Phil Coke

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Detroit Tigers - INSIDE PITCH One of the few people who isn't worried about Justin Verlander's velocity is Justin Verlander. It's attracting attention in this numbers-dominated era that Verlander has yet to reach...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Detroit Tigers - INSIDE PITCH It was just about a year ago that folks started to realize that maybe those predictions of Miguel Cabrera being a disaster at third base just weren't going to come true. And now, a year...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Detroit Tigers - INSIDE PITCH The Tigers used a manufactured run to break a 3-3 tie Sunday and then brought out a tactic from the old-time baseball textbook to complete a sweep of the Braves. Miguel Cabrera, whose...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Detroit Tigers - INSIDE PITCH Bullpens are not like fantasy league teams or computer baseball games. There are people involved, with emotions, feelings and physical limitations. It's why Detroit's bullpen is...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Detroit Tigers - INSIDE PITCH Linus has his security blanket and Jim Leyland has his. Leyland's blanket is named Jose Valverde. "If Valverde is good, we'll be pretty good," Leyland said of how his bullpen sets up...

Tigers head athletic trainer Kevin Rand updated the health of a few ailing players Friday. -- Pitcher Justin Verlander: All looks on course for him to make his next start Tuesday against the Twins. He left Thursday's game after seven innings with...

DETROIT Call it a statement game. Call it a signature victory. Or just call it a nice way to end a tough, oft-interrupted road trip. Alex Gordon's grand slam capped a five-run 10th inning Thursday afternoon that carried the Royals to an 8-3 victory over...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Kansas City Royals - INSIDE PITCH Alex Gordon was not having that good of an afternoon at the plate. Gordon had one hit in his first five at-bats and struck out three times. That all changed in the 10th inning as...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Detroit Tigers - INSIDE PITCH Five hits and the last 16 batters being retired in order is not a winning formula. It's the formula Detroit faces, though, and probably the key reason the Tigers have lost five of the...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ryan Reaves scored twice last night in the St. Louis Blues' 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames. Alexander Steen and Andy McDonald also netted goals for the Blues, who moved into fourth place in the Western Conference. St. Louis can...

FLAMES-BLUES Reaves scores twice, backs Elliott in Blues' win ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ryan Reaves scored twice and Brian Elliott earned his NHL-leading 10th win in April in the St. Louis Blues' 4-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night. St....

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Royals 8, Tigers 3 (10) Royals 8, Tigers 3 (10): George Kottaras drew a bases-loaded walk to force in the go-ahead run before Alex Gordon launched a grand slam as visiting Kansas City earned a split of the rain-shortened two-...