
Evan Petzold
Detroit Tigers Beat Writer at Detroit Free Press
Detroit Tigers beat writer for @freep | BBWAA | @CMUniversity alum | Email: [email protected] | https://t.co/z3c22IOytZ
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5 days ago |
usatoday.com | Evan Petzold
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Detroit Tigers scored their only run on a wild pitch in the third inning. It was enough to win the game. The Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals, 1-0, in the series finale Sunday, June 1, at Kauffman Stadium, winning two of three games in the American League Central showdown.
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5 days ago |
freep.com | Evan Petzold
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch removed left-hander Tarik Skubal from a tie game against Kansas City Royals on Saturday, May 31, after seven scoreless innings and 90 pitches. The Tigers ended up losing, 1-0. The Royals scored almost immediately in the eighth inning, facing right-handed reliever Beau Brieske. With one out, Nick Loftin hit a double and Vinnie Pasquantino hit an RBI single. It was enough to win the game.
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6 days ago |
freep.com | Evan Petzold
Detroit Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal had thrown 90 pitches over seven scoreless innings. Then came the hook. Manager A.J. Hinch pulled Skubal — the reigning American League Cy Young winner — in favor of right-handed reliever Beau Brieske to begin the eighth inning Saturday, May 31, at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals wasted no time, pouncing on Brieske with back-to-back hits to score the only run of the game. The Tigers lost, 1-0.
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6 days ago |
freep.com | Evan Petzold
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Detroit Tigers expected Wenceel Pérez to be their primary center fielder, relying on him for stability while waiting for fellow outfielders Parker Meadows and Matt Vierling to return from their injuries. That was the plan — until the final game of the Grapefruit League schedule in spring training, when Pérez reported a back injury. As his teammates boarded a plane, he had to stay behind at the Tigers' facility in Lakeland, Florida.
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6 days ago |
usatoday.com | Evan Petzold
• The Detroit Tigers lost to the Kansas City Royals, 1-0, on Saturday, May 31. • Tigers ace Tarik Skubal allowed no runs over his seven innings, but got no run support. • The Tigers mustered just two hits, both by Colt Keith, and were no-hit through the first six innings. It was an old-fashioned pitchers duel between the Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Royals on Saturday, May 31, at Kauffman Stadium in the second of three games in the series, with Wacha taking a no-hitter into the seventh inning.
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