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Saturday, July 14, 2012

Posted on July 14, 2012 at 04:23 PM.

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Game 94 vs. LAA

The series finale pitted aces Josh Beckett and CJ Wilson against each other. It's safe to say that Beckett came out alive.

This one had the makings of a pitcher's duel throughout the way. However, things started to slip away when Ian Kinsler and Geovany Soto homered.

The Tigers finished the sweep in the 8th with more offense. JD Martinez had a clutch 2 RBI triple, followed by an Adam Jones homer.

The Tigers won 6-1. They move on to host the White Sox.

Los Angeles Angels at Detroit Tigers
Jul 19, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Los Angeles (45-48)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	0
Detroit (87-7)	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	X	6	10	0
W: Josh Beckett (13-0) L: CJ Wilson (6-7)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			LAA	DET
LAA	1	Albert Pujols hits a sacrifice fly. Erick Aybar scores.	1	0
DET	5	Ian Kinsler homers to left.	1	1
DET	5	Geovany Soto hits an inside-the-park home run.	1	2
DET	8	JD Martinez triples. Miguel Tejada and Hunter Pence score.	1	4
DET	8	Adam Jones homers to left. JD Martinez scores.	1	6

Los Angeles Angels
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Erick Aybar	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.280
Howie Kendrick	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.244
Albert Pujols	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.309
Kendry Morales	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	.276
Torii Hunter	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.260
Alex Avila	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269
Vernon Wells	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.181
Mike Trout	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.224
Alberto Callaspo	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.274
TEAM TOTALS	34	1	8	1	0	6	0	---
BATTING: 2B: E. Aybar (17), K. Morales (18) SF: A. Pujols (8) RBI: A. Pujols (53)

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Hunter Pence	4	1	2	0	0	1	0	.274
JD Martinez	4	1	1	2	0	1	0	.308
Adam Jones	4	1	2	2	0	0	1	.380
Prince Fielder	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.427
Ian Kinsler	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	.292
Michael Morse	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.329
Geovany Soto	3	1	1	1	0	1	1	.304
Mark Trumbo	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.263
Miguel Tejada	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	.333
TEAM TOTALS	32	6	10	6	0	3	3	---
BATTING: 3B: JD Martinez (8) HR: G. Soto (10), I. Kinsler (30), A. Jones (31) RBI: G. Soto (37), I. Kinsler (69), A. Jones 2 (111), JD Martinez 2 (43)
BASERUNNING: CS: I. Kinsler (14)

Los Angeles Angels
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
CJ Wilson (L)	8.0	10	6	6	0	3	3	3.08
TEAM TOTALS	8.0	10	6	6	0	3	3	---
PITCHING: Pitches-Strikes: CJ Wilson 67-55

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Josh Beckett (W)	7.0	5	1	1	0	5	0	1.87
Jordan Walden (H)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	4.55
Randy Choate	0.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.73
Collin Balester	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.93
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	8	1	1	0	6	0	---

Friday, July 13, 2012

No Trouble for Tigers

Posted on July 13, 2012 at 05:51 PM.

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Game 93 vs. LAA

This win was simply a quality one. The Tigers got past the deception of a struggling Jered Weaver and came away with a win.

The game showed a true team effort, with 12 hits and 5 different guys credited with RBI.

Justin Verlander went deep again, but he gave up 2. He also walked a batter, which he isn't fond of doing.

Los Angeles Angels at Detroit Tigers
Jul 18, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Los Angeles (45-47)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	1
Detroit (86-7)	0	1	3	2	0	1	0	0	X	7	12	0
W: Justin Verlander (18-1) L: Jered Weaver (3-11)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			LAA	DET
DET	2	JJ Hardy singles. Ian Kinsler scores. Mark Trumbo to 2nd.	0	1
DET	3	Andre Ethier homers to left.	0	2
DET	3	Adam Jones hits an inside-the-park home run.	0	3
DET	3	Ian Kinsler singles. Prince Fielder scores.	0	4
LAA	4	Torii Hunter homers to right.	1	4
DET	4	Adam Jones triples. Geovany Soto and Hunter Pence score.	1	6
DET	6	Hunter Pence singles. JJ Hardy scores.	1	7

Los Angeles Angels
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Erick Aybar	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280
Howie Kendrick	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.243
Albert Pujols	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.312
Jean Segura	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255
Kendry Morales	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.271
Torii Hunter	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	.260
Alex Avila	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.273
Chris Ianetta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207
Vernon Wells	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	.180
Mike Trout	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.227
Alberto Callaspo	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.274
TEAM TOTALS	31	2	5	2	1	4	1	---
BATTING: HR: T. Hunter (13) RBI: T. Hunter (39), V. Wells (40)
FIELDING: E: K. Morales (11)

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Hunter Pence	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	.272
Andre Ethier	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	.347
Adam Jones	4	1	2	3	0	0	1	.379
Prince Fielder	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.431
Michael Morse	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.331
Ian Kinsler	4	1	1	1	0	1	0	.289
Mark Trumbo	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.257
JJ Hardy	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	.272
Geovany Soto	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	.303
TEAM TOTALS	36	7	12	7	0	4	2	---
BATTING: 2B: P. Fielder (31), JJ Hardy (20) 3B: A. Jones (9) HR: A. Ethier (18), A. Jones (30) RBI: I. Kinsler (68), A. Ethier (50), JJ Hardy (50), A. Jones 3 (109), H. Pence (53)

Los Angeles Angels
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Jered Weaver (L)	8.0	12	7	5	0	4	2	4.90
TEAM TOTALS	8.0	12	7	5	0	4	2	---
PITCHING: Pitches-Strikes: J. Weaver 63-58

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Justin Verlander (W)	8.1	5	2	2	1	4	1	2.06
Mark Melancon	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.70
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	5	2	2	1	4	1	---

Thursday, July 12, 2012

Tigers Edge Angels

Posted on July 12, 2012 at 10:29 PM.

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Game 92 vs. LAA

This game was similar to that phrase you always see on a side-view mirror: things are closer than they appear.

The Tigers had to worry when the Angels came within one after the 6th. They responded, however, in the 7th, when Mark Trumbo homered and Geovany Soto had an RBI single.

The 9th was treacherous from Valverde. He loaded the bases, but no runs scored. Even if there is a save situation, he won't be used. Valverde threw 20 pitches.

Los Angeles Angels at Detroit Tigers
Jul 17, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Los Angeles (45-46)	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	11	1
Detroit (85-7)	1	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	X	6	11	0
W: Jordan Zimmermann (15-2) L: Jerome Williams (4-5) S: Jose Valverde (19)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			LAA	DET
DET	1	Adam Jones doubles. Hunter Pence scores.	0	1
LAA	2	Kendry Morales homers to left-center.	1	1
DET	3	Andre Ethier doubles. Hunter Pence scores.	1	2
DET	3	Adam Jones homers to right-center. Andre Ethier scores.	1	4
LAA	6	Howie Kendrick singles. Alberto Callaspo scores.	2	4
LAA	6	Kendry Morales singles. Howie Kendrick scores. Albert Pujols to 3rd.	3	4
DET	7	Mark Trumbo homers to left.	3	5
DET	7	Geovany Soto singles. JJ Hardy scores.	3	6

Los Angeles Angels
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Erick Aybar	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.284
Howie Kendrick	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	.246
Albert Pujols	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.315
Kendry Morales	4	1	3	2	0	0	1	.268
Torii Hunter	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.357
Alex Avila	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.276
Vernon Wells	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.179
Mike Trout	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	.228
Alberto Callaspo	3	1	1	0	0	2	0	.276
TEAM TOTALS	35	3	11	3	0	8	1	---
BATTING: 2B: M. Trout (13) 3B: A. Callaspo (4) HR: K. Morales (17) RBI: H. Kendrick (34), K. Morales 2 (49)
FIELDING: E: A. Callaspo (9)

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Hunter Pence	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	.270
Andre Ethier	4	1	2	1	0	1	0	.348
Adam Jones	4	1	2	3	0	0	1	.377
Prince Fielder	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.431
Michael Morse	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.332
Ian Kinsler	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.290
Mark Trumbo	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	.258
JJ Hardy	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	.270
Geovany Soto	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	.312
TEAM TOTALS	33	6	11	6	0	1	2	---
BATTING: 2B: A. Ethier (25), JJ Hardy (19), A. Jones (36) 3B: H. Pence (5) HR: A. Jones (29), M. Trumbo (4) RBI: G. Soto (36), A. Ethier (49), A. Jones 3 (106), M. Trumbo (9)
BASERUNNING: CS: I. Kinsler 2 (13)

Los Angeles Angels
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Jerome WIlliams (L)	8.0	11	6	6	0	1	2	3.11
TEAM TOTALS	8.0	11	6	6	0	1	2	---

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Jordan Zimmermann (W)	7.0	8	3	3	0	5	1	2.08
Jordan Walden (H)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.70
Jose Valverde	1.0	3	0	0	0	2	0	1.47
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	11	3	3	0	8	1	---

Fireworks Early in Series Opener

Posted on July 12, 2012 at 09:18 PM.

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Game 91 vs. LAA

Tensions escalated early in this one. Andre Ethier tripled in his 1st at bat; however, the next batter, Adam Jones, was likely intentionally hit in the shoulder.

In the top of the 2nd, Kendry Morales was plunked as well. The Angels ended the inning with a run on a sacrifice fly.

The Tigers continued to score in the second, and Andre Ethier was hit in his arm. That prompted a warning, but the struggling Ervin Santana was ejected.

Long reliever Danys Dallimore saved the Angels' pen by going 6 and 1/3 innings afterward.

Ricky Romero turned in another nice performance; I think he's making the turnaround.

Los Angeles Angels at Detroit Tigers
Jul 16, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Los Angeles (45-45)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0
Detroit (84-7)	3	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	X	10	12	1
W: Ricky Romero (12-2) L: Ervin Santana (8-4)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			LAA	DET
DET	1	Prince Fielder hits a sacrifice fly. Andre Ethier scores.	0	1
DET	1	Michael Morse homers to right. Adam Jones scores.	0	3
LAA	2	Alberto Callaspo hits a sacrifice fly. Vernon Wells scores.	1	3
DET	2	Geovany Soto triples. JJ Hardy scores.	1	4
DET	2	Hunter Pence singles. Geovany Soto scores.	1	5
DET	2	Prince Fielder hits into a fielder's choice. Hunter Pence scores. Andre Ethier to 3rd.	1	6
DET	2	Michael Morse singles. Andre Ethier scores. Prince Fielder to 2nd.	1	7
DET	7	Adam Jones singles. Andre Ethier scores.	1	8
DET	8	Mark Trumbo homers to right.	1	9
DET	8	Hunter Pence singles. JJ Hardy scores.	1	10

Los Angeles Angels
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Mike Trout	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.228
Howie Kendrick	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.243
Albert Pujols	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.313
Vernon Wells	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.181
Torii Hunter	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.257
Kendry Morales	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.263
Alberto Callaspo	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	.276
Alex Avila	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276
Chris Ianetta	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.207
Erick Aybar	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.287
TEAM TOTALS	33	1	6	1	0	7	0	---
BATTING: 2B: H. Kendrick (21), V. Wells (12) HBP: K. Morales (2) SF: A. Callaspo (1) RBI: A. Callaspo (46)

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Hunter Pence	5	1	2	2	0	0	0	.267
Andre Ethier	4	3	2	0	0	0	0	.346
Adam Jones	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	.376
Prince Fielder	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	.435
Michael Morse	4	1	2	3	0	0	1	.335
Ian Kinsler	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.288
Mark Trumbo	4	1	1	1	0	2	1	.250
JJ Hardy	4	2	3	0	0	0	0	.269
Geovany Soto	4	1	1	1	0	1	0	.312
TEAM TOTALS	34	10	12	10	1	4	2	---
BATTING: 2B: A. Ethier (24), JJ Hardy 2 (18) 3B: G. Soto (3), A. Ethier (3) HR: M. Morse (22), M. Trumbo (3) HBP: A. Ethier (3), A. Jones (2) SF: P. Fielder (4) RBI: P. Fielder 2 (99), M. Morse 3 (57), G. Soto (35), A. Jones (103), H. Pence 2 (52), M. Trumbo (8)
BASERUNNING: SB: H. Pence (3)
FIELDING: E: M. Trumbo (1)

Los Angeles Angels
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Ervin Santana (L)	1.1	5	7	7	0	2	1	4.47
Danys Dallimor	6.1	7	3	3	1	2	1	5.32
Rich Thompson	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.50
TEAM TOTALS	8.0	12	10	10	1	4	2	---

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Ricky Romero (W)	7.2	6	1	1	0	6	0	2.74
Jordan Walden	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.85
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	6	1	1	0	7	0	---

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Tigers Shut Out Orioles in Sweep

Posted on July 11, 2012 at 07:43 PM.

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Game 90 @ BAL

After last night's win, the fact that the Tigers started off with 2 in the first was a relief. Oriole starter Dylan Bundy only stuck around for 4 innings, where he gave up 8 runs.

11 runs were scored by the Tigers in the series finale. Michael Morse and Andre Ethier homered. Prince Fielder had 4 RBI, and despite a sac fly, Adam Jones snapped a hit streak.

The Tigers are well-off so far. They have not lost since Miguel Cabrera went out with injury. He should be back in August.

Detroit Tigers at Baltimore Orioles
Jul 15, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Detroit (83-7)	2	0	1	5	0	0	0	3	0	11	19	0
Baltimore (32-56)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
W: Doug Fister (20-0) L: Dylan Bundy (3-8)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			DET	BAL
DET	1	Prince Fielder doubles. Hunter Pence and Andre Ethier score.	2	0
DET	3	Prince Fielder hits a sacrifice fly. Andre Ethier scores.	3	0
DET	4	Adam Jones hits a sacrifice fly. Geovany Soto scores.	4	0
DET	4	Prince Fielder doubles. Hunter Pence scores. Andre Ethier to 3rd.	5	0
DET	4	Michael Morse homers to right-center. Andre Ethier and Prince Fielder score.	8	0
DET	8	Hunter Pence singles. Geovany Soto scores.	9	0
DET	8	Andre Ethier homers to left. Hunter Pence scores.	11	0

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Hunter Pence	5	3	3	1	0	1	0	.265
Andre Ethier	5	4	4	2	0	0	1	.344
Adam Jones	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.375
Prince Fielder	4	1	3	4	0	0	0	.438
Michael Morse	5	1	2	3	0	0	1	.334
Ian Kinsler	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	.291
Mark Trumbo	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	.250
JJ Hardy	5	0	1	0	0	1	0	.263
Geovany Soto	5	2	3	0	0	0	0	.314
TEAM TOTALS	43	11	19	11	0	2	2	---
BATTING: 2B: P. Fielder 2 (30), G. Soto 2 (8), A. Ethier (23) HR: M. Morse (21), A. Ethier (17) SF: P. Fielder (3), A. Jones (4) RBI: P. Fielder 4 (97), M. Morse 3 (54), A. Ethier 2 (48), A. Jones (102), H. Pence (50)

Baltimore Orioles
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Austin Jackson	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.259
Nick Markakis	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308
Mark Reynolds	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.254
Chris Davis	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.226
Jhonny Peralta	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.289
Matt Wieters	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	.239
Ronny Paulino	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
Dixie Abad	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100
Jai Miller	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.209
Brian Roberts	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.209
Wilson Betemit	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.191
TEAM TOTALS	33	0	7	0	0	4	0	---
BATTING: 2B: M. Wieters (10)

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Doug Fister (W)	7.0	5	0	0	0	3	0	1.75
Matt Guerrier	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	2.81
Collin Balester	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.00
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	7	0	0	0	4	0	---

Baltimore Orioles
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Dylan Bundy (L)	4.0	13	8	8	0	1	1	5.03
Armando Biddle	5.0	6	3	3	0	1	1	2.83
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	19	11	11	0	2	2	---

Tigers Complete Comeback in Extras

Posted on July 11, 2012 at 06:17 PM.

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Game 89 @ BAL

The thin air in Baltimore tonight wasn't good news for either side. Josh Beckett gave up a season-high 6 ER on 4 HR; however, a 4 inning, 4 hit bullpen shutout saved Beckett from the impending loss.

Down 6-2, the Tigers scored 2 runs each in the 8th, 9th, and 10th to win. The comeback started with both JD Martinez and Prince Fielder homering. The 6-4 lead prompted Jim Johnson to come out of the bullpen. After an unfortunate error, JJ Hardy tied the game with a 2-run homer.

Jim Johnson tried to salvage a win after the blown save, but things broke down in the 10th. He lost command, hitting Andre Ethier with the bases loaded. Afterwards, Mark Trumbo hit a sacrifice fly, and the Tigers didn't give the lead back.

Tigers at Orioles \|
Jul 14, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Extras	R	H	E
Detroit (82-7)	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	2	8	14	0
Baltimore (32-55)	2	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	6	11	2
W: Collin Balester (2-0) L: Jim Johnson (2-7) S: Jose Valverde (18)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			DET	BAL
BAL	1	Chris Davis homers. Mark Reynolds scores.	0	2
DET	2	Geovany Soto singles. Ian Kinsler scores.	1	2
BAL	4	Jhonny Peralta homers.	1	3
BAL	4	Dixie Abad triples. Matt Wieters scores.	1	4
DET	6	Prince Fielder singles. Adam Jones scores.	2	4
BAL	6	Mark Reynolds homers.	2	5
BAL	6	Matt Wieters homers.	2	6
DET	8	JD Martinez homers.	3	6
DET	8	Prince Fielder homers.	4	6
DET	9	JJ Hardy homers. Mark Trumbo scores.	6	6
DET	10	Andre Ethier is hit by a pitch. Prince Fielder scores. Ian Kinsler to 3rd. Michael Morse to 2nd.	7	6
DET	10	Mark Trumbo hits a sacrifice fly. Ian Kinsler scores. Michael Morse to 3rd.	8	6

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Hunter Pence	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261
JD Martinez	5	1	2	1	0	0	1	.309
Adam Jones	5	1	2	0	0	1	0	.379
Prince Fielder	5	2	3	2	0	0	1	.435
Ian Kinsler	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	.292
Michael Morse	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333
Geovany Soto	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	.302
Andre Ethier	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.225
Mark Trumbo	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	.210
JJ Hardy	5	1	2	2	0	0	1	.264
TEAM TOTALS	43	8	14	8	0	1	3	---
BATTING: 2B: A. Jones (35) HR: P. Fielder (27), JJ Hardy (12), JD Martinez (5) HBP: A. Ethier (2) SF: M. Trumbo (1) RBI: P. Fielder 2 (93), G. Soto (34), JJ Hardy 2 (49), M. Trumbo (7), JD Martinez (41), A. Ethier (46)

Baltimore Orioles
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Austin Jackson	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	.259
Nick Markakis	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	.312
Mark Reynolds	4	2	2	1	1	1	1	.257
Chris Davis	3	1	1	2	0	1	1	.226
Steve Tolleson	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.218
Jhonny Peralta	4	1	2	1	0	1	1	.292
Nick Castellanos	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Matt Wieters	4	2	3	1	0	0	1	.232
Dixie Abad	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	.142
Jai Miller	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212
Brian Roberts	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207
Wilson Betemit	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.183
TEAM TOTALS	40	6	11	6	1	6	4	---
BATTING: 3B: D. Abad (1) HR: M. Wieters (12), C. Davis (8), M. Reynolds (29), J. Peralta (10) RBI: M. Wieters (32), C. Davis 2 (25), M. Reynolds (62), J. Peralta (44), D. Abad (1)
BASERUNNING: CS: N. Castellanos (1)
FIELDING: E: J. Peralta 2 (8)

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Josh Beckett	6.0	7	6	6	0	5	4	1.90
Mark Melancon	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.72
Jordan Walden	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5.08
Collin Balester (W)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.13
Jose Valverde	1.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	1.56
TEAM TOTALS	10.0	11	6	6	1	6	4	---

Baltimore Orioles
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Tsuyoshi Wada	7.2	10	4	4	0	0	2	6.24
Darren O'Day (H)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.62
Jim Johnson (L)	1.2	4	4	2	0	1	1	6.28
Troy Patton	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.79
TEAM TOTALS	10.0	14	8	7	0	1	3	---

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Tigers Pick Up Where They Left Off

Posted on July 10, 2012 at 07:03 PM.

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Game 88 @ BAL

The Tigers were relatively lucky this Friday the 13th. They demolished the Orioles, 17-2. The Tigers started off the game with 15 unanswered runs; Justin Verlander was perfect until the 6th inning, when Wilson Betemit lined a pinch-hit single to right-center. Verlander completed the game for his 17th win.

There were 2 Tigers debuts. JD Martinez both tripled and homered. New Tiger Mark Trumbo added a homer as well. Jordan Walden has yet to make an appearance out of the pen.

Geovany Soto embraced his new role as starting catcher by hitting a bases-loaded double to bring in 3 early.

It was certainly a night to forget for the Orioles.

Detroit Tigers at Baltimore Orioles
Jul 13, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Detroit (81-7)	7	0	6	0	2	0	0	0	2	17	24	0
Baltimore (32-54)	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	4	0
W: Justin Verlander (17-1) L: Wei-Yin Chen (3-3)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			DET	BAL
DET	1	JD Martinez triples. Hunter Pence scores.	1	0
DET	1	Adam Jones singles. JD Martinez scores.	2	0
DET	1	Geovany Soto doubles. Adam Jones, Ian Kinsler, and Michael Morse score.	5	0
DET	1	Mark Trumbo homers to left. Geovany Soto scores.	7	0
DET	3	Mark Trumbo singles. Geovany Soto scores.	8	0
DET	3	JJ Hardy homers to center. Mark Trumbo scores.	10	0
DET	3	JD Martinez homers to left.	11	0
DET	3	Prince Fielder homers to left. Adam Jones scores.	13	0
DET	5	Adam Jones homers to left.	14	0
DET	7	Michael Morse homers to right.	15	0
BAL	7	Mark Reynolds homers to right-center. Nick Markakis scores.	15	2
DET	9	Hunter Pence singles. JJ Hardy scores.	16	2
DET	9	Adam Jones singles. Hunter Pence scores.	17	2

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Hunter Pence	6	2	3	1	0	0	0	.265
JD Martinez	6	2	2	2	0	0	1	.308
Adam Jones	6	3	5	3	0	0	1	.380
Prince Fielder	6	1	4	2	0	1	1	.434
Ian Kinsler	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.291
Michael Morse	5	2	3	1	0	0	1	.335
Geovany Soto	5	2	2	3	0	0	0	.293
Mark Trumbo	5	2	2	3	0	0	1	.267
JJ Hardy	5	2	3	2	0	0	1	.263
TEAM TOTALS	50	17	24	17	0	1	6	---
BATTING: 2B: H. Pence 2 (16), G. Soto 2 (6), JJ Hardy 2 (16) 3B: JD Martinez (7) HR: JD Martinez (4), A. Jones (28), P. Fielder (26), M. Morse (20), M. Trumbo (2), JJ Hardy (11) HBP: M. Morse (?) RBI: H. Pence (49), JD Martinez 2 (40), A. Jones 3 (101), P. Fielder 2 (91), M. Morse (51), G. Soto 3 (33), M. Trumbo 3 (6), JJ Hardy 2 (47)

Baltimore Orioles
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Austin Jackson	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	.263
Nick Markakis	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.314
Mark Reynolds	4	1	1	2	0	1	1	.255
Chris Davis	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225
Jhonny Peralta	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.290
Matt Wieters	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.226
Dixie Abad	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jai Miller	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216
Wilson Betemit	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	.175
Brian Roberts	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.210
TEAM TOTALS	30	2	4	2	0	8	1	---
BATTING: HR: M. Reynolds (28) RBI: M. Reynolds 2 (61)

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Justin Verlander (W)	9.0	4	2	2	0	8	1	2.05
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	4	2	2	0	8	1	---
PITCHING: Pitches-Strikes: J. Verlander 101-71

Baltimore Orioles
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Wei-Yin Chen (L)	0.2	6	7	7	0	0	1	4.42
Armando Biddle	2.1	9	6	6	0	0	3	2.53
Chris Tillman	6.0	9	4	4	0	1	2	3.07
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	24	17	17	0	1	6	---

Sunday, July 8, 2012

2012 MLB All-Star Game

Posted on July 8, 2012 at 10:38 PM.

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I'll let the numbers speak for themselves. However, there are a few notes.

Clay Buchholz replaced Scott Baker on the roster.
Batting averages are from this game only.
ERA's were not separated from regular season stats.

Unlike the NL, the AL used all players from the roster; however, Brett Lawrie did not have an AB.

National All-Stars at American All-Stars
Jul 10, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
National League	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	5	11	3
American League	0	6	0	1	1	1	1	0	X	10	14	1
W: Ricky Romero (1-0) L: Clayton Kershaw (0-1)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			NL	AL
NL	1	Brian McCann singles. Matt Kemp scores.	1	0
AL	2	Michael Morse doubles. Evan Longoria scores.	1	1
AL	2	Curtis Granderson singles. Michael Morse scores.	1	2
AL	2	Dustin Pedroia hits into a fielder's choice. Curtis Granderson scores. Mark Reynolds to 3rd.	1	3
AL	2	Ian Kinsler homers to right. Mark Reynolds and Dustin Pedroia score.	1	6
AL	4	Adam Jones hits a sacrifice fly. Kurt Suzuki scores.	1	7
AL	5	Albert Pujols reaches on an error and advances to 3rd on an error. Evan Longoria scores.	1	8
AL	6	Paul Konerko singles. Derek Jeter scores.	1	9
NL	7	Aramis Ramirez homers to left-center.	2	9
NL	7	Carlos Gonzalez doubles. Justin Upton scores. Matt Kemp to 3rd.	3	9
NL	7	Joey Votto grounds out. Matt Kemp scores.	4	9
NL	7	Michael Cuddyer singles. Carlos Gonzalez scores.	5	9
AL	7	Curtis Granderson homers to center.	5	10

National All-Stars
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Matt Kemp	5	2	3	0	0	0	0	.600
Carlos Gonzalez	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	.200
Joey Votto	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	.500
Ryan Howard	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Michael Cuddyer	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	.500
Brian McCann	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	.250
Troy Tulowitzki	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000
Aramis Ramirez	4	1	2	1	0	1	1	.500
Dan Uggla	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250
Justin Upton	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	.000
TEAM TOTALS	37	5	11	5	1	6	1	---
BATTING: 2B: D. Uggla, C. Gonzalez HR: A. Ramirez RBI: B. McCann, J. Votto, C. Gonzalez, A. Ramirez, M. Cuddyer
FIELDING: E: B. McCann, D. Uggla (2)

American All-Stars
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Dustin Pedroia	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	.200
Ian Kinsler	3	1	1	3	0	0	1	.333
Derek Jeter	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	.500
Brett Lawrie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Adam Jones	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	.500
Prince Fielder	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Paul Konerko	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000
Mark Teixeira	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Evan Longoria	3	2	1	0	0	2	0	.333
Michael Morse	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	.333
Nelson Cruz	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Curtis Granderson	4	2	3	2	0	0	1	.750
Mark Reynolds	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.000
Albert Pujols	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Kurt Suzuki	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.500
TEAM TOTALS	38	10	14	9	0	3	2	---
BATTING: 2B: K. Suzuki, M. Morse, C. Granderson HR: I. Kinsler, C. Granderson HBP: E. Longoria SF: A. Jones RBI: I. Kinsler 3, A. Jones, M. Morse, C. Granderson 2, D. Pedroia, P. Konerko

National All-Stars
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Clayton Kershaw (L)	2.0	6	6	6	0	1	1	2.48
Daniel Hudson	2.0	3	1	1	0	1	0	2.45
Heath Bell	2.0	4	2	1	0	1	0	2.51
Joel Hanrahan	2.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	2.97
TEAM TOTALS	8.0	14	10	9	0	3	2	---

American All-Stars
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Justin Verlander	2.0	4	1	1	0	2	0	2.06
CC Sabathia	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.69
Doug Fister	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.84
Matt Capps	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.92
Ricky Romero (W)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2.84
Joakim Soria (H)	0.1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1.91
Clay Buchholz (H)	0.2	3	3	3	1	0	0	3.39
Josh Beckett	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.52
Sergio Santos	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.39
Andrew Bailey	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	5.28

All-Star Rosters

Posted on July 8, 2012 at 01:49 PM.

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Because the game does not provide an official announcement of the entire teams, I had to look at the pre-game menus.

*Miguel Cabrera was placed on the DL; his starting replacement is Evan Longoria.

2012 MLB All-Star Game Rosters
American League		National League
Manager: Ron Washington		Manager: Tony La Russa
Pos	Starters	Pos	Starters
C	Kurt Suzuki	C	Brian McCann
1B	Mark Reynolds	1B	Joey Votto
2B	Ian Kinsler	2B	Dan Uggla
3B	Evan Longoria	3B	Aramis Ramirez
SS	Dustin Pedroia	SS	Troy Tulowitzki
LF	Michael Morse	LF	Carlos Gonzalez
CF	Adam Jones	CF	Matt Kemp
RF	Curtis Granderson	RF	Justin Upton
DH	Prince Fielder	DH	Ryan Howard
Pos	Pitchers & Reserves	Pos	Pitchers & Reserves
SP	Justin Verlander	SP	Clayton Kershaw
3B	Mark Teixeira	3B	David Wright
SS	Derek Jeter	SS	Dee Gordon
1B	Albert Pujols	RF	Giancarlo Stanton
RF	Nelson Cruz	RF	Michael Cuddyer
1B	Paul Konerko	RF	Carlos Beltran
3B	Brett Lawrie	CF	Andrew McCutchen
SP	CC Sabathia	SP	Cole Hamels
SP	Josh Beckett	SP	Zach Greinke
SP	Ricky Romero	SP	Tommy Hanson
SP	Doug Fister	SP	Daniel Hudson
CL	Andrew Bailey	CL	Craig Kimbrel
SU	Sergio Santos	SU	Johnathan Papelbon
MR	Joakim Soria	MR	Joel Hanrahan
MR	Matt Capps	MR	Heath Bell
LR	Scott Baker	LR	Ricky Nolasco

Tigers Make More Moves

Posted on July 8, 2012 at 12:56 AM.

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The Tigers traded Marco Scutaro, Scott Downs, and Al Alburquerque to the Astros for JD Martinez, Livan Hernandez, and prospect Ed Davis.

JD Martinez is a better hitter vs. lefties. Scott Downs is aging, and Jordan Walden will get work now. Al Alburquerque was the only talent available to make the trade interesting enough for Houston. Livan Hernandez was a throw in, but our pitchers in the minors are struggling. Ed Davis may develop in the future.

We also shaved more than $8 million from payroll.

All-Star Monday

Posted on July 8, 2012 at 12:38 AM.

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State Farm Home Run Derby

Round 1
Prince Fielder: 8 HR
Adam Jones: 6 HR
Ian Kinsler: 6 HR
Aramis Ramirez: 3 HR
Carlos Beltran: 3 HR (eliminated)
Bryan LaHair: 2 HR (eliminated)
Mark Reynolds: 1 HR (eliminated)
Dan Uggla: 1 HR (eliminated)

Round 2
Prince Fielder: 8 HR
Ian Kinsler: 4 HR
Adam Jones: 3 HR (eliminated)
Aramis Ramirez: 4 HR (eliminated)

Round 3
Prince Fielder: 12 HR
Ian Kinsler: 2 HR (eliminated)

Futures Game
USA: 3
World: 2

Saturday, July 7, 2012

Tigers Make Trade

Posted on July 7, 2012 at 09:59 PM.

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Alex Avila's struggles had been frustrating management for a while, so we shopped him. We were surprised to see Angels' closer Jordan Walden available. Some of are relievers are closer to the end of their career than the beginning, so we pulled the trigger.

Andruw Jones hadn't delivered, and he was too power happy. Adam Wilk had a high ERA.

The Tigers traded Alex Avila, Andruw Jones, and Adam Wilk to the Angels for Jordan Walden, Mark Trumbo, and Trevor Bell.

More moves are expected; the bullpen is loaded, and there is no backup catcher.

Tigers Bounce Back

Posted on July 7, 2012 at 09:34 PM.

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Game 87 vs. KC

Bruce Chen was no different today. The touch-and-feel lefty struggled mightily against the Tigers. He was finally pulled in the 5th, after he loaded the bases multiple times and once walked in a run.

JJ Hardy had another triple; he is now tied for the league's lead. Ian Kinsler homered twice; one was of the inside-the-park variety.

So, the Tigers got their groove back heading into the All-Star break.

Rumor has it that there will be some moves made before the All-Star game.

Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers
Jul 8, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Kansas City (42-43)	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	3	9	2
Detroit (80-7)	0	1	1	2	5	0	0	0	X	9	12	1
W: Josh Beckett (12-0) L: Bruce Chen (4-8)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			KAN	DET
DET	2	Ian Kinsler hits an inside-the-park home run.	0	1
DET	3	Adam Jones hits a sacrifice fly. JJ Hardy scores.	0	2
KAN	4	Jeff Francoeur triples. Alex Gordon scores.	1	2
DET	4	Ian Kinsler homers to left-center. Prince Fielder scores.	1	4
DET	5	Miguel Cabrera singles. Hunter Pence scores. Adam Jones to 2nd.	1	5
DET	5	Prince Fielder singles. Adam Jones scores. Miguel Cabrera to 2nd.	1	6
DET	5	Andruw Jones walks. Prince Fielder scores. Ian Kinsler to 3rd. Michael Morse to 2nd.	1	7
DET	5	Geovany Soto singles. Ian Kinsler and Michael Morse score. Andruw Jones to 2nd.	1	8
KAN	7	Lorenzo Cain singles. Jeff Francoeur scores.	2	8
KAN	8	Alex Gordon hits a sacrifice fly. Alcides Escobar scores.	3	8

Kansas City Royals
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Alcides Escobar	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.228
Mike Moustakas	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.248
Eric Hosmer	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.287
Alex Gordon	3	1	1	1	0	1	0	.297
Yuniesky Betancourt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.181
Jeff Francoeur	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	.253
Ival Hawkins	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.224
Johnny Giavotella	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.243
Lorenzo Cain	4	0	2	1	0	1	0	.288
Bengie Molina	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
TEAM TOTALS	34	3	9	3	0	7	0	---
BATTING: 2B: J. Francoeur (16) 3B: J. Francoeur (4) SF: A. Gordon (2) RBI: A. Gordon (45), J. Francoeur (42), L. Cain (32)
BASERUNNING: CS: A. Escobar (2)
FIELDING: E: J. Giavotella 2 (12)

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Hunter Pence	5	1	1	0	0	1	0	.261
Adam Jones	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	.372
Miguel Cabrera	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	.448
Marco Scutaro	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.323
Prince Fielder	4	2	2	1	0	1	0	.429
Ian Kinsler	4	3	2	3	0	0	2	.296
Michael Morse	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.331
Andruw Jones	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	.244
Geovany Soto	3	0	1	2	0	0	0	.288
Alex Avila	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273
JJ Hardy	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.257
TEAM TOTALS	36	9	12	9	1	3	2	---
BATTING: 3B: JJ Hardy (8) HR: I. Kinsler 2 (29) SF: Ad. Jones (3) RBI: M. Cabrera (100), P. Fielder (89), G. Soto 2 (30), I. Kinsler 3 (67), Ad. Jones (98), An. Jones (29)
BASERUNNING: SB: Ad. Jones (13)
FIELDING: E: I. Kinsler (2)

Kansas City Royals
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Bruce Chen (L)	5.0	11	9	5	1	2	2	6.45
Louis Coleman	3.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3.96
TEAM TOTALS	8.0	12	9	5	1	3	2	---

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Josh Beckett (W)	7.0	8	3	3	0	5	0	1.52
Randy Choate	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.75
Collin Balester	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.29
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	9	3	3	0	7	0	---

Unearned Runs Plague Tigers

Posted on July 7, 2012 at 08:23 PM.

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Game 86 vs. KC

It all started in the 1st. JJ Hardy's error led to 2 unearned runs that made the difference. This loss really sucks. Verlander picked a bad time to have a bad outing. This was against the Royals!

The Tigers tried to start a rally in the 9th, but failed with Joakim Soria on the mound.

Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers
Jul 7, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Kansas City (42-42)	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	5	9	2
Detroit (79-7)	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	7	1
W: Luke Hochevar (5-3) L: Justin Verlander (16-1) S: Joakim Soria (28)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			KAN	DET
KAN	1	Alex Gordon doubles. Alcides Escobar scores.	1	0
KAN	1	Jeff Francoeur singles. Alex Gordon scores.	2	0
DET	1	Miguel Cabrera singles. Hunter Pence scores.	2	1
DET	3	Adam Jones singles. Andre Ethier scores. Prince Fielder to 2nd.	2	2
KAN	4	Lorenzo Cain singles. Johnny Giavotella scores.	3	2
KAN	4	Alcides Escobar doubles. Lorenzo Cain scores.	4	2
KAN	4	Mike Moustakas singles. Alcides Escobar scores.	5	2
DET	6	Adam Jones homers to left-center.	5	3

Kansas City Royals
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Alcides Escobar	4	2	1	1	0	2	0	.225
Mike Moustakas	4	0	2	1	0	1	0	.248
Eric Hosmer	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.287
Alex Gordon	4	1	2	1	0	1	0	.297
Jeff Francoeur	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	.250
Derek Hermanson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Ival Hawkins	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.234
Johnny Giavotella	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.246
Lorenzo Cain	4	1	1	1	0	2	0	.285
Bengie Molina	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000
TEAM TOTALS	36	5	9	5	0	11	0	---
BATTING: 2B: J. Giavotella (15), A. Escobar (16), A. Gordon (23) RBI: M. Moustakas (25), A. Escobar (25), A. Gordon (44), J. Francoeur (41), L. Cain (31)
BASERUNNING: SB: A. Escobar (9) CS: L. Cain (19)
FIELDING: E: J. Giavotella 2 (10)

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Hunter Pence	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.261
Andre Ethier	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.337
Miguel Cabrera	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	.449
Prince Fielder	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	.428
Adam Jones	4	1	2	2	0	0	1	.370
Michael Morse	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.329
Ian Kinsler	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.293
JJ Hardy	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.257
Geovany Soto	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.287
Marco Scutaro	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.328
TEAM TOTALS	36	3	7	3	1	3	1	---
BATTING: HR: A. Jones (27) RBI: M. Cabrera (99), A. Jones 2 (97)
BASERUNNING: SB: I. Kinsler (13)
FIELDING: E: JJ Hardy (6)

Kansas City Royals
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Luke Hochevar (W)	7.0	6	3	2	1	2	1	4.69
Johnathan Broxton (H)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5.36
Joakim Soria (S)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.91
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	7	3	2	1	3	1	---

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Justin Verlander (L)	7.0	9	5	3	0	9	0	2.06
Scott Downs	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.60
Mark Melancon	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.75
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	9	5	3	0	11	0	---

Tigers Have No Trouble with Royals

Posted on July 7, 2012 at 07:16 PM.

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Game 85 vs. KC

I fail to see how the Royals are tied for second in the division. They have poor pitching, so maybe the offense is carrying them.

That strategy didn't work since Jordan Zimmermann on the mound. He had a solid outing, going 8 innings and giving up only 1 run.

Feliple Paulino managed to get through 6 innings, but the Royals bullpen is suffering from the same issues that we saw from Texas last week. They are fatigued.

There were no homers in this game, as Andre Ethier needed one to complete the cycle. Michael Morse had 3 RBI. Miguel Cabrera's hit streak was snapped in the win.

Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers
Jul 6, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Kansas City (41-42)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	5	0
Detroit (79-6)	0	1	2	1	0	0	3	0	X	7	14	0
W: Jordan Zimmermann (14-2) L: Felipe Paulino (2-6)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			KAN	DET
DET	2	Michael Morse hits a sacrifice fly. Prince Fielder scores.	0	1
DET	3	Andre Ethier triples. Hunter Pence scores.	0	2
DET	3	Adam Jones doubles. Miguel Cabrera scores. Prince Fielder to 3rd.	0	3
DET	4	JJ Hardy singles. Ian Kinsler scores.	0	4
KAN	6	Mike Moustakas doubles. Alcides Escobar scores.	1	4
DET	7	Adam Jones doubles. Andre Ethier scores. Prince Fielder to 3rd.	1	5
DET	7	Michael Morse singles. Prince Fielder and Adam Jones score.	1	7

Kansas City Royals
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Alcides Escobar	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.225
Mike Moustakas	4	0	1	1	0	2	0	.244
Eric Hosmer	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.291
Alex Gordon	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.295
Yuniesky Betancourt	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.181
Jeff Francoeur	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.246
Ival Hawkins	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.244
Johnny Giavotella	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.246
Lorenzo Cain	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.285
Salvador Perez	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.271
Billy Butler	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255
TEAM TOTALS	31	1	5	1	0	8	0	---
BATTING: 2B: E. Hosmer (9), M. Moustakas (14) RBI: M. Moustakas (24)

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Hunter Pence	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	.265
Andre Ethier	5	1	3	1	0	0	0	.338
Miguel Cabrera	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.451
Prince Fielder	4	2	4	0	0	0	0	.432
Adam Jones	4	1	3	2	0	0	0	.369
Michael Morse	3	0	1	3	0	1	0	.330
Ian Kinsler	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.294
JJ Hardy	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	.261
Alex Avila	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274
TEAM TOTALS	37	7	14	7	1	2	0	---
BATTING: 2B: P. Fielder (28), A. Ethier (22), A. Jones 2 (34) 3B: A. Ethier (2) SF: M. Morse (3) RBI: M. Morse 3 (50), A. Ethier (45), JJ Hardy (45), A. Jones 2 (95)
BASERUNNING: SB: A. Jones (12)