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Troy Melton magnificent but Tigers’ offence falters in loss
After a disappointing series loss to the Yankees featuring two very close defeats, the Tigers looked to right the ship in the opener of a four-game weekend series at home against the Houston Astros — and, yes, the Tigers just played them last weekend, who the heck is making this schedule anyway? Despite some incredible […]
GameThread: Detroit Tigers vs. Houston Astros, 6:40 p.m.
Detroit Tigers (34-45) vs. Houston Astros (39-43) Time/Place: 6:40 p.m., Comerica ParkSB Nation Site: The Crawfish BoxesMedia: Detroit SportsNet, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: RHP Troy Melton (4-0, 2.56 ERA) vs. RHP Tatsuya Imai (4-3, 6.15 ERA) Lineups ASTROS TIGERS Jeremy Pena – SS Kevin McGonigle – DH Yordan Alvarez – DH Kerry Carpenter – RF Isaac Paredes – 3B Dillon Dingler […]
Phase 1 of All-Star voting concludes with three Tigers on the cut line
We won’t get the results until they are announced on MLB Network on Thursday night at 5:00 p.m. ET, but the first phase of All-Star voting wrapped up at noon today. The leading vote getter from each league will earn a spot in the starting lineup. Currently that is Shohei Ohtani, who had a significant […]
How many stars does it take to build a playoff team?
Let’s examine two seemingly contrasting truths: The Detroit Tigers are having an excellent year. One of the best in the majors. The Detroit Tigers are having a terrible year. One of the worst in the majors. Can those ideas really be true at the same time? How? You’ve likely heard that Dillon Dingler and Kevin […]
Detroit Tigers wrap up homestand with 4-game set vs Houston Astros
The Detroit Tigers failed to secure a series win against the New York Yankees on Wednesday night, falling short in a 4-2 defeat that saw Tarik Skubal earn his fourth loss of the season. The offense did him no favors, going just 1-for-6 with runners in scoring position and leaving nine on base, but Skubal’s […]
Jackson Strong homers twice for the Whitecaps, John Peck homers but leaves with an injury
Toledo Mud Hens 5, Worcester Red Sox 4 (box) A big game from John Peck and a strong effort from the bullpen carried the Mud Hens over Worcester on Wednesday. Dylan File got the start for Toledo and he didn’t last long. The Red Sox got to him for three runs in the first and […]
Homer-happy Yankees best Tigers in series finale
It was one of those games where a handful of unlucky pitches made all the difference as the Yankees beat the Tigers 4-2. The Tigers were looking to come away with a series win in Wednesday night’s rubber match against the Yankees. To get the job done and head into their four-game weekend series against […]
GameThread: Detroit Tigers vs. New York Yankees, 6:40 p.m.
Detroit Tigers (34-45) vs. New York Yankees (47-31) Time/Place: 6:40 p.m., Comerica ParkSB Nation Site: Pinstripe AlleyMedia: Detroit SportsNet, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: LHP Tarik Skubal (3-3, 3.02 ERA) vs. LHP Ryan Weathers (2-5, 4.13 ERA) Lineups YANKEES TIGERS Paul Goldschmidt – 1B Kevin McGonigle – 3B Ben Rice – DH Dillon Dingler – DH Jasson Dominguez – RF Matt Vierling […]
Detroit Tigers look to take rubber match vs. New York Yankees on Wednesday
The Detroit Tigers’ four-game winning streak came to an end on Tuesday night in a 4-3 loss to the New York Yankees to even up the three-game home series. Casey Mize cruised through the first five frames before surrendering three runs in the sixth and the offense just did not have enough gas to get […]
Jack Flaherty rehabs, Liranzo and Pacheco mash for Erie
Toledo Mud Hens 4, Worcester Red Sox 1 (box) The Mud Hens got a great performance out of their bullpen, and the lineup pounded out eight hits, including the first knocks for Brett Callahan and John Peck in their Triple-A debuts, to win on Tuesday. Jack Little, Brenan Hanifee, Matt Seelinger, and Woo-Suk Go each […]
Yankees even series, Malgeri gets two hits in debut
On Tuesday night the Tigers tried to clinch at least a series victory against the best team in the American League, the New York Yankees. (The AL this year, as has been noted, is far behind the National League; to wit, the Yankees wouldn’t be leading any division in the NL.) They weren’t successful in […]
GameThread: Detroit Tigers vs. New York Yankees, 6:40 p.m.
Detroit Tigers (34-44) vs. New York Yankees (46-31) Time/Place: 6:40 p.m., Comerica ParkSB Nation Site: Pinstripe AlleyMedia: Detroit SportsNet, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: RHP Casey Mize (2-4, 2.58 ERA) vs. LHP Carlos Rodón (3-2, 3.50 ERA) Lineups YANKEES TIGERS Ben Rice – DH Kevin McGonigle – 3B Jasson Dominguez – RF Dillon Dingler – C Cody Bellinger – LF Matt Vierling […]
OF Ben Malgeri promoted to Detroit, Brett Callahan and John Peck promoted to Triple-A Toledo
The Detroit Tigers called up outfielder Ben Malgeri on Tuesday, sending utilityman Trei Cruz back to Triple-A Toledo. To open a 40-man roster spot for Malgeri, RHP Burch Smith has been moved to the 60-day injured list. They also announced a lot of promotions throughout the farm system on Tuesday. Typically, the Tigers start moving […]
Detroit Tigers seek series-clinching win vs New York Yankees on Tuesday
Don’t look now, but the Detroit Tigers have gotten hot again, having won four in a row after beating the New York Yankees at Comerica Park on Monday night, 5-3. Framber Valdez held the visitors to just one run over six innings while Riley Greene and Kevin McGonigle led the offense to victory. The Motor […]
The Detroit Tigers 2026 farm system midseason update
Overall it’s been a quiet first half from the Detroit Tigers’ farm system. Largely that’s because Kevin McGonigle has graduated to the major leagues, and many of the club’s top prospects are either doing fine but not really in breakout mode yet, or because they’ve spent much of the first half injured. At the same […]
Yankees out Cole’d as Tigers win series opener
The Tigers are going streaking as they took the first game of their series against the Yankees 5-3. After sweeping the White Sox over the weekend, the Tigers were riding high as they invited the Yankees to come to town. The AL East’s top team, the Yankees weren’t planning to go down quite as easily […]
GameThread: Detroit Tigers vs. New York Yankees, 6:10 p.m.
Detroit Tigers (33-44) vs. New York Yankees (46-30) Time/Place: 6:10 p.m., Comerica ParkSB Nation Site: Pinstripe AlleyMedia: Detroit SportsNet, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: LHP Framber Valdez (3-5, 4.09 ERA) vs. RHP Gerrit Cole (2-1, 2.57 ERA) Lineups YANKEES TIGERS Amed Rosario – 3B Kevin McGonigle – 3B Ben Rice – DH Dillon Dingler – C Paul Goldschmidt – 1B Kerry Carpenter […]
Anderson and Clark homer, Whitecaps complete sweep
Toledo Mud Hens 9, Rochester Red Wings 6 (box) Toledo held off a comeback bid from Rochester on Sunday to win 9-6 and end the series tied at three games apiece. Ty Madden got the start. He had some command issues with three walks, but he only gave up one hit over 2 2/3 innings. […]
Detroit Tigers continue homestand with 3-game series vs New York Yankees
For the third time this month, the Detroit Tigers have won a series against a first-place team — this time, a three-game sweep of the Chicago White Sox at Comerica Park punctuated by a 5-4 walk-off victory in extra innings on Sunday afternoon. The win bumped AJ Hinch and Co.’s home record to a robust […]
Tigers walk it off in extras to sweep White Sox
The Tigers staged quite the comeback for an extra innings win against the Sox, going 5-4 in 10 innings. The Tigers were looking to complete their series sweep against the White Sox on a fine-looking Father’s Day at Comerica Park. They’d won the first two games of the series, and while today’s game was originally […]
GameThread: Detroit Tigers vs. Chicago White Sox, 1:40 p.m.
Detroit Tigers vs. Chicago White Sox Time/Place: 1:40 p.m., Comerica ParkSB Nation Site: South Side SoxMedia: Detroit SportsNet, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: RHP Davis Martin (9-3, 3.31 ERA) vs. RHP Justin Verlander (0-1, 12.27 ERA)
Pennington smashes 14th HR, Erie rolls to shutout win
Rochester Red Wings 14, Toledo Mud Hens 1 (box) An 11-run sixth inning led to a 14-1 loss for the Toledo Mud Hens on Saturday. Scott Effross and Carl Edwards Jr. were decent through the first four frames. They combined for nine straight outs after a leadoff single, but Christian Franklin broke the shutout with […]
Detroit Tigers can sweep Chicago White Sox with win on Sunday
The Detroit Tigers took the second of this weekend’s three-game series against the Chicago White Sox with a 4-1 victory at Comerica Park on Saturday afternoon. Troy Melton bounced back from a leadoff home run to settle in for six innings of one-run ball while Dillon Dinlger led the way on offense with a 2-for-4 […]
Troy Melton deals, Dillon Dingler mashes as Tigers clinch series victory
Troy Melton gave the Tigers six innings of one-hit ball on Saturday, leading them to a 4-1 victory and a series win over the Chicago White Sox. Dillon Dingler and Jake Rogers both had great games by their respective standards, and contributions from Kevin McGonigle, Spencer Torkelson, James Outman, and Tyler Holton were key in […]
GameThread: Detroit Tigers vs. Chicago White Sox, 1:10 p.m.
Detroit Tigers vs. Chicago White Sox Time/Place: 1:10 p.m., Comerica ParkSB Nation Site: South Side SoxMedia: Detroit SportsNet, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio Network