Detroit Tigers

CHICAGO – Spencer Turnbull won a 12-pitch battle with White Sox slugger Yermin Mercedes, but lost his battle to beat his division rival Friday night after leaving the game early with right forearm tightness. Turnbull, one of Detroit’s most effective starters for the past month – including his no-hitter two weeks ago in Seattle –

BOT 2 DET 0 CWS 1 Result of at-bat Yasmani Grandal’s solo home run Batter: Yasmani Grandal Pitcher: Spencer Turnbull

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CHICAGO – Michael Fulmer made the adjustment from the routine of the starting rotation to the regular grind of the late-inning bullpen surprising well. “I’ve learned that adrenaline is a heck of a drug,” the starter turned reliever joked from the dugout at Guaranteed Rate Field on Friday afternoon. Now, he has made the adjustment

CHICAGO — For the second time in six days, Casey Mize kept the Tigers in a pitching duel against a veteran ace. For his first time in six weeks, he paid for home runs in a defeat. The blinking lights at Guaranteed Rate Field couldn’t hide the look of frustration on Mize’s face as Yasmani

Here’s a look at Thursday’s top Minor League performers from each team’s Top 30 Prospects list: Rays: Shane Baz, RHP (MLB No. 76), Double-A MontgomeryBaz bounced back from his roughest start of the season to toss what was arguably his best. The hard-throwing right-hander gave up just three hits as he racked up eight strikeouts

A 442-foot Tork Bomb to the shrubs in straightaway center field? Sounds like a preview of things to come when Spencer Torkelson eventually gets to Comerica Park, but it was actually his Thursday night performance for High-A West Michigan. His fourth professional home run was a tape-measure drive to the trees beyond center at Dow

CHICAGO — Derek Hill has been a defensive specialist for so much of his brief Major League career that he has more games played (17) than plate appearances (13) in the big leagues. With Victor Reyes on the injured list, it might be time for the Tigers to figure out what their former first-round pick

Last week, we covered the prospect hitters off to the best starts across the Minor Leagues. Next up: the pitchers. No more guessing at how a mid-90s fastball will play at a certain level or if a plus slider will miss enough bats to be effective. We have one month of Minor League data to

The stars will be shining in Denver next month, but which of the game’s best players will be on display in the 91st Midsummer Classic? Balloting for the 2021 MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard launched at noon p.m. ET Thursday, giving fans an opportunity to vote for the best players in the sport. The

Normally at this time of year, with college conference tournaments just completed and high school seasons nearly over, we’d be in full-on Draft fever/panic mode, trying to get one of our last mocks correct right before the Draft started. So it’s been hard to tell that muscle memory to take a break and slow the

Another new Rookie Power Rankings, another Marlin at the top of the list. Miami left-hander Trevor Rogers climbed two places to take over the No. 1 spot in this latest edition of the RPR, replacing infielder and teammate Jazz Chisholm Jr. at the top. The most notable jumper might be one spot lower, however, in

DETROIT — Somewhere along the path to another top pick in next year’s MLB Draft and a potential run at an American League-record 119-loss season, the Tigers quietly started playing better baseball. New manager A.J. Hinch’s messages about competing, putting balls in play on offense and making plays on defense began to take hold. And

MLB.com is keeping track of a Stat of the Day for the Tigers this season, highlighting a unique, interesting or fun nugget from each game. June 1: Tigers 10, Brewers 7 — Candy’s streak atop MLBBy drawing a walk in the second inning of an 0-for-5 showing against the Brewers on Tuesday, Tigers third baseman

Here’s a look at Tuesday’s top Minor League performers from each team’s Top 30 Prospects list: Rays: Wander Franco, SS (MLB No. 1), Triple-A DurhamFranco continued his recent hot streak with his second four-hit game of the season and three RBIs. The 20-year-old singled three times and stroked his seventh double, giving him his ninth

The Tigers and Brewers found themselves in a slugfest on Tuesday night at American Family Field. When it was over, Detroit came out on top, 10-7, thanks to two-homer games by Eric Haase and Jonathan Schoop. At first, it looked like the game was going to be a laugher, after the Tigers scored six runs

Don’t be surprised if you see Funkhouser in more high-leverage situations. Entering Tuesday’s action, Funkhouser has a 2.13 ERA and an opponent’s batting average of .146 in nine games. He is becoming a real matchup strength for the Tigers. Funkhouser’s value to Tigers manager A.J. Hinch is that he can be a long or short

As we inch toward the start of summer, trade chatter around Major League Baseball will inevitably heat up in anticipation of the July 30 Trade Deadline. But some teams in years past haven’t waited until the last minute to do their midseason shopping. Many have pulled off deals that involved MVPs, Cy Young Award winners,

This Wednesday, June 2, is Lou Gehrig Day, the day he began his consecutive games streak that would end at 2,130. (A more round number than Cal Ripken’s 2,632.) Both Gehrig’s and Ripken’s streaks seem incredibly disassociated from the game of baseball as it is played today, and really, any sport: Suffice it to say,

It turned out to be a bullpen day for the Tigers on Monday at American Family Field and it went well until the 10th inning, when  Luis Urías’ walk-off single helped the Brewers win the game, 3-2. With Tigers right-hander José Cisnero on the mound, Urías singled to right field, scoring Omar Narváez for the