Always A Tiger

[Woy]

Way to take two of three against Oakland.

[mfbmike]

Series Preview:

(23-15 , 1st in AL Central) vs (17-21 , 2nd in AL West)


Comerica Park in Detroit

Projected Matchups:

Game 1:


Rick Porcello 3-2 , 3.40 ERA | Matt Harrison 4-2 , 2.80 ERA

Game 2:


Dontrelle Willis 4-0 , 3.32 ERA | Scott Feldman 1-0 , 4.30 ERA

Game 3:


Justin Verlander 4-2 , 2.34 ERA | Armando Galarraga 3-1 , 3.02 ERA

Rangers Lineup:

2B Ian Kinsler
1B Chris Davis
CF Josh Hamilton
RF Nelson R. Cruz
3B Hank Blalock
LF David Murphy
DH Marlon Byrd
C Jarrod Saltalamacchia
SS Elvis Andrus

Division Standings/Wild Card Race:


Important note: *The Rangers were 4-18 before the Michael Young/Armando Galarraga trade.*

[mfbmike]

Red Hot Rangers Tee Off On Porcello, Tigers Held Scoreless In Series Opener

(23-15) vs (17-21)


Magglio Ordonez's double would end up being the Tigers only extra-base hit in this one.

A crowd of 24,235 fans witnessed their team get crushed yesterday, with the Tigers suffering an 8-0 pasting at the hands, and bats, of the Rangers. Gerald Laird was the "catalyst" for a non-existant Tigers offense, stroking a pair of hits in 3 at bats. Rick Porcello got the call in this one, but he wasn't sharp in his 5 innings of work, yielding 6 runs on 9 hits, as the loss dropped his record to 3-3.

Game 2 of the series is tomorrow night, as Dontrelle Willis (4-0 , 3.32 ERA) will look to remain undefeated against the Rangers Scott Feldman (1-0 , 4.30 ERA). Curtis Granderson hopes to build on an 11-game hitting streak.



Tigers Pitching:
Rick Porcello (L. 3-5) 5IP | 9H | 6ER | 0BB | 3SO | 4.10 ERA
Zach Miner 3IP | 4H | 2ER | 1BB | 1SO | 3.60 ERA
Ryan Perry 1IP | 0H | 0ER | 0BB | 1SO | 3.24 ERA


Rangers Pitching:
Matt Harrison (W, 5-2) 8IP | 7H | 0ER | 1BB | 2SO | 2.37 ERA
Derrick Turnbow 1IP | 0H | 0ER | 0BB | 0SO | 6.75 ERA

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

2B: Ordonez (2)
GIDP: Cabrera , Inge

SB: Anderson (8)
CS: Granderson (5)

Rangers Lineup:
2B Ian Kinsler 2-5
1B Chris Davis 1-5 | K
CF Josh Hamilton 2-5 | K
RF Nelson R. Cruz 1-5
3B Hank Blalock 2-4 | K
LF David Murphy 1-4 | K
DH Marlon Byrd 0-4 | K
C Jarrod Saltalamacchia 3-4
SS Elvis Andrus 1-2 | BB

2B: Kinsler (6) , Hamilton (9)
3B: Saltalamacchia (1)
HR: Cruz (7) , Murphy (5)
RBI: Kinsler 3 (10) , Hamilton (26) , Cruz 2 (20) , Murphy 2 (19)
R: Kinsler , Hamilton , Cruz , Blalock , Murphy , Saltalamacchia 2 , Andrus
HBP: Andrus
GIDP: Cruz

Player Of The Game:

Matt Harrison

Matt Harrison pitched 8 innings of shutout baseball against the Tigers.

[T.Dot]

You know whats funny about your team?
You get a fuckload of hits but can't get any runs off them, tough loss, Texas is tough

[mfbmike]

Yeah, that's been the story with my team for most of the season. If I'm not drilling home runs, I'm not bringing many runs home. I really cannot wait until Guillen and Polanco come back from injury.

[Miggy]

Cabrera with a hitless game...... FML

[Rylo]

God I hate shutouts. Make you feel like you totally wasted your time lol. Tough loss man.

[chazmaniandevil]

d-will 4-0....regained form?

btw - you have the wrong pitching stats for last game

[mfbmike]

Tigers Drop Second Straight As Willis Tastes Defeat For First Time In 2009

(23-16) vs (18-21)


Did the meds stop working? Dontrelle Willis got rocked early on by the Rangers offense.

The Tigers were on the wrong side of a 8-4 tally in Detroit tonight, as the Rangers collected the win in front of 30,235 fans at Comerica Park. Gerald Laird drilled a solo home run, his only hit of the game, in the losing effort. Dontrelle Willis struggled mightily on the mound, giving up 7 runs on 8 hits, in only 3 and two thirds innings of work to take the loss, putting him at 4-1 on the year.

The two teams will conclude the series tomorrow afternoon at Comerica, with Justin Verlander (4-2 , 2.34 ERA) going for the Tigers against former Tiger Armando Galarraga (3-1 , 3.02 ERA) and the Rangers. Curtis Granderson looks to build on his 12-game hitting streak.



Tigers Pitching:
Dontrelle Willis (L. 4-1) 3.2IP | 8H | 6ER | 1BB | 2SO | 4.21 ERA
Nate Robertson 2.1IP | 5H | 1ER | 0BB | 0SO | 4.76 ERA
Bobby Seay 1IP | 1H | 0ER | 0BB | 3SO | 2.70 ERA
Juan Rincon 2IP | 1H | 0ER | 0BB | 2SO | 0.79 ERA

Rangers Pitching:
Scott Feldman (W, 2-0) 7IP | 5H | 2ER | 1BB | 1SO | 3.96 ERA
Derrick Turnbow 2IP | 0H | 0ER | 0BB | 2SO | 6.17 ERA

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

2B: Anderson (2)
3B: Granderson (2)
HR: Laird (7)
RBI: Ordonez (25) , Cabrera (31) , Laird (14)
R: Anderson , Granderson 2 , Laird
HBP: Granderson
SF: Ordonez , Cabrera
GIDP: Granderson

E: Everett (6)

Rangers Lineup:
2B Ian Kinsler 3-4
1B Chris Davis 1-5 | K
CF Josh Hamilton 1-5 | K
RF Nelson R. Cruz 1-5
3B Hank Blalock 1-5 | K
LF David Murphy 1-5 | 2K
DH Marlon Byrd 2-5 | K
C Jarrod Saltalamacchia 2-3
SS Elvis Andrus 3-4 | K

2B: Kinsler (7) , Andrus (4)
3B: Cruz (1)
HR: Hamilton (10)
RBI: Kinsler 3 (13) , Hamilton 2 (28) , Andrus 3 (11)
R: Kinsler , Hamilton , Blalock , Murphy , Byrd , Saltalamacchia 2 , Andrus
HBP: Saltalamacchia
GIDP: Hamilton

E: Davis (7)

SB: Kinsler 2 (8)

Player Of The Game:

Ian Kinsler

Kinsler was a beast offensively for the Rangers, with 3 hits , 3 ribbies and 2 stolen bases.

[Justo]

thats the Rangers for ya lol

[T.Dot]

Rangers are so hot and cold, looks like you've got the hot so far

[mfbmike]

It Took 18, But Tigers Avoid Sweep Against Rangers

(23-17) vs (19-21)


The Tigers celebrate after Magglio Ordonez brings in the game winning run in walkoff fashion.

The Tigers needed 18 innings to get the win over the Rangers tonight at Comerica, finally coming out on top 2-1 after a game winning RBI single off the bat of Magglio Ordonez. Justin Verlander was terrific over 9 innings, giving up just 1 run on 6 hits to get his 7th quality start of the season, but the Tigers bats were not able to deliver the win for him. Joel Zumaya snared his 1st victory of the season in extra frames, firing 5 innings of relief and allowing no runs on 4 hits. Michael Young picked up an RBI and batted 2 for 6 against his former team, providing the offensive "spark."

Interleague play kicks off tomorrow night with the Rockies tomorrow night, in a pitching matchup featuring Edwin Jackson (2-1 , 3.13 ERA) and Ubaldo Jimenez (3-1 , 3.92 ERA). Curtis Granderson will look to build on his 13 game winning streak.



Tigers Pitching:
Justin Verlander 9IP | 6H | 1ER | 0BB | 7SO | 2.16 ERA
Ryan Perry 4IP | 2H | 0ER | 0BB | 3SO | 2.18 ERA
Joel Zumaya (W, 1-2) 5IP | 4H | 0ER | 0BB | 5SO | 4.32 ERA

Rangers Pitching:
Armando Galarraga 8IP | 5H | 1ER | 1BB | 2SO | 2.76 ERA
Josh Rupe 5IP | 4H | 0ER | 0BB | 3SO | 3.49 ERA
Derrick Turnbow 4.2IP | 6H | 1ER | 0BB | 1SO | 5.46 ERA
Kris Benson 0IP | 1H | 0ER | 0BB | 0SO | 7.80 ERA

Tigers Lineup:
LF Josh Anderson 3-7 | K
CF Curtis Granderson 2-8
RF Magglio Ordonez 1-8
1B Miguel Cabrera 3-7 | K
DH Marcus Thames 1-6 | BB | K
2B Michael Young 2-6
3B Brandon Inge 1-7 | K
C Gerald Laird 0-7 | K
SS Adam Everett 3-7 | K

2B: Granderson (6) , Young (7)
3B: Young (3)
RBI: Ordonez (26) , Young (12)
R: Thames , Everett
HBP: Young
SAC: Anderson
GIDP: Young , Inge , Laird

E: Cabrera (3)

SB: Anderson (9)
CS: Granderson (6)

Rangers Lineup:
2B Ian Kinsler 1-7 | K
1B Chris Davis 2-7 | 3K
CF Josh Hamilton 2-7 | 2K
RF Nelson R. Cruz 0-7 | K
3B Hank Blalock 2-7 | K
LF David Murphy 1-7 | K
DH Marlon Byrd 1-7
C Jarrod Saltalamacchia 3-7 | 3K
SS Elvis Andrus 0-6 | 3K

2B: Davis (10) , Hamilton (10) , Blalock (4)
HR: Blalock (7)
RBI: Blalock (18)
R: Blalock
SAC: Vizquel
GIDP: Vizquel

Player Of The Game:

Joel Zumaya

Zumaya finally put it together, pitching 5 innings of shutout baseball in the extra frames and getting his 1st win of the season.

[mfbmike]

Bottom of 18th recap:

- Everett leads off inning with single
- Josh Anderon comes in and tries for sac bunt, he beats out the throw, runners on 1st and second
- Curtis Granderson comes in and drives one to right center but it's caught, I take a chance and advance Everett to 3rd, he makes it
- They sub out Turnbow for Benson with runners on the corners
- Magglio drives one straight up the box and Everett comes home

Jesus christ, that was a marathon.

[mfbmike]

Series Review:



All in all, a pretty forgetable series for us. I'm glad we were able to squeeze one out. It's hard to believe the Rangers were once 4-18 and are now only 3 games under .500. That Armando Galarraga/Michael Young trade seems to have paid dividends for them.

[mfbmike]

League Roundup:





- Activated RP Mike Lincoln from the disabled list
- Optioned SP Ramon Ramirez to Triple-A Louisville





- Placed SP Yovani Gallardo on the 15-day disabled list (Head Concussion)
- Recalled SP Nick Green from Triple-A Nashville





- Activated SP Brandon Mccarthy from the disabled list
- Optioned SP Kris Benson to Triple-A Oklahoma City



- Placed RP Damaso Marte on the 60-day disabled list (Torn Rotator Cuff)
- Recalled RP Wilkins DeLarosa from Triple-A Scranton/WB