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Tristan H. Cockcroft updates his hitter rankings and looks at seven buy-low hitters.

Justin Verlander pitched seven solid innings, Victor Martinez homered and the Detroit Tigers beat Cleveland 7-5 on Friday night to take a 3.5-game lead over the Indians atop the AL Central.

Max Scherzer struck out nine in seven innings to remain unbeaten, and Victor Martinez homered and drove in three runs to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 5-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday.

Orioles pitcher Jason Hammel was thrown out of Saturday's game against the Detroit Tigers after allowing three straight homers and then hitting Matt Tuiasosopo in the helmet with a pitch.

Mike Petriello writes that because Victor Martinez isn't hitting, the Tigers can upgrade their team in two ways by sitting him.

Story | Conversation | May 31, 2013

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Call it Justin Grimm's revenge on the Detroit Tigers. With a personal three-game losing streak entering a rematch with Detroit, Grimm joked with Texas Rangers pitching coach Mike Maddux before Saturday's game that he was going ...

Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington found himself having to defend the 130 pitches that he allowed ace Yu Darvish to throw during Thursday night's victory against Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers.

Jose Valverde returned to Detroit with a save and Victor Martinez drove in a pair of runs to help the Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 7-5 on Wednesday night.

Dan Szymborski looks at a handful of players whose projections have already changed significantly since the preseason.

Story | Conversation | April 18, 2013

Tristan H. Cockcroft says not to panic too much over a number of top hitters getting off to slow starts.

Tigers designated hitter Victor Martinez missed Tuesday's 7-3 win over Toronto after cutting his thumb on the bat rack at Comerica Park.

LAKELAND, Fla. -- The infield drill that the Detroit Tigers worked through on Friday morning was the same drill run in every other camp, right up until the moment, early on, that Victor Martinez whistled for the first time. It's a sound that fal...

Blog | March 16, 2013

Buster Olney writes that while Detroit is quietly having a great spring training, rivals are already taking notice, projecting that the Tigers will have a markedly better season in 2013 than they did during their 2012 World Series campaign.

Blog | Conversation | March 16, 2013

Thearon W. Henderson/Getty ImagesMiguel Cabrera became the 1st Triple Crown winner in baseball since Carl Yastrzemski in 1967. The Detroit Tigers started slow in 2012, posting a 26-32 record before finishing the year with 88 wins and a playoff ber...

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Stephania Bell looks at the most notable injury issues at the catcher position heading into the 2013 season.