the playoffs, but they want the division, not the wild card.
That's not where Puig's celebration stopped. He then proceeded to pour ice on his teammates.
Baseball players aren't the only ones battling it out on the field.
Verlander pitched his final regular season start of 2014 better than he had pitched all season.
"It's a little weak that they would hit him," Ausmus said. "If they injure Victor there and we're in the playoff hunt, that's bad news."
"I think certain guys have, when the stage is bigger and the spotlight's brighter, they turn up their concentration, their game is elevated," Ausmus said. "I think there is some truth to that."
Last night during the kiss cam, a Giants and Dodgers fan really took a unique approach.
The Indians began the week with improbable odds of making the playoffs.
The Indians waited more than three weeks to gain a little ground on the Royals. They gave it right back in a few hours.
Detroit is one game ahead of the second-place Royals, who beat Cleveland 2-0 Monday night, after the Indians finished off a victory in a suspended game against Kansas City.
Detroit Tigers right fielder Torii Hunter made a believer out of new Tigers manager Brad Ausmus.
Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said he feels comfortable using starter-turned-reliever Anibal Sanchez at any point in a game.
It was 1-1 in the sixth when a line drive and a wild throw led to an appeal toss and a pair of umpire discussions that wound up ruling a Royals runner had left third base too soon.
A combination of 19 hits and seven scoreless innings from Justin Verlander helped the Tigers jump 1.5 games ahead of the Royals in the Al Central Division.
Rookie catcher James McCann will start in Avila's place as Detroit begins a crucial three-game series against the Royals, who were a half-game back in the AL Central.
The Captain has just 11 games left in his illustrious Hall of Fame career, and the Kalamazoo native has been receiving a ton of attention on his "farewell tour" this season, rightfully so.
A good friend of mine told this joke to me a few years ago and I'll never forget it.
Liam Hendriks' abbreviated start forced Royals relievers to work six innings, and that didn't work out very well.
