Detroit Free Press

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tampa Bay Rays left-hander Shane McClanahan controlled the Detroit Tigers from the onset of Tuesday’s game. And the Rays’ offense supported its starter, scoring six runs against Tigers rookie Beau Brieske and eight total. Two runs would have taken care of business for the home team. The Tigers lost 8-2 in the second

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Detroit Tigers right-hander Michael Pineda will not need surgery on his broken right middle finger. “Not as of right now,” manager A.J. Hinch said. The 33-year-old is scheduled to be re-evaluated in two or three weeks. “He needs to rest for a few weeks,” Hinch said. “He’s going to have a mini-splint

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Harold Castro, best known for hitting singles, enjoyed the moment. He had no doubt the baseball would soar over the right-field wall. “I knew it,” Castro said. So, he pimped his ninth home run in 252 career games. JEFF SEIDEL: Tigers continue to keep us guessing. But here are 10 reasons to remain optimistic For

Detroit Tigers (13-23) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (21-15) When: 6:40 p.m. Tuesday. Where: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. TV: Bally Sports Detroit. Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1) (Tigers radio affiliates). Probable pitchers: Tigers RHP Beau Brieske (0-2, 3.86 ERA) vs. Rays LHP Shane Mclanahan (2-2, 2.52  ERA). • Box score Tigers lineup: TBA. SEIDEL: Tigers keep us guessing. But here are 10 reasons to remain optimistic

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Detroit Tigers right-hander Alex Faedo took the mound Monday for his return to Tropicana Field, about 20 miles from his hometown of Tampa and 150 miles from the University of Florida. It was a homecoming start. Faedo has spent most of his life in Florida, and he attended many Tampa Bay Rays games as a kid. This

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers took advantage of a fellow struggling team this weekend. They swept the Baltimore Orioles. “We need to keep the same vibe, the same energy in the clubhouse,” third baseman Jeimer Candelario said. “We need to play ball the right way and play clean all the time.” The Tigers (12-23) opened the

Detroit Tigers fans will get another look at outfielder Daz Cameron at the big-league level. Cameron and fellow top Tigers prospect Alex Faedo, a right-handed pitcher, were called up Monday from Triple-A Toledo. The two fill roster spots for outfielders Austin Meadows (vertigo) and Victor Reyes (quad strain), who hit the 10-day injury list. [ Tigers continue to keep us

To hear Tarik Skubal tell it, he merely clocked in for a couple hours on the mound Sunday at Comerica Park “I wasn’t trying to put too much pressure on myself to pitch really well,” Skubal said after his start against the Baltimore Orioles. “I was just trying to go out there and do my

Detroit Tigers (12-23) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (21-14) When: 6:40 p.m. Monday. Where: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. TV: Bally Sports Detroit. Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1) (Tigers radio affiliates). Probable pitchers: Tigers RHP Alex Fadeo (0-1, 3.60 ERA) vs. Rays RHP Corey Kluber (1-2, 4.55 ERA). • Box score Tigers lineup: TBA. UPDATE: Here’s when Tigers’ Riley Greene (broken foot) could play in

The Detroit Tigers just added a few more surprising twists to this crazy, unpredictable season. Just when you think this team has gone down the drain, it wins three straight. Just when you think this offense has died a slow painful death, it comes alive in a three-game sweep of the Baltimore Orioles. Just when

Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch wasn’t quite ready to call left-hander Tarik Skubal the team’s ace before Sunday afternoon’s series finale against the Baltimore Orioles. After the third-year starter’s dominance at Comerica Park, though — 11 strikeouts in a 5-1 win over the Orioles on Sunday — Hinch might have to reconsider that. Skubal was backed by a trio of

The Detroit Tigers’ lineup received a boost in the final game of their series against the Baltimore Orioles, as outfielders Austin Meadows and Víctor Reyes returned to the lineup. Meadows missed the first two games of the series at Comerica Park while dealing with an inner-ear issue and vertigo symptoms. Reyes was placed on the

The Detroit Tigers’ 2022 season of misery received a brief respite Friday night, as their offense scored four runs against the Baltimore Orioles and held on for a two-run victory. The win improved their record to 10-23 this season. Even so, it’s still the 10th time since 1901 they’ve opened a season with wins in

Detroit Tigers (11-23) vs. Baltimore Orioles (14-20) When: 1:40 p.m. Sunday. Where: Comerica Park. TV: Bally Sports Detroit. Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1) (Tigers radio affiliates). Weather forecast: Clear skies, mid-80s. Probable pitchers: Tigers LHP Tarik Skubal (2-2, 2.94 ERA) vs. Orioles RHP Tyler Wells (1-2, 3.75 ERA). • Box score  ABOUT YESTERDAY: Tigers shut down Orioles, 3-0, despite early Pineda’s departure JUST CLUTCH: How Tigers reliever

Detroit Tigers right-hander Michael Pineda departed Saturday’s start with a right hand contusion. The 33-year-old tossed a fastball to Ramon Urias to get the first out in the second inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Comerica Park. The ball — hit with a 105.9 mph exit velocity — ricocheted off Pineda’s middle finger on his right hand and

Detroit Tigers catcher Eric Haase jogged around the bases in the fifth inning. He pointed to the sky before touching second base, and, on his way to third base, he finally got to use the bow-and-arrow celebration. It had been a long time. Haase hadn’t homered since Opening Day. “I knew I hit it well, but I was

Detroit Tigers right-hander Michael Pineda departed Saturday’s start with a right hand contusion. The 33-year-old tossed a fastball to Ramon Urias to get the first out in the second inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Comerica Park. The ball — hit with a 105.9 mph exit velocity — ricocheted off Pineda’s middle finger on his right hand and

The Detroit Tigers have transferred right-hander Casey Mize back to Lakeland, Florida, home of the team’s spring training facility, to continue his rehabilitation program after he failed to record three outs in the first inning in his first rehab start Thursday for Triple-A Toledo. The 25-year-old allowed three runs on four hits and threw 16 of 29 pitches for

Greg Pace is on his way from his classes at Detroit Edison to the baseball team’s practice. It’s 4 p.m. on a Wednesday as he cuts through the parking lot —still in his school uniform (a white button-up shirt and red tie — passes through the gate and reaches the turf at Chene and Mack, with the

It’s not the two-out, two-run, top-of-the-eighth home run Michael Fulmer gave up that effectively ended the Detroit Tigers‘ game against Oakland Thursday afternoon. It’s not that the A’s — who had one of the worst records in baseball before they met up with the Tigers — just took four of five at Comerica Park. It’s not the