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Beau Brieske’s third major league start was another decent effort, but once again a defensive mistake and a quiet offense sank the Tigers’ chances as the Astros make it two in a row with a 3-2 victory on Friday night. The Tigers got another taste of a tight, well-pitched contest in this one, the kind

The Detroit Tigers will be looking for revenge on Friday night against the Houston Astros for a series-opening loss inflicted the previous evening, in which hometown ‘Stros outlasted the visiting Motor City Kitties for a 3-2 victory. After surrendering a home run on the very first pitch he threw, Tarik Skubal settled in for six

When the Tigers inked Eduardo Rodriguez to a contract during the offseason, they were betting on his strong underlying statistics translating to high quality innings at the top of the rotation. So far, that has not been the case. Through 25 2⁄3 innings, he has a 5.33 ERA but a 3.75 FIP with a 20.7

Worcester Red Sox 5, Toledo Mud Hens 4 (Gm 1)(F/7)(box) Elvin Rodriguez struggled in this one, and a late flurry from the Hens wasn’t enough as they dropped Game 1 of Thursday’s doubleheader. They offense took advantage of their opportunities despite just seven hits and no walks, they still pushed across four runs. Rodriguez was

Thursday night’s Detroit Tigers’ game was an emotional roller coaster. Miguel Cabrera continued to add to his legacy, the pitching dominated up until the final inning and the offense was listless until they went down to their final strike. They ended the night, though, with a 3-2 loss to the Houston Astros. It didn’t take

Typically when we go into Behind Enemy Lines were talking one-on-one with a contributor from another team site, or a beat writer like Alex Stumpf earlier this week. However, in this next installment, things are a little different. We reached out to The Crawfish Boxes, the SB Nation Astros site, and they decided to make

One of the tougher stretches of games on the schedule has arrived at exactly the wrong time. With three of their Opening Day starters already on the injured list, and a disastrous power outage from the offense, the 2022 Tigers are dangerously close to fumbling away even an outside shot at a playoff spot before

The Tigers bullpen couldn’t bail out their punchless offense in this one. Alex Faedo did fine in his major league debut, but the offense was once again a study in futility and the bullpen fell apart late to put this one out of reach as the Pirates went on to win 7-2, splitting the doubleheader.

Once again, the Tigers got pretty good work from their bullpen, while struggling at the plate. Still, the offense took advantage of some Pirates mistakes, they played good defense, and ultimately the Tigers took Game 1 by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday afternoon at Comerica Park. Michael Pineda got the start, and he had

Detroit Tigers (7-13) at Pittsburgh Pirates (9-13) Time/Place: 1:10 p.m., Comerica ParkSB Nation Site: Bucs DugoutMedia: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkGame 1 Pitching Matchup: RHP Michael Pineda (1-1, 3.60 ERA) vs. LHP Dillon Peters (3-0, 0.00 ERA) Game 21 Pitching Matchup Pitcher IP K% BB% FIP fWAR Pitcher IP K% BB% FIP fWAR

You know the drill, the Tigers bats, rough start, blah, blah, blah, need a win. Enough. Let’s talk about the rookie on the mound in game two of Wednesday’s doubleheader with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Mr. Alex Faedo. Drafted with the 18th overall pick in the 2017 draft, the 26-year-old was part of the “big four”

There aren’t a lot of certainties in life, but there are some: death, taxes, an annual series between the Tigers and the Pirates. With it being that time of year again, we decided it was time to talk to an expert about the biggest and most important Pirates questions out there, namely: why don’t they

Toledo Mud Hens vs. Worchester Red Sox (postponed) It was a rainy Tuesday in the Midwest, and the Detroit Tigers and Pittsburg Pirates were far from the only teams affected. Toledo was supposed to welcome in the Worchester Red Sox as well, but they’ll play a doubleheader on Thursday now instead. Wednesday’s matchup features LHP