Rick Porcello got tagged early and has shown some signs of his age and immaturity. He’ll be fine, but the Tigers needed a grand slam from Clete Thomas in the 8th inning to pull out a win.
Porcello’s shakiness has not been bad enough to knock him from the 3-spot, but with Bonderman coming back [...]

They just couldn’t get it going against Jared Weaver. Ordonez had the only hot hand, but The Tigers just couldn’t string anything together, and looked flat all game. Verlander had his good stuff today, but got rocked in the 6th inning. It defies logic, really. Detroit had their actual starting line-up in for the first [...]

Armando Galarraga was quietly effective again for the third straight outing. He pitched 6 good innings before falling apart, but as it stands he has a 1.50 ERA and is 2-0. He actually had a no-no going into the 6th, but like Leyland says, when he gets tired, he gets tired quick. I just hope [...]

That was a fantastic baseball game. I wish Detroit would have won, of course. But anybody that watched it knows they saw a great game. Robertson pitched very well, although the bottom stat line won’t necessarily reflect it. Guerrero hit a pitch out that only a few players in baseball could have hit out.
They [...]