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Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 7:12 PM EDT Aug 27, 2020 Detroit – It got lost in the shuffle a little bit Wednesday night, but Tigers right-hander Jose Cisnero and Cubs’ star Javier Baez had themselves a righteous confrontation with the game on the line in the seventh inning. The Tigers had just rallied

Tony Paul The Detroit News Published 5:15 PM EDT Aug 27, 2020 Detroit — The Tigers and Minnesota Twins are the latest teams to join the growing movement against racial injustice that’s sweeping the sports landscape. Players on both the Tigers and Twins voted Thursday afternoon to postpone that series opener at Comerica Park, a peaceful

Tony Paul The Detroit News Published 2:32 PM EDT Aug 27, 2020 Detroit — The Tigers are shutting down two of their top pitching prospects, right-handers Matt Manning and Alex Faedo, as both continue to deal with forearm strains. Tigers general manager Al Avila made the announcement Thursday afternoon, before the series opener against the Minnesota

Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 6:06 AM EDT Aug 27, 2020 Detroit – On a night where some sports stopped across the country, the Tigers and Cubs decided to finish up their three-game series Wednesday at Comerica Park. But they did so with their hearts heavy and sense of justice impugned. “Things have to

Steve Megargee AP Sports Writer Published 1:12 AM EDT Aug 27, 2020 Milwaukee — Three Major League Baseball games were postponed Wednesday as players across the sports landscape drove the decisions in the wake of the weekend shooting by police of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Wisconsin. Games between the Cincinnati Reds and Brewers in

Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 10:47 PM EDT Aug 26, 2020 Detroit – On a night where sports stopped across the country, the Tigers and Cubs decided to finish up their three-game series Wednesday at Comerica Park. In Kenosha, Wisc., police shot a 29-year-old, unarmed black man named Jacob Blake, sparking outrage and protest

Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 6:53 PM EDT Aug 26, 2020 Detroit – And yet. Not much has gone right for the Tigers in the first half of this 60-game season, and why would it? Shoot, nothing much has gone right in this world since COVID-19 struck in March. Veteran starting pitchers Jordan Zimmermann

Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 12:02 AM EDT Aug 26, 2020 Detroit — Spencer Turnbull has learned in his last couple of starts what anybody who’s ever been stuck in quicksand already knows — the harder you try to climb out, the faster you sink. “‘Less is more’ is going to be my motto

Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 6:09 PM EDT Aug 25, 2020 Detroit — When Matthew Boyd came out to pitch the sixth inning in Cleveland Saturday he was at 77 pitches and he’d allowed just four hits to that point. Still, the Tigers’ bullpen was already stirring. Welcome to COVID ball. With the dramatic

Ted Kulfan The Detroit News Published 4:32 AM EDT Aug 25, 2020 Detroit — Casey Mize’s first start at Comerica Park started off great. Got off the rails a little bit in the second inning. And it didn’t get much better on a hot, humid evening. Mize failed to finish the fourth inning Monday as

Ted Kulfan The Detroit News Published 1:02 AM EDT Aug 25, 2020 Detroit — Casey Mize’s first start at Comerica Park started off great. Got off the rails a little bit in the second inning. And it didn’t get much better on a hot, humid evening. Mize failed to finish the fourth inning Monday as

Lynn Henning The Detroit News Published 11:53 PM EDT Aug 24, 2020 Five years ago, he got a terse phone call from owner Mike Ilitch and departed the Tigers following their best 10-season run in team history. Eleven months ago, he said goodbye to the Red Sox not even a year after helping Boston win

Nolan Bianchi The Detroit News Published 10:14 PM EDT Aug 24, 2020 Game summary It started as a very unusual night: With prized pitching prospect Casey Mize on the mound at Comerica Park, making his home debut for the Detroit Tigers. It ended as a very typical Tigers loss, as the Chicago Cubs roughed up

Nolan Bianchi The Detroit News Published 9:11 PM EDT Aug 24, 2020 Sixth inning Top 6th Tyler Alexander remains on the mound for Detroit.  Javier Baez lines out to Christin Stewart to lead off the inning. Kyle Schwarber strikes out. Two away. Willson Contreras ends the inning with a lineout. END TOP 6TH: Cubs 6,

Ted Kulfan The Detroit News Published 6:03 PM EDT Aug 24, 2020 Detroit — In this instance, it was just another game, and will be just another series, for Tigers third baseman Isaac Paredes. Sure, Paredes was dealt from the Chicago Cubs to the Tigers at the 2017 trade deadline, but Paredes was in the

Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 6:39 PM EDT Aug 23, 2020 Cleveland – Twenty-game losing streak – done, snapped on Friday. No series win since 2018 – forget about it. The Tigers exorcised some lingering demons in Cleveland this weekend. They slugged three home runs Sunday and beat the Indians 7-4 – their first series

Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 1:32 PM EDT Aug 23, 2020 Cleveland – Fox Sports Detroit analyst and Hall of Famer Jack Morris popped on manager Ron Gardenhire’s pre-game Zoom conference Sunday, not to ask a question, but to deliver some support. “For what it’s worth, I’m pulling for you, kid,” Morris said. “You

Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 12:32 PM EDT Aug 23, 2020 Cleveland – Forgive Casey Mize if he doesn’t quite understand what the fuss is all about. He’s been throwing a split-fingered fastball since he was a kid, playing catch with his father in the driveway, trying to regain the feel for the change-up

Lynn Henning The Detroit News Published 12:54 PM EDT Aug 23, 2020 The minor-league season has been canceled, but the development of the Tigers’ prospects is still a critical aspect of the team’s rebuild. In this series, Lynn Henning will take a look at some of the key players. Today: Riley Greene.  Sometime between the

Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 11:51 PM EDT Aug 22, 2020 Cleveland — It seemed odd initially that manager Ron Gardenhire had right-hander John Schreiber warming up so soon in the sixth inning Saturday. After all, the Tigers were up 1-0 and lefty starter Matthew Boyd was cruising through five innings — allowing just