The Giants won two of three at Detroit during an interleague series in July 2011. Sandoval and Crawford homered off an ineffective Scherzer to back Zito in a 15-3 victory, one day before the Tigers fired pitching coach Rick Knapp. Bumgarner allowed a run over 7 1-3 outstanding innings in a no-deci
either. The clubs have played only 12 games since interleague action began in 1997, most recently last year at Comerica Park. That series was notable because the Tigers fired pitching coach Rick Knapp following the final game, a day after Barry Zito and the Giants trounced Max Scherzer in a 15-3 romp.
Date: Oct 23, 2012
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Jim Leyland piles credit on pitching coach Jeff Jones
Jones' greatest triumph is Max Scherzer. When Jones replaced Rick Knapp as pitching coach in July 2011, Scherzer remained at sea. Despite all the hard work done by him and with him, his vast potential remained unclaimed.
Date: Oct 21, 2012
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Nation & world: Wisconsin OL Peter Konz, Tulsa WR Damaris Johnson turning pro
Baseball: The Kansas City Royals named Vance Wilson manager of their Class A team in Wilmington (Carolina) and Rick Knapp minor league pitching coordinator. Wilson was a backup catcher for the Tigers in 2005-06; Knapp was Tigers pitching coach from 2008 until he was fired in July. ... All-Star secon
Date: Jan 10, 2012
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Joe Lemire: Collapse in Boston makes AL wild card just one race worth watching
Detroit's turning point seems to have come in early July when it changed pitching coaches, replacing Rick Knapp with Jeff Jones. Under Knapp's guidance through July 2, the Tigers were 44-40, with a 4.41 staff ERA, a .261 average against and a 1.96 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Since July 3 under Jones, t
Date: Sep 19, 2011
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TIGERS NOTEBOOK: Purcey designated; Weaver draws 6-game suspension
In his last 10 appearances dating back to his relief work in the back-to-back blowout losses to the Mets that contributed to pitching coach Rick Knapps dismissal Purcey gave up 14 earned runs in just eight innings (15.75 ERA), walking 12 and striking out just four, and allowing opponents to hit
Date: Aug 02, 2011
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Talent, savvy have propelled Verlander atop the pitching class
pacing the league in wins (11), strikeouts (130), innings pitched (135.2) and WHIP (0.86). He's keeping the Tigers in the AL Central race, despite a horrendous supporting staff. (Even with Verlander, Detroit ranks 26th in team ERA, a fact that prompted pitching coach Rick Knapp's firing on Sunday.)
Last week's meltdown was also the kiss of death for pitching coach Rick Knapp, who was fired after Saturday's 15-3 loss to the Giants, while Phil Coke was reassigned to the bullpen last Thursday after compiling a 1-7 record as a starter.