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40 min ago | Fantasy CPR

Fantasy Baseball: Waiver Wire Pitching Pickups, 5/23/13

Even with a limited schedule, fantasy baseball owners in need of starting pitching can find help on the Waiver Wire.

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Related Topix: Sports, Detroit Tigers, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players

4 hrs ago | Detroit Free Press

Tigers' Hunter plans to make donation to Oklahoma tornado victims

Series: Tigers vs. Minnesota, four games, Thursday-Sunday, Comerica Park. TV/radio: Thursday - 7:08; FSD, WXYT-AM ; Friday - 7:08; FSD, WXYT-FM , WXYT-AM; Saturday - 4:08; FSD, WXYT-AM; Sunday - 1:08; FSD, WXYT-AM/FM. Pitching: Thursday - RH Rick Porcello vs.

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Related Topix: Sports, Doug Fister, Baseball Players, Max Scherzer, Matt Kemp

Wed May 22, 2013

Star Tribune

Twins-Detroit series preview

Detroit slugger Miguel Cabrera is among the batting leaders in the American League, leading in batting average and RBI .

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, American League Central, Major League Baseball, Miguel Cabrera, Baseball Players, Justin Morneau, Max Scherzer

Tue May 21, 2013

BleacherReport

Fantasy Baseball: Week 8 Start 'Em or Sit 'Em Breakdown

If you listened to my advice last week , you took a shot on Scott Kazmir, only to see him give up four runs, and steered clear of Francisco Liriano as he shined.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Scott Kazmir, Francisco Liriano, Jonathon Niese, Dan Haren, Justin Verlander

Mon May 20, 2013

Bless You Boys

Pitching through the first quarter

After reviewing the first quarter performance of the offense, we found that while some players are over-performing and others under-performing, on balance the Tigers are scoring a lot of runs and should continue the pace.

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Related Topix: Sports, Doug Fister, Al Alburquerque, Baseball Players, Max Scherzer, Justin Verlander, Drew Smyly

MLive.com

Inside the Detroit Tigers: Miguel Cabrera remains on hot streak;...

Miguel Cabrera hit three home runs Sunday night and hit .429 over the past week.

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Related Topix: Sports, Miguel Cabrera, Baseball Players, Doug Fister, Detroit Tigers, Major League Baseball, Max Scherzer, Justin Verlander

Sun May 19, 2013

Bless You Boys

Game 42 Preview: Tigers at Rangers

The eyes of the MLB turn to Arlington as the Tigers and Rangers are featured on ESPN's "Sunday Night Baseball." Ever the groundball pitcher, Doug Fister is forcing batters to put the ball on the ground at a higher rate than ever in his career.

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Related Topix: Sports, Doug Fister, Baseball Players, Detroit Tigers, Major League Baseball

Sat May 18, 2013

Detroit News

Lynn Henning: This is why the Tigers refused to dump Rick Porcello in a trade

Rick Porcello has had one bad start in 2013. He has four consecutive quality starts after winning Friday night's pitching fest that saw the Tigers tip the Rangers, 2-1. Tigers fans were impatient and, so, probably, were his employers as Porcello last year finished his fourth big-league season with a 10-12 record, 4.59 ERA, and with the dubious ... (more)

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, American League, Major League Baseball, Drew Smyly, Jeremy Bonderman, Opinion

Fri May 17, 2013

Bradenton.com

Cabrera double lifts Tigers over Rangers 2-1

Jim Leyland earned his 1,699th win as a major league manager as the Tigers remained tied with Cleveland atop the AL Central.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, American League Central, Major League Baseball, Alexi Ogando, Baseball Players, Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers, Justin Verlander

MLive.com

Detroit Tigers Gameday: Rick Porcello gets break with Ian Kinsler out of lineup for Texas Rangers

Ian Kinsler is not in the starting lineup due to bruised ribs, the apparent result of this awkward slide into third base Thursday night against the Detroit Tigers.

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Related Topix: Sports, Ian Kinsler, Baseball Players, Andy Dirks, Mitch Moreland, Al Alburquerque, Detroit Tigers, Major League Baseball

BleacherReport

4 Things We Learned About Detroit Tigers Through the First Quarter of the Season

With the one-quarter mark of the 2013 season approaching, the Detroit Tigers have reinforced the fans' offseason hype that they are a strong World Series contender.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, American League Central, Major League Baseball, Doug Fister, Baseball Players, Detroit Tigers, Torii Hunter, Justin Verlander

Thu May 16, 2013

Detroit News

Tigers' Verlander, Rangers' Darvish set to duel in marquee mound matchup

And fittingly, the opener features two of the premier pitchers - Tigers ace Justin Verlander , who has led the American League in strikeouts three of the past four seasons, against Rangers ace Yu Darvish , who leads all major league pitchers in strikeouts this season and is among the leaders in victories.

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Related Topix: Sports, Doug Fister, Baseball Players, Derek Holland, Justin Verlander, American League, Major League Baseball, Yu Darvish

Tue May 14, 2013

Bless You Boys

Tigers' bullpen in flux after injuries, ineffectivness

The Tigers' bullpen has been the team's biggest question mark the entire season, and that isn't likely to change any time soon.

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Related Topix: Sports, Al Alburquerque, Baseball Players, Phil Coke, Drew Smyly, Jose Valverde, Jose Ortega

Bless You Boys

Overanalysis: Tigers take advantage of high fastball, score runs in bunches

The Tigers took advantage of Bud Norris' inability to locate his fastball en route to a 7-2 win over the Houston Astros.

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Related Topix: Sports, Andy Dirks, Baseball Players, Bud Norris, Jason Castro, Robbie Grossman, Victor Martinez

Mon May 13, 2013

Detroit News

Kurt Mensching: Whether Drew Smyly belongs in Tigers' bullpen or rotation comes down to leverage

There's no doubt Drew Smyly's move to the bullpen has been a successful one, but has it actually been a valuable one? Don't confuse the two.

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Related Topix: Sports, Drew Smyly, Opinion

Cleveland.com

Ex-teammate plunks Ryan Raburn: Cleveland Indians Chatter

Ryan Raburn of the Cleveland Indians gets hit by a pitch from Detroit's Rick Porcello on Sunday.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Ryan Raburn, Cleveland Indians, Major League Baseball, Mariano Rivera

The Detroit Tiger Weblog

Game 2013.36: Astros at Tigers

Billfer likes long walks in Comerica Park. Check out the About page for more about me and the site.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Bud Norris, Austin Jackson, Avisail Garcia, Don Kelly, Victor Martinez

MLive.com

Three stars: Brayan Pena belts two-run homer in loss, Rick Porcello continues to rack up strikeouts

Detroit Tigers' Brayan Pena is congratulated in the dugout after his two-run home run off Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Zach McAllister during the second inning in Detroit on Sunday.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Detroit Tigers, Major League Baseball, Jason Kipnis, Zach McAllister, Jhonny Peralta, Phil Coke

Sun May 12, 2013

Detroit Free Press

Tigers' Porcello earns third consecutive quality start

Detroit Tigers' Brayan Pena goes to the mound to talk to Rick Porcello in the fifth inning against the Cleveland Indians on May 12, 2013.

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Related Topix: Sports, Doug Fister, Detroit Tigers, Major League Baseball, Max Scherzer, Dallas Keuchel

Bless You Boys

Snap reaction: Torii Hunter placed in a position to fail

Asked to bunt for the first time in a decade, Hunter's attempt didn't end well. What a surprise.

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Related Topix: Sports, Jose Valverde, Baseball Players, Miguel Cabrera, Andy Dirks, Ryan Raburn, Detroit Tigers, Major League Baseball