Toledo Mud Hens

Highlight: Carlos Zambrano cooled off the International League's hottest lineup on five hits over seven shutout innings, leading the IronPigs (37-34) to a 3-0 win at Toledo Tuesday night to snap the Mud Hens' seven-game winning streak. Notable: Toledo...

Highlight: Toledo's Ben Guez and Argenis Diaz hit two-run home runs off Tyler Cloyd in a go-ahead four-run third inning, and former IronPig Mike Cervenak chased Cloyd with another in the fourth to help the Mud Hens beat the IronPigs 8-6 Monday night in...

MLB Team Report - Detroit Tigers - INSIDE PITCH Right-hander Rick Porcello took a lot of criticism when he was pitching poorly, so it's only fitting he gets credit for turning things around. He had an ERA that looked more like a tire size, in double...

The Sports Xchange 06/18/2013 MLB Note - New York Yankees Teixeira, Mark 1B Mark Teixeira is headed back to the disabled list, general manager Brian Cashman said Monday. Teixeira took two at-bats Saturday at Los Angeles before he asked to be pulled from...

C Alex Avila (deep contusion, left forearm) was placed on the 15-day DL on Monday. Avila was hit by a Brian Duensing pitch during Sunday's 5-2 victory over Minnesota. Avila is batting .172 with five homers and 13 RBIs, though he did have two hits in...

For the past two years, the ninth inning has belonged to Justin Friend. Now, it's the fifth inning. Or perhaps the sixth. Maybe the seventh. Or some combination thereof. After finishing 96 of 105 games (with 53 saves) in his first two seasons in the...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Detroit Tigers - INSIDE PITCH Lefty Drew Smyly's immediate future could be in the left hand and arm of Jose Alvarez. How Alvarez fared Sunday in his one-time start for shoulder-fatigued Anibal Sanchez -- and he...

The Sports Xchange By Dana Gauruder, The Sports Xchange Tigers saddle Indians with sixth straight loss DETROIT -- The quality starts continue to pile up for the Detroit Tigers, and the frustration keeps mounting for their closest competitors in the...

The Sports Xchange By Dana Gauruder, The Sports Xchange Tigers 6, Indians 4 DETROIT -- Prince Fielder hit a three-run double and Andy Dirks added two run-scoring singles as the Detroit Tigers handed the Cleveland Indians their sixth straight loss, 6-4,...

The Lehigh Valley IronPigs' season record may not be that impressive (hovering just below .500), but one of Coca-Cola Park's most popular concessions is making a name for itself nationwide. Aw Shucks Roasted Corn recently defeated 15 other ballpark...

Rick Vanderhook, Cal State Fullerton's baseball coach, has an in-your-face style and an edge — he doesn't mince words. Cody Decker, who played at UCLA when Vanderhook was a Bruins assistant, sums him up in two words: "Insane … genius."...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Detroit Tigers - INSIDE PITCH Rick Porcello is putting a confusing spin on that "trade him" or "keep him" scenario that has floated around ever since Detroit brought Anibal Sanchez back into the fold last winter....