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There’s nothing quite like experiencing a game in person. You can watch hundreds of games on TV or listen to them on the radio, but being in the stands or behind home plate for an actual in-person experience is its own kind of magic. This past week as the new season unfolded we saw comeback

Toledo Mud Hens 8, Iowa Cubs 6 (box) Joey Wentz was in three true outcomes mode in his second start of the season, but the offense poured it on late for a comeback victory. Jamie Westbrook tied things up with a solo shot to lead off the ninth, and the Cubs bullpen came unglued, wild

I have a very clear memory of recapping a game last season between the Tigers and the Astros that featured a matchup between Casey Mize and Zack Greinke. In that game I also remember losing my mind watching Greinke pitch a 30-ish mph eephus pitch. Anyway, it was delightful and this is a very roundabout

This is likely to be the last year where we have to see our divisional rivals 19 times a season, with the 2023 season promising to see more diversity in match-ups with every team facing each other at least once every year. Still 2022 is a classic year where we’ll be seeing a lot of

After dropping two straight series at home to start the season, the Tigers embark on their first road trip of the year to take on the Kansas City Royals. Thursday night marks the start of a four game series where Detroit will meet a divisional rival that also finds itself with more losses than wins

Iowa Cubs 3, Toledo Mud Hens 2 (box) After some shaky outings, the Hens pitching staff put together a very strong eight inning effort but were undone in the ninth. Chase Anderson spun four innings of one hit ball with five strikeouts to no walks, and Ricardo Pinto followed suit with three scoreless and four

After taking a slim early lead, things looked promising, but Eduardo Rodriguez and the Tigers’ defense melted down in the fourth, allowing a six-run frame that a valiant comeback effort couldn’t overcome. The Red Sox took the three-game set with a 9-7 victory on a rainy day at Comerica Park. Well, this one started off

Ok, the Detroit Tigers looked bad for much of today’s rubber match against the Boston Red Sox. Real bad. The kind of bad that you know you shouldn’t take much away from, because we’re only six games into the season, but the vibe is too lousy to ignore. Like no one really wanted to play

After getting out to a good start with a win on Monday, and an early lead on Tuesday, the Tigers sleepwalked their way through the late innings to lose 5-3 and even the series with the Boston Red Sox. Now, they’ll send their big free agent pitching acquisition against his old team looking to take

Iowa Cubs 8, Toledo Mud Hens 5 (box) Things didn’t go well in the first game of the series in Iowa. A seven-run fourth innings sunk the Mud Hens’ chances in this one. Michael Pineda had cruised for three innings, and the Hens took the first lead of the day in the top of the

An early lead melted away after a good start from Tyler Alexander as the Red Sox came back from a three-run deficit early to win 5-3 on Monday. Alexander, aka Todd the Painter, did his job on Tuesday, as he usually does. For five innings he took advantage of yet another starting opportunity and blanked

The Detroit Tigers are still longshots to make the 2022 MLB playoffs but there are enough pieces on the squad to at least make this season interesting. The first four games of the year have shown some of the highs, mostly in the form of new additions, as well as some of the same old

The 2022 Major League Baseball season is finally under way, with rosters temporarily expanded to 28 players. The Detroit Tigers presently have 34 players on the major league roster, and another eight players who have been optioned to the minor leagues. Plus, they have Michael Pineda, who is signed to a major league contract and

Raise your hand if you had “Pitchers’ duel between Matt Manning and Michael Wacha” on your 2022 MLB Bingo card, simply so I may call you a liar. And yet, that was precisely how the first half of this game seemed to shake out. Wacha’s outing was a little less impressive than Manning’s, but the

A brisk contest through seven innings saw Matt Manning put together a strong six inning outing with just a J.D. Martinez solo shot allowed. Unfortunately, after scratching out an early run on a Miguel Cabrera sacrifice fly in the bottom of the first, the bats went quiet against Michael Wacha and the Boston Red Sox

Detroit Tigers (1-2) vs. Boston Red Sox (1-2) Time/Place: 5:10 p.m., Comerica ParkSB Nation site: Over the MonsterMedia: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: RHP Matt Manning (4-7, 5.80 ERA) vs. RHP Michael Wacha (3-5, 5.05 ERA) Game 4 Pitching Matchup (2021 stats) Pitcher IP K% BB% FIP fWAR Pitcher IP K% BB%

A new season means the return of a traditional series here at Bless You Boys. If this is your first season with us, let me introduce you to Behind Enemy Lines, the Q&A that aims to provide some expert insight into the upcoming competition. We take time to chat with the folks who run our

What started out with a tremendously fun Friday quickly turned to a series to forget for the Detroit Tigers. The Chicago White Sox are favored to when the AL Central division and they flexed their muscles after being walked off against in the first game of the season, winning the next two to hand the

Much has changed since we brought you the last Tigers Prospect Daily report. The Tigers have three new Vice-Presidents. The organization wide overhaul of the player development personnel that began with the hiring of new Director of Player Development, Kenny Graham as well as the hire of Dr. Georgia Giblin to develop a performance science

The finale of the opening three-game series against the Chicago White Sox, in which the teams had already traded wins the previous two days, saw Tarik Skubal face off against Michael Kopech on a chilly 48°F (9°C) afternoon. In the end, the Tigers’ highly-regarded division rivals ended up easily winning the game 10-1, and the