Al Alburquerque

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Detroit Tigers - INSIDE PITCH Questions remain about whether Jose Valverde is saving games by memory or not, but there's no question his return to the team has stabilized the bullpen. Joaquin Benoit returned to...

MLB Team Report - Detroit Tigers - INSIDE PITCH The message was to throw strikes and get outs. And Al Alburquerque surely must have received that Thursday when Detroit optioned the high-strikeout right-hander to Triple-A Toledo in search of a strike...

ARLINGTON, Texas _ Entering Thursday night, Jose Valverde had lost 12 games since he joined the Tigers at the start of 2010. Nine of those 12 losses had come when Valverde entered a tied game at home. He might not have many more such defeats. "I don't...

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The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Detroit Tigers - INSIDE PITCH All those people who wanted to know where Justin Verlander's velocity went now have their answer: Out of the strike zone or in areas of the playing field where no one can catch it....

AT Comerica Park Astros 7, Tigers 5 on Wednesday WHAT HAPPENED: The Astros scored twice in the top of the ninth to break a 5-5 tie. The Tigers had the bases loaded with two outs in the ninth before Miguel Cabrera flew out to center on a ball caught...

The Sports Xchange By Dana Gauruder, The Sports Xchange Astros 7, Tigers 5 DETROIT -- Carlos Corporan smacked a go-ahead double in the ninth and added a solo homer in the second as the Houston Astros snapped a six-game losing streak with a 7-5...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Astros 7, Tigers 5 Astros 7, Tigers 5: Carlos Corporan homered and drove in the go-ahead run with a double in the top of the ninth inning as visiting Houston salvaged the finale of a lopsided season series with Detroit. The...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Detroit Tigers - INSIDE PITCH The biggest thing Detroit has going for it this season is actually five biggest things: Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer, Anibal Sanchez, Doug Fister and Rick Porcello. "I think we send a...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Detroit Tigers - INSIDE PITCH Avisail Garcia is scheduled to make his first start of 2013 in center field for Detroit. Garcia, impressive in a short September-October stint with the Tigers last season, was brought...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Detroit Tigers - INSIDE PITCH Some people may not care for the way Jhonny Peralta plays shortstop, but Jim Leyland isn't one of them. The knock on Peralta is his lack of mobility at a position where flashy play is...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Detroit Tigers - INSIDE PITCH The issue of whether Jose Valverde is once again a reliable closer isn't settled. Everybody says things are fine, but they aren't. The numbers are fine and the results are acceptable,...