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Tigers Hold On To First Place Alex Avila’s two-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning lifted the Tigers to a 5-4 victory over the Indians last night. Victor Martinez also homered. With a lead in hand, Joe Nathan closed out the ninth for his 31st …

Tigers Reclaim First Place David Price allowed one run over 7-2/3rds innings, as the Tigers defeated the Indians 7-2 Friday night. J.D. Martinez homered and drove in four runs for Detroit. The Tigers host the Indians again this evening. Kyle Lobstein will start against Danny Salazar. Hear the first pitch …

Tigers Prepare for Indians The Tigers had yesterday off, and open a home series against the Indians this evening. Carlos Carrasco will pitch against David Price. Hear the first pitch at 7:08 on FM 99.3 and AM 1400, WCCY. The Royals lost last night, so Detroit trails Kansas City by …

Tigers Fall Back The Tigers dropped back into second place in the American League Central Division last night, with a soggy 3-0 loss to the Royals. Rick Porcello turned in a strong start, giving up two runs and striking out seven while pitching into the seventh. The Detroit offense could …

Tigers Reclaim Portion of First Place The Tigers moved back into a tie for first place in the American League Central Division last night, by beating the Royals 4-2. Max Scherzer won his 16th game, giving up one run on seven hits before leaving in the seventh. Rajai Davis and …

Tigers Blast Royals The Tigers erupted for six runs in the third inning, and cruised past the Royals 9-5 yesterday. Detroit took a quick lead with two runs in the second, but Kansas City got those back in the top of the third. In the bottom of the third, the …

Lobstein Lifts Tigers Kyle Lobstein allowed just one run over 5-2/3rds innings, as the Tigers defeated the Giants 6-1 last night. Lobstein gave up just four hits, as he earned his first major league win. Miguel Cabrera hit a three-run homer for Detroit. Torii Hunter had three hits. The Tigers …

Tigers Fall to Giants Again David Price gave up four runs in the first inning, and the Tigers lost again to the Giants, 5-4 yesterday. Price settled down, and gave up just one more run before leaving the game with two outs in the ninth. Detroit came back on the …

Tigers Fall to Giants Rick Porcello gave up six runs over three innings, and the Tigers lost to the Giants 8-2 last night. 10 of the 19 San Francisco hitters Porcello faced got hits. He left after the third, when the game was delayed for nearly three hours by rain. …

Tigers Erupt Late The Tigers scored seven runs in the top of the 11th inning, and beat the Indians 11-4 last night. Detroit opened up a 4-0 lead in the first inning, but Cleveland came back, and tied it up in the seventh. The Tigers loaded the bases in the …