Detroit Free Press

Evan Petzold Detroit Free Press Published 10:04 AM EDT Aug 18, 2020 Detroit Tigers third baseman Isaac Paredes didn’t know how to find the team’s charter airplane. He arrived too early Sunday, stumbled upon someone that could speak Spanish and was told he had to wait. Unsure of what to do next, he decided to

Kirkland Crawford Detroit Free Press Published 7:57 AM EDT Aug 18, 2020 Detroit Tigers (9-10) vs. Chicago White Sox (11-11) When: 8:10 p.m. Monday. Where: Guaranteed Rate Field, Chicago. TV: Fox Sports Detroit. Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1; other radio affiliates) First-pitch weather forecast: Partly cloudy, 75 degrees. Probable starting pitchers: Tigers LHP Matthew Boyd (0-2, 10.24

Evan Petzold Detroit Free Press Published 6:02 AM EDT Aug 18, 2020 Tanking would’ve been easy. One of the worst baseball teams in the past three seasons, the Detroit Tigers simply could have kept the status quo in a 60-game season — searching for another top-five draft pick to bolster the organization’s future, as they have done three times

Jeff Seidel Detroit Free Press Published 6:00 AM EDT Aug 18, 2020 Now, this is an introduction. This is what you want to hear about a pitcher — any pitcher — before he makes his major league debut. “The reports I’ve heard from (Jim) Leyland and (Alan) Trammell is, he’s throwing the living fire out

Evan Petzold Detroit Free Press Published 11:33 PM EDT Aug 17, 2020 Maybe it’s a good thing the Detroit Tigers called up Casey Mize when they did. To aid a failing starting rotation, general manager Al Avila pushed the envelope at noon Monday by bringing up two pitching prospects — right-hander Mize and lefty Tarik Skubal — for

Evan Petzold Detroit Free Press Published 10:05 PM EDT Aug 17, 2020 Detroit Tigers third baseman Isaac Paredes picked up his first big-league hit in his MLB debut Monday against the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field. And it came in a critical moment of the game. Trailing 3-0 in the fourth inning, Paredes dropped

Kirkland Crawford Detroit Free Press Published 8:18 PM EDT Aug 17, 2020 Detroit Tigers (9-10) vs. Chicago White Sox (11-11) When: 8:10 p.m. Monday. Where: Guaranteed Rate Field, Chicago. TV: Fox Sports Detroit. Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1; other radio affiliates) First-pitch weather forecast: Partly cloudy, 75 degrees. Probable starting pitchers: Tigers LHP Matthew Boyd (0-2, 10.24

Evan Petzold Detroit Free Press Published 5:10 PM EDT Aug 17, 2020 Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila hasn’t forgotten about right-hander Matt Manning. But he didn’t include him in the trio of prospects — righty Casey Mize, lefty Tarik Skubal and third baseman Isaac Paredes — in Monday’s announcement of the newest additions to the

Chris Thomas Detroit Free Press Published 1:04 PM EDT Aug 17, 2020 Get ready Detroit Tigers fans: The prospects are here.  Well, the first wave, anyway.  The Tigers on Monday called up three of their top-six prospects for their major league debuts this week.  Isaac Paredes, the No. 6 player in the organization, will start at third

Evan Petzold Detroit Free Press Published 10:46 AM EDT Aug 17, 2020 Mary and Bubba Jones found the perfect spot on the fourth level of a parking garage adjacent to Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. They’ve tailgated more times than you could imagine, but this was different. Make no mistake, they still had lawn

Carlos Monarrez Detroit Free Press Published 9:05 PM EDT Aug 16, 2020 In a moment of cathartic clarity — and perhaps confession — Michael Fulmer let loose Sunday after he felt he let his Detroit Tigers down in an 8-5 loss to the Cleveland Indians that sewed up a series sweep. Fulmer is part of a starting

Carlos Monarrez Detroit Free Press Published 5:17 PM EDT Aug 16, 2020 There’s hemlock, arsenic and Kryptonite. Then there’s the Cleveland Indians. For the Detroit Tigers, no poison is more potent. They proved as much when they lost to their AL Central Division rivals, 8-5, on Sunday at Comerica Park and extended their franchise-record losing

Marlowe Alter Detroit Free Press Published 4:39 PM EDT Aug 16, 2020 Detroit Tigers (9-9) vs. Cleveland Indians (12-9) When: 1:10 p.m. Sunday. Where: Comerica Park. TV: Fox Sports Detroit, ESPN (out-of-market only). Radio: 97.1 FM in Detroit (Tigers radio affiliates). Starting pitchers: Tigers RHP Michael Fulmer (0-0, 6.35 ERA) vs. Indians RHP Adam Plutko (1-1, 2.45 ERA). • Box score Notes: Tigers have

Carlos Monarrez Detroit Free Press Published 3:53 PM EDT Aug 16, 2020 Detroit Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire and outfielder Cameron Maybin have been ejected from Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Indians. Gardenhire was ejected for the first time this season, and for the 85th time in his career, in the third inning after he argued

Carlos Monarrez Detroit Free Press Published 12:54 PM EDT Aug 16, 2020 Without trying to, Spencer Turnbull summed up the Detroit Tigers’ 3-1 loss to the Cleveland Indians on Saturday. When the right-hander thought about how much worse the third inning could have been, he took comfort in limiting the damage to two runs after

Evan Petzold Detroit Free Press Published 6:01 AM EDT Aug 16, 2020 Jim Leyland approached Dave Dombrowski in spring training in 2006 with a request. Though based on their relationship, it was more a respectful demand from the Detroit Tigers’ first-year manager. He needed Justin Verlander. “I want to take Verlander and (Joel) Zumaya,” Leyland told

Marlowe Alter Detroit Free Press Published 9:36 PM EDT Aug 15, 2020 Detroit Tigers (9-8) vs. Cleveland Indians (11-9) When: 6:05 p.m. Saturday. Where: Comerica Park. TV: Fox Sports Detroit. Radio: 97.1 FM in Detroit (Tigers radio affiliates). Starting pitchers: Tigers RHP Spencer Turnbull (2-0, 2.00 ERA) vs. Indians RHP Shane Bieber (3-0, 1.63 ERA). • Box score Tigers lineup:  1. Goodrum, SS 2.

Carlos Monarrez Detroit Free Press Published 10:55 PM EDT Aug 15, 2020 One day it’s the struggles of the starting pitcher. The next it’s a lack of hitting. Name your malady and the Detroit Tigers seem to contract it whenever they face the Cleveland Indians. Cleveland right-hander Shane Bieber (4-0) was effective and efficient Saturday

Marlowe Alter Detroit Free Press Published 6:15 PM EDT Aug 15, 2020 Detroit Tigers (9-8) vs. Cleveland Indians (11-9) When: 6:05 p.m. Saturday. Where: Comerica Park. TV: Fox Sports Detroit. Radio: 97.1 FM in Detroit (Tigers radio affiliates). Starting pitchers: Tigers RHP Spencer Turnbull (2-0, 2.00 ERA) vs. Indians RHP Shane Bieber (3-0, 1.63 ERA). • Box score Tigers lineup:  1. Goodrum, SS 2.

Evan Petzold Detroit Free Press Published 4:39 PM EDT Aug 15, 2020 Detroit Tigers right-handed pitcher Ivan Nova’s arm felt sore after Friday’s start against the Cleveland Indians, so he decided to check in with trainers. By Saturday afternoon, the Tigers placed him on the 10-day injured list with right triceps tendinitis and recalled right-hander Anthony Castro from