Detroit Tigers rookie Tarik Skubal joined an elite group of pitchers Saturday when he dominated the Chicago White Sox through five innings, racking up 11 strikeouts. Along with helping the Tigers (24-34) to a 4-3 win over the White Sox in Chicago, Skubal etched his name in the history books, joining some of the players he
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While Detroit Tigers starter Tarik Skubal pitched aggressively through five innings, Eric Haase stole the spotlight. Haase homered twice in a game for the third time this season and carried the Tigers (24-34) to a 4-3 victory Saturday against the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field. Entering Saturday, the Tigers had lost 13 of their past 14 games to
The Detroit Tigers placed right-hander Spencer Turnbull, who leads the starting rotation with a 2.88 ERA, on the 10-day injured list Saturday morning. Turnbull, 28, was diagnosed with a right forearm strain. The Tigers removed him from Friday’s 9-8 loss to the Chicago White Sox after the fourth inning, which is when Turnbull reported tightness
Everything went downhill when Detroit Tigers starter Spencer Turnbull left the game. To make matters worse, Turnbull didn’t leave because of his pitch count, or because he got knocked around by the American League Central-leading Chicago White Sox. Instead, he was pulled after four innings because of right forearm tightness. The White Sox scored five
Upon walking into the dugout after a perfect fourth inning, Detroit Tigers starter Spencer Turnbull met with athletic trainer Doug Teter and manager AJ Hinch. Turnbull, 28, did not return for the fifth inning. He left Friday’s game against the Chicago White Sox with right forearm tightness. To end the fourth, he won a 12-pitch
The Detroit Tigers can’t make anything official until Sunday. But right-hander Jose Urena seems ready to return from the injured list Sunday. He is expected to start the series finale against the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field. Urena was placed on the 10-day injured list May 29, retroactive to May 27, with a right forearm
Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch knew Casey Mize wouldn’t be pleased. “Disappointed, for sure,” Mize said Thursday night. “I love the fact that he’s going to leave tonight pretty pissed off,” Hinch said. “I mean, he didn’t keep the ball in the ballpark the way he wanted to. To his night, he feels he should
The splitter from Detroit Tigers rookie Casey Mize looked perfect, but Yoan Moncada extended his hitting streak to seven games by slapping the first-inning pitch beyond the left-field wall for a 358-foot home run. This pitch accounted for one of five hits and one of three home runs by the Chicago White Sox against Mize,
The numbers were too good for the Detroit Tigers not to put outfielder Derek Hill next in line for a call to the major leagues. When the Tigers placed outfielder Victor Reyes on the 10-day injured list Thursday with a left intercostal strain, Hill was recalled from Triple-A Toledo. He has a .355 batting average
The Detroit Tigers’ Paws is the second most popular mascot in all of Major League Baseball, according to a new survey. Who’s first? That would be Clark the Cub of the Chicago Cubs. And here’s the rest of the top five: Dinger of the Colorado Rockies is third most popular, T.C. of the Minnesota Twins ranks
Detroit Tigers pitching prospect Joey Wentz is back on the mound. The 23-year-old left-hander underwent Tommy John surgery — to reconstruct the torn ulnar collateral ligament in his throwing elbow — on March 17, 2020. He found joy in the milestones along the way: Working out in a gym, throwing a ball, long tossing and
Detroit Tigers left-hander Matthew Boyd has looked different over his past four starts. “I don’t know,” Tigers manager AJ Hinch said Tuesday night, after Boyd allowed five runs across 4⅔ in a 10-7 win against the Milwaukee Brewers. “I mean, I’m not sure ‘struggles’ is fair to him.” Boyd allowed a 1.94 ERA, 30 hits, nine walks and
The first came from a $1 million international signing. The second was slowed, quite literally, in 2020 by a broken foot. And the third was drafted 78 spots after first-rounder Riley Greene in 2019. All three are intriguing Detroit Tigers infield prospects. And all three received promotions Monday in a series of interesting moves that played out like a
The Detroit Tigers were an entirely different team in May. Their hitters had better plate appearances, using singles and walks to create havoc on the bases. The bullpen was reliable, especially in the late innings. The starting rotation continued to thrive, thanks to pitching coach Chris Fetter. The defense, specifically the middle infield, remained shaky, but the Tigers did enough
Through Matthew Boyd’s first 10 starts for the Detroit Tigers, the left-hander notorious for getting beat by the home-run ball had only allowed three blasts this season. Against the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday, Boyd matched that total before the third inning ended. But Boyd was in luck. The Tigers (23-32) scored six times in the
After Detroit Tigers reliever Kyle Funkhouser was optioned to Triple-A Toledo during spring training, he changed his mentality. He was one of the first two healthy players, alongside Beau Burrows, to get eliminated in the chase for a spot on the Opening Day roster. The decision was made March 12, about three weeks before the regular season. Failure
Detroit Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal put on a headset and stood at the end of the dugout, Skubal was doing an in-game interview on Bally Sports Detroit on Monday afternoon as the Tigers played in Milwaukee, and something went whizzing by his head. Some gum maybe. Or some seeds. And Skubal looked stunned. “Throw it back,
Detroit Tigers reliever Bryan Garcia was the team’s closer when the 2020 season ended. Once manager AJ Hinch was hired, though, pre-defined roles were discarded. Instead, Hinch focuses on high-leverage situations, in which Gregory Soto, Michael Fulmer and Jose Cisnero have shined recently to help the bullpen to a 1.94 ERA since May 16. Garcia, 26, has
Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch gave Tyler Alexander a soft fist bump on the chest and smiled. The left-handed reliever — starting Monday’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers — had just walked away from the on-deck circle and into the dugout. Nomar Mazara came off the bench to pinch-hit for him in the second inning,
Look! Over there! Yeah, over there, just over the horizon … Do you see it? Yeah, that’s it: June is so close, with its promise of sunny days, full capacity at Comerica Park <or at least one-third capacity, considering the Detroit Tigers’ attendance numbers in 2019> and maybe, just maybe, some good baseball in the Motor