
Evan Petzold
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Detroit Tigers beat writer for @freep | BBWAA | @CMUniversity alum | Email: epetzold@freepress.com | https://t.co/z3c22IOytZ
Detroit, MI
Joined October 2014
RT @EvanPetzold: New podcast: Talking #Tigers, AL Central, All-Stars, trade targets and more, joined by @BentleyScotty and @bobby_scales. -….
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New podcast: Talking #Tigers, AL Central, All-Stars, trade targets and more, joined by @BentleyScotty and @bobby_scales. - Tarik Skubal, Riley Greene, Gleyber Torres, Javier Báez. - Any All-Star snubs?.- Bullpen needs upgrade. What about starting rotation?
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Daxton is home and recovering well after his skull surgery! I’m taking a short break from the #Tigers beat to be with him as he recovers. I’ll be back for the All-Star Game. Thanks for all the love and support.
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New podcast: Tarik Skubal makes Cy Young statement in prime time. Should #Tigers extend Gleyber Torres?. - @Castellani2014 joins as a special guest to talk Comerica Park vibes, updated 2025 expectations, what Scott Harris needs to do at the trade deadline.
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Why #Tigers OF/3B Matt Vierling expects to stay healthy in second return from injured list: 'I feel way better'. - Parker Meadows sits.
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Final line for #Tigers starter Casey Mize: 6.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K. 94 pitches, 64 strikes. Generated 8 whiffs on 52 swings for 15.4% whiff rate: 2 fastballs, 5 splitters, 1 slurve. Fastball averaged 94.9 mph, maxed out at 97.2 mph. Mize has a 2.86 ERA in 14 starts.
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Kerry Carpenter hit a single. That marked Carpenter's eighth hit vs. a left-handed pitcher in the 2025 season (and his 11th vs. a lefty across the 2024-25 seasons). #Tigers.
Old friend Joey Wentz is pitching for the Twins. Kerry Carpenter is staying in the game for a left-on-left matchup in the sixth inning. #Tigers.
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Old friend Joey Wentz is pitching for the Twins. Kerry Carpenter is staying in the game for a left-on-left matchup in the sixth inning. #Tigers.
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Three-run fourth inning for the #Tigers against Bailey Ober, thanks to Colt Keith's sacrifice fly and Gleyber Torres' two-run home run. It's a 5-2 lead. Not only is Torres hitting .285 with nine homers and an .828 OPS in 71 games, but he's on pace for 17 homers in 2025.
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Kerry Carpenter answers Byron Buxton's home run with a game-tying solo homer off Bailey Ober in the third inning. 108.9 mph exit velocity, 424 feet to right field. Carpenter has 15 homers in 77 games. Tie game, 2-2. #Tigers.
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#Tigers lineup today vs. Minnesota Twins:. Colt Keith (3B).Gleyber Torres (2B).Kerry Carpenter (LF).Riley Greene (DH).Spencer Torkelson (1B).Wenceel Pérez (RF).Matt Vierling (CF).Zach McKinstry (SS).Jake Rogers (C). Casey Mize (RHP).
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Trey Sweeney has been optioned to Triple-A Toledo. Matt Vierling has returned from the injured list. #Tigers.
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Who is Dietrich Enns?. This Central Michigan pitcher returned to MLB with the #Tigers after 1,371 days (and he has a $3 million club option for 2026). "That was always the goal — to get back," said Enns, who spent the last three years in Japan and Korea.
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