PHILADELPHIA — Rainouts are common occurrences, but air quality postponements are uncommon happenings. Poor air quality from wildfires in northern Canada postponed Wednesday’s game, scheduled to start at 6:05 p.m., between the Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. The finale of the three-game series is now scheduled for 6:05 p.m. Thursday. Left-hander Tyler
PHILADELPHIA — Four consecutive knuckle-curveballs. Nick Maton wasn’t surprised when his former teammate, Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Aaron Nola, threw him those four breaking balls in a row with two outs and two runners in scoring position in the seventh inning Monday. The first three went for strikes — two fouls and a whiff. But the fourth
PHILADELPHIA — The Center City skyline provides a beautiful backdrop from the second deck at Citizens Bank Park, but it vanished completely on Wednesday afternoon. Major League Baseball postponed the Tigers-Phillies game because of poor air quality due to smoke from Canadian wildfires that drifted into the United States. The series finale between the two
Philadelphia — About three hours before the game was supposed to start Wednesday, Akil Baddoo walked back into the clubhouse after being on the field. “It’s bad,” he said. “It” being the air quality in downtown Philadelphia. At 1:30 p.m., the city skyline was visible beyond Citizens Bank Park. By 2 p.m., it was completely
DETROIT — During the HIV/AIDS epidemic of the 1980s, A. Nzere Kwabena turned tragedy into inspiration. “My friends were dying,” Kwabena said. “Our loved ones were dying. And when my best friend died in my arms, that’s when I devoted the rest of my life to make sure that nobody else would have to see
The Detroit Tigers are sliding, mired in a five-game losing skid that has dropped them from a few games out of the lead in the American League Central Division, to third place, four games behind the front-running Minnesota Twins — and seven games below .500. The good news for the Tigers: One of their top
Philadelphia — Jake Marisnick was in his second season with the Houston Astros in 2015, when the club hired AJ Hinch to replace Bo Porter as the manager. Marisnick was 24 and he’d cut his teeth in the big leagues first with Miami and had played 51 games for Porter on that 92-loss team in
EUGENE, ORE – On March 23, when the Eugene Emeralds announced their Exploding Whales alternate identity, they figured it would create some regional buzz. Those expectations were immediately blown out of the water. The Emeralds, High-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants, sold out their first batch of Exploding Whales
Buffalo Bisons 10, Toledo Mud Hens 7 (box) Bergner allowed a run in the first inning, but Parker Meadows returned serve in the bottom half of the inning with this blast below. The Bisons got another run in the top of the second, but a Jermaine Palacios triple and a wild pitch tied it up
Mickey York has a special segment tonight on Tigers LIVE, Paws-itively Speaking, and he’s joined by none other than Detroit Tigers mascot, PAWS!
It’s Mascot Night and PAWS makes a special visit to the set to promote the event, which is near and dear to his heart.
The Philadelphia Phillies conclude their three-game interleague series against the Detroit Tigers Wednesday at Citizens Bank Ballpark. Here’s what you need to know. What time do the Phillies play today? The Phillies face the Detroit Tigers at 6:05 p.m. at Citizens Bank Ballpark. Money for nothing?: Mets, Phillies, Padres seek turnarounds after huge roster investments
The Tigers announced this afternoon that right-hander Freddy Pacheco had a UCL procedure yesterday. While the club didn’t provide further specifics, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free-Press writes that he underwent Tommy John surgery. It’s a brutal development for a pitcher trying to establish himself at the major league level. Pacheco, 25, has yet to make his
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COMSTOCK PARK, MI –The West Michigan Whitecaps struggled to generate offensive momentum, failing to rally in a 4-2 defeat to the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers in front of 5,183 fans Tuesday night at LMCU Ballpark. Whitecaps hitters couldn’t capitalize on several run-scoring opportunities, finishing just 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position COMSTOCK PARK, MI –The West
Read our story on the balloting format, which includes two phases of fan voting to determine the All-Star starters. The All-Star Ballots are out! One of the nicest things about the MLB All-Star Game is that every team, no matter how their season is going, gets at least one representative. They may not be a
TOLEDO, OH – The Mud Hens fell to the Buffalo Bisons in the first game of the home stand 10-6. Austin Bergner started the game on the mound for the Mud Hens. Bergner entered the contest with an 8.54 ERA and a 1-2 record on the season.* Tanner Morris* lead TOLEDO, OH – The Mud
Philadelphia — On a day when lefty Tyler Alexander had to come out of the bullpen to make a spot start, the Tigers got some encouraging medical updates on their fleet of injured pitchers. “Getting good news, especially with as many guys we have hurt, feels good,” manager AJ Hinch said. “Optimism is always key.
PHILADELPHIA — Baseball tradition says that the media shouldn’t talk to the starting pitcher before his game, allowing him to concentrate on his task at hand. Tyler Alexander walked into the visiting clubhouse at Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday afternoon and said hello to beat writers on his way to his locker before preparing for
Philadelphia − Imagine if the Tigers, with five starting pitchers on the injured list, used a fleet of relievers to get through a game, allowed just one run − a lead-off homer in the top of the first inning − and still lost. Impossible, right? Nah, it happened at Citizens Bank Park Tuesday. The anemic