Bless You Boys

On Monday afternoon, the Detroit Tigers beat the San Francisco Giants 5-1 in a makeup of a game that was rained out in April. I’m sure the players would’ve much rather had the day off, but that’s how the ball bounces sometimes, I guess. Tarik Skubal made his fourth start for the Tigers this year,

Well, Sunday was moving day in the farm system, and the major league roster has followed suit on Monday. This morning, the Tigers announced a series of moves involving their pitching. RHP Mason Englert, last year’s Rule 5 pick, has been moved to the 15-day injured list with left hip tightness, retroactive to July 23.

Toledo Mud Hens 4, Lehigh Valley IronPigs 2 (box) Lehigh Valley IronPigs 7, Toledo Mud Hens 5 (F/7)(box) Lehigh Valley IronPigs 6, Toledo Mud Hens 2 (box) The Toledo Mud Hens had little fun in Lehigh Valley. Apart from Friday night’s game the IronPigs pretty much had their way with the Hens, taking the series

Alex Faedo wasn’t quite at his best, but he kept the San Diego Padres off balance enough to avoid their power as the pitching staff put together a complete performance on Sunday. The offense didn’t exactly get loose, but a pair of solo shots held up for a winning margin as they took the third

Detroit Tigers (44-54) vs. San Diego Padres (48-51) Time/Place: 12:05 p.m., Comerica ParkSB Nation Site: Gaslamp BallMedia: Peacock, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: RHP Alex Faedo (1-4, 6.98 ERA) vs. RHP Joe Musgrove (9-2, 3.16 ERA) Game 99 Pitching Matchup Player IP K% BB% FIP fWAR Player IP K% BB% FIP fWAR TBD – –

Well this one got ugly. A rain delay led to a short night for Matt Manning, and AJ Hinch’s bullpen management in this series, along with the Scott Harris’ desire to keep Mason Englert, led to a debacle as the Padres erased a 3-0 deficit and turned it into a complete rout of the Tigers.

Detroit Tigers (44-53) vs. San Diego Padres (47-51) Time/Place: 6:10 p.m., Comerica ParkSB Nation Site: Gaslamp BallMedia: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: RHP Matt Manning (3-1, 3.38 ERA) vs. LHP Jackson Wolf (8-8, 3.39 ERA in Double-A) Game 98 Pitching Matchup Player IP K% BB% FIP fWAR Player IP K% BB% FIP

The Detroit Tigers started off a seven-game home stand at Comerica Park with a narrow 5-4 loss against the San Diego Padres on Friday night. Detroit’s starter, Reese Olson struggled in the first. After recording the first two outs of the game with ease, he gave up a 470-foot home run to Juan Soto, which

Detroit Tigers (44-52) vs. San Diego Padres (46-51) Time/Place: 6:40 p.m., Comerica ParkSB Nation Site: Gaslamp BallMedia: Apple TV+, MLB.TV maybe?, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: RHP Reese Olson (1-3, 3.96 ERA) vs. RHP Seth Lugo (3-4, 3.78 ERA) Game 97 Pitching Matchup Player IP K% BB% FIP fWAR Player IP K% BB% FIP fWAR Olson

The Detroit Tigers finally return home for the first time since the All-Star break this weekend after a successful seven-game road trip. AJ Hinch’s squad managed to take two of three from the Seattle Mariners — the host of this year’s ASG festivities — before heading to Kansas City to take three of four from

Lehigh Valley IronPigs 9, Toledo Mud Hens 2 (box) Bryan Sammons threw a pretty good game, but once again the offense was quiet and the bullpen came unglued on Thursday. The Hens had an early lead when Tyler Nevin doubled and later scored on a passed ball in the bottom of the second inning. Otherwise

Who has the longest scoreless innings streak in MLB? That’s right, it is Michael Lorenzen. The All-Star right-hander three-hit the Royals over seven innings of scoreless work, and the offense got just enough down to take the four-game set in Kansas City on Thursday. This one started pretty quietly. A one-out single from Riley Greene

Lehigh Valley IronPigs 5, Toledo Mud Hens 1 (box) Jack O’Loughlin had a rough go in this one, and the offense was pretty quiet again. The young lefty allowed five earned runs over five innings of work, with all the runs scoring via the long ball. He allowed four home runs on the night, which

Eduardo Rodriguez is really going to cause us some headaches over the next few weeks leading to the trade deadline. He looked great tonight, really dialed in, pitching remarkably well, and that sort of thing is bound to renew a lot of attention from other teams. So the question becomes, do the Tigers actually make

On Wednesday, Awful Announcing rebooted their annual MLB local broadcaster rankings. The reader-voted list had not been released since 2019, and while the voting sample size of just over 10,000 total votes is a mere fraction of the list’s peak voting sample size of 64,000 total votes, the results are as interesting as ever —

Let’s take a second and assume that the Detroit Tigers are not going to the playoffs. Hard to imagine, I know, but bear with me. The team has a handful of tradeable assets — all of them pitchers — and a wealth of teams that could make sense as trade partners for Scott Harris and

Lehigh Valley IronPigs 4, Toledo Mud Hens 3 (box) Alex Faedo threw a good game for the Hens in Tuesday’s opener with the IronPigs in Toledo, but the bullpen couldn’t hold a late lead. The other bit of bad news was Justyn-Henry Malloy going on the 7-day injured list. So far there are no confirmed

This was just a miserably pitched game all around. Tarik Skubal blew an early lead before melting down entirely in the fourth inning, and the Tigers pen wasn’t much better. On the other hand, the Royals pitching staff was every bit as miserable. The Tigers offense fought to the last out, but fell one big

This game was definitely a little too close for comfort if we remember that the Royals have a mere 27 wins going into tonight, and the Tigers are meant to have the best parts of their lineup back. The Tigers won, but it was down to the wire, as they didn’t get on the board

The big domino in the Detroit Tigers’ quest to sign their 2023 draft class has fallen. First rounder, and third overall pick, outfielder Max Clark signed his contract to turn pro with the Tigers’ today. With that accomplished, signing the rest becomes more straightforward. Clark inked his deal for a slot bonus of $7,700,000, coming