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Trei Cruz has been swinging a baseball bat for longer than he can remember. The third-generation pro has photos of himself swinging the stick from the early age of 2 years old. His father, former Tigers hitting coach and currently the head coach for Rice, José Cruz Jr., was in the middle of an 11-year

Toledo Mud Hens 4, Lehigh Valley IronPigs 3 (F/12)(box) Tarik Skubal’s rehab went very well, although they could’ve stretched him out more. In the end, they needed all the pitching they could get as this one took 12 innings to decide. Skubal looked fantastic. He pumped 96-98 mph the whole outings, showing off good command

Here are two things that do not seem like they can both be true, but are both true: Matt Boyd is pretty good this year Matt Boyd is very, very bad third time through the order I think the positive of knowing that these two things are both true is that A.J. Hinch does seem

The Detroit Tigers’ losing streak finally came to an end after nine-straight games of futility with a win in the series opener against the Atlanta Braves on Monday, but the Motor City Kitties failed to build on that victory, dropping the next two to continue its downfall. Now sitting 12 games under the .500 mark

Lehigh Valley IronPigs 8, Toledo Mud Hens 0 (box) The IronPigs bounced back to even the series with a strong showing over the Hens on Wednesday. Zach Logue and Chavez Fernander each allowed three runs, while Rony Garcia allowed two more in this one. Parker Meadows racked up a three-hit game out of the leadoff

The ball was jumping off bats all afternoon at Comerica Park, but in the end the Atlanta Braves hit four home runs to the Tigers’ three, and that was the difference. A shaky outing from Michael Lorenzen didn’t help matters as the Braves took game two to sweep Wednesday’s doubleheader. Things didn’t get off to

Game 1 of Wednesday’s traditional doubleheader between the Detroit Tigers and Atlanta Braves belonged to the visitors. Despite taking an early — and particularly exciting — early lead, the Tigers were unable to maintain their advantage, surrendering a flurry of runs to Atlanta’s top-five offense, falling 10-7. The Tigers’ peak was exciting but short-lived. Spencer

Detroit Tigers (27-37) vs. Atlanta Braves (40-26) Time/Place: 1:10 p.m., Comerica ParkSB Nation Site: Battery PowerMedia: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkGame 65 Pitching Matchup: RHP Reese Olson (0-1, 2.70 ERA) vs. RHP Spencer Strider (6-2, 3.79 ERA) Game 65 Pitching Matchup Player IP K% BB% FIP fWAR Player IP K% BB% FIP fWAR

Toledo Mud Hens 8, Lehigh Valley IronPigs 7 (box) A big day for the offense carried the Hens over Lehigh Valley in game 1 of this series from Allentown, PA. Jack O’Loughlin continues to impress, and while the bullpen made it a nail biter, a ninth inning rally brought home the victory. The left-handed O’Loughlin,

Just when you thought they were out, they pulled us right back in! In what started as another lifeless performance, the Tigers mounted a massive comeback in the late innings to pull off a huge 6-5 extra-inning victory against the Atlanta Braves. Spencer Torkelson played hero on multiple occasions as the Tigers snapped their nine

Detroit Tigers (26-36) vs. Atlanta Braves (40-25) Time/Place: 6:40 p.m., Comerica ParkSB Nation Site: Battery PowerMedia: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: TBD vs. RHP Charlie Morton (5-6, 3.89 ERA) Game 64 Pitching Matchup Player IP K% BB% FIP fWAR Player IP K% BB% FIP fWAR TBD – – – – – Morton

The Detroit Tigers were swept for the third straight series last weekend by the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks, who took all three weekend games inside Comerica Park to continue the Motor City Kitties’ downward spiral this month. Now owners of a nine-game skid, they turn their attention to the Atlanta Braves who will be in town

Buffalo Bisons 4, Toledo Mud Hens 3 (Fri)(Box) Toledo Mud Hens 7, Buffalo Bisons 5 (Sat)(Box) Buffalo Bisons 12, Toledo Mud Hens 1 (Sun)(Box) The Hens managed to win on Saturday, avoiding the sweep, but the Bisons averaged over seven runs a game in the series. On Friday, recently acquired lefty Bryan Sammons gave the

For a brief moment, it seemed like this would be the day things went right for the Detroit Tigers. But thanks to another ninth-inning meltdown by a typically good reliever, the Arizona Diamondbacks scored four runs in the ninth to flip a two-run lead to a two-run deficit and the Tigers dropped the finale of

Detroit Tigers (26-36) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (39-25) Time/Place: 11:35 p.m., Comerica ParkSB Nation Site: AZ Snake PitMedia: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: LHP Joey Wentz (1-6, 7.49 ERA) vs. RHP Zac Gallen (7-2, 2.75 ERA) Game 63 Pitching Matchup Player IP K% BB% FIP fWAR Player IP K% BB% FIP fWAR Wentz

Another Boyd outing and another chance to be bested by the third time through the rotation in this miserable Tigers loss. But hey, at least it looked like a nice day to be at the park. Matthew Boyd started well enough with a 1-2-3 top of the first, but the Tigers were going to come

Detroit Tigers (26-35) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (38-25) Time/Place: 1:10 p.m., Comerica ParkSB Nation Site: AZ Snake PitMedia: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: LHP Matthew Boyd (3-4, 5.57 ERA) vs. RHP Ryne Nelson (2-3, 5.40 ERA) Game 62 Pitching Matchup Player IP K% BB% FIP fWAR Player IP K% BB% FIP fWAR Boyd

It looked like the Detroit Tigers were going to keep up with the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night inside Comerica Park, with the home team tying things up heading into the seventh inning. It appears the slot machine hit the seven-spot, as the Motor City Kitties coughed up seven runs en route to their seventh

Detroit Tigers (26-34) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (37-25) Time/Place: 6:40 p.m., Comerica ParkSB Nation Site: AZ Snake PitMedia: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: RHP Michael Lorenzen (2-2, 3.21 ERA) vs. RHP Merrill Kelly (7-3, 2.80 ERA) Game 61 Pitching Matchup Player IP K% BB% FIP fWAR Player IP K% BB% FIP fWAR Lorenzen

Times are tough for the Detroit Tigers, who now own a six-game losing streak after being swept by the Chicago White Sox last weekend and Philadelphia Phillies during the week — both on the road — to fall to eight games under the .500 mark. However, the American League Central division is a heaping, steaming