Live blog: World Series Game 4, Detroit Tigers vs. San Francisco Giants
The Tigers put up a fight tonight, something they didn’t do in the first three games. But in the end, it just wasn’t enough. The San Francisco Giants were just the better team.
Detroit Tigers
Insights, notes and updates from The Detroit News baseball writers
Max Scherzer
Tigers look to sweep Yankees under the rug
Not even the fan with the most optimism about this Tigers team could see this coming. The Tigers can sweep the Yankees right out of the ALCS and move on to the World Series with a victory tonight. The Tigers have dominated the Yankees with starting pitching, and tonight it’s Max Scherzer’s turn. Scherzer has … Continue Reading →
A's on the board, Tigers lead 2-1 after six
Coco Crisp got to second to lead off the sixth inning because of a misplayed ground ball by Prince Fielder. He got to third on a wild pitch. He scored on a gapper by Stephen Drew, who was thrown out selfishly trying to take third base with nobody out. Max Scherzer has been lifted from … Continue Reading →
Tigers clinging to 2-0 lead after five
Max Scherzer’s pitch count was in great shape after four innings and he looked like a bona fide ace. He retired 12 straight batters before a two-out walk to Seth Smith and a bloop single to Derek Norris in the fifth inning. Scherzer got out of the inning unscathed by getting Cliff Pennington to become his eighth strikeout … Continue Reading →
Fielder homers, Tigers lead 2-0
Prince Fielder went yard in the fourth inning, making up for those hard shots that just didn’t fall in the past 24 hours. The big shot was followed by Delmon Young and Andy Dirks singles, but A.J. Griffin killed the Tigers momentum by getting Jhonny Peralta to ground into a double play and Alex Avila to … Continue Reading →
Scherzer looking good, Tigers-A's scoreless after two
Max Scherzer has four strikeouts through two innings and looks like the dominant pitcher he has been all season. The Tigers have just one hit through seven at-bats (an Andy Dirks double). That just isn’t going to cut it. The A’s aren’t going to score a bunch of runs. But they can pitch. Both teams can … Continue Reading →
Scherzer K's two in first
Max Scherzer looks like he has a lively arm tonight. He gave up a hit to Yoenis Cespedes, but in all honesty, it was a nice piece of hitting by Cespedes to go down and get a breaking ball at the bottom of the zone. Scherzer struck out the second and fourth batters in the … Continue Reading →
Tiger bats need to step up in support of Scherzer
Max Scherzer gets the start on the mound tonight for the Tigers, but this one is going to come down to how his teammates perform at the plate. We can’t really expect Scherzer to do much more than Anibal Sanchez did last night in Oakland. The Tigers lineup needs to pick up their game tonight and … Continue Reading →
A's beat Tigers 2-0, force game four
The Oakland A’s live to fight another day. The Tigers wasted a brilliant start by Anibal Sanchez as they were unable to put any runs on the board against Oakland starter Brett Anderson and the A’s bullpen. Oakland is a tough place to play, but there’s no excuse for the Tigers putting a big, fat zero … Continue Reading →
Tigers trying to sweep A's and reach second straight ALCS
Will they do it? Or will they have us all biting our nails for games four and five? The Tigers have a golden opportunity to sweep the A’s tonight in Oakland. Anibal Sanchez is getting the start on the mound. Sanchez has been stellar in his last few starts, which gives Jim Leyland confidence in … Continue Reading →