Topic: AL Central

Rangers edge Tigers in rain-hit opener

ARLINGTON, Texas (Reuters) - The Texas Rangers beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2 in a rain-interrupted opening game of the American League Championship Series on Saturday.Rangers relievers completely shut down the Tigers, preserving the one-run lead with 4-1/3 innings of one-hit pitching including ...

Tigers' Young out of AL series with muscle strain

(Reuters) - Detroit Tigers slugger Delmon Young will miss the American League Championship Series against the Texas Rangers because of a strained stomach muscle, the team said just hours before the first game was due to start on Saturday.Young, Detroit's left fielder, ...

Tigers start with Verlader in game one

The Detroit Tigers have decided to go with ace Justin Verlander for game one of their American League playoff championship series against the Texas Rangers.The defending American League champion Rangers will counter with CJ Wilson in Saturday's game one.The 28-year-old Verlander will ...

Verlander and Wilson open Detroit-Texas series

(Reuters) - On paper, the Texas Rangers look to have some advantages in their American League Championship Series (ALCS) against the Detroit Tigers, but playoffs are won and lost on the field as the New York Yankees would attest.The defending American League ...

Tigers beat Yankees to advance in MLB playoffs

Don Kelly and Delmon Young homered in the first inning and Detroit's pitchers made the lead stand up as the Tigers edged the New York Yankees 3-2 to advance in the Major League Baseball playoffs.The Tigers on Thursday won the best-of-five American ...

Tigers top Yankees, reach Championship Series

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees 3-2 on Thursday to reach the American League Championship Series against the Texas Rangers.The victory gave Detroit a 3-2 winning margin in their best-of-five divisional playoff series.Don Kelly and Delmon ...

White Sox select former-player Ventura as new manager

(Reuters) - Former Chicago White Sox All-Star third baseman Robin Ventura was named manager of the Major League Baseball club, the team said on Thursday.Ventura, who was already working as a director of player development for the White Sox, replaces the colorful ...

White Sox tap Ventura as manager

The Chicago White Sox are turning to former All-Star third baseman Robin Ventura to replace Ozzie Guillen as manager, the Major League Baseball club said Thursday.Ventura, a longtime star with the White Sox, was hired by the club in June as a ...

Tiger's Verlander not available for decisive Game Five

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland Wednesday ruled out using ace Justin Verlander in Thursday's deciding Game Five of the American League division series against the New York Yankees.Verlander, who went 24-5 during Major League Baseball's regular season and ...

Rangers advance, Yankees level MLB series

Adrian Beltre smashed three solo home runs to power Texas past Tampa Bay 4-3, advancing the Rangers to the American League finals of the Major League Baseball playoffs.The reigning league champion Rangers, who beat the Rays three games to one in the ...