Good Saturday morning. Thank goodness Al Alburquerque is going to be okay after a batting practice scare yesterday. The Tigers placed Alburquerque on the seven-day disabled list with a concussion effective August 12 and recalled Ryan Perry from Toledo. Perry appeared in 20 games with the Mud Hens, posting a 3-0 record, 3.03 ERA, seven [...]

Tigers’ Final Record: 81-81, 3rd Place; 13 GB Yesterday’s Results Tigers 4 – Orioles 2 W: Daniel Schlereth (2-0) L: Brad Bergesen (8-12) Save: Jose Valverde (26) HR: Brandon Inge (13)

Tigers’ Record: 37-30, 2nd place; 1.5 GB Minnesota Today’s Game Tigers vs. Diamondbacks | 1:05 p.m. ET – Comerica Park | On the air: FSD/AM 1270 and 97.1 FM Pitching Matchup Max Scherzer (3-6, 6.14 ERA) vs. RHP Ian Kennedy (3-4, 3.57 ERA) Yesterday’s Results Diamondbacks 6 – Tigers 5 | Fungo Recap W: Edwin [...]

This is the final installment in our series that looked back on the Tigers’ and Blue Jays’ epic fight for the 1987 American League East title. American League East Standings: October 4, 1987 Team Record Pct. GB Detroit 97-64 .619 – Toronto 96-65 .596 1 In the first six games one thing was constant: the [...]

As the Tigers and Twins square off for the biggest series of the year with the division title hanging in the balance, we continue our look back on the last great race in Tigers history: 1987 and the seven games against the Toronto Blue Jays. Today: Game 2. Part 1 – October Surprise: Tigers and [...]

Over the next week, we’ll watch the Tigers and Twins play head-to-head to decide the American League Central. While this plays out, let’s look back at the final two weekends of the 1987 season when the Tigers and Blue Jays squared off for seven heart-pounding, one-run games that would ultimately decide the American League East [...]

I thought it was my birthday gift from the Indians — Carl Pavano starting? That’s gotta be a win waiting to happen, no? No. Not against this mirage of a first-place club. Some birthday for me. Actually, yesterday was a fine day and I never let the Tigers’ performance impact my birthday mood. Because there’s [...]