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• Michael Pineda shakes off rust, shows 'good life' for Class A Tampa

  to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder, pitched 4 1/3 innings for the Class A Tampa Yankees against the Lakeland Flying Tigers on an oppressively hot afternoon at Joker Marchant Stadium.Pineda threw 68 pitches, 42 for strikes. His fastball touched 95   Read more »

• Robinson Cano trails only Detroit Tigers' Miguel Cabrera in American League All-Star Game voting

  early results of the American League voting for the 2013 All-Star Game at Citi Field are in, and Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera leads all players with 1,500,165 votes. But Robinson Cano is not far behind with 1,235,230, the second most votes in the   Read more »

• Hurting Yankees look overmatched against robust Tigers

  how bad things were for the Yankees six months ago at Comerica Park? Derek Jeter was in New York awaiting ankle surgery, Alex Rodriguez found himself on the bench and Robinson Cano was lost at the plate.Total disarray, and the resulting ALCS sweep at the hands   Read more »

• MLB power rankings for Opening Day 2013

  look at how Major League Baseball teams rank heading into the 2013 season. 1. Tigers (0-0) Detroit has assembled a modern day "Murderer's Row," adding a healthy Victor Martinez and free agent Torii Hunter to an already potent lineup fronted by Prince Fielder   Read more »

Around the web

• Detroit Tigers Links: Max Scherzer emerges as an ace & Vin Scully was almost a Yankee

  Tigers' team WAR projected to measure up with 1927 New York Yankees, other all-time greats MLive.com, Josh Slagter This article is merely proof that people get really, really worked up when talking about WAR. A perfect 10: Scherzer's dominance makes up for 6:22 AM from Bless You Boys Read more »

• Excellent performances by other four starters have helped cover for not quite right Justin Verlander

  in ERA and WHIP. Believe it or not, Justin Verlander is the fifth-best starting pitcher -- based on the numbers -- that the Detroit Tigers have right now.AP Photo Verlander was not quite himself Tuesday night. He lacked fastball command. He walked four batters 6:03 AM from MLive.com Read more »

• MLB Pick Baltimore Orioles vs. Detroit Tigers Betting Line Odds Prediction Preview 6-19-2013

  for bettors who place online wagers at Sportsbook Reviews and Bonuses. The MLB odds from this game have the home team Detroit Tigers favored by -150 odds with the return on the road underdog Baltimore Orioles at +135 odds. The run total is set at nine runs. 1:24 AM from Tonys Picks Read more »

• Buchholz placed on DL

  Buchholz couldn’t start against AL East rival Baltimore, and now he can’t start against the Detroit Tigers in a big American League showdown this weekend either. Buchholz was finally put on the 15-day disabled list by the Red Sox after days of agonizing on 12:33 AM from Boston.com Read more »

• Orioles hit Verlander hard, beat Tigers 5-2

  Manny Machado added a double and two sparkling plays at third base to lead the Baltimore Orioles to a 5-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night. Hardy hit his third homer off Verlander (8-5) this month, connecting for a two-run shot in the fourth 6/18/13 from Lansing State Journal Read more »