Al Alburquerque

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...

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 search of a strike...

TIGERS-RANGERS Rangers rock Verlander, give Darvish 10-4 win ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Geovany Soto ended Justin Verlander's night with a three-run homer that capped a seven-run third, and Yu Darvish lasted eight innings even though an anticipated...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Geovany Soto hit a three-run homer last night as the Texas Rangers powered past the Detroit Tigers 10-4. Nelson Cruz also homered for the Rangers, who rocked Tigers ace Justin Verlander for eight runs in less than three...

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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....

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Detroit Tigers have optioned right-hander Al Alburquerque to Triple-A Toledo and recalled right-hander Evan Reed. Alburquerque has struggled with his control, and took the loss in Wednesday's game against Houston,...

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...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Astros 7, Tigers 5 Astros 7, Tigers 5: Carlos Corporan homered and drove in the go-ahead run with a double in the top of the ninth inning as visiting Houston salvaged the finale of a lopsided season series with Detroit. The...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Detroit Tigers - INSIDE PITCH The biggest thing Detroit has going for it this season is actually five biggest things: Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer, Anibal Sanchez, Doug Fister and Rick Porcello. "I think we send a...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Detroit Tigers - INSIDE PITCH Avisail Garcia is scheduled to make his first start of 2013 in center field for Detroit. Garcia, impressive in a short September-October stint with the Tigers last season, was brought...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Detroit Tigers - INSIDE PITCH Some people may not care for the way Jhonny Peralta plays shortstop, but Jim Leyland isn't one of them. The knock on Peralta is his lack of mobility at a position where flashy play is...