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Detroit Tigers Have Stayed Afloat Despite Mixed Results from Openers

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September 4, 2024

Detroit Tigers Have Stayed Afloat Despite Mixed Results from Openers

The Detroit Tigers have been surging over the last few weeks of the season. Over the .500 mark post-All-Star break for the first time since 2016, the team is making a late push for a wild card spot in the American League.

A big reason that the Tigers have found success has been the emergence of younger players in the lineup. They are receiving contributions from players up and down the roster, as improved health is giving a great glimpse into what this team could look like in the future.

Anchoring the pitching staff has been ace Tarik Skubal, who should be the unanimous Cy Young Award winner and receive some MVP consideration as well. In a unique situation, he and Keider Montero have been the only starting pitchers the team has had the last few weeks.

Injuries and the trade deadline left Detroit thin on starters. Looking to piece things together to the best of his ability, A.J. Hinch has turned to a franchise-record 24 openers and counting.

They are lapping the field in that regard, as the second-highest looks to be the San Francisco Giants, who have used about 16 openers this season.

In games started by openers, the Tigers have gone only 10-14. While that number is disappointing, the production hasn’t been as bad as the record would suggest.

Through 40.1 innings, the combination of Beau Brieske, Mason Englert, Alex Faedo, Brandon Hanifee, Joey Wentz and Tyler Holton has recorded a stellar 3.12 ERA. The only blemish from that group is the 9.39 first-inning ERA of Brieske, who has been great once he gets into the second, third and sixth innings.

The standout from that group has been Holton, who is finding success whenever Hinch calls on him. As an opener, he has made seven starts and thrown 14 innings, surrendering only one run with 10 strikeouts and two walks.

Overall this season, Holton has made 55 appearances, tossing 79.1 innings and recording a tidy 2.38 ERA.

With Reese Olson nearing a return and Casey Mize getting back on the bump last week, the need for openers down the stretch will lessen. Ty Madden and Brant Hurter have also been added to the Major League squad to add even more depth to the rotation.

A lot of credit should go to those six pitchers embracing new roles and have helped keep the team afloat awaiting help in the starting rotation. 10-14 isn’t spectacular, but they have done their job keeping the Tigers in games that Skubal isn’t starting.

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7 takeaways from HC Dan Campbell's media session

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September 4, 2024

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7 takeaways from HC Dan Campbell's media session

4. Lions first-round pick Terrion Arnold will make his NFL debut Sunday night. Campbell said Arnold is ready to go and is not lacking any confidence. Arnold will also not be limited to just one side of the field, either the boundary side or field side, per Campbell. That will give defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn some options between Arnold and veteran outside cornerback Carlton Davis III.

5. Second-year running back Jahmyr Gibbs talked to the media Tuesday and said he’s ready to go after missing a couple weeks with a hamstring injury.

Campbell made an interesting point about Gibbs’ injury, saying they are encouraging him to motor up to top speed at least once every practice to help avoid injury.

“Here’s the trick with Gibbs,” Campbell said. “And we tell him this. Everyone top to bottom tells him this. When you can run like he runs, I mean this guy can run, if you don’t touch that speed in practice at least once or twice a day you set yourself up for something to happen on Sunday.

“You’re a guy that runs 22 miles per hour you better touch it because the first time you touch it in a game when somebody is coming after you and you’re running away, that’s when bad things happen.”

Campbell said the trick has just been educating Gibbs on that philosophy and making him do that in practice so he doesn’t have a setback. They’ve been doing it ever since he got back.

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Women climb Detroit bus to twerk during street takeover by more than 100 party-goers

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September 4, 2024

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Women climb Detroit bus to twerk during street takeover by more than 100 party-goers

Intersection takeover video shows twerking women climb up Detroit bus

A social media video showed a Greenfield and Seven Mile takeover as more than 100 people stormed the streets surrounding a city bus.

DETROIT (FOX 2) – A social media video showed a Greenfield and Seven Mile takeover as more than 100 people stormed the streets surrounding a city bus.

Two women in the crowd of more than 100 people who partied in the street climbed up on the front of a bus. The driver was helpless, he was surrounded.

Tay and Jay, they called themselves, said they are bummed they missed it last Saturday morning.

“Seven Mile turned up that night and to all the shaky butts that night, I’m so glad y’all came out,” quipped Tay, after seeing the video.

Not everyone is as enthusiastic about those so-called shaky butts, namely Detroit Police Deputy Chief Arnold Williams.

“It just boggles the imagination that people are out there just doing this,” he said.

FOX 2 is told that DPD’s illegal block party detail – broke up a party that started at the Quarter Pass 7 rental hall, and spilled out into the streets – which is not allowed.

“At about 2:48 (a.m.) they cleared, all the officers were gone,” Williams said. “(At about) 2:58 we basically had an intersection take over.”

Drivers doing donuts in the street, dancing on the bus and downright disrespect – to the neighbors.

“They be all parked up and down the streets throwing out trash,” said Larry Long who lives in the area.

Long is 70 years old and is frustrated, but feels like his hands are tied.

“You can’t talk to them about anything,” he said. “They get upset, mad, or some of them get out their guns. And they want to act crazy, and stupid and foolish. It’s best not to say anything to them.”

And that’s when Detroit police comes in.

“As soon as we activated lights and sirens, within two minutes they were gone,” Williams said.

They scattered in every direction – making it tough to catch them. But this now-viral video is making dpd’s job a whole lot easier.

“Keep videotaping, keep allowing us the opportunity to see who you are,” he said. “We’re coming for you.”

Detroit police are looking for people who were there with the possibility of tickets for disorderly conduct, malicious destruction of public property and even viewing a drag race.

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Detroit Lions name 2024 captains ahead of season opener

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September 4, 2024

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Detroit Lions name 2024 captains ahead of season opener

Detroit Lions not focused on Super Bowl hype

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(CBS DETROIT) – Ahead of their season opener against the Los Angeles Rams, the Detroit Lions have named their captains for the 2024 season.

Quarterback Jared Goff, linebacker Alex Anazlone, offensive lineman Penei Sewell, wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown, linebacker Jaylen Reeves-Maybin and defensive end Aidan Hutchinson have been named team captains. Five of the six served as captains last season, with Hutchinson receiving the first-time nod. Hutchinson replaces defensive end Charles Harris, who the Lions opted not to re-sign following the 2023 season.

Sewell and St. Brown were named captains for the second consecutive season, while Anzalone and Goff have been captains since arriving in the Motor City in 2021. Reeves-Maybin first earned captain honors in 2021 and again in 2023, when he rejoined the Lions after spending a season with the Houston Texans.

Coming up off a historic campaign that saw the Lions win their first divisional title since 1993 and reach the NFC Championship game for the first time since 1991, Goff, St. Brown and Sewell all received sizable pay raises in the offseason. In April, St. Brown signed a four-year, $120 million contract extension. The deal calls for St. Brown to be guaranteed $77 million, making him the NFL’s highest-paid wide receiver. In May, Goff inked a $212 million deal that would see him stay in Detroit through the 2027 season, with an option for 2028.

In August, Sewell, St. Brown, Goff and Hutchinson were all named to the NFL’s Top 100 for 2024.

The Lions host the Rams on Sunday at Ford Field in a rematch of last season’s NFC wild card game that Detroit came out on top 24-23.

Kickoff is 8:20 p.m. Sunday.

Joseph Buczek

Joe Buczek is manager of digital content and promotion at CBS Detroit. He previously worked at WWTV, the Grand Traverse Insider, the Leader and the Kalkaskian, the Oakland Press and the Morning Sun.

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