This past weekend I was visiting family in the Bay Area and, as always happens when I’m there, the Giants are out of town. (I’ve been to several A’s games at the Coliseum over the years.) So, the next best thing, of course, is some Advanced Class-A California League action — Stockton Ports versus Modesto [...]

Tigers’ Record: 41-35, 2nd place; 1/2-game behind Minnesota Today’s Game Tigers @ Twins | 1:10 p.m. ET – Target Field | On the air: FSD/AM 1270 and 97.1 FM Pitching Matchup Andy Oliver (0-1, 3.00 ERA) vs. Kevin Slowey (7-5, 4.79 ERA) Yesterday’s Results Twins 11 – Tigers 4 W: Nick Blackburn (7-5) L: Armando [...]

Tigers’ Record: 41-34, 1st place; 1/2-game lead Today’s Game Tigers @ Twins| 8:10 p.m. ET – Target Field | On the air: FSD/AM 1270 and 97.1 FM Pitching Matchup Armando Galarraga (3-1, 3.68 ERA) vs. RHP Nick Blackburn (6-5, 6.10 ERA) Yesterday’s Results Tigers 7 – Twins 5 W: Jeremy Bonderman (4-5) L: Francisco Liriano [...]

The Tigers are visiting Target Field for the second time this season and, just like on May 3, they enter play just a half-game behind the Twins. Three days later Detroit was 3.5 games back. Bygones. Among the many differences between the Tigers of May and the Tigers of late June — an overhauled rotation, [...]

Tigers’ Record: 39-32, 2nd place; 1/2-game behind Minnesota Today’s Game Tigers @ Braves | 7:35 p.m. ET – Turner Field | On the air: FSD/AM 1270 and 97.1 FM Pitching Matchup Andy Oliver (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. RHP Kris Medlen (4-1, 3.33 ERA) Yesterday’s Results Tigers 6 – Mets 5 | Fungo Recap W: Armando [...]

The Tigers welcome the Diamondbacks to town this weekend and it will be a series dripping with irony and plot lines. Some will focus on the return of Dontrelle Willis and Edwin Jackson. Others will welcome back D-backs’ bench coach and Tigers legend (at least in my mind) Kirk Gibson. Still others may peer at [...]

Tigers’ Record: 36-29, 2nd place; 1.5 GB Minnesota Today’s Game Tigers vs. Diamondbacks | 7:05 p.m. ET – Comerica Park | On the air: FSD/AM 1270 and 97.1 FM Pitching Matchup Armando Galarraga (2-1, 2.67 ERA) vs. Dontrelle Willis (1-0, 1.80 ERA) Yesterday’s Results Tigers 8 – Nationals 3 | Fungo Recap W: Jeremy Bonderman (3-4) [...]