Always A Tiger.

[LC AAU]

Lulz at beach balls while your getting raped.

[Primetime]

They just wanted you to pick up the ball so you would bend over and they could see how big the gaping hole in your ass was as they were raping you.

[mfbmike]

Leading Late, Lyon Fails The Tigers Once Again

(6-8) @ (8-6)


Carlos Guillen drilled his 4th homer of the season and came in for 2 runs in the Tigers losing effort.

The Tigers were unable to slip past the Angels on the road lastnight, sufferering a tight 5-4 loss at Angel Stadium. Closer Brandon Lyon came into a tie game but was unable to keep it there, giving up a 1 run off a walkoff RBI single by Vladimir Guerrero and taking the loss. Brandon Inge collected 2 hits, including a home run, and 2 RBI's in 4 at bats to spur the Tigers offense. Howie Kendrick sustained an injury (lateral muscle strain) during the contest and had to be taken out of the game early. His status is day to day. The series concludes tomorrow night at Angel Stadium , and the visiting Tigers will have their hands full with Angels ace John Lackey (1-0, 3.32 ERA) who's slated to oppose Justin Verlander (1-2, 3.27 ERA).



Tigers Pitching:
Dontrelle Willis 7 IP | 9H | 4ER | 0BB | 5SO | 3.66 ERA
Brandon Lyon (L, 0-2) 1.2 IP | 4H | 1ER | 1BB | 0SO | 16.20 ERA

Angels Pitching:
Joe Saunders 7 IP | 4H | 4ER | 0BB | 1SO | 4.67 ERA
Scot Shields 2 IP | 1H | 0ER | 0BB | 0SO | 2.00 ERA
Jose Arredondo (W, 1-0) 1 IP | 1H | 0ER | 0BB | 1SO | 13.50 ERA

Tigers Lineup:
CF Curtis Granderson 2-5 | K
2B Placido Polanco 2-5 | K
RF Magglio Ordonez 2-5 | K
1B Miguel Cabrera 1-5 | 2K
DH Gary Sheffield 1-5
LF Carlos Guillen 2-4
3B Brandon Inge 2-4 | K
C Gerald Laird 2-4 | K
SS Adam Everett 1-3

HR: Guillen , Inge
RBI: Sheffield , Guillen , Inge 2
R: Polanco , Inge , Guillen 2
2B: Polanco , Guillen , Laird
SAC: Everett

Angels Lineup:
3B Chone Figgins 1-4 | K
2B Maicer Itzuris 0-2
RF Vladimir Guerrero 1-5 | K
C Mike Napoli 2-4
LF Juan Rivera 2-4 | K
CF Torii Hunter 3-4
DH Gary Matthews Jr. 2-4 | K
1B Robb Quinlan 1-4
SS Erick Aybar 0-2

HR: Hunter
RBI: Guerrero , Hunter 2, Matthews Jr. 2
R: Napoli , Rivera , Aybar , Hunter 2
2B: Quinlan
SACF: Figgins
GIDP: Quinlan

Player Of The Game:

Torri Hunter

Hunter batted 3-4, drove in 2 runs and came in for 2 of his own.

[chazmaniandevil]

dontrelle willisa

cut lyon

[Primetime]

Guillen played well. Bullpen struggling.

[mfbmike]

It Takes 15 But Tigers Avoid Series Sweep To Angels

(6-9) @ (9-6)


Gerald Laird congratulates Fernando Rodney on a solid outing after racking up his 1st win of the season.

The visiting Tigers needed extra innings to beat the Angels 6-4 tonight at Angel Stadium, eventually emerging victorious after playing 15 frames. Justin Verlander worked 8 solid innings, allowing 2 runs and 5 hits. In the end though, it wasn't enough as he didn't factor into the decision. Fernando Rodney snared the victory, his 1st of the season, firing 5 innings of relief and allowing no runs on 3 hits. Miguel Cabrera went 2 for 7, belting a home run in the top of the 9th to put the Tigers up 2. However, Joel Zumaya was unable to protect that lead in the bottom of the 9th which sent the game into extra innings. Justin Verlander reached a milestone in this game, collecting career strikeout number 500. The Tigers begin a series in Kansas City tomorrow evening, sending Armando Galarraga (2-0, 1.50 ERA) to the mound against a tough customer, Royals ace Zack Greinke (3-0, 3.18 ERA)



Tigers Pitching:
Justin Verlander 8 IP | 5H | 2ER | 0BB | 7SO | 3.00 ERA
Joel Zumaya (BS, 1) 2 IP | 3H | 2ER | 0BB | 2SO | 3.37 ERA
Fernando Rodney (W, 1-0) 5 IP | 3H | 0ER | 0BB | 3SO | 0.81 ERA

Angels Pitching:
John Lackey 8 IP | 11H | 2ER | 0BB | 1SO | 3.00 ERA
Justin Speirer 5.2 IP | 6H | 2ER | 0BB | 2SO | 2.54 ERA
Jose Arredondo (L, 1-1) 1.1 IP | 3H | 2ER | 0BB | 3SO | 9.64 ERA

Tigers Lineup:
CF Curtis Granderson 3-8
2B Placido Polanco 3-7 | K
RF Magglio Ordonez 3-7 | 2K
1B Miguel Cabrera 2-7
DH Gary Sheffield 2-7 | K
LF Carlos Guillen 4-7
3B Brandon Inge 0-6
C Gerald Laird 2-7
SS Adam Everett 1-7 | 1K

HR: Cabrera
RBI: Granderson , Sheffield , Guillen , Cabrera 2
R: Granderson , Polanco , Ordonez , Cabrera , Guillen , Laird
2B: Guillen
GIDP: Polanco , Inge

Angels Lineup:
3B Chone Figgins 0-6 | K
2B Maicer Itzuris 1-6 | 2K
RF Vladimir Guerrero 3-4
C Mike Napoli 2-6 | 3K
LF Juan Rivera 0-6 | 2K
CF Torii Hunter 2-6 | K
DH Gary Matthews Jr. 0-6 | 2K
1B Kendry Morales 2-6
SS Erick Aybar 0-6 | K

HR: Hunter , Morales
RBI: Napoli , Hunter , Morales 2
R: Izturis , Guerrero , Hunter , Morales
2B: Guerrero
GIDP: Rivera

Player Of The Game:

Miguel Cabrera

Despite the game going into extra innings, Cabrera's 2 run shot in the 9th put the Tigers up 4-2 and put them in perfect position to win.

[Primetime]

20 hits. Damn impressive.

[Justo]

man, extra inning games are so intense

[Vinsane]

Way to steal one from the angels, on the road getting one game out of a series is a victory to me. Looking forward to more Mike, keep it coming.

[mfbmike]

Division Rival Series Preview:

(7-9) @ (7-8)


Kauffman Stadium in Kansas

Projected Matchups:

Game 1:


Armando Galarraga 2-0 , 1.50 ERA | Zack Greinke 3-0 , 3.18 ERA

Game 2:


Jeremy Bonderman 1-2 , 4.74 ERA | Gil Meche 0-1 , 6.89 ERA

Game 3:


Edwin Jackson 0-3 , 10.66 ERA | Brian Bannister 1-0 , 3.63 ERA

Royals Lineup:

LF David Dejesus
3B Alex Gordon
SS Mike Aviles
1B Mark Jacobs
RF Mark Teahen
DH Jose Guillen
CF Coco Crisp
C Miguel Olivo
2B Alberto Callaspo

[Vinsane]

Still says Angels bro

[The Messenger]

coco crisp is such a nice name btw^^

Yeah, for a stripper.

[mfbmike]

Galarraga Continues To Impress As Tigers Earn Tough Win

(7-9) @ (7-8)


Armando punches out 1 of his 6 strikeouts tonight in an impressive win at Kaufman Stadium.


Placido Polanco makes an outstanding defensive play.

The Royals couldn't come through for their fans tonight, as the Tigers were able to pick up a 4-2 win in front of 21,869 fans at Kauffman stadium. Armando Galarraga went the first 8 innings to record his 3rd straight win, giving up 2 runs on 6 hits and striking out 6, to notch his 3rd win of the season. Brandon Inge picked up 2 RBI and went 2 for 4, providing the offensive spark. The Tigers and Royals play game 2 tomorrow night, with Jeremy Bonderman (1-2, 4.74 ERA) and Gil Meche (0-1, 6.89 ERA) the probable starters. Carlos Guillen hopes to add to his 16 game hitting streak.



Tigers Pitching:
Armando Galarraga (W, 3-0) 8 IP | 6H | 2ER | 0BB | 6SO | 1.68 ERA
Brandon Lyon (S, 1) 1 IP | 0H | 0ER | 0BB | 0SO | 10.12 ERA

Royals Pitching:
Zack Greinke (L, 3-1) 6 IP | 8H | 4ER | 0BB | 4SO | 3.76 ERA
Doug Waechter 3 IP | 4H | 0ER | 0BB | 0SO | 5.00 ERA

Tigers Lineup:
CF Curtis Granderson 1-5 | K
2B Placido Polanco 0-4
RF Magglio Ordonez 1-4
1B Miguel Cabrera 1-4 | K
DH Marcus Thames 1-4 | K
LF Carlos Guillen 3-4
3B Brandon Inge 2-4
C Gerald Laird 1-4
SS Adam Everett 2-4 | K

RBI: Inge 2 , Laird 2
R: Ordonez , Cabrera , Thames , Gillen
2B: Inge , Everett

Royals Lineup:
LF David Dejesus 0-4 | K
3B Alex Gordon 2-4
SS Mike Aviles 1-4
1B Mark Jacobs 2-4 | K
RF Mark Teahen 0-3 | 2K
DH Jose Guillen 1-4
CF Coco Crisp 0-3
C Miguel Olivo 0-3 | K
2B Alberto Callaspo 0-3 | K

HR: Guillen
RBI: Teahen , Guillen
R: Guillen , Aviles
2B: Gordon , Jacobs
SF: Teahen
GIDP: Teahen

Player Of The Game:

Armando Galarraga

Galarraga pitched a solid 8 innings and became the first Tiger pitcher to hit the 3 win mark this season.

[The Messenger]

Edinson Volquez got his third win in his 3rd start for me as well.

[Primetime]

Damn, what is Guillens batting average? Gotta be in the .400's at least. Galarraga beasting as usual.