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ST. PETERSBURG -- The first thing that stands out walking into renovated Tropicana Field is the new roof. It’s more translucent than its predecessor, allowing more light onto the field. It made the struggling Tigers -- who arrived on the heels of a miserable record in May -- look brighter

For the first time in 11 years, Justin Verlander took the mound in a Toledo Mud Hens uniform. The resulting five scoreless innings in his rehab start Tuesday night against the Triple-A Iowa Cubs could put him in line to make his long-awaited return to the Major League mound.

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Tigers’ struggles on the road over the last couple months had become all too familiar. But as they slugged baseballs around Tropicana Field the last couple nights, they looked like the team everyone came to know last year, starting with the guy at the top.

ST. PETERSBURG -- Maybe Tarik Skubal was onto something Monday afternoon when he suggested a new month could be just what the Tigers need to salvage their season. “A fresh month always helps just mentally, right? Just kind of clear anything that's happened over the last 30 days of baseball,”

ST. PETERSBURG -- The sound of Tarik Skubal's fastball hitting the catcher’s mitt popped a tick louder Monday. The acoustics of renovated Tropicana Field played a big role in that. Still, as Skubal took his simulated game series on the road with a four-inning session here on Monday afternoon, racking

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DETROIT – Wenceel Pérez has been through plenty in his pro career, from a frustrating chase to add power to his speed early in his career to lingering back issues that slowed his climb up the farm system to throwing issues that set up his move to the outfield. He

DETROIT – The Tigers’ injury woes continued Thursday afternoon, when they placed closer Kenley Jansen on the 15-day injured list with pelvic inflammation following his ninth-inning exit Wednesday night against the Angels. Jansen will see a specialist to determine the severity of the injury. Left-hander Drew Sommers was recalled from

DETROIT – The Tigers ended their seven-game home losing streak, but it might have come at a price. “I wanted to come in here and celebrate a win,” manager A.J. Hinch lamented at his postgame press conference following Wednesday’s 4-0 victory over the Angels at Comerica Park. “We’ve won two

DETROIT – One of the challenges of injured pitchers rehabbing through simulated games is getting the intensity level closer to actual games, even compared to a Minor League rehab start. On Wednesday, Justin Verlander found a willing competitor in fellow injury rehabber Kerry Carpenter. Verlander threw 66 pitches by unofficial

DETROIT – The fifth-inning drive from Spencer Torkelson brought the crowd at Comerica Park to its feet on Tuesday night, ready to celebrate, as it soared down the left-field line. “Tork gives it a ride,” said TV play-by-play announcer Jason Benetti, teeing up a grand slam call.

DETROIT -- The sound of Jay-Z’s “Holy Grail” blared around Comerica Park as Tarik Skubal prepared to bound up the dugout steps, take the mound and face hitters Tuesday afternoon. But the stands and concourses at Comerica Park were empty, aside from the in-game entertainment crew doing its pregame preparations,

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DETROIT -- The fly ball from Guardians leadoff hitter Daniel Schneemann hung in the air for five seconds, according to Statcast. It only felt like five minutes. Considering where Casey Mize’s splitter had wandered over the plate, Schneemann could’ve hit it harder, maybe crushed it to left. But for what

DETROIT -- Tarik Skubal tried to treat his Thursday morning bullpen session like it was a start, all the way to his trademark backwards walk off the mound and fist pump. It wasn’t for a simulated strikeout, though. “It was a certain velocity I was trying to get to today,”

DETROIT – The chill in the air at Comerica Park on Wednesday night brought an October feel to a May divisional clash between the Tigers and Guardians. So did the way manager A.J. Hinch played it out for most of the night, which says a lot about Detroit's predicament even

DETROIT – Justin Verlander threw a four-inning simulated game on Wednesday afternoon at Comerica Park, where he struck out three batters but allowed three home runs as he continues to implement mechanical tweaks and work his way into game shape. Tigers officials will get together to evaluate the outing and

DETROIT -- The Tigers were determined enough for Troy Melton to make his potential final Minor League rehab start Tuesday night that they flew him to Lakeland, Fla., to start for their Single-A team when the weather forecast for Triple-A Toledo looked iffy. They got what they wanted. Melton, pitching

DETROIT – The Tigers had the stage set for the comeback to turn their fortunes around. And they had the Guardians’ new nemesis up to the plate to do it. Dillon Dingler, nine months removed from his go-ahead home run in Game 3 of the AL Wild Card Series against

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DETROIT -- Tarik Skubal was back on the bullpen mound at Comerica Park on Monday, less than two weeks after surgery to remove a loose body from his pitching elbow. It was the typical, full-arsenal bullpen session he would throw before a start, he said, a good sign that his

DETROIT – The “Let’s go, Blue Jays,” chants Sunday afternoon didn’t echo throughout Comerica Park; they mainly came from the sizable Toronto fan contingent behind the visiting dugout. It’s a reminder of how close these cities are and how big a rivalry this once was in the AL East. These

DETROIT -- Just when the Tigers’ injury-plagued pitching staff receives good news, another injury pops up. With Ty Madden, the injury doesn’t seem as bad as initially feared, but was still bad enough to force him onto the injured list. The Tigers placed him on the 15-day IL on Sunday,

DETROIT -- Casey Mize wasn’t exactly looking for feedback from hitters on his pitches in his return from the injured list; that’s more for live batting practice against teammates. The box score doesn’t include a comments section. Still, the many faces and reactions from Blue Jays outfielder Jesús Sánchez provided