Detroit Tigers

TOP 5 TB 1 DET 0 Result of at-bat Joey Wendle’s RBI single Batter: Joey Wendle Pitcher: Tyler Alexander

DETROIT — Just as Matthew Boyd had gotten back into the heart of the Tigers’ rotation for the stretch run, he could be out for the rest of this season, if not longer. The left-hander was scratched from his scheduled start Friday night against the Rays with recurring elbow soreness. It’s the same issue that

As a companion piece to last week’s look at the hottest-hitting prospect in each organization, we present each system’s pitching prospect who is performing the best down the stretch. There are some big names here, including three Top 100 Prospects, but 15 of the arms noted below rank in the bottom half of our team

On Monday, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his 40th home run, the first of what will presumably be many seasons in which he reaches that mark. (His previous high? 15. To be fair, he is 22 years old.) Forty is a big number, and harder to reach than you might think. Cal Ripken Jr. never did

PITTSBURGH — Miguel Cabrera used to try to hit batting practice homers out of PNC Park and into the Allegheny River. That was years ago. The past two nights, he has sprayed hits around the field in a streak never seen in his illustrious career. Cabrera’s 4-for-4 game Wednesday night included three RBI hits, building

TOP 1 DET 1 PIT 0 Result of at-bat Miguel Cabrera’s RBI double Batter: Miguel Cabrera Pitcher: Mitch Keller

PITTSBURGH — What was once a hope that the Tigers could get catcher Jake Rogers back by season’s end is now a fear that he could be out for much of next year. Rogers underwent Tommy John surgery on his right elbow on Wednesday. Manager A.J. Hinch, who announced the news, had already all but

PITTSBURGH — The future of the Tigers lineup isn’t far off. Maybe not so much on the map, where Spencer Torkelson and Riley Greene crushed home runs for Triple-A Toledo on the road in Iowa, a long way from PNC Park. But the more the Tigers’ top two prospects slug for the Mud Hens, the

BOT 1 DET 0 PIT 1 Result of at-bat Colin Moran’s sacrifice fly  Batter: Colin Moran Pitcher: Wily Peralta

PITTSBURGH — If there was any question about Spencer Torkelson’s future position in Detroit as he settles in at first base at Triple-A Toledo down the stretch this season, Tigers manager A.J. Hinch seemed to take care of it Tuesday. Asked on MLB Network Radio about the versatility of his infielders and where Jonathan Schoop

PITTSBURGH — The velocity with which Tarik Skubal fired his glove off the dugout wall might have rivaled his hardest fastball during the 28-pitch opening inning that preceded his rare flash of anger Monday afternoon at PNC Park. It was an emotion that continued in the Tigers’ 6-3 loss to the Pirates. This was a

BOT 1 DET 0 PIT 2 Result of at-bat Kevin Newman’s two-run home run  Batter: Kevin Newman Pitcher: Tarik Skubal

PITTSBURGH — The Tigers, the first team to reach MLB’s threshold to be considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19 back in April, have had their first situation since then. Reliever Joe Jiménez and bench coach George Lombard tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday morning, manager A.J. Hinch announced. Both Jiménez and Lombard are fully vaccinated. Both

Riley Greene’s first full season of baseball has included many highlights, hot streaks and milestones. His performance on Sunday afternoon allowed him to check another one off his list. Greene, MLB Pipeline’s No. 7 prospect, cranked two home runs to reach the 20-home run mark for the first time in his career. The outfielder drove

CINCINNATI — The only opponent Casey Mize couldn’t stop Sunday was his innings plan. The Tigers bullpen picked up their rookie starter, and the two hitters to beat Reds right-hander Luis Castillo were Akil Baddoo and Jeimer Candelario, whose sixth-inning triple drove in two runs and set up another, sending the Tigers on their way

TOP 6 DET 2 CIN 0 Result of at-bat Candelario’s two-run triple Batter: Jeimer Candelario Pitcher: Luis Castillo

CINCINNATI — The Reds have been in the thick of the National League Wild Card race while the Tigers have been celebrating Miguel Cabrera’s 500th home run and chase for 3,000 hits. But Nick Castellanos has been following. “I was present to that,” Castellanos said. “That’s history, and Miggy is one of my favorite teammates

CINCINNATI — For the third time in as many visits to Great American Ball Park, Matthew Boyd fell to the long ball. This time, it didn’t come from Joey Votto. Much as Boyd tries to avoid his propensity for home runs, the big drive seems to find him, especially in this park. On Saturday, it

TOP 1 DET 0 CIN 0 Result of at-bat Tyler Mahle escapes jam Batter: Harold Castro Pitcher: Tyler Mahle

CINCINNATI — Drew Carlton expected to be serving as the opener for Triple-A Toledo on Saturday in Omaha. He hadn’t pitched in five days, and he had been making spot starts for the Mud Hens when their rotation has been short. Then, he was called into manager Tom Prince’s office. “Prince is in there and