Pete Kerzel

Opposite dugout: Tigers slink into D.C. on six-game losing streak

Opposite dugout: Tigers slink into D.C. on six-game losing streak
Manager: Brad Ausmus (3rd season) Record: 14-16 Last 10 games: 4-6 Who to watch: 3B Nick Castellanos (.375/.393/.596 with 5 HR, 24 RBIs), DH Victor Martinez (.311 with 5 HR, 18 RBIs), 2B Ian Kinsler (.304 with 6 HR, 17 RBIs), 1B Miguel Cabrera (.291 with 13 RBIs), RHP Jordan Zimmermann (5-1, 1.10 ERA), RHP Francisco Rodriguez (7 saves) Season series vs. Nationals: 1st meeting (2-2 in 2013) Pitching probables: May 9: RHP Anibal Sanchez vs. RHP Stephen Strasburg, 7:05 p.m. MASN May 10: RHP...
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Mel Antonen

Did Jordan Zimmermann join a Tigers team on the rise or in decline?

Did Jordan Zimmermann join a Tigers team on the rise or in decline?
As expected, Jordan Zimmermann is gone from the Nationals. He's agreed to a five-year, $110 million contract with the Detroit Tigers, his first chance to pitch in the American League. But what kind of team are the Tigers going to be next season? They could either be an aging team in need of a rebuild, much like the Philadelphia Phillies, or a team planning to return to first place in the AL Central with the addition of Zimmermann. Zimmermann, who turns 30 in May, will slot No. 2 in the Tigers...
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Pete Kerzel

Opposite dugout: Tigers are in unfamiliar territory as trade deadline nears (updated)

Opposite dugout: Tigers are in unfamiliar territory as trade deadline nears (updated)
Manager: Brad Ausmus (2nd season) Record: 49-52 Last 10 games: 4-6 Who to watch: SS Jose Iglesias (.313, 10 SB), LF Yoenis Cespedes (.289 with 17 HR, 58 RBIs), RF J.D. Martinez (.286 with 27 HR, 63 RBIs), 2B Ian Kinsler (.280, 44 RBIs), RHP Joakin Soria (23 saves, 1.03 WHIP) Season series vs. Orioles: 1-2 Pitching probables: July 30: RHP Alfredo Simon vs. RHP Miguel Gonzalez, 7:05 p.m., MASN July 31: RHP Buck Farmer vs. LHP Wei-Yin Chen, 7:05 p.m. MASN2 Aug. 1: RHP Anibal Sanchez vs. RHP Kevin...
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Pete Kerzel

Opposite dugout: Tigers boast offense, but pitching has been an issue

Opposite dugout: Tigers boast offense, but pitching has been an issue
Manager: Brad Ausmus (2nd season) Record: 44-44 Last 10 games: 5-5 Who to watch: SS Jose Iglesias (.314, 9 SB), LF Yoenis Cespedes (.297 with 13 HR, 51 RBIs), RF J.D. Martinez (.289/.347/.565 with 25 HR, 59 RBIs), LHP David Price (9-2, 2.38 ERA), RHP Joakim Soria (3.38 ERA, 20 saves) Season series vs. Orioles: First meeting (5-1 in 2014) Pitching probables: July 17: RHP Ubaldo Jimenez vs. RHP Anibal Sanchez, 7:08 p.m., MASN2 July 18: RHP Chris Tillman vs. LHP David Price, 7:08 p.m., MASN2 July...
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Josh Land

Ausmus on sweep: "You feel like you let the fans down and you feel like you let the organization down"

Ausmus on sweep: "You feel like you let the fans down and you feel like you let the organization down"
The Tigers won 90 games to take the American League Central and were seeking their fourth straight appearance in the AL Championship Series. So to call being swept in the AL Division Series a letdown doesn't quite capture what first-year manager Brad Ausmus was feeling after Sunday's 2-1 loss to the Orioles. "It's disappointing. You feel like you let the fans down and you feel like you let the organization down. You feel like you let the Ilitches down," Ausmus told reporters at Comerica...
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Josh Land

Ausmus after Game 2 loss: "If we have a lead in the eighth inning Sunday, we're going to have to find somebody"

Ausmus after Game 2 loss: "If we have a lead in the eighth inning Sunday, we're going to have to find somebody"
After again watching his bullpen let the Orioles post a big eighth inning to cement a Division Series win, Tigers manager Brad Ausmus didn't know how he'd handle a lead going forward with his club one game away from being eliminated. For the second straight game, Joba Chamberlain and Joakim Soria simply couldn't record outs. Handed a three-run lead in the eighth, the late-inning duo combined to surrender four runs on three hits and a walk in their combined one inning of work. In Game 1 a...
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Steve Melewski

Tigers J.D. Martinez: "It's just one loss" (updated)

Tigers J.D. Martinez: "It's just one loss" (updated)
During his Game 2 American League Division Series pregame press conference at Camden Yards this morning, Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said he would not know if outfielder Rajai Davis would play today until after batting practice. Davis has been hampered since Saturday by a ligament sprain in the pelvic area. He played last night, going 1-for-3 but was pinch hit for in the ninth inning. Update: Davis is in the lineup for Game 2, batting ninth in center field. Ausmus talked about his team...
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Josh Land

Ausmus discusses Tigers' end of 12-3 loss in ALDS Game 1

Ausmus discusses Tigers' end of 12-3 loss in ALDS Game 1
Tigers skipper Brad Ausmus' first postseason game as a manager didn't quite go the way he hoped. A tight contest turned into a rout when few miscues in the eighth contributed to an eight-run inning for the Orioles, who handed Detroit a 12-3 loss in Game 1 of the American League Division Series. In the top of the eighth with the dangerous heart of the Tigers' order due up, Torii Hunter lined into a double play when Ian Kinsler ran on his own, making it easy work for J.J. Hardy after a...
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Steve Melewski

Some notes from the Tigers pregame press conference

Some notes from the Tigers pregame press conference
Some notes and quotes from the Tigers' press conference earlier today with manager Brad Ausmus and Game 2 starter Justin Verlander. Ausmus talked about outfielder Rajai Davis, who has a sprained pelvic ligament that forced him out of Saturday's game against the Twins. He is starting today and batting ninth in center field. "We got here this morning at 8:30 and he got some treatment done," Ausmus said. "We took him outside and he did some agility drills. He looked fine and he said he felt...
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Steve Melewski

Manager Brad Ausmus, pitcher Max Scherzer talk about Detroit's postseason experience

Manager Brad Ausmus, pitcher Max Scherzer talk about Detroit's postseason experience
During separate press conferences this afternoon at Camden Yards, Detroit Tigers manager Brad Ausmus and Game 1 starting pitcher Max Scherzer gave quite different answers when asked about the club's playoff experience. This is the fourth year in a row that Detroit has reached the postseason and the Tigers have won the American League Division Series the last three years by winning Game 5 on the road each time. "For guys that have been through it, the experience is an enormous help," Ausmus...
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Josh Land

Opposite dugout: Tigers bring power arms, power bats into ALDS

Opposite dugout: Tigers bring power arms, power bats into ALDS
Manager: Brad Ausmus, first year Record: 90-72 Last 10 games: 6-4 Who to watch: 1B Miguel Cabrera (.313/.371/.524, 52 doubles, 25 HR, 109 RBIs, 101 R); DH Victor Martinez (.335/.409/.565, 33 doubles, 32 HR, 103 RBIs); RHP Max Scherzer (18-5, 3.15 ERA, 1.18 WHIP); LHP David Price (15-12, 3.26 ERA, 1.08 WHIP) Season series vs. O's: 5-1, 33 runs scored, 20 runs allowed Pitching probables Game 1, Oct. 2: Max Scherzer vs. Chris Tillman, 5:30 p.m., TBS Game 2, Oct. 3: Justin Verlander vs. TBA, 12...
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Mel Antonen

Taking a look at the Tigers, the O's opponents in the ALDS

Taking a look at the Tigers, the O's opponents in the ALDS
The Detroit Tigers will be in Camden Yards on Thursday to play the Orioles in the American League Division Series. Here are 10 things to know about the Tigers: * The Tigers have a rookie manager in Brad Ausmus, a former catcher known for communication. General manager Dave Dombrowski went with a rookie after the experience of Jim Leyland couldn't bring Detroit a World Series title in the first three years of the Tigers' postseason run. Dombrowski said that when Leyland retired, he had a...
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Josh Land

Opposite dugout: Tigers to throw plenty of hitting and pitching at Birds in Baltimore

Opposite dugout: Tigers to throw plenty of hitting and pitching at Birds in Baltimore
Manager: Brad Ausmus, first year Record: 21-12 Last 10 games: 7-3 Who to watch: 1B Miguel Cabrera (.291/.333/.485, 5 HR, 29 RBIs); DH Victor Martinez (.325/.377/.577, 8 HR, 22 RBIs); RHP Justin Verlander (4-2, 2.67 ERA, 43 K); LHP Drew Smyly (2-2, 2.96 ERA, 1.10 WHIP) Season series vs. O's: 2-1, 18 runs scored, 13 runs allowed Pitching probables May 12: Rick Porcello vs. Bud Norris, 7 p.m., MASN HD May 13: Drew Smyly vs. Ubaldo Jimenez, 7 p.m., MASN HD May 14: Justin Verlander vs. Wei-Yin...
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Byron Kerr

Nats and Tigers lineups from Nats Park

Nats and Tigers lineups from Nats Park
The Nationals and Tigers are preparing for the final exhibition game today here at Nats Park. Detroit arrives with a 15-12-2 record in spring games. The Nationals are 15-13-2. Also, the teams will work under American League batting rules, so designated hitters will be employed and the pitchers will not bat. Here are the starting lineups: For the Nationals Denard Span CF Ryan Zimmerman 3B Jayson Werth RF Wilson Ramos C Bryce Harper LF Ian Desmond SS Adam LaRoche 1B Danny Espinosa DH Anthony...
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Dan Kolko

It gets worse (the deficit increases, Harper leaves game)

It gets worse (the deficit increases, Harper leaves game)
DETROIT - The Nationals had a chance to do some major damage off Justin Verlander in the top of the first when they loaded the bases with no outs. They got one run, but largely let Verlander off the hook. After Jayson Werth's sacrifice fly brought in Denard Span, Adam LaRoche struck out and Ian Desmond grounded out to end the inning. If you had a feeling at that point that the Nats would end up kicking themselves for not capitalizing further, you're probably not alone. In the second, the...
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Johnson recaps Nats' 5-1 loss

Johnson recaps Nats' 5-1 loss
DETROIT - As far as Davey Johnson is concerned, Stephen Strasburg was on his A-game tonight right up until Alex Avila sent a 96 mph fastball deep into the Detroit night, turning a 1-1 game into a 5-1 Tigers lead in the sixth inning. That shot spoiled what seemed like a stellar outing from Strasburg and set the Nationals up for another tough loss, one that dropped them back to three games below .500 and played a part in them now sitting 10 games back of the Braves in the National League East....
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Sanchez does it again as Nats lose 5-1

Sanchez does it again as Nats lose 5-1
DETROIT - The Nationals might have finally bested Anibal Sanchez back in May, handing the Tigers right-hander his first loss in 20 career starts against the Nats. Tonight, Sanchez returned to his dominating ways, holding the Nats to a single run over seven strong innings in the Tigers' 5-1 win here at Comerica Park. The Nats notched a run and three hits off Sanchez in the first, but then posted just two hits against the 29-year-old over his final six innings of work. Overall, the Nats went...
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A smoothly-played first five frames (Avila having a grand old time)

A smoothly-played first five frames (Avila having a grand old time)
DETROIT - Stephen Strasburg cruised through his first three innings of work, but if you make mistakes against this Tigers lineup, they will most certainly make you pay. In the fourth, Strasburg walked Prince Fielder for the second time in as many at-bats, then left two balls right out over the middle of the plate to Jhonny Peralta and Andy Dirks. The result was single from Peralta and a ground-rule double just inside the left field line from Dirks, allowing the Tigers to knot this game at...
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Tracy serving as designated hitter as Nats face Tigers

Tracy serving as designated hitter as Nats face Tigers
DETROIT - Hello from the Motor City, where the weather is gorgeous and the city, not surprisingly, just feels empty. This is the first time I've been to Comerica Park, and for what it's worth, I'm really impressed. Nice layout, decent sight lines and lots of concrete sculptures of tigers all over the place. Got to love that. Tonight's Nationals lineup includes Chad Tracy as the designated hitter, with Tracy hitting ninth. Other than that, the lineup remains the same as it has over the...
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Nats teeing off on Fister (Nats win 5-4)

Nats teeing off on Fister (Nats win 5-4)
The rain is picking up at Nationals Park, but so is the Nats' offensive production. The Nats have put up five runs and seven hits off Tigers starter Doug Fister through two innings. Fister has retired just six of the 15 batters he's faced. This is the same Doug Fister who hadn't allowed more than three runs in any of his previous six starts this season. Denard Span has scored twice in two innings, Roger Bernadina has a bunt single and a walk, and Ryan Zimmerman and Adam LaRoche are both...
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