Shields beats Tigers 7-2, eyes opening day assignment

 
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- With Scott Kazmir sidelined by an elbow strain, James Shields is lookin... [link]

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The Bloggers Roundtable - Detroit Tigers

Today, the Detroit Tigers bloggers answer five questions from Baseball Digest Daily. Next week, come back to read about the Marlins and the Royals.
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Can Pedro tame Tigers in first real test for Mets?

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - Johan Santana 's starts already are events at Tradition Field. Maybe not Pedro Martinez -sized events, but Mets fans down here want to get an up-close look at their new No. 1 starter.
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Chatter From the Bleachers - Inge and GM

This week's edition deals with the Brandon Inge situation with the Tigers and also the next best GM.
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Rays ace Kazmir likely to start season on DL

Tampa Bay Rays left-hander Scott Kazmir likely will start the season on the disabled list after having his first scheduled spring training start Sunday pushed back a few days.
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Pedro makes spring training debut for Mets

Pedro Martinez did a nice job dodging the dangerous bats. Carlos Delgado wasn't so fortunate. Martinez pitched four scoreless innings in his spring training debut while Delgado needed four stitches to close a bloody gash in his arm after a freak ...
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Mack Avenue TigersChallenge Curtis’ March Madness picks!
Curtis Granderson will host an NCAA March Madness pool at ESPN.com this year. The winner of the pool will receive a bat autographed by Curtis. I know I’ll be joining, so enjoy the fight for second place The sign-up link is here. Share/Email ...
XM MLB ChatJim Leyland eschews 'power' pitchers in favor of talent
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Making his fourth spring start, James Shields -- who will be the Rays' Opening Day starter -- struggled with control early, but rebounded to toss 4 2/3 scoreless innings in a 7-2 win over the Tigers on Sunday.
Pedro throws 4 shutout innings in debut (AP)
Pedro Martinez did a nice job dodging the dangerous bats. Carlos Delgado wasn't so fortunate. Martinez pitched four scoreless innings in his spring training debut while Delgado needed four stitches to close a bloody gash in his arm after a freak ...
Willis after all the innings he can get
Dontrelle Willis, long known as an innings eater, has every intention of continuing to pitch deep into games now that he's with the Tigers, but he'd like to see his pitch counts come down. "If I work on getting early contact, the pitch count will come ...
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Pedro Martínez made his Grapefruit League debut and held the Detroit Tigers scoreless on four hits in four innings of a 7-4 split-squad victory at Tradition Field.