Photo by Brandon Vallance/Getty Images Detroit Tigers (72-71) vs. Oakland Athletics (62-81) Time/Place: 4:07 p.m., Oakland ColiseumSB Nation Site: Athletics NationMedia: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: RHP Beau Brieske (3-4, 4.14 ERA) vs. RHP J.T. Ginn (0-0, 4.30 ERA) … [Read more...] about GameThread: Tigers vs. Athletics, 4;07 p.m.
Tigers 2, Athletics 1: Take the Gift
Robert Edwards-Imagn Images Tigers eke out a win thanks to incredibly sloppy play from the Athletics The Tigers and the Oakland (for a few more weeks, anyway) Athletics squared off for game two of a three-game set by the bay. Last night was a 3.5 hour marathon game, finally ending in the 13th with a Detroit loss. Both teams emptied their benches and bullpens, only to … [Read more...] about Tigers 2, Athletics 1: Take the Gift
Jackson Jobe promoted to Triple-A Toledo
Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK The timing seems a little peculiar now but hey we’ll take it. The Detroit Tigers have promoted the game’s top pitching prospect, Jackson Jobe, to Triple-A Toledo. The Tigers Torkmoil account on Twitter was first to get wind of the promotion coming last night, and it was confirmed on Saturday afternoon by MLB Pipeline and the local beat … [Read more...] about Jackson Jobe promoted to Triple-A Toledo
GameThread: Tigers vs. Athletics, 4;07 p.m.
Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images Detroit Tigers (71-71) vs. Oakland Athletics (62-80) Time/Place: 4:07 p.m., Oakland ColiseumSB Nation Site: Athletics NationMedia: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: RHP Brenan Hanifee (0-1, 1.47 ERA) vs. LHP Brady Basso (0-0, 5.40 ERA) … [Read more...] about GameThread: Tigers vs. Athletics, 4;07 p.m.
Tigers 6, A’s 7: Hell is extra innings
Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images Really pushing the limits of what the ghost runner can do to lengthen games instead of shorten them. The West Coast trip continues with another late night game, as the Tigers opened up their weekend series against the A’s in Oakland. It was Tarik Skubal on the mound (with a lot of his family in the stands looking on) up against … [Read more...] about Tigers 6, A’s 7: Hell is extra innings