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MLB The Detroit Tigers said “goodbye” to veteran outfielder Nicholas Castellanos and closer Shane Greene yesterday. Greene went to the Atlanta Braves, in exchange for two prospects. Pitcher Joey Wentz was Atlanta’s seventh-rated prospect, and is expected to join the rotation at Double-A Erie. Outfielder Travis Demeritte hit 20 home …

MLB The Detroit Tigers fell to the Los Angeles Angels 6-1 last night. Drew VerHagen took the loss, giving up four runs on 10 hits before leaving in the fifth inning. Detroit catcher Jake Rogers had two singles in his major league debut, and drove in the Tigers’ only run. …

MLB Jordan Zimmermann earned his first win of the season, as the Detroit Tigers defeated the Los Angeles Angels 7-2 last night. Zimmermann gave up two runs on four hits before leaving in the sixth inning. Miguel Cabrera and Jordy Mercer homered. Cabrera also singled home two of the three …

MLB J.P. Crawford’s bloop double in the bottom of the 10th inning drove home the winning run, as the Seattle Mariners edged the Detroit Tigers 3-2 yesterday. The loss spoiled a good start by Matthew Boyd, who pitched into the seventh inning, allowed one run, and struck out 10. Detroit …

MLB Tyler Alexander struggled, as the Detroit Tigers suffered an 8-1 loss to the Seattle Mariners yesterday. After sailing through three scoreless innings, Alexander gave up three runs in the fourth, and left as the M’s scored another in the fifth. Seattle plated four more runs against Nick Ramirez in …

MLB Mallex Smith’s RBI single in the bottom of the ninth lifted the Seattle Mariners to a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers last night. Detroit took an early lead, with solo homers by Brandon Dixon and John Hicks. Daniel Norris tossed six scoreless innings, but left after giving up …

MLB The Detroit Tigers’ miserable month continued with a 10-2 loss to the Seattle Mariners last night. Drew VerHagen served up a grand slam, and was charged with seven runs over four innings in his first start of the season. John Hicks homered for Detroit. The Tigers have won just …

John “Topper” Ricci and current Bulldogs Athletic Director Chris Salani  will be inducted into the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame tomorrow evening.  Ricci graduated with the class of 1955, with three varsity football letters, four varsity track letters, and a portfolio filled with honors, including four Hancock and three U.P. …

MLB The Detroit Tigers fell quietly to the Philadelphia Phillies 4-0 yesterday. Jordan Zimmermann suffered through another short start, giving up four runs on eight hits before leaving in the fifth inning. Tigers batters collected just five hits. The Tigers open a series in Seattle against the Mariners tonight. Drew …

MLB The Detroit Tigers dropped a 3-2 marathon to the Philadelphia Phillies last night. Rhys Hoskins singled home the winning run off Daniel Stumpf in the top of the 15th inning. Detroit had a chance to close it out in the bottom of the 14th, but Nicholas Castellanos was thrown …