The Detroit Tigers are 7-1 yet are being lambasted for the same bullpen issues that have caused them grief over the past few seasons. There are reports that Detroit is monitoring free agent reliever Rafael Soriano. You can’t exactly blame…
It had to happen at some point folks. Here are five stats to know from the Tigers loss. 3 The number of runs scored in a ninth inning rally by Detroit. Miguel Cabrera doubled in Ian Kinsler before scoring on…
The upcoming slate of Champions League games features some of European football’s usual suspects joining Juve in the last eight: Barcelona, Real Madrid, PSG, Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid. Monaco and Porto have also qualified. With the exception of Porto,…
4 The number of hits and runs driven in by Miguel Cabrera. Miggy did all this in a mere four plate appearances while also drawing a walk and scoring three runs. The Triple Crown winner went 11-for-14 in the sweep…
Thanks to the Kansas City Royals being reigning American League Champions and the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians making significant improvements in the offseason, the trendy pick is to not pick the Tigers to win their fifth consecutive AL…
4 The number of runs scored by catcher Alex Avila. Avila went 1-for-1 with three walks. His batting average on the season is .750. Shortstop Jose Iglesias had four hits for the Tigers. Avila and Iglesias, the team’s 8…
Two The number of hits each by Yoenis Cespedes, Alex Avila and Jose Iglesias. This is an extremely good sign considering the trio hit 6th, 8th and 9th in Brad Ausmus’ lineup. The trio also drove in a run (via…
The Tigers have been busy trimming their roster down ahead of Opening Day. Detroit has optioned and cut players who either played a role last season or were thought to me in the mix for a big-league roster spot before…
Coming off the heels of the Gonzaga women losing a heart-breaker, the Gonzaga men experienced a whole different kind of pain in their loss to Duke. While the score line didn’t reflect the tightest of games, GU hung with and…
Here’s the latest from Know Hitter on the Gonzaga Bulldogs. To wrap up the win over UCLA, here are some key stats from the victory. In case you missed it, here’s Przemek Karnowski’s two nifty dimes in the lovely Vine…