Tigers win in 10th on Polanco's sac fly

The Tigers needed ten innings yesterday, but Placido Polanco drove home Ryan Raburn with a sac. fly in the bottom of the tenth to wrap up a sweep of the Cleveland Indians.  With the win, the Tigers extended their lead in the AL Central to five games over the Twins as they hit the road for a [...]

DETROIT - Longtime Detroit Tigers broadcaster Ernie Harwell says he has inoperable cancer but is in good spirits and appreciates the good wishes he's received from hundreds of fans. The 91-year-old Baseball Hall of Famer spent 42 of his 55 years as a broadcaster calling Tigers games. Harwell told The Associated Press on Friday he began feeling bad this summer. After a number of tests...

Detroit Tigers All-Star Brandon Inge has dedicated two recent homers to pediatric patients he knows at Mott Children's Hospital.

Detroit Tigers All-Star Brandon Inge has dedicated two recent homers to pediatric patients he knows at Mott Children's Hospital.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -Justin Verlander picked up his 16th win of the season, Adam Everett hit a tiebreaking RBI single during a three-run ninth and the AL Central-leading Detroit Tigers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Friday night.

Few Tigers fans will ever forget the joy of Gum Time.   Nate Robertson started what would become a season-long joy in 2006 by stuffing his mouth a bit too full, hoping to start a late-innings rally.   It worked that game, and throughout the season, as that edition of the Tigers earned the nickname “Cardiac Cats” for its ability to come back to win games with only a handful...

Ernie Harwell, the 91-year-old Baseball Hall of Fame honoree and longtime broadcaster for the Detroit Tigers, said Friday that he has inoperable cancer.

You can pretty much pencil in a win when Rick Porcello goes up against the Cleveland Indians.  The rookie was dominant again last night as the Tigers topped the Indians to move to ten games over .500 for the first time in months.  Porcello gave up one run in seven innings before giving up a solo homer to the only batter he faced in the 8th inning.  Had he allowed no more than...

Longtime broadcaster Ernie Harwell, who spent 42 of his 55 years as a broadcaster calling Detroit Tigers games, has been diagnosed with an incurable cancer, several media outlets reported Thursday.

It took nearly five months before the Tigers and Rays finally met. It seems they liked each other so much the first time that they'll get together again just a week later.The games feel more meaningful with the simple flipping of the calendar. The Tigers still need to prove they can win on the road and the Rays sit five games out of Wild Card position. A key road series win would...

Placido Polanco and Carlos Guillen homered on successive pitches and Brandon Inge also went deep, lifting the Detroit Tigers to an 8-5 win over the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night.

Placido Polanco and Carlos Guillen homered on successive pitches and Brandon Inge also went deep, lifting the Detroit Tigers to an 8-5 win over the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night.