Tag: Tigers

Tigers’ Cabrera to have surgery

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Detroit, MI (SportsNetwork.com) – Detroit Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera will reportedly undergo surgery for a groin injury. Tigers general manager Dave Dombrowski told the Detroit Free Press on Monday that Cabrera would be visiting a doctor in the next […]

Leyland steps down as Tigers manager

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Detroit, MI (SportsNetwork.com) – Saying simply it was time, Jim Leyland has decided to step down as manager of the Detroit Tigers. “It’s time,” Leyland said Monday at a news conference. “The fuel was starting to get low. It’s time […]

Tigers shake up batting order

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Detroit, MI (SportsNetwork.com) – Trailing 2-1 to the Boston Red Sox in the ALCS, Detroit manager Jim Leyland has made a number of changes to his batting order. Miguel Cabrera, who led the American League with a .348 batting average […]

Tigers to place Coke on ALCS roster

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Detroit, MI (SportsNetwork.com) – Reliever Phil Coke will be added to the Detroit Tigers’ roster for the upcoming American League Championship Series, the team announced Friday. Coke had been deactivated for Detroit’s Division Series matchup with Oakland due to elbow […]

Keys to winning the 2013 ALCS

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(SportsNetwork.com) – The Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers have been playing each other since 1901. However, when they take the field Saturday night in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series, amazingly it will be the first time […]

ALCS Preview – Detroit Tigers vs. Boston Red Sox

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Boston is back in this round for the first time since 2008 after upending the Tampa Bay Rays in four games of the ALDS. Only two teams were worse than Boston in the AL in 2012, leading to the dismissal […]

Rounding Third: All eyes on Verlander

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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Justin Verlander is no longer the pitcher he was. He’s no longer dominant. Max Scherzer is now the ace of the Detroit Tigers. Verlander has heard it all this season, and rightfully so. The former American […]

Colon gets Game 1 start for A’s

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Oakland, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin announced his starting rotation for the American League Division Series against the Detroit Tigers, with ace Bartolo Colon getting the start in Friday’s Game 1. Colon went 18-6 with a 2.65 […]

Scherzer, not Verlander, gets Game 1 nod for Tigers

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Detroit, MI (SportsNetwork.com) – Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland announced his starting rotation for the American League Division Series against the Oakland Athletics, with 21-game winner Max Scherzer getting the Game 1 start for the defending AL champs. Scherzer gets […]

ALDS PREVIEW – DETROIT TIGERS VS. OAKLAND ATHLETICS

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Of course, Detroit’s run ended in the World Series, as it was swept in four games by the San Francisco Giants. Oakland may have been content with just making the playoffs last season, but it’s a different story this year […]