Detroit Free Press

Yes, this is real. Yes, this is fun. Yes, this is surprising. Don’t look now but the surging Detroit Tigers (17-19) are in second in the AL Central. They have won six of their past eight series. Fifteen of their past 25 games. “There’s a lot of positive stuff going on and our guys are

CLEVELAND — Detroit Tigers left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez turned in a dominant performance for the sixth straight start. The Tigers backed their best pitcher with five runs through three innings and rolled the Cleveland Guardians, 5-0, in Wednesday’s finale at Progressive Field to win the three-game series. Rodriguez, who can opt-out of his contract after the season,

Akron Beacon Journal The Guardians offense is nowhere to be found. In the midst of a brutal stretch at the plate, the Guardians were overmatched in a 5-0 loss Wednesday afternoon to the Detroit Tigers at Progressive Field. They’ve now scored two or fewer runs in seven of their last 10 games, as a scoring

CLEVELAND — Nick Maton, serving as the cleanup hitter, received 13 non-fastballs in three plate appearances against Cleveland Guardians right-hander Shane Bieber. He didn’t get a single fastball, and all 13 pitches were at the bottom of the strike zone or below the strike zone. Maton struck out three times in Tuesday’s 2-0 loss. The Detroit

CLEVELAND — Right-hander Alex Faedo is a member of the Detroit Tigers‘ rotation again. Nearly a year ago, Faedo walked off the field in Kansas City to conclude his 12th and final start of 2022 with the Tigers. A lingering hip injury had led to poor results and then to season-ending surgery. Faedo, the No. 18

CLEVELAND — The Guardians offense isn’t striking much fear into opposing pitching staffs. And they know they’re going to have to earn whatever hittable pitches they do see. Through their first 35 games, the Guardians have featured arguably baseball’s worst offense. They have remained close to .500 — 16-19 after Monday’s 6-2 loss to the Detroit Tigers

CLEVELAND — The Detroit Tigers stranded runners like it was April again. Right-hander Michael Lorenzen threw seven innings of one-run ball without any walks for his best start of the season. He gave the Tigers an excellent chance to beat the Cleveland Guardians, only for the offense to finish 1-for-15 with runners in scoring position and

Akron Beacon Journal If the lineup is struggling, it always helps to simply not allow the other team to score. Shane Bieber and the bullpen combined to throw a shutout while the offensive woes continued, and Guardians beat the Detroit Tigers 2-0 Tuesday night at Progressive Field. Bieber tossed six scoreless innings, scattering seven hits

CLEVELAND — The Detroit Tigers will have to wait a bit longer for the return of Kerry Carpenter. A setback in his rehab process occurred while starting his hitting progression this past weekend. The 25-year-old, placed on the injured list April 29 with a right shoulder sprain, reported mild discomfort while going through tee work. “Natural

CLEVELAND — Detroit Tigers left-hander Joey Wentz, still considered a rookie despite pitching last season, painted the inside corner with a 96 mph fastball to win an 11-pitch battle for his third straight strikeout in the fifth inning. The 25-year-old returned for the sixth and walked back-to-back batters, but he retired a pair of power hitters

Akron Beacon Journal The Guardians lineup again struggled to put much of anything together in a 6-2 loss to the Detroit Tigers Monday night at Progressive Field. Aside from an early Jose Ramirez home run, the Guardians’ bats were quieted by Tigers starter Joey Wentz, who even after Monday’s outing has an ERA of 6.09.

CLEVELAND — The players are buying in. A.J. Hinch has been participating chess matches with in-game matchups because the Detroit Tigers‘ roster doesn’t contain a multitude of everyday players. He often makes the right moves. When it works, he receives praise from the fans. When it doesn’t work, nobody is happy. The players have come around

Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Mark Gorosh (@sportz5176) and Evan Petzold (@evanpetzold) • Editor: Robin Chan • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Email: epetzold@freepress.com On this episode: This week, Mark and Evan take in the unexpected but greatly welcomed positive highlights of the team. Coming off of a week which included sweeping the New York Mets, the guys are noting some adjustments. What’s

Is this the May that finally delivers a dose of hope for the Detroit Tigers? The season’s second month has been full of disappointment over the past eight years, with only two winning Mays for the Tigers since the start of the 2015 season (both were virtual dead heats, with the Tigers finishing one game

ST. LOUIS — Nick Maton chased Javier Báez through the dugout immediately after the slugger returned from hitting a home run in the first inning of Friday’s series opener against the St. Louis Cardinals. Báez, a 10-year MLB veteran, didn’t want to exchange his baseball helmet for the hockey helmet, part of the Detroit Tigers‘ home

ST. LOUIS — Two outs, full count, bases loaded. Catcher Jake Rogers, better known for his defensive prowess, hammered a go-ahead grand slam in the sixth inning. When the ball cleared the fence, the Detroit Tigers appeared to be on their way to six wins in a row and back-to-back series sweeps. But the Tigers collapsed

Detroit Tigers (15-17) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (10-24) When: 2:15 p.m. Sunday. Where: Busch Stadium, in St. Louis. TV: Bally Sports Detroit. Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1; Tigers radio affiliates). Starting pitchers: Tigers RHP Alex Faedo (season debut; 1-5, 5.53 ERA in 2022) vs. Cardinals LHP Steven Matz (0-4, 6.39 ERA). • Box score Tigers lineup: RF Matt Vierling SS Javier Báez CF Riley Greene

ST. LOUIS — Detroit Tigers right-hander Spencer Turnbull, who missed all of last season rehabbing from Tommy John surgery, needs to execute his pitches. He knows that, and the Tigers know that. The Tigers optioned Turnbull to Triple-A Toledo after his inconsistent performance Saturday against the St. Louis Cardinals. The 30-year-old has a 7.26 ERA

ST. LOUIS — Detroit Tigers reliever Mason Englert, a Rule 5 draft pick who hadn’t pitched above the Double-A level until this season, credits his two-part pregame routine for what happened in Friday’s 5-4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. The Tigers were ahead by one run. The bases were loaded with two outs. More than

ST. LOUIS — The ball landed in Big Mac Land. At that moment, it felt like the Detroit Tigers would finally lose. Nolan Arenado, a seven-time All-Star and five-time Silver Slugger, had unloaded on right-hander Spencer Turnbull’s fastball with two strikes and two outs in the fifth inning. The homer landed in the third deck in