Tigers left-hander Phil Coke is moving back to the bullpen after struggling during his first half-season in the starting rotation. Manager Jim Leyland announced the move Thursday. Charlie Furbush will start in Coke’s place, part of a small shake-up for a staff that had allowed 30 runs in two games against the New York Mets.
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The good news for Tigers fans is that Don Kelly is available to pitch again on Thursday. The better news? So is Justin Verlander. Kelly, Detroit’s utilityman, was the only one of five Detroit pitchers that didn’t allow a run in a 16-9 loss to the New York Mets on Wednesday night. In his first career appearance on the mound, he got Scott Hairston to fly out to center field to end the ninth…
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When the New York Mets loaded the bases in the fourth inning Tuesday at Comerica Park, it was hardly cause for excitement. The Mets just don't hit grand slams, and with Jason Bay, battling a two-year power outage, stepping up to the plate, it seemed unlikely that it was going…
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The 2011 Detroit Tigers have no shortage of superstar talent. Justin Verlander, Miguel Cabrera and Victor Martinez have already proven themselves to be All-Star-caliber performers. Jhonny Perhalta has risen to become an upper-tier, clutch player.
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Jose Bautista's bid for a game-saving catch turned into trouble for the Blue Jays. Toronto manager John Farrell was happy with the effort, though. Bautista missed an attempted sliding catch in the eighth inning and the ball scooted by him for a go-ahead triple, helping the Detroit Tigers beat the Blue Jays 4-2 on Monday night.
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Justin Verlander has been among the American League's elite pitchers for most of his career. He's taken another step forward this year. The Detroit ace threw his second career no-hitter in May, the start of a sensational stretch that has vaulted him into the early discussion for the Cy Young Award as the season nears its midway point.
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The Detroit Tigers scored seven runs with two outs in the eighth inning to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-3 in Major League Baseball interleague play on Sunday. Miguel Cabrera hit a go-ahead single and the Detroit Tigers scored seven runs with two outs in the eighth inning. The Tigers trailed 2-1 when Don Kelly singled with one out in the eighth off reliever Aaron Heilman (4-1).
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On the day the Detroit Tigers retired Sparky Anderson's number, former pitcher Milt Wilcox reflected on how the Hall of Fame manager might have felt if he'd been alive to see the ceremony. "He wouldn't want all of the limelight and stuff like that — which he never did want — but he's such a great guy, and he deserves everything that they're showering on him now,"…
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One day, it's a no-hitter. Another night, a career high in strikeouts. Right now, Justin Verlander seems capable of something special every time he takes the mound. Verlander struck out a career-high 14 in his latest masterful performance, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-0 on Saturday night.
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