Bless You Boys

Well, we can all breathe a little sigh of relief tonight as the losing streak is over: the Tigers beat the Blue Jays 6-2 on Friday night in Detroit, riding a pair of home runs from a pair of guys who came into the season with lofty expectations. Kenta Maeda, fresh off a stint on

Toledo Mud Hens 9, Louisville Bats 8 (F/11)(box) This game was suspended on Wednesday in the middle of the fourth inning with the Hens up 4-1. They built up the lead from there only to see the bullpen blow it, but eventually got it done in 11 innings anyway. Brant Hurter threw the first three

That Royals series sure was awful. What a stinker of a sweep. Largely lifeless hitting, lousy pitching. Would a little home-cookin’ cure those Kansas City blues? Well, whatever they were eating on the road, they must’ve taken the leftovers home with ‘em because the Tigers dropped their fifth consecutive game, 9-1 against the Toronto Blue

The Tigers announced on Thursday afternoon that Vice-President of Player Development, Ryan Garko, has received a promotion. Just over a year and a half into his tenure, the club has promoted Garko to Vice-President, Assistant General Manager. The decision is likely both a reward for a job well done, and also to ensure that Garko

The Detroit Tigers started off well on their recent road trip, taking two of three from the Arizona Diamondbacks but things took a wrong turn against the Kansas City Royals, who swept them in three games this week. So much for the team playing better on the road, amirite? The Motor City Kitties now return

Toledo Mud Hens at Louisville Bats (susp) Brant Hurter got the start in this one and held the Bats to just a solo shot, though he did have to scatter five hits over three innings to do it. Hurter struck out five, but rains washed this one out in the fourth inning. The Hens got

This should have been a great pitching match to watch with Tarik Skubal taking on Cole Ragans (is it just me or is that the name of a high school quarterback and not a pitcher?), but it turned into the Royals absolutely demolishing the Tigers, which is an unpleasant way to spend a Wednesday afternoon.

Louisville Bats 7, Toledo Mud Hens 5 (box) Keider Montero got ambushed in the first inning of this one. The Hens fought back to take the lead in the middle innings, but were undone by the bullpen to lose on Tuesday. The Hens struck first in this one as Justyn-Henry Malloy and Keston Hiura walked

The Royals shelled Casey Mize right from the start of this one, and even their routine contact dropped over a long first three innings. The Tigers didn’t get a whole lot from the offense beyond Colt Keith and Matt Vierling, and they dropped the game and the series on Tuesday night in Kansas City. Casey

The Tigers rolled into Kansas City off a convincing series win in the desert. However, the first of three did not go as planned as Reese Olson got quite literally knocked out of the game early on and Joey Wentz came unglued in a long sixth inning that doomed them in this one. The duel

The road to the major leagues was a twisty one for Detroit Tigers’ outfielder Wenceel Pérez. Even as an early believer in his 2022 breakout, you could not have convinced me that he’d be hitting in the three-hole and providing a major offensive boost to the Detroit Tigers even as late as this spring. The

The Detroit Tigers rash of series losses finally came to an end last weekend against the Arizona Diamondbacks, who dropped two of three to the visitors. The Motor City Kitties now move on to the second leg of their six-game road trip to face the Kansas City Royals for a midweek set. The Royals are

Toledo Mud Hens 8, Indianapolis Indians 3 (Fri)(box) Indianapolis Indians 16, Toledo Mud Hens 10 (Sat)(box) Toledo Mud Hens 10, Indianapolis Indians 1 (Gm1)(Sun)(box) Indianapolis Indians 5, Toledo Mud Hens 4 (Gm2)(Sun)(box) After rained washed them out in Indianapolis on Tuesday and Wednesday, these two clubs split a doubleheader on Thursday, so the weekend games

A wild back and forth contest didn’t quite go the Tigers way, but they showed some fight against a good team desperately trying to avoid getting swept at home. The fault in this one has to rest on Matt Manning, who really struggled early before settling into the game. From that point on it was