MATTHEW BOYD NEWS

Matthew Boyd: Change For The Better Matthew Boyd's new focus on the changeup may save his season. Matthew Boyd’s career with the Detroit Tigers has unfolded in phases. Origin...

AUGUST 30, 2020 • MOTORCITYBENGALS.COM

Turns in best outing of season Boyd improved to 1-4 while covering a season-high six innings Saturday in the Tigers' 8-2 win over the Twins in the front end of a doubleheader. He gave up two runs (one earned) on...

Impact While Boyd served up his ninth home run of the season in the outing, that was about the only blemish on his final line. After posting a 10.24 ERA through his first four starts of the season, the southpaw is now beginning to look like the staff ace Detroit had expected him to be over. In his subsequent three turns, Boyd has has submitted a 3.52 ERA, 1.04 WHIP and 21:3 K:BB in 15.1 innings.

AUGUST 30, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Yankees beat Mets 2-1 to stop 7-game slide

AUGUST 29, 2020 • Associated Press

Tigers back Boyd, rout Twins 8-2 in doubleheader opener Matthew Boyd pitched six solid innings for his first victory of the season, and Victor Reyes had four hits to lift...

AUGUST 29, 2020 • USATODAY.COM

Boyd, bats make powerful statement in G1 The first inning looked like a threat for Matthew Boyd on Saturday, a solidly struck leadoff single on an 0-2 pitch and a hard-hit line-driv...

AUGUST 29, 2020 • MLB.COM

Tigers back Boyd, rout Twins 8-2 in doubleheader opener Matthew Boyd pitched six solid innings for his first victory of the season, and Victor Reyes had four hits to lift the Detroit Tigers to an...

AUGUST 29, 2020 • STARTRIBUNE.COM

Cabrera's homer lifts Tigers to doubleheader sweep of Twins

Miguel Cabrera hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the bottom of the fifth inning, lifting the Detroit Tigers to a 4-2 victory and a doubleheader sweep of the Minnesota Twins

AUGUST 29, 2020 • Associated Press

Minnesota's Sano puts 10-game hit streak on the line against Tigers

Minnesota's Sano puts 10-game hit streak on the line against Tigers

AUGUST 29, 2020 • Associated Press

Tigers, Twins have doubleheader postponed because of weather

A doubleheader between the Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins has been postponed because of bad weather

AUGUST 28, 2020 • Associated Press

No doubleheader Friday Boyd won't start Friday against the Tigers as the doubleheader was rained out, Phil Miller of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Impact Boyd was originally set to take the mound in Game 1, but the Tigers changed their pitching plans after the contest was delayed by rain, and the twin bill was eventually postponed. One game will be made up via a doubleheader Saturday, and the veteran lefty will take the mound for Game 1. Tarik Skubal will start the nightcap for the Tigers.

AUGUST 28, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Not starting Game 1 Boyd is no longer starting Game 1 of Friday's doubleheader against the Twins, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.

Impact Boyd was expected to take the mound for the matinee, but the Tigers are now bumping up Tarik Skubal to start for undisclosed reasons. The Twins shifted their starting plans for the twin bill due to the expected rain during the afternoon, but it's unclear if that's the reasoning for the Tigers' change in starters. There was no indication of any injury, so Boyd tentatively lines up to start Game 2 until the team updates his status.

AUGUST 28, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Minnesota's Sano puts 10-game hit streak on the line against Tigers

Sano takes a 10-game hit streak into matchup with Tigers

AUGUST 28, 2020 • Associated Press

Starting Game 1 Boyd will start the first game of Friday's doubleheader against the Twins.

Impact Boyd was initially scheduled to start Thursday's game before the contest was postponed. However, he'll start just one day later as part of a twin bill. The Tigers likely won't need to make any changes to the rotation in the coming days since the team has two scheduled off days next week.

AUGUST 27, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Start against Twins postponed Boyd's scheduled start against the Twins on Thursday was postponed, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.

Impact The two teams decided not to play Thursday's contest in protest of the recent police shooting of Jacob Blake. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader Friday, and Boyd will likely take the mound for one of the two games of the twin bill.

AUGUST 27, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Minnesota's Sano puts 10-game hit streak on the line against Tigers

Minnesota's Sano puts 10-game hit streak on the line against Tigers

AUGUST 27, 2020 • Associated Press

Tigers beat Cubs 7-6; Heyward sits out amid player protests

Niko Goodrum hit a two-run double to cap Detroit’s five-run sixth inning, and the Tigers rallied past the Chicago Cubs 7-6

AUGUST 27, 2020 • Associated Press

Shows improvement Boyd (0-4) allowed two earned runs on five hits and a walk while striking out six across 5.1 innings to take the loss Saturday against Cleveland.

Impact Boyd had his best start of the season, only his second without allowing a home run. He did not surrender a run while in the game, but exited the contest with runners on first and second that the bullpen allowed to score. It's been an ugly start to the campaign for Boyd, as he has an 8.48 ERA and has allowed 2.5 HR/9 across six starts and 28.2 innings. He'll look to build on this positive outing his next turn through the rotation, currently projected to come Thursday against Minnesota

AUGUST 23, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Trout drives in 3 as Angels beat Athletics 4-3

AUGUST 23, 2020 • Associated Press

MLB plays of the day: Ride Indians' bats vs. Boyd Find line reports, best bets, and subscribe to push notifications in the Betting News section.We snapped a cold spell with Walker Buehler's...

AUGUST 22, 2020 • THESCORE.COM

McKenzie scheduled to start for Indians against Tigers

The Cleveland Indians host the Detroit Tigers

AUGUST 22, 2020 • Associated Press

Paredes slams, Tigers end 20-game losing streak to Indians

Rookie Isaac Paredes hit a grand slam for his first major league homer and the Detroit Tigers snapped a 20-game losing streak against Cleveland by beating the Indians 10-5

AUGUST 22, 2020 • Associated Press

Boyd eyes more consistency, containment Matthew Boyd believes he has his mechanics ironed out. Now it’s a matter of putting them into practice and making them consistent. As Boyd a...

AUGUST 22, 2020 • MLB.COM

Struggles with long ball again Boyd (0-3) allowed three earned runs on four hits and two walks while striking out nine across four innings to take the loss Monday against the White Sox.

Impact Boyd started the game in abysmal fashion, surrendering back-to-back home runs to Tim Anderson and Yoan Moncada. After allowing another home run to Anderson in the second inning, Boyd did settle in to retire the final seven batters he faced. On a positive note, Boyd also racked up 16 swinging strikes on 90 total pitches to put together his best strikeout performance of the season. However, to be effective, he has to find a way to keep in the yard as he has now allowed 3.1 HR/9, which has led to a horrific 9.64 ERA across 23.1 innings. He'll look to turn things around in his next start, currently projected to come Saturday at Cleveland.

AUGUST 18, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Swanson's 2-out, 2-run homer in 9th lifts Braves past Nats

AUGUST 18, 2020 • Associated Press

Tigers Talk: Can Matthew Boyd find a fix? Also: The latest on Casey Mize, what to make of Jeimer Candelario's hot streak and Sunday's confusing ground-rule double.

AUGUST 17, 2020 • THEATHLETIC.COM