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Tarik Skubal strikes out 7 in 7 scoreless innings, Tigers beat Phillies 4-1
DETROIT (AP) — Tarik Skubal struck out seven batters in seven scoreless innings as the Detroit Tigers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 on Tuesday night. “He's a dude,” Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said. “He hit 100, but he also did a much better job of mixing in his other...
Tigers score 9 runs in 2 innings of 11-2 win over White Sox after scoring 5 in 6 previous games
DETROIT (AP) — Colt Keith and Akil Baddoo homered in a five-run first inning and Riley Greene cleared the fences in a four-run second, lifting the Detroit Tigers to an 11-2 win over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday. The Tigers scored more runs in two at-bats on Matt Vierling's...
Greene homers twice and has a career-best 6 RBIs as Tigers rout Astros 13-5
HOUSTON (AP) — Riley Greene homered in each of the first two innings and set career highs with four hits and six RBIs as the Detroit Tigers raced to a huge lead and cruised to a 13-5 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday. “He’s learning. He’s growing,” manager A.J. Hinch...
Brown throws 7 scoreless innings, Dubón homers and Astros beat Tigers 4-0
HOUSTON (AP) — Hunter Brown struck out nine in seven scoreless innings and Mauricio Dubón hit a two-run homer as the Houston Astros got a big sixth inning for a 4-0 win over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night. Brown (3-5) allowed five hits, Bryan Abreu pitched a scoreless eighth...
Tigers rally in 7th inning to end Nationals' 5-game win streak with 7-2 victory
DETROIT (AP) — Justyn-Henry Malloy homered and drove in three RBIs and the Detroit Tigers ended the Washington Nationals' five-game winning streak with a 7-2 victory on Thursday. After striking out with the bases loaded in the third inning, Malloy was hitting .143 in the first 10...
CJ Abrams doubles and homers as Nationals beat Tigers 7-5 for 5th straight win
DETROIT (AP) — CJ Abrams hit a double and a home run and the Washington Nationals beat the Detroit Tigers 7-5 on Wednesday night for their first five-game winning streak in three years. Jake Irvin (5-5) gave up gave up one run on six hits in six innings. Washington...
Lane Thomas' 10th-inning sacrifice fly lifts the Nationals over the Tigers 5-4
DETROIT (AP) — Lane Thomas hit a sacrifice fly in the top of the 10th inning and the Washington Nationals beat the Detroit Tigers 5-4 on Tuesday night. Andrew Chafin (3-2) struck out C.J. Abrams to start the 10th, but Jacob Young took third and Abrams reached first when the pitch...
Tobias Myers shuts down Tigers' bats while Brewers break out of offensive slump in 10-0 win
DETROIT (AP) — Tobias Myers allowed one hit in eight innings and Blake Perkins hit his first of two RBI triples in a five-run second, lifting the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers to a 10-0 win over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night. Milwaukee had a breakout offensive...
Detroit Tigers' Kenta Maeda leaves game with apparent injury after throwing 2 pitches
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Detroit Tigers right-hander Kenta Maeda left his road start against the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night after throwing two pitches because of right-side abdominal discomfort. Maeda, 36, threw a four-seam fastball for a strike and a slider for a ball, after...
Texas native Jake Rogers homers twice and Detroit Tigers beat Rangers 2-1
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jake Rogers homered twice, including a tiebreaking drive in the eighth inning, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Texas Rangers 2-1 on Monday night to get back to .500. A West Texas native who lives in the Dallas suburb of Frisco, Rogers hit a two-out homer in...