Tigers lineup vs. Red Sox LHP Garrett Crochet (first pitch 4:35 on Detroit SportsNet/97.1):
Jahmai Jones DH
Gleyber Torres 2B
Matt Vierling CF
Dillon Dingler C
Riley Greene LF
Wenceel Pérez RF
Spencer Torkelson 1B
Hao-Yu Lee 3B
Javier Báez SS
P: Framber Valdez
Eight strikeouts thru four hitless innings for Tarik Skubal, whose lone baserunner is a four-pitch walk to Roman Anthony leading off the fourth.
Tigers lineup behind Tarik Skubal for Saturday at Red Sox. First pitch at 4:10 on Detroit SportsNet.
Kevin McGonigle 3B
Gleyber Torres 2B
Colt Keith DH
Riley Greene LF
Spencer Torkelson 1B
Kerry Carpenter RF
Wenceel Pérez CF
Javier Báez SS
Jake Rogers C
Full Tigers lineup for series opener vs. Red Sox (7:15 first pitch on Apple TV/97.1):
Gleyber Torres 2B
Kevin McGonigle SS
Jahmai Jones DH
Dillon Dingler C
Matt Vierling LF
Wenceel Pérez RF
Spencer Torkelson 1B
Hao-Yu Lee 3B
Javier Báez CF
P: Casey Mize
Hao-Yu Lee will start at 3B tonight, giving Tigers another right-handed bat against Red Sox LHP Ranger Suarez.
Lee will be the second Taiwan-born player to play for Tigers, joining LHP Fu-Te Ni (2009-10).
Tiers place Zach McKinstry on 10-day IL with left hip and abdominal inflammation following his collision with Jac Caglianone on Wednesday.
Hao-Yu Lee recalled from Triple-A Toledo for his MLB debut.
Most players don't want to think about contract negotiations during a season. Kevin McGonigle and his agents worked out a record-setting deal with Tigers by focusing talks on off-days.
"I was very impressed with his ability to do that, especially for how young he is.”
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Tigers arrived home from Minnesota last week with AL's worst record and a Murphy's Law kind of season. They left for Boston last night back over .500 after their first perfect homestand in 5 years, including 3 straight wins over KC in their final at-bats.
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Today's Tigers-Royals game will resume at 5:20, per Tigers. Royals have 8-6 lead on Salvador Perez's 3-run HR in top 7th, but the full inning still needs to be completed for it to be official.
Today's Tigers-Royals game is tentatively expected to start at 2:15, according to Tigers.
Today's Tigers-Royals game at Comerica Park will not start on time due to rain, according to Tigers.
Zach McKinstry is "pretty banged up" (arm, chest, hip) after a couple tough plays with Jac Caglianone last night.
A.J. Hinch: "We're going to continue to get him looked at it even further, because he's not moving around great today, and we've got to make sure that we check all the body parts."
Zach McKinstry is "pretty banged up" (shoulder, chest, hip) after a couple tough plays with Jac Caglianone last night.
A.J. Hinch: "We're going to continue to get him looked at it even further, because he's not moving around great today, and we've got to make sure that we check all the body parts."
A.J. Hinch on Justin Verlander's rehab: "He had a bullpen yesterday that went okay. It wasn't quite to the level that I think he wanted or that we wanted, but it also wasn't a setback of some sort or making things worse. So we're going to take it day by day. He's going to go to Boston with us."
After replay review, Javier Báez eluded Salvador Perez's tag to score on a Jake Rogers sac fly. 1-0 Tigers.
Kevin McGonigle on Sunday after his first MLB home run: “It meant everything, especially doing it in front of the city. I love this place already. Looking forward to a long future here.”
On Wednesday, that long future got some clarity:
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Tigers announce an 8-year, $150m extension with Kevin McGonigle. The deal begins next season and runs thru 2034, covering 3 years past what would’ve been free agency.
Tigers have been talking about playing their style of ball almost since the season started. Last night’s 2-1 win over the Royals was their kind of win, from an 8th-inning comeback to fearless baserunning.
“I don’t know if you were watching,” Kevin McGonigle said, “but I kind of hit a wall at 3B.”
Six days after giving up a six-run first inning to the Twins, Framber Valdez needed just 87 pitches (58 strikes) to cover seven innings against the Royals.
7 IP, 3 H, ER, 2 BB, K
Valdez exits in line for what would be a tough-luck loss thanks to a scoreless performance from Cole Ragans.
Kevin McGonigle with a hard slide into 2B trying to break up a double play on Dillon Dingler's first-inning grounder. Jonathan India was down for a couple seconds but got back up.
Parker Meadows had surgery in Atlanta on his broken arm. No timetable for a return yet, but as Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said, “We’re talking multiple months.”
Why no Jahmai Jones against the lefty, you ask? He is sick with the stomach bug that was making its way around the clubhouse last week, A.J. Hinch said.
Tigers lineup vs. Royals LHP Cole Ragans (first pitch 6:40):
Gleyber Torres DH
Matt Vierling CF
Kevin McGonigle 3B
Dillon Dingler C
Wenceel Pérez RF
Riley Greene LF
Spencer Torkelson 1B
Javier Báez SS
Zach McKinstry 2B
P: Framber Valdez
Parker Meadows moved to 60-day injured list to open 40-man roster spot.
Tigers have claimed RHP Yoniel Curet off waiver from Phillies and assigned him to Florida Complex League. The 23-yr-old is a former Rays prospect whom Phillies acquired last December but DFAed last week. Career 11.8 K/9 but also 5.3 BB/9.
Kevin McGonigle had come close to his first MLB home run multiple times, from Jackson Merrill’s robbery in San Diego to a 400-foot fly out last weekend. He finally got it Sunday off of a Cy Young winner.
“It meant everything, especially doing it in front of the city. I love this place already.”
How good was Tarik Skubal on Sunday? His infielders were thinking about The Play in a no-hitter.
“Before every pitch, you're telling yourself, 'I'm getting to everything. I don't care. I'll dive for this ball.'”
Skubal wasn't so sure.
"My stuff wasn't good today."
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After several close calls, Kevin McGonigle's first MLB home run is a 408-foot drive off a Sandy Alcantara first-pitch fastball. He earned that one.
Tarik Skubal has held the Marlins hitless thru 5 innings at Comerica Park, facing 1 batter over the minimum. His lone baserunners were a 3rd-inning leadoff walk to Austin Slater, who was promptly erased on a double play, and a fastball that hit Connor Norby with 2 outs in 5th.
Sandy Alcantara was an out away from retiring Tigers in order in 1st inning, then a strike away from stranding two. Then Dillon Dingler turned on a changeup in and sent it 404 feet to LF for a 3-run HR. Tigers gave Tarik Skubal more run support on 1 swing than they did in his last 2 starts combined.
