Washington, D.C. — Darin Downs could relate. And did. When Blue Jays pitcher J.A. Happ was hit in the head by a line drive Tuesday night, Downs not only knew what Happ was going through from the moment of impact, he knew exactly what his family and friends were … Continue reading
As often happens in a Rick Porcello start, a discussion about Tigers infield defense broke out on Twitter yesterday afternoon. The Tigers defense was not terrible behind Porcello Saturday, but there were a couple of seeing-eye singles, which may or may not have been converted into outs by better infielders. … Continue reading
Estimating Austin Jackson’s New True Strikeout Rate Motor City Bengals, Matt Snyder Even though Austin Jackson struck out four times last night in the 14-inning marathon of a game, he’s still sporting a better-than-league-average 12% strikeout rate. Adding up the records from Wednesday’s win Beck##Q##s Blog, … Continue reading
DETROIT — Three stars for the Detroit Tigers on Thursday afternoon in their 11-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. Pin It Doug Fister FIRST STAR: DOUG FISTER It was a thing of beauty. Eight innings pitched, one earned run, five strikeouts. It was vintage Fister at his best … Continue reading
DETROIT (AP) — Miguel Cabrera set the tone in the first inning, stealing third before the opposing pitcher even started his motion. On a chilly day when the ball didn##Q##t appear to be carrying, the Detroit Tigers kept their legs moving. Cabrera tripled and scored twice, and the Tigers knocked … Continue reading
Pin It A look at rainy Comerica Park from Wednesday. There was a 2.5-hour delay before the game started, which the Tigers lost, 8-6. AP Photo Mark Buehrle made his 34th career start against the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday, and the Tigers built a 6-1 lead against Toronto before … Continue reading
GAME INFORMATIONWho: Toronto Blue Jays (3-5) at Detroit Tigers (4-4).Where: Comerica Park in Detroit, Mich.First pitch: 1:08 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.Coverage: Hosted by Josh Slagter. STARTING PITCHERSDetroit Tigers Doug Fister, RHP (1-0, 5.40) … Continue reading
When Detroit Tigers utilityman Don Kelly spoke to reporters after Tuesday##Q##s game, he hadn##Q##t watched a replay of his second-inning catch in leftfield that saved a home run. By Wednesday morning, he had watched a tape of himself as he slammed into the fence full-speed to snare Blue Jays … Continue reading
Pin It Mark Buehrle was rocked in his first start for Toronto this season. AP Photo FINAL: BLUE JAYS 8, TIGERS 6 BOTTOM 9TH Three up, three down. Fielder and Martinez are both caught looking and Dirks lines out to shortstop as Toronto hangs on to win, 8-6. TOP … Continue reading
Stop pitching bad, Tigers. … Continue reading
