Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images The Rays eked out a win in the last game of the series. The Tigers continued their road trip in St. Petersburg, with a pitching matchup of new Tiger versus former Tiger, with Jack Flaherty taking on the Rays’ bullpen, including Tyler Alexander. The Rays have struggled this season compared to previous years and the Tigers took the first two games of the series and were looking to come away with the sweep, but the Rays weren’t going to make it easy on them. In the top of the first the Tigers got to Rays’ opener Shawn Armstrong early, as Riley Greene singled to ..read more

Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports Detroit Tigers (14-10) at Tampa Bay Rays (12-13) Time/Place: 6:50 p.m., Tropicana Field SB Nation Site: DRaysBay Media: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio Network Pitching Matchup: RHP Jack Flaherty (0-1, 4.44 ERA) vs. LHP Tyler Alexander (1-0, 4.79 ERA ..read more

The vintage-inspired design is a charming ode to the Tigers’ home run tradition. We love a good baseball tee, and more than that, we love a good tee that celebrates fun traditions. The fine folks at BreakingT have designed a new vintage-inspired tee that is an ode to the Tigers’ 2024 home run tradition: the pizza spear. The pizza spear (which, in the true tradition of baseball, has its own sponsor, which is naturally Little Cesar’s), is a spear with three foam pizzas affixed to it, that is presented to whichever Tiger hits a home run. We’ve already seen fan versions pop up in the stands, and ..read more

Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images Greene is focused on driving the ball in the air and being more selective in what he swings at. Don’t look now, but Detroit Tigers outfielder Riley Greene is healthy and on the cusp of a major breakout in the early going. The 23-year-old outfielder seems to be regarded as almost an afterthought around the league, but there’s a good chance they haven’t seen anything yet. As a 21-year-old, Greene held his own better than fellow top pick Spencer Torkelson. In 2023, he took another step forward, posting a 119 wRC+ that didn’t get much notice simply because he h ..read more

Scores, news, and notes, from around the Detroit Tigers’ farm system for Tuesday, April 23, 2024. Toledo Mud Hens vs. Worcester Red Sox (postponed) They’ll play two tomorrow in Toledo after getting rained out on Tuesday night. The Hens will have the pitching matchup advantages with both Matt Manning and Keider Montero starting. Harrisburg Senators 4, Erie SeaWolves 3 (box) Lael Lockhart produced another excellent start on Tuesday, but the bullpen blew up a bit and the offense was pretty bad considering they had eight walks to work with on the night. Lockhart struck out seven with one walk on ..read more

Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports It was a tight tilt tonight at the Trop, but a pair of late homers put the Detroiters over the top. After an easy series-opening win on Monday night in St. Petersburg, this one had a little bit more drama: an early slim lead vanished, but a pair of late-inning home runs helped your Detroit Tigers come back to win 4-2 and ensure a series win. Kenta Maeda got the nod for his fifth start of the season. Yes, he’s been disappointing so far, and yes, his previous start was a 2⅔-inning clunker against the Rangers, and yes, in 35 career March/April starts coming into ton ..read more

Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports Detroit Tigers (13-10) at Tampa Bay Rays (12-12) Time/Place: 6:50 p.m., Tropicana Field SB Nation Site: DRaysBay Media: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio Network Pitching Matchup: RHP Kenta Maeda (0-1, 7.64 ERA) vs. RHP Ryan Pepiot (2-2, 4.37 ERA ..read more

Photo by Scott Audette/MLB Photos via Getty Images Two favorites sources for Tigers news are joining forces for a fun weekly podcast on the farm and the Tiger organization at large. There were a few big pieces of news from the Detroit Tigers’ farm system this week. Max Clark stayed hot and hit his first home run. Luke Gold continued to dominate at the plate for the West Michigan Whitecaps. Meanwhile Jackson Jobe just looks awesome despite some slightly crooked numbers so far. We’ll talk about them and a lot more as Rogelio Castillo and Chris Brown of the Tigers Minor League Report, and Brandon ..read more

Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports Come in, and crack open a bottle of Tropi-Canha. Consistent and relentless offense. Flashing, sterling defense. More from the impossibly dominant bullpen. And a brilliant effort from the team ace. If you are one of the lucky Detroit Tigers fans who tuned in to Monday night’s game between the Detroit Tigers and Tampa Bay Rays, congratulations: you just enjoyed early spring baseball at its finest. Detroit dominates Tampa Bay, 7-1. I had this game circled for a few days. Tarik Skubal starts are officially in “Must-See JV” territory thus far in 2024, and I have ..read more

Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports Detroit Tigers (12-10) at Tampa Bay Rays (12-11) Time/Place: 6:50 p.m., Tropicana Field SB Nation Site: DRaysBay Media: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio Network Pitching Matchup: LHP Tarik Skubal (2-0, 2.28 ERA) vs. RHP Zack Littell (1-0, 2.14 ERA ..read more