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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jose Valverde hopes to speed his way back into the closer role for the Detroit Tigers during the World Series. After reviewing video of his meltdown against the New York Yankees in the AL championship series opener, Valverde...

MLB Team Report - Detroit Tigers - INSIDE PITCH Anibal Sanchez's bid for a second career no-hitter came close Friday, but the Tigers right-hander ended up with his fifth career one-hitter. Sanchez came two outs short, giving up a single to Joe Mauer...

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...

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...

The Sports Xchange 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 Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Detroit Tigers - INSIDE PITCH Tigers' manager Jim Leyland isn't worried. The Texas Rangers mauled two of his better pitches during the weekend -- Justin Verlander and Anibal Sanchez -- but Leyland is a track-...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Detroit Tigers - INSIDE PITCH It's called respect. After watching Miguel Cabrera hit a pair of home runs worth four runs earlier Sunday, Texas manager Ron Washington elected to walked the defending Triple Crown...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Detroit Tigers - INSIDE PITCH The message was to throw strikes and get outs. And Al Alburquerque surely must have received that Thursday when Detroit optioned the high-strikeout right-hander to Triple-A Toledo in...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Houston Astros - INSIDE PITCH The Astros are expected to name Reid Ryan as president to replace George Postolos, who unexpectedly resigned Monday. The official announcement is expected to be made Friday. A 2 p.m....

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Detroit Tigers - INSIDE PITCH All those people who wanted to know where Justin Verlander's velocity went now have their answer: Out of the strike zone or in areas of the playing field where no one can catch it....

RED WINGS-BLACKHAWKS Blackhawks edge Red Wings 4-1 in series opener CHICAGO (AP) — Johnny Oduya and Marcus Kruger scored in the third period, Corey Crawford made 20 saves and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 in the opener of...

The Sports Xchange By Dana Gauruder, The Sports Xchange Astros 7, Tigers 5 DETROIT -- Carlos Corporan smacked a go-ahead double in the ninth and added a solo homer in the second as the Houston Astros snapped a six-game losing streak with a 7-5...