In the top of the 8th inning of the Tigers-Royals game on Tuesday night, Billy Butler "lined out to right field," according to the box score. Sounds simple enough, but it wasn't your ordinary line out.
Tigers' right fielder Brennan Boesch, who has made catching routine fly balls quite an adventure this season*, lost the ball in the lights, I assume, and turned his back on it at the very last second. As he turned his back, Boesch kept his right arm extended with his glove open and somehow the...Read Full Story
Yahoo! SportsBaseball: Brennan Boesch lifts Detroit Tigers over Texas Rangers with homeSan Jose Mercury NewsAP Brennan Boesch wasn't fazed by the rain -- or the unfamiliar reliever on the mound. The ex-Cal player hit a solo home run off Mike Adams amid an eighth-inning rain shower, sending the Detroit Tigers to a 6-5 victory over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday ...Brennan Boesch's late home run saves victory for TigersThe Detroit NewsNewest Ranger Adams excited to be in TexasFort Worth Star...Read Full Story
Yahoo! SportsDetroit 6, Texas 5: Brennan Boesch's blast wins it for TigersDetroit Free PressBrennan Boesch gets congratulated by Don Kelly after his go-ahead home run in the eighth on Tuesday. / LEON HALIP/Getty Images Alex Avila returns to the Tigers' dugout after his solo homer in the fourth inning Tuesday night. ...Baseball: Brennan Boesch lifts Detroit Tigers over Texas Rangers with homeSan Jose Mercury NewsMike Adams: Mike Adams takes loss in first AL appearanceRotoworld.comLewis' line...Read Full Story
Yahoo! SportsBrennan Boesch's homer lifts Tigers past Rangers, 6-5The Detroit NewsDetroit— If you were headed up the aisle at the time because of the rain, the sound from the field probably made you turn around. No-doubters have a certain ring to them — and Brennan Boesch's winning home run on Tuesday night against the Texas rangers ...Detroit 6, Texas 5: Boesch's HR leads Tigers in wet oneDetroit Free PressBoesch's HR helps Tigers to 6-5 win over TexasDeseret NewsBoesch's HR helps Tigers to...Read Full Story
Yahoo! SportsAL Game of the Day - Tigers 6, Rangers 5San Francisco ChronicleAP Brennan Boesch of the Detroit Tigers hits a solo home run in the eight inning to give the Tigers a 6-5 lead over the Texas Rangers. Cal alum Brennan Boesch hit a solo home run off Mike Adams amid an eighth-inning rain shower, sending the Tigers over ...Leading off: Fister takes on Rangers in debut for TigersWashington Post (blog)Boesch powers Tigers past RangersLos Angeles TimesAdams falls to Boesch, Tigers in...Read Full Story
Alex Avila drove in three runs on two doubles, Drew Smyly (2-1) gave up four runs – three earned – on six hits in five innings and Brennan Boesch added three hits and two RBIs for the Tigers, who bounced back from a three-game sweep at the ...
Bleacher ReportJim Leyland expects more from Tigers' regularsDetroit Free PressBy Shawn Windsor Tigers manager Jim Leyland talks with rightfielder Brennan Boesch after Boesch scored in the second inning Friday in Minneapolis. / Jesse Johnson/US PRESSWIRE MINNEAPOLIS -- Jim Leyland had a minor revelation Thursday night at the team ...Detroit Tigers Beat Minnesota Twins 10-6, Offense Busts Out With 16 HitsHuffington PostDetroit Tigers lineup...
DETROIT -- For the second straight game, Detroit Tigers outfielder Andy Dirks will bat second and struggling right fielder Brennan Boesch will hit eighth. Manager Jim Leyland shuffled the lineup Sunday, bumping Boesch down the No. 2 spot to eighth.
Another viable candidate for the No. 2 role would be catcher Alex Avila, who has typically hit late in the lineup during his time in Detroit. He's had just one at-bat as the second hitter -- no hits, either. However, he's one of the steadiest bats in the ...
Detroit Tigers outfielder Brennan Boesch was in the lineup Friday, a day after he turned his left ankle in the ninth inning of Thursday’s 10-3 series-opening loss to Texas.
AP PhotoDetroit Tigers' Brennan Boesch slides safely into home to score on a single by Prince Fielder during the eighth inning Tuesday in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo)
DETROIT -- Detroit Tigers outfielder Brennan Boesch was in the lineup...
The Tigers will face left-hander Jason Vargas (2-1, 2.84 ERA ... the Tigers will start Ryan Raburn in left field and Brandon Inge at second base. Delmon Young will be the designated hitter. Max Scherzer (1-1, 7.98 ERA) will start for the ...
Brandon McCarthy turned in his best performance of the season just when the Oakland Athletics needed it most.
Oakland Athletics' Brandon McCarthy works against the Detroit Tigers during the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, May 12, 2012, in Oakland, Calif.
Detroit Tigers' Brennan Boesch, right, steals second base beneath the tag of Oakland Athletics shortstop Eric Sogard during the second inning of a baseball game, Saturday...
In that sense, Leyland said, he sees what he calls "encouraging signs" from Brennan Boesch and Ryan Raburn. Boesch had two of Detroit's four hits off Brandon McCarthy on Saturday. Raburn entered Sunday batting 2-for-19 on the road trip ...
Substitution David Murphy is pinch-hitting for Craig Gentry ... Substitution Alexi Ogando starts the inning for the Rangers. Out Austin Jackson flied out to center. None on with one out and Brennan Boesch due up. Out Brennan Boesch struck ...
Brennan Boesch. When the Tigers acquired Prince Fielder in the offseason, Boesch was supposed to be one of the biggest benefactors. With Boesch in the No. 2 spot in the lineup, he was supposed to see plenty of hittable fastballs because opposing pitchers ...