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Tigers Blanked at Cleveland Justin Verlander gave up seven runs, as the Tigers fell to the Indians 7-0 last night. Verlander left the game with two outs in the seventh. The final run charged to him came off a single off reliever Pat McCoy. The Detroit offense did very little …

Tigers Win in Ninth J.D. Martinez’ three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the Tigers to a 4-1 victory over the Indians last night. Rookie starter Kyle Lobstein gave up two runs in the first, but then pitched shutout ball into the sixth inning. Phil Coke earned …

Tigers Rout Indians The Tigers took a quick early lead, then piled on more runs late in the game to rout the Indians 12-1 yesterday. Miguel Cabrera hit two home runs. Victor Martinez and J.D. Martinez also homered, and Tyler Collins hit his first major league homer. Outfielder Stephen Moya …

Tigers Fumble Away Loss to Chisox The White Sox scored five runs off Rick Porcello in the first two innings, and beat the Tigers yesterday 6-1. Three of those runs were unearned, thanks to three Detroit errors, plus a misplay in left field by J.D. Martinez that could have been …

Tigers Split With Chisox The Tigers scored three runs in the first inning off Chris Sale, but that was all they got, as they lost their first game against the White Sox on Saturday 6-3. Sale gave up homers to Ian Kinsler and Victor Martinez, but settled down, and pitched …

Tigers Rip Chisox The Tigers scored five runs in the third inning, and cruised to a 7-1 victory over the White Sox last night. Detroit took advantage of two errors by first baseman Jose Abreu to build a big cushion for starter Justin Verlander. Verlander struggled early – allowing a …

Tigers Shade Yankees Alex Avila’s long single in the bottom of the ninth drove in Victor Martinez with the winning run, as the Tigers edged the Yankees 3-2 yesterday. Kyle Lobstein gave up just two runs over six innings in his first major-league start. The Tigers open a four-game set …

Yankees Rip Price, Tigers The Yankees scored eight runs off David Price in the third inning, and beat the Tigers 8-4 last night. New York batters collected nine straight hits before manager Brad Ausmus pulled Price with no one out, and the score at 6-0. Blaine Hardy gave up two …

Tigers Stop Yanks Rick Porcello earned his 15th win of the season, as the Tigers beat the Yankees 5-2 last night. Porcello turned in eight strong innings. His only two serious mistakes were two pitches that Jacoby Ellsbury turned into solo home runs. J.D. Martinez had three hits for Detroit, …

Tigers Open Set Against Yanks The Tigers had yesterday off, and host the Yankees in a three-game set beginning tonight. Rick Porcello will start against Brandon McCarthy. Hear the first pitch at 7:08 on FM 99.3 and AM 1400, WCCY. The Royals lost last night, so Detroit now trails Kansas …