July 4, 2010

Looking Back on June in the D

On June 1, the Tigers weren’t exactly reeling but they could not have felt good about the way the month ended. They lost two games to the Mariners in Seattle, then came home to lose three of four to the A’s. After a 14-10 record in April, they stumbled to 12-14 in May. How would [...]

July 4, 2010

Tigers Today: July 4, 2010

Tigers’ Record: 43-36, Tied for 1st place with Minnesota Today’s Game Tigers vs. Mariners | 1:05 p.m. ET – Comerica Park | On the air: FSD/AM 1270 and 97.1 FM Pitching Matchup Jeremy Bonderman (4-5, 4.36 ERA) vs. LHP Cliff Lee (7-3, 2.45 ERA) Yesterday’s Results Tigers 6 – Mariners 1 W: Justin Verlander (10-5) [...]

July 2, 2010

Series Preview: Mariners @ Tigers

When I think back to all the Tigers games I went to as a kid, all I can see is the powder-blue uniform of the Seattle Mariners. If I had kept all of the ticket stubs I could verify my impression that I’ve seen them more than any other team. Nevertheless, the Mariners are back [...]

June 29, 2010

Tigers Today: June 29, 2010

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 [...]

June 28, 2010

Series Preview: Tigers @ Twins

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, [...]

June 28, 2010

Tigers Today: June 28, 2010

Tigers’ Record: 40-34, 2nd place; 1/2-game behind Minnesota Today’s Game Tigers @ Twins | 8:10 p.m. ET – Target Field | On the air: FSD/AM 1270 and 97.1 FM Pitching Matchup Jeremy Bonderman (3-5) vs. LHP Francisco Liriano (6-5) Yesterday’s Results Tigers 10 – Braves 6 W: Justin Verlander (9-5) L: Tommy Hanson (7-5) HR: [...]

June 23, 2010

Game 70 Recap: Tigers Knuckle Under

The Detroit Tigers turned in another dud of a performance tonight, falling to the New York Mets 5-0 at Citi Field tonight. The Mets veteran right-hander R.A. Dickey won his sixth start (6-0) in seven tries, throwing eight scoreless innings, allowing just four hits.  Dickey retired the final 13 batters he faced. Jeremy Bonderman pitched [...]