Mel Antonen

Answers to questions about early surprise squads

Answers to questions about early surprise squads
The answers to questions regarding the top five surprising teams in the early going on the season: Q: What is fueling the Tigers' first-place run in the American League Central? A: Pitching and defense. "This is about throwing the ball over the plate and catching it,'' Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire said to the Detroit Free Press. "But we can't get too high on this stuff. There's a long way to go.'' The Tigers get a big test starting tonight when they play Cleveland in a series they'll...
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Josh Land

Opposite dugout: Tigers in middle of the pack, but still battling and still surprising

Opposite dugout: Tigers in middle of the pack, but still battling and still surprising
Manager: Ron Gardenhire (1st season) Record: 10-13 Last 10 games: 6-4 Who to watch: RF Nicholas Castellanos (.330 with 16 RBIs), 1B Miguel Cabrera (.325 with 16 RBIs), OF JaCoby Jones (.275, .345 OBP), C James McCann (10 RBIs), LHP Francisco Liriano (2-1, 3.13 ERA) Season vs. Orioles: 3-0 Pitching probables: April 27: RHP Mike Fiers (2-1) vs. RHP Chris Tillman (0-4), 7:05 p.m., MASN2April 28: LHP Francisco Liriano (2-1) vs. RHP Andrew Cashner (1-3), 7:05 p.m., MASN2April 29: LHP Daniel Norris...
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Doug Miller

Opposite dugout: Sleepy bats a factor in Tigers' slow start

Opposite dugout: Sleepy bats a factor in Tigers' slow start
Manager: Ron Gardenhire (1st year) Record: 4-9 Last 10 games: 4-6 Who to watch: 1B Miguel Cabrera (.245/.309/.367, 3 doubles), 2B Dixon Machado (7 doubles, 8 RBIs), 3B Jeimer Candelario (4 doubles, 1 HR), RF Nicholas Castellanos (.302/.362/.415, 2 triples), RHP Jordan Zimmermann (0-0, 8.18 ERA), RHP Shane Greene (3.86 ERA, 2 saves) Season series vs. Orioles: First meeting (4-3 in 2017) Pitching probables: April 17: RHP Andrew Cashner (1-1) vs. LHP Francisco Liriano (1-1), 6:40 p.m., MASN2April...
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Mel Antonen

Indians taking run at third consecutive AL Central title

Indians taking run at third consecutive AL Central title
After losing the 2016 World Series in seven games and the 2017 Division Series to the Yankees in five games, the Cleveland Indians hope to take a run at a third consecutive American League Central championship. But their biggest competition comes from the Twins, a wild card team in 2017 that has added six players, including five pitchers, two of them starters. The White Sox and Tigers are in rebuild, although the White Sox are, unlike the Tigers, beyond the first step. The Royals lost two key...
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Josh Land

Opposite dugout: Pitching woes have Tigers looking up in AL Central

Opposite dugout: Pitching woes have Tigers looking up in AL Central
Manager: Brad Ausmus (4th season) Record: 49-57 Last 10 games: 5-5 Who to watch: LF Justin Upton (.279 with 18 HR, 69 RBIs); 1B Miguel Cabrera (.257 with 13 HR, 50 RBIs); 3B Nicholas Castellanos (57 RBIs, 98 hits); RHP Michael Fulmer (10-9, 3.59 ERA); RHP Justin Verlander (4.29 ERA, 126 Ks) Season series vs. Orioles: 2-1 Pitching probables: Aug. 3: LHP Matthew Boyd vs. RHP Chris Tillman, 7:05 p.m., MASNAug. 4: RHP Justin Verlander vs. RHP Kevin Gausman, 7:05 p.m., MASNAug. 5: RHP Michael Fulmer...
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Mel Antonen

Looking at closer issues around baseball

Looking at closer issues around baseball
The Nationals lead the National League East despite a bullpen that brings daily turbulence. This week at Nationals Park they will see first-hand that they aren't the only team with late-inning issues. The Nationals' bullpen ERA (5.40) is 29th in baseball. Seattle's bullpen has the highest ERA in the majors at 5.44, while San Diego is 27th at 5.04. The Mariners and Padres play in D.C. this week. Edwin Díaz, and his blazing fastball, was the Mariners closer at the season's start, but he...
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Josh Land

Opposite dugout: Tigers finding their way in lackluster AL Central

Opposite dugout: Tigers finding their way in lackluster AL Central
Manager: Brad Ausmus (4th season) Record: 18-18 Last 10 games: 4-6 Who to watch: LF Juston Upton (.259 average with 8 HR, 20 RBIs), 1B Miguel Cabrera (.238 average with 4 HR, 14 RBIs), 3B Nicholas Castellanos (.234 average with 22 RBIs, 34 hits), RHP Michael Fulmer (4-1, 2.54 ERA), RHP Jordan Zimmermann (3-2 with 6.28 ERA) Season series vs. Orioles: First meeting (2-5 in 2016) Pitching probables: May 16: LHP Wade Miley vs. LHP Matt Boyd, 7:10 p.m., MASN2May 17: RHP Ubaldo Jimenez vs. RHP...
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Mel Antonen

Tigers might be Indians' only competition in AL Central

Tigers might be Indians' only competition in AL Central
Stranger things have happened, but if Cleveland doesn't win the American League Central, it's an upset. The Indians have gone the longest - 68 years - without winning a World Series. Detroit has a dangerous offense. They have Justin Verlander, Jordan Zimmermann and Michael Fulmer leading their rotation. And the Tigers, despite not having a healthy Zimmermann, were in the playoff hunt until the final day of last season, when they were beaten 1-0 by Atlanta pitcher Julio Teheran. Kansas City...
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Mel Antonen

Indians' pitching staff expects to dominate AL Central

Indians' pitching staff expects to dominate AL Central
The Cleveland Indians, who lost the World Series to the Cubs in Game 7 last season, have the scariest rotation and the deepest bullpen in the American League Central. Who has the best chances to catch them? Maybe the Detroit Tigers, assuming health in their rotation and growth with their young guys. Former National Jordan Zimmermann had a strong start with his new team in 2016, but neck injuries slowed him the rest of the way. By all indications, Cleveland will run away with this...
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Steve Melewski

Orioles set rotation for Boston series (updated)

Orioles set rotation for Boston series (updated)
DETROIT - The Orioles have set their rotation for their upcoming three-game series with the Boston Red Sox that starts Monday night at Fenway Park. Wade Miley (8-12, 5.49 ERA) is set to pitch Monday, with Dylan Bundy (8-5, 3.82 ERA) going Tuesday and Kevin Gausman (7-10, 3.61 ERA) starting on regular rest on Wednesday. Miley will be pitching on seven days rest and Bundy on five days of rest. Right-hander Yovani Gallardo (5-7, 5.44 ERA) is now set to start on Thursday in the series opener at...
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Roch Kubatko

Orioles lineup vs. Tigers

Orioles lineup vs. Tigers
The Orioles and Tigers are tied for the second wild card in the American League, further increasing the importance of tonight's game at Comerica Park. Steve Pearce is starting in left field instead of Hyun Soo Kim. Pearce is 4-for-11 with two doubles and two home runs against Jordan Zimmermann. Jonathan Schoop is batting second and Pedro Alvarez is hitting seventh. Matt Wieters is eighth. Adam Jones is batting .302/.333/.505 with 21 home runs in 88 games as the leadoff hitter. He batted...
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Steve Melewski

O's game blog: Ubaldo Jimenez faces Jordan Zimmermann in Detroit

O's game blog: Ubaldo Jimenez faces Jordan Zimmermann in Detroit
DETROIT - Now with identical records of 76-64 after Detroit's 4-3 win last night, the Orioles and Tigers play tonight and will break that tie at Comerica Park. Victor Martinez hit a 404-foot homer off Brad Brach in the eighth inning last night to break a 3-3 tie. The Orioles got a two-run homer from Jonathan Schoop and an RBI single from Adam Jones, but were held to five hits on the night in the loss. Jones went 2-for-3 and was the only player with a multi-hit game. In the Tampa Bay series,...
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Steve Melewski

Showalter: "They've earned the right to be on this stage"

Showalter: "They've earned the right to be on this stage"
DETROIT - Orioles manager Buck Showalter said his team has "earned the right to be on this stage." He was asked by a Detroit reporter this afternoon about how big this series with the Tigers is, The reporter wondered if there is "more juice" for players this time of year? He obviously meant more intensity for such a big series. "We have juice (every game)," Showalter said. "Certainly, (there is) the finality of the games. There is not another month. Our guys are embracing the opportunity...
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Pete Kerzel

Opposite dugout: Fast-closing Tigers boast a formidable offensive attack

Opposite dugout: Fast-closing Tigers boast a formidable offensive attack
Manager: Brad Ausmus (3rd season) Record: 75-64 Last 10 games: 6-4 Who to watch: RF J.D. Martinez (.319, 20 HR, 56 RBIs), 1B Miguel Cabrera (.315/.389/.553 with 31 HR, 87 RBIs), DH Victor Martinez (.293 with 25 HR, 75 RBIs), 2B Ian Kinsler (25 HR, 72 RBIs), LF Justin Upton (22 HR, 70 RBIs), RHP Michael Fulmer (10-6, 2.77 ERA), RHP Justin Verlander (14-7, 3.28 ERA), RHP Francisco Rodriguez (39 saves, 2.81 ERA) Season series vs. Orioles: 1-3 Pitching probables: Sept. 9: RHP Kevin Gausman vs. RHP...
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Josh Land

Opposite dugout: Tigers trying to escape from recent woeful skid

Opposite dugout: Tigers trying to escape from recent woeful skid
Manager: Brad Ausmus (3rd season) Record: 15-18 Last 10 games: 2-8 Who to watch: 3B Nick Castellanos (.378/.405/.640), DH Victor Martinez (.348/.407/.571), RHP Justin Verlander (2-3, 5.40 ERA, 42 K's), RHP Francisco Rodriguez (8 saves) Season series vs. Orioles: First meeting (3-4 in 2015) Pitching probables: May 12: RHP Mike Pelfrey vs. RHP Ubaldo Jimenez, 7:05 p.m., MASN May 13: RHP Justin Verlander vs. RHP Chris Tillman, 7:05 p.m., MASN May 14: RHP Anibal Sanchez vs. RHP Mike Wright,...
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Mel Antonen

Tigers clubhouse reacts to Max Scherzer's 20-strikeout performance

Tigers clubhouse reacts to Max Scherzer's 20-strikeout performance
The Nationals' Max Scherzer became history's fifth pitcher to have 20 strikeouts in a nine-inning game when Washington beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2 Wednesday night. Tigers manager Brad Ausmus has been involved three of the 20-strikeout games. He was the Houston catcher when the Chicago Cubs' Kerry Wood struck out 20 Astros on May 6, 1998 at Wrigley Field in a 2-0 Cubs win. And Ausmus was the Detroit catcher the night Boston's Roger Clemens struck out 20 Tigers on Sept. 18, 1996 in Tiger...
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Byron Kerr

Ramos reaches elite company following another game caught for Scherzer

Ramos reaches elite company following another game caught for Scherzer
Hey, I hear you are a Major League catcher? Yes, yes I am. What have you accomplished in your last 150 games? Oh, I don't know, three no-hitters, one by Jordan Zimmermann, two from Max Scherzer, plus a record-setting 20 strikeout performance from Scherzer. No big. I beg your pardon. That is just part of the resume for Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos, who caught Zimmermann's no-hitter to end the 2014 season, followed that up with a pair of no-hitters in 2015 and now a 20-strikeout performance...
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Zimmermann good in return to D.C., but not as good as Scherzer

Zimmermann good in return to D.C., but not as good as Scherzer
On a night when his former teammate Max Scherzer struck out a career-high and MLB-record-tying 20 batters, right-hander Jordan Zimmermann never backed down from the battle. In a 3-2 loss to the Nationals, Zimmermann went seven innings and allowed seven hits, three runs and three walks with three strikeouts. It was his second setback after five wins to start the season. The Nationals touched Zimmermann for three hits and a run in their first at-bat. "I was able to wiggle out of the first,"...
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Baker on switching Murphy and Zimmerman in the lineup

Baker on switching Murphy and Zimmerman in the lineup
Manager Dusty Baker finally moved hot-hitting Daniel Murphy ahead of Ryan Zimmerman in the batting order. He said before the game he doesn't believe it is that big a deal, it was more about the matchup with Tigers right-hander and former National Jordan Zimmermann. "It would probably be unusual to you guys but not unusual to me because I've been thinking about some things for quite sometime," Baker said. "I talked to Zim and talked to Murphy first because I thought about it today in...
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Trading Places: Zimmermann back at Nats Park to face Scherzer

Trading Places: Zimmermann back at Nats Park to face Scherzer
The rubber match could not be any better Wednesday night as former Nationals starter Jordan Zimmermann takes on former Tigers hurler Max Scherzer. "Of all the ways this could of shook out, this has to have happened exactly this way where I'm facing Jordie," Scherzer said. "He asked for a fastball right down the middle and I definitely said, 'no, you're not getting that'." "I saw it's Max and I just talked to him a few minutes ago, joked around and said we will be locking horns...
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