Brennan Boesch News

Rick Porcello will be on the mound today for the Detroit Tigers as they go for a sweep of the Minnesota Twins.

Minneapolis, MN - Alex Avila knocked in three runs and scored twice as the Detroit Tigers hammered the Minnesota Twins, 10-6, in the opener of a three-game series at Target Field.

The fireworks were scheduled for after the game. The Detroit Tigers exploded during it.

Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland has already made a handful of adjustments to his everyday lineup.

The Indians understand that facing Tigers ace Justin Verlander can be an uphill battle, so finding a way to strike first is critical.

Cleveland Indians first baseman Casey Kotchman fields a ball hit by Detroit Tigers' Prince Fielder in the first inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, May 23, 2012, in Cleveland.

I start with a question you probably already have an answer cued up for. How patient are the Tigers batters? Not patient at all, you say.

McAllister is a 24-year old righthander who is having an impressive 2012 so far.

Unable to hold onto the two-run lead that Alex Avila's three-run home run staked them to in the second inning, the Tigers fell 5-3 on Tuesday night to the first-place Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field.

Austin Jackson of the Detroit Tigers singles to center field, scoring Brennan Boesch in the second inning against the Minnesota Twin on May 16, 2012.

One- third of the way through the 2011 season, I wrote an article with the headline What's wrong with the Tigers? Easy as one, two, three ." The Tigers were struggling to stay above .500, and had fallen behind the Indians in the Central Division.

"I really wouldn't say I had real tough at-bats against Verlander. I had some decent at-bats, but he just got the best of me," McCutchen said.

One of the best places to watch Tiger games is along the rail in center field. That is where Brody Banks, of Battle Creek, watched the Tigers' 40th game of the season Saturday afternoon against the Pirates.

The Tigers' ace, who has cured whatever ails the Tigers many times in the past, has made them feel better once again Friday night at Comerica Park.

The Twins have had so much success at Comerica Park in the span of two days that they might be starting to wish they could play there all the time.

Shunned by high school, college, and professional teams, he has had to prove himself constantly at every level.

The Tigers center fielder is having one of the best, and steadiest, springs of any regular in the Tigers lineup.

Had Dayan Viciedo's opposite-field drive to deep right field carried maybe five feet farther, he would have been the toast of the White Sox' postgame clubhouse following a long, long day of baseball Tuesday at warm, windy U.S. Cellular Field.

Just 11 days ago, Chicago White Sox announcer Hawk Harrelson provided a memorable call of a walk-off home run by the Detroit Tigers by not even actually making a call.

SI states the Tigers need their hitting to come together to get back to the top of the Central Division and that the offense has so far under-performed. SI points to the "sub-par" on-base percentages for Ryan Rayburn, Brennan Boesch and Delmon Young.