It was the best we could hope for, two of three from the Twins. Would it be greedy to have hoped for a sweep on Sunday? In theory, no. In reality, with the seemingly unbeatable Carl Pavano on the mound, the answer is a begrudging yes. But who would have guessed, though, that the Tigers [...]

In Jerry Crasnick’s Starting 9 column this week on ESPN.com, he names his mid-season “All-Offensive Laggard” squad — the “hitters for contending clubs who have failed to produce to expectations and need to pick up the pace in the second half to help their teams make the playoffs.” Not surprisingly the Tigers — and Johnny [...]

We knew that the interleague schedule would catch up to the Tigers at some point. After losing two of three to the Dodgers way back in May, the Tigers ran roughshod over the dregs of the National League. Against the Pirates, Nationals and Diamondbacks, Detroit won eight of nine. This past week the Tigers crashed [...]

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 [...]

On Monday, Sports Illustrated‘s Jon Heyman wrote a column in which he highlights the top-20 decisions made by MLB teams in the past year. In Heyman’s view, the Tigers made two of the top decisions: 3. The Tigers’ acquisition of Austin Jackson, Max Scherzer and Phil Coke in the three-team trade with the Yankees and [...]

Jeremy Bonderman threw seven strong innings and the offense added 19 hits as the Tigers defeated the Washington Nationals 8-3 on Thursday afternoon. The victory caps a second straight series sweep, and overall 6-game win streak, a stretch in which the Tigers have scored 37 runs on a whopping 70 hits.  It’s a pleasant sight [...]

Tigers’ Record: 31-29, 2nd place, 4.5 GB of Minnesota Today’s Game Tigers vs. Pirates | 7:05 p.m. ET – Comerica Park | On the air: FSD/AM 1270 and 97.1 FM Pitching Matchup Jeremy Bonderman (2-4, 4.40 ERA) vs. LHP Paul Maholm (4-4, 3.80 ERA) Yesterday’s Results Tigers 6 – Pirates 2 W: Justin Verlander (7-4) [...]