The Latest Breaking News from Alex Lange

TORONTO — After a couple of base running blunders in the 4-3 loss Wednesday night, the last thing manager AJ Hinch was going to have the stomach for Thursday was another one. Especially from one of his premier players.

HOUSTON — Matt Vierling left some of his DNA in the right-field corner at Tropicana Field Sunday, diving head-long nearly into the sidewall trying to catch a foul ball.

SEATTLE — Spencer Torkelson walked through the clubhouse Tuesday morning carrying a well-worn bat. He was heading toward the batting cage. This was hours before the Tigers would fail to take advantage of a catcher pitching in the 10th inning and get walked off by the Mariners in the bottom…

CHICAGO — At the end of the night, the Tigers were still anchored at the bottom of the Central Division, long, long out of the playoff chase.

DETROIT — Pretty good night for the local kid.

DETROIT — For just over a month last season, right after he came to the Mariners in the somewhat infamous trade with the Astros that sent Kendall Graveman to their American League West Rivals, Abraham Toro was hitting machine with a knack for producing with runners on base or in…

DETROIT — The Saturday attendance at Comerica Park was 23,581 — thousands more of which, certainly, came to see Shohei Ohtani than, say, Victor Reyes and Kody Clemens.

Whatever Tarik Skubal did during the All-Star break, he might want to try doing it again before his next start.

DETROIT — The Tigers were dead in the water. No hits since the fifth inning.

PHOENIX – A hefty segment of the 22,064 people who came to Chase Field Friday night to welcome Spencer Torkelson back to Arizona where he starred at Arizona State, but Javier Baez gave them a bonus treat.

This is easily the filthiest pitch of the MLB season so far.