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Cleveland starter Aaron Civale pitched into the ninth inning against the Detroit Tigers, limiting them to six hits and one walk while he was on the mound. The Tigers (18-30) took a 4-1 loss Tuesday at Comerica Park. Detroit has dropped four games in a row and two straight against Cleveland to begin the four-game series. The offense scored

Willi Castro clapped his hands as he turned the corner, passing Detroit Tigers third base coach Chip Hale. He made the same gesture upon crossing home plate, before celebrating with Victor Reyes. In the seventh inning of Monday’s 6-5 loss to Cleveland at Comerica Park, Castro got a fastball down and away from reliever Nick

Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch never planned on putting outfielder Akil Baddoo in the starting lineup as much as he did early in the season. But Baddoo, a 22-year-old Rule 5 draft pick, earned those opportunities. “He was the talk of baseball when he got off to such a hot start,” manager AJ Hinch said Sunday.

Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers’ Spencer Turnbull evaluates 6-inning start in loss Tigers’ Spencer Turnbull talks Monday, May 24, 2021, after making his first start since throwing a no-hitter, allowing 3 runs in 6 innings. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press The start after a no-hitter wasn’t easy. Spencer Turnbull‘s body didn’t feel completely fresh,

You want to see Detroit Tigers prospects grow and develop. You want to see them learn from their mistakes. And that brings us to Gage Workman, one of the Tigers’ most intriguing and likable prospects. Sometime between Saturday night and Sunday afternoon, Workman realized something important. He had lost his focus for one game after

Spencer Turnbull didn’t throw back-to-back no-hitters like Johnny Vander Meer in 1938, but he carried the Detroit Tigers through six innings and put his team in a position to take the series opener against Cleveland. Then the bullpen had other ideas. With the bases loaded and two outs in the seventh inning, right-hander Bryan Garcia threw a

Tigers outfielder Victor Reyes went to Triple-A Toledo to figure out his timing. The physical adjustment was small — more about finding consistency and less about swing changes. He felt disappointed when the Tigers demoted him May 8 to the minor leagues, but he knew it wouldn’t be long before he returned, if he performed. After an 11-game

John Samuel Vander Meer was born in 1914 in Prospect Park, New Jersey and died in 1997 in Tampa, Florida. In between, the left-hander appeared in 346 major-league games, going 119-121 with a 3.44 ERA and 1,294 strikeouts over 2,104 2/3 innings with the Reds, Cubs and Cleveland. You might have noted, that list does

On Wednesday night in Seattle, a little less than 24 hours after Spencer Turnbull had completed the eighth no-hitter in Detroit Tigers history, the right-hander finally found a challenge he couldn’t answer. During an in-game interview with the Bally Sports Detroit broadcasting duo of Matt Shepard and Jack Morris, Turnbull was asked whether he’d heard

For the first time in Spencer Turnbull’s career, he stayed locked in from start to finish in his outing last Tuesday against the Seattle Mariners. As a result, he pitched the eighth no-hitter in Detroit Tigers‘ history, and the first since Justin Verlander’s in 2011. Turnbull, 28, remembers when the fear of failure set in after the fifth

The Detroit Tigers optioned outfielder JaCoby Jones to Triple-A Toledo and recalled outfielder Victor Reyes to replace him, the team announced Sunday night. Reyes’ addition to the active roster will become official prior to the start of Monday’s game, which opens a four-game series at Comerica Park. The Tigers demoted Reyes to Toledo on May 8,

Detroit Tigers rookie Casey Mize took another step in his development with a dominant start Sunday against the Kansas City Royals. The 24-year-old rolled through 6⅓ innings, allowing one run on three hits and one walk, with six strikeouts. But the difference came in the bottom of the ninth, well after Mize had departed when reliever Michael

Rookie right-hander Casey Mize delivered another quality start by taking the Detroit Tigers into the seventh inning, and reliever Jose Cisnero followed suit by protecting a one-run lead through the eighth. But Michael Fulmer gave up a walk-off two-run home run to Carlos Santana in the ninth inning. Whit Merrifield opened with a single, and Santana hammered

Comerica Park will return to full capacity June 8, a Tuesday, when the Detroit Tigers host the Seattle Mariners for the start of a six-game homestand, the club told the Free Press. On Thursday, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced all outdoor capacity restrictions within the state will be lifted June 1. Face mask requirements for fully

Former Detroit Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire woke up Wednesday and went through his typical morning routine, checking the news on his iPad. He learned of an impressive feat from a familiar name: Spencer Turnbull pitched a no-hitter against the Seattle Mariners. He pulled up the video replay of Turnbull’s gem and watched closely. Turnbull, 28,

Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch joked that he doesn’t want to round up. But because of the pure dominance from right-hander Michael Fulmer in late-inning situations, the 28-year-old probably deserves an extra one-tenth of speed on his called strike in Friday’s 7-5 win over the Kansas City Royals. Fulmer fired a 99.9 mph four-seam fastball to Nicky Lopez

The Detroit Tigers have been resilient over the past two weeks, mounting comebacks and creating winning streaks. By battling until the final out, they’re no longer the worst team in baseball. Despite their continued efforts, the Tigers (18-27) were unable to grab the lead in Saturday’s 7-5 loss to the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in

Detroit Tigers shortstop Niko Goodrum crouched and stuck out his glove to make a back-handed play on a weak ground ball from Salvador Perez during the second inning in Friday’s 7-5 win over the Kansas City Royals. But the ball scooted underneath his glove for an error. He ripped off his mitt and with his bare right

For the first time in a long time, Miguel Cabrera carried the Detroit Tigers to a victory. When the Tigers needed a big hit, Cabrera delivered. He acknowledges his struggles this season, with a .206 batting average through 28 games. But the past didn’t matter in Friday night’s 7-5 win over the Kansas City Royals in the series

Detroit Tigers utility player Harold Castro has 24 hits across 70 at-bats this season, good for a .343 batting average. Castro, 27, continues to deliver in a variety of roles. He punched a walk-off single May 15 to beat the Chicago Cubs and possesses six of his seven multi-hit games in May. Also, he has played