Rick Porcello Rumors & News

Minnesota Twins' Josh Willingham (16) is congratulated in the dugout after his three-run home run off Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Rick Porcello during the third inning of a baseball game in Detroit, Thursday, May 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Rick Porcello throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins in Detroit, Thursday, May 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

After going 2-7 on their last homestand, the Twins were swept in three games in Atlanta. A loss tonight and Minnesota will have suffered its ninth straight loss. Who: Minnesota Twins (18-25) at Detroit Tigers (25-19). Where: Comerica Park in Detroit, Mich. First pitch: 7:08 p.m. Television: Fox Sports Detroit. Radio: AM 1270 and the Detroit Tigers radio network. -- If you're viewing this on MLive's mobile app, click here for our mobile site, where you can get regular updates and comment. PREGAME Rick Porcello has been trending upward as of late. Th...

Reach back to the Twins and Tigers, Game 163 of the 2009 season. Standing on the hill for the Twins was Scott Baker, while on the other side was rookie Rick Porcello. Broadcasting that game was TBS, and one of the announcers was the one and only Chip Carey. His father he was not, and Carey made a couple of mistakes throughout the game. Most notably, to Twins fans, was this call: "Line drive. Base hit. Caught out there. The runner tags. Throw to the plate. On target! And on time! Double play!" In addition to Carey's broadcasting gaffs, which I don't want to get too down on him for bec...

Tigers links: This is why the Tigers refused to dump Rick Porcello in a trade The Detroit News, Lynn Henning Porcello has had one bad start in 2013. He has four consecutive quality starts (six innings or more, three or fewer earned runs allowed) after winning Friday night's pitching fest that saw the Tigers tip the Rangers, 2-1. Miguel Cabrera ties Hank Greenberg with 331st career homer HardballTalk, Bill BaerUpdate: As I was doing this, Cabrera hit his third ... yes third ... home run of the game. So he officially surpassed Hank Greenberg. He is unreal. 'Catfish' making the Tigers'...

Rick Porcello punched out six Friday night, shutting down a Texas Rangers offense that had only struck out a combined 264 times this season -- fourth-fewest in the majors. Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Rick Porcello (21) throws during the first inning against the Texas Rangers on Friday in Arlington, Texas. AP Photo  ARLINGTON, Texas -- A funny thing has happened with Rick Porcello as of late. A groundball pitcher throughout his five-year career, the 24-year-old right-hander has suddenly emerged as a strikeout artist. It could simply be a product of...

Cabrera could easily be the first star, but it seemed best to go with Porcello because the margin for error was so small in a 2-1 game against such a strong offensive club. Here are three stars for the Detroit Tigers from their 2-1 win Friday night over the Texas Rangers: Rick Porcello  FIRST STAR The fact that Rick Porcello has been pitching well lately is easy to overlook due to his ERA that ballooned in an odd outing against the Los Angeles Angels and remains inflated at 5.92. But he put together his fourth consecutive fine outing Friday night and ...

A day after Justin Verlander flamed out in a much-anticipated showdown, Rick Porcello pulled off what Detroit's ace couldn't and shut down the red-hot Texas Rangers in the Tigers' 2-1 win Friday night. Detroit Tigers' Andy Dirks is tagged out at home plate by Texas Rangers catcher Geovany Soto in the third inning Friday.AP Photo  ARLINGTON, Texas -- There was a pitchers' duel in Texas after all. It just came a day later than everyone expected. A day after Justin Verlander flamed out in a much-anticipated showdown, Rick Porcello took a sh...