Rick Porcello allowed the first two runners to reach in the second inning, but bared down and got a pop-out and double play ball to get out of the inning. The Tigers have had one base runner. Prince Fielder singled in the second inning before Delmon Young grounded into a double play of his own … Continue Reading →
Prince Fielder hit a two-run home run in the top of the eighth inning, and it was enough to carry the Tigers over the Twins on a day where pitching dominated. Anibal Sanchez pitch 6 1/3 innings for the Tigers, allowing just one run while striking out four. The Tigers had trouble getting to Liam … Continue Reading →
Prince Fielder went deep the opposite way to give the Tigers the spark they had been looking for all day. After Miguel Cabrera was robbed of a base hit on sharp line drive, Fielder came to bat and picked up his team with his 30th home run of the season. Austin Jackson, who led off … Continue Reading →
Joe Mauer has three hits off of Anibal Sanchez today. His third single of the day moved Ben Revere over to third base. But Sanchez bared down again, getting Justin Morneau, Ryan Doumit and Chris Parmelee out in consecutive fashion as the Twins failed to bring in any runs. The Tigers couldn’t do anything with … Continue Reading →
Justin Verlander did his job, and then the Tigers bullpen almost gave it away. Verlander pitched seven-plus innings, striking out eight, walking two and giving up just four hits. It was a tough eighth inning for Tigers pitching, as Verlander was taken out of the game and Joaquin Benoit allowed a grand slam to Ryan … Continue Reading →
Justin Verlander has had trouble throwing his fastball for a strike today, but it hasn’t mattered. The rest of Verlander’s pitches are hitting their spots and he continues to ride the two runs that Prince Fielder and Jhonny Peralta drove in for the Tigers in the second inning. After allowing the first two batters to … Continue Reading →
Prince Fielder took the first pitch of the second inning and drove it deep over the left-center field fence to put the Tigers on the board and ahead of the Minnesota Twins. The solo blast was Fielder’s 29th of the season. Jhonny Peralta added to the lead as he ripped a one-out pitch down the left field line for a … Continue Reading →
Scott Diamond may have looked past Omar Infante with Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder lurking. Infante made him pay and ended Diamond’s sparkling night on a sour note with a one-out, two-run homer. Infante hasn’t been everything Tigers fans were expecting after he came over in a mid-season trade, but he was the only Tiger able … Continue Reading →
Prince Fielder misplayed a routine ground ball off the bat of Justin Morneau and Phil Coke let Ryan Doumit capitalize with a long ball. On a night where the Tigers bats are as cold as can be, the Twins have finally broken through in the seventh inning. The way Scott Diamond is dealing for the Twins, their 2-0 lead … Continue Reading →
Jay Jurkovich, 28, of Marquette forewent a couple extra hours of tailgating to stand in left field during batting practice. No, he didn’t catch any balls from Tigers stars Miguel Cabrera or Prince Fielder, but he managed to snag a pregame home run from Red Sox first baseman Adrian Gonzalez. “It’s a big family tradition,” … Continue Reading →