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JaCoby Jones Homers In Return
Detroit Tigers center fielder JaCoby Jones (hamstring) made his first start in two weeks Tuesday against Jakob Junis and the Kansas City Royals. The young outfielder wasted no time in making an impact in his return to the lineup, taking Junis deep for a solo homer, giving him nine total on the year. Jones has... Read More
Nicholas Castellanos Homers To Extend Hot Streak
Detroit Tigers outfielder Nicholas Castellanos had two hits Thursday, including his 19th home run of the season, to continue a hot-hitting stretch that has now extended to two full weeks. Over his last 15 games, Castellanos is batting .356/.415/.627 with four homers and 13 RBI. Castellanos had been tanking hard after the All Star Break,... Read More
Matthew Boyd Fires Six Scoreless Innings
Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Matthew Boyd has struggled for much of the 2018 season, but turned in a solid performance on Thursday. The young southpaw threw six innings against the White Sox, keeping them off the scoreboard while scattering six hits and six strikeouts and issuing just one walk. Boyd is, at best, a streaming... Read More
Artie Lewicki Will Miss All Of 2019 Season
Detroit Tigers pitcher Artie Lewicki (elbow) will miss the remainder of the 2018 season and all of 2019 after undergoing Tommy John surgery, the team announced today. Lewicki has spent time this season at both Triple-A Toledo and at the Major League level, and posted a 4.89 ERA and 1.60 WHIP with 30 strikeouts in... Read More
Nicholas Castellanos Collects Three Hits
Detroit Tigers outfielder Nicholas Castellanos knocked his 35th double of the season Wednesday, and singled twice more, in a losing battle to the Cubs. Fresh off AL Player of the Week honors, Castellanos is continuing to hit and work toward breaking out of a slump that has plagued him since the All Star break. The... Read More
Michael Fulmer Will Return Friday
Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Michael Fulmer (oblique) will make his return to the starting rotation on Friday as the Tigers take on the White Sox. It will be his first start since he went on the disabled list with an oblique strain July 20. Fulmer has been up and down this season, stumbling to a... Read More
Shane Greene Records 27th Save
Detroit Tigers closer Shane Greene pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Tuesday to help the Tigers hold on against the Cubs, recording his 27th save in the process. The reliever walked one and struck out one, but ultimately escaped unscathed. The save followed strong performances all around by Tiger pitchers, including Jordan Zimmermann's one-run outing... Read More
Jordan Zimmermann Holds Cubs To One Run
Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Jordan Zimmermann turned in a solid effort on Tuesday against the Cubs, lasting six innings while allowing just one run on seven hits and five strikeouts. Zimmermann was coming off a rough outing in his previous start, where he gave up six runs in just five innings. This was a nice... Read More
Nicholas Castellanos Looks To Stay Hot Against Cubs
Detroit Tigers right fielder Nicholas Castellanos took home American League Player of the Week honors for the past week, and he'll look to keep going strong against the Cubs as the two teams square off on Tuesday. Over the past week, Castellanos went 11-for-28 with two homers and 10 RBI, becoming the first Tiger player... Read More
Jordan Zimmermann To Face Cubs Tuesday
Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Jordan Zimmermann will start Tuesday against the Chicago Cubs. These Cubs are a much different team than Zimmermann became acquainted with as a member of the Washington Nationals, but the young bunch of Cubs hitters have had decent success against Zim. Across 44 combined at-bats, current Cubs players have hit for... Read More
John Hicks Done For The Season
Detroit Tigers first baseman and catcher John Hicks (groin) will have season-ending surgery, the team announced. Hicks saw a major uptick in playing time after Miguel Cabrera suffered a season-ending injury of his own, essentially becoming the everyday man at first base. He was first placed on the 10-day disabled list on August 8th, but... Read More
Jordan Zimmermann Set To Start Wednesday
Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Jordan Zimmermann will take the hill on Wednesday as the Tigers look to pick up a series win against the White Sox. Zimmermann has been quite effective over his last two starts, allowing just two earned runs against the Twins and Athletics. He'll have a tough matchup against the Sox, as... Read More
Nicholas Castellanos Follows Huge Game With Three Strikeouts
Detroit Tigers outfielder Nicholas Castellanos had a monstrous game on Monday, collecting five hits and five RBI, including his 17th homer of the year. But he wasn't able to keep that momentum going on Tuesday, as the slugger went hitless and whiffed three times. Castellanos looked like he was on his way to a career... Read More
Jeimer Candelario Logs Two Hits From Leadoff Spot
Detroit Tigers third baseman Jeimer Candelario batted out of the leadoff slot on Tuesday against the White Sox. It was just the 11th time this season that Candelario has batted first, seeing the bulk of his action hitting second, third, and fourth. He did a fine job setting the table on Tuesday, logging two hits... Read More
Jacob Turner Torched By Angels
Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Jacob Turner made his return to the Tigers, the team he was selected by in the first round of the MLB draft in 2009. Turner has bounced around the league since, and his return to the Tigers was anything but a triumphant homecoming. Turner allowed seven runs (five earned) in just... Read More
Jeimer Candelario Knocks 15th Homer
Detroit Tigers third baseman Jeimer Candelario hit his 15th home run of the season as the Tigers fell to the Angels on Tuesday. The youngster also added two RBI on a double in the first inning, bringing his RBI total to 43 on the year. After a hot start to the season, Candelario has cooled... Read More
Mike Fiers Traded By Tigers
The Detroit Tigers have sent Mike Fiers to the Oakland Athletics for either two players to be named later or cash considerations. Fiers has been hot as of late, posting a 1.96 ERA over his last seven starts. In a corresponding move, the Tigers purchased the contract of Jacob Turner from Triple-A Toledo, and he... Read More
Nicholas Castellanos Continues To Struggle
Detroit Tigers right fielder Nicholas Castellanos turned in a hitless performance on Sunday against Oakland, capping a miserable week of play for the slugger. Castellanos has managed just three singles over his last five games, adding up to a minuscule .143 average. In his defense, the entire Tiger offense has been silent as of late,... Read More
Blaine Hardy To Start Friday
The Detroit Tigers will send reliever-turned-spot-starter Blaine Hardy to the hill on Friday as the team takes on the Oakland Athletics. Hardy has started just 10 games on the year as a fill-in man for a rotation that has seen its share of injuries. With Michael Fulmer (oblique) on the 10-day disabled list, Hardy will... Read More
Shane Greene Logs 23rd Save
Detroit Tigers closer Shane Greene closed out Wednesday's victory with a scoreless ninth inning to earn his 23rd save of the season. Greene walked one batter and struck out one as well. He's allowed four earned runs since returning from the disabled list (shoulder) on July 13th, and has converted all but three save chances this... Read More
Mike Fiers Exits Early With Shin Contusion
Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Mike Fiers, who had been in the midst of quite a hot streak, was forced to exit early in Wednesday's contest after taking a line drive off the shin in the second inning. The X-rays on Fiers' leg came back negative and he is considered day-to-day, but likely won't miss his... Read More
Jose Iglesias Plates Three
Detroit Tigers shortstop Jose Iglesias notched two hits and three RBI in Wednesday's win over the Reds while adding a run scored for good measure. The solid day at the dish brings the veteran's average up to .268 on the year, and he's now reached safely in five of his last six games. Iglesias was... Read More
Mike Fiers Looks To Keep Rolling
Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Mike Fiers will start Wednesday against Cincinnati, and will be looking to build upon a stretch of six solid outings. The veteran has been excellent as of late, posting a 2.06 ERA over those last six starts while notching 28 strikeouts in 39 1/3 innings of work. Reds batters have just... Read More
JaCoby Jones Now Tops Depth Chart In Center Field
The Detroit Tigers sent Leonys Martin to Cleveland in a deadline deal to acquire No. 8 prospect Willi Castro, and in doing so they've moved JaCoby Jones to the top of the list on their center field depth chart. Jones will see the majority of starts in center but may share time occasionally with Victor... Read More
Matthew Boyd Seeking Revenge Against Reds
Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Matthew Boyd will take the hill at home Tuesday against the Reds, a team that beat him up handily in their only meeting earlier this season. On June 19, Boyd allowed five runs in just four innings of work, and was hurt badly by three walks and a Joey Votto grand... Read More
Francisco Liriano Fires Two Relief Innings
Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Francisco Liriano made an appearance out of the bullpen on Sunday, tossing two innings of scoreless relief against the Indians. Liriano was called upon after Jordan Zimmermann lasted just the first three innings, and was available because Blaine Hardy had taken Liriano's spot in the rotation on Saturday as Liriano was... Read More
Jordan Zimmermann Roughed Up By Cleveland
Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Jordan Zimmermann took the loss against Cleveland on Sunday, surrendering five runs in just three innings of work. The bulk of the damage came on home runs by Melky Cabrera and Yonder Alonso. With the loss, Zimmermann's record falls to 4-3 on the season. After a strong start to the month... Read More
Victor Martinez Homers To Continue Hot Streak
Detroit Tigers designated hitter Victor Martinez has mostly been disappointing this season, as the signs of old age have definitely shown themselves with regularity. But over the last week, the veteran slugger has been on a bit of a hot streak. His homer Friday off Carlos Carrasco was his second in the last five games,... Read More
Blaine Hardy Will Start Saturday
Detroit Tigers pitcher Blaine Hardy will toe the rubber on Saturday, making just his 10th start of the season as the Tigers take on Cleveland. Hardy has bounced between the bullpen and the rotation, but has generally been the man called upon for spot-start situations when one of the regular rotation arms goes down. That's... Read More
Nicholas Castellanos Logs RBI Double
Detroit Tigers right fielder Nicholas Castellanos added to his season totals in doubles and RBI on Friday as the Tigers fell to Cleveland. Castellanos drove a Carlos Carrasco pitch into the gap to log his 31st double of the season and his 57th RBI. Castellanos has seen his average dip below .300 recently, but he... Read More
