GAME 36 - Detroit Tigers vs. Boston Red Sox, May 4, 2026, 6:10 PM

[biggunsbob]

Wish Hanifee had started the 7th over Vanasco. Much better shot.
Sadly I think Vanasco had good numbers at Toledo.

Thats two hitters DeJesus gets ahead 0-2 and cant put them away.
Yikes These last two guys stink.

DeJesus never should been recalled . He was not pitching well in Toledo either . My bad he had 1 outing in Toledo and threw 2 innings and it era clean. So I guess tigers brass thought he could get mlb hitters out when we know he can’t. He is either tipping his pitches 0-2 or is just a shitty pitcher .

Sadly i think Vanasco had good numbers in Toledo. It just kind of shows that Harris seems to have no clue when it come to a pen.
He keeps throwing guys out there and hopes he hits a Finnegan .

Embarrassing top of the 7th.

 

[biggunsbob]

Losing to a 13-21 team.

 

[biggunsbob]

Dont hit it there Mr Lee. Just an easy outfield catch. Probably a homer in other parks.

 

[biggunsbob]

Jesus
Vanasco was our beat Toledo relief pitcher with 28 k’s in 15 innings.
Really frustrating .

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Have I mentioned that DeJesus should be let go.
Tigers waste a shot to get 2 games over .500.

 

[biggunsbob]

Btw
Vanasco pitched yesterday verses Texas and was not effective in the win 1.1 inning 2kk’s 1 hit 1 walk, 1 run.
He was blasted tonight. He gave up an opposite field homer to a freaking .200 hitter.

Wow now Dejusus has a clean inning after giving up 2 runs.
He lowered his era to 8.44

Every other mlb practically has a winning record verses (13-21) Boston so far..We will be 2-3 if we don’t come back. It just bugs me.

We need a damn rally .

Again why Zack Short ?
He never was good enough when he was here before ?
There has to be better options out there ?
Carpenter cant lay off slow stuff. Sigh.

Dingler 2 run double makes score 5-4 !
Green k’s swinging on 3-2 count low out of the zone.

 

[biggunsbob]

Jansen starts 9th in a
5-4 game .

Strikeout
Walk
Lineout double play. To SS.

 

[biggunsbob]

I’ve bitched that Short should not be on this team. Maybe he hits a homer because they forget he has sneaky power ?

Chapman in

Tigers 9th
Tork. K’s
Perez 6-3. (Now batting .150)
Lee F-9. (Now batting .189)


What a bad loss.
Back to 18-18

Short doesn't get up.
Shitty Vanasco and DeJesus lost this game.
Oh and Perez miss play cost a run too.
Why is he on this team ?


Vanasco was not good yesterday .
Hanifee should have started the 7th .

Now tigers have to take the next two games to have a winning record verses boston. Who is really bad.

 

[byco42]

Chapman vs. Lee. Just the matchup I was hoping for.

 

[lonesometiger]

to late to sell now! on TS

 

[biggunsbob]

Why have a minor league if you are never going to give guys a shot ?
There really has to be someone better than Short ?

 

[kalinecountry]

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/red-sox-vs-tigers/2026/05/04/824283/final/box

Boxscore.

Red Sox 5, Tigers 4: Bad bullpen dooms Detroiters

It’s also tough to win a game when you’re out-hit 12-3.

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Red Sox 5 - Tigers 4: Bad bullpen dooms Detroiters.
It’s also tough to win a game when you’re out-hit 12-3.
BYBTB

https://www.mlive.com/tigers/2026/05/tigers-bullpen-cant-save-ty-maddens-strong-2026-debut.html

Tigers’ bullpen can’t save Ty Madden’s strong 2026 debut.
Mlive

 

[kalinecountry]

OH, NOOOOO…..

by Holly Horning It’s the news we never wanted to hear. Tarik Skubal is headed for surgery on his pitching arm. Bone chips in his elbow are the reason. It appears that this is not a new issue…

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OH, NOOOOO…..
Totally Tigers

It’s the news we never wanted to hear. Tarik Skubal is headed for surgery on his pitching arm. Bone chips in his elbow are the reason.
It appears that this is not a new issue according to reports. Symptoms had started to appear off and on even before the season started. Some stories indicate that Tarik was feeling them over the winter. In a statement, Skubal confessed that during some games, he was going off to a corner to shake out his arm away from the tv cameras this season.
And then we saw the game the other day in which he was shaking his arm while on the mound. He could not complete a bullpen session on Sunday. Thus the news today.
This setback is bad for everyone involved – the Tigers, Skubal, fans and even Scott Boras. Tarik was going to declare free agency at the end of this season and go after what was expected to be baseball’s largest contract. Now everything at this moment is up in the air.
A surgical date has yet to be set but it will be as soon as possible. An expected recovery time will be 2-3 months if all goes well.
Today, we’re opening up the blog for fans to share their thoughts about this news.

 

[lonesometiger]

Why have a minor league if you are never going to give guys a shot ?
There really has to be someone better than Short ?

Why have a minor league if you are never going to give guys a shot ?
There really has to be someone better than Short ?

There is hes called Mcgonigle

 

[lonesometiger]

32m;s now what?

 

[gotime909]

Why have a minor league if you are never going to give guys a shot ?
There really has to be someone better than Short ?

Id much rather give Workman a shot

 

[tigermud]

What a great way to honor Skubal tonight. 6 great innings and then the pen blows it in the 7th.

yup, Perfect we can lose the same way with or without him! bahahahahah

 

[tigermud]

Btw
Vanasco pitched yesterday verses Texas and was not effective in the win 1.1 inning 2kk’s 1 hit 1 walk, 1 run.
He was blasted tonight. He gave up an opposite field homer to a freaking .200 hitter.

Wow now Dejusus has a clean inning after giving up 2 runs.
He lowered his era to 8.44

Every other mlb practically has a winning record verses (13-21) Boston so far..We will be 2-3 if we don’t come back. It just bugs me.

We need a damn rally .

Again why Zack Short ?
He never was good enough when he was here before ?
There has to be better options out there ?
Carpenter cant lay off slow stuff. Sigh.

Dingler 2 run double makes score 5-4 !
Green k’s swinging on 3-2 count low out of the zone.

I have no idea why Zack Short either!, what's the point of having a farm system if you're just going to get acquire another SS for a short term stint. WTF just get McKinstry back up here! This team make no sense to me. Buncha dingleberry moves.

 

[kalinecountry]

Tigers will reinstate Zach McKinstry from injured list today and put him in lineup tonight vs. Red Sox, manager A.J. Hinch told MLBNetworkRadio.
Gleyber Torres still iffy.

Paul DeJong to Tigers. Minors deal. Yawn.

Statement from Tigers:
"We have terminated the contract of Gabe Alvarez as the manager of Triple A Toledo due to a violation of club policy. Mike Hessman will serve as interim manager.
We will have no further comment."

Tarik Skubal on the IL, True Pitching Chaos Begins: TMLR Recap Week 5. 74 minutes.

https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1YGNrZpANLoGw

Tarik Skubal: Undergoing a procedure to remove loose bodies, usually osteophyte/bone spurs, inside his throwing elbow. These are usually created by the body to help with stability as the repetitive throwing motion is damaging to the surrounding ligaments and tendons. Since the body can’t create new ligaments and tendons (hence damage to the UCL), the best I can do is create new pieces of calcium, which are essentially bone spurs. Sometimes they get dislodged and fall into the joint.Think of it as a rock in your shoe, annoying, painful and not supposed to be there. Hopefully there is no cartilage damage to the joint as a result of these (think arthritis), and it sounds like his ligament is in OK shape. Return returning in 2 to 3 months is realistic.
Jesse Morse MD.

Minnesota Twins right-hander Joe Ryan’s MRI came back this evening showing a tear in his UCL. Ryan, who was an all-star in 2025, is expected to miss the rest of the 2026 season.

I have no idea why Zack Short either!, what's the point of having a farm system if you're just going to get acquire another SS for a short term stint. WTF just get McKinstry back up here! This team make no sense to me. Buncha dingleberry moves.

Tigers Designate Zack Short For Assignment

Cue up the Grandpa Simpson hat rack meme.

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Tigers Designate Zack Short For Assignment.
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In another dingleberry move,

Tigers To Sign Paul DeJong

Veteran infielder Paul DeJong is headed to the Motor City. Get more details on his deal with the Tigers at MLB Trade Rumors.

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Tigers To Sign Paul DeJong.
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