KANSAS CITY — The Tigers had a late-night flight home, thanks to a getaway evening game against the Royals and a 29-minute rain delay. They got a much-needed lift from an unexpected source. While Zack Short has forged a late-inning role off Detroit’s bench over the last few weeks, most of his contributions have been
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Behind some unexpected heroics, the Detroit Tigers took the rubber match in their series at Kauffman Stadium against the Kansas City Royals by a final of 6-4. In addition to another good night from Riley Greene, big hits from Zack Short and Jonathan Schoop proved to be the difference. The Tigers got the scoring started
Top 4 DET 1 KC 0 Result of AB Riley Greene’s solo homer (5) AB: Riley Greene | P: Zack Greinke
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COMSTOCK PARK, MI – The West Michigan Whitecaps couldn’t generate any offense as they struggled to string hits together in a 4-0 shutout to the Lake County Captains in front of 7,460 fans Wednesday afternoon at LMCU Ballpark. West Michigan managed just two hits as the Captains held the ‘Caps COMSTOCK PARK, MI – The
Erie’s offense stalled in front of a record-breaking crowd in a 3-1 loss to Somerset on Wednesday. Wilmer Flores and Richard Fitts each matched zeroes through the first five innings of the game. Flores allowed four hits, a walk, and struck out one batter in his first scoreless start since Erie’s offense stalled in front
Toledo, OH – The Toledo Mud Hens fell to the Rochester Red Wings 3-0 in an early morning matchup. Brenan Hanifee started the game on the mound for the Mud Hens, entering the match-up with a 4.89 ERA and an 0-3 record on the season. Hanifee worked a perfect top Toledo, OH – The Toledo
Rochester Red Wings 5, Toledo Mud Hens 3 (F/10)(box) The Mud Hens had the early lead in this one, but let it slip away. A two-run 10th inning rally from the Red Wings went unmatched in the bottom half as the Hens lost game one of the series. Lefty Zach Logue got the start and
KANSAS CITY — The sight of Miguel Cabrera knocking a base hit around Kauffman Stadium has become all too familiar for Royals fans over the years. The way the Tigers struggled Tuesday, the hit was a welcome sight for both hitter and team. As Cabrera’s sixth-inning line drive landed in center field for a one-out
After Monday night’s 10-inning win, the Tigers looked to take the second game of, and thus win, the three-game weekday series against the Kansas City Royals. But despite getting plenty of runners on base, they only scored once all night, dropping the game 4-1. Eduardo Rodriguez made his tenth start of the season for the
COMSTOCK PARK, MI – The West Michigan Whitecaps enjoyed a home run from outfielder Brady Allen in his first game as a Whitecap and two more unique homers as part of a 17-9 loss to the Lake County Captains in front of 4,540 fans Tuesday night at LMCU Ballpark. The COMSTOCK PARK, MI – The
Erie took down Somerset in the opening game of last year’s Championship Series rematch, 7-3. Erie had a pair of base hits in the first inning against Patriots starter Blas Castano, but both were picked off first base. The SeaWolves broke through in the second inning against Castano. They loaded Erie took down Somerset in
The Toledo Mud Hens dropped the first game of this week’s series vs the Rochester Red Wings with a score of 5-3. The Hens fall to 22-23, the first time they’ve been below .500 since April 2nd (1-2). The Hens offense got off to a hot start after Jermaine Palacios The Toledo Mud Hens dropped
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