Always A Tiger

[mfbmike]

Inconsistency Rears Its Ugly Head In Game 2 Loss

(41-27) vs (33-34)


Braden Looper's slider had the Tigers' hitters lunging all night. Miguel Cabrera went 0-4 with a strikeout.

The Tigers found themselves on the wrong side of a 2-1 interleague contest today, losing to the Brewers in front of 38,011 fans at Comerica Park. Jeremy Bonderman (5-4) started and took the loss, though he pitched fairly well, giving up 2 runs and 11 hits over 7 innings. Mike Hessman, who filled in for Magglio Ordonez in right field today, went 2 for 4 and drove in the Tigers only run.

The series ends tomorrow afternoon, and toeing the rubber for the Tigers will be Rick Porcello (4-5 , 3.41 ERA), who will face Brewers' Manny Parra (2-7 , 4.40 ERA). Prince Fielder will look to add to his 10-game hitting streak.



Tigers Pitching:
Jeremy Bonderman (W, 5-4) 7IP | 11H | 2ER | 0BB | 5SO | 2.27 ERA
Ryan Perry 2IP | 2H | 0ER | 0BB | 3SO | 1.37 ERA

Brewers Pitching:
Branden Looper (W, 3-6) 8IP | 6H | 1ER | 0BB | 5SO | 3.76 ERA
Trevor Hoffman (S, 12) 1IP | 0H | 0ER | 0BB | 0SO | 3.14 ERA

Tigers Lineup:
LF Josh Anderson 0-4
CF Curtis Granderson 1-4 | K
RF Mike Hessman 2-4
1B Miguel Cabrera 0-4 | K
SS Michael Young 0-4 | K
DH Carlos Guillen 1-3
2B Placido Polanco 1-3
3B Brandon Inge 1-3 | 2K
C Matt Treanor 0-3

PR Gerald Laird 0-0

RBI: Hessman (10)
R: Granderson
GIDP: Treanor

SB: Granderson 2 (22)
CS: Laird (4)

Brewers Lineup:
SS Rickie Weeks 0-5 | 2K
RF Corey Hart 3-5 | K
LF Ryan Braun 0-5 | 2K
1B Prince Fielder 1-4
2B J.J. Hardy 3-4
CF Mike Cameron 1-4 | K
DH Brad Nelson 2-4
3B Bill Hall 0-4 | 2K
C Mike Rivera 3-4

2B: Hardy (8) , Fielder (10) , Hart (18)
RBI: Rivera (11) , Nelson (12)
R: Hardy (2)

SB: Hart (8)

Player Of The Game:

Braden Looper

Looper allowed only 1 run in 8 innings of work leading the Brewers to a win despite limited run production.

[Miggy]

you pinch ran Laird?

[mfbmike]

you pinch ran Laird?

He's a lot faster than Hessman. :bawling:

I tried to get a runner into scoring position. :talktohand:

ahahah

[mfbmike]

Updates coming.

[mfbmike]

Porcello Gets Back To .500 On The Year; Tigers Take Interleague Series 2-1

(41-28) vs (34-34)


Carlos Guillen came up on 2 occasions with runners in scoring position for 2 RBI's on the day.

In an interleague showdown this afternoon, the Tigers emerged victorious over the Brewers, winning 4-1 in front of 37,121 fans at Comerica Park. Brandon Inge knocked in 1 run and went 2 for 3 to provide some offense for the Tigers. Rick Porcello allowed 5 hits and 1 run in 7 innings, while striking out 5 to collect win number 5 of the season.

The Tigers will send their ace Justin Verlander (6-4 , 2.37 ERA) to the mound against Angel Guzman (3-5 , 8.01 ERA) tomorrow night when the Cubs come to town for a 3 game series.



Tigers Pitching:
Rick Porcello (W, 5-5) 7IP | 5H | 1ER | 0BB | 5SO | 3.26 ERA
Joel Zumaya (H, 8) 1IP | 0H | 0ER | 0BB | 0SO | 3.95 ERA
Fernando Rodney (S, 18) 1IP | 1H | 0ER | 0BB | 0SO | 1.46 ERA

Brewers Pitching:
Matt Parra (L, 2-8) 5IP | 10H | 4ER | 0BB | 0SO | 4.58 ERA
Wes Littleton 3IP | 1H | 0ER | 0BB | 2SO | 4.15 ERA

Tigers Lineup:
2B Placido Polanco 1-4
LF Carlos Guillen 2-4 | K
RF Magglio Ordonez 2-4
1B Miguel Cabrera 1-4
SS Michael Young 0-4
DH Marcus Thames 2-4
CF Ryan Raburn 1-3
3B Brandon Inge 2-3 | K
C Matt Treanor 0-3

2B: Ordonez (6)
RBI: Ordonez (50) , Guillen 2 (24) , Inge (26)
R: Polanco , Thames , Raburn , Inge
GIDP: Young

E: Polanco (2)

SB: Granderson 2 (22)

Brewers Lineup:
SS Rickie Weeks 0-3 | K
RF Corey Hart 0-4 | K
LF Ryan Braun 1-4
1B Prince Fielder 1-4 | K
2B J.J. Hardy 0-3 | K
CF Mike Cameron 0-3
DH Brad Nelson 0-3 | K
3B Bill Hall 3-3
C Jason Kendall 1-3

2B: Kendall (8)
RBI: Weeks (23)
R: Hall
SF: Weeks
GIDP: Fielder, Kendall

CS: Hall (5)

Player Of The Game:

Rick Porcello

Porcello got back to his winning ways allowing only 1 run in 7 innings of work.

[mfbmike]

Series Review:



Have I really not hit a homer in the past 6 games?

[Macken]

looks like ur still scoring runs tho

[mfbmike]

League Roundup:





- Placed CF Shane Victorino on the 15-day disabled list (Finger Contusion)
- Recalled CF Rich Thompson from Triple-A Legigh Valley





- Placed SP Aaron Cook on the 15-day disabled list (Sprained Elbow Ligament)
- Recalled SP Jeff Francis from Triple-A Colorado Springs





- Activated CF Torii Hunter from the disabled list
- Optioned CF Reggie Willits to Triple-A Salt Lake





- Placed RF Nelson R. Cruz on the 15-day disabled list (Torn Finger Ligament)
- Recalled RP Brian Gordon from Triple-A Oklahoma City





- Activated SS Robert Andino from the disabled list
- Optioned LF Nolan Reimold to Triple-A Norfolk





- Activated C Kenji Johjima from the disabled list
- Optioned C Rob Johnson to Triple-A Tacoma



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- Twins Acquire RP Logan Kensing from the Marlins for 3B Luke Hughes

[mfbmike]

Interleague Play Series Preview:

(42-28 , 1st in AL Central) vs (35-34, 3rd in NL Central)


Comerica Park in Detroit

Projected Matchups:

Game 1:


Justin Verlander 6-4 , 2.37 ERA | Angel Guzman 3-5 , 8.01 ERA

Game 2:


Edwin Jackson 6-1 , 2.91 ERA | Carlos Zambrano 5-6 , 3.84 ERA

Game 3:


Zach Miner 4-3 , 3.29 ERA | Ryan Dempster 5-0 , 2.68 ERA

Cubs Lineup:

LF Alfonso Soriano
SS Ryan Theriot
RF Milton Bradley
3B Aramis Ramirez
1B Derrek Lee
C Geovany Soto
CF Kosuke Fukudome
2B Aaron Miles
DH Sam Fuld

Division Standings/Wild Card Race:

[goDawgs1433]

Angle Guzman starting for the Cubs? wow...they must be desperate. He's a setup guy, lol.

Nice wins over the Brewers though mike.

[chazmaniandevil]

sucks youre not playing in wrigley

[mfbmike]

Angle Guzman starting for the Cubs? wow...they must be desperate. He's a setup guy, lol.

Nice wins over the Brewers though mike.

If I remember correctly, Rich Harden is on the 60-day DL. Desperate is probably right. lol.

sucks youre not playing in wrigley

Thanks for rubbing it in, DICK. :talktohand:

i always like interleague play because you see some other ballparks and its always funny to hit with the pitcher.

lol yeah, none of my pitchers have yet to get a base hit. Jackson got an RBI though, only because of an infielder bobbled the ball and Jackson made it to 1st before the throw.

It was a bad decision lmao, ERA over 8.

Anyway, nice series win over the Brew Crew. Jackson v Zambrano should be a good battle.

Thanks. I'm hoping so. Jackson seems to give up a lot of hits but always comes back to tightrope his way out of jams. Love it.

[Miggy]

The Cubs are going to be a tough series. I think you're taking the series 2-1 though

Derek Lee is hitting 2 HR's this series while Cabrera is hitting 3. It will be a battle of first basemen

[mfbmike]

The Cubs are going to be a tough series. I think you're taking the series 2-1 though

Derek Lee is hitting 2 HR's this series while Cabrera is hitting 3. It will be a battle of first basemen

I haven't hit a home run in 6 games. :bawling: Miggy hasn't hit one since that series with the Pirates when he pinch hit and hit the dinger. :bawling:

Still leading the AL with 20 HR's though. lul.

[mfbmike]

Standings added to the last series preview. Still got a pretty decent sized lead over the rest of the guys in AL Central. :D