http://mlb.mlb.com DET Homepage News Sat, 18 May 2013 18:33:26 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130518&content_id=46318480&vkey=news_det&c_id=det Sat, 18 May 2013 17:11:48 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130518&content_id=46318480&vkey=news_det&c_id=det Every lineup, every day, as they are made public by the clubs. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130517&content_id=47812832&notebook_id=47824778&vkey=notebook_det&c_id=det Fri, 17 May 2013 20:42:44 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130517&content_id=47812832&notebook_id=47824778&vkey=notebook_det&c_id=det The Tigers will celebrate one of their most beloved teams when the 1968 World Series champions are honored on Saturday, May 25 at Comerica Park. More than a dozen players and coaches from the '68 team are expected to be in attendance, including Al Kaline, Mickey Lolich, Denny McLain and Mickey Stanley. Jim Reeves http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130517&content_id=47812832&notebook_id=47812990&vkey=notebook_det&c_id=det Fri, 17 May 2013 18:48:29 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130517&content_id=47812832&notebook_id=47812990&vkey=notebook_det&c_id=det Manager Jim Leyland was impressed with what he called a spectacular at-bat by Victor Martinez in the Tigers' three-run third inning on Thursday night, calling it "one of the best at-bats by any player on any team this season." Jim Reeves http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130517&content_id=47812832&notebook_id=47812878&vkey=notebook_det&c_id=det Fri, 17 May 2013 18:46:26 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130517&content_id=47812832&notebook_id=47812878&vkey=notebook_det&c_id=det Even after one of the roughest starts of Justin Verlander's illustrious career, Tigers manager Jim Leyland has absolutely no concerns about his ace right-hander, who says he can fix inconsistency in his delivery with repetition. Jim Reeves http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130517&content_id=47812832&notebook_id=47812872&vkey=notebook_det&c_id=det Fri, 17 May 2013 18:46:23 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130517&content_id=47812832&notebook_id=47812872&vkey=notebook_det&c_id=det After Miguel Cabrera was ruled out at first on a hard grounder that ricocheted off one glove into another, Tigers manager Jim Leyland had a brief discussion with first-base umpire Ron Kulpa before returning to the dugout. Later, the skipper took a look at the replay and couldn't tell one way or the other. Jim Reeves http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130517&content_id=47812832&notebook_id=47812870&vkey=notebook_det&c_id=det Fri, 17 May 2013 18:46:22 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130517&content_id=47812832&notebook_id=47812870&vkey=notebook_det&c_id=det Manager Jim Leyland was delighted with the work delivered by relievers Darin Downs and Evan Reed, who made his Major League debut on Thursday night. Each gave up two hits and a run in their outings, but Justin Verlander's short stay could have easily decimated the bullpen to a much larger degree. Jim Reeves http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_05_17_detmlb_texmlb_1&mode=recap_away&c_id=det Sat, 18 May 2013 01:05:00 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_05_17_detmlb_texmlb_1&mode=recap_away&c_id=det Right-hander Rick Porcello struck out six in 5 2/3 strong innings, while Miguel Cabrera added three hits in the Tigers' 2-1 win over the Rangers on Friday night that evened the four-game series at one apiece. Jim Reeves http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_05_18_detmlb_texmlb_1&mode=preview&vkey=preview_web_away&c_id=det Sat, 18 May 2013 00:40:00 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_05_18_detmlb_texmlb_1&mode=preview&vkey=preview_web_away&c_id=det Rangers right-hander Justin Grimm, who has struggled over his last three starts, must face the team that handed him the worst outing of his short Major League career, when he opposes Anibal Sanchez and the Tigers on Saturday night in Arlington. Andrew Simon http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_05_16_detmlb_texmlb_1&mode=recap_away&c_id=det Fri, 17 May 2013 01:21:40 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_05_16_detmlb_texmlb_1&mode=recap_away&c_id=det Torpedoed by the Rangers' seven-run third inning, Justin Verlander failed to complete at least three innings for only the fourth time in his career during a 10-4 loss on Thursday night. Jim Reeves http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130516&content_id=47714374&notebook_id=47741154&vkey=notebook_det&c_id=det Thu, 16 May 2013 20:57:12 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130516&content_id=47714374&notebook_id=47741154&vkey=notebook_det&c_id=det Every day there's another question about closer Jose Valverde. Every day, manager Jim Leyland scratches his head and wonders why. Jim Reeves http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130516&content_id=47714374&notebook_id=47739954&vkey=notebook_det&c_id=det Thu, 16 May 2013 20:41:43 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130516&content_id=47714374&notebook_id=47739954&vkey=notebook_det&c_id=det The Tigers slipped into Texas just before the brunt of a major spring storm battered the Dallas-Fort Worth area Wednesday night, spawning multiple tornadoes and leaving at least six known dead in Granbury, a community about 40 miles south of Fort Worth. Jim Reeves http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130516&content_id=47714374&notebook_id=47738548&vkey=notebook_det&c_id=det Thu, 16 May 2013 20:31:28 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130516&content_id=47714374&notebook_id=47738548&vkey=notebook_det&c_id=det Jim Leyland doesn't want to make too much of a mid-May series between a couple of division-leading teams, but what the Rangers have accomplished over the past few years has earned them a new-found respect from the veteran major league manager. Jim Reeves http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130516&content_id=47704968&vkey=news_det&c_id=det Thu, 16 May 2013 20:51:48 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130516&content_id=47704968&vkey=news_det&c_id=det Al Alburquerque's struggles commanding the strike zone not only cost him his manager's trust, it also cost him his spot in the Tigers bullpen. On Thursday, Detroit optioned Alburquerque to Triple-A Toledo and called up right-hander Evan Reed. Jason Beck http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_05_15_houmlb_detmlb_1&mode=recap_home&c_id=det Wed, 15 May 2013 19:09:57 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_05_15_houmlb_detmlb_1&mode=recap_home&c_id=det Jim Leyland gave the warning Wednesday morning: Beating any team seven times in a row is tough to pull off, even the Astros. The Tigers came within a few feet of Miguel Cabrera's opposite-field power of doing it. It would have been a walk-off grand slam if they had. Jason Beck http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130515&content_id=47606166&notebook_id=47606314&vkey=notebook_det&c_id=det Wed, 15 May 2013 13:16:27 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130515&content_id=47606166&notebook_id=47606314&vkey=notebook_det&c_id=det While Detroit prepares for a road trip to Texas and Cleveland, Octavio Dotel continues to try to work his way back from right elbow inflammation. Jason Beck http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130515&content_id=47606166&notebook_id=47606304&vkey=notebook_det&c_id=det Wed, 15 May 2013 13:16:19 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130515&content_id=47606166&notebook_id=47606304&vkey=notebook_det&c_id=det The feeling of trepidation when Jose Valverde enters a game with a lead too large for a save is a familiar one for fans, who recall four-run leads turning into one- or two-run games before they're done. Right now, though, the Tigers want him in games like Tuesday, when they took a 6-2 lead into the ninth. Jason Beck http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130515&content_id=47606166&notebook_id=47606296&vkey=notebook_det&c_id=det Wed, 15 May 2013 13:16:08 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130515&content_id=47606166&notebook_id=47606296&vkey=notebook_det&c_id=det Omar Infante doesn't always have the green light to steal a base, he said. The batters behind him play a role in that. When he has a chance to go, however, he's a fairly aggressive runner. Jason Beck http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130515&content_id=47606166&notebook_id=47606292&vkey=notebook_det&c_id=det Wed, 15 May 2013 13:16:03 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130515&content_id=47606166&notebook_id=47606292&vkey=notebook_det&c_id=det Some teams shift their infield defenses regularly for a hitter. The Tigers do theirs according to the pitchers. Jason Beck http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_05_14_houmlb_detmlb_1&mode=recap_home&c_id=det Wed, 15 May 2013 00:22:18 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_05_14_houmlb_detmlb_1&mode=recap_home&c_id=det Doug Fister gave up a pair of early runs before retiring 12 straight at one point, and the Tigers' offense came alive after a slow start to down the Astros, 6-2, on Tuesday at Comerica Park. Jason Beck http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130514&content_id=47516568&notebook_id=47516880&vkey=notebook_det&c_id=det Tue, 14 May 2013 18:36:50 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130514&content_id=47516568&notebook_id=47516880&vkey=notebook_det&c_id=det The Tigers and Royals have officially scheduled their makeup game from last month's rainout, as the clubs will play a day-night doubleheader on Friday, Aug. 16. Jason Beck http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130514&content_id=47516568&notebook_id=47516868&vkey=notebook_det&c_id=det Tue, 14 May 2013 18:35:22 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130514&content_id=47516568&notebook_id=47516868&vkey=notebook_det&c_id=det When the Tigers called up Jose Ortega a few weeks ago as an injury replacement for Octavio Dotel, the right-hander was a gifted young arm with some streaks of wildness. Now, he's looking like a Major League arm. Jason Beck http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130514&content_id=47516568&notebook_id=47516858&vkey=notebook_det&c_id=det Tue, 14 May 2013 18:34:29 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130514&content_id=47516568&notebook_id=47516858&vkey=notebook_det&c_id=det While Tigers manager Jim Leyland is getting used to having Gene Lamont as his bench coach after seven years of Lamont as the third-base coach, Leyland feels Tom Brookens is starting to settle in coaching at third. Jason Beck http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130514&content_id=47516568&notebook_id=47516852&vkey=notebook_det&c_id=det Tue, 14 May 2013 18:34:04 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130514&content_id=47516568&notebook_id=47516852&vkey=notebook_det&c_id=det Avisail Garcia is going to get his share of starts during his stretch filling in for the injured Austin Jackson, manager Jim Leyland said Tuesday. Jason Beck http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130513&content_id=47423806&notebook_id=47430204&vkey=notebook_det&c_id=det Mon, 13 May 2013 19:15:09 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130513&content_id=47423806&notebook_id=47430204&vkey=notebook_det&c_id=det Torii Hunter likes to believe he should be ready for anything as the No. 2 hitter in the lineup, especially batting in front of Miguel Cabrera. Still, he couldn't lie. He was caught off-guard when the call came down for a sacrifice bunt in the ninth inning of a tie game on Sunday. Jason Beck http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130513&content_id=47423806&notebook_id=47430202&vkey=notebook_det&c_id=det Mon, 13 May 2013 19:15:06 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130513&content_id=47423806&notebook_id=47430202&vkey=notebook_det&c_id=det Among the many folks in Michigan staying up late Sunday night to watch the Red Wings in their first round Stanley Cup Game 7 against the Anaheim Ducks was Tigers manager Jim Leyland. He wasn't disappointed. Jason Beck http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130513&content_id=47423806&notebook_id=47430200&vkey=notebook_det&c_id=det Mon, 13 May 2013 19:15:03 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130513&content_id=47423806&notebook_id=47430200&vkey=notebook_det&c_id=det As someone who remembers being booed when he first returned to Pittsburgh as a manager, Jim Leyland knows what it's like to be booed at an old stop. He thought Ryan Raburn's reception on Sunday as a member of the Indians was rather balanced compared to expectations. Jason Beck http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_05_13_houmlb_detmlb_1&mode=recap_home&c_id=det Mon, 13 May 2013 23:58:01 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_05_13_houmlb_detmlb_1&mode=recap_home&c_id=det With a three-hit game, including his first career grand slam, left fielder Andy Dirks fell a triple shy of the cycle, but filled the job of Tigers catalyst in a 7-2 win over the Astros on Monday night at Comerica Park. Jason Beck http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130513&content_id=47404492&vkey=news_det&c_id=det Mon, 13 May 2013 18:18:51 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130513&content_id=47404492&vkey=news_det&c_id=det What was originally only supposed to be a day off for Austin Jackson is going to last at least the next couple of weeks. The Tigers placed their leadoff man and defensive centerpiece on the 15-day disabled list on Monday with a pulled left hamstring. Jason Beck http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130512&content_id=47375086&vkey=news_det&c_id=det Sun, 12 May 2013 19:39:55 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130512&content_id=47375086&vkey=news_det&c_id=det Tracie Kania has been a committed supporter of breast cancer survivors in the years since she was diagnosed with the disease. Sunday was a day for the Tigers and Major League Baseball to show support, selecting her as an Honorary Bat Girl as part of the game's efforts to go to bat against breast cancer and promote breast health awareness. Jason Beck http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_05_12_clemlb_detmlb_1&mode=recap_home&c_id=det Sun, 12 May 2013 19:58:03 EDT http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_05_12_clemlb_detmlb_1&mode=recap_home&c_id=det Jose Valverde allowed his first run of the year in the ninth before Mark Reynolds' pinch-hit RBI single in the 10th off Darin Downs sent the Tigers to a 4-3 loss on Sunday at Comerica Park. Jason Beck