Don Kelly

MLB Team Report - Detroit Tigers - INSIDE PITCH There's no question the strength of this season's Tigers' team is its starting pitching. Detroit's five starters have won a combined 32 games heading into Friday night's game at Minnesota. That's the...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Detroit Tigers - INSIDE PITCH The Tigers have painted their bullpen into a corner and are now searching for a way to make that 20-foot leap to the doorway. Jose Valverde's latest of three blown saves this season...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Detroit Tigers - INSIDE PITCH If things go the way the Tigers and Austin Jackson want them to Detroit will have its regular center fielder back Friday. Jackson has been out of action a month thanks to a strained...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Detroit Tigers - INSIDE PITCH Detroit fans love him, hate him -- and are stuck with Jose Valverde as the Tigers' closer. Consternation about Valverde's ability to close a game has lingered ever since the disaster...

Tigers 3, Royals 2: Victor Martinez lifted a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning to snap a tie and help Detroit end Kansas City's six-game home and overall winning streaks. Don Kelly recorded two hits and an RBI while Max Scherzer pitched seven strong...

The Sports Xchange Scherzer improves to 9-0 for Tigers KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Max Scherzer continued his winning streak and ended the Kansas City Royals' winning streak at six. Scherzer won his ninth straight decision and Victor Martinez drove in the go-...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Detroit Tigers - INSIDE PITCH It's difficult to think of grizzled old-school Jim Leyland as a new-fangled by-the-numbers manager, but he is. As a manager, Leyland meanders along a road with streets named Common...

The Sports Xchange 06/10/2013 MLB Note - Philadelphia Phillies Lerud, Steve C Steven Lerud joined the Phillies on Sunday after the team selected his contract from Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Lerud fills to spot left when Erik Kratz was placed on the...