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Toledo Mud Hens 5, St. Paul Saints 4 (box) Tarik Skubal’s latest rehab start went off without a hitch and late heroics from the lineup pulled out a win on Wednesday. Skubal threw 52 pitches this time as his progression continues from around 30 pitches last time, to the 50 level, and presumably he’ll have

Things didn’t start off real well, but the good guys managed to avoid losing a series to the Kansas City Royals by finally breaking out with some add on runs to give their pitching staff a margin to work with. Matt Boyd threw a good game, and clutch hits from Javier Báez, Zack Short, and

St. Paul Saints 6, Toledo Mud Hens 2 (box) Zach Logue was knocked around a bit and the offense just couldn’t put together a rally on Tuesday night. Logue gave up four earned over four innings of work. He allowed six hits, walked two, and struck out six. A pair of solo shots in the

I love a good efficiently paced game as much as the next person, and I am admittedly a fan of the new rules that are creating a nice clip to the game. And yet, I would prefer my games to go longer if it means scoring any kind of runs against one of the worst

For most of the game, the Detroit Tigers couldn’t figure out Jordan Lyles, a pitcher with an 0-11 record and an ERA over 9 on the road. And for a while it looked like they might give him his first win on the year. But thanks to a solid start from Reece Olson and some

The Detroit Tigers took three of four from the American League Central division-leading Minnesota Twins over the weekend to get back on the winning track. The Motor City Kitties had a nine-game losing streak going until they took the opener from the Atlanta Braves prior but dropped the next two heading into ALC matchup. Now,

Toledo Mud Hens 5, Lehigh Valley IronPigs 1 (Fri)(box) Toledo Mud Hens 9, Lehigh Valley IronPigs 5 (Sat)(box) Lehigh Valley IronPigs 4, Toledo Mud Hens 2 (Sun)(box) With victories on Friday and Saturday, the Hens claimed a 4-2 series victory over Lehigh Valley before the IronPigs won on Sunday. On Friday, Matt Manning made a

The Tigers got big games from Spencer Torkelson, Andy Ibáñez, and Kerry Carpenter, and then survived a terrifying eighth inning to take their first series of the month with a 6-4 victory over the Twins on Father’s Day. Happy Father’s Day to all the guys out there raising the young’uns and doing the work. With

After a pair of wins to open the four-game weekend series against the Twins in Minnesota, the Detroit Tigers looked to extend their winning ways with… what’s this… an acutal starting pitcher, you say? Not a bullpen day?! Well, how about that. Anyway, armed with this newfangled “starting pitcher” idea, the Tigers forgot how to

A bullpen day vs. the Minnesota Twins with Joe Ryan on the mound is generally a recipe for disaster. Instead, the Tigers made it two in a row with power provided by Javier Báez and Matt Vierling, while Tyler Holton and the Tigers bullpen dominated the Twins’ lineup in surprising fashion. Chris Fetter? Still possibly

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