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Carpenter plays despite hamstring injury, hits RBI single before Tigers lose Game 5 to Guardians
CLEVELAND (AP) — Kerry Carpenter didn't let a hamstring injury keep him from playing in Detroit's biggest game. There was no alternative. He gave everything he had for the Tigers. Pushing through on adrenaline, Carpenter delivered a pinch-hit RBI single in the fifth...
Tigers slugger Kerry Carpenter's status for Game 5 of ALDS unclear due to hamstring injury
CLEVELAND (AP) — Detroit Tigers slugger Kerry Carpenter was undergoing treatment Friday and resting a hamstring injury that could keep him out of Saturday's decisive Game 5 of the AL Division Series against the Cleveland Guardians. Carpenter, who hit a three-run homer to win Game...
Fry's 2-run homer, squeeze bunt lead Guardians over Tigers 5-4 and force ALDS Game 5
DETROIT (AP) — Pinch-hitter David Fry had a go-ahead, two-run homer in the seventh inning, then bunted home an insurance run in the ninth to help the Cleveland Guardians force a decisive Game 5 against the Detroit Tigers in their AL Division Series with a 5-4 victory on Thursday night. ...
Tigers starting Reese Olson against Guardians in Game 4 of ALDS, planning to pause pitching chaos
DETROIT (AP) — Detroit manager A.J. Hinch planned to start right-hander Reese Olson against Cleveland in Game 4 of the AL Division Series with a chance to advance and hoped to leave him on the mound for more than just an inning or two. Hinch has used what he calls “pitching...
Tigers blank Guardians 3-0 in ALDS with clutch hitting and strong pitching, taking 2-1 series lead
DETROIT (AP) — Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson each drove in a run, and six pitchers combined to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 3-0 win over Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday and a 2-1 lead in their AL Division Series. The Tigers, baseball's hottest team the past two months, will...
Tigers host Guardians in Game 3, bringing MLB playoffs back to Motor City for first time in decade
DETROIT (AP) — The Motor City has not hosted a playoff baseball game in a decade. The long wait is almost over. The Detroit Tigers play the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday with their best-of-five AL Division Series tied at one game apiece, ending a drought that has...
Carpenter's 3-run homer off Clase sends gritty Tigers to 3-0 win over Guardians in Game 2 of ALDS
CLEVELAND (AP) — Kerry Carpenter hit a three-run homer off Cleveland's All-Star closer Emmanuel Clase in the ninth inning, and the Detroit Tigers stunned the Guardians 3-0 in Game 2 on Monday to even their AL Division Series at one game apiece. Carpenter connected for a 423-foot...
Once Tigers teammates, now close friends, Skubal and Boyd to square off in Game 2 of ALDS
CLEVELAND (AP) — On his way to becoming one of baseball's best pitchers, Detroit's unquestioned ace and the AL's next Cy Young Award winner, Tarik Skubal crossed paths with a veteran pitcher — another lefty — who took him under his wing. On Monday, Skubal will intersect with...
Lane Thomas hits 3-run homer, Cleveland's bullpen torments Tigers as Guardians win ALDS opener 7-0
CLEVELAND (AP) — Lane Thomas hit a three-run homer in a five-run outburst before Detroit got an out, and the Cleveland Guardians unleashed their lights-out bullpen to complete a four-hitter in a 7-0 win over the Tigers in an AL Division Series opener on Saturday. Thomas' shot —...
Horrible start dooms Tigers in 7-0 loss to Guardians in Game 1 of ALDS
CLEVELAND (AP) — Five batters in, the Tigers were down 5-0 and finished. For the first time in months, Detroit didn't look baseball's hottest team or like it belonged anywhere near the playoffs. Manager A.J. Hinch's decision to not use a traditional starter in Game 1...
