Category: Detroit Tigers

Ohtani, Trout Homer Again, but Tigers Rally Past Angels 5–4

ANAHEIM, Calif.—Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout homered in the same game for the eighth time this season, but rookies Kerry Carpenter and Ryan Kreidler hit back-to-back homers in the ninth inning to send the Detroit Tigers to a 5–4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sept. 7. Kreidler hit his first career homer off…


LA Angels Blow Lead, Rally in 10Th for 5–4 Win Over Tigers

ANAHEIM, Calif.—Andrew Velazquez scored on Magneuris Sierra’s bunt single in the 10th inning and the Los Angeles Angels secured their first winning home-stand since early May with a 5–4 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night. Taylor Ward scored the tying run moments earlier on a throwing error to the plate by shortstop Javier…


Shohei Ohtani Socks Two Homers as Angels Blank Tigers

ANAHEIM, Calif.—Shohei Ohtani homered twice, Mike Trout finished a triple shy of the cycle and Jose Suarez threw seven scoreless innings in the Los Angeles Angels’ 10–0 rout of the Detroit Tigers on Monday night in Anaheim, Calif. Trout hit his 30th homer of the season, Ohtani went deep twice (Nos. 31 and 32) and…


Rodriguez Returns, Helps Tigers to 4–0 Win Over Angels

DETROIT—Eduardo Rodriguez pitched five shutout innings in his return to the Tigers, helping Detroit to a 4–0 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday, August 21. The Tigers’ Riley Greene had a 448-foot homer on the first pitch he saw from Angels starter Shohei Ohtani (10–8); the longest home run Ohtani has allowed in…


Tigers Get Best of Fast Start, Bullpen Holds Off Angels

Victor Reyes’ single scored the go-ahead run in the fifth, Tyler Alexander ended a personal four-game losing streak and the host Detroit Tigers topped the Los Angeles Angels 4–3 on Saturday. Jonathan Schoop, Willi Castro and Jeimer Candelario drove in the other runs for Detroit, which had lost 10 of its previous 12 games. Alexander…


Sandoval Throws 4-hitter, Angels Beat Tigers 1-0 on Walsh HR

DETROIT—Patrick Sandoval pitched a four-hitter for his first career shutout, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Detroit Tigers 1–0 Friday night on Jared Walsh’s second-inning homer. Sandoval (4–8) threw 97 pitches, struck out nine, walked none and didn’t allow a runner past first base as the Angels ended a three-game skid. The 25-year-old left-hander…


Rays Draw 2 Bases-Loaded Walks in 9th, Beat Tigers 7–0

DETROIT—Yu Chang and Yandy Diaz drew bases-loaded walks in a seven-run ninth inning, leading the Tampa Bay Rays to a 7–0 win over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday. With the game scoreless in the ninth, Isaac Parades hit a one-out single off Tigers closer Gregory Soto (2–6), then took third on a two-out double by…


Fan Falls Through Detroit Footbridge on Way to Tigers Game

DETROIT—A man walking on a footbridge to a Detroit Tigers game said he fell 15 feet to the ground when part of the concrete collapsed. Ely Hydes said the incident occurred May 9, but the bridge still was open until The Detroit News reached out to the state Transportation Department on Sunday. The Spruce Street…


MLB Roundup: Miguel Cabrera Strokes 3,000th Hit

Miguel Cabrera became the 33rd major-leaguer to reach 3,000 career hits and the Detroit Tigers routed the visiting Colorado Rockies 13–0 in the first game of a split doubleheader Saturday. Cabrera, 39, grounded a first-inning single to right field off right-hander Antonio Senzatela to join an exclusive club. The two-time AL MVP is the seventh…


Tigers First Base Coach Kimera Bartee Dies at 49

Detroit Tigers first base coach Kimera Bartee, a former major leaguer, died suddenly at age 49, the team announced Tuesday. The team said he passed away Monday. No cause of death was given. Bartee played four seasons in Detroit (1996-99), followed by brief stints with the Cincinnati Reds in 2000 and the Colorado Rockies in…