After the Tigers took three of four from the Yankees, the three-game weekend set with the Red Sox had all the makings of a classic letdown. Max Scherzer certainly did his part on Friday night by serving up five runs in the first inning which fueled Boston’s 7-2 win. What happened on Saturday was the [...]

[Note: This post also appeared on ESPN.com's SweetSpot Blog.] Coming into this week, the Tigers had a rotation in tatters and a bullpen at risk of being overworked. And though Justin Verlander appears to have solved his customary early-season woes – evidenced by his masterful start on Thursday against the Yankees – the rest of [...]

ESPN highlights available here. The Score: Tigers 5 – Indians 2 The Gist: Rick Porcello was good enough and Indians’ third baseman Jhonny Peralta‘s judgment was poor enough for the Tigers eek out a 5-2 Opening Day win in front of 45,010 at Comerica Park. Peralta’s wild throw to first with the bases loaded allowed [...]

Yahoo! Sports’ Steve Henson says Scott Boras — bagman for Johnny Damon — saved the Tigers’ season. Them’s fighting words. [Tigers owner Mike Ilitch] whipped out his checkbook and, just like that, Damon became the Tigers’ left fielder for 2010. Luckily for Dombrowski. And for manager Jim Leyland. Both are consummate pros with solid track [...]

The icy-cold fact is this: if the Tigers surrender the division lead — one they’ve held in some fashion since May 14 — on the last day of the season, it will be a one-of-a-kind collapse: a three-game cushion with four to play. This miserable experience for Tigers fans, so close to the division cough-up [...]

ESPN highlights available here. The Score: White Sox 8 – Tigers 0 The Gist: The Tigers didn’t show up to play Friday night, but that didn’t stop the White Sox’ Jake Peavy from dicing them like ripe tomatoes. Three hits for Detroit. Three. And Edwin Jackson was awful. The View: One of my top-three movies [...]

ESPN highlights available here…eventually. The Score: Twins 8 – Tigers 3 The Gist: Wasted opportunities. Sure, the usual ones — stranded runners, untimely hitting — but also new and exciting storylines. Like, four errors by the Twins, a bizarrely mediocre Joe Nathan and…oh, what’s the difference? Nate Robertson pitched well enough to not lose but [...]