Always A Tiger.

[mfbmike]

nice comeback in the 8th

Man, it was so sweet. Granderson led off the inning with a double. Polanco came up after him with a base hit and drove him in. I'm up 4-3. Then either Cabrera or Guillen got on base. Then Shef, who struck out 3 times already in the game, gets all of one and drills a 3 run homer. It was so sweet.

Shef redeemed himself.

Good win

hahah, knew you wouldn't like that. Blame Perez. He came in and blew it. lol.

[Vinsane]

hahah, knew you wouldn't like that. Blame Perez. He came in and blew it. lol.

The bullpen woes continue, even in other chises.

[Miggy]

7 Homers in 22 games! thats pretty nice. still not MVP quality though. come on Mike MVP MVP!

[mfbmike]

lol what!? At this pace I'd finish with over 50 homers and 130 RBI.

That's not mvp worthy?!

Asssuming I can keep up this pace of course.

[Miggy]

not MVP worthy if we have A-Roid in the league and people riding his dick thinking he's the best baseball player ever ;) dont worry Mike MIggy will hit at least 55.

quote me on it

[Rylo]

17-3? Jesus.

[mfbmike]

Jackson Has Another Rough Outing, Tigers Fall At Home

(13-10) vs (15-8)


Adam Everett erupts after a questionable call at 1st base and would eventually be ejected.

It was a bad day at the home yard for the Tigers, who lost fairly easily to the division rival Indians today, 7-2. Magglio Ordonez seems to be getting into a rhythm batting in the #6 spot in the Tigers lineup now, as he went 3-4 along with a solo home run and a double to pace the Tigers offense. Edwin Jackson (1-4) started and took the loss. He didn't pitch much (5 innings), and he didn't pitch well (gave up 5 hits and 4 runs) in defeat. Tomorrow's game at Comerica Park featuring a matchup of Dontrelle Willis (1-1, 4.62 ERA) of the Tigers and Carl Pavano (1-0, 3.75 ERA) of the Indians will mark the end of the 3 game series. Carlos Guillen can extend his hitting streak to 22 games in a row.



Tigers Pitching:
Edwin Jackson (L, 1-4) 5 IP | 5H | 4ER | 0BB | 4SO | 9.00 ERA
Nate Robertson 4 IP | 4H | 3ER | 0BB | 4SO | 4.10 ERA

Indians Pitching:
Jeremy Sowers (W, 1-3) 6.1 IP | 5H | 2ER | 1BB | 5SO | 4.24 ERA
Rafael Perez (S, 2) 2.2 IP | 1H | 0ER | 0BB | 0SO | 2.90 ERA

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

HR: Ordonez
RBI: Ordonez , Guillen
R: Ordonez , Granderson
2B: Ordonez
SB: Granderson

Indians Lineup:
RF Shin-Soo Choo 4-4
C Victor Martinez 1-4 | K
CF Grady Sizemore 2-4
1B Travis Hafner 0-4 | K
SS Jhonny Peralta 1-4
LF Ben Fransisco 0-4 | 2K
DH Ryan Garko 0-4 | K
2B Jamey Carroll 0-4 | 2K
3B Andy Marte 1-4 | K

HR: Choo , Sizemore
RBI: Choo , Peralta , Sizemore 5
R: Martinez , Sizemore 2 , Choo 3
2B: Sizemore

Player Of The Game:

Grady Sizemore

Sizemore brought in a whopping 5 runs, more than enough to defeat the Tigers.

[Vinsane]

Tribe get revenge!! I just finished up this series, updating my chise now.

[mfbmike]

Tribe get revenge!! I just finished up this series, updating my chise now.

Dude, the Indians are good.

tough loss. and another bad outing for jackson

I don't know what to do with him. Send him to the minors? I really don't know at this point.

are you gonna cut Sheff...?

i think I will. I wonder what Mike will do

As far as Sheffield goes, he's actually playing decent for me. I'd rather maybe trade him for a team that needs a bat for a #4/5 starting pitcher in a 1 for 1 deal as opposed to just letting him go for nothing. However, I need some ideas as far as that goes. I also have to do that trade with the Braves here soon.

[mfbmike]

CARLOS GUILLEN FTMFW

MVP MVP MVP

[Vinsane]

Plugging Guillen on your chise report isn't going to get him more votes Mike.

[mfbmike]

Nope, but him playing like this will. ;)

[mfbmike]

Guillen Helps Lifts Tigers Over Division Rival With Leadoff Walkoff Homer In Bottom Of 9th

(13-11) vs (16-8)


A mob scene at home plate as Carlos Guillen rounds the basepaths after a walkoff home run.


Guillen knew it was gone, Betancourt hangs his head in shame, Cabrera continues to go at it in the on-deck circle.

In a key AL Central Matchup today, the Tigers defeated the Indians in a tight game, picking up a narrow 4-3 victory at Comerica Park. Gerald Laird knocked in 2 runs, going 2 for 3 on the day with a home run. But the big story for the Tigers offense today, was Carlos Guillen's heroics. Down in the count 0-2, Guillen caught all of a Rafael Betancourt fastball and drove it over the right field wall, giving the Tigers the win and keeping his 23-game hitting streak alive. By the time things were settled, starter Dontrelle Willis was out of the game, though he did earn a quality start by allowing 3 runs in 6 and 2 thirds innings of work. Zach Miner earned the victory (his 3rd of the season), working 2 and a third innings and striking out 3 hitters in relief of Dontrelle. The Tigers welcome the Twins to Comerica Park tomorrow night, giving the start to ace Justin Verlander (2-2, 2.50 ERA), who will be opposed by Fransisco Liriano (4-1, 2.97 ERA). Already at 20-plus, Guillen will look to add to his 23 game hitting streak.



Tigers Pitching:
Dontrelle Willis 6.2 IP | 7H | 3ER | 1BB | 5SO | 4.50 ERA
Zach Miner (W, 3-0) 2.1 IP | 2H | 0ER | 0BB | 3SO | 2.54 ERA

Indians Pitching:
Carl Pavano 7 IP | 6H | 3ER | 0BB | 2SO | 3.77 ERA
Rafael Betancourt (L, 1-1) 1 IP | 2H | 1ER | 0BB | 0SO | 1.25 ERA

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

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

Indians Lineup:
RF Shin-Soo Choo 1-4
3B Victor Martinez 1-3 | 2K | BB
CF Grady Sizemore 2-4
C Kelly Shoppach 1-4 | 2K
2B Mark Derosa 1-4
SS Jhonny Peralta 0-4 | K
1B Ryan Garko 2-4 | K
LF Ben Fransisco 1-4
DH Travis Hafner 0-4 | 2K

HR: Sizemore
RBI: Sizemore 2 , Garko
R: Choo , Sizemore , Derosa
2B: Sizemore , Fransisco
SB: Shoppach
GIDP: Sizemore

Player Of The Game:

Carlos Guillen

Despite only batting 1-4, Guillen's walkoff homer sealed the deal for the Tigers and he kept his 23 game hitting streak alive.

[Mit]

Nice walk-off win.

[mfbmike]