Detroit Tigers News

Placido Polanco hit two extra-inning RBI singles, the second giving Detroit the lead for good in the 16th inning of an 11-9 victory over Minnesota on Friday night.

Minneapolis -- He's the starting catcher on a team with two possible All-Star pitchers -- and Gerald Laird makes no bones about it.

Rick Porcello's raw ability made him the top prep pitcher in the nation. That talent, along with a steely demeanor, turned the Detroit Tigers right-hander into one of baseball's best newcomers.

The 2008 Detroit Tigers were haplessly, hopelessly and alarmingly disappointing, shocking all of baseball - most of all the man who built them - with just how far a roster brimming with all-stars could spiral into futility.

The Minnesota Twins have an opportunity to gain some ground on the division-leading Detroit Tigers when the American League Central rivals begin a key three-game series tonight at the Metrodome.

In his second big-league start, Tigers right-hander Alfredo Figaro threw one more inning Saturday night than in his victorious debut against Milwaukee a week earlier.

They have some problems, but they also have some All-Stars. In fact, the Tigers might have more All-Stars than problems.

TODAY: Tigers' Rick Porcello vs. A's Brett Anderson , 7:05 p.m. TV: CSNCA. Radio: 860-AM, 1640-AM. TUESDAY: Armando Galarraga vs.

The Detroit Tigers sit atop the American League Central Division standings with the Minnesota Twins and Chicago White Sox lurking in the shadows, both four games behind... by George Peterson 9 reads Opinion The Detroit Tigers sit atop the American League Central Division standings with the Minnesota Twins and Chicago White Sox lurking in the ...

Oakland, Calif. -- Molars are extracted with more ease than the Tigers grab comfortable leads.

Gio Gonzalez's outing Tuesday wasn't particularly special in and of itself. But if the A's wind up giving the left-hander an extended look in their starting rotation, his progress will be measured in incremental steps.

Detroit Tigers third baseman Brandon Inge said his knees are fine. Both have bothered him most of the season, and he aggravated the left knee while beating out an infield hit against Houston on Sunday.

Jason Giambi and Jack Cust broke out of funks with two-run homers, Dallas Braden ended a four-start winless stretch and the Oakland Athletics beat the Detroit Tigers 5-1 Wednesday.

BASEBALL WAS concerned about steroids, concerned about losing America's youth, concerned about perceptions that it was indifferent to issues of diversity in a country growing more diverse by the minute.

The Detroit Tigers hope to jump-start their slumping offense when the current American League Central leaders play the second test of a three-game series with the host Oakland Athletics this evening.

Jack Cust is enduring tough times at the plate right now, as his spot in the batting order would suggest.

Oakland, Calif. -- All's well that ends well -- sometimes before it ends at all.

In the duel between catcher and base runner, success and failure are separated by fractions of a second.

Not so many days or weeks ago, they were in Detroit, each of them part of the Tigers' 25-man roster.

Mark Ellis has always possessed an ineffable knack for timely hits during his years with the Oakland Athletics.