Alex Avila gets foul tipped again
This happens every other game he catches - ain't no way Alex Avila is having a son drafted by the Tigers.
Tigers also lose, 7-2.
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Tigers catcher Alex Avila gets hit in the groin by foul ball (Video)
As previously noted on this website, getting hit in the groin by any sort of ball isn't a fun prospect for most male athletes and the latest to join that club is Tigers catcher Alex Avila.
Watch as a foul tip by Rangers infielder Elvis Andrus hit Avila in the private region:
(Courtesy of Guyism)
Tigers draw first blood, throttle Indians 10-4
Detroit -- Prince Fielder and Miguel Cabrera both slugged home runs off Cleveland starter Corey Kluber as the Tigers beat the Indians 10-4.
After Cleveland held a 1-0 first-inning lead, the Tigers plated three runs in the bottom of the second and never looked back. With runners on second and third with one out, Alex Avila doubled to deep right, giving Detroit a 2-1 lead. After another...
Tigers 10, Indians 4
Prince Fielder and Miguel Cabrera each hit a long home run, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 10-4 on Friday night.
The Tigers scored three runs in the second and three more in the fourth. Fielder's third-inning solo shot landed just below the No. 42 honoring Jackie Robinson on the brick facade beyond the wall in right-center field, giving Detroit a 4-1 lead...
Game 2013.30: Tigers at Astros
Detroit Tigers, 18-11, 1st Place (.5 ahead of KC).
The Tigers have their bags packed, and prepare to leave Houston a bit reluctantly, one imagines, after their party of a game last night and a 3-for-3 start to the series. After leaving the strangely-named Minute Maid Park (there is not a tiny maid anywhere in sight), the Tigers have a two-game howdy of a series in Washington, and...
Game 2013.29: Tigers at Astros
Again it didn’t come easy, but the Tigers are right where they wanted to be, taking the first two games of the four-game series with the struggling Astros, thanks partly to contributions by the slumping Alex Avila and by everyone’s favorite bench donkey, Don Kelly (his working a 1-2 count into a walk ahead of Avila’s home run was one of the subtle plays of the game).
Tonight...
Detroit Tigers talk with Joe White and Jack Ebling
On Thursday afternoon I talked Detroit Tigers on The Drive With Jack Ebling Show. Our main topic of discussion was the polarizing play of Alex Avila. He has hit two homers this week, including the go-ahead 2-run blast in Friday night’s win, but should we expect good things from him? Have a listen:
Tigers 4, Astros 3
Alex Avila hit a two-run home run in the ninth inning, lifting the Detroit Tigers to a 4-3 win over the Houston Astros on Friday night.
After Houston closer Jose Veras walked Don Kelly to open the inning, Avila hit a 3-1 pitch to deep center field and help the Tigers get their second straight win.
Jose Altuve's RBI single in the seventh inning capped a three-run rally and gave...
Avila blast lifts Tigers over Astros, 4-3
The smiles told the story.
When Tigers catcher Alex Avila stroked the two-run, ninth-inning homer that would make his team a 4-3 winner Friday night over the Astros in Houston, he raised his fist rounding first base and smiled. It was a look of both pure joy and relief.
April was a difficult month for Avila. He batted .183 and had to hold his head up while walking back to the dugout...
Avila's Offensive Struggles Cause for Concern
While some Tigers have had hot starts, and some slow starts, arguably no start to the season has been more scrutinized than the production of Alex Avila at the plate, and his continued struggles after his All-Star 2011 season. Just what should we make of Avila’s start, and is this an ominous sign of future production?
Detroit Tigers: is Alex Avila running out of time?
Is it possible that Detroit Tigers catcher Alex Avila is over-the-hill at age 26? Rewind to the end of the 2011 season and it appeared as though the Tigers had baseball’s best up and coming catcher. He had hit .295 with 33 doubles, 19 homers, 82 RBI’s, and slugged at a .506 clip. The future doesn’t get much brighter for a young backstop.
And then came 2012, the season in which...
Tigers 11, Blue Jays 1
Miguel Cabrera set the tone in the first inning, stealing third before the opposing pitcher even started his motion.
On a chilly day when the ball didn't appear to be carrying, the Detroit Tigers kept their legs moving.
Cabrera tripled and scored twice, and the Tigers knocked Josh Johnson out of the game with a five-run second inning en route to an 11-1 victory over the Toronto...
Tigers use small ball to take series from Jays
DETROIT They were the Go-Go Detroit Tigers on Thursday afternoon.
The Tigers leading the majors with a .313 batting average can club teams into submission with Miguel Cabrera, Prince Fielder and Victor Martinez. But they beat the Toronto Blue Jays, 11-1, with 14 singles, one double and one triple.
They won by Cabrera stealing third and hitting his first triple since 2010.
They...
Bullpen fails Tigers in 8-6 loss to Blue Jays
DETROIT -- It was a dangerous day for pitchers in general and a pretty tough one for the Tigers' bullpen.
Pitchers were getting hit -- literally. Those that weren't couldn't seem to find the plate.
Toronto starter Mark Buehrle was hit on the foot on a double-play ball by Alex Avila in the second inning, but remained in the game.
Detroit reliever Darin Downs managed...
TDSS Tigers Recap, Game 7: Miguel Cabrera Goes Deep as Part of 4-Hit Day
Alex Avila and Miguel Cabrera both hit home runs to right field as the Detroit Tigers buried the Toronto Blue Jays, 7-3 on a chilly Tuesday afternoon at Comerica Park.
Avila, in his first game after his wife gave birth to the couple’s first child, drilled a looping fly ball over the right-field wall in the second to give Detroit a 2-0 lead. Prince Fielder opened the scoring in...
2013 X-Factor: Detroit Tigers
You know the stars on the Tigers: Justin Verlander, Miguel Cabrera, Prince Fielder, and so on and so forth. Of course, none of them are really x-factors, but the Tigers still have plenty of players that are going to make an impact on their team this year that might be falling under the radar a little bit.
My x-factor for the Detroit Tigers in 2013 is Alex Avila.
Alex Avila...
Bouncing Back: Alex Avila
Like a lot of fantasy players, I’ll be waiting on drafting a catcher again this year. Catchers and closers are usually where I want to spend my last few picks or dollars, so I need to squeeze as much value out of them as I possibly can, hoping to hit big on a player that could just as likely end up on the wire in a month. There are a number of catchers who fall in this category...
Tigers 8, Astros 5
Rick Porcello pitched a spring training-high four scoreless innings, and Alex Avila had three RBIs to lead the Detroit Tigers to an 8-5 win over the Houston Astros on Monday.
Porcello, competing with several others for one of the remaining openings in the Tigers rotation, allowed three hits and struck out six. He lowered his spring ERA to 3.38. Potential Tigers closers Brayan Villarreal...
Five Detroit Tigers to watch in Spring Training
For, lo the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; the flowers appear on earth; the time of the singing birds is come; and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land. The legendary Voice of the Turtle passage from the Song of Solomon means only one thing in the heart of Detroit baseball fans: It’s time for baseball. The late, great, Ernie Harwell would recite the Voice of...
Rejuvenated Avila expecting great things in 2013
DETROIT -- Alex Avila had a glow about him during the recent TigerFest at Comerica Park that made those around him smile, too.
Whether the greater cause of his visible joy was pondering becoming a father for the first time or knowing his knees no longer throbbed like bad toothaches was debatable.
What's not debatable is, Detroits catcher has plenty to smile about with so much...
Rejuvenated Avila expecting great things in 2013
DETROIT -- Alex Avila had a glow about him during the recent TigerFest at Comerica Park that made those around him smile, too.
Whether the greater cause of his visible joy was pondering becoming a father for the first time or knowing his knees no longer throbbed like bad toothaches was debatable.
What's not debatable is, Detroits catcher has plenty to smile about with so much...
Look Back and Ahead to 2013: Tigers Catcher
In the first of a series intended on taking a look back to set the stage for the 2013 season, TigsTown takes a look at how the catcher position performed in 2012, and what might be expected for 2013 out of Alex Avila and the rest of the catchers.
Detroit Tigers: Five New Years Resolutions
The final hours, seconds, and minutes of 2012 are dwindling to a close. With 2012 just about over, I find myself sitting back and reflecting on the Detroit Tigers 2012 season. It was a season that started with gargantuan expectations, after owner Mick Illitch opened up his wallet and added Prince Fielder.
The 2012 season wasn’t a dream season per se’. There was lots of highs...
Tigers re-sign Anibal Sanchez
Five years, 80 million dollars…or 15,094,339.6 Hot ‘N Ready’s (including tax).
That’s a lot of pizza.
To celebrate, Sanchez and Alex Avila put on their uniforms and hugged.
Tigers agree to deal with C Pena to back up Avila
The Detroit Tigers have agreed to a one-year contract with catcher Brayan Pena.
Pena had a .236 batting average with two homers and 25 RBIs in 68 games last season for the Kansas City Royals. He hit .320 in 50 at-bats with runners in scoring position last season. He has hit .248 with 14 homers and 98 RBIs over eight seasons with the Royals and Atlanta Braves.
The 30-year-old Pena...
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