Believe it or not, Detroit Tigers rookie Akil Baddoo isn’t perfect. The Rule 5 draft pick put his inexperience on display in Monday’s 6-2 win over the Houston Astros. Seeking his second home run in the series opener, Baddoo drove a fastball into the right-center field gap. He flicked his bat, trotted slowly out of the
Monday night my wife asked me if A.J. Hinch would have an advantage over his old team because he knows all of the players. While I told her I doubt that would make much of a difference, it sure seems like the Detroit Tigers know exactly how to handle the Astros, winning the first two
When the Detroit Tigers drafted Akil Baddoo in the Rule 5 draft, we here at Motor City Bengals said “who?” And I am sure most fans said the same thing. But in spring training he made his presence known with a slash line of .325/.460/.750 for an OPS of 1.210.
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We hear from Wilson Ramos after he hits a pair of homers and now leads MLB with six this season. #DetroitRoots
We hear from Matthew Boyd after he pitches into the seventh inning and holds the Astros to one run on six hits. #DetroitRoots
We hear from manager A.J. Hinch after his Tigers power past the Astros 8-2. #Leinenkugels
We hear from Akil Baddoo after he becomes the first Tigers player to hit four homers in his first eight games. #DetroitRoots
The Detroit Tigers got on a plane Sunday night, after getting swept by Cleveland in a three-game series, with plenty of improvements to make. They were on a four-game losing streak with seven games left in a daunting 10-game road trip. Through two games against the Houston Astros, the woes of the last series have been
The Detroit Tigers may just want to play all their remaining games in Houston this year. After a convincing 6-2 win last night, they continued their offensive onslaught and dominant pitching to take their second game in a row from the Houston Astros. Matthew Boyd was at the top of his game and Akil Baddoo
HOUSTON — Akil Baddoo apologized to Detroit manager A.J. Hinch on Monday night after going into a home run trot and slapping hands with first-base coach Ramon Santiago on what turned out to be a 403-foot double to one of the deepest parts of Minute Maid Park. So when Baddoo lofted a pitch to cozier
Houston – It was just one at-bat, but it felt like it caused a sea change for the Tigers Tuesday night and kickstarted their second straight win over the Astros, 8-2 at Minute Maid Park. And, in keeping with the theme of things these days, it involved Rule 5 rookie Akil Baddoo. A lot things involved
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On Tigers LIVE, our John Keating and Craig Monroe welcome special guest Casey Mize, who picked up his first major-league win Monday in Houston. Jack Morris weighs in on Mize’s outing and on Matthew Boyd, tonight’s starter. #DetroitRoots
Houston – Michael Fulmer has 85 big-league starts under his belt, so he understands the routine. Or, he used to. This one might be different. His start here on Wednesday comes after three outings and seven impressive innings out of the bullpen. So, what’s the approach? Go back to his starter’s routine or stay with
If the Detroit Tigers need him, infielder Zack Short will be ready. When the Tigers added first baseman Renato Nunez to the 26-man roster, thus removing him from the taxi squad, Short took his place. The squad, which gives teams extra reserves on road trips, puts the 25-year-old one step closer to his MLB debut.
HOUSTON — The last time a Tigers rookie tossed seven scoreless innings in a game before Casey Mize on Monday, Michael Fulmer was dealing against the Rangers as part of his incredible 2016 summer. Fulmer was also pushing then-manager Brad Ausmus to let him go the distance after tossing eight innings and 7 2/3 innings
Like anything in baseball, there are always surprises. The 2021 season brought talk of clear Rookie of the Year favorites, but once the season actually got going, there were more than a fair share of rookie standouts that didn’t appear on those early lists. Consider the top three hottest rookies to start the 2021 season.
Detroit Tigers meet on the mound. We are just 10 games into the 2021 Detroit Tigers season, but clearly it’s time to start judging the players based on arbitrary statistics and unsustainable performances.
Houston — Eight of Casey Mize’s first 11 pitches Monday night were balls. He walked Jose Altuve and Alex Bregman and was staring at Yordan Alvarez and Carlos Correa, the Astros’ Nos. 4 and 5 hitters. Three batters in and already things were teetering. Catcher Grayson Greiner took off his mask, called timeout and walked to the mound.