COMSTOCK PARK, MI – The West Michigan Whitecaps nearly erased a five-run deficit on Sunday afternoon, but the Great Lakes Loons held on for a 7-4 victory in front of a 2,000-fan limited-capacity sellout at LMCU Ballpark. The Whitecaps trailed 5-0 after five innings battled back by scoring four runs over the next two innings,
A look at how Tigers minor-leaguers are faring two weeks into their 2021 season. Triple-A Toledo Who’s hot … ► Cole Peterson, SS: Peterson’s been a habitual hitter since the Mud Hens got their 2021 schedule rolling. He’s batting .333, with an .846 OPS, all while playing a solid shortstop. Peterson bats left-handed, is 5-foot-11, 160
The SeaWolves made it back-to-back series victories to start the season, winning a back-and-forth contest with the Akron RubberDucks, 7-6, on Sunday afternoon at UPMC Park. Erie scored in the first inning for the fourth game in the series, tagging starter Eli Lingos for four runs and knocking him out of the game after just
Tigers top prospect Spencer Torkelson still is looking for his first professional home run. But on Saturday night, he had his first big hit. Torkelson delivered the first walk-off of his short career in the Tigers’ farm system, with a two-out, bases-loaded single in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Single-A West
The Erie SeaWolves, Double-A Affiliate of the Detroit Tigers, are celebrating capacity levels being expanded to 75% with an expanded promotional schedule for the upcoming six-game series against the Binghamton Rumble Ponies (New York Mets) from May 18-23. From Tuesday, May 18 through Friday, May 21, SeaWolves fans can receive one free kids ticket (ages
Detroit Tigers left-hander Matthew Boyd had quickly defined himself as a strike thrower this season en route to a 1.94 ERA through seven starts entering Sunday’s outing against the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs took notice of that, swinging early and often in counts, eventually breaking through for a three-run sixth inning. The Tigers (14-26) lost, 5-1, in the series
Not that Tigers fans have been in the dark here, but a certain big-league baseball team from Detroit has had its strikeout issues in 2021. The Tigers have the third-most whiffs of any team in the majors, which invites inquiries about whether things might be any better on Detroit’s farmlands in terms of swinging and
Toledo, Ohio – The Toledo Mud Hens fell to the Indianapolis Indians by a score of 6-5 at Victory Field Sunday evening. What looked to be offensive showcase for both squads early on quickly became a duel of the bullpens with the Hens coming up just short in the later innings. The Mud Hens opened
Detroit — Hit ’em where they ain’t, you say? The Cubs did some of that, sure, but actually found a fair amount of success hitting it at the defense and watching the Tigers make a mess of one play after another in a 5-1 getaway-day dud at Comerica Park on an otherwise glorious Sunday afternoon. It was difficult to
The Detroit Tigers whiffed on a chance to win another series at home on Sunday, dropping their series finale to the Chicago Cubs by a 5-1 score. Matthew Boyd wasn’t at his best, and his defense didn’t do him any favors as he was saddled with his fourth loss of the year. I’m not really
DETROIT — The final damage for Matthew Boyd on Sunday afternoon came on a home run off a high fastball, a common sight last year but a rarity this season. Ian Happ’s opposite-field shot was just the second homer of the season off Boyd, who yielded the most in the American League the past two
Matthew Boyd took the mound for the Tigers and the Cubs got to him for 4 earned runs over 6 innings pitched; he addresses the media post game. #DetroitRoots
Tigers manager A.J. Hinch speaks with the media after Detroit drops the series finale against the Chicago Cubs. #Leinenkugels
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Detroit Tigers left-hander Matthew Boyd pitched well Sunday afternoon, keeping the heart of the Chicago Cubs’ lineup — Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo and Javier Baez — to a minimum through six innings. The trio finished 1-for-9 with five strikeouts against Boyd. But Cubs righty Kyle Hendricks was better. The Tigers (14-26) couldn’t snap Hendricks out of
Detroit — More than anything with his fundamentals or positioning at the plate, the Tigers just want Willi Castro to keep his head up. There’s no film you can watch to work on that. “I see him as a guy who’s pressed a little bit,” Tigers manager AJ Hinch said Sunday morning, ahead of the series
When the Detroit Tigers signed outfielder Robbie Grossman to a two-year, $10 million contract this offseason, manager AJ Hinch asked him to evolve into a lineup and clubhouse leader. Grossman, 31, is exceeding those requests in May. The Tigers (14-25) have won six of their past 10 games. Grossman’s leadership and approach at the plate is key to
Tarik Skubal took the hill for the Detroit Tigers versus the Chicago Cubs on Friday looking to continue the the construction of his big league career by building off a solid start last weekend against the Minnesota Twins. Things didn’t go quite as smoothly this time for Skubal.
Time/Place: 1:10 p.m., Comerica ParkSB Nation Site: Bleed Cubbie BlueMedia: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: LHP Matthew Boyd (2-3, 1.94 ERA) vs. RHP Kyle Hendricks (2-4, 6.23 ERA) Game 40 Pitching Matchup Pitcher IP K% BB% FIP fWAR Pitcher IP K% BB% FIP fWAR Boyd 41.2 17.9 5.6 2.96 1.3 Hendricks 34.2
A professional baseball scout called Jesuit College Prep coach Brian Jones in Dallas, Texas. “Hey, when does your junior varsity play?” the scout asked. “What?” Jones asked. “I need to see this Lawlar kid,” the scout replied. Jordan Lawlar, at the time, was a freshman, who had burst onto the national scene after a standout performance at