Indians Beat White Sox For 14th Straight Time, 7-2
After 158 games of highs, lows, losing streaks and walk-off wins, the Cleveland Indians can almost touch the postseason.
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After 158 games of highs, lows, losing streaks and walk-off wins, the Cleveland Indians can almost touch the postseason.
The Tigers set a new American League record for strikeouts in a season: 1,384.
In a stunning season of walk-off wins, late-inning comebacks and magical moments , Jason Giambi provided the most stirring one yet.
The Minnesota Twins are playing it safe with All-Star catcher Joe Mauer after having seen up close the damage concussions can do to a player.
The team wrapped up their regular season at home over the weekend and hit a record-setting attendance of over three million fans.
With almost two weeks between the time they clinched the AL East title and their first playoff game, the Boston Red Sox could spend the time tweaking their pitching rotation or nursing their injured players back to health.
Miguel Cabrera, though, is an element that his team cannot afford to lose, and his injuries are still bothering him.
Max Scherzer became baseball's first 20-game winner Friday night, pitching through bad weather for six innings to help the Detroit Tigers to a 12-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
Of the batters in the heart of the Detroit Tigers order, designated hitter Victor Martinez might be the one least expected to be intentionally walked twice in a game.
Many questioned the Detroit Tigers skipper Saturday for not pinch-running for the big first baseman, but if the question comes up again, Thursday's game may well crop up as evidence to back up Leyland's choice.
Nearly losing a game was bad enough. Nearly losing rookie shortstop Jose Iglesias was much, much worse.
Prince Fielder had three hits and scored the tiebreaking run in the seventh inning on a close play at the plate, leading the Detroit Tigers over the Seattle Mariners 5-4 on Thursday.
Tuesday, Phil Coke could have been given the benefit of the doubt. Wednesday, there was no such relief.
After significant shuffling and several additions, the bullpen looks ready for postseason play - just in time. Is the worrying over?
For the first time in a long time, Miguel Cabrera looked like his old self.
While Miguel Cabrera, Prince Fielder, Justin Verlander and others - have been instrumental in the team's success, so have Benoit and Porcello.
If Peralta cannot play left field, Leyland told Stoney and Bill on 97.1 The Ticket, Peralta, who was given a 50-game suspension for violating the league's performance-enhancing drug policy, will likely not be on the playoff roster.
The Tigers have played 150 games over the last 169 days, a schedule that definitely qualifies as a grind, but the enthusiasm for the rest of the year grows strong as the postseason gets even closer.
Jerry Seinfeld will join the New York Mets' broadcast crew on Tuesday.
Even though Ryan Raburn hasn't played a lot lately, he certainly didn't look rusty at the plate Thursday night.
Barry Bonds was the slugger in the middle of their lineup, and Doug Drabek was the ace of a rotation that included a rookie knuckleballer named Tim Wakefield.
Jhonny Peralta will join the club for workouts in Chicago beginning on Wednesday.
Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh apologized to his teammates for the low block penalty that wiped out the "six" of a pick six by Detroit's DeAndre Levy.
Let's take a look at whether Cabrera's ejection was - as Tigers manager Jim Leyland thought - unwarranted.
The end date of the shortstop's suspension is Sept. 26, and Peralta could start a rehab stint in about a week.
