Detroit Tigers starter Max Scherzer stifled the AL Central leading Indians offense in a 5-1 victory on Tuesday night. Backed by a two-run home run by Miguel Cabrera in the sixth-inning, Scherzer would go on to work eight-innings of one-run ball, surrendering just two hits and fanning seven batters en route to his sixth win of the season. Scherzer remains undefeated with a 6-0 record, continuing to give the ...

Miguel Cabrera hammered three home runs and  had five RBI in a 11-8 loss to the Texas Rangers  in Arlington. Cabrera was 4-for-4  on the night to raise his league-leading average to .384 and his RBI total to 46. Cabrera hit a three-run homer in the third and a solo shot in the fifth off Derek Holland, then went deep again in the eighth against Tanner Scheppers. The reigning American League MVP and Triple Cr ...

The Detroit Tigers Austin Jackson is going to require more than a few days off for his ailing right hamstring to heal. The Tigers placed the 26-year-old Jackson on the 15 day disabled list and recalled outfielder Avasail Garcia. Jackson, 26, is batting .272/.333/.371 with two homers and five stolen bases this season. Andy Dirks is likely going to hit in the leadoff spot normally occupied by Jackson. Garcia, ...

Anibal Sanchez struck out 17 Atlanta Braves in eight innings of work leading the Detroit Tigers to a 10-0 victory. Sanchez broke the team record of 16 set by Mickey Lolich after striking out the side in the eighth inning.  Sanchez needed 121 pitches to get through the eight innings and was lifted in the ninth before getting the chance to match Roger Clemens and Kerry Wood, who each had 20 strikeouts in a ga ...

It wasn't really a divorce after all. After a disastrous postseason the Detroit Tigers decided that Jose Valverde  wasn't a part of the plans going forward for 2013.  At that time the decision seemed  like a final decree. Yesterday  he Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski met with the media to announce that the Tigers will purchase the contract of Jose Valverde from Class A Lakeland, where he pitched three scoreless i ...

The Detroit Tigers have placed reliever Octavio Dotel on the disabled list with elbow soreness and inflammation retroactive to April 20.  In a corresponding move the Tigers recalled 22-year-old Bruce Rondon from AAA Toledo. Rondon  was sent down  after a disastrous spring and apparently has ironed out some of his command issues. Rondon has yet to allow a run in  7 2/3 innings with Toledo and has struck out ...

The game against the Oakland Athletics isn't the only thing that the Detroit Tigers lost Friday; they also lost relief pitcher Octavio Dotel. Pitching two-thirds of the ninth inning, Dotel had to leave the game after experiencing elbow discomfort. The good news is that it doesn't appear to be serious. Dotel describes the injury as such, "Hopefully in the next couple of days, everthing is going to be OK. Bet ...

Friday was the first chance that Jose Valverde had to face live hitters and he didn't disappoint. While not perfect, he did toss one scoreless inning while striking one out and walking another in an extended spring training game against the Braves. So where does he go from here? He is scheduled to do another short inning stint during a scrimmage game Monday than depending on how that goes, the organization ...

Detroit Tigers fans, don't be confused. The game was not played in rapid speed, nor was it even close. But what did happen put a wide smile on arguably the Tigers best players face, something to consider since Justin Verlander is the best pitcher in the game. So what made Miguel Cabrera so happy in a game that was so cold that it was deemed the coldest baseball game start in Detroit since 1996? By showcasin ...

Dear Lord, can we please get some relief? And I am not talking about the Detroit Tigers bullpen. I am describing the weather conditions that come nearly every April and surely didn't miss the 2013 go-around. In fact, they have come to the dance and decided to stay for the after-party. Two key relievers, one being the Toronto Blue Jays Steve Delabar and Detroit's Brayan Villarreal both had might struggles ye ...

On a wet, stormy day in the Detroit metro area, Comerica Park fans were entertained with some blasts of their own. Led by an outstanding pitching performance from Anibal Sanchez and a pair of home runs from Alex Avila and Miguel Cabrera the Tigers were able to seize the day and entertain a crowd of 28,979 screaming fans. Sanchez led the day with seven impressive innings in which he struck out eight hitters ...

It was a nice day Sunday Afternoon at Comerica Park. The weather was decent, the crowd celebrated as New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera was celebrated for his accomplishments in the game of baseball as this was his last visit to Detroit in a Yankees uniform, barring an outside chance that the two clubs meet once again in the post season. And all the kids were ecstatic as they all got to ride the Ferris ...

Max Scherzer led the Detroit Tigers to a 8-4 victory on Saturday afternoon over the New York Yankees, bringing the team to a AL Central Division lead tie with the Chicago White Sox. Their offense remained hot despite the afternoon having a very chilly feel. Slapping three doubles and seventeen total hits, the team as a whole hit at a .292 clip, led by Miguel Cabrera's 4-for-4 performance which saw his seaso ...

While it wasn't a feat that is as rare as a  hitter going for the cycle or a pitcher throwing a perfect-game, Drew Smyly did something in Detroit's home opener that not many pitchers do, and that is to pick up a four-inning save. On Friday, with the Detroit Tigers holding a 5-3 lead over the New York Yankees, Smyly was inserted into the game in the sixth inning and manager Jim Leyland never looked back. Fin ...