Detroit Tigers honor 1968 World Series championship team; Al Kaline: ‘It seems like only yesterday’

Gates Brown speaks during a question-and-answer session Saturday afternoon at Comerica Park. The Detroit Tigers honored the 1968 World Series champions prior to the game Saturday.AP Photo DETROIT — A lot has happened since the 1968 Detroit Tigers won Game 7 to beat the St. Louis Cardinals and win the … Continue reading

Three stars: Anibal Sanchez flirts with second career no-hitter; Miguel Cabrera piles up two more RBIs

Here are three stars for the Detroit Tigers from their 6-0 victory Friday night over the Minnesota Twins: Anibal Sanchez  FIRST STAR Anyone who didn##Q##t predict that Anibal Sanchez would be the first star must not have even known there was a game last night. Sanchez carried a no-hitter into … Continue reading

Oh, so close! Detroit Tigers’ Anibal Sanchez takes no-hitter to 9th before Twins’ Joe Mauer singles

Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Anibal Sanchez throws during the fifth inning against the Minnesota Twins in Detroit on Friday.AP Photo  DETROIT — There##Q##s not many ways to top a 17-strikeout performance. But a one-hitter will certainly do the trick. Exactly four weeks removed from setting the Tigers##Q## single-game strikeout record, … Continue reading

Detroit Tigers Gameday: Avisail Garcia to start in place of Torii Hunter; Omar Infante to bat second

GAME INFORMATIONWho: Minnesota Twins (18-26) at Detroit Tigers (26-19).Where: Comerica Park in Detroit.First pitch: 7:08 p.m.Television: Live on Fox Sports Detroit.Radio: 97.1 The Ticket and the Detroit Tigers radio network.Twitter: Follow Chris Iott and James Schmehl.Live coverage: Look for a live blog hosted by Chris Iott on MLive.com about an … Continue reading

Justin Verlander’s younger brother Ben proves he can hit

Detroit — It##Q##s not unusual a Verlander to be interviewed in the Tigers clubhouse. It##Q##s been going on for years. This time, though, it was microphones and notebooks in front of Ben Verlander, Justin##Q##s 21-year-old brother, whose season — and possibly career — at Old Dominion just ended. In … Continue reading