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
DETROIT — Two weeks into the Minor League season, Derek Hill has already compiled a highlight reel of catches for Triple-A Toledo. Most of them involve collisions with the outfield wall at another Triple-A park in Indianapolis. While Hill has long since proved that he’s a Major League-caliber defender, he’s averaging a highlight catch every
West Michigan Whitecaps infielder Spencer Torkelson fields ground balls during practice Monday, May 3, 2021 at LMCU Ballpark in Comstock Park, MI. White Caps Replay Review: Bull Durham by Alexandra Simon
The Detroit Tigers amazingly returned to their winning ways after a wild one against the Chicago Cubs in Detroit on Saturday afternoon. The Motor City Kitties ultimately outlasted the north-side Cubbies in extra innings with a 9-8 win to even up the three-game weekend series. José Ureña gave up more than two runs for the
Bull Durham is one of those enduring classics. The bawdy baseball comedy, which came out in 1988, boasts a sort of universal appeal. The movie, a Western in cleats, possesses a kind of rustic, ageless charm. Perhaps best known as the movie that brought stars Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins together, Bull Durham details the…
After a four-game winning streak, the Detroit Tigers no longer carry the weight of the worst record in baseball. That mark belongs to the Minnesota Twins, projected by many in spring training to win the American League Central. But Tigers (13-25) have the second-worst record after 38 games. The offense is inconsistent, the starting rotation is
COMSTOCK PARK, MI – The West Michigan Whitecaps saw Detroit Tigers top prospect Spencer Torkelson deliver a walk-off RBI-single to defeat the Great Lakes Loons by a score of 2-1 in front of a limited-capacity sellout of 2,000 fans Saturday night at LMCU Ballpark. The Tigers first-overall pick in the 2020 MLB draft delivered a
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana – The Indianapolis Indians defeated the Toledo Mud Hens on Saturday night at Victory Field by a score of 5-4. Hens right-handed starter Rony Garcia opposed knuckleballer Steven Wright for the Indians. Both kept the bats quiet early, as Wright retired seven straight to start the game while Garcia struck out three through
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When the Detroit Tigers picked up a 9-8 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday at Comerica Park, the players stormed the field to meet Harold Castro, who haddelivered the walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th inning to conclude the 4-hour, 6-minute clash. But right-hander Jose Urena and third baseman Jeimer Candelario were not
Detroit — Harold Castro was, for much of Saturday’s Detroit Tigers game against the Chicago Cubs, a study in baseball frustration. In the third inning he hit a bullet, 98.6 mph off the bat that Statcast showed had an expected batting average of .520. That ball died in the glove of right fielder Jason Heyward. Then he
Harold Castro may have struck out three straight times heading into his 10th inning at bat, but all negative energy was quickly erased with a sharp single to left field, scoring a sprinting JaCoby Jones from 2nd base in a dramatic win over the Cubs. Plus, Miguel Cabrera came through with his own clutch single
Let’s get the thoughts of Tigers skipper A.J. Hinch after a back-and-forth, gutsy, and hard earned extra innings win over the Cubs. #Leinenkugels
Let’s hear more from the walk-off hero in today’s game. Harold Castro addresses the media after a big win in downtown Detroit. #DetroitRoots
Hittin’. Harold. Castro. Today’s hero joins us on Tigers LIVE Postgame. #DetroitRoots
The Detroit Tigers and Chicago Cubs swapped leads multiple times, and the teams needed extra innings to conclude Saturday’s contest at Comerica Park that featured 17 runs, 25 hits, 10 walks and 14 pitchers. The final blow came from the Tigers in the bottom of the 10th inning. (In extras, a runner starts the inning on second base.) After the Cubs took
Some wins are about finesse, clutch hits and standout performances. And then there are the “grit” wins — ones that taste extra sweet looking back after a hard fight. Harold Castro provided the knockout punch with a single to left field that sent JaCoby Jones careening around the bases and into a headfirst slide into
Erie’s winning streak was halted at three games on Saturday afternoon at UPMC Park when the Akron RubberDucks jumped out to an early lead, eventually winning 9-2. Mark Leiter Jr. started on the mound for Erie, his first start since 2017 with the Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs, and he dealt Erie’s winning streak was halted