Avisail Garcia

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...

DETROIT (AP) — Tigers center fielder Austin Jackson has been put on the 15-day disabled list because of a pulled left hamstring. The team announced the move Monday. It is retroactive to Sunday, when Jackson missed a game against Cleveland following...

The Sports Xchange Tigers 7, Astros 2 By DANA GAURUDER, Sports Xchange DETROIT -- Andy Dirks hit a grand slam in the fourth and Victor Martinez blasted a go-ahead, two-run homer earlier in the same inning as the Detroit Tigers defeated the Houston...

The Sports Xchange By Dana Gauruder, The Sports Xchange Dirks grand slam leads Tigers to win over Astros DETROIT -- Andy Dirks didn't make any changes batting in the leadoff spot. His results while replacing the injured Austin Jackson told a...

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...

ASTROS-TIGERS Dirks hits grand slam, Tigers beat Astros 7-2 DETROIT (AP) — Andy Dirks hit his first career grand slam, part of a six-run fourth inning for the Detroit Tigers in their 7-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Monday night. Victor...

DETROIT (AP) — Andy Dirks' first career grand slam lifted the Detroit Tigers to a 7-2 victory over the Houston Astros last night. Victor Martinez also homered for the Tigers, who swept four straight from Houston earlier this month. Starter Anibal...

The Sports Xchange Tigers place Jackon on DL; recall Garcia A day after being rested with a right hamstring injury, Detroit Tigers center fielder and leadoff hitter Austin Jackson was placed on the 15-day disabled list. The move was retroactive to...

The Sports Xchange MLB roundup: Tigers' Jackson put on disabled list A day after being rested with a right hamstring injury, Detroit Tigers center fielder and leadoff hitter Austin Jackson was placed on the 15-day disabled list. The move was...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Detroit Tigers - INSIDE PITCH Rick Porcello is surviving, and improving, under difficult circumstances. The right-hander turned in a good performance Thursday night in Houston, allowing three runs on five hits in...

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Tigers have sent right-handed reliever Bruce Rondon back to the minors, optioning him to Triple-A Toledo after Wednesday's 6-2 loss to Minnesota. Rondon came on in the seventh inning against the Twins and got only one...

The Sports Xchange By Richard L. Shook, The Sports Xchange Diamond, Twins take down Tigers DETROIT -- It was a good matchup for Scott Diamond -- a two-game losing streak and the Detroit Tigers. "We didn't want to get swept at all," Diamond said...