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Tigers Unable To Sweep Orioles As Month Of May Draws To An End

(30-20) @ (25-25)


Miguel Cabrera strikes out swinging at a ball in the dirt.

The visiting Tigers couldn't get by the Orioles in the 4th game of their road series in Baltimore as the winning streak ends at 3. The Tigers suffered a 7-2 loss to the Orioles with 25,766 fans on hand at Camden Yards. Clete Thomas collected 2 hits in 3 at bats and 1 RBI in the losing effort. Justin Verlander was the starting and losing pitcher for the Tigers, allowing 6 runs and 10 hits in 5 innings of work.

Edwin Jackson (3-1 , 3.06 ERA) and Daisuke Matsuzaka (4-4 , 4.03 ERA) the projected starters for the first game of the Tigers-Red Sox series getting underway at Comerica Park tomorrow night to kick off June.



Tigers Pitching:
Justin Verlander (L, 4-4) 5IP | 10H | 5ER | 0BB | 9SO | 2.81 ERA
Nate Robertson 2.2IP | 3H | 1ER | 0BB | 3SO | 4.23 ERA
Juan Rincon 0.1IP | 0H | 0ER | 0BB | 0SO | 1.38 ERA

Orioles Pitching:
Jeremy Guthrie (W, 6-3) 8IP | 6H | 2ER | 0BB | 2SO | 4.61 ERA
Jim Johnson 1IP | 0H | 0ER | 0BB | 0SO | 5.66 ERA

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

2B: Young (9) , Inge (2)
RBI: Thomas (4) , Young (15)
R: Inge , Thomas
SAC: Granderson

E: Everett (7)

CS: Granderson (7)

Orioles Lineup:
2B Brian Roberts 2-4 | K
CF Felix Pie 2-4
RF Nick Markakis 1-4 | K
1B Aubrey Huff 0-4 | 2K
DH Luke Scott 3-4 | K
3B Melvin Mora 2-4 | K
LF Ty Wigginton 1-4 | 2K
C Gregg Zaun 0-4 | 3K
SS Cezar Izturis 2-4 | K

2B: Izturis (11)
RBI: Roberts 2 (23) , Mora (28) , Markakis (40) , Izturis (17) , Scott (20)
R: Roberts 2 , Pie , Markakis , Scott , Wigginton , Izturis
GIDP: Mora

E: Izturis (6)

SB: Roberts (15)
CS: Izturis (2)

Player Of The Game:

Jeremy Guthrie

Guthrie allowed only 2 runs in 8 innings of work, helping the Orioles avoid the 4 game series sweep.

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League Roundup:





- Placed SP Randy Johnson on the 60-day disabled list (Shoulder Tear)
- Recalled SP Pat Misch from Triple-A Fresno





- Placed RP Jack Taschner on the 15-day disabled list (Broken Hand)
- Recalled RP J.C. Romero from Triple-A Lehigh Valley

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Monthly Recap:



May Record:16-13
Longest Winning Streak: 3 Games
Longest Losing Streak: 3 games

Positives:
- Miguel Cabrera leads league in BA and HR
- Granderson, Ordonez, and Ordonez showed they can carry the team offensively
- Bonderman dominant on the mound
- Mike Hessman has performed well since being recalled
- Guillen/Polanco set to return this month

Negatives:
- Swept by Indians at home
- Guillen/Polanco out with injuries for majority of month
- Marcus Thames struggling/unhappy with team
- Ranked 19th in league in RBI's as a team

Monthly Player Stats Update:

Lineup:



Josh Anderson | .329 , 1 HR , 5 RBI , 13 SB
Curtis Granderson | .332 , 12 HR , 32 RBI , 15 SB
Magglio Ordonez | .308 , 9 HR , 35 RBI
Miguel Cabrera | .378 , 17 HR , 44 RBI
Marcus Thames | .196 , 4 HR , 16 RBI
Michael Young | .288 , 1 HR , 15 RBI
Brandon Inge | .237 , 5 HR , 18 RBI
Gerald Laird | .290 , 7 HR , 14 RBI , 8 SB
Adam Everett | .219 , 0 HR , 8 RBI

Bench:



Mike Hessman | .344 , 1 HR , 4 RBI
Matt Treanor | .235 , 1 HR , 4 RBI
Clete Thomas | .189 , 0 HR , 4 RBI
Ryan Raburn | .230 , 0 HR , 3 RBI
Placido Polanco | .286 , 0 HR , 0 RBI
Carlos Guillen | .280 , 3 HR , 12 RBI


Rotation:



Justin Verlander | 4-4 , 2.82 ERA , 65K
Edwin Jackson | 3-1 , 3.06 ERA , 37K
Jeremy Bonderman | 3-2 , 1.76 ERA , 57K
Rick Porcello | 4-3 , 3.70 ERA , 55K
Dontrelle Willis | 6-1 , 3.69 ERA , 45K

Bullpen:



Zach Miner | 3-1 , 3.79 ERA , 10K
Nate Robertson | 0-2 , 4.24 ERA , 11K
Bobby Seay | 2-0 , 3.86 ERA , 21K
Juan Rincon | 2-0 . 1.38 ERA , 8K
Ryan Perry | 1-2 , 1.93 ERA , 13K
Joel Zumaya | 1-2 , 4.00 ERA , 17K , 2SV
Fernando Rodney | 0-0 , 1.08 ERA , 13K , 14SV

(Red = Hot)
(Blue = Cold)
(Green = Injured/DL)

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Monthly MLB Standings Update:







Boston Red Sox (29-22)
Tampa Bay Rays (30-23)
New York Yankees (28-25)
Toronto Blue Jays (28-25)
Baltimore Orioles (27-25)





Detroit Tigers (30-21)
Chicago White Sox (26-26)
Kansas City Royals (25-25)
Cleveland Indians (25-28)
Minnesota Twins (22-30)





Los Angeles Angels (25-26)
Oakland Athletics (25-26)
Texas Rangers (21-29)
Seattle Mariners (20-32)







New York Mets (30-21)
Atlanta Braves (29-22)
Washington Nationals (26-25)
Philadelphia Phillies (25-26)
Florida Marlins (20-32)





Houston Astros (35-16)
Cincinatti Reds (27-24)
St. Louis Cardinals (27-26)
Milwaukee Brewers (26-25)
Chicago Cubs (22-29)
Pittsburgh Pirates (15-37)





Los Angeles Dodgers (35-18)
Arizona Diamondbacks (28-25)
Colorado Rockies (26-24)
San Diego Padres (23-29)
San Fransisco Giants (18-21)

Monthly League Leaders Update:

Batting Average:

Miguel Cabrera (DET) .378 | Brian Giles (SD) .373
Vladimir Guerrero (LAA) .342 | Todd Helton (COL) .348
Johnny Damon (NYY) .340 | Ryan Braun (MIL) .342

Home Runs:

Miguel Cabrera (DET) 17 | Adam Dunn (WAS) 19
Jim Thome (CHI) 16 | Chase Utley (PHI) 16
Jose Guillen (KC) 15 | Rick Ankiel (STL) 16

Runs Batted In:

Jim Thome (CHI) 49 | Derrek Lee (CHI) 44
Jason Bay (BOS) 45 | Aramis Ramirez (CHI) 43
Miguel Cabrera (DET) 44 | Brian Giles (SD) 41

Stolen Bases:

Jacoby Ellsbury (BOS) 32 | Willy Taveras (CIN) 18
Ichio (SEA) 18 | Shane Victorino (PHI) 17
B.J. Upton (TPB) 16 | Rafael Furcal (LAD) 17

Wins:

Dontrelle Willis (DET) 6 | Jake Peavy (SD) 8
Jeremy Guthrie (BAL) 6| Mike Hampton (HOU) 7
Andy Sonnanstine (TPB) 6 | Dan Harez (ARZ) 7

Saves:

Joakim Soria (KC) 18 | Mike Gonzalez (ATL) 21
Brad Ziegler (OAK) 17 | Jonathan Broxton (LAD) 20
B.J. Ryan (TOR) 15 | Francisco Cordero (CIN) 19

Earned Run Average:

Jeremy Bonderman (DET) 1.76 | Jake Peavy (SAN) 1.04
James Shields (TPB) 2.09 | Dan Haren (ARZ) 1.44
Matt Harrison (TEX) 2.38 | Matt Cain (SF) 1.88

Strikeouts:

Justin Verlander (DET) 65 | Jake Peavy (SAN) 98
Scott Kazmir (TPB) 64 | Johan Santana (NYM) 81
Felix Hernandez (SEA) 64 | Cole Hamels (PHI) 71

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Series Preview:

(30-21 , 1st in AL Central) vs (29-22, 1st in AL East)


Comerica Park in Detroit

Projected Matchups:

Game 1:


Edwin Jackson 3-1 , 3.06 ERA | Daisuke Mastuzaka 4-4 , 4.03 ERA

Game 2:


Jeremy Bonderman 3-2 , 1.76 ERA | Josh Beckett 4-3 , 4.11 ERA

Game 3:


Rick Porcello 4-3 , 3.70 ERA | Brad Penny 3-3 , 4.26 ERA

Red Sox Lineup:

CF Jacoby Ellsbury
2B Dustin Pedroia
1B Kevin Youkilis
DH David Ortiz
LF Jason Bay
RF J.D. Drew
3B Mike Lowell
C Jason Varitek
SS Jed Lowrie

Division Standings/Wild Card Race:

[T.Dot]

Jesus, lots of great stuff packed in here, nice updates


BTW, your Monthly Recap says April Record and i believe your in June

[albidnis]

Nice statistics... I am still trying to get over .500 in mine. Again nice work

[Miggy]

Miguel Cabrera :jizz:

[chazmaniandevil]

this is so hot, wow @ jake peavy

[goDawgs1433]

Man, have yourself a year Jake Peavy!

Great updates Michael.

[Justo]

at least my Orioles got one from you

[mfbmike]

Tell me about it. Jake is having an absolutely incredible year. Shame the Padres are 23-29 despite his performance. Thanks a lot for following guys. Glad you guys are enjoying this.

This next series with the Red Sox is going to be hell, I can feel it. Fighting for AL dominance.

Yeah Justo, I just couldn't figure out Guthrie. He shut us down.

[goDawgs1433]

The Red Sox always give me hell because just when I think I'm through the lineup, somebody hits a harmless single and the next thing you know Youkilis or Bay are up there hitting one over the Monster. I can't get a hit off Beckett either, lol.

At least you've got Bonderman going against Beckett - he should keep you in it.

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Mike Hessman FTMFW? Tigers Walk Off In The Home Half Of The 9th In Nailbiting Fashion

(30-21) vs (29-22)


The Tigers bum rush Mike Hessman after his RBI single in the bottom of the 9th helped the Tigers take game 1 of this 3 game series.

The Tigers drubbed Dice K and the Red Sox pitching in a close 10-9 victory over the visiting Red Sox tonight in front of a capacity crowd of 40,297 fans at Comerica Park. Magglio Ordonez homered and drove in 3 runs to lead the way for the Tigers. Fernando Rodney ended up being the victor, eschewing his usual "S" for a "W", his 1st of the season after Mike Hessman's walkoff RBI single in the bottom of the 9th.

The series will resume tomorrow night at Comerica Park with the Tigers Jeremy Bonderman (3-2 , 1.76 ERA) and the Red Sox' Josh Beckett (4-3 , 4.11 ERA) set as the probable starting pitchers.



Tigers Pitching:
Edwin Jackson 6.1IP | 7H | 5ER | 0BB | 6SO | 3.54 ERA
Bobby Seay 0.2IP | 0H | 0ER | 0BB | 0SO | 3.72 ERA
Joel Zumaya 0.1IP | 3H | 3ER | 1BB | 0SO | 5.40 ERA
Juan Rincon (H, 1) 0.2IP | 0H | 0ER | 0BB | 2SO | 1.32 ERA
Fernando Rodney (W, 1-0) 1IP | 2H | 1ER | 0BB | 0SO | 1.53 ERA

Red Sox Pitching:
Daisuke Mastuzaka 5IP | 9H | 6ER | 1BB | 1SO | 4.57 ERA
Javier Lopez 2IP | 3H | 3ER | 0BB | 1SO | 4.85 ERA
Hideki Okajima (L, 2-1) 1.1IP | 3H | 1ER | 0BB | 0SO | 3.99 ERA

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

2B: Granderson (9)
HR: Ordonez (10) , Hessman (2) , Young (2)
RBI: Granderson (33) , Ordonez 3 (38) , Hessman 2 (6) , Young 4 (19)
R: Granderson 2 , Ordonez 4 , Cabrera , Young , Hessman , Everett
HBP: Granderson , Cabrera , Everett
GIDP: Young , Laird

SB: Granderson (16)

Red Sox Lineup:
CF Jacoby Ellsbury 1-4
2B Dustin Pedroia 1-5
1B Kevin Youkilis 1-4 | BB | K
DH David Ortiz 3-5 | K
LF Jason Bay 2-5 | K
RF J.D. Drew 1-4 | K
3B Mike Lowell 2-4 | K
C Jason Varitek 0-3 | 2K
SS Jed Lowrie 1-4 | K

2B: Ellsbury (16) . Drew (8) , Lowell (20)
HR: Ortiz (12) , Youkilis (8) , Bay (9)
RBI: Ellsbury (22) , Ortiz 2 (45) , Youkilis 2 (27) , Bay 3 (48) , Lowrie (20)
R: Ellsbury , Pedroia , Youkilis 2 , Ortiz 2 , Bay , Lowell , Varitek
HBP: Varitek
SF: Ellsbury

Player Of The Game:

Magglio Ordonez

Maggs was the catalyst for the Tigers offense. 5 hits, 1 home run, 3 RBI, and came in for 4 runs, including the game winner.

[mfbmike]

Wow, what a fucking rollercoaster that was. Probably the most exciting game of the SHOW I've played so far.

Good god. Fuckin Zumaya. The Red Sox are no joke!