Always A Tiger

[mfbmike]

Bah, fuck. Update coming.

:pissed:

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Zumaya Blows 3-1 Lead In The 8th; Twins Take Game 1

(19-13) @ (16-16)


Miggy's magic number in this one was 13. Home run #13 while extending his hitting streak to 13 games.

The Tigers gave their AL Central foes a solid fight tonight but in the end the Twins picked up a 4-3 victory at the Metrodome. Jeremy Bonderman picked up a no-decision despite a dominant start, working 7 innings and allowing only 1 run. Joel Zumaya, who came into the game in relief of a fatigued Bonderman, took the loss, getting lit up for 3 runs in a third of an inning. Brandon Inge had a pair of hits, including a solo home run (his 1st since coming back from injury) in 2 at bats in the Tigers loss.

The series resumes tomorrow night at the Metrodome, with the visiting Tigers going with rookie Rick Porcello (2-2 , 3.54 ERA) and the Twins offering Glen Perkins (3-0 , 3.22 ERA). Miguel Cabrera looks to build on his 13-game hitting streak.



Tigers Pitching:
Jeremy Bonderman 7IP | 5H | 1ER | 1BB | 5SO | 1.21 ERA
Joel Zumaya (L, 0-2) 0.1IP | 4H | 3ER | 1BB | 0SO | 6.17 ERA
Bobby Seay 0.2IP | 1H | 0ER | 0BB | 1SO | 5.40

Twins Pitching:
Nick Blackburn 7IP | 6H | 3ER | 0BB | 1SO | 3.61 ERA
Craig Breslow (W, 1-2) 1IP | 0H | 0ER | 0BB | 0SO | 3.68 ERA
Joe Nathan (S, 9) 1IP | 1H | 0ER | 0BB | 0SO | 0.96 ERA

Tigers Lineup:
LF Josh Anderson 0-4 | K
CF Curtis Granderson 1-4 |
RF Magglio Ordonez 0-4
1B Miguel Cabrera 2-4
DH Mike Hessman 1-4
2B Michael Young 0-4
3B Brandon Inge 2-3
C Gerald Laird 1-3
SS Adam Everett 0-3

HR: Cabrera (13) , Inge (3)
RBI: Cabrera (24) , Hessman (2) , Inge (9)
R: Cabrera , Inge , Granderson

SB: Granderson (10) , Laird (5)

Twins Lineup:
LF Denard Span 2-4
LF Delmon Young 1-4 | K
1B Justin Morneau 1-4 | 2K
3B Joe Crede 1-3 | K
DH Jason Kubel 2-4 | K
2B Matt Tolbert 1-4
CF Carlos Gomez 0-3
SS Nick Punto 0-2 | BB | K
C Mike Redmond 2-3

2B: Kubel (7))
RBI: Tolbert (4) , Morneau (27) , Young (15) , Kubel (19)
R: Span , Young , Crede , Punto
GIDP: Young , Gomez

Player Of The Game:

Joe Nathan

Joe Nathan sealed the deal 9th after the Twins took the lead in the bottom of the 8th.

[goDawgs1433]

Damn, fuck Zumaya.

But my god, Miggy!

[Yawkey Way]

Bullpen troubles? Call 1-800-yawkey if you want to hug it out

[mfbmike]

I just finished game 2. It was a whole lot of fun. Here's a preview though, I got held hitless through the 1st 6 innings. :lilbored:

I'll get that update in tomorrow or something with pretty screenshots!

[Woy]

Zumaya probably had his mind on playing Guitar Hero after the game.

Tough loss Mike.

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Tigers Bats Nonexistant Through 6 Innings, Explosive In Last 3

(19-14) @ (17-16)


Curtis Granderson slides into 2nd for his 11th stolen base of the year, 1 shy of matching his total from a season ago.

The Tigers treated the Twins like minor-league fodder in the late innings of a big rout for Detroit.

The Tigers jumped all over in the Twins lastnight, winning by a 10-3 count before a crowd of 22,060 fans at the Metrodome. Miguel Cabrera had another one of his clutch performances, getting 3 RBI and banging out 3 hits (2 doubles), in 5 at bats to pace the offense. Allowing 2 runs on 7 hits over 7 innings of work, while striking out 5, Rick Porcello was able to notch his 3rd win of the seaosn.

It'll be the Tigers Dontrelle Willis (3-0 , 3.75 ERA) facing off with Philip Humber (2-1 , 4.36 ERA) in the series finale tomorrow. Cabrera hopes to add to his 14 game hitting streak.



Tigers Pitching:
Rick Porcello (W, 3-2) 7IP | 7H | 2ER | 1BB | 5SO | 3.39 ERA
Juan Rincon 2IP | 2H | 1ER | 0BB | 1SO | 0.96 ERA

Twins Pitching:
Glen Perkins 6IP | 1H | 1ER | 0BB | 2SO | 2.97 ERA
Matt Guerrier (L, 3-2) 1IP | 6H | 3ER | 0BB | 0SO | 3.85 ERA
Jesse Crain 0.1IP | 4H | 3ER | 0BB | 0SO | 4.69 ERA
Luis Ayala 1.2IP | 3H | 1ER | 0BB | 0SO | 4.11 ERA

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

2B: Cabrera 2 (6)
RBI: Ordonez 2 (22) , Cabrera 3 (27) , Young (10) , Everett (8) , Thames 2 (13) , Inge (10)
R: Anderson 2 , Granderson 2 , Ordonez 2 , Cabrera 2 , Thames , Young
GIDP: Laird

SB: Granderson (11) , Anderson (6)

Twins Lineup:
LF Denard Span 1-4
LF Delmon Young 2-4 | K
1B Justin Morneau 3-4
3B Joe Crede 1-4 | K
DH Jason Kubel 0-3 | BB
2B Matt Tolbert 0-4
CF Carlos Gomez 1-4 | K
SS Nick Punto 1-4 | 2K
C Mike Redmond 0-3 | K

2B: Span (11) , Morneau (6) , Young 2 (9)
RBI: Morneau (28) , Crede (20)
R: Young 2 , Span
GIDP: Span , Crede

E: Punto (2)

Player Of The Game:

Miguel Cabrera

Cabrera was a part of an outstanding effort from the Tigers, bringing in 3 runs with 3 hits, 2 of which were doubles.

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Tigers Humiliate Twins In Rubber Match; Win Series 2-1

(20-14) @ (17-17)


Michael Young shows off with a little behind the back action to start a double play that got the D-Train out of a 7th inning jam.



Tigers Pitching:
Dontrelle Willis (W, 4-0) 7.1IP | 9H | 1ER | 0BB | 1SO | 3.32 ERA
Bobby Seay 1.2IP | 0H | 0ER | 0BB | 1SO | 4.32 ERA

Twins Pitching:
Philip Humber (L, 2-2) 5IP | 7H | 3ER | 0BB | 2SO | 4.50 ERA
Matt Guerrier 2IP | 4H | 2ER | 0BB | 1SO | 4.23 ERA
R.A. Dickey 2IP | 3H | 1ER | 0BB | 2SO | 1.50 ERA

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

2B: Thames (6)
3B: Granderson (1)
HR: Granderson 2 (11) , Ordonez (7)
RBI: Granderson 5 (26) , Ordonez 2 (24) , Inge (11)
R: Anderson , Granderson 3 , Ordonez , Young , Laird , Everett
HBP: Anderson
GIDP: Cabrera

SB: Laird 2 (7)

Twins Lineup:
LF Denard Span 0-4
LF Delmon Young 1-4
1B Justin Morneau 3-4 | K
3B Joe Crede 1-4
2B Brandon Harris 1-4
SS Nick Punto 0-4 | K
CF Carlos Gomez 0-4
DH Michael Cuddyer 0-3
C Mike Redmond 3-3

RBI: Harris (8)
R: Morneau
GIDP: Crede , Punto

E: Punto (3) , Harris (6)

Player Of The Game:

Curtis Granderson

The numbers speak for themselves. 2 home runs, 5 runs batted in, 3 runs.

[Yawkey Way]

Michael Young has been deemed illegal.

[mfbmike]

Vid came out shitty. Zoomed too far out. You can barely tell he behind the back'd it. Oh well.

I still can't understand why Granderson is hitting the ball so hard rofl. One of those homers came off me hitting with X. He's already at 11 for the season. Jeebus.

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Series Review:



Things We Did Well:

- Finally showed we can bring runs home without having to hit homers.

- They hit the ball for a relatively decent average but only brought in 7 runs on the series. Our pitching staff was able to get out of jams bigtime. The defense helped. Sub 3 ERA on the series. Hard to beat if you make the other guys fill the scoreboard with bagels.

- No homers on their behalf for the series as well. It's refreshing after Cleveland killed us with the long ball.

Things We Didn't Do Well:

- We played a very good series so there isn't much we did wrong. Well, minus the fact Zumaya blowing the 1st game of the series. Get it together Joel.

- Marcus Thames continues to struggle. Any teams around the league looking for a power outfielder?

[goDawgs1433]

OK, Granderson actually isn't fair. Nice vid too, didn't turn out too bad IMO

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Cabrera's Streak Ends At 14



Although Miguel Cabrera's 14-game hitting streak ended right before he could carry it home to Detroit, the Tigers were able to easily dispose of the Twins in their rubber match at the Metrodome.

The Tigers' 1st baseman seems to have developed a whole new appreciation for the greatness of Joe DiMaggio.

“It makes you realize how much better 56 is than 14,” Cabrera said, referring to Joe's record hitting streak in 1941. “That’s a long time. To get a hit every single game, there’s got to be a little bit of luck involved.”

“I’m not relieved it’s over, because I would have liked to keep it going for as long as I can,” added Cabrera, “But it’ll be good to go back to the usual routine. I’ve said every day that I’d rather win. We are having a great year so far.”

Cabrera got no luck in the Tigers’ 8-1 victory over the Twins, going 0 for 5. He never got the ball out of the infield, grounding into a double play in his final at bat.

“We all had fun, we all enjoyed it, and tomorrow is the next day to start a new one,” said Tigers' center fielder Curtis Granderson, who helped carry the Tigers to victory despite Cabreras 0'fer.

The Tigers begin a series back in Detroit against the Oakland A's tonight.

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League Roundup:





- Activated SP Jonathan Sanchez from the disabled list
- Optioned SP Joe Martinez to Triple-A Fresno





- Placed RF Shin-Soo Choo on the 60-day disabled list (Torn ACL)
- Recalled SP Aaron Laffey from Triple-A Columbus





- Placed CF Adam Jones on the 15-day disabled list (Cartilage Damage in Knee)
- Recalled SP Rich Hill from Triple-A Norfolk

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Series Preview:

(21-14 , 1st in AL Central) vs (16-18, 2nd in AL West)


Comerica Park in Detroit

Projected Matchups:

Game 1:


Justin Verlander 3-2 , 2.40 ERA | Brett Anderson 2-4 , 6.82 ERA

Game 2:


Edwin Jackson 2-1 , 2.70 ERA | Dana Eveland 1-2 , 5.40 ERA

Game 3:


Jeremy Bonderman 2-1 , 1.21 ERA | Dallas Braden 3-2 , 5.54 ERA

Athletics Lineup:

CF Ryan Sweeney
SS Orlando Cabrera
LF Matt Holliday
1B Jason Giambi
RF Jack Cust
3B Eric Chavez
DH Travis Buck
C Kurt Suzuki
2B Mark Ellis

Division Standings/Wild Card Race: