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Even with that offensive ineptitude, the Twins did nab 3 runs thanks to home runs from Justin Morneau and Denard Span , but poor starting pitching was once again the story today.

As heard on 97.1 The Ticket - Max Scherzer contributed nine K's, along withA Octavio Dotel's four, Joaquin Benoit's two, and A Jose Valverde struck out one,A to help wrap up the second win in a row for the Tigers.

I have spent the last 2 articles trying to "fix" the Detroit Tigers' hitters. Part 3 of this series will take a peek at the pitching and see what needs mending.

Although the Detroit Tigers are not any further off-pace this season than they were at this point a year ago, the excitement and expectation that were placed on a team put together to make a run at a World Series title is souring quickly.

Former Detroit Tigers manager Sparky Anderson established the 40 game mark as the first reasonable bench mark for evaluating baseball teams.

This is why Detroit Tigers manger Jim Leyland isn't worried about his starting rotation.

On Thursday, reliever Brayan Villarreal was recalled from Triple A Toledo. He has made two appearances in the last three games.

There's been a handful of speed bumps, but the Tigers' starting pitching remains a team strength.

Detroit Tigers fans have seen some head-scratching underachievement from their beloved team, and that has caused some epic outcries on some of the premier sports talk shows on Detroit radio waves.

Every week the editorial staff of SBNation's Bless You Boys discuss the week in Detroit Tigers baseball and answer questions from the Bless You Boys community.

At two games under .500, the Tigers have yet to win consecutive games in May, going 7-9 in the month, and the latest loss was a 4-3 decision to the Twins on Thursday.

In the middle of another inept non-save appearance on Tuesday, Jose Valverde heard something 'pop' in his lower back.

Brett Lawrie of the Toronto Blue Jays has been suspended for four games by Major League Baseball after he threw his batting helmet and it bounced off an umpire.

Raburn's first home run of the year was the deadly blow in the Tiger's 8-run, comeback 6th inning, which overcame a seemingly insurmountable lead built against Max Scherzer, jinxed by Kevin In Dallas.

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Detroit Tigers closer Jose Valverde left Tuesday's game in the ninth inning and is considered day-to-day with a lower back strain.

The Tigers asked Jose Valverde to finish a 10-6 game against the White Sox on Thursday, but he was forced to leave with two outs due to lower back tightness .

A few months of baseball have passed since the Tigers flipped disappointing power righty Ryan Perry , who was once assumed to be the Tigers' future closer, over to the Washington Nationals for Collin Balester .

Is Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland the only guy at fault for the team finding no mojo in the early part of the season? I think most of you know where I stand when it comes to Leyland.

In his first year with the Detroit Tigers , he flawlessly stabilized the back end of the bullpen.