Andy Dirks

Here’s the message from the best sign I’ve seen in a while today: “There’s no stop, drop and roll in hell”. Origins--- They may be in Oklahoma City and Memphis now, but time was that the Thunder was in Seattle and the...

After the Tigers pounded the Red Sox 10-0 last weekend, Prince Fielder warned reporters there would be some tough days ahead. "We're not going to go 162-0, I don't think,'' he said. Nor even 161-1, as it turns out. The Tigers, who added Fielder to...

Really? With some of the greatest marketing minds at their beacon call—the best that the BCS Commissioners could come up with for the new college football playoff—was the ‘College Football Playoff’? Are these the same guys who came...

DETROIT (AP) — Jim Leyland is usually pretty confident about his managerial moves. Thursday, though, he wasn't entirely sure if he had done something smart or stupid. With the game tied in the eighth, Omar Infante started the inning with a single,...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Detroit Tigers - INSIDE PITCH Miguel Cabrera influences the outcome of games when he's hitting -- and when he walks. The defending Triple Crown winner has at least one home run in four straight games, with a total...

DETROIT - Prince Fielder bounced a tiebreaking single off Jared Burton's glove in the eighth inning, leading the Detroit Tigers to a 7-6 come-from-behind victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night. Omar Infante started the inning with a single...

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...

Tigers 11, Indians 7: Miguel Cabrera recorded a two-run homer and an RBI double as visiting Detroit took a big lead and held on through two rain delays to beat Cleveland. Victor Martinez knocked in two runs and Brayan Pena added three hits and an RBI...

OF Andy Dirks snapped an 0-for-11 streak with a home run in the sixth inning Tuesday. Despite that slide Dirks is still hitting .307 with five home runs and 11 RBI over his last 20 games. RHP Luke Putkonen was recalled from Triple-A prior to Tuesday's...

SportsDirect Inc. Preview: Tigers at Indians The Cleveland Indians are 7-1 against Cy Young Award winners this season, including a victory over Justin Verlander earlier this month. The Indians look to add to that resume when they face Verlander and...

MLB Team Report - Detroit Tigers - INSIDE PITCH Is right-hander Max Scherzer now the Tigers' best pitcher? He could well be after improving to 6-0 for the season Tuesday night in Detroit's 5-1 victory at Cleveland. He doesn't have the Supermodel ERA...

CLEVELAND (AP) — Starter Max Scherzer retired 22 straight batters after the first inning last night to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 5-1 win over the Cleveland Indians. Scherzer remains unbeaten after allowing one run and two singles in eight...