GAME 17 - Detroit Tigers vs. Kansas City Royals, April 14, 2026, 6:40 PM

[biggunsbob]

Royals 9th
Jansen in
0-2 ****ing pitch . wtf is he throw. Why anything close ?
Single on a 0-2 pitch. (SB)
5-3 moves runner ro 3rd
4-3 infield in . Two outs.
(1-2) count, (2-2), (3-2). F-8. Long run for Baez .

I can’t stand our relief pitchers. We have such dumb pitchers.

 

[biggunsbob]

Jansen passes Lee Smith in saves with 479.

I still Don’t get throwing a strike right down the middle on a 0-2 pitch and I will never get it. Glad he beared down and shut me up.

Tigers win 2-1 Final. Four in a row !

 

[biggunsbob]

Minnesota keeps hitting already up 5-0 over Boston.

 

[biggunsbob]

Valdez had 12 groundouts today.

 

[biggunsbob]

KC 0-6 risp
Det 0-7 risp

 

[kalinecountry]

https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/dillon-dingler-tigers-rally-past-royals-in-series-opener

Fearless baserunning puts Tigers' 8th-inning comeback in motion.
Tigers official site

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/royals-vs-tigers/2026/04/14/824292/live/box

Boxscore.

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/royals-vs-tigers/2026/04/14/824292/live/video

Video highlights of the Tigers win over the royals.

Kenley Jansen claims third place on MLB’s all-time saves leader list

Jansen reached 479 saves on Tuesday night against the Royals.

www.blessyouboys.com

Kenley Jansen claims third place on MLB’s all-time saves leader list.
Jansen reached 479 saves on Tuesday night against the Royals.
BYBTB

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2026/04/14/detroit-tigers-game-score-refcap-kansas-city-royals-kevin-mcgonigle/89615762007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z115817p119150c119150e1113xxv115817d--36--b--36--&gca-ft=44&gca-ds=sophi

Tigers support Framber Valdez with an 8th-inning rally, 2-1 win vs Royals. Paywall.
Freep

https://www.mlive.com/tigers/2026/04/tigers-come-alive-late-rally-past-royals-to-win-fourth-straight.html

Tigers come alive late, rally past Royals to win fourth straight.
Mlive

 

[kalinecountry]

WATERCOOLER WEDNESDAY

Until the Tigers returned to Detroit for their 2nd homestand, they were struggling mightily. A losing streak of 5 games and a sweep by the Twins. Starting pitching, relief and offense have bee…

totallytigers.wordpress.com

WATERCOOLER WEDNESDAY.
Totally Tigers

Until the Tigers returned to Detroit for their 2nd homestand, they were struggling mightily. A losing streak of 5 games and a sweep by the Twins. Starting pitching, relief and offense have been spotty and the team sits in the middle of MLB statistically.
Not 1 starting pitcher has a winning record (through Sunday’s games). Even Tarik Skubal has a .500 record. Framber Valdez got hammered in his 2nd start and Justin Verlander is on the IL. Two other starters are on the IL for most or all of this season.
Only 1 reliever has an ERA under 2.00 and only 2 have WHIPs under 1.00.
Offensively, 4 players rank as above average in their slash lines. Seven players have below average stats. Four hitters overall rank near the bottom of MLB.
Which one of these areas concerns you the most? Which one is going to be the hardest to fix?

Which part of the Tigers' roster concerns you the most?

1. Starting pitching

2. The bullpen

3. Offense

VOTE

 

[tomdalton22]

WATERCOOLER WEDNESDAY

Until the Tigers returned to Detroit for their 2nd homestand, they were struggling mightily. A losing streak of 5 games and a sweep by the Twins. Starting pitching, relief and offense have bee…

totallytigers.wordpress.com

WATERCOOLER WEDNESDAY.
Totally Tigers

Until the Tigers returned to Detroit for their 2nd homestand, they were struggling mightily. A losing streak of 5 games and a sweep by the Twins. Starting pitching, relief and offense have been spotty and the team sits in the middle of MLB statistically.
Not 1 starting pitcher has a winning record (through Sunday’s games). Even Tarik Skubal has a .500 record. Framber Valdez got hammered in his 2nd start and Justin Verlander is on the IL. Two other starters are on the IL for most or all of this season.
Only 1 reliever has an ERA under 2.00 and only 2 have WHIPs under 1.00.
Offensively, 4 players rank as above average in their slash lines. Seven players have below average stats. Four hitters overall rank near the bottom of MLB.
Which one of these areas concerns you the most? Which one is going to be the hardest to fix?

Which part of the Tigers' roster concerns you the most?

1. Starting pitching

2. The bullpen

3. Offense

VOTE

I voted offense, but that isn't something that can be easily fixed

 

[kalinecountry]

Riley Greene is one of three MLB players to reach base in every one of their team's games so far this season.
Riley Greene, Tigers - 16 games.
Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers - 16 games
Chandler Simpson, Rays - 15 games

 

[kalinecountry]

The Tigers arm angles You'll notice the lefties all have similar enough arm angles upon release as do the righties. It's not wildly uncommon, and stuff matters more, but very few teams have this much similarity amongst their pitchers arm angles.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HF4a3C9XYAAT_21?format=png&name=small

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HF4a3C7WQAAz3VJ?format=png&name=medium

 

[biggunsbob]

Tigers minor league score Tuesday
Toledo lost 18-4 (7-9)
Erie lost 13-8 (2-8)
WM won 8-6 (5-5)
Lakeland won 3-0 (8-2)

Sorry forgot last night.