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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...
Ureña's perfect-game bid ends with homer but Rangers top Detroit 9-1 to avoid a sweep
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas starter José Ureña had a perfect game through six innings when recent Detroit callup Justyn-Henry Malloy homered for his first major league hit, but the Rangers beat the Tigers 9-1 on Wednesday night. Ureña (2-5) retired the first 15 batters before...
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...
Rangers All-Star shortstop Corey Seager leaves in 2nd inning because of hamstring tightness
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas All-Star shortstop Corey Seager left the Rangers' game Wednesday night against Detroit because of tightness in his left hamstring after hitting an RBI single in the second inning. Seager sliced the opposite-field hit down the line in left to score...
Ceddanne Rafaela hits 2 HRs, drives in 5 to help Red Sox beat Tigers 7-3
BOSTON (AP) — Ceddanne Rafaela homered twice for his first multi-homer game and drove in five runs, Tanner Houck had a solid start and the Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 7-3 on Friday night. Houck (5-5) went seven innings, giving up one run on three hits and two walks with...
Colt Keith hits first MLB HR, Maeda throws 5 scoreless innings and Tigers beat Blue Jays 6-2
DETROIT (AP) — Colt Keith hit his first major league home run and Kenta Maeda threw five scoreless innings in his return to help the Detroit Tigers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2 on Friday night and snap a season-high, five-game losing streak. A season-ticket holder retrieved the...
Kenta Maeda gets first win for Tigers, 4-1 over Cardinals
DETROIT (AP) — Kenta Maeda got his first win for Detroit, allowing four hits over six innings in a 4-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday as the Tigers took two of three games in the series. Matt Vierling had three RBIs for the Tigers, who are 31-16 against St. Louis...
Tigers and Cardinals rained out, will play a traditional doubleheader on Tuesday
DETROIT (AP) — The game between the Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Cardinals was postposed Monday night because of inclement weather. The teams will play a straight doubleheader on Tuesday. The first game will start at 3:40 p.m. RHP Kenta Maeda (0-1, 5.96) and RHP Jack...
Blackburn, Rooker lead Athletics to 4-0 win over Tigers
DETROIT (AP) — Brent Rooker homered, Paul Blackburn pitched six sparkling innings and the Oakland Athletics earned their second win of the season, beating the Detroit Tigers 4-0 on Saturday. Zack Gelof walked and scored three times as Oakland (2-7) ended a four-game losing streak....
Carson Kelly hits RBI single in the 10th as the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 7-6
CHICAGO (AP) — Carson Kelly hit a run-scoring single in the seventh inning and again in the 10th, helping the Detroit Tigers rally for a 7-6 victory over Luis Robert Jr. and the Chicago White Sox on Saturday. Mark Canha and Riley Greene homered for the Tigers, who beat Chicago 1-0...
