With the Detroit Tigers season on the line, they have the best player on the field toeing the bump in Saturday afternoon’s Game 5, winner-take-all matchup against the Cleveland Guardians. They may have home field advantage, but Tarik Skubal is an advantage that transcends all others right now. The presumptive AL Cy Young winner is
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Development of the next wave of players doesn’t stop for the MLB postseason. The Arizona Fall League got underway this week, and the Detroit Tigers have several of their top hitting prospects on hand to get extra reps in October with the Scottsdale Scorpions. The Tigers top prospect playing for the Scorpions is catcher Thayron
Major League Baseball announced on early Friday afternoon a change in the start time for the American League Divisional Series matchup between the Cleveland Guardians and Detroit Tigers at Progressive Stadium. The game was originally slated to start at 8:08 p.m. ET but has been moved up seven hours to an early 1:08 p.m. ET
The Tigers’ push towards the American League Championship Series would have to wait until another day, as Game 4 of their Division Series was won by Cleveland, 5-4. Reese Olson, the Baby-Faced Assassin, started for the Tigers. He came into Game 1 of this ALDS with none out in the first inning after Tyler Holton
Detroit Tigers (2-1) vs. Cleveland Guardians (1-2) Time/Place: 6:08 p.m., Comerica ParkSB Nation Site: Covering the CornerMedia: TNT, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: RHP Reese Olson (4-8, 3.53 ERA) vs. RHP Tanner Bibee (12-8, 3.47 ERA) Game 4 Lineups GUARDIANS TIGERS GUARDIANS TIGERS Steven Kwan – LF Parker Meadows – CF Kyle Manzardo – DH
Playoff baseball made its glorious return to Comerica Park in downtown Detroit on Wednesday. The scrappy, youthful Detroit Tigers squad made it another day to remember as they bullpenned their way to a 3-0 victory, and a 2-1 lead in the American League Divisional Series. They continue to get it done with a rotating cast
These young Tigers came out hot in the Wild Card series. Now they look to be here for a long time as well as a good time. A game away from closing out the Cleveland Guardians, the faithful at Comerica Park on Wednesday saw the first MLB playoff game in Detroit since 2014, and the
Comerica Park hosted its first playoff game in a decade on Wednesday afternoon, and the home crowd saw the Tigers throw their second consecutive combined shutout on a crisp October day, winning 3-0 to take a 2-1 lead in their American League Division Series. It was also their second consecutive 3-0 victory. I can dig
Detroit Tigers (1-1) vs. Cleveland Guardians (1-1) Time/Place: 3:08 p.m., Progressive FieldSB Nation Site: Covering the CornerMedia: TBS, TruTV, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: RHP Keider Montero (6-6, 4.76 ERA) vs. RHP Alex Cobb (2-1, 2.76 ERA) Game 3 Lineups GUARDIANS TIGERS GUARDIANS TIGERS Steven Kwan – LF Parker Meadows – CF Kyle Manzardo –
The latest episode of the MLB Trade Rumors Podcast is now live on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts! Make sure you subscribe as well! You can also use the player at this link to listen, if you don’t use Spotify or Apple for podcasts. This week, host Darragh McDonald is joined by Anthony Franco of
Last night, MLBTR readers weighed in on the National League Division Series. With both series knotted up 1-1 at the time, readers heavily favored the Padres to upset the Dodgers while giving a slight edge to the Phillies to take down the Mets. The lower seeds each prevailed at home tonight to put the NL’s
After meekly surrendering to the Cleveland Guardians in Game 1 of their American League Division Series, the Detroit Tigers didn’t score for the first eight innings — and neither did their opponents — but a stunning home run against a nearly-unhittable closer was the difference in a 3-0 victory to even the American League Division
Detroit Tigers (0-1) vs. Cleveland Guardians (1-0) Time/Place: 4:08 p.m., Progressive FieldSB Nation Site: Covering the CornerMedia: TBS, TruTV, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: LHP Tarik Skubal (18-4, 2.39 ERA) vs. LHP Matthew Boyd (2-2, 2.72 ERA) Game 2 Lineups TIGERS GUARDIANS TIGERS GUARDIANS Justyn-Henry Malloy – DH Steven Kwan – LF Matt Vierling –
Saturday’s Game 1 matchup with the Cleveland Guardians was billed as the Tigers’ well-honed bullpen games versus top starter Tanner Bibee and a more traditional approach. Tradition won out in that one. The Guardians couldn’t afford to lose the first of two at Progressive Field and then face Tarik Skubal in Game 2. They held