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Detroit — The News' Tony Paul gives his quick takes on the Tigers' 10-9 win over the Royals on Thursday:
The Tigers' streak of starting pitchers allowing one run or fewer came to an end Thursday, even though Keider Montero was decent enough in working into the sixth inning.
Here's a look at the Tigers' last seven starts, a span in which the rotation has a 1.88 ERA.
Of course, the starters have had a little help from their friends, like third baseman Kevin McGonigle, who showed off his $150-million arm to start things off in the series finale. (Matt Vierling in center field and Riley Greene in left field also had nice defensive plays Thursday.)
All this fine work by the rotation, which figured to be a big strength in 2026, has come while Justin Verlander, back with the Tigers on a one-year, $13-million deal, remains on the injured list with left hip inflammation. There's still no timetable for Verlander's return, manager AJ Hinch said Wednesday.
This week, the Tigers got the better of the Royals, but Jac got the better of Joey.
The Tigers had two men thrown out at home plate during the series against the Royals, and probably should've had a third if not for a magical hand fake by Javier Báez in Wednesday's game. All three sends by Tigers third-base coach Joey Cora were aggressive, perhaps overly so, as they all were beaten to home by the ball by a wide margin, including Dillon Dingler in getting thrown out in the fourth inning Thursday.
Of course, give props to Royals right fielder Joe Castiglione, who threw absolute seeds on all three of them, including a 96-mph bullet to get Dingler on Thursday. Wednesday and Thursday's were Castiglione's first assists of the season. The Tigers still went on to win both games, of course, in extending their winning streak to six, so in the end, no harm, no foul.
(Season total in parentheses)
▶ Dillon Dingler (5)
▶ Matt Vierling
▶ Spencer Torkelson (3)
(Season total in parentheses)
▶ Riley Greene (2)
▶ Traditional home whites: 7-1
▶ Alternate home oranges: 1-0
▶ Traditional road grays: 2-5
▶ Alternate road blues: 0-3
▶ Hitter challenges: 12-for-25 (48%)
▶ Catcher/pitcher challenges: 12-for-14 (85.7%)
▶ Game 20: Tigers at Red Sox, 7:15 Friday, Apple TV, 97.1
ICYMI: Yesterday's Tigers recap
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This article originally appeared on The Detroit News: Detroit Tigers recap, Game 19: One thing I loved, one thing I didn't
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One thing I loved
The Tigers' streak of starting pitchers allowing one run or fewer came to an end Thursday, even though Keider Montero was decent enough in working into the sixth inning.
Here's a look at the Tigers' last seven starts, a span in which the rotation has a 1.88 ERA.
- Thursday, April 9: Jack Flaherty, vs. Twins — 5.2 IP, 5H, 1 ER, 6 SO, 3 BB
- Friday, April 10: Keider Montero, vs. Marlins — 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 7 SO, 1 BB
- Saturday, April 11:Casey Mize, vs. Marlins — 5.2 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 5 SO, 1 BB
- Sunday, April 12:Tarik Skubal, vs. Marlins — 6.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 7 SO, 2 BB
- Tuesday, April 14:Framber Valdez, vs. Royals — 7 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 SO, 2 BB
- Wednesday, April 15:Flaherty, vs. Royals — 6 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 7 SO, 3 BB
- Thursday, April 16: Montero, vs. Royals — 6 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 5 SO, 0 BB
Of course, the starters have had a little help from their friends, like third baseman Kevin McGonigle, who showed off his $150-million arm to start things off in the series finale. (Matt Vierling in center field and Riley Greene in left field also had nice defensive plays Thursday.)
All this fine work by the rotation, which figured to be a big strength in 2026, has come while Justin Verlander, back with the Tigers on a one-year, $13-million deal, remains on the injured list with left hip inflammation. There's still no timetable for Verlander's return, manager AJ Hinch said Wednesday.
One thing I didn't
This week, the Tigers got the better of the Royals, but Jac got the better of Joey.
The Tigers had two men thrown out at home plate during the series against the Royals, and probably should've had a third if not for a magical hand fake by Javier Báez in Wednesday's game. All three sends by Tigers third-base coach Joey Cora were aggressive, perhaps overly so, as they all were beaten to home by the ball by a wide margin, including Dillon Dingler in getting thrown out in the fourth inning Thursday.
Of course, give props to Royals right fielder Joe Castiglione, who threw absolute seeds on all three of them, including a 96-mph bullet to get Dingler on Thursday. Wednesday and Thursday's were Castiglione's first assists of the season. The Tigers still went on to win both games, of course, in extending their winning streak to six, so in the end, no harm, no foul.
Three stars
(Season total in parentheses)
▶ Dillon Dingler (5)
▶ Matt Vierling
▶ Spencer Torkelson (3)
Player of the game
(Season total in parentheses)
▶ Riley Greene (2)
Tigers' uniform tracker
▶ Traditional home whites: 7-1
▶ Alternate home oranges: 1-0
▶ Traditional road grays: 2-5
▶ Alternate road blues: 0-3
Tigers' ABS tracker
▶ Hitter challenges: 12-for-25 (48%)
▶ Catcher/pitcher challenges: 12-for-14 (85.7%)
Next Tigers game
▶ Game 20: Tigers at Red Sox, 7:15 Friday, Apple TV, 97.1
ICYMI: Yesterday's Tigers recap
[email protected]
@tonypaul1984
This article originally appeared on The Detroit News: Detroit Tigers recap, Game 19: One thing I loved, one thing I didn't
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