October 5, 2011

How the Tigers Have Bounced Back from Postseason Blowouts

For your consideration: The last time the Tigers lost a postseason game by the score of 10-1, it also came in a Game 4 – of the 1968 World Series. The Tigers won Game 5 at Tiger Stadium, 5-3, behind Mickey Lolich. They also won Games 6 and 7, in case you’d forgotten. In Game [...]

September 12, 2011

A Look Back on Tigers’ Last 10-Game Winning Streak (Actually 11)

The Tigers tonight notched the club’s longest winning streak since 1968 when the eventual World Series champs won 11 straight. Thanks to the wonder that is Baseball-Reference.com, here’s a game-by-game look at that ’68 string. Date   Opp R RA Win Loss Save Monday, Sept. 9 boxscore @ CAL 6 0 Lolich Bennett Tuesday, Sept. [...]

September 12, 2011

The Monday Report: Power Rankings, Masao Kida and Johnny Cash

The Tigers embark on their final roadtrip of the season and Detroit fans can gleefully bid adieu to Ozzie Guillen and his band of jolly outlaws. Leading Off: The Tigers beat the Twins 2-1 yesterday for the club’s ninth straight win — their first of that length since May 1984. Doug Fister shutout the Twins [...]

August 22, 2011

The Monday Report: A-Jax’s Throw, Ron LeFlore’s Record and Mats Wilander’s Birthday

Welcome to the last full week of August. The Tigers enjoy a 4.5-game lead on the Indians today. The last time they led the A.L. Central by that many games was Sept. 16, 2009. Leading Off: I’ve watched a lot of Tigers baseball in my time but I can’t recall a more exciting final out [...]

September 26, 2010

Tigers Today: September 26, 2010

Tigers’ Record: 80-75, 3rd Place; 12 GB Today’s Game Tigers 5 – Twins 1 W: Rick Porcello (10-11) L: Brian Duensing (10-3) HR: Ramon Santiago (3), Miguel Cabrera (38) Yesterday’s Results Tigers 11 – Twins 10 W: Daniel Schlereth (1-0) L: Pat Neshek (0-1) HR: Alex Avila (7), Don Kelly (7), Miguel Cabrera (37)

September 12, 2010

Tigers Today: September 12, 2010

Tigers’ Record: 72-72, 3rd Place; 13.5 GB Today’s Results Tigers 6 – Orioles 2 W: Justin Verlander L: Mike Gonzalez (0-3) HR: Brandon Inge (11) Yesterday’s Results Orioles 5 – Tigers 3 W: Jeremy Guthrie (10-13) L: Max Scherzer (10-10)

July 6, 2010

Tigers Today: July 6, 2010

**Sorry this one’s coming late in the day. I was traveling and got online later than expected. This one include information about tonight’s win and Monday’s too.** Tigers’ Record: 45-37, 1st place; 1/2-game lead over Twins Today’s Results Tigers 7 – Orioles 5 (11 innings) W: Ryan Perry (2-4) L: David Hernandez (3-7) HR: Miguel [...]