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| Ryan Raburn will start in left field on Sunday against the Yankees. He started in center on Saturday and went 2-for-2 before being replaced by Curtis Granderson. |
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| Only two Detroit players managed to post more than one hit against the Yankees today in the Tigers' 5-2 loss, one of them being OF Matt Joyce . Joyce went 2-for-4 at the plate, hitting his first home run of the year in the 1st inning. |
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| Denny Bautista felt tenderness in his right shoulder after playing catch on Thursday, hence slowing his path back to the diamond from shoulder tendinitis, according to MLB.com. |
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| Matt Joyce is going to start in left field today against the Yankees, according to MLB.com. Gary Sheffield will serve as the DH to get Joyce on the field. |
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| Gary Sheffield will serve as the Tigers' DH against the Yankees today, according to MLB.com. |
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| Placido Polanco will be given a day off on Saturday, according to MLB.com. |
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| Dontrelle Willis will make a rehab start on Monday, according to the Detroit News. Manager Jim Leyland said Willis will make two rehab starts next week for Triple-A Toledo on Monday and May 17. Leyland also said, "He threw Friday, he did fine."
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| Eddie Bonine improved to 7-0 for Triple-A Toledo after allowing one run in a complete game on Friday. |
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| Mike Hessman went 3-for-5 with two home runs on Friday for Triple-A Toledo, giving him 14 homers for the year. |
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| Kenny Rogers pitched into the seventh inning for the first time this year, and received enough run support from his teammates to beat the New York Yankees 6-5 Friday night. Rogers won his third game of the year allowing two runs on nine hits, walked two and struck out three.
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| With Curtis Granderson out of the lineup on Friday night, catcher Ivan Rodriguez is back in the leadoff spot for the Tigers. |
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| Curtis Granderson, who went 0-for-4 on Thursday night and is now 0-for-10 in his last two games, is on the bench for Friday's game against New York. Ryan Raburn, who opened the season with the Tigers, is starting in center field. |
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| Placido Polanco is batting .404 (23-for-57) with six doubles, two home runs and eight RBI over his last 13 games, according to MLB.com. |
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| Curtis Granderson went 0-for-4 on Thursday night and is now 0-for-10 in his last two games. |
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| Justin Verlander was hit hard yet again on Thursday as he allowed nine hits and five runs over six innings to fall to 1-6 on the year. |
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| Placido Polanco slapped five hits all over the yard for the Tigers on his way to two runs and three RBI. |
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| Dontrelle Willis is slowly working back from the most recent setback with his injured knee, according to MLB.com. "I think Dontrelle's doing [his rehab] the right way," manager Jim Leyland said. |
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| Freddy Dolsi wasted no time in giving up his first major league homer. The reliever served up a long ball on his very first pitch to Manny Ramirez on Tuesday night. Dolsi worked 1.2 hitless innings after that. |
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| Brandon Inge will continue to see more time behind the plate, MLB.com reports. "I think I'm comfortable now," Inge says. "I think I'm comfortable with catching." Heading into the season, Inge hadn't been behind the plate since 2004. He has played four different positions already this year. |
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| The Florida Marlins have made an official inquiry to the Detroit Tigers about OF Jacque Jones , according to MLB.com. |
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| Magglio Ordonez is expected to return to his regular post in right field on Tuesday, according to MLB.com. Carlos Guillen is also expected to serve as the DH and Brandon Inge will cover third. |
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| Gary Sheffield commented on his move from the DH spot to left field, according to CBSsports. Sheffield said, "I think DH is a position for guys who can't do nothing else. You have to accept it in your mind. I never realized how mental it is. I was noticing fans in the stands, popcorn vendors. I was noticing things I never noticed."
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| Jeremy Bonderman allowed four runs on seven hits in six innings of work on Monday night, walking two and striking out four. |
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| Gary Sheffield has been moved from the Tigers' designated hitter role into left field for tonight's game against Boston. Magglio Ordonez will serve in the DH role for Detroit. |
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| Dontrelle Willis suffered a minor setback on Sunday. The team revealed that Willis tweaked his knee while fielding a groundball during Friday's rehab assignment. |
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| Ivan Rodriguez is hitting in the ninth spot on Monday night when the Tigers host the Red Sox.
Third baseman Carlos Guillen is now hitting third and new left fielder Gary Sheffield is in the six-hole for tonight's game. Jim Leyland told the media on Sunday he was going to make some changes to his lineup.
The biggest move is that Jacque Jones was designated for assignment and his replacement, Matthew Joyce, will start in right field and hit seventh. |
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| Matthew Joyce, who was called up from Triple-A Toledo on Monday, is in the Tigers starting lineup against the Red Sox and Dice-K.
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| Matthew Joyce has been called up from Triple-A Toledo, according to MLive.com. Struggling outfielder Jacque Jones has also been designated for assignment. |
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| Jacque Jones has reportedly been designated for assignment, according to MLive.com. The Tigers also purchased the contract of outfielder Matt Joyce from Triple-A Toledo. |
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| Gary Sheffield is 6-for-10 with two doubles, a homer, and two RBI lifetime against Daisuke Matsuzaka, tonight's opposing hurler for Boston, according to MLB.com. |
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| Jeremy Bonderman has been suffering with control problems so far this season and will look to get on track tonight when the Tigers host the Red Sox, according to MLB.com. Bonderman has allowed 23 walks over 35 innings, with a dismal 1.60 WHIP. |
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| Former Tigers' hurler and current Twins' broadcaster Jack Morris commented that Justin Verlander's shoulder has to be hurting because he's not extending his arm as he did last season, according to the Detroit Free Press. Verlander is 1-5, but recently stated that his arm feels great. |
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| Manager Jim Leyland plans to shake up the Tigers lineup on Monday, although he hasn't given out any details. "Same pieces, but quite a bit different (in the order they hit)," Leyland tells the Detroit Free Press. "I think you’ll find it pretty drastic." |
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| Placido Polanco went 2-for-4 with a double and a run against the Twins on Sunday. He is 16-for-42 (.381) over the last nine games. |
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| Curtis Granderson flexed his muscles again on Sunday. He swatted a leadoff homer against the Twins. He later added a single and swiped his first bag of the year. |
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| The Tigers stated that Dontrelle Willis has tweaked his right knee while fielding a ball during Friday night's rehab start in Toledo, according to MLive.com. Willis went through conditioning drills this morning, but it was then determined that he won't be ready to start another game this week. Instead of pitching for Toledo on Wednesday, as originally scheduled, Willis will remain with the Tigers and try to throw a bullpen session on Thursday or Friday. The Tigers have recalled his rehab assignment, therefore stopping the clock.
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| Placido Polanco's back ailment has subsided and he is playing without pain (for the first time since spring training), according to MLB.com. He said, "It's good. It's the best that I've felt in a while, including spring training. Without a doubt. The way I'm moving, right, left, running, mood-wise, everything is better."
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| Curtis Granderson went 2-for-4 with one RBI and blasted his fourth homer of the season in Saturday's 4-1 loss to Minnesota. |
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| Justin Verlander lost his fifth game of the season on Saturday, as Detroit fell to Minnesota 4-1. Verlander surrendered four runs on seven hits over seven innings, with two walks and five strikeouts. Half of the damage came on a two-run homer by Craig Monroe. |
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| Denny Bautista has been placed on the 15-day DL, according to the Detroit News. He has been battling right shoulder tendinitis, which forced him out of Friday's 11-1 loss to the Twins. The Tigers purchased the contract of right-hander Freddy Dolsi from Double-A Erie, to replace Bautista on the roster. |
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| Detroit manager Gary Sheffield has informed the press he will be giving DH Gary Sheffield a day of rest on Sunday as the Tigers visit Minnesota, according to CBSSports. |
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| The Detroit Tigers report LHP Dontrelle Willis has completed his first rehab start without pain, according to MLB.com. |
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| Placido Polanco could get a night off tonight when the Tigers travel to Minnesota, according to MLB.com. The second baseman is hitting .407 over the past week. |
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| Nate Robertson struggled to his first victory of the season on Thursday night as he allowed nine base runners and four runs in 5.2 innings of work. |
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| Magglio Ordonez extended his meager hitting streak to five games on Thursday with two hits and three RBI. |
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| Miguel Cabrera went 2-for-4 with a home run, his sixth, and two RBI for the Tigers. |
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| Joel Zumaya threw a six minute session from the mound for the the Tigers on Thursday at the team's spring training complex, according to MLB.com. Zumaya was limited to fastballs and changeups in his first "intense" workout since his off-season shoulder surgery. |
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| Fernando Rodney (shoulder) threw a six minute session off the mound on Thursday at the team's spring training facility, according to MLB.com. This was the first throwing session for Rodney since he visited Dr. James Andrews and received a positive report. "He felt this was his best bullpen session to date," Tigers head athletic trainer Kevin Rand said. |
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