Despite Another Loss, Ausmus Will Steer Clear Of Drastic Lineup Changes
"If you're managing a struggling team and you do something radical ... you kind of lose some of the players," Ausmus said.
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"If you're managing a struggling team and you do something radical ... you kind of lose some of the players," Ausmus said.
When Chad Smith blew out his elbow on a ninth-inning first-pitch slider against Oregon on April 17, 2011, everything changed.
In an unprecedented turn of events, the starting rotation that made Detroit so formidable has recently hurt the team more than helped it.
The Arizona Diamondbacks, although they probably will not say so on the record, apparently decided the seventh inning was a good time to plunk Ryan Braun.
Ausmus, however, said the core muscle repair surgery Verlander underwent in January could be affecting the ace in another way.
Detroit Tigers starter Justin Verlander did not blame fans for booing him Monday night.
Reaction to the death of Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn. The former San Diego Padres outfielder died Monday of cancer at 54.
The jeers kept coming in the next inning when Kansas City scored four runs — one earned — on four hits and two errors off Evan Reed.
The 38-year-old Hunter has played in 60 of 66 games this season, hitting .266 with nine homers and 35 RBIs for the Tigers.
"He would talk to anybody like you were his next-door neighbor," Ausmus said.
Winners of seven straight and 12 of their last 16, the Royals trail the Tigers by just a game and a half in the division standings.
"So if you're going to be upset about everybody going out there and pitching there ass off, I don't have anything to say about that."
Suarez's homer came moments after former Tigers star Magglio Ordonez was shown on the videoboard, receiving a huge ovation.
Detroit left seven on base while Drew Smyly (3-4) gave up one run, four hits and three walks over six innings.
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The Chicago White Sox have signed Olympic speedskater Eddy Alvarez to a minor league deal as an infielder.
Oakland A's left fielder Yoenis Cespedes has one of the better arms in Major League Baseball.
Bob Welch, the 1990 AL Cy Young Award winner of the Oakland Athletics and the last major leaguer to win at least 25 games in a season, has died. He was 57.
Maybe there's a little Lonnie Baseball to go with Johnny Football in Cleveland.
Miguel Cabrera, Victor Martinez and Eugenio Suarez homered for AL Central-leading Detroit, which has dropped seven of nine.
The Detroit Tigers bullpen looked questionable going into the season, and 59 games in, questions remain.
In four of his last five outings, Detroit Tigers reliever Phil Coke has held opposing hitters without a run.
I'm not even sure if I would want to see a girl in one of these ...
Over the weekend the Kansas City Royals took on the New York Yankees and the Royals ballboy had one of the biggest blunders he could have.
