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Winnipeg Free Press
10 hours ago
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- Winnipeg Free Press
Rays start 3-game series with the Tigers
Detroit Tigers (48-28, first in the AL Central) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (41-34, second in the AL East) Tampa, Florida; Friday, 7:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Jack Flaherty (5-7, 4.03 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 90 strikeouts); Rays: Shane Baz (6-3, 4.54 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 71 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rays -112, Tigers -107; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays host the Detroit Tigers on Friday to open a three-game series. Tampa Bay has a 41-34 record overall and a 25-22 record at home. Rays hitters are batting a collective .253, which ranks third in the AL. Detroit is 22-16 on the road and 48-28 overall. The Tigers have hit 91 total home runs to rank fifth in the AL. The teams meet Friday for the first time this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Junior Caminero has 17 home runs, 19 walks and 48 RBIs while hitting .262 for the Rays. Yandy Diaz is 19 for 42 with two doubles, a triple, two home runs and eight RBIs over the past 10 games. Spencer Torkelson is second on the Tigers with 32 extra base hits (16 doubles and 16 home runs). Javier Baez is 15 for 37 with two doubles, three home runs and five RBIs over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 6-4, .297 batting average, 3.50 ERA, outscored opponents by 17 runs Tigers: 6-4, .264 batting average, 4.40 ERA, outscored by one run INJURIES: Rays: Manuel Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jonny Deluca: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ha-Seong Kim: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Hunter Bigge: 15-Day IL (lat), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (tricep), Richie Palacios: 10-Day IL (knee), Alex Faedo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nathan Lavender: 60-Day IL (elbow) Tigers: Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (flexor), Jason Foley: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Cobb: 60-Day IL (hip), Matt Vierling: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Reese Olson: 15-Day IL (finger), Ty Madden: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Urquidy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Alex Lange: 60-Day IL (lat) ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Associated Press
10 hours ago
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- Associated Press
Rays start 3-game series with the Tigers
Detroit Tigers (48-28, first in the AL Central) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (41-34, second in the AL East) Tampa, Florida; Friday, 7:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Jack Flaherty (5-7, 4.03 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 90 strikeouts); Rays: Shane Baz (6-3, 4.54 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 71 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rays -112, Tigers -107; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays host the Detroit Tigers on Friday to open a three-game series. Tampa Bay has a 41-34 record overall and a 25-22 record at home. Rays hitters are batting a collective .253, which ranks third in the AL. Detroit is 22-16 on the road and 48-28 overall. The Tigers have hit 91 total home runs to rank fifth in the AL. The teams meet Friday for the first time this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Junior Caminero has 17 home runs, 19 walks and 48 RBIs while hitting .262 for the Rays. Yandy Diaz is 19 for 42 with two doubles, a triple, two home runs and eight RBIs over the past 10 games. Spencer Torkelson is second on the Tigers with 32 extra base hits (16 doubles and 16 home runs). Javier Baez is 15 for 37 with two doubles, three home runs and five RBIs over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 6-4, .297 batting average, 3.50 ERA, outscored opponents by 17 runs Tigers: 6-4, .264 batting average, 4.40 ERA, outscored by one run INJURIES: Rays: Manuel Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jonny Deluca: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ha-Seong Kim: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Hunter Bigge: 15-Day IL (lat), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (tricep), Richie Palacios: 10-Day IL (knee), Alex Faedo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nathan Lavender: 60-Day IL (elbow) Tigers: Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (flexor), Jason Foley: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Cobb: 60-Day IL (hip), Matt Vierling: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Reese Olson: 15-Day IL (finger), Ty Madden: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Urquidy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Alex Lange: 60-Day IL (lat) ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Yahoo
10 hours ago
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- Yahoo
Rays start 3-game series with the Tigers
Detroit Tigers (48-28, first in the AL Central) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (41-34, second in the AL East) Tampa, Florida; Friday, 7:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Jack Flaherty (5-7, 4.03 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 90 strikeouts); Rays: Shane Baz (6-3, 4.54 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 71 strikeouts) Advertisement BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rays -112, Tigers -107; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays host the Detroit Tigers on Friday to open a three-game series. Tampa Bay has a 41-34 record overall and a 25-22 record at home. Rays hitters are batting a collective .253, which ranks third in the AL. Detroit is 22-16 on the road and 48-28 overall. The Tigers have hit 91 total home runs to rank fifth in the AL. The teams meet Friday for the first time this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Junior Caminero has 17 home runs, 19 walks and 48 RBIs while hitting .262 for the Rays. Yandy Diaz is 19 for 42 with two doubles, a triple, two home runs and eight RBIs over the past 10 games. Advertisement Spencer Torkelson is second on the Tigers with 32 extra base hits (16 doubles and 16 home runs). Javier Baez is 15 for 37 with two doubles, three home runs and five RBIs over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 6-4, .297 batting average, 3.50 ERA, outscored opponents by 17 runs Tigers: 6-4, .264 batting average, 4.40 ERA, outscored by one run INJURIES: Rays: Manuel Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jonny Deluca: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ha-Seong Kim: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Hunter Bigge: 15-Day IL (lat), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (tricep), Richie Palacios: 10-Day IL (knee), Alex Faedo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nathan Lavender: 60-Day IL (elbow) Advertisement Tigers: Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (flexor), Jason Foley: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Cobb: 60-Day IL (hip), Matt Vierling: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Reese Olson: 15-Day IL (finger), Ty Madden: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Urquidy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Alex Lange: 60-Day IL (lat) ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Forbes
2 days ago
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- Forbes
Run Prevention A Major Key To Detroit Tigers' Great Success
The Detroit Tigers have a record of 47-27, which is the best in Major League Baseball. The Tigers may have the best overall pitching staff in the game. The Tigers pitching staff is masterful at preventing the opposition from scoring. After their June 17 victory against the Pittsburgh, the opposition has scored only 277 runs against Detroit. Consider that the Houston Astros have yielded over 700 runs. The Tigers have an extremely formidable starting rotation, led by 2024 American League Cy Young Award winner, Tarik Skubal. Skubal, 28, is the only left-hander in a stellar Tigers rotation. He has fashioned a 7-2 record, with a 1.99 ERA, and 0.81 WHIP in 14 starts, covering 90.1 innings. Skubal has struck out 111, while walking nine. It almost seems plausible that every time Skubal takes the mound, he could throw a no-hitter. That's how good his stuff is. That's how good his control and command are from the beginning of the game, until the last batter he faces. Skubal is usually joined in the rotation by: Jack Flaherty-RHP-Age 29 Jackson Jobe-RHP-Age 22 Casey Mize-RHP-Age 28 Reese Olson-RHP-Age 25 Jobe is sidelined now with a strained elbow flexor, and is on the Injured List. Olson is sidelined now with inflammation of his ring finger and is also disable. Right hander Keider Montero, 24, has entered the rotation for now. He is joined by right-hander, Sawyer Gipson-Long, 27. Each of Montero and Gipson-Long will start until Jobe and Olson return. Here are highlights regarding Skubal, Flaherty, and Mize, who anchor the rotation while Jobe and Olson recover from their injuries. Skubal was pick No. 255 in the 2018 Major League Baseball draft. Rarely, does the baseball world experience auch a dramatic shirt from a 9th round draft position to Cy Young success. Skubal has defied the odds. An All Star last season, Skubal won the 2024 American League Cy Young Award. So far this year, Skubal is clearly in the Cy Young conversation, and he may be the favorite in the race. Skubal is 6-3, 240 pounds, and is nicely proportioned for a pitcher going deeply in games. He has strength and stamina to handle cold and hot, humid weather. Skubal pitched at Seattle University, where he spent parts of three seasons on the mound. Last year, Skubal went 18-4, with a 2.39 ERA, and 2.49 WHIP in 31 starts, covering 192 innings. Flaherty received a $2M signing bonus from the Cardinals. The Cardinals traded Flaherty to the Baltimore Orioles in 2023. Flaherty signed with the Tigers as a free agent in December 2023. The Tigers traded Flaherty to the Los Angeles Dodgers in July 2024. Flaherty returned to the Tigers as a free agent in February 2025. Flaherty has signed a two-year, $35 million contract with Detroit. As well as Flaherty has pitched, he has never been an All Star. Last season, Flaherty had a combined 13-7 record with the Dodgers, and Cardinals. He threw to a 3.17 ERA, and 1.066 WHIP. So far this season, has made 14 starts. He has a record of 5-7. He has a 4.03 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP in 76 innings. The Tigers gave Mize a $7.5 million signing bonus. Mize is working on a one-year, $2.3 million contract. He won't be eligible for free agency until 2027. Mize was injured, and did not pitch in 2023. In 2024, Mize made no starts, but pitched 20 games in relief. He threw to a 2-6 record, with a 4.49 ERA, and 1.46 WHIP. Strong and healthy this season, Mize has become the pitcher the Tigers had hoped they drafted with the No. 1 overall pick in 2018. So far this year, Mize is 7-2, with a 2.96 ERA, and a 1.24 WHIP in 12 starts, covering 67 innings. At the start of play June 17, the Tigers had a sparkling team ERA of 3.34. The team WHIP is only 1.18. The opposition is hitting only .232 against Tigers pitching. The Tigers have a balanced team, with a competitive offense, good defense, and superb pitching. Preventing runs is a crucial component of the Tigers success.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Detroit Tigers' Jack Flaherty roasted by grand slam in 11-1 loss to Cincinnati Reds
The Detroit Tigers lost for the seventh Saturday in a row. This time, right-hander Jack Flaherty was responsible for the loss, with seven earned runs. Flaherty allowed six runs in the fifth inning, highlighted by Tyler Stephenson's grand slam off a first-pitch curveball after pitching coach Chris Fetter's mound visit. Advertisement The Tigers lost, 11-1, to the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday, June 14, in the second of three games at Comerica Park, splitting the first two games. Detroit has a 6-2 record in series-deciding games of three-game sets, taking five of them in a row. Detroit Tigers pitcher Jack Flaherty (9) pitches in the first inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Comerica Park in Detroit on Saturday, June 14, 2025. SHAWN WINDSOR: Gleyber Torres bet on himself. Detroit Tigers are collecting the winnings But the Saturday streak will have to wait until next week. The Tigers (46-26) haven't won a Saturday game since sweeping a doubleheader April 26 against the Baltimore Orioles. Since then, the Tigers have an 0-7 record on Saturday, but a 29-8 record on non-Saturdays. Advertisement In the fourth inning, Elly De La Cruz put the Reds ahead, 1-0, when he blasted Flaherty's elevated four-seam fastball — registering just 90.4 mph, his slowest heater of the game — for a solo home run to right field. The real damage occurred in the fifth inning. That's when Gavin Lux hit a fastball for an RBI single, Stephenson picked a curveball for a grand slam and Spencer Steer drove a slider for a solo home run. Just like that, the Reds grabbed a 7-1 advantage. Catcher Jake Rogers pitched for the Tigers in the top of the ninth inning, allowing one run. The speeds of his 15 pitches varied between 51.5 mph and 76.9 mph. Advertisement It was Rogers' first pitching appearance since June 12, 2021 — and just his second time on the mound in his MLB career. He underwent Tommy John surgery in September 2021, roughly three months after his pitching debut. Celebrate the Tigers and Father's Day with our new book! One run on four hits The Tigers scored their lone run in the fourth inning. Wenceel Pérez delivered an RBI single off right-hander Brady Singer to tie the game, 1-1. In the third, the Tigers tried to score Javier Báez from first base on Trey Sweeney's double to right-center field, but Báez was thrown out by a 98.3 mph throw from De La Cruz — following an aggressive send by third-base coach Joey Cora. Advertisement Had Cora held up, the Tigers would've had runners on the corners with no outs for the top of the lineup. But it was an opportunity wasted. Cincinnati Reds first baseman Spencer Steer (7) receives congratulations from teammates after he hits a home run in the fifth inning against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park in Detroit on Saturday, June 14, 2025. John Brebbia keeps struggling Right-handed reliever John Brebbia may have pitched his final game with the Tigers. He threw 31 pitches in the 11-5 win vs. the Reds on Friday, June 13, allowing three runs while recording just one out. He then threw 22 pitches in the 11-1 loss vs. the Reds on Saturday, allowing three runs in one inning. It was a total of 53 pitches in back-to-back days. After the eighth, manager A.J. Hinch had a longer-than-usual back-and-forth conversation with Brebbia in the dugout. Advertisement "He wanted to take the brunt of the rest of the game," Hinch said after Saturday's game. "He wanted to make sure that I wasn't going to go to somebody else in the bullpen, where we were with the score. He was volunteering to go back out. I was just telling him no. If we had scored two runs and gotten within the threshold where a pitcher would have had to pitch, then he would have gone back out. I was just letting him know why I was doing it. One, it was to protect him. And two, at that point in the game, him going back out and throwing another 15 to 25 pitches, didn't help him, didn't help us." In 2025, Brebbia has a 7.71 ERA with 11 walks and 20 strikeouts across 18⅔ innings in 19 games. He signed a one-year, $2.25 million contract with the Tigers in February 2025, which includes a $4 million team option for 2026. Here's what Hinch said about Brebbia before Saturday's game: "He's not pitching a ton, and when he gets in there, execution has been a challenge for him. His stuff can be good, and then some days, he gets in the middle-middle area of the plate, and he gets burned. He wants to fill up the strike zone a lot when he's pitching in these games that are big up or big down. That comes with a little bit of a risk. Execution, it needs to improve. The outs will follow if the execution gets better." Contact Evan Petzold at epetzold@ or follow him @EvanPetzold. 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