Dan Dickerson Recaps The Tigers Win Over The Twins [AUDIO]
Through 22 games of the 2015 season, the Tigers are showing they can beat you in any number of ways – with their bats, their pitching, or their defense.
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Through 22 games of the 2015 season, the Tigers are showing they can beat you in any number of ways – with their bats, their pitching, or their defense.
"Hopefully you get miracles," Guthrie said. "Stolen bases (outs) with the bases loaded and their best hitter up. Stuff like that."
The Kansas City Royals were rolling through the start of the season, still undefeated when they took the field Wednesday at Minnesota.
The Minnesota Twins have presented new manager Paul Molitor with quite a challenge after his first week of the regular season.
Kansas City has picked up right where it left off. Behind some torrid hitting and an impenetrable bullpen, the Royals are the only unbeaten team left in the majors.
Shane Greene and the Detroit Tigers set the modern AL record for the longest shutout streak to start a season,
Fans were not pleased.
Anibal Sanchez helped Detroit blank Minnesota for the second straight game, Jose Iglesias had four hits and Alex Avila scored four runs as the Tigers routed the Twins 11-0 Wednesday.
Torii Hunter's first game back with the Minnesota Twins ended with the outfielder yelling at plate umpire Joe West.
"There is no weakness of Cabrera" Hunter laughed.
The Detroit Tigers will start the season Monday with one major change and a lot of question marks.
Long before any of that major league money starts landing in their bank accounts, most players are in a similar predicament as everyone else in the regular workforce.
The Twins have two of the top prospects in baseball in their farm system in Byron Buxton and Miguel Sano, but they'll probably start the season in the Minors. Until they reach MLB, the club can still be excited by the arrival of Vargas, who right at the start of 2015 should bring a pure power presence the Twins were really lacking for much of last season.
Torii Hunter drove in a run in his first plate appearance with the Minnesota Twins in eight years, helping defeat the Boston Red Sox 9-8 on Thursday night.
A team-by-team look at the American League Central entering spring training, including key players each club acquired and lost, and dates of the first workout for pitchers and catchers, and the full squad.
Hunter agreed to a $10.5 million, one-year contract with the Twins, a person with knowledge of the agreement told The Associated Press.
For more than two decades, Paul Molitor scratched and clawed his way to the Hall of Fame by turning every at-bat into a battle of wills.
The Tigers face the Baltimore Orioles in the AL Division Series.
Throughout a topsy-turvy first season as manager of the Detroit Tigers, Brad Ausmus has been careful not to show any sign of panic — even when his team was stumbling through a terrible stretch in late May or struggling to keep pace in August.
Whether the Tigers find their form Sunday or not, back-to-back blowout losses to the last-place Twins leave a sour taste for the team.
"There's not really much we can do about it," Ausmus said of Porcello's September woes. "He's one of our starters, so he's going to pitch."
The Tigers had a chance to clinch their fourth-straight A.L. Central Division title with a win and a Royals loss; the Royals beat the White Sox, 3-1.
The Tigers, who have already clinched a postseason berth, can wrap up a fourth straight division championship as early as Friday.
After J.D. Martinez hit a three-run home run to give Detroit a 3-2 lead in the top of the ninth, Trevor Plouffe drew a one-out walk against Joe Nathan (4-4) and was replaced by pinch-runner Doug Bernier.
The Tigers lost a 6-0 lead, but after Joe Mauer's second two-run single tied the game for the Twins in the eighth inning, Hunter hit the first pitch of the ninth from Casey Fien into the bullpen behind left-center field.
Gas prices in Michigan are down 7 cents per gallon this week, AAA-The Auto Club Group reports.
"Black carbon," or soot, that spews from ships and makes the Artic Ocean ice melt even faster is an increasing concern in a region beset with many other issues.
A 34-year-old motorist is in custody after the Michigan State Police said they led law enforcement on a chase through Wayne County Saturday night.
A 28-year-old man has been sentenced after an alleged Facebook photo posted last September depicted a Michigan judge in a coffin, according to the Macomb County Prosecutor's Office.
The 31-year-old Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny took the stage on Sunday dressed in all white, donning a jersey with his last name, Ocasio, and the number 64.
Police and loved ones are looking for a 25-year-old Wyandotte, Michigan, man who family says was declared missing on Friday.
More than a dozen passionate Washington Township residents stood on a bridge near 26 Mile Road to raise awareness about a proposed data center on Sunday.
Police in Detroit are investigating after they say a woman was found dead on a street on the city's north side Sunday evening.
Two police officers in Highland Park, Michigan, were injured in a crash involving two of the city's own patrol cars, the Michigan State Police said Sunday morning.
Gas prices in Michigan are down 7 cents per gallon this week, AAA-The Auto Club Group reports.
Some General Motors employees are taken aback by this year's profit-sharing checks, with it being $4,000 less than the previous one.
While many assume a "harsh" winter, or this bone-chilling, sustained cold, is the enemy of asphalt, the real culprit is temperature fluctuation.
In Metro Detroit, drivers are paying about $2.90 per gallon, which is 2 cents less than last week and 29 cents less than at the same time last year.
The winter storm that brought snow to Southeast Michigan on Sunday didn't stop car enthusiasts from leaving their homes for the final day of the 2026 Detroit Auto Show.
As the 2026 Detroit Auto Show wraps up Sunday, the roundtable discusses the signature event and standout moments from the past two weeks.
The 31-year-old Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny took the stage on Sunday dressed in all white, donning a jersey with his last name, Ocasio, and the number 64.
Brad Arnold, the founder and lead singer of the 3 Doors Down has died following "his courageous battle with cancer," the rock band announced Saturday on social media.
Bad Bunny took the stage at halftime for the 2026 Super Bowl. Here's who else performed at Super Bowl 60.
Lead singer and frontman Dee Snider said he suffers from degenerative arthritis and has had several surgeries over the years.
Chuck Negron, a founding member of Three Dog Night whose lead vocals powered a string of hits for one of the top rock acts of the late 1960s and early '70s has died. He was 83.
Team USA defended its Olympic figure skating team event gold medal on Sunday after Ilia "Quad God" ushered the team to victory at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.
The Seattle Seahawks defeated the New England Patriots Sunday to win the 2026 Super Bowl.
Republicans and Democrats in Congress are locked in a standoff over reforming the nation's immigration enforcement operation as a deadline to reach a resolution and fund the Department of Homeland Security approaches.
Lindsey Vonn, who came out of retirement to compete in the Milano Cortina Games, is in stable condition after her crash.
Savannah Guthrie released a new video on Saturday, saying her family is willing to pay for the safe return of their mother.
Two Metro Detroit representatives are among those sponsoring a bill that calls for a 32% tax on any wireless device purchased for someone age 17 and younger.
The Oakland Community Health Network will now be taking over that responsibility amidst a financial dispute between the two organizations.
Legionella testing at Oakland County government facilities has detected the bacteria in the water systems of two additional buildings.
When the temperatures plummet, and the snow starts piling up, most of us have the same instinct: retreat indoors, crank up the heat, and get cozy.
Planned Parenthood of Michigan has started to offer vasectomy services in Grand Rapids, with plans to expand the procedure across the state.
The 31-year-old Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny took the stage on Sunday dressed in all white, donning a jersey with his last name, Ocasio, and the number 64.
Team USA defended its Olympic figure skating team event gold medal on Sunday after Ilia "Quad God" ushered the team to victory at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.
The Seattle Seahawks defeated the New England Patriots Sunday to win the 2026 Super Bowl.
President Trump criticized Team USA freestyle skier Hunter Hess after he and other American athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics shared their thoughts on U.S. politics.
Lindsey Vonn, who came out of retirement to compete in the Milano Cortina Games, is in stable condition after her crash.
The roundtable discusses the impact of the high-profile game for advertisers, including Detroit-based Rocket and Redfin.
Could a new entertainment tax and a new sales tax be ahead for the Motor City?
As the 2026 Detroit Auto Show wraps up Sunday, the roundtable discusses the signature event and standout moments from the past two weeks.
Penske and Reuss address a wide range of critical issues for Detroit, Michigan and the nation.
Huntington Place CEO Bryan Crowe and his team have been preparing to welcome hundreds of thousands of visitors to the Detroit Auto Show this week.
The Oscar Mayer Weinermobile is on tour, and visiting Detroit.
Tyler Bojanowski, of Wyandotte, Michigan, is missing. His family relates some of the clues they've learned about where he was seen and when.
25-year-old Tyler Bojanowski, of Wyandotte, Michigan, remains missing. His family is looking for him.
Looking at a quiet start to the week with Partly sunny skies today, with a high near 24. Wind chill values as low as -5. East southeast wind around 6 mph. There will be a chance for light freezing rain and sleet tonight, mainly north of the Interstate 69 corridor. Temperatures will warm to near 40 Tuesday, then colder temperatures and dry weather will prevail through the end of the week.
The Detroit Pistons flew to Charlotte on Sunday to kick off their last two road games before the all-star break. President of Basketball Operations Trajan Langdon said his goal is to have two-way breakout star Daniss Jenkins rostered by Monday. The guard wants everyone to remember that he went undrafted.