Detroit Tigers (28-29) vs. Boston Red Sox (29-29) Time/Place: 1:35 p.m., Fenway ParkSB Nation Site: Over the MonsterMedia: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: RHP Casey Mize (1-3, 4.71 ERA) vs. RHP Brayan Bello (6-2, 4.18 ERA) Game 59 Pitching Matchup Player IP K% BB% FIP fWAR Player IP K% BB% FIP fWAR
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Saturday’s matchup in Boston was a good one for the Tigers on paper. Reese Olson has pitched great this season, while RHP Cooper Criswell has just been solid. However, Olson has benefited from giving up just one home run on the season, and that trend would not hold up in this one. For one of
Kerry Carpenter was placed on the Tigers’ 10-day injured list earlier this week with what was described as lumbar spine inflammation, but the issue has unfortunately proven to be more serious. The club announced on Friday that Carpenter “is currently completing rehab for a lumbar spine stress fracture,” with no recovery timeline provided. Manager A.J.
Thursday night’s stellar pitching performance from the Tiger staff, as it turned out, did not carry through to Friday night’s game, as Detroit dropped the second matchup of a four-game weekend series in Boston 7-3. Making the start for the Tigers was Kenta Maeda, his ninth of the season. He was on the IL for
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 9, Toledo Mud Hens 2 (box) Brant Hurter was knocked out early in this one, and the bullpen didn’t do much better. The RailRiders took advantage of a walk and a Jace Jung error to put two on with one out in the first. Hurter allowed a three-run shot to Carlos Narvaez and
After splitting a doubleheader on Wednesday at home against Pittsburgh, the Tigers hit the road (with Jack; see below) for the first of four games in an extended weekend series in Boston against the Red Sox. Detroit was victorious in the first game with a 5-0 shutout win. The aforementioned Jack Flaherty made his eleventh
The Detroit Tigers completed their successful six-game homestand this week by splitting a doubleheader on Wednesday with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Couple that with a 3-1 series win over the Toronto Blue Jays before — which snapped a five-game losing streak — and the Motor City Kitties appear to be back on the upswing. AJ Hinch’s
The Tigers have given fans every reason to have faith in their ability to pack the minor league system with quality pitching talent. Now, it looks like they found another gem last summer when they drafted Jaden Hamm in the fifth round. The righty from Middle Tennessee State had moderate draft buzz, but as a
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 11, Toledo Mud Hens 2 (box) Ty Madden’s introduction to the Triple-A level has been rough, and he was rocked in this one for seven runs, six earned. The Hens were down big early and never got back in the game. A pair of walks started Madden’s outing, and a three-run shot with
Thanks to the rain out on Tuesday, the Tigers played a double-header against the Pirates on Wednesday and the teams actually managed to split the series evenly with a game apiece. As fun as a Paul Skenes/Tarik Skubal matchup would have been to watch, the first outing was Skubal vs. Jared Jones. The most vital
Detroit Tigers (26-27) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (25-29) Time/Place: 12:40 p.m., Comerica ParkSB Nation Site: Bucs DugoutMedia: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkGame 54 Pitching Matchup: LHP Tarik Skubal (6-1, 2.25 ERA) vs. RHP Jared Jones (3-4, 3.05 ERA) Game 54 Pitching Matchup Player IP K% BB% FIP fWAR Player IP K% BB% FIP fWAR
The Tigers have placed outfielder Kerry Carpenter on the 10-day injured list due to a lower back injury and recalled right-hander Keider Montero as the 27th man for today’s doubleheader against the Pirates, per a team announcement. (Montero’s promotion was first reported on X by Tigers Torkmoil.) Outfielder Akil Baddoo was recalled from Triple-A Toledo to
Toledo Mud Hens 10, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 0 (box) Dillon Dingler and Parker Meadows remained red hot in this one as a quarter of the Detroit Tigers’ bullpen started this one and the Hens staff overall had their way with the RailRiders. Shelby Miller began his rehab assignment with a bit of a shaky first where
With Tuesday’s game rescheduled into a Wednesday straight doubleheader, the Detroit Tigers appear ready to promoted right-handed pitcher Keider Montero for his first look at the major leagues. The question is still whether he’ll start Game 2, moving Jack Flaherty back a day, or simply be available in the bullpen as depth. Tarik Skubal vs.