Ok, the Detroit Tigers looked bad for much of today’s rubber match against the Boston Red Sox. Real bad. The kind of bad that you know you shouldn’t take much away from, because we’re only six games into the season, but the vibe is too lousy to ignore. Like no one really wanted to play
The Tigers announced Wednesday morning that they’ve acquired minor league infielder/outfielder Jamie Westbrook from the Brewers in exchange for cash. Westbrook, who is not on the 40-man roster, will report to Triple-A Toledo. It’s a straightforward minor league trade for a Tigers club that has lost some outfield depth early in the season with injuries
The Detroit Tigers are waiting to make a decision. Outfielder Robbie Grossman exited Tuesday’s 5-3 loss before the seventh inning with right groin tightness. He suffered the injury on the bases in the fifth when he slid back into first base on Jonathan Schoop’s popout in foul territory. “I’m just sore today,” Grossman said Wednesday morning. Grossman, a 10-year MLB veteran, said
Detroit — Robbie Grossman was the Tigers’ iron man of 2021, tying Jonathan Schoop for most games played, 156 out of 162. But Grossman on Wednesday was set to miss his first game of 2022, after suffering a groin injury in Tuesday’s 5-3 loss to the Boston Red Sox at Comerica Park. “I’m sore today,” Grossman
Detroit Tigers (2-3) vs. Boston Red Sox (2-3) When: 1:10 p.m. Wednesday. Where: Comerica Park in Detroit. TV: Bally Sports Detroit. Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1) (Tigers radio affiliates). • BOX SCORE Weather forecast: Windy, in the mid-60s with rain showers likely. LESSONS LEARNED: What Tigers’ first few games taught us ABOUT YESTERDAY: Tigers’ Tyler Alexander pleased with outing despite
Detroit — Robbie Grossman was the Tigers’ iron man of 2021, tying Jonathan Schoop for most games played, 56 out of 162. But Grossman on Wednesday was set to miss his first game of 2022, after suffering a groin injury in Tuesday’s 5-3 loss to the Boston Red Sox at Comerica Park. “I’m sore today,” Grossman
After getting out to a good start with a win on Monday, and an early lead on Tuesday, the Tigers sleepwalked their way through the late innings to lose 5-3 and even the series with the Boston Red Sox. Now, they’ll send their big free agent pitching acquisition against his old team looking to take
Iowa Cubs 8, Toledo Mud Hens 5 (box) Things didn’t go well in the first game of the series in Iowa. A seven-run fourth innings sunk the Mud Hens’ chances in this one. Michael Pineda had cruised for three innings, and the Hens took the first lead of the day in the top of the
Eduardo Rodriguez isn’t fazed by his opponents, even if they’re his friends. His father. His mother. His siblings. Babe Ruth. Rodriguez, to explain his way of thinking for his upcoming start, took a hypothetical approach, rattling off that list Tuesday morning in front of his locker in the Detroit Tigers‘ clubhouse. CATCHERS OF E-ROD’S PAST: Eduardo Rodriguez ‘is going to be the ace’
Spencer Torkelson yelled at the ball as he ran towards first base. “Get down!” he yelled, willing it to find some grass. “Get down!” Then again, I think half the crowd in Comerica Park was yelling the same thing. If ever there was a kid who needed a hit, it was Torkelson, who had started his
COMSTOCK PARK, MI – The West Michigan Whitecaps rallied for five runs in the 11th inning to walk off the Lansing Lugnuts 11-10 in front of 4,077 ecstatic fans on opening night at LMCU Ballpark. The come-from-behind win gives the Whitecaps game-tying or winning rallies in the late innings in COMSTOCK PARK, MI – The
Detroit — He wasn’t worried about it. He truly was not freaking out or pressing or beating himself up. He just wanted to get one. Sooner the better. Tigers rookie Spencer Torkelson, the first overall pick in the draft in 2020, is off the schneid. He looped a double between Boston center fielder Kiki Hernandez and
Detroit — The Tigers took a double gut punch Tuesday. Not only did they blow a three-run lead in a 5-3 loss to the Boston Red Sox at Comerica Park, they may also have lost the services of leadoff hitter Robbie Grossman, who left the game in the seventh inning. “Right groin tightness is what
Coming off a walk off homerun win, the Mud Hens looked to get their first back-to-back wins of the season. Michael Pineda took the mound for the Hens, after Toledo took a trip to Iowa for a six-game series. The first three innings began as a pitching duel, when Pineda Coming off a walk off
The SeaWolves dropped the opening game of a six-game series to the Somerset Patriots, 2-1, on Tuesday night at TD Bank Park. Erie starter Markus Solbach began his outing facing one over the minimum through four innings, striking out eight of the first 13 batters he faced. Somerset starter Jhony The SeaWolves dropped the opening
The 313 returns with our Natalie Kerwin all fired up about the 2022 #Tigers … and some of their Photo Day portraits. #DetroitRoots
DETROIT, MI – April 8: Spencer Torkelson #20 of the Detroit Tigers bats against the Chicago White Sox during the ninth inning of Opening Day at Comerica Park on April 8, 2022, in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images)
Detroit — He wasn’t worried about it. He truly was not freaking out or pressing or beating himself up. He just wanted to get one. Sooner the better. Tigers rookie Spencer Torkelson, the first overall pick in the draft in 2020, is off the schneid. He looped a double between Boston center fielder Kiki Hernandez and
Sometimes, numbers don’t tell the full story in baseball. Such was the case for Detroit Tigers pitcher Tyler Alexander, who was nearly flawless through five innings before leaving a few pitches over the plate in the sixth. The bullpen couldn’t strand his last runners, and the final box score looked like a mere decent outing. THE FUTURE