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Friday, June 1, 2012

Posted on June 1, 2012 at 08:56 PM.

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Game 31 @ SEA

There really wasn't much to this one. The pitching matchup wasn't necessarily stellar (Jordan Zimmermann vs. Jason Vargas), but the Tigers did what they were supposed to.

The offense was the real story here. Miguel Cabrera homered twice. Geovany soto, Adam Jones, and Prince Fielder played big fly too. Most of these came off of Jason Vargas (1-5).

The Tigers have swept the Mariners, and they will continue on to Oakland.

Detroit Tigers at Seattle Mariners
May 9, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Detroit (29-2)	1	0	0	3	2	0	1	0	0	7	12	0
Seattle (11-21)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	0
W: Jordan Zimmermann (5-2) L: Jason Vargas (1-5)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			DET	SEA
DET	1	Miguel Cabrera homers to left-center field.	1	0
DET	4	Miguel Cabrera homers to left field.	2	0
DET	4	Geovany Soto homers to right field. Prince Fielder scores.	4	0
SEA	4	Justin Smoak doubles. Casper Wells scores.	4	1
DET	5	Adam Jones homers to left-center field.	5	1
DET	5	Michael Morse doubles. Miguel Cabrera scores.	6	1
DET	7	Prince Fielder homers to right-center field.	7	1

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Ian Kinsler	5	0	1	0	0	1	0	.293
Adam Jones	4	1	1	1	1	0	1	.322
Miguel Cabrera	5	3	3	2	0	0	2	.439
Prince Fielder	4	2	2	1	1	0	1	.425
Michael Morse	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	.317
Geovany Soto	4	1	1	2	0	1	1	.352
Victor Martinez	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.368
JJ Hardy	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.200
Marco Scutaro	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.375
TEAM TOTALS	38	7	12	7	2	3	5	---
BATTING: 2B: M. Cabrera (9), P. Fielder (11), M. Morse (6) HR: M. Cabrera 2 (14), P. Fielder (6), G. Soto (8), A. Jones (5) RBI: M. Cabrera 2 (31), P. Fielder (26), M. Morse (17), G. Soto 2 (20), A. Jones (20)

Seattle Mariners
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Ichiro	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	.362
Kyle Seager	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.191
Darren Ford	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232
Dustin Ackley	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	.288
Jesus Montero	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.227
Mike Carp	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.285
Casper Wells	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.302
Justin Smoak	4	0	3	1	0	1	0	.188
Alex Liddi	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.260
Brendan Ryan	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.177
Munenori Kawasaki	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227
TEAM TOTALS	36	1	9	1	0	8	0	---
BATTING: 2B: J. Smoak 2 (6), C. Wells (9) 3B: C. Wells (1) RBI: J. Smoak (11)

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Jordan Zimmermann (W)	6.1	5	1	1	0	6	0	2.03
Mark Melancon	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.80
Daniel Schlereth	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.89
Ricky Romero	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	2.97
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	9	1	1	0	8	0	---
PITCHING: Pitches-Strikes: J. Zimmermann 79-61, M. Melancon 9-6, D. Schlereth 13-9, R. Romero 13-11

Seattle Mariners
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Jason Vargas (L)	4.2	9	6	6	1	0	4	5.35
Hishashi Iwakuma	4.1	3	1	1	1	3	1	2.50
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	12	7	7	2	3	5	---
PITCHING: Pitches-Strikes: J. Vargas 44-33, H. Iwakuma 34-26

Clutch Offense Proves Essential in Tigers' Victory

Posted on June 1, 2012 at 07:45 PM.

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Game 30 @ SEA

The pitching matchup was spectacular. Justin Verlander (ND) started in place of Jordan Zimmermann in order to match up with Felix Hernandez (L). There was no scoring until the 5th. Both aces had no trouble in retiring hitters.

JJ Hardy broke out of a severe slump (batting .198) and homered. For the Mariners, Ichiro was the key guy for the Mariners, going 2-5 with 2 runs and an RBI triple.

Justin Smoak's 9th inning homer wasn't enough to call it a comeback; Jose Valverde got the save.

Andre Ethier's 9th inning, 2 run shot, gave the Tigers what eventually became game-winning runs.

The Tigers escaped with a victory. Although never trailing, they came awful close in both the 8th and 9th.

Detroit Tigers at Seattle Mariners
May 8, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Seattle (11-20)	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	5	10	0
Detroit (28-2)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	4	11	0
W: Matt Guerrier (2-0) L: Felix Hernandez (1-4) S: Jose Valverde (9)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			SEA	DET
SEA	5	JJ Hardy homers to right field. Adam Jones scores.	2	0
DET	6	Kyle Seager doubles. Ichiro scores.	2	1
SEA	8	Michael Morse homers to left field.	3	1
DET	8	Ichiro triples. Munenori Kawasaki scores.	3	2
DET	8	Darren Ford singles. Ichiro scores.	3	3
SEA	9	Andre Ethier homers to right-center field. Prince Fielder scores.	5	3
DET	9	Justin Smoak homers to right field.	5	4

Seattle Mariners
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Ian Kinsler	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.297
Michael Morse	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	.320
Miguel Cabrera	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.433
Prince Fielder	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	.422
Andre Ethier	4	1	2	2	0	0	1	.325
Victor Martinez	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.372
Adam Jones	3	1	2	0	1	0	0	.325
Alex Avila	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292
JJ Hardy	4	1	1	2	0	1	1	.198
TEAM TOTALS	35	5	10	5	1	4	1	---
BATTING: 2B: M. Cabrera (8), P. Fielder (10), A. Jones 2 (8) HR: M. Morse (7), A. Ethier (2), JJ Hardy (1) RBI: M. Morse (16), A. Ethier 2 (13), JJ Hardy 2 (11)

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Ichiro	5	2	2	1	0	2	0	.349
Kyle Seager	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	.197
Darren Ford	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	.236
Dustin Ackley	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.297
Jesus Montero	4	0	2	0	0	2	0	.235
Mike Carp	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.286
Casper Wells	4	0	1	0	0	3	0	.295
Justin Smoak	4	1	1	1	0	1	1	.164
Alex Liddi	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266
Brendan Ryan	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.183
Munenori Kawasaki	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.240
TEAM TOTALS	37	4	11	4	0	12	1	---
BATTING: 2B: K. Seager 2 (4), M. Kawasaki (5), C. Wells (8) 3B: Ichiro (1), M. Carp (3) HR: J. Smoak (4) RBI: J. Smoak (10), K. Seager (4), Ichiro (5), D. Ford (9)

Seattle Mariners
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Justin Verlander	7.0	7	2	2	0	9	0	1.92
Scott Downs	0.1	2	1	1	0	1	0	2.30
Matt Guerrier (W)	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.50
Jose Valverde (S)	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	2.25
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	11	4	4	0	12	1	---
PITCHING: Pitches-Strikes: J. Verlander 87-62, S. Downs 13-10, M. Guerrier 7-6, J. Valverde 10-7

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Felix Hernandez (L)	8.1	10	5	5	1	4	3	5.28
Shawn Kelley	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.98
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	10	5	5	1	4	3	---
PITCHING: Pitches-Strikes: F. Hernandez 81-70, S. Kelley 5-4

Clutch Offense Proves Essential in Tigers' Victory

Posted on June 1, 2012 at 07:42 PM.

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Seattle Mariners at Detroit Tigers
May 8, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Seattle (11-20)	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	5	10	0
Detroit (28-2)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	4	11	0
W: Matt Guerrier (2-0) L: Felix Hernandez (1-4) S: Jose Valverde (9)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			SEA	DET
SEA	5	JJ Hardy homers to right field. Adam Jones scores.	2	0
DET	6	Kyle Seager doubles. Ichiro scores.	2	1
SEA	8	Michael Morse homers to left field.	3	1
DET	8	Ichiro triples. Munenori Kawasaki scores.	3	2
DET	8	Darren Ford singles. Ichiro scores.	3	3
SEA	9	Andre Ethier homers to right-center field. Prince Fielder scores.	5	3
DET	9	Justin Smoak homers to right field.	5	4

Seattle Mariners
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Ian Kinsler	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.297
Michael Morse	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	.320
Miguel Cabrera	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.433
Prince Fielder	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	.422
Andre Ethier	4	1	2	2	0	0	1	.325
Victor Martinez	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.372
Adam Jones	3	1	2	0	1	0	0	.325
Alex Avila	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292
JJ Hardy	4	1	1	2	0	1	1	.198
TEAM TOTALS	35	5	10	5	1	4	1	---
BATTING: 2B: M. Cabrera (8), P. Fielder (10), A. Jones 2 (8) HR: M. Morse (7), A. Ethier (2), JJ Hardy (1) RBI: M. Morse (16), A. Ethier 2 (13), JJ Hardy 2 (11)

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Ichiro	5	2	2	1	0	2	0	.349
Kyle Seager	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	.197
Darren Ford	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	.236
Dustin Ackley	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.297
Jesus Montero	4	0	2	0	0	2	0	.235
Mike Carp	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.286
Casper Wells	4	0	1	0	0	3	0	.295
Justin Smoak	4	1	1	1	0	1	1	.164
Alex Liddi	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266
Brendan Ryan	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.183
Munenori Kawasaki	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.240
TEAM TOTALS	37	4	11	4	0	12	1	---
BATTING: 2B: K. Seager 2 (4), M. Kawasaki (5), C. Wells (8) 3B: Ichiro (1), M. Carp (3) HR: J. Smoak (4) RBI: J. Smoak (10), K. Seager (4), Ichiro (5), D. Ford (9)

Seattle Mariners
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Justin Verlander	7.0	7	2	2	0	9	0	1.92
Scott Downs	0.1	2	1	1	0	1	0	2.30
Matt Guerrier (W)	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.50
Jose Valverde (S)	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	2.25
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	11	4	4	0	12	1	---
PITCHING: Pitches-Strikes: J. Verlander 87-62, S. Downs 13-10, M. Guerrier 7-6, J. Valverde 10-7

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Felix Hernandez (L)	8.1	10	5	5	1	4	3	5.28
Shawn Kelley	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.98
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	10	5	5	1	4	3	---
PITCHING: Pitches-Strikes: F. Hernandez 81-70, S. Kelley 5-4

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Tigers Win the Hit Fest Over the Mariners

Posted on May 29, 2012 at 04:32 PM.

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Game 29 @ SEA

For the second time this season, Doug Fister faced his former team.

This time out, they had more fight in them. Still, Fister managed to "weather the storm" striking out 8 and only giving up 1 ER.

It was hard to watch Randy Choate, who gave up a run on 3 hits (in 1/3 IP)!

The Tigers let the bats do the talking in the victory. Michael Morse homered and Prince Fielder homered to lead the way with RBIs.

For the Mariners, the hit man, Ichiro, got it done. He had their 2 RBIs.

Detroit Tigers at Seattle Mariners
May 7, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Detroit (27-2)	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	5	14	0
Seattle (11-19)	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	11	1
W: Doug Fister (9-0) L: Blake Beavan (1-2)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			DET	SEA
DET	1	Prince Fielder singles. Michael Morse scores.	1	0
DET	3	Michael Morse homers to left field.	2	0
SEA	3	Ichiro singles. Munenori Kawasaki scores.	2	1
DET	6	Prince Fielder doubles. Miguel Cabrera scores.	3	1
SEA	7	Ichiro doubles. Munenori Kawasaki scores.	3	2
DET	8	Victor Martinez singles. Miguel Cabrera scores.	4	2
DET	8	Ian Kinsler reaches on an error by Munenori Kawasaki. Prince Fielder scores.	5	2

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Adam Jones	5	0	2	0	0	1	0	.316
Michael Morse	5	2	1	1	0	0	1	.322
Miguel Cabrera	4	2	4	0	0	0	0	.439
Prince Fielder	4	1	3	2	0	0	0	.411
Victor Martinez	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	.386
Alex Avila	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.311
Ian Kinsler	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.307
Andre Ethier	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.315
JJ Hardy	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.196
TEAM TOTALS	38	5	14	4	0	5	1	---
BATTING: 2B: P. Fielder (9), V. Martinez (8), A. Jones (6) HR: M. Morse (6) RBI: P. Fielder 2 (25), V. Martinez (7), M. Morse (15)
BASERUNNING: SB: A. Jones (2) CS: I. Kinsler (5)

Seattle Mariners
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Ichiro	5	0	3	2	0	0	0	.347
Kyle Seager	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.180
Darren Ford	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222
Dustin Ackley	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.307
Jesus Montero	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.225
Mike Carp	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.288
Casper Wells	4	0	2	0	0	2	0	.297
Justin Smoak	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	.161
Alex Liddi	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.272
Brendan Ryan	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189
Munenori Kawasaki	4	2	2	0	0	2	0	.239
TEAM TOTALS	37	2	11	2	0	10	0	---
BATTING: 2B: M. Kawasaki (4), Ichiro (9), C. Wells (7) RBI: Ichiro 2 (4)
BASERUNNING: SB: Ichiro (8) CS: D. Ackley (1)
FIELDING: E: M. Kawasaki (1)

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Doug Fister (W)	6.1	7	1	1	0	8	0	1.92
Randy Choate (H)	0.1	3	1	1	0	0	0	3.24
Matt Guerrier (H)	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1.59
Scott Downs	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.76
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	11	2	2	0	10	0	---
PITCHING: Pitches-Strikes: D. Fister 74-57, R. Choate 11-7, M. Guerrier 18-14, S. Downs 3-3

Seattle Mariners
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Blake Beavan (L)	5.2	9	3	3	0	3	1	3.19
Chance Ruffin	3.1	5	2	1	0	2	0	5.29
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	14	5	4	0	5	1	---
PITCHING: Pitches-Strikes: B. Beavan 64-50, C. Ruffin 34-29

Tigers Swap Aces

Posted on May 29, 2012 at 04:25 PM.

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Gio Gonzalez is no longer a Tiger. We shopped him around and found a deal for Ricky Romero. Gio Gonzalez won 1 of 2 decisions on his year so far. He injured himself in early April.

Ricky Romero is young, and he has already proven himself. He will take the 3rd spot in the rotation.

A prospect was also sent the Blue Jays' way in the deal. The Tigers continue to inflate their budget.

Tigers Sweep White Sox

Posted on May 29, 2012 at 02:45 PM.

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Game 28 vs. CWS

The pitching matchup today in the series finale was rather interesting. Both starters, Jake Peavy and Gio Gonzalez, were looking to right their ships. Peave was 1-3 with an ERA just under 5, and Gio Gonzalez wanted his first decision of the season (in addition to lowering an ERA over 6).

In the pitcher's duel, Gio Gonzalez prevailed. He threw a lot of balls to frustrate the Tigers' fans, but was effectively wild as a result. He struck out 9 in 7 innings.

The Sox touched up Gio in the 3rd, when Alex Rios had an RBI triple and was later driven in.

The power display in the bottom of the 7th secured Gonzalez's win. Alex Avila and Michael Morse had solo shots.

Jose Valverde pitched a 1-2-3 9th inning for the save.

Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers
May 6, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago (12-17)	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	0
Detroit (26-2)	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	X	3	8	0
W: Gio Gonzalez (1-0) L: Jake Peavy (1-4) S: Jose Valverde (8)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			CHW	DET
DET	2	Alex Avila singles. Victor Martinez scores.	0	1
CHW	3	Alex Rios triples. Alexei Ramirez scores.	1	1
CHW	3	Paul Konerko hits a sacrifice fly. Alex Rios scores.	2	1
DET	7	Alex Avila homers to right field.	2	2
DET	7	Michael Morse homers to right field.	2	3

Chicago White Sox
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Alexei Ramirez	4	1	3	0	0	1	0	.341
Alex Rios	4	1	1	1	0	1	0	.176
Paul Konerko	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	.320
Dayan Viciedo	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	.219
Hector Gimenez	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.318
Dan Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
AJ Pierzynski	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	.339
Brent Morel	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.178
Gordon Beckham	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.240
Alejandro De Aza	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.180
TEAM TOTALS	31	2	6	2	0	12	0	---
BATTING: 2B: A. Ramirez (9) 3B: A. Rios (1) SF: P. Konerko (3) RBI: P. Konerko (21), A. Rios (4)

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Ian Kinsler	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.309
Michael Morse	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	.327
Miguel Cabrera	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.420
Prince Fielder	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.400
Andre Ethier	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.319
Victor Martinez	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	.382
Adam Jones	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.312
Alex Avila	3	1	2	2	0	0	1	.333
JJ Hardy	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.203
TEAM TOTALS	32	3	8	3	0	4	2	---
BATTING: 2B: M. Cabrera (7) HR: A. Avila (2), M. Morse (5) HBP: V. Martinez (2) RBI: A. Avila 2 (8), M. Morse (14)

Chicago White Sox
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Jake Peavy (L)	7.1	8	3	3	0	3	2	4.58
Hector Santiago	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.97
TEAM TOTALS	8.0	8	3	3	0	4	2	---
PITCHING: Pitches-Strikes: J. Peavy 64-48, H. Santiago 9-6

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Gio Gonzalez (W)	7.0	6	2	2	0	9	0	4.50
Scott Downs (H)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.80
Mark Melancon	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.93
Jose Valverde (S)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1.29
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	6	2	2	0	12	0	---
PITCHING: Pitches-Strikes: G. Gonzalez 96-67, S. Downs 3-2, M. Melancon 7-6, J. Valverde 7-7

Monday, May 28, 2012

Tigers Dominate White Sox

Posted on May 28, 2012 at 09:47 PM.

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Game 27 vs. CWS

Josh Beckett continued his recent dominance; he pitched 7 strong shutout innings. However, his 4 seam fastball was touched up a bit too much, in addition to poorly commanding it.

John Mayberry, Jr. left early because of injury. If the Tigers don't face left-handed pitching, then they will be fine for the next 1-2 weeks that Mayberry is out for. Manny Ramirez took his place today.

Ian Kinsler got out of his slump with a leadoff home run. Victor Martinez tripled for the second day in a row. Michael Morse added a home run.

Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers
May 5, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago (12-16)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Detroit (25-2)	2	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	X	6	14	0
W: Josh Beckett (2-0) L: John Danks (2-4)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			CHW	DET
DET	1	Ian Kinsler homers to left field.	0	1
DET	1	Prince Fielder grounds out. John Mayberry, Jr. scores.	0	2
DET	4	Michael Morse homers to left field. Prince Fielder scores.	0	4
DET	4	Adam Jones grounds out. Victor Martinez scores.	0	5
DET	5	Prince Fielder doubles. Miguel Cabrera scores.	0	6

Chicago White Sox
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Alejandro De Aza	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.186
Alexei Ramirez	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	.327
Paul Konerko	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.320
Tyler Flowers	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175
Hector Gimenez	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.341
AJ Pierzynski	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	.339
Gordon Beckham	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247
Dayan Viciedo	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.227
Alex Rios	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.170
Jim Ford	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200
TEAM TOTALS	31	0	5	0	1	6	0	---
BATTING: 2B: AJ Pierzynski (5)

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Ian Kinsler	4	1	2	1	0	1	1	.321
John Mayberry, Jr.	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.422
Manny Ramirez	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133
Miguel Cabrera	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.417
Prince Fielder	4	1	2	2	0	1	0	.414
Michael Morse	4	1	1	2	0	0	1	.321
Geovany Soto	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.361
Victor Martinez	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.383
Adam Jones	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	.321
JJ Hardy	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200
TEAM TOTALS	36	6	14	6	0	2	2	---
BATTING: 2B: M. Cabrera (6), P. Fielder (8), J. Mayberry (7) 3B: V. Martinez (3), G. Soto (1) HR: M. Morse (4), I. Kinsler (14) RBI: P. Fielder 2 (23), M. Morse 2 (13), I. Kinsler (32), A. Jones (19)
BASERUNNING: CS: A. Jones (1)

Chicago White Sox
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
John Danks (L)	4.2	8	6	6	0	1	2	3.79
Eric Stults	3.1	6	0	0	0	1	0	2.59
TEAM TOTALS	8.0	14	6	6	0	2	2	---
PITCHING: Pitches-Strikes: J. Danks 41-30, E. Stults 31-20

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Josh Beckett (W)	7.0	5	0	0	1	5	0	0.00
Randy Choate	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.25
Matt Guerrier	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.93
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	5	0	0	1	6	0	---
PITCHING: Pitches-Strikes: J. Beckett 71-50, R. Choate 8-8, M. Guerrier 7-5

Verlander Magnificent Again

Posted on May 28, 2012 at 08:40 PM.

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Game 26 vs. CWS

Justin Verlander, now 6-0, dazzled as usual. He got through the lineup once, before giving up his first hit. He only gave up 4 hits on the day through 7 and 2/3 innings.

The White Sox put together a mini-rally off of Al Alburquerque in order to avoid a shutout.

The Tigers offense took charge, led by Andre Ethier (who doubled twice), Victor Martinez (3B, 3 RBI), and Geovany Soto, who homered late.

A slight blip on the radar is Ian Kinsler. He was 0-5 for the day, and 1-15 (****** back to the KC series). It is fair to say that he is "due", since he led the month in many categories and was named Player of the Month.

Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers
May 4, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago (12-15)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	8	0
Detroit (24-2)	0	0	0	1	3	0	3	0	X	7	17	0
W: Justin Verlander (6-0) L: Gavin Floyd (0-4)

Chicago White Sox
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Alejandro De Aza	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	.184
Alexei Ramirez	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.330
Paul Konerko	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.333
Osvaldo Martinez	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.444
Tyler Flowers	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.183
AJ Pierzynski	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.333
Gordon Beckham	4	0	2	1	0	1	0	.255
Dayan Viciedo	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.224
Alex Rios	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.182
Jim Ford	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.235
TEAM TOTALS	34	1	8	1	0	9	0	---
BATTING: 2B: A. De Aza (5) RBI: G. Beckham (12)
BASERUNNING: SB: A. De Aza (3)

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Ian Kinsler	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	.314
Michael Morse	5	0	4	0	0	0	0	.324
Miguel Cabrera	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	.414
Prince Fielder	5	2	2	0	0	1	0	.411
Andre Ethier	4	2	2	2	0	1	0	.338
Victor Martinez	4	1	3	3	0	0	0	.379
Adam Jones	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	.314
Alex Avila	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.315
Geovany Soto	1	1	1	2	0	0	1	.349
JJ Hardy	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208
TEAM TOTALS	40	7	17	7	0	3	1	---
BATTING: 2B: M. Cabrera (5), A. Ethier 2 (9) 3B: V. Martinez (2) HR: G. Soto (7) RBI: A. Ethier 2 (11), V. Martinez 3 (6), G. Soto 2 (18)
BASERUNNING: SB: A. Jones (1)

Chicago White Sox
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Gavin Floyd (L)	6.0	14	5	5	0	1	0	6.75
Matt Thornton	2.0	3	2	2	0	2	1	4.15
TEAM TOTALS	8.0	17	7	7	0	3	1	---

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Justin Verlander (W)	7.2	4	0	0	0	8	0	1.82
Scott Downs	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.84
Al Alburquerque	1.0	3	1	1	0	1	0	5.40
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	8	1	1	0	9	0	---

Royals No Match for Tigers

Posted on May 28, 2012 at 08:22 PM.

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Game 25 vs. KC

In simplest terms, Bruce Chen could not handle the Tigers. The most offense came in the 4th, when the Tigers scored 5 runs and loaded the bases multiple times.

The Royals got a lot of hits, but couldn't string lots of runs together.

Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers
May 2, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Kansas City (9-16)	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	10	0
Detroit (23-2)	0	2	2	5	0	0	0	0	X	9	14	0
W: Jordan Zimmermann (4-2) L: Bruce Chen (1-3)

Kansas City Royals
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Alcides Escobar	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	.177
Mike Moustakas	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.299
Eric Hosmer	4	1	1	1	0	2	1	.228
Alex Gordon	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.295
Billy Butler	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182
Jeff Francoeur	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	.294
Johnny Giavotella	4	0	2	1	0	1	0	.247
Lorenzo Cain	3	0	3	1	0	0	0	.283
Salvador Perez	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172
Manny Pina	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jason Bourgeois	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.309
TEAM TOTALS	33	3	10	3	0	6	1	---
BATTING: 2B: J. Francoeur (6), L. Cain (7) HR: E. Hosmer (5) RBI: E. Hosmer (16), J. Giavotella (7), L. Cain (8)
BASERUNNING: CS: J. Bourgeois (1)

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Ian Kinsler	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	.314
John Mayberry, Jr.	3	2	2	2	0	1	1	.409
Andre Ethier	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.338
Miguel Cabrera	5	2	3	2	0	0	1	.414
Prince Fielder	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	.411
Michael Morse	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	.324
Geovany Soto	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.349
Alex Avila	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.315
Victor Martinez	4	2	2	0	0	1	0	.379
Adam Jones	4	1	2	1	0	1	0	.314
JJ Hardy	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	.208
TEAM TOTALS	37	9	14	9	1	3	2	---
BATTING: 3B: A. Jones (2) HR: J. Mayberry (1), M. Cabrera (12) RBI: J. Mayberry 2 (8), M. Cabrera 2 (29), P. Fielder (21), M. Morse (11), G. Soto (18), A. Jones (18), JJ Hardy (9)

Kansas City Royals
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Bruce Chen (L)	3.1	12	9	9	1	1	2	9.13
Louis Coleman	4.2	2	0	0	0	2	0	4.03
TEAM TOTALS	8.0	14	9	9	1	3	2	---

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Jordan Zimmermann (W)	6.0	5	1	1	0	5	0	2.14
Mark Melancon (H)	1.1	4	1	1	0	0	0	2.08
Scott Downs	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	1	1.84
Al Alburquerque	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5.40
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	10	3	3	0	6	1	---

Sunday, May 27, 2012

KC Comeback Falls Short

Posted on May 27, 2012 at 08:06 PM.

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Game 24 vs. KC

Luke Hochevar was not happy to see the Tigers. He already had an inflated ERA of 5.75. He was happy to see that Ian Kinsler got the night off. Marco Scutaro played for Kinsler. He had a nice day going 2-3 with an RBI.

Hochevar pitched all 8 innings for the Royals, but the Tigers offense still got the job done. On the other side, Doug Fister still got the win, but he gave up more than usual.

Even though it took a month, Andre Ethier homered for the first time as a Tiger.

Once again, the game was close in the late stages. Scott Downs (2 ER) did not do his job, and Jose Valverde had to clean up the mess with a save.

Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers
May 1, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Kansas City (9-15)	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	5	8	1
Detroit (22-2)	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	2	X	7	9	0
W: Doug Fister (8-0) L: Luke Hochevar (1-2) S: Jose Valverde (7)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			KAN	DET
KAN	1	Mike Moustakas homers to right field. Alcides Escobar scores.	2	0
DET	3	Adam Jones triples. Marco Scutaro scores.	2	1
DET	3	Michael Morse reaches on an error by Eric Hosmer. Adam Jones scores.	2	2
KAN	4	Eric Hosmer homers to right-center field.	3	2
DET	6	Miguel Cabrera homers to center field.	3	3
DET	7	Alex Avila singles. Victor Martinez scores.	3	4
DET	7	Marco Scutaro singles. Alex Avila scores.	3	5
DET	8	Miguel Cabrera homers to left field.	3	6
DET	8	Andre Ethier homers to right field.	3	7
KAN	9	Johnny Giavotella doubles. Eric Hosmer and Alex Gordon score.	5	7

Kansas City Royals
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Alcides Escobar	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.179
Mike Moustakas	4	1	1	2	0	0	1	.319
Eric Hosmer	4	2	2	1	0	0	1	.234
Alex Gordon	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.306
Jeff Francoeur	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.297
Johnny Giavotella	4	0	2	2	0	1	0	.233
Lorenzo Cain	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.258
Salvador Perez	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.183
Billy Butler	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.180
Jason Bourgeois	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.322
Yuniesky Betancourt	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.200
TEAM TOTALS	35	5	8	5	1	8	2
BATTING: 2B: J. Giavotella (2), A. Gordon (5) HR: E. Hosmer (4), M. Moustakas (3) RBI: E. Hosmer (15), J. Giavotella 2 (6), M. Moustakas 2 (10)
FIELDING: E: E. Hosmer (2)

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Adam Jones	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	.288
Michael Morse	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.303
Miguel Cabrera	4	2	2	2	0	0	2	.405
Prince Fielder	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.418
Andre Ethier	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	.338
Victor Martinez	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.356
Alex Avila	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	.320
JJ Hardy	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204
Marco Scutaro	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	.500
TEAM TOTALS	33	7	9	6	0	2	3	---
BATTING: 2B: V. Martinez (7) 3B: A. Jones (1) HR: M. Cabrera 2 (11), A. Ethier (1) RBI: M. Cabrera 2 (27), A. Avila (6), A. Ethier (9), M. Scutaro (1)

Kansas City Royals
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Luke Hochevar (L)	8.0	9	7	6	0	2	3	6.04
TEAM TOTALS	8.0	9	7	6	0	2	3	---
PITCHING: Pitches-Strikes: L. Hochevar 61-49

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Doug Fister (W)	7.0	5	3	3	0	7	2	1.98
Justin Verlander (H)	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.16
Scott Downs (H)	0.1	2	2	2	0	0	0	1.32
Jose Valverde (S)	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1.50
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	8	5	5	1	8	2	---
PITCHING: Pitches-Strikes: D. Fister 70-59, J. Verlander 9-6, S. Downs 11-5, J. Valverde 19-13

League Recap for April

Posted on May 27, 2012 at 06:40 PM.

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One month is done. Here's what happened.

MLB League Leaders - Updated: May 1, 2012
Hits		H	Batting Average		AVG
	1. Prince Fielder	40		1. Prince Fielder	.426
	2. Miguel Cabrera	39		2. Miguel Cabrera	.402
	3. Michael Young	34		3. Victor Martinez	.361
	4. Ian Kinsler	33		4. Colby Rasmus	.360
	5. 6 Tied	32		5. 2 Tied	.352
Home Runs		HR	Runs Batted In		RBI
	1. Ian Kinsler	13		1. Ian Kinsler	31
	2. Miguel Cabrera	9		2. Miguel Cabrera	25
	3. Justin Morneau	8		3. Justin Morneau	23
	4. Aramis Ramirez	8		4. Adam Lind	21
	5. 5 Tied	7		5. Prince Fielder	20
Runs		R	Walks		BB
	1. Ian Kinsler	20		1. Jerry Hairston, Jr.	16
	2. Miguel Cabrera	20		2. Matt Joyce	14
	3. Jason Kipnis	19		3. Dee Gordon	14
	4. BJ Upton	19		4. Evan Longoria	14
	5. 4 Tied	18		5. 2 Tied	13
Strikeouts		SO	Stolen Bases		SB
	1. Andruw Jones	31		1. BJ Upton	10
	2. Angel Pagan	30		2. Ian Desmond	9
	3. Jon Jay	30		3. Hanley Ramirez	9
	4. Alex Gordon	28		4. Emilio Bonifacio	8
	5. 5 Tied	27		5. 3 Others Tied	8

MLB League Leaders - Updated: May 1, 2012
Innings Pitched		IP	Wins		W
	1. Doug Fister	43.0		1. Doug Fister	7
	2. Justin Verlander	41.0		2. Justin Verlander	5
	3. Clayton Kershaw	37.2		3. Tim Hudson	4
	4. Adam Wainwright	37.0		4. Colby Lewis	4
	5. Brett Anderson	36.0		5. 5 Others Tied	4
Earned Run Average		ERA	Walks + Hits/Innings Pitched		WHIP
	1. Yunesky Maya	0.38		1. Barry Zito	0.71
	2. Madison Bumgarner	0.72		2. Jordan Zimmermann	0.72
	3. Barry Zito	0.95		3. Brett Anderson	0.75
	4. Tim Hudson	1.20		4. Justin Verlander	0.76
	5. Adam Wainwright	1.22		5. Yunesky Maya	0.76
Strikeouts Made		K	Opponents Batting Average		BAA
	1. Doug Fister	44		1. Barry Zito	.150
	2. Clayton Kershaw	40		2. Clayton Kershaw	.158
	3. Tim Lincecum	39		3. Daniel Hudson	.159
	4. Ervin Santana	39		4. Mike Leake	.162
	5. Justin Verlander	37		5. Yunesky Maya	.172
Saves		SV	Reliever Holds		HOLD
	1. Craig Kimbrel	10		1. Edgar Gonzalez	6
	2. Jason Motte	9		2. Antonio Bastardo	5
	3. Heath Bell	9		3. Casey Janssen	5
	4. Frank Francisco	8		4. Pedro Strop	4
	5. 2 Others Tied	8		5. 4 Others Tied	4

MLB Standings - Updated: May 1, 2012
AL EAST	W	L	GB
Toronto Blue Jays	15	8	--
New York Yankees	12	11	3
Tampa Bay Rays	10	13	5
Baltimore Orioles	10	13	5
Boston Red Sox	7	16	8
AL CENTRAL	W	L	GB
Detroit Tigers	21	2	--
Minnesota Twins	15	8	6
Chicago White Sox	10	13	11
Kansas City Royals	9	14	12
Cleveland Indians	8	13	12
AL WEST	W	L	GB
Oakland Athletics	14	9	--
Texas Rangers	11	12	3
Seattle Mariners	9	14	5
Los Angeles Angels	9	14	5
AL WILD CARD RACE	W	L	GB
Toronto Blue Jays	15	8	--
Minnesota Twins	15	8	--
New York Yankees	12	11	3
NL EAST	W	L	GB
Atlanta Braves	16	7	--
Miami Marlins	13	10	3
Philadelphia Phillies	12	11	4
Washington Nationals	12	11	4
New York Mets	11	12	5
NL CENTRAL	W	L	GB
St. Louis Cardinals	16	6	--
Milwaukee Brewers	12	11	4.5
Cincinnati Reds	10	12	6
Pittsburgh Pirates	8	14	8
Chicago Cubs	7	16	9.5
Houston Astros	7	16	9.5
NL WEST	W	L	GB
Los Angeles Dodgers	14	9	--
San Francisco Giants	13	9	.5
Colorado Rockies	11	11	2.5
Arizona Diamondbacks	11	12	3
San Diego Padres	9	15	5.5
NL WILD CARD RACE	W	L	GB
San Francisco Giants	13	9	--
Miami Marlins	13	10	.5
Milwaukee Brewers	12	11	1.5
Washington Nationals	12	11	1.5
Philadelphia Phillies	12	11	1.5
Colorado Rockies	11	11	2

Another Epic Battle

Posted on May 27, 2012 at 06:05 PM.

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Game 23 vs. KC

There were two debuts this evening. Gio Gonzalez made his season debut, after severing his finger like Josh Beckett. Adam Jones came over from the Orioles in a blockbuster deal that swapped young stars and prospects. Now, it was time to see both in action.

Gio Gonzalez was knocked around early, but stayed in the game long enough to have the Tigers offense tie it up for him. He sacrificed his ERA, before leaving with a no-decision. On the other hand, Adam Jones did what was expected of him. He got the Tigers on the board in his debut with a homer.

Sure the Tigers clawed their way back, but the Royals had a response. Things got tense late, and this one went to extras.

The Tigers loaded the bases with no outs in the 10th. However, Ian Kinsler struck out and Michael Morse flew out. Miguel Cabrera worked a 2-0 count and then launched a walk-off grand slam! This is his 3rd walk-off hit of the season!

Royals at Tigers \|
Apr 30, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Extras	R	H	E
Kansas City (9-14)	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	6	11	2
Detroit (21-2)	0	0	0	1	3	0	2	0	0	4	10	18	0
W: Jordan Zimmermann (3-2) L: Jose Mijares (2-1)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			KAN	DET
KAN	2	Eric Hosmer triples. Salvador Perez scores.	1	0
KAN	3	Billy Butler singles. Alcides Escobar scores.	2	0
DET	4	Adam Jones homers to left field.	2	1
KAN	5	Jason Bourgeois homers to left field.	3	1
KAN	5	Jeff Francoeur triples. Alex Gordon and Billy Butler score.	5	1
DET	5	Ian Kinsler homers to left field.	5	2
DET	5	Miguel Cabrera homers to right field. Michael Morse scores.	5	4
DET	7	Michael Morse singles. JJ Hardy scores.	5	5
DET	7	John Mayberry, Jr. hits a sacrifice fly. Michael Morse scores.	5	6
KAN	8	Eric Hosmer hits a sacrifice fly. Jeff Francoeur scores.	6	6
DET	10	Miguel Cabrera hits a grand slam to left field. Victor Martinez, Geovany Soto, and JJ Hardy score.	6	10

Kansas City Royals
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Jason Bourgeois	5	1	3	1	0	1	1	.333
Alex Gordon	5	1	1	0	0	1	0	.308
Billy Butler	5	1	2	1	0	1	0	.180
Jeff Francoeur	5	1	2	2	0	0	0	.311
Salvador Perez	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	.192
Mike Moustakas	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.323
Manny Pina	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Eric Hosmer	3	0	1	2	0	1	0	.222
Johnny Giavotella	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.220
Lorenzo Cain	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.269
Alcides Escobar	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.164
TEAM TOTALS	39	6	11	6	1	10	1	---
BATTING: 2B: A. Escobar (3) 3B: E. Hosmer (1), J. Francoeur (2) HR: J. Bourgeois (2) SF: E. Hosmer (4) RBI: E. Hosmer 2 (14), J. Francoeur 2 (14), J. Bourgoeis (15), B. Butler (8)
BASERUNNING: SB: J. Bourgeois 2 (5)
FIELDING: E: J. Giavotella 2 (6)

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Ian Kinsler	6	1	1	1	0	1	1	.343
Michael Morse	6	2	2	1	0	0	0	.315
Miguel Cabrera	6	2	3	6	0	0	2	.402
Prince Fielder	4	0	1	0	1	1	0	.425
Andre Ethier	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.344
John Mayberry, Jr.	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	.390
Adam Jones	5	1	1	1	0	2	1	.290
Victor Martinez	5	1	4	0	0	0	0	.361
Alex Avila	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	.319
Geovany Soto	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	.350
JJ Hardy	5	2	3	0	0	0	0	.211
TEAM TOTALS	46	10	18	10	1	5	4	---
BATTING: 2B: M. Cabrera (4) 3B: V. Martinez (1) HR: M. Cabrera 2 (9), I. Kinsler (13), A. Jones (4) SF: J. Mayberry (1) RBI: M. Cabrera 6 (25), M. Morse (10), I. Kinsler (31), A. Jones (16), J. Mayberry (6)

Kansas City Royals
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Felipe Paulino	6.1	11	6	6	1	2	3	8.39
Jose Mijares (L)	2.2	4	1	1	0	2	0	3.65
Juan Gutierrez	0.2	3	3	3	0	1	1	5.54
TEAM TOTALS	9.2	18	10	10	1	5	4	---
PITCHING: Pitches-Strikes: F. Paulino 57-47, J. Mijares 23-21, J. Gutierrez 10-8

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Gio Gonzalez	7.0	8	5	5	1	8	1	6.43
Al Alburquerque (H)	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	0	5.79
Randy Choate	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.57
Matt Guerrier	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.16
Scott Downs	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Jordan Zimmermann (W)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2.28
TEAM TOTALS	10.0	11	6	6	1	10	1	---
PITCHING: Pitches-Strikes: G. Gonzalez 84-65, A. Alburquerque 3-2, R. Choate 5-4, M. Guerrier 11-6, S. Downs 4-2, J. Zimmermann 12-11

Detroit Tigers Acquire Adam Jones

Posted on May 27, 2012 at 02:22 PM.

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Though we are all excited to acquire Adam Jones, we did give up some of the future. Austin Jackson is departing. His offense hasn't necessarily helped the Tigers this season. I see Jones about the same as Jackson, except his amazing power ability.

Nick Castellanos, a 5-star prospect is next to go. With a young Miguel Cabrera at 3rd, Castellanos would be trapped in the minors for a considerable part of his career. It is unfortunate for him to leave. Hopefully, he doesn't haunt us later.

Eric Patterson is last to leave. He sucks. Robert Andino came to Detroit on the other side of the deal with Ryan Flaherty. Andino can play most of the infield spots, and Flaherty could end up anywhere on the field (except catcher). He knows all other positions.

The move puts the Tigers further over their budget. The budget concept is what I hate most about this game. It is unrealistically low, and highly disproportionate. For a large market team like the Tigers, how can I start off with a projected budget of $129 M. Oh, by the way, I am $26 million over, so they only want me to have $100 million on the roster. The Yankees, who are probably falling short of expectations (11-11) have a $200 million budget.

Josh Beckett Returns to Form

Posted on May 27, 2012 at 01:58 PM.

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Game 22 vs. NYY

The Yankees tried... and failed to beat the Tigers. They were shut out. Insult was added to injury when Robinson Cano went down and out. He broke a rib when he tried to dive for a ground ball.

The Tigers scored the only 3 runs. The bullpen was spectacular: keeping the shutout, earning 3 holds, and converting the save.

Detroit Tigers at New York Yankees
Apr 29, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Detroit (20-2)	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	8	0
New York (11-11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
W: Josh Beckett (1-0) L: Michael Pineda (0-2) S: Jose Valverde (6)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			DET	NYY
DET	3	Victor Martinez doubles. Ian Kinsler scores.	1	0
DET	3	Prince Fielder singles. Victor Martinez scores.	2	0
DET	7	Ian Kinsler hits a sacrifice fly. Austin Jackson scores.	3	0

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Ian Kinsler	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	.355
Michael Morse	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.314
Victor Martinez	4	1	1	1	0	1	0	.333
Prince Fielder	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	.433
Miguel Cabrera	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.395
Andre Ethier	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	.363
John Mayberry, Jr.	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400
Alex Avila	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	.295
Geovany Soto	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.342
Austin Jackson	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.250
JJ Hardy	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188
TEAM TOTALS	33	3	8	3	0	7	0	---
BATTING: 2B: A. Jackson (3), V. Martinez (6) HBP: I. Kinsler (1) SF: I. Kinsler (2) RBI: P. Fielder (20), V. Martinez (3), I. Kinsler (30)
BASERUNNING: CS: A. Jackson (1)

New York Yankees
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Brett Gardner	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.168
Robinson Cano	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	.301
Jamie Morton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Eduardo Nunez	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333
Curtis Granderson	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	.219
Mark Teixeira	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.348
Alex Rodruguez	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.259
Andruw Jones	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	.159
Nick Swisher	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.162
Russell Martin	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.215
Derek Jeter	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283
TEAM TOTALS	32	0	7	0	0	9	0	---
BATTING: 2B: R. Cano (5), B. Gardner (5)

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Josh Beckett (W)	6.0	5	0	0	0	6	0	0.00
Mark Melancon (H)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.23
Matt Guerrier (H)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.35
Scott Downs (H)	0.1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Jose Valverde (S)	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.80
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	7	0	0	0	9	0	---
PITCHING: Pitches-Strikes: J. Beckett 72-54, M. Melancon 14-10, M. Guerrier 7-5, S. Downs 9-8, J. Valverde 8-7

New York Yankees
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Michael Pineda (L)	8.0	7	3	3	0	7	0	2.67
Mike Gonzalez	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.63
PITCHING: Pitches-Strikes: M. Pineda 77-66, M. Gonzalez 8-6

Drama in the Bronx

Posted on May 27, 2012 at 12:50 PM.

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Game 21 @ NYY

Another Tigers pitcher decided that he wanted to cause some drama. A mid-game error eliminated a perfect-game bid, but Justin Verlander took another no-hitter into the 7th inning. Mark Teixera broke up the no-no and the shutout on one pitch, a solo shot to right.

The Tigers exploded with 7 runs in the first 3 innings off of CC Sabathia. They made up for yesterday's futility by knocking out the ace early. Reliever Cory Wade made things normal; he pieced together 5 and 1/3 innings to lastly hand the ball off to David Robertson.

Geovany Soto homered twice in the rout.

Detroit Tigers at New York Yankees
Apr 28, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Detroit (19-2)	3	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	8	13	1
New York (11-10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	3	0
W: Justin Verlander (5-0) L: CC Sabathia (3-2)

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Ian Kinsler	5	0	2	0	0	1	0	.364
Michael Morse	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	.329
Miguel Cabrera	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	.414
Prince Fielder	4	2	2	3	0	0	1	.430
John Mayberry, Jr.	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	.410
Andre Ethier	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	.346
Victor Martinez	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.338
Geovany Soto	4	2	2	4	0	0	2	.324
Austin Jackson	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.250
JJ Hardy	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195
TEAM TOTALS	39	8	13	8	0	3	3	---
BATTING: 2B: I. Kinsler (1), M. Morse (5), P. Fielder (7), A. Ethier 2 (7) HR: P. Fielder (5), G. Soto 2 (6) RBI: P. Fielder 3 (19), G. Soto 4 (15), A. Ethier (8)

New York Yankees
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Brett Gardner	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.155
Robinson Cano	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	.289
Curtis Granderson	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230
Mark Teixeira	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	.371
Alex Rodriguez	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.260
Jamie Morton	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Andruw Jones	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	.165
Raul Ibanez	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200
Nick Swisher	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	.169
Russell Martin	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.210
Derek Jeter	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	.295
TEAM TOTALS	31	2	3	2	1	10	1	---
BATTING: 2B: R. Cano (4) HR: M. Teixeira (7) RBI: R. Cano (4), M. Teixeira (12)