Everything went downhill when Detroit Tigers starter Spencer Turnbull left the game. To make matters worse, Turnbull didn’t leave because of his pitch count, or because he got knocked around by the American League Central-leading Chicago White Sox. Instead, he was pulled after four innings because of right forearm tightness. The White Sox scored five
Chicago — This one was bananas. It went from a drowsy blowout win for the home team to a knock-down, drag-out, last-team-standing slugfest at Guaranteed Rate Field Friday night. The White Sox ended up being the last team standing. Yasmani Grandal hit the second of his two home runs, this one off Rony Garcia, to tie
The Tigers offense was sparked by another 2 HR night from Jonathan Schoop; he speaks with the media post game. #DetroitRoots
Tigers manager A.J. Hinch addresses the media after Detroit fell just short of completing the comeback against a strong White Sox team. #Leinenkugels
CHICAGO — Nineteen years before George Lombard became Tigers bench coach, he was a slugging outfielder who hit his first Tigers home run here on a night when Detroit and Chicago combined for 12 home runs. As he sat in the dugout at Guaranteed Rate Field Friday night, he could be excused for having flashbacks.
MEMPHIS, TN – The Memphis Redbirds won a thriller on Friday night at AutoZone Park, defeating the Toledo Mud Hens 6-5, thanks to a walkoff walk in the tenth inning. Lefties Ian Krol and Connor Thomas were both fantastic tonight, as the first run in this game did not come until the sixth inning. The
GAME TWO The SeaWolves were shut out for only the second time this season as they dropped game two of a doubleheader to the Akron RubberDucks 6-0 on Friday at Canal Park. Akron took the lead in the first inning against Erie starter A.J. Ladwig. Andruw Monasterio led off with a triple and was singled
MIDLAND, MI – The West Michigan Whitecaps allowed a pair of one-run leads to slip away as part of a 9-4 loss to the Great Lakes Loons Friday night at Dow Diamond. The Loons scored the first run of the game on a Ryan Ward groundout before the ‘Caps took the lead in the fifth.
It was a dreadful night on the South side of Chicago as the Tigers lost again to the White Sox. Not only did their defense have a complete meltdown in the fifth inning, Spencer Turnbull left the game after 56 pitches with forearm tightness. The Tigers got on the board against Dallas Keuchel in the
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CHICAGO – Spencer Turnbull won a 12-pitch battle with White Sox slugger Yermin Mercedes, but lost his battle to beat his division rival Friday night after leaving the game early with right forearm tightness. Turnbull, one of Detroit’s most effective starters for the past month – including his no-hitter two weeks ago in Seattle –
Upon walking into the dugout after a perfect fourth inning, Detroit Tigers starter Spencer Turnbull met with athletic trainer Doug Teter and manager AJ Hinch. Turnbull, 28, did not return for the fifth inning. He left Friday’s game against the Chicago White Sox with right forearm tightness. To end the fourth, he won a 12-pitch
CHICAGO – Michael Fulmer made the adjustment from the routine of the starting rotation to the regular grind of the late-inning bullpen surprising well. “I’ve learned that adrenaline is a heck of a drug,” the starter turned reliever joked from the dugout at Guaranteed Rate Field on Friday afternoon. Now, he has made the adjustment
Chicago — Tigers late-inning reliever Michael Fulmer made six appearances over a 12-day stretch from May 19 through May 30. And, entering play Friday, he hadn’t pitched since. It seemed fair to inquire whether or not he might be dealing with a physical issue. “This is all on purpose,” manager AJ Hinch said before the game. “But I’m
The Detroit Tigers can’t make anything official until Sunday. But right-hander Jose Urena seems ready to return from the injured list Sunday. He is expected to start the series finale against the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field. Urena was placed on the 10-day injured list May 29, retroactive to May 27, with a right forearm
Prior the the season, the team at MCB released our Detroit Tigers top 20 prospects list. Our plan is to update the list after the draft to give a better idea of the industry consensus on how each prospects relative value has changed. However, in the meantime, we now have about a month of additional…
Well we knew this would be difficult. The AL Central leading Chicago White Sox are a bit of a juggernaut these days, and the Tigers came into this four-game set lined up against a tough set of starting pitchers. They got a pretty good dose last night from Lance Lynn, though Casey Mize held his
Every Friday, I will be discussing a pitching “sleeper” for the Detroit Tigers in the upcoming 2021 MLB Draft. Today’s sleeper is a local kid out of Saginaw Heritage, Spencer Schwellenbach, who just won the Big Ten Baseball Player of the Year award and second-team All-American.
Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch knew Casey Mize wouldn’t be pleased. “Disappointed, for sure,” Mize said Thursday night. “I love the fact that he’s going to leave tonight pretty pissed off,” Hinch said. “I mean, he didn’t keep the ball in the ballpark the way he wanted to. To his night, he feels he should