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Minneapolis — What kind of pitcher did the Tigers get from the Braves in exchange for the last two months of Robbie Grossman’s contract in Detroit? Might want to check back in a few years. In left-hander Kris Anglin, they are getting essentially a raw slab of clay they hope can be molded and developed into

Minneapolis — It seemed fitting that on a night he wasn’t in the lineup, did not play in the game and was traded immediately after the game, Robbie Grossman said his good-byes in full uniform and eye black. “Detroit will always be special,” said Grossman, who was traded to the Atlanta Braves Monday night for

Minneapolis — It seemed fitting that on a night he wasn’t in the lineup, did not play in the game and was traded immediately after a 5-3 loss against the Twins in 10 innings, Robbie Grossman said his good-byes in full uniform and eye black. “Detroit will always be special,” said Grossman, who was traded

Minneapolis — Akil Baddoo had struck out three times before he came to bat in the top of the 10th inning and rolled a single threw the drawn-in infield to give the Tigers a 3-2 lead. After the way Gregory Soto had escaped trouble in the bottom of the ninth, it seemed like the Tigers

Minneapolis — Thank goodness Tarik Skubal and Tyler Alexander are still here, otherwise Matt Manning might’ve thought he walked into the wrong clubhouse Monday. “I know, right?” he said. “I feel like I’m debuting all over again.” Manning, who will make just his third start of season here Tuesday, hasn’t been on a big-league mound

Minneapolis — The Tigers needed to clear a spot on the 40-man roster to reinstate reliever Andrew Chafin off the restricted list. Center fielder Derek Hill, the Tigers’ first-round pick in 2014, drew the short straw. He was designated for assignment Monday. “Decisions are going to get harder and harder as guys on the 60-day injured

Detroit — The Tigers are low on chips, ridiculously low. They do have two sizeable ones for Tuesday’s trade deadline, but I’m sorry, GM Al Avila should not be permitted to deal either. Rookie outfielder Riley Greene isn’t going anywhere, obviously. Top pitcher Tarik Skubal is the other big chip and also shouldn’t be going anywhere,

Toronto — The first three games of this series were spirited and competitive. Sunday, not so much. Blue Jays’ right-hander Jose Berrios took a lot of the starch out of Tigers, allowing only a home run to his brother-in-law in seven innings as Toronto won for the third time in four games, 4-1 at Rogers Centre. Berrios’

Toronto — These days right before the trade deadline are strange times for teams and players, especially for non-contending teams like the Tigers who are waiting for the inevitability that some of their players won’t be around after Tuesday. The Tigers, as we’ve reported, are expecting to lose one or two of their bullpen pieces. Teams

It can go unnoticed, a rookie minor-leaguer’s progress. Especially when he is 14 months out of high school. Izaac Pacheco’s first year of professional baseball has been stunningly strong, given that, yes, he is 19 and only a year from leaving home and his prep days at Friendswood, Texas. Pacheco plays third base (mostly), bats

Two weeks ago, the Tigers drafted a passel of players, 19 to be exact, and signed them. Now they have to figure out what to do with these plebes, all of them college players, all of them now playing professional baseball. Send them immediately to Single A? That’s one option after two weeks of initiation at

Toronto — Tigers manager AJ Hinch probably said it best. “There’s no column for moral victories,” he said after two long fly balls in the top of the ninth died at the wall and the Blue Jays walked off the Rogers Centre field with a 5-3 win Saturday. “We’ve been playing better and these are

Toronto — AJ Hinch probably said it best. “There’s no column for moral victories,” he said after two long fly balls in the top of the ninth died at the wall and the Blue Jays walked off the Rogers Centre field with a 5-3 win Saturday. “We’ve been playing better and these are good teams

Toronto — Manager AJ Hinch said before the game Saturday that starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez, who hasn’t pitched since May 18 and has been on the restricted list since June 13, could be back in the Tigers’ rotation by the third week of August. “Best-case scenario,” Hinch said. “If it’s smooth sailing from this point.” Rodriguez,

Toronto — Tucker Barnhart didn’t want to leave any of them out because they were all, in their own unique way, spectacular. The Tigers marched a parade of five relievers to the mound against a potent Blue Jays’ lineup Friday night preserving a 4-2 win with five one-hit, shutout innings, racking up eight strikeouts in the

Toronto — To be honest, it was a recipe for disaster. Bryan Garcia, a career reliever — a former Tigers closer, in fact — had made just three transitional starts at Triple-A Toledo, maxing out at 54 pitches, before he was summoned to fill yet another injury-induced void in the rotation. Against arguably the best hitting

Toronto — To be honest, it was a recipe for disaster. Bryan Garcia, a career reliever — a former Tigers closer, in fact — had made just three transitional starts at Triple-A Toledo, maxing out at 54 pitches, before he was summoned to fill yet another injury-induced void in the rotation. Against arguably the best hitting

Toronto — You better bring your hitting shoes when you come up here to play the bashing Blue Jays. On most nights, anything less than five runs is going to get you beat. And the worst thing you can do is give a team like that extra outs. It’s like pouring gasoline on a flame.

Toronto — Bryan Garcia was throwing in the bullpen here Thursday, just doing some light tossing ahead of what will be his first big-league start here Friday night, when the bullpen phone rang. “Dang,” Garcia said, laughing. “I don’t miss that sound.” That Garcia will be the 15th different starting pitcher used by the Tigers tells

Detroit — The Detroit Tigers flipped the script. Less than 24 hours after falling short in a comeback attempt against the San Diego Padres, Detroit rallied from a one-run deficit in the ninth on Wednesday at Comerica Park to steal a 4-3 victory over San Diego on a walk-off double from Victor Reyes. In the