Evan Petzold
Detroit Tigers Beat Writer at Detroit Free Press
Detroit Tigers beat writer for @freep | Email: [email protected] | https://t.co/z3c22IOytZ
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5 days ago |
freep.com | Evan Petzold
Detroit Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal is the reigning American League Cy Young winner and one of the best pitchers in the world. For more than five innings against the Texas Rangers on May 9, he believed he was on his way to something more — a perfect game. He started thinking about it after the first inning. "Oh yeah," Skubal said after the Tigers' 2-1 win over the Rangers. He laughed, then flipped the switch. "I thought I had a chance of doing something special tonight," Skubal continued.
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5 days ago |
usatoday.com | Evan Petzold
• The Detroit Tigers beat the Texas Rangers, 2-1, on May 9. • Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal allowed two hits and struck out 12 in seven innings while taking a perfect game into the sixth inning. • Colt Keith and Dillon Dingler drove in the Detroit runs, as the Tigers won their fifth straight game. But he was close.
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5 days ago |
freep.com | Evan Petzold
Tigers manager A.J. Hinch offered advice to Don Kelly, the Pirates' new manager, after Derek Shelton's firing. Kelly, a former Tigers utility player, served as Hinch's bench coach in Houston in 2019. The Tigers and Pirates will face each other in two series later in the season. Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch talked to Don Kelly recently. He also talked to Derek Shelton.
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5 days ago |
usatoday.com | Evan Petzold
• Tigers pitcher Alex Cobb, recovering from a hip injury since February, threw nearly 30 pitches in a live batting practice session. • Outfielder Matt Vierling, rehabbing from a shoulder strain, also participated in the session and is expected to continue his rehab assignment. • The Tigers reinstated reliever John Brebbia from the injured list and optioned Brewer Hicklen to Triple-A Toledo.
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6 days ago |
freep.com | Evan Petzold
The Detroit Tigers beat the Colorado Rockies, 11-1, in Game 2 of a doubleheader for a three-game sweep in Denver. The Tigers have won five straight games and improved to an AL-best 25-13 this season. Righthander Keider Montero, called up for a spot start, allowed just one run over eight innings for the Tigers.
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