Ronny Rodriguez had three hits, including a grand slam, and Drew VerHagen struck out 11 in a career-high six innings as the Detroit Tigers beat the AL Central-leading Minnesota Twins 9-6 on Friday night.
The 2003 Detroit Tigers were a shining beacon of bad baseball.
Gerrit Cole struck out 12 over seven scoreless innings, Alex Bregman homered and the Houston Astros beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3 Thursday night.
A reporter from the Detroit Free Press was denied access to pitcher Justin Verlander's postgame media availability after the Astros' 2-1 loss to the Tigers on Wednesday night.
Despite closing as +435 underdogs at Caesars Sportsbook and managing only two hits off Justin Verlander, the Tigers pulled off the largest upset in the majors over the past 15 years.
John Hicks led off the ninth with a tiebreaking homer, and the Tigers beat the Astros 2-1 on Wednesday night despite Justin Verlander's two-hitter.
The Astros are listed as -500 favorites over the Tigers at Caesars Sportsbook and as high as -550 at other sportsbooks, making them the heaviest favorite in a game in at least the past 15 seasons.
George Springer, Jose Altuve and Martin Maldonado homered to lead the Houston Astros to a 6-3 win over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.
With balls flying out of stadiums at a record pace, we look at each franchise's all-time greatest long ball moments, from David Ortiz and Ken Griffey Jr. to B.J. Upton and Mike Hampton.
There's a big shuffle up top as we spotlight each team's key player heading toward the stretch run.
Yuli Gurriel had two hits and drove in two runs as the Houston Astros built a lead with a big first inning and held on for a 5-4 win over the Detroit Tigers on Monday night.
Ji-Man Choi's two-run single in the bottom of the ninth completed a rally from a late three-run deficit and gave the Tampa Bay Rays a 5-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday.
Mike Brosseau's pinch-hit RBI single in the 13th inning drove in Eric Sogard to give the Tampa Bay Rays a 1-0 win over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday.
Daniel Norris, Drew VerHagen and Joe Jimenez combined on a five-hitter to outpitch Charlie Morton, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-0 on Friday night.
The Seattle Mariners overcame a slow start and found a way to get past the Detroit Tigers on Thursday.
Victor Reyes hit a two-run single in the second inning and the Detroit Tigers held on to beat the Seattle Mariners 3-2 on Wednesday night.
Kyle Seager homered three times and Tom Murphy added two to help the Seattle Mariners beat the Detroit Tigers 11-6 on Tuesday night.
Games in London, Puerto Rico and... Iowa? Next season's schedule has more than the usual collection of quirks.
As the Mets climb back into the race, the Yankees and Astros keep finding ways to get stronger.
Hunter Dozier and Jorge Soler each homered twice, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 10-2 on Sunday for a split of the four-game series between the worst teams in the AL Central.
Mike Montgomery struck out a career-high 12 in seven innings as the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 7-0 Saturday.
Edwin Jackson pitched neatly into the seventh inning in his return to the Detroit Tigers, overcoming an inside-the-park home run to lead off the game and beating the Kansas City Royals 5-2 on Friday night.
Josh Harrison, who played in just 36 games in his first season with the Tigers because of a hamstring injury, was released by the team on Friday.
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 77 | 51 | .602 | - | L2 |
| Cleveland | 75 | 54 | .581 | 2.5 | W1 |
| Chicago | 59 | 69 | .461 | 18 | W3 |
| Kansas City | 45 | 84 | .349 | 32.5 | L3 |
| Detroit | 39 | 87 | .310 | 37 | W1 |
