Verlander looked shaky in the first two innings due to some “adjustments” he made in his delivery, but he brought it together and looked great through his last 4 innings. Granted – it’s the Rangers, but last year after some miserable outings he made a few adjustments and became almost unhittable near the end of [...]

First – congratulations are in order for Miguel Cabrera being named co-player of the week for the American League after hitting .429 with four doubles, four home runs and 11 RBI in the last week. A sign of what’s to come, we hope.
Back to Galarraga. First, the numbers. In his two starts he is [...]

6 2/3 fairly strong innings moves the Tigers to 6-11. Long way to go, to be sure, but at least their heading in the right direction now. But why are they always coming from behind? At least they’re actually coming from behind now, but it would be nice to see them actually win convincingly for [...]

The Tigers won their 3rd win in a row, crushing Cleveland 13-2. 2007 Cy Young winner C.C. Sabathia, and ultimate Tiger nemesis from last year, was rocked from start to finish by Tiger bats that have seemingly come alive.
But that’s not the real story behind this game. That’s not what made this game so [...]

They eked out 6-5 win in what we may look back on as the turning point of the season. After digging themselves into an almost insurmountable hole, hopefully they are starting to put things together.
But pitching is still an issue. Less than a week after Dontrelle Willis went out with a hyper-extended knee, Nate Robertson [...]