Detroit Tigers News and Rumors

Davis launches 2 HRs as O's trounce Tigers

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Chris Davis cleared the fences twice, giving him a major-league leading 26 homers, to help the Baltimore Orioles beat the Detroit Tigers 13-3 Wednesday.

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J.J. Hardy and Adam Jones homered off Justin Verlander, and Manny Machado added a double and two sparkling plays at third base to lead the Baltimore Orioles to a 5-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.

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Max Scherzer improved to 10-0 and struck out 10, Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run homer and the Detroit Tigers beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-1 on Monday night.

Jason Beck, MLB.com

With six innings of one-run ball in Monday's 5-1 Tigers victory over the O's, Max Scherzer not only became the first Major League starter since Roger Clemens in 1997 to go 10-0 to begin a season. He became just the second starter in the Tigers' illustri…

Bobby Nightengale, MLB.com

The Tigers on Monday placed right-hander Anibal Sanchez (strained right shoulder) and catcher Alex Avila (deep bruise on his left forearm) on the 15-day disabled list.

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Doug Fister held Minnesota hitless until the sixth inning and Torii Hunter connected for his 300th career home run, leading the Detroit Tigers over the Twins 5-2 Sunday.

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Minnesota Twins outfielder Josh Willingham is out of the lineup against the Detroit Tigers after receiving a cortisone shot in his balky left knee.

Rhett Bollinger, MLB.com

It turns out the Twins just needed Trevor Plouffe to kick-start their offense, as he homered, doubled and drove home three runs in his return to the lineup to help lead Minnesota to a 6-3 win over the Tigers on Saturday night at Target Field.

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The Detroit Tigers have activated center fielder Austin Jackson from the disabled list and optioned outfielder Avisail Garcia to Triple-A Toledo.

Mike Oz, yahoo.com

You've been waiting for a good ol' profane manager rant and Detroit Tigers skipper Jim Leyland wants to be the one to give it to you. Leyland, obviously frustrated with the criticism the Tigers' closer role has gotten, blew off some steam in an expletiv…

Mike Bauman, MLB.com

The Cardinals and Tigers have built deep staffs around their big-name stoppers in 2013, and it's led to plenty of success. Both clubs feature several arms pitching like aces -- not to mention a couple of the league's most consistently dominant pitchers …

Kathleen Gier, MLB.com

Eric Hosmer's walk-off single in the 10th gave the Royals a 3-2 walk-off win over the Tigers on Wednesday in the rubber game after Lorenzo Cain forced extra innings with a two-out, two-run homer in the ninth at Kauffman Stadium.

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Max Scherzer won his ninth straight decision, and the Detroit Tigers beat Kansas City 3-2 to snap the Royals' six-game winning streak Tuesday night.

Jason Beck, MLB.com

Victor Martinez's go-ahead sacrifice fly off Aaron Crow earned the Tigers a 3-2 win Tuesday night and made Max Scherzer the first Detroit starter with a 9-0 start since Vern Kennedy in 1938.

Jason Beck, MLB.com

Has Octavio Dotel thrown his last pitch for the Tigers, or any team for that matter?

Jason Beck, MLB.com

Touted third-base and outfield prospect Nick Castellanos headlines a Tigers Minor League system looking to rebuild pitching depth from the bottom.

Dick Kaegel, MLB.com

Salvador Perez triggered a decisive three-run third with a two-run triple, while starter Jeremy Guthrie and the bullpen made it stand as the Royals won their sixth straight on Monday, 3-2, over the Tigers at Kauffman Stadium.

Jordan Bastian, MLB.com

While trotting around the bases in the fifth inning on Sunday, Indians outfielder Ryan Raburn closed in on third and felt something smack him in the neck. Upon inspection of instant replay, it appeared Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera removed somethi…

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Jose Alvarez pitched six impressive innings in his major league debut, and Don Kelly hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the sixth to help the Detroit Tigers finish a three-game sweep of the Cleveland Indians with a 4-1 victory Sunday.

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Detroit Tigers center fielder Austin Jackson will join Triple-A Toledo on Monday for a rehab assignment as part of his recovery from a pulled left hamstring.

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NEW YORK (AP) The sons of Roger Clemens, Craig Biggio and Andy Pettitte were among the players selected on the final day of the Major League Baseball draft Saturday.

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Prince Fielder hit a bases-clearing double in the second inning and the Detroit Tigers held on to beat the Cleveland Indians 6-4 Saturday.

Jason Beck, MLB.com

Rick Porcello did not get the seventh inning this time. Instead he got run support. The way Porcello has been pitching lately, that's just about all he needs for a win. He finally got it on Saturday with six early runs, enough for the bullpen to hold on…

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Anibal Sanchez insisted he's not worried about missing his turn in the Detroit rotation, saying he simply needs some rest.