Tigers manager A.J. Hinch addresses the media following an emotional Detroit win against his former club. #Leinenkugels
You could be forgiven if, in the first inning of today’s game, with the Tigers loading the bases and a tea party on the mound, you thought: does Zack Greinke still have it? That, friends, is the silent power of Zack Greinke, because one pitch later, the inning ended with a classic TTBDNS. You’ll also
Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch waved to the crowd. He tipped his baseball cap, flashing the Old English D emblem, to a standing ovation from the fans. It was his first time back at Minute Maid Park since getting fired in January 2020. After the emotions, the Tigers (4-6) buried the Houston Astros — the team Hinch managed from 2015-19 — with a
In the 9th start of his career, Casey Mize, the number one overall pick by the Detroit Tigers in the 2018 MLB draft, earned win number one in the 6-2 over the Houston Astros to end a four-game losing streak.
HOUSTON — A.J. Hinch returned to Minute Maid Park to a video tribute and a standing ovation that brought him out of the visiting dugout. The Tigers manager then watched his new team send one of his old aces, Zack Greinke, back to the home dugout with one of his roughest outings in years. Hinch’s
Ok, so we had a bad time in Cleveland. Who doesn’t? What’s important is that your Detroit Tigers have gathered themselves for a much better effort against an even better team in Houston on Monday night. Casey Mize has been brilliant as of this writing in the bottom of the seventh inning, and the back
The Detroit Tigers are home to one of the best stories in baseball for the 2021 season. Akil Baddoo’s historic first week has already been covered in detail, but he added another chapter to his book tonight.
HOUSTON — The coronavirus protocols in place this season for players, coaches, managers and others working in baseball meant Tigers manager A.J. Hinch wasn’t able to sleep in his own bed upon his return Sunday night to the city where he managed the Astros to the 2017 World Series title — and where he remains
Detroit Tigers (3-6) at Houston Astros (6-3) Time/Place: 8:10 p.m., Minute Maid ParkSB Nation site: The Crawfish BoxesMedia: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: RHP Casey Mize (0-0, 2.25 ERA) vs. RHP Zack Greinke (1-0, 1.38 ERA) Game 10 Pitching Matchup Pitcher IP K% BB% FIP fWAR Pitcher IP K% BB% FIP fWAR
It had been 455 days since AJ Hinch last showed face inside Minute Maid Park, home of the Houston Astros. He was on his way out as the manager, fired from his job because of the team’s sign-stealing scandal. It had been 1,258 days since Hinch won the 2017 World Series, followed by a victory parade through the city amid
By Dave Campbell | Associated Press Minneapolis — In the raw aftermath of another killing of a Black man by police in Minnesota, there was no place for pro sports in the Twin Cities on Monday. The Minnesota Twins, Wild and Timberwolves all postponed their games a day after the shooting of 20-year-old Daunte Wright following a
Houston – As he listed all the experiences he has had in his five years as manager of the Houston Astros – the building a winning team, the two World Series appearances and the championship, surviving a hurricane and dangerous floods, his oldest daughter graduating from a Houston-area high school and his youngest still in
HOUSTON — The on-field playfulness that Miguel Cabrera and Jose Altuve usually engage in when the Tigers roll through town will have to wait until the Astros come to Detroit. But the good news for the Tigers on Monday is that they might not have to wait long to get the injured Cabrera back in
If there’s one thing that comes to mind when someone says “Houston Astros” it definitely involves a trash can or two. That said, the Astros of today are barely the same team they were in 2017, and yes, fans of the club are a little tired of those same old jokes. Ahead of the Tigers
The Detroit Tigers received information from team doctors that allowed them to breathe a sigh of relief about Miguel Cabrera, who was put on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a left biceps strain. Cabrera, too, was relieved upon hearing the injury was a “mild strain,” manager AJ Hinch said Monday. This means the former
Editor’s note: This is the seventh in a weekly series of stories in which Detroit News freelance writer Lynn Henning will rank the top prospects in July’s MLB Draft. Jud Fabian was supposed to have been The Guy. The best college outfielder, as far as 2021 MLB draft status went heading into spring, was thought to
The Tigers head west of the Mississippi for the first time in 2021 to take on the Houston Astros as the 10-game road trip rolls on. They do so in the midst of a four game losing streak. The offense has been anemic during this stretch, but will have a chance to get on track
I’m not sure the modern day fan is built to handle the sport of baseball. As we move increasingly toward a society where instant gratification is the norm and little matters beyond the moment, it’s hard to wrangle the perspective required for a 162 game season that begins in April and trudges slowly forward (they
Well, we’ve seen worse weekends in Ohio. But hey, this isn’t the Jim Harbaugh Newsletter. No, it’s the Detroit Tigers Newsletter — hello and welcome! — which means we have to talk about that sweep down in Cleveland, which only felt like it finished up at 62-39. The real score was 20-6 over 27 innings,
The dominant feature of Detroit Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal is his screaming fourseam fastball. We say “screaming” because throughout his run through the minors and his 2020 debut, the pitch featured superb, high-efficiency backspin that gave it above average vertical and horizontal movement both. Combined with premium velocity for a southpaw, this is the weapon