DETROIT — Tigers manager A.J. Hinch could see the question coming like a 3-0 fastball as he sat at the podium for his media session Friday afternoon, before Detroit’s 4-1 loss to the Twins at Comerica Park. “I know it’s June. I know there’s 162,” the question started. “But…” Hinch interrupted, sensing what would follow.
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The Toledo Mud Hens lost Friday night against the St. Paul Saints with a score of 10-6. Toledo drops to 32-40 as St. Paul advances to 42-30. Bryan Sammons got the start today for the Hens and pitched well. In his 5.0 innings of work, he allowed two runs on The Toledo Mud Hens lost
The Detroit Tigers outhit the Minnesota Twins, 7-6, on Friday night, but it was the AL Central-leading Twinkies that controlled things all night long. A pair of early home runs put the Twins out in front and they never looked back en route to a 4-1 win. Tigers starter Joey Wentz cruised through the first,
Top 2 MIN 1 DET 0 Result of AB Royce Lewis’ solo home run (4) AB: Royce Lewis | P: Joey Wentz
Royce Lewis‘ 404-foot solo home run to left field on Friday night at Comerica Park was impressive enough. But the Twins rookie managed to get upstaged — by an unlikely contender. A Tigers fan in the third row behind the left-field wall made a nifty barehanded snag, one made all the more impressive by one
Detroit Tigers (32-41) vs. Minnesota Twins (38-38) Time/Place: 6:40 p.m., Comerica ParkSB Nation Site: Twinkie TownMedia: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: LHP Joey Wentz (1-7, 6.82 ERA) vs. RHP Kenta Maeda (0-4, 9.00 ERA) Game 74 Pitching Matchup Player IP K% BB% FIP fWAR Player IP K% BB% FIP fWAR Wentz 62.0
The Tigers have signed infielder Johan Camargo to a minor league deal, according to his transactions tracker at MLB.com. He’s been assigned to the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens. Conversely, infielder Brendon Davis has been released by the Mud Hens, per his own tracker. Camargo, 29, signed a minor league deal with the Royals in the
This story was excerpted from Jason Beck’s Tigers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris talked with reporters Monday at Comerica Park. We covered his remarks on hot-hitting prospect Colt Keith, but he had more to say on the
The Tigers announced that right-hander Seth Elledge has cleared waivers and elected free agency. He was designated for assignment earlier in the week when the club claimed left-hander Anthony Misiewicz off waivers from the Diamondbacks. Elledge, 27, has filled up the transaction logs in the past few months. Atlanta added him to their roster in
Things have turned around for the Detroit Tigers after a first half of June that saw the Motor City Kitties drop nine in a row and 10 out of 12 before a four-game series against the Minnesota Twins in Minneapolis. Since then, AJ Hinch’s squad took three of four from the American League Central division
Toledo Mud Hens 6, St. Paul Saints 0 (box) The Hens took a 2-1 series lead heading into the weekend after a rehab start for Matt Manning started the game. The right-hander was still a little wild, but he was also hard to hit. Manning tossed four scoreless innings, allowing just a single. However, he
COMSTOCK PARK, MI – The West Michigan Whitecaps struggled to keep their opponents from lighting up the scoreboard as part of a 9-4 loss to the Great Lakes Loons in front of 7,007 fans Thursday night at LMCU Ballpark. West Michigan was held to a 2-for-9 mark with runners in COMSTOCK PARK, MI – The
Toledo, OH – The Toledo Mud Hens defeated the St. Paul Saints 6-0 in a shut out victory. Matt Manning made a rehab start in Toledo for the Mud Hens as he progressively work towards his return to Detroit. Manning struck out the first batter he faced but then walked Toledo, OH – The Toledo
Allow me to take a moment to break down how I think the Pirates’ decision-making process will go in the next couple of weeks as they hone in on who they will take with the No. 1 overall pick on July 9. As of right now, they are still digging into the top five prospects