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MLB: Porcello, Tigers Blank A’s Rick Porcello threw his second straight complete-game shutout, as the Tigers blanked the Athletics 3-0 last night. Porcello needed just 95 pitches to shut down one of the best offenses in baseball. He gave up just four hits… walked none, and struck out none. Porcello …

MLB: Davis’ Walk-Off Slam Lifts Tigers Rajai Davis’ grand slam in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the Tigers to a 5-4 victory over the Athletics last night. The game had started as a pitching duel… and was tied at one when Oakland broke through for three runs off …

MLB: Tigers End Road Trip with Loss The Astros scored three runs off Drew Smyly in the first inning, and went on to beat the Tigers 6-4 yesterday. Smyly left the game after giving up another run in the third inning. Detroit pulled to within a run when Nick Castellanos …

MLB: Kinsler’s Homer Lifts Tigers Ian Kinsler’s three-run homer with two outs in the top of the ninth inning lifted the Tigers to a dramatic 4-3 victory over the Astros yesterday. Kinsler’s shot caromed off a the left-centerfield wall, just above the home run line. Max Scherzer gave up two …

MLB: Tigers’ Win Streak Ends The Tigers’ seven-game winning streak ended last night with a 4-3, 11-inning loss to the Astros. Justin Verlander gave up three runs over six innings, and left with Detroit trailing 3-2. The Tigers tied it in the eighth, when Eugenio Suarez scored on Jonathan Villar’s …

MLB: Tigers Blank Rangers Rick Porcello threw his first major-league shutout, and the Tigers blew past the Rangers 6-0 last night. Porcello gave up just three hits, and struck out six, as he earned his 10th win of the season. Miguel Cabrera led the Detroit offense with four hits. The …

MLB: Tigers Hold Off Rangers The Tigers took a quick lead… and hung on to beat the Rangers 8-6 last night. Detroit scored three runs in the first… two of them on back-to-back doubles by Victor and J.D. Martinez. The Martinez’ hit back-to-back homers in the fifth inning. Miguel Cabrera …

MLB: Tigers Win Fifth Straight The Tigers broke open a pitching duel with five runs in the seventh inning, and beat the Rangers 8-2 last night. J.D. Martinez started the onslaught with a two-run homer. He closed it by striking out with the bases loaded… but, by that time, Detroit …

Morning Sports for Tuesday, June 24th: MLB: Tigers Open Texas Series The Tigers had yesterday off, and open a series at Texas tonight. Drew Smyly will face Colby Lewis. Hear the first pitch at 8:05 on AM 1400, WCCY. The Royals won last night… so Detroit’s lead in the American …

Morning Sports for Monday, June 23rd: MLB: Tigers Sweep Cleveland The Tigers scored seven runs in the fifth inning, and went on to trounce the Indians 10-4 yesterday. After giving up 10 runs in his previous start, Max Scherzer allowed just one over six innings to earn his ninth win …