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Chicago – With a nine-man bullpen, you wouldn’t expect to get caught up short in a nine-inning game, but there the Tigers were in the seventh inning Friday night against the White Sox. As the Tigers were storming back from a 7-2 deficit, putting up six runs in the top of the seventh, right-hander Rony

Chicago — This one was bananas. It went from a drowsy blowout win for the home team to a knock-down, drag-out, last-team-standing slugfest at Guaranteed Rate Field Friday night. The White Sox ended up being the last team standing. Yasmani Grandal hit the second of his two home runs, this one off Rony Garcia, to tie

Chicago — Tigers late-inning reliever Michael Fulmer made six appearances over a 12-day stretch from May 19 through May 30. And, entering play Friday, he hadn’t pitched since. It seemed fair to inquire whether or not he might be dealing with a physical issue. “This is all on purpose,” manager AJ Hinch said before the game. “But I’m

Chicago — The blossoming of Casey Mize continues. Though on a warm Thursday night at Guaranteed Rate Field, it was in a losing effort. The Central Division-leading White Sox beat the Tigers 4-1 Thursday, their 12th win in the last 13 against Detroit. “I love the fact that he’s going to leave tonight pretty pissed off that

Chicago —  Nothing against his teammates in Toledo, but Derek Hill would just as soon not see them for a while. “The boys down there are doing unbelievable,” he said. “It’s a fun team to be on. But I can’t wait to be on this one.” For the second time this season, the Tigers have

Chicago — Tigers manager AJ Hinch didn’t like the term “struggling” as it was applied in a question about Matthew Boyd Tuesday night. “I don’t think that’s fair,” Hinch said after Boyd allowed five runs and three home runs in the Tigers’ 10-7 win over the Brewers in Milwaukee. “I think (his last four starts) have not

Milwaukee – The Tigers haven’t played much long ball in recent weeks. But that doesn’t mean it’s not part of their offensive package. Eric Haase and Jonathan Schoop each hit a pair of home runs Tuesday night and the Tigers rode a six-run second inning to a 10-7 win and a series split with the Milwaukee

Milwaukee – It’s not the sort of thing you make t-shirts or throw parades for. But in the context of the Tigers’ recent history, it deserves at least a huzzah. The Tigers posted a winning record in the month of May, going 14-13. It was their third winning month in five years. “Yeah, that’s hard

DJ LeMahieu moved all around the country as a kid, but he developed a special bond with Metro Detroit — and it’s one that he is assuring will last a long time. The New York Yankees All-Star and Gold Glover confirmed this week what has long been a poorly kept secret: He is the financial backer

Milwaukee — Jonathan Schoop had it right. It stinks to lose a game like this, but it doesn’t have to leave any scars. “I think we played good baseball,” the veteran second baseman said after the Tigers were walked-off in the bottom of the 10th, losing 3-2 to the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday. “Our bullpen

Editor’s note: This is the 14th in a weekly series of stories in which Detroit News freelance writer Lynn Henning will rank the top prospects in July’s MLB Draft. One sure way to blow up a team’s fortunes in the MLB Draft is to, yes, succumb to that old temptation: drafting a hyper-talented high school pitcher.

Milwaukee — This was a mismatch on paper. The Brewers were throwing their ace, Corbin Burnes, and the Tigers, well, they were throwing the kitchen sink, Johnny Wholestaff — a bullpen game to fill the slot of injured starter Jose Urena. But this is why they go ahead and play the games on the field. This

By Jerry Green |  Special to The Detroit News Baseball is a game of numbers. It is pitch count and exit velocity, launch angle and spin rate. And Wins Above Replacement, commonly referred to as WAR. And oh, baseball is played with a score. The Tigers score six runs and the Yankees score five — the

Milwaukee — He thought he was in trouble. He knew he’d been messing up on his chart duty between starts, and he knew pitching coach Doug Bochtler was getting frustrated with him. So, when Tigers pitcher Rony Garcia was summoned to Triple-A Toledo manager Tom Prince’s office Saturday night in Louisville, he expected a scolding. Which is

They arrived together in the big leagues, so maybe it’s no coincidence that they’re arriving now at just about the same time, too. But nine months after Casey Mize and Tarik Skubal boarded the Tigers’ team plane for the first time, headed to Chicago to make their major-league debuts last August —  “Skub and I

They arrived together in the big leagues, so maybe it’s no coincidence that they’re arriving now at just about the same time, too. But nine months after Casey Mize and Tarik Skubal boarded the Tigers’ team plane for the first time, headed to Chicago to make their major-league debuts last August —  “Skub and I

Detroit — The unofficial start of summer is here, Comerica Park capacity restrictions are gone, and the Yankees are swept. The weekend’s three-game meltdown by New York was a reminder of past playoff poundings, while the young Tigers continued to show promise. Starter Tarik Skubal tossed six shutout innings on Sunday, leading the Tigers to

Hits, misses, happenings, and adventures from a week of baseball across the Tigers farm galaxy: Torkelson breaks loose This was about to happen, of course, this blossoming of last year’s first overall draft prodigy into a hitter who might endanger a light-tower or two as he eases into his first full season or professional baseball.

He is a bit like the showroom car that invites you to inspect everything — from interior to sticker price. Beau Brieske has a knack for drawing you closer. There are, for starters, those gaudy numbers: four games covering 17⅔ innings, with 23 strikeouts, and not a single walk. Nifty work by a right-handed starter now chucking

Detroit — The unofficial start of summer is here, Comerica Park capacity restrictions are gone, and the Yankees are swept. The weekend’s three-game meltdown by New York was a reminder of past playoff poundings, while the young Tigers continued to show promise. Baseball is slowly inching its way back to life in downtown Detroit, further witnessed