Sanchez sets Tigers strikeout record in win

DETROIT (AP) -- Anibal Sanchez struck out 17 in eight marvelous innings for Detroit, confounding the Atlanta Braves in a dazzling performance Friday night and leading the Tigers to a 10-0 victory. San... Read More

Sanchez sets Tigers strikeout record in win over Braves

DETROIT -- Anibal Sanchez looked at the ring of photos on the walls of the Tigers clubhouse -- pictures of the greatest players to ever wear the Olde English D.All he could do was shake his head."It... Read More

Tigers Victor Martinez Heads to Dugout instead of Home Plate

Players know that you can't win them all. For Major League Baseball players they understand that it is a long and grueling season. Even the old adage never give up doesn't always apply. Take for insta... Read More

Alburquerque suffers scare

DETROIT - The Tigers appear to have avoided some bad news on a night filled with good news for the bullpen.Reliever Al Alburquerque who has been dominant in his last four outings said he felt somethi... Read More

Justin Verlander 'injury' shows he's human

Justin Verlander had to leave Thursday afternoon's game after only 96 pitches. Tigers media relations guy has the reason:Verlander left today's game after seven innings with cracked skin on his right... Read More

Tigers go back to Pappa

After the Tigers were swept out of the World Series last October, I believed that Kwame Kilpatrick had a better chance of making a comeback than Jose Valverde.It was difficult to watch Papa Grandes p... Read More

Blister shouldn't hinder Verlander for long

DETROIT -- There was a silver lining to Detroit's rainy, extra-inning loss Thursday afternoon -- Justin Verlander is fine.Tigers fans had to be worried when Verlander left the game after seven inning... Read More

Jim Leyland excited for Jose Valverde's return to Tigers

The Detroit Tigers welcomed back Jose Valverde Tuesday, six months after the team bid farewell to the closer, signing him to a one-year Major League Baseball deal. Valverde will be the Tigers closer i... Read More

Tigers tuck tails, revert back to Valverde as bullen savior

The Tigers have a bullpen problem. Not only have their relievers been largely ineffective, but now they are dealing with depth issues after placing Octavio Dotel on the disabled list. These struggles... Read More

Victor Martinez wanted no part in home-plate tag

The Detroit Tigers front office can't at all be-disappointed-in Victor Martinez's decision making during Wednesday's game against the Kansas City Royals. Martinez, who missed the entire 2012 season be... Read More