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 ...

Opening Day is always a special event around the city of Detroit and today was no exception. Despite a chilly feel to the crisp, cool air, the sun was shining on the ball field at Comerica Park brilliantly. The thoughts of months of snow melted for the thoughts of a cold beer, a hot dog and a great day of watching Detroit Tigers baseball. The crowd was not disappointed. Having struggled to start the 2013 se ...

Chris Davis went 7 of 11 with three homers, three doubles and a major league-leading 11 RBIs in helping the Orioles win two of three games in the season-opening series against Tampa Bay and powered Baltimore to a 6-3 victory in an afternoon contest at Tropicana Field. Miguel Gonzalez (1-0) allowed two runs and four hits over 6 1/3 innings.  Roberto Hernandez  pitched into the seventh for Tampa Bay allowing ...

The Texas Rangers shut out the Houston Astros 4-0 for the second day in a row, this time behind starter Alexi Ogando and a strong showing by the Rangers bullpen.  Hogan does struck out 10.Lance Berkman, Nelson Cruz, and A.J. Pierzynski  provided all the offense that was needed against  the suddenly floundering Astros.  Philip Humber pitched into the sixth inning allowing one earned run for Houston. Boston 7 ...

The Detroit Tigers lost another one of their own Saturday night when legendary pitcher Virgil Trucks passed with what was believed to be pneumonia. Trucks, who lived to the ripe old age of 95, was famous for throwing two no-hitters during the 1952 season. Despite the quality of pitchers the Tigers have had since then, only current Tiger Justin Verlander has matched the number of no-hitters thrown in a Detro ...

Detroit Tigers left fielder Andy Dirks remains sidelined with a swollen right knee which he injured Tuesday while playing at Joker Marchant Stadium. Tigers management is hopeful Dirks will be able to get back onto the field within the next few days. Whether that will happen or not though remains to be seen. With the weather in Detroit being well below its normal temperature for this time of year, it is not ...

 The Blue Jays have not reached the post-season since 1993 You can't predict Baseball. The Yankees' very own John Sterling always says that. And like most of the things out of the Yankees' infamous  radio announcer's mouth, he's only half right. You never know who is going to win a World Series. If you did, the Angels would have won in 2012, the Red Sox in 2011, the Phillies in 2010 and so on. You never tho ...

In 2013, the AL East is expected to be a juggernaut once again Editor's Note: This is the first column in a Baseball News Source division-by-division series that will address what teams might do this off-season. We start with the American League East. When Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig announced the addition of a second wild card in each league for 2012, it was assumed that both wild card ent ...