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Victor Martinez has called Detroit home for the last six seasons. Martinez hit two home runs and the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 6-3 on Friday night. Anibal Sanchez (2-0) gave up three runs and six hits with five strikeouts and three walks in 5 2/3 innings for the Tigers, who lost star Miguel Cabrera to a right clavicle contusion in the fourth inning. Continue to Article

July 22, 2017 12:45:am EST

WASHINGTON — Remember December of 2013? It was a simpler time. The Nats, coming off a disappointing follow-up to their breakout 2012 campaign, made a deal with the Detroit Tigers to shore up the back end of their rotation, landing Doug Fister in exchange for utility man Steve Lombardozzi, rookie reliever Ian Krol and a minor league pitcher. The trade was universally praised as a steal for Mike Rizzo and the Nats, with ESPN’s Jayson Stark calling it “one of the all-time heists.” Fister went on to win a team-high 16 games for the 2014 NL East champs, sporting a 2.41 ERA that was fourth-best in the National League. He finished eighth in Cy Young voting, posting a career-best 4.1:1 strikeout-to-walk Continue to Article

July 20, 2017 2:45:am EST

The Detroit Tigers traded J.D. Martinez to the Diamondbacks for three prospects. Continue to Article

July 18, 2017 8:25:pm EST

Helmed by chef/owner Luis Garza, this sophisticated steak and seafood restaurant in the Springwells neighborhood of Southwest broadens the horizons Mexican cuisine in Detroit. Guacamole here is prepared tableside so the flavors are at their freshest. Visit during lunch for a slimmed-down menu with lobster and scallop tacos or venture in during the dinner hour for steaks drizzled in poblano pepper sauce and Cazuela de Mariscos, a seafood stew swimming in smoked chili broth. Continue to Article

July 11, 2017 8:43:am EST