Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch: "Really good day on the mound, but it does start with (Brant) Hurter getting in (against ...

RYAN FORD'S NEWSLETTER: All hail The Opener, an untapped ace The Tigers have a 7-8 record in 15 games with the new pitching strategy since the trade deadline. Openers have a 1.44 ERA with 18 walks ...

The Detroit Tigers adopted their opener-bulk reliever pitching strategy during the summer of 2024 out of necessity after trading Jack Flaherty to the Los Angeles Dodgers at the July 30 trade ...

Its Wednesday, June 18 and the Pirates (29-45) are in Detroit to take on the Tigers (47-27). Andrew Heaney is slated to take ...

The Detroit Tigers couldn't keep the ball in the park Saturday, allowing five home runs to the Chicago Cubs in a 6-1 loss.

Tigers pitching in August had the second lowest ... allowing three straight hits and two runs in the eighth inning. The strategy fails if the bulk-innings pitcher blows up. It also fails if ...

When the Detroit Tigers traded Jack Flaherty to the Los Angeles Dodgers at the July 30 trade deadline, there were only two starting pitchers in the rotation in Tarik Skubal and Keider Montero.

The plan fell into place during a July 31 meeting in which Harris and manager A.J. Hinch mapped out the pitching strategy of openers and bulk relievers. On Aug. 1, the Tigers had two starters and ...