Friday, August 30, 2013
AL Wild Card Play-In Game
(5) Los Angeles Angels vs. (4) Texas Rangers
NL Wild Card Play-In Game
(5) Atlanta Braves vs. (4) Los Angeles Dodgers
ALDS
(3) Tampa Bay Rays vs. (2) Oakland Athletics
(5) LAA/(4) TEX vs. (1) Detroit Tigers
NLDS
(3) Miami Marlins vs. (2) Houston Astros*
(5) ATL/(4) LAD vs. (1) Arizona Diamondbacks
L: 3-2
Joe Mahoney walked off with a double, after Detroit tied it in the 6th off of Brett Lawrie's double.
W: 11-4
Despite sloppy defensive play, the Tigers routed the Orioles. Maury Blanks records his first major-league hit. Dixie Abad cracks his first major-league homer. Brandon Guyer has a 4 hit day.
L: 4-1
Detroit failed to square up Brian Matusz when it mattered. All of Johnny Cueto's runs given up were via the home run.
W: 8-2
Detroit closed out 2013 with a victory. Johnathan Lucroy went 3-3, homering and driving in 4. Adam Wainwright earned the rights to becoming the 3rd starter for Detroit in the postseason rotation.
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Pitchers
Jered Beavan was rewarded with a call-up after a stellar first season as a pro. Coming out of the bullpen for AA Erie, he went 7-3, with a 2.20 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 44 K, and 16 BB.
Scott Kazmir impressed the Tigers enough to earn a minor-league contract, prior to the start of the season. He's had better days certainly, but the organization is glad that he remained healthy.
Julio Teheran was the "ace" of AAA Toledo. Major-league pitching depth is what has kept him away from Detroit.
Robbie Weinhardt has spent parts of the last 4 seasons with Detroit. However, expanded rosters are the only reason he was called up.
J.P. Howell impressed Detroit in Spring Training, but the role of situational lefty was already filled. He returns to Detroit for September.
Eduardo Sanchez was sent down after the trade to acquire Fernando Rodney and Kyle Farnsworth. We are happy to have him return.
Bryan Shaw's control issues are what kept him at AAA Toledo. We hope to give him mop-up duty to re-evaluate him.
Hitters
Brandon Guyer hit cleanup for AAA Toledo. The utility man is currently in for the injured Adam Jones.
There was no room for Salvador Perez, after he was acquired before the trading deadline. He raked at AAA Toledo, and we know that he can perform at the major league level.
Maury Blanks' bat isn't there yet, but he has a lot of speed. Look for him to pinch-run late in games.
Dixie Abad currently serves a better purpose defensively. He was a throw-in last spring in the deal that sent Adam Jones and JJ Hardy to Detroit in return for Austin Jackson, Jhonny Peralta, and Nick Castellanos.
Corey Thornton has Gold Glove potential in the outfield. Look for him to relieve Braun, Sands, or Trumbo late.
Osvaldo Contreras is an emergency catcher.
Spencer Hughes replaces the injured Ryan Flaherty.
Monday, August 19, 2013
W: 14-0
You can't predict baseball! There were 8 unearned runs scored in the 3rd inning, and it was the result of only one error (Ryan Raburn: throwing). JJ Hardy went 4-5, doubling twice, homering twice, and driving in 4. (This is the result of a modified batting stance.) Matt Cain pitched 5 1/3, giving up 5 hits and striking out 8. Colby Lewis pitched 5 innings as well, giving up 11 runs (only 3 earned).
W: 6-2
Ryan Braun led off the game with a home run. Adam Jones hit the game-winning 2-run homer in the 6th. Johnny Cueto was stellar in his return from injury; he pitched 7 innings. After another rocky outing from Kyle Farnsworth, Ernesto Frieri came in to save the game.
W: 10-1
Brian Matusz gave up 8 runs (6 ER) in 5 2/3 innings. Jaime Garcia pitched a gem, allowing only 4 hits over 8 innings. Ryan Braun set a new single-season record for hits in a season. Miguel Cabrera drove in four on the strength of three hits.
L: 3-2
Zach Britton forced a lot of groundball outs. The Tigers rallied in the 9th, but fell short. Ike Davis struck out pinch-hitting in the 9th with the tying run on 3rd.
W: 7-5
The teams hit 7 homers combined. All but one run was scored that way. Chris Davis' 3-run homer brought Baltimore within one late. Miguel Cabrera homered twice. Fernando Rodney converted a 6-out save.
W: 7-4
The White Sox actually out-hit the Tigers. The game was tied until the Tigers batted around in the 7th, thanks to a fielding error. Chicago scored three combined in the 8th and 9th to scare the Tigers. Alexei Ramirez had 4 hits. Jose Altuve went 3-3, walking, scoring twice, and driving in two.
W: 8-0
Giving up only 5 hits, Justin Verlander pitched a complete game shutout. Buster Posey had 5 RBI. Mark Trumbo had three hits.
W: 7-0
Chris Sale had two bad innings: the first and the seventh. Mark Trumbo homered for Detroit; Adam Dunn had three hits for Chicago. Matt Cain pitched seven shutout innings, striking out 8.
W: 2-0
Johnny Cueto came out of the game in the 2nd, thanks to a sore wrist. The Tigers used 6 relievers to shut out Chicago.
Sunday, August 11, 2013
L: 4-0
Matt Cain calmed down after 2 innings pitched, but recieved no run support. Each of Detroit's rally tries were killed with a double play. Aaron Crow pitches the complete game shutout.
W: 5-0
Felipe Paulino fails to throw enough strikes, walking 6. Johnny Cueto returns the favor to the Royals in a complete game shutout of his own. Ike Davis goes 4-4 with a double and an RBI.
W: 17-6
Four runs for both sides in the first set the offensive tone. After Jaime Garcia's (W, 6 ER) 6 innings, the Tigers bullpen give up only 2 hits the rest of the way. The Royals burn four bullpen arms, mostly September call-ups who give up 9 ER total.
W: 10-2
Has Jaime Garcia (W, 7 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, BB) undone the Tigers lefty curse? (It's a long story.) Otherwise, Jose Altuve had a 4 hit day. Miguel Cabrera drove in 5. Francisco Liriano got charged with 7 ER.
W: 2-0
Runners left on base don't come back to hurt the Tigers. Both RBI came off the bats of Altuve and Braun, respectively in the 6th. Doug Fister threw 7 innings of shutout ball. Craig Kimbrel converted a one-out save with the tying run at the plate.
W: 12-0
Justin Verlander was lifted with one out in the 9th to preserve his shutout, in a game where he crossed the 200 strikeout threshold on the season. Cabrera and Jones homer twice. 10 runs cross the plate in the middle innings.
W: 13-6
Henderson Alvarez cannot finish 2 innings for the Jays. Combined, the teams hit 10 home runs.
L: 13-5
Kyle Farnsworth gave up 6 earned runs in the 8th to halt the Tigers comeback attempt. Justin Verlander gave up the other 7 runs.
W: 13-4
The Tigers hit 7 home runs! Adam Jones, Ike Davis, and JJ Hardy hit 2 each. Matt Cain has a decent start (7 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 4 R, 9 K).
W: 9-5
Both sides put up a lot of hits, but Detroit had more cross the plate. Cabrera: 3-4, 2 HR, 4 RBI. Posey: 3-5, 2 2B.
Sunday, July 28, 2013
W: 6-3
The power bats prevailed again. Mark Trumbo homered back-to-back with JJ Hardy. Craig Kimbrel recorded the save with the tying run at the plate.
W: 6-5
After getting down 4-2, the Tigers pecked away at the lead. Miguel Cabrera walked off with a double in the 9th. Johnathan Lucroy scored both the game-tying and walk-off runs of the bat of Cabrera.
W: 7-4
Adam Wainwright retired the first 19, but he proceeded to give up 3 straight hits (including a homer) and left the game with a hand injury. The bullpen kept the game intact. Kimbrel records save #29.
W: 6-2
Brett Lawrie's 2-run homer gave him the game-winning RBI. Mark Trumbo also homered. Josh Tomlin gave up all 6 (5 ER) over 7 innings.
W: 14-1
The Tigers rocked Fausto Carmona and got deep into the bullpen. Buster Posey homered twice. Ryan Flaherty surprised all with a 3-4 and 2 RBI game.
W: 8-1
Despite 4 double plays, the Tigers hit 5 home runs to account for most of the offense. Mark Trumbo was a home run short of the cycle.
W: 9-2
The Tigers overpowered the young lefty Banuelos and a depleted bullpen. Prince Fielder and Mark Teixeira homered in the losing cause.
L: 4-0
Justin Verlander made too many mistakes in a game where he got no run support. Michael Pineda went the distance.
W: 14-1
Miguel Cabrera has a record day (3-5, 2 HR, 8 RBI). Every starter except Lucroy records 2+ hits.
W: 11-5
The Tigers outhomer the Bronx Bombers. Ryan Braun and Ike Davis lead the offensive onslaught.
L: 4-2
By the time Matt Cain had reigned his control back in, the fate of the game had been decided. Jeremy Hermida homered and drove in 3 Chicago runs.
W: 11-5
Detroit staved off two Chicago rallies in the middle innings. Buster Posey homered twice for the Tigers. Lucroy and Trumbo exit from their respective slumps with 3-hit games.
W: 6-3
Adam Wainwright is back to a .500 season. Jaime Garcia converted a 6-out save for Detroit. Both Ike Davis and Adam Jones homered as well.
W: 5-1
Going the distance, Adam Wainwright struck out 9. Matt Moore struggled through 6 IP by giving up all 5 runs. JJ Hardy went 3-4 with 2 doubles, driving in 4.
W: 7-0
Detroit scored 6 unearned (on 3 errors) in the 8th to blow the game wide open! Doug Fister only gave up 4 hits. JJ Hardy was credited with the game's only RBI. Ike Davis snapped his double-digit homer-less games streak.
W: 2-1
David Price took a no-no to the 7th, where the Tigers scored twice. It was broken up by Jose Altuve. Brandon Moss homered for Tampa Bay. Craig Kimbrel's save came with the tying run on 3rd.
Friday, July 19, 2013
Detroit trades RW Martin St. Louis (87), a 4th Round Pick, and a future 5th Round Pick to Boston for RW Nathan Horton (84) and a 2nd Round Pick.
Detroit trades C Valtteri Filppula (82), a 3rd Round Pick, and a future 6th Round Pick to Carolina for Jiri Tlusty (81).
Detroit trades C Tyler Kennedy (79), LW Marek Tvrdon (61) and a 1st Round Pick to Pittsburgh for C Brandon Sutter (82) and a 2nd Round Pick.
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