Colt Keith has 3 home runs and 6 RBIs as the Tigers blow past the Astros 9-3

June 17, 2026

HOUSTON (AP) — Colt Keith had three home runs and six RBIs as the Detroit Tigers beat the Houston Astros 9-3 on Monday night. Kevin McGonigle and Spencer Torkelson also homered in an 11-hit game for Detroit. The 24-year-old Keith, who entered the day with one home run in 65 games this season, became the youngest Tigers player with a three-homer game since 20-year-old Al Kaline in 1955. This century, only eight Tigers have accomplished the feat — including Miguel Cabrera twice. McGonigle homered in the second inning for a 2-0 lead before Keith drilled his first homer of the ...

Mark Hollis tells AP he’s interested in Michigan State AD job after Kentucky hires J Batt

June 16, 2026

The University of Kentucky has hired athletic director J Batt away from Michigan State, a little more than a year after he left Georgia Tech. Kentucky announced the move on Monday, delivering another blow to Michigan State's leadership. "The championship standard has been established at ...

Tigers-Guardians game postponed by rain, delaying Travis Kelce’s first pitch

June 16, 2026

CLEVELAND — Mother Nature wrecked havoc on Travis Kelce's scheduled first pitch before Sunday's game between the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Guardians. The final game of the weekend series was postponed because of the threat of inclement weather, 40 minutes before the scheduled first pitch The game will be made up as part of a day-night doubleheader on Sept. 4. The rescheduled game will start at 2:10 p.m. EDT with the regular game at 7:10 p.m. EDT. It was sunny when the teams and umpire crew met, but weather radar showed a large cell of rain and thunderstorms coming in from the ...

Tigers ace Tarik Skubal shows some rust in first start since elbow procedure

June 15, 2026

CLEVELAND — Tarik Skubal wasn't seeking any sentimentality for his return from elbow surgery. Save the pats on the back and warm words for someone else. Skubal didn't win back-to-back AL Cy Young Awards on fuzzy feelings or nostalgia. The fiery left-hander is all business, and his time ...

Tarik Skubal, the Cleveland Browns and other athletes credit a tiny new scope for faster recoveries

June 13, 2026

CHICAGO — Several top pro athletes and their surgeons say a modern version of an old tool is shaving weeks off the recovery time for certain injuries. And some top doctors think this is only the beginning. Cy Young Award winners Tarik Skubal and Blake Snell let doctors use the instrument on ...

Tigers hit 6 homers in 11-0 rout of Twins

June 13, 2026

DETROIT (AP) — Spencer Torkelson hit one of Detroit's six homers and the Tigers rolled to an 11-0 win over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday. Colt Keith, Gleyber Torres, Riley Greene, Zach McKinstry and Wenceel Pérez also went deep for Detroit. Leading 2-0, Torkelson hit a two-run shot in ...