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After 453 days, Alex Lange returns to seal Tigers' win
After 453 days, Alex Lange returns to seal Tigers' win originally appeared on The Sporting News Alex Lange was more nervous about last night than his MLB debut. When the Detroit Tigers' reliever entered in the ninth inning, it had been 453 days since his last Major League game and 14 months since he underwent right lat surgery in June 2024. But Lange did his job, pitching a scoreless ninth to seal Detroit's dominant 10-0 win over the Houston Astros at Comerica Park on Monday night. Breaking down Lange's appearance Lange had anything but a clean inning vs. Houston. His first pitch—a 95.8 mph sinker—was drilled to left field by Ramon Urias for a single. His first out came on a fly ball to left, but Lange then issued a walk and a single to load the bases. However, he struck out Victor Caratini with a knuckle curve below the zone and used the same pitch to induce another fly out that sealed Detroit's victory. 'I'm getting goosebumps now reliving it,' Lange said after the game, per Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press. 'All the fans down in the bullpen all day saying welcome back is pretty special, and running back in one more time was a lot of fun.' Lange's road to recovery wasn't easy, but he just kept 'grinding' until he was ready to return. That included a rehab assignment that spanned 17 games for Double-A West Michigan (2 G) and Triple-A Toledo (15). The Tigers finally activated him yesterday on Aug. 18. 'You look up 14 months later, you're back with the boys, and you're back with the team that you love and care so much about,' Lange, who's spent his entire 5-year career with Detroit, said. 'It's pretty special. I got a lot of hugs today from a lot of guys. That meant the world to me. I'll never forget that.' The Tigers (74-53) continue their series vs. the Astros (69-56) at Comerica Park tonight at 6:40 p.m. ET.
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Jack Flaherty's strong start, 4 homers lead Tigers to 10-0 rout of Astros
DETROIT (AP) — Jack Flaherty struck out nine batters in seven scoreless innings and the Detroit Tigers went on to beat the Houston Astros 10-0 on Monday night. Wenceel Pérez, Riley Greene, Trey Sweeney and Colt Keith homered for the Tigers, who were coming off a 5-2 road trip. Flaherty (7-12) allowed three hits and a walk to win for the second time in 12 starts. Former closer Alex Lange, who underwent lat surgery last season, pitched the ninth — his first MLB appearance since May 22, 2024. Spencer Arrighetti (1-4) gave up five runs on seven hits and four walks in five innings. Houston loaded the bases on two hits and a walk in the first inning, but Victor Caratini lined out to end the inning. Flaherty only allowed two more runners — a hit batter and a single. The Tigers took a 1-0 lead in the fourth on Pérez's 10th homer of the season, and they added four runs in the fifth. Trey Sweeney tripled in the sixth and scored on Keith's sacrifice fly to make it 6-0. Sweeney hit a three-run homer in the seventh and Keith homered two batters later. Outfielder Chas McCormick pitched a scoreless eighth for Houston. Key moment The Tigers missed an opportunity for a big inning in the second. With runners on first and second and no one out, Dillon Dingler hit a high fly to left that bounced off the fence. Appearing to think the ball had gone for a home run, the runners ended up advancing one base. Arrighetti then struck out Sweeney before Javier Báez hit into an inning-ending double play. Key stat Gleyber Torres played in his 1,000th major league game. He entered the game with a .265 batting average, 151 homers, 499 RBIs and 57 stolen bases. Up next The teams play the second of three games on Tuesday night, with Tigers ace LHP Tarik Skubal (11-3, 2.42 ERA) facing Detroit native RHP Hunter Brown (10-5, 2.45). ___ AP MLB:
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Jack Flaherty's strong start, 4 homers lead Tigers to 10-0 rout of Astros
Jack Flaherty struck out nine batters in seven scoreless innings, and the Detroit Tigers went on to beat the Houston Astros 10-0 on Monday night. Wenceel Pérez, Riley Greene, Trey Sweeney and Colt Keith homered for the Tigers, who were coming off a 5-2 road trip. Flaherty (7-12) allowed three hits and a walk to win for the second time in 12 starts. Former closer Alex Lange, who underwent lat surgery last season, pitched the ninth — his first MLB appearance since May 22, 2024. Spencer Arrighetti (1-4) gave up five runs on seven hits and four walks in five innings. Houston loaded the bases on two hits and a walk in the first inning, but Victor Caratini lined out to end the inning. Flaherty only allowed two more runners — a hit batter and a single. The Tigers took a 1-0 lead in the fourth on Pérez's 10th homer of the season, and they added four runs in the fifth. Trey Sweeney tripled in the sixth and scored on Keith's sacrifice fly to make it 6-0. Sweeney hit a three-run homer in the seventh and Keith homered two batters later. Outfielder Chas McCormick pitched a scoreless eighth for Houston. The Tigers missed an opportunity for a big inning in the second. With runners on first and second and no one out, Dillon Dingler hit a high fly to left that bounced off the fence. Appearing to think the ball had gone for a home run, the runners ended up advancing one base. Arrighetti then struck out Sweeney before Javier Báez hit into an inning-ending double play. Gleyber Torres played in his 1,000th major league game. He entered the game with a .265 batting average, 151 homers, 499 RBIs and 57 stolen bases. The teams play the second of three games on Tuesday night, with Tigers ace LHP Tarik Skubal (11-3, 2.42 ERA) facing Detroit native RHP Hunter Brown (10-5, 2.45).
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Jack Flaherty's strong start, 4 homers lead Tigers to 10-0 rout of Astros
DETROIT (AP) — Jack Flaherty struck out nine batters in seven scoreless innings and the Detroit Tigers went on to beat the Houston Astros 10-0 on Monday night. Wenceel Pérez, Riley Greene, Trey Sweeney and Colt Keith homered for the Tigers, who were coming off a 5-2 road trip. Flaherty (7-12) allowed three hits and a walk to win for the second time in 12 starts. Former closer Alex Lange, who underwent lat surgery last season, pitched the ninth — his first MLB appearance since May 22, 2024. Spencer Arrighetti (1-4) gave up five runs on seven hits and four walks in five innings. Houston loaded the bases on two hits and a walk in the first inning, but Victor Caratini lined out to end the inning. Flaherty only allowed two more runners — a hit batter and a single. The Tigers took a 1-0 lead in the fourth on Pérez's 10th homer of the season, and they added four runs in the fifth. Trey Sweeney tripled in the sixth and scored on Keith's sacrifice fly to make it 6-0. Sweeney hit a three-run homer in the seventh and Keith homered two batters later. Outfielder Chas McCormick pitched a scoreless eighth for Houston. Key moment The Tigers missed an opportunity for a big inning in the second. With runners on first and second and no one out, Dillon Dingler hit a high fly to left that bounced off the fence. Appearing to think the ball had gone for a home run, the runners ended up advancing one base. Arrighetti then struck out Sweeney before Javier Báez hit into an inning-ending double play. Key stat Gleyber Torres played in his 1,000th major league game. He entered the game with a .265 batting average, 151 homers, 499 RBIs and 57 stolen bases. Up next The teams play the second of three games on Tuesday night, with Tigers ace LHP Tarik Skubal (11-3, 2.42 ERA) facing Detroit native RHP Hunter Brown (10-5, 2.45). ___ AP MLB:
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Tigers activate Alex Lange from injured list; Bailey Horn optioned to Triple-A Toledo
Detroit Tigers right-handed reliever Alex Lange is known for wearing a turtleneck underneath his jersey during games. "It's back," he said. The Tigers activated Lange from the injured list Monday, Aug. 18, before the opener of a three-game series against the Houston Astros at Comerica Park. To open a roster spot, the Tigers optioned left-handed reliever Bailey Horn to Triple-A Toledo. Lange hasn't pitched for the Tigers since May 22, 2024. "I'm excited to be back here and in the locker room again," Lange said before Monday's game. "It felt like Christmas morning waking up. Being able to come here and put a jersey on tonight, it's pretty cool." POSITIVE VIBES: Tigers reliever Alex Lange motivated by 'World Series rings' The 29-year-old has spent the past 14 months recovering surgery to repair an avulsion in his right latissimus dorsi tendon, which he underwent in late June 2024. When healthy, Lange racked up 26 saves in 32 opportunities as the Tigers' closer in 2023, posting a 3.68 ERA with 45 walks and 79 strikeouts across 66 innings in 67 games. Everything went downhill in 2024. Before the lat injury, Lange registered a 4.34 ERA with two saves in two opportunities in 2024, responsible for 17 walks compared to 21 strikeouts over 18⅔ innings in 21 games. The Tigers optioned Lange to Triple-A Toledo for performance reasons in May 2024, then he suffered the injury with the Mud Hens in June 2024. SUNDAY'S ROSTER MOVE: Tigers recall Brenan Hanifee after minimum stay in Triple-A; Brant Hurter sent down Although the Tigers activated Lange from the 60-day injured list, a 40-man roster move wasn't required because it was at 39 players. The 40-man roster is now full. This story will be updated. Contact Evan Petzold at epetzold@ or follow him @EvanPetzold. Listen to our weekly Tigers show "Days of Roar" every Monday afternoon on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. And catch all of our podcasts and daily voice briefing at This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit Tigers roster moves: Alex Lange activated from injured list
