The Detroit Tigers have placed right-hander Anibal Sanchez and catcher Alex Avila  on the 15 day disabled list. Sanchez has been battling shoulder problems and is expected to miss at least two starts. Sanchez signed a five-year $88 million deal in the off-season and is pitching to a 2.76 ERA, with a 6-5 record. Avila has a bruised left forearm the result of being hit by a pitch and is hitting  .172/.271/.28 ...

In a career that has spanned across 16 years with the Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Angels, and now this season with the Detroit Tigers, Torii Hunter has solidified his name as a perennial all-star caliber player. On Sunday afternoon, Hunter added a milestone to his successful resume, slugging the 300th home run of his career against the Minnesota Twins in a 5-2 victory for the Detroit Tigers. With Austin Ja ...

The Detroit Tigers reached an agreement with first-round pick Jonathan Crawford. He was 3-6 with a 3.84 ERA and 69 strikeouts for the Florida Gators in 2013.  Crawford,  21, will receive a full slot value  signing bonus of $2,001,700. In 2012 Crawford posted a 2.30 ERA with a 13/2 strikeout to walk ratio in 15.2 innings, highlighted by a complete-game no-hitter against Bethune-Cookman in the Gainesville Reg ...

The Detroit Tigers announced they will activate center fielder Austin Jackson from the disabled list in time for the series opener against the Minnesota Twins tonight. Jackson has been on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Toledo and went 3-f0r- 13  over three games with the Mud Hens. Jackson has been out on the disabled list since May 12 nursing a poor left hamstring and was hitting .272 with 11 RBI and five ...

Detroit Tigers ace Justin Verlander did what he always does. Verlander has a 15-2 record with a 2.56 ERA in 25 starts against the Kansas City Royals and he dominated again, with seven shutout innings, giving up just three singles and not permitting a runner past first. He struck out eight and walked two, while throwing 117 pitches. “Probably my best start of the season. I’m not exactly where I want to be, b ...

Victor Martinez homered to begin a three run second inning and the Tigers would lead 5-0 after four innings, holding on to win 7-5. Justin Verlander threw seven innings and gave up just three runs on seven hits with six strikeouts, but it was Martinez and his three hits which won the game for Detroit. Martinez's first hit broke the scoreless tie and he would add two more base knocks and score three times, r ...

Miguel Cabrera is at it again this season, putting up masterful offensive numbers in a season that could very well result in a second straight Triple Crown, a feat that has never been accomplished in major league history. The Detroit third baseman was superb in the month of May, batting .379 (44-for-116) with 12 home runs and 33 RBI in 28 games. Over the course of the month, Cabrera has held multiple double ...

The Detroit Tigers scored eight runs in the fourth inning including a  Miguel Cabrera grand slam  to beat the Baltimore Orioles 10-3. The Tigers slammed five home runs off Baltimore pitching, including shots by Victor Martinez, Jhonny Peralta, Prince Fielder, Alex Avila,  and Cabrera. Cabrera's home run was his 17th of the season and trails only Chris Davis who has 19 home runs for the American League lead. ...

Detroit Tigers starter Doug Fister  struck out 12 batters in seven innings and allowed four hits, but it was a Russell Martin bases loaded single in the bottom of the 11th inning that gave the Pittsburgh Pirates a 1-0 win over the Tigers. Neil Walker led off the 11th with a single to right field off Tigers relief pitcher Luke Putkonen, who then walked Andrew McCutchen on four pitches. Gaby Sanchez singled p ...

The Detroit Tigers and their fans can breath a little easier following Monday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, as Tigers ace Justin Verlander rebounded from two straight "uncharacteristic" starts. Verlander worked seven innings, surrendering three runs on seven sits, striking out a season-high 13 batters and walking two in a 5-4 victory for Detroit. In his past two starts, Verlander surrendered 13 run ...

Detroit Tigers gunslinger Max Scherzer entered Comerica Park on Sunday afternoon with a perfect 6-0 record on the season, looking to extend that perfection against the Minnesota Twins. Scherzer would do exactly that, working six innings of one-run ball, surrendering three hits while striking out six batters and allowing three walks. Aside from an RBI single by Twins second baseman Jamey Carroll in the fifth ...

Anibal Sanchez lost a no-hitter with one out in the ninth inning when Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer lined a  single up the middle. It would have been the second no-hitter in Sanchez's career.  His first no-hitter as a rookie came Sept. 6, 2006 As the video shows it was a clean hit and Sanchez instinctively reached for the ball, but had no shot. Sanchez settled for a one-hit shutout, the fifth one hitter ...

Miguel Cabrera homered for the fourth consecutive game and finished with three RBI and the Detroit Tigers rallied to beat the Minnesota Twins 7-6. Cabrera is now  batting, .391/.467/701 with 14 home runs and 55 RBI, but it was an intentional walk in the eighth inning that set up the comeback win for the Tigers. After the walk Prince Fielder singled off Jared Burton and the Tigers took a 7-6 lead. Joaquin Be ...

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 ...