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WATCH: Detroit Tigers Turn Two Important Double Plays to Keep ALDS Tied

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1 year ago

October 7, 2024

WATCH: Detroit Tigers Turn Two Important Double Plays to Keep ALDS Tied

The Detroit Tigers lost their first game of the postseason when they got shelled early by the Cleveland Guardians in the opener that saw them ultimately lose 7-0.

Without their ace available to begin the series, that was seen as the contest that could have gotten away from them, especially with manager A.J. Hinch deciding to go with an opener and his bullpen once again.

However, with Tarik Skubal on the bump for Game 2, that set up a must win scenario if the Tigers wanted to advance.

The superstar left-hander brought his best stuff again early on, throwing four perfect innings where he struck out seven batters in dominant fashion.

But, just like what happens across all playoff games, there was a moment in the fifth inning that could have gotten away from him if he wasn’t careful.

After striking out the first batter of the frame, the ace gave up his first hit of the game to Josh Naylor that had him standing on second base with just one out. Progressive Field was loud, seemingly sensing this could be the moment the Guardians might pounce.

Skubal hit the next batter on the hand with a four-seam fastball up and in the zone when Johnkensy Noel started to swing the bat.

With runners on first and second with one out, this could have been the moment when Detroit faced another deficit, however, the infield defense was able to turn a much needed double play that got them out of the inning.

The @Tigers rack ’em up to escape trouble! #ALDS pic.twitter.com/zAuR9cMydW
— MLB (@MLB) October 7, 2024
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That was a huge moment in the game.

With the Tigers struggling to find offense of their own throughout this series, they needed Skubal to keep things as low scoring as possible to set up some more late-inning drama.

Unfortunately for Detroit fans, things got sweaty again in the sixth.

Skubal once again got the first batter of the frame out, and once again gave up a double with one out in the inning. This time, the next hitter got on base by hitting a single, setting up runners at the corners.

The Tigers came through in the same exact way as before, turning a double play to get out of the inning and keeping things all square.

ANOTHER INNING-ENDING DOUBLE PLAY FOR TARIK SKUBAL AND THE @TIGERS! 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/8CAKIVgYpE
— MLB (@MLB) October 7, 2024

So far, Detroit is getting exactly what they needed out of Skubal by keeping things scoreless. The offense will have to come through with a clutch hit at some point.

Things are tied up at zero entering the seventh inning at the time of writing.

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Justin Verlander placed on injured list for Tigers with hip issue

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7 hours ago

April 4, 2026

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Justin Verlander placed on injured list for Tigers with hip issue

Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander has been placed on the 15-day injured list with left hip inflammation.

Keider Montero will be called up and is expected to start Sunday, April 5, against the St. Louis Cardinals at Comerica Park.

It will be retroactive to April 1, so the earliest Verlander will be eligible to return is April 16.

Verlander has already pitched once this season, although his first start was forgettable. He gave up five runs off six hits in 3⅔ innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks. He struggled with his command, throwing 80 pitches (53 for strikes) while recording one strikeout with two walks. Since then, he has worked on his mechanics.

“Head position,” he said Saturday. “Trying to be a little more deceptive and stay in line a little bit longer.”

The Diamondbacks hit Verlander hard, making contact with seven balls that featured an exit velocity over 100 mph.

“It wasn’t good enough,” Verlander said. “I hope it’s not like last year … months trying to find it. Hopefully I find it a little quicker than that. But yeah, you know, I think talking to analysts and those guys and the stuff is actually pretty good, so not too far away. I hope.”

Verlander, 43, signed a one-year deal with the Tigers this offseason, returning to the franchise he spent his first 13 seasons with. He made 29 starts in 2025 for the San Francisco Giants.

And he was expected to start Sunday night against the Cardinals in Comerica Park in front of a national audience on “Sunday Night Baseball” on Peacock, NBC’s streaming service.

Montero was optioned to Triple-A by the Tigers on March 4, with the franchise planning on him as their No. 6 starter in the rotation.

“We’ve got to protect our rotation,” Hinch said when Montero was sent to Toledo. “For him, defining the role where we felt like he can help us the most was going to be, at some point, in our rotation. Whether that’s getting called up as a sixth starter, or god forbid anything happens, he’s equipped to handle that, and the only way to do that is get him going and building him as a starter.”

In 2025, Montero registered a 4.37 ERA with 31 walks and 72 strikeouts across 90⅔ innings in 20 games (12 starts) for the Tigers. He also logged a 5.91 ERA across 42⅔ innings in 10 games (eight starts) for Triple-A Toledo.

Montero has made one start for Toledo, throwing four scoreless innings against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs on March 29. He struck out three with one walk.

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‘Downtown Takeover’ in Detroit leads to several teens being detained, dozens in the streets

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19 hours ago

April 4, 2026

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‘Downtown Takeover’ in Detroit leads to several teens being detained, dozens in the streets

Crowd of teens out past curfew detained downtown

The incident was not random, as ‘Ceasefire Detroit’ announced that there were talks of a “Downtown Takeover” involving kids and teens. Throughout Friday evening, videos from social media showed large groups of teens running around in the downtown area past curfew.

DETROIT (FOX 2) – Dozens of teens swarmed Downtown Detroit, leading to a heavy police presence in the area.

What we know:

Detroit police say a gun was fired during the commotion but no one was hurt. Police are working to determine who fired the shot. Police sources also told FOX 2 that officials have been tracking the kids and teens around the city all night.

Meanwhile, officials have been detaining teens, but due to the large number of people, they have been placed on buses.

What we don’t know:

It is unknown if anyone got hurt or how many people were detained/arrested. FOX 2 will update this report when we learn more.