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The scene at Comerica Park about four hours prior to first pitch today. The Detroit Tigers face the Minnesota Twins at 4:08 p.m. at Detroit Tigers .

Well Tigers fans the offseason is off to a roaring start, and winding down rapidly.

Anibal Sanchez took a no-hitter into the ninth inning before Minnesota's Joe Mauer broke it up with a one-out single, and that was the only hit the Detroit right-hander allowed in the Tigers' 6-0 victory over the Twins on Friday night.

Deduno, who was scheduled to start for Triple-A Rochester on Tuesday, instead will start against the Detroit Tigers on Friday night at Comerica Park.

There is no doubt that Alex Avila has been in an offensive funk this season. So far, there have been no answers for how to get him out of it.

He wasn't in the lineup for Wednesday night's game - despite a right-hander scheduled to start for the Indians.

Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Max Scherzer delivers a pitch in the first inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Cleveland.

You do not hit as Alex Avila did during 2011 and write it off as a fluke. Among all of Alex Avila's graphic numbers for the Tigers, one, in particular, explains a former All-Star Game starting catcher's baffling issues in 2013.

Despite three home runs by Cabrera - "our era's Ted Williams" as Alex Avila called him - the Tigers lost 11-8 on Sunday night in a heavyweight bout of a nationally televised game on ESPN.

Thanks to Detroit's loss in Texas last night, the Indians start today in sole possession of first place.

Elvis Andrus had a career-high five hits to go with three runs scored and two RBI as the Texas Rangers downed the Detroit Tigers, 7-2, at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington on Saturday.

Rick Porcello tossed 5 2/3 solid innings and the Detroit Tigers snuck past the Texas Rangers, 2-1, in the second test of a four-game series.

Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Justin Verlander goes into the team's dugout after being taken out of the game in the third inning during the Detroit Tigers game with the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas.

Tigers manager Jim Leyland opted for an unusual lineup for Wednesday afternoon's series finale against the Astros at Comerica Park.

May 13, 2013; Detroit, MI, USA; Detroit Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera makes a play on a ball hit by Houston Astros third baseman Matt Dominguez in the second inning at Comerica Park.

Andy Dirks, batting leadoff for the second straight day, hit his first career grand slam as part of a six-run fourth inning for the Tigers.

Tigers shortstop Jhonny Peralta entered Saturday night with two hits in each of the past four games, matching his career high for consecutive multihit games.

Cleveland's Michael Bourn, right, scores as Detroit catcher Alex Avila looks on during the sixth inning of Saturday's game.

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Ian Desmond went 3-for-4 and drove in three runs and Ross Detwiler pitched effectively into the seventh as host Washington claimed the opener of a three-game set.