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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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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)

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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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.

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.

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