Andy Dirks

NEW YORK (AP) — The Detroit Tigers took the lead on Delmon Young's ringing double in the 12th inning. Then came the blow that really staggered the New York Yankees. A little grounder up the middle left Derek Jeter sprawled in the dirt, screaming in...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Detroit Tigers - INSIDE PITCH Miguel Cabrera influences the outcome of games when he's hitting -- and when he walks. The defending Triple Crown winner has at least one home run in four straight games, with a total...

DETROIT - Prince Fielder bounced a tiebreaking single off Jared Burton's glove in the eighth inning, leading the Detroit Tigers to a 7-6 come-from-behind victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night. Omar Infante started the inning with a single...

DETROIT (AP) — Jim Leyland is usually pretty confident about his managerial moves. Thursday, though, he wasn't entirely sure if he had done something smart or stupid. With the game tied in the eighth, Omar Infante started the inning with a single,...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Detroit Tigers - INSIDE PITCH Questions remain about whether Jose Valverde is saving games by memory or not, but there's no question his return to the team has stabilized the bullpen. Joaquin Benoit returned to...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Tigers 11, Indians 7 Tigers 11, Indians 7: Miguel Cabrera recorded a two-run homer and an RBI double as visiting Detroit took a big lead and held on through two rain delays to beat Cleveland. Victor Martinez knocked in two runs...

OF Andy Dirks snapped an 0-for-11 streak with a home run in the sixth inning Tuesday. Despite that slide Dirks is still hitting .307 with five home runs and 11 RBI over his last 20 games. RHP Luke Putkonen was recalled from Triple-A prior to Tuesday's...

SportsDirect Inc. Preview: Tigers at Indians The Cleveland Indians are 7-1 against Cy Young Award winners this season, including a victory over Justin Verlander earlier this month. The Indians look to add to that resume when they face Verlander and...

MLB Team Report - Detroit Tigers - INSIDE PITCH Is right-hander Max Scherzer now the Tigers' best pitcher? He could well be after improving to 6-0 for the season Tuesday night in Detroit's 5-1 victory at Cleveland. He doesn't have the Supermodel ERA...

CLEVELAND (AP) — Starter Max Scherzer retired 22 straight batters after the first inning last night to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 5-1 win over the Cleveland Indians. Scherzer remains unbeaten after allowing one run and two singles in eight...

ATLANTA (AP) — Freddie Freeman homered in the 10th inning to give the Atlanta Braves a 5-4 win over the Minnesota Twins last night. Atlanta's Evan Gattis tied the game in the ninth with a two-out, pinch-hit homer. Trevor Plouffe and Ryan Doumit...

Tigers 5, Indians 1: Miguel Cabrera belted a go-ahead two-run homer in the sixth and Max Scherzer pitched eight dominant innings as visiting Detroit defeated Cleveland. Scherzer (6-0) retired the last 22 batters he faced and struck out seven after...