Shakeyjake448's Detroit Tigers Dynasty

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BOX SCORE

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 0
Detroit 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 5 11 0

WP: J. Verlander (1-0)
LP: G. Meche (0-1)
S: T. Jones (1)

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Royals Today Season Tigers Today Season
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Player Name POS AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Player Name POS AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
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D. DeJesus CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 C. Granderson CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250
M. Grudzielanek 2B 4 1 2 0 0 2 .500 P. Polanco 2B 4 2 2 0 0 0 .500
A. Gordon 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .250 M. Cabrera 3B 4 0 1 0 0 3 .250
J. Guillen RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 M. Ordonez RF 4 2 2 1 0 0 .500
M. Teahen LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 G. Sheffield DH 4 1 2 4 0 0 .500
R. Gload 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 .250 C. Guillen 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .500
B. Butler DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 E. Renteria SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 .000
J. Buck C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 J. Jones LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333
T. Pena Jr. SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 I. Rodriguez C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000

TOTALS: 34 3 8 3 0 6 TOTALS: 34 5 11 5 9 9
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Batting: Batting:
2B:M. Teahen(1) 2B:M. Ordonez(1), G. Sheffield(1)
3B:M. Grudzielanek 2(2) 3B:C. Guillen(1)
HR:R. Gload(1) RBI:M. Ordonez(1), G. Sheffield 4(4)
RBI:A. Gordon(1), R. Gload 2(2)

Fielding: Fielding:


Baserunning: Baserunning:
SB:A. Gordon(1)
CS:A. Gordon(1)


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Royals Today Season Tigers Today Season
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Player Name IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Player Name IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
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G. Meche(L,0-1) 5.0 10 5 5 0 6 0 9.00 J. Verlander(W,1-0) 6.0 6 3 3 0 5 1 4.50
L. Nunez 2.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 F. Rodney(H,1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
J. Soria 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 T. Jones(S,1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
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Detroit Tigers History

Single Season Records

Batting
Average: Ty Cobb, .420 (1911)
Home runs: Hank Greenberg, 58 (1938)
RBI: Hank Greenberg, 183 (1937)
Runs: Ty Cobb, 147 (1911)
Hits: Ty Cobb, 248 (1911)
Singles: Ty Cobb, 169 (1911)
Doubles: Hank Greenberg, 63 (1934)
Triples: Sam Crawford, 26 (1914)
Extra-Base Hits: Hank Greenberg, 103 (1937)
Stolen bases: Ty Cobb, 96 (1915)
Hitting streak: Ty Cobb, 40 games (1911)
Walks: Roy Cullenbine, 137 (1947)
Strikeouts: Cecil Fielder, 182 (1990)

Pitching
Wins: Denny McLain, 31 (1968)
Strikeouts: Mickey Lolich, 308 (1971)
ERA: Ed Summers, 1.64 (1908)
Saves: Todd Jones, 42(2000)


World Series Titles(4):
1935, 1945, 1968, 1984

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1984 World Champions

World Series Appearances(10):
1907, 1908, 1909, 1934, 1935, 1940, 1945, 1968, 1984, 2006

ALCS Appearances(4):
1971, 1984, 1987, 2006

AL Pennants(10):
1907, 1908, 1909, 1934, 1935, 1940, 1945, 1968, 1984,2006

Division Champions(7):
1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985

Wild Card Berths(1):
2006

MVP(9):
1911 Ty Cobb OF
1934 Mickey Cocherane C
1935 Hank Greenberg 1B
1937 Charlie Gehringer 2B
1940 Hank Greenberg 1B
1944 Hal Newhouser LHP
1945 Hal Newhouser LHP
1968 Denny McLain RHP
1984 Willie Hernandez LHRP

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Hank Greenberg
1935 MVP

Cy Young(3):
1968 Denny McLain RHP
1969 Denny McLain RHP
1984 Willie Hernandez LHRP

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Willie Henandez
1984 MVP and Cy Young winner

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Yearly Rewind

2007

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Playoff Recaps

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Current Roster

Pitchers
NAME POS THW BAT AGE HT WT
Jeremy Bonderman SP R R 22 6-2 220
Roman Colon RP R R 25 6-6 225
Jason Grilli RP R R 28 6-5 210
Todd Jones RP R R 36 6-3 230
Wilfredo Ledezma SP L L 24 6-4 210
Jose Mesa RP R R 38 6-3 235
Fernando Rodney RP R R 28 5-11 210
Nate Robertson SP L R 27 6-2 220
Kenny Rogers SP L L 40 6-1 190
Justin Verlander SP R R 22 6-5 200
Joel Zumaya RP R R 20 6-3 215

Catchers
NAME POS THW BAT AGE HT WT
Vance Wilson C R R 32 5-11 190
Ivan Rodriguez C R R 33 5-9 195

Infielders
NAME POS THW BAT AGE HT WT
Sean Casey 1B R L 30 6-4 235
Carlos Guillen SS R S 29 6-1 215
Omar Infante 2B R R 23 6-0 180
Brandon Inge 3B R R 27 5-11 195
Neifi Perez 2B R S 31 6-0 195
Placido Polanco 2B R R 29 5-10 190


Outfielders
NAME POS THW BAT AGE HT WT
Curtis Granderson CF R L 24 6-1 185
Craig Monroe LF R R 28 6-1 215
Magglio Ordonez RF R R 31 6-0 215
Gary Sheffield RF R R 36 6-0 205
Marcus Thames RF R R 28 6-2 205

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Current Statistics

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Current Standings

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Farm System

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Roster

Pitchers
NAME POS THW BAT AGE HT WT
Brain Boehringer RP R S 35 6-2 196
Craig Dingman RP R R 31 6-4 230
Chad Durbin RP R R 27 6-2 200
John Ennis RP R R 25 6-5 220
Lee Gardner RP R R 30 6-0 210
Jason Karnuth RP R R 28 6-2 190
Colby Lewis SP R R 25 6-4 230
Zach Miner SP R R 23 6-3 190
Bobby Seay RP L L 26 6-2 235
Chris Spurling RP R R 27 6-5 230
Jordan Tata SP R R 23 6-6 245
Mark Woodyard RP R R 26 6-2 195

Catchers
NAME POS THW BAT AGE HT WT
Max St. Pierre C R R 24 6-0 175

Infielders
NAME POS THW BAT AGE HT WT
Tony Giarratano SS R S 22 6-0 180
Mike Hessman 1B R R 27 6-5 215
Kevin Hooper 2B R R 28 5-10 160
Ben Jones 1B R R 23 6-3 196
Josh Phelps 1B R R 26 6-3 220
Ryan Raburn 2B R R 23 6-0 185
Ramon Santiago 2B R S 25 5-11 167
Chris Shelton 1B R R 24 6-0 215

Outfielders
NAME POS THW BAT AGE HT WT
Alexis Gomez RF L L 26 6-2 180
Ryan Ludwick LF L R 26 6-3 203
Dustan Mohr RF R R 28 6-1 215
Matt Stairs RF R L 37 5-9 215



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Roster

Pitchers
NAME POS THW BAT AGE HT WT
Nate Bumstead SP R R 22 6-2 215
Steve Green RP R R 27 6-2 200
Corey Hamman RP L L 24 6-2 198
Felix Heredia RP L L 29 6-0 180
Jeremy Johnson SP R R 22 6-3 170
Bobby Jones RP L R 32 6-0 178
Jair Jurrjens SP R R 19 6-1 160
Andrew Kown SP R L 22 6-7 210
Collin Mahoney RP R R 22 6-4 200
Mike Nannini RP R R 24 5-11 190
Felix Sanchez SP L L 23 6-3 180


Catchers
NAME POS THW BAT AGE HT WT
Dusty Ryan C R R 20 6-4 220

Infielders
NAME POS THW BAT AGE HT WT
Brent Dlugach SS R R 22 6-4 200
Juan Francia 2B R S 23 5-9 150
Jack Hannahan 3B R L 25 6-2 200
Micheal Hollimon SS R S 22 6-1 185
Don Kelly 3B R L 25 6-4 190
Kody Kirkland 3B R R 21 6-4 205
Chris Maples 3B R R 25 5-10 180

Outfielders
NAME POS THW BAT AGE HT WT
Kurt Airoso RF R R 30 6-2 190
Brent Clevlen RF R R 21 6-2 190
David Espinosa RF R S 23 6-2 190
Victor Mendez CF R S 24 5-11 160
Michael Woods LF R R 24 6-1 200

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Roster

Pitchers
NAME POS THW BAT AGE HT WT
Yorman Barzado SP R R 20 6-2 200
Eric Beattie SP R R 22 6-3 190
P.J. Finigan RP R R 23 6-0 185
Preston Larrison SP R R 24 6-4 235
Andrew Miller SP L R 19 6-6 210
Josh Rainwater SP R R 19 6-1 220
Jay Sborz RP R R 20 6-4 210
Pete Sikaras RP R R 25 6-2 205
Kyle Sleeth SP R R 23 6-5 205
Dallas Trahern SP R R 19 6-3 190
Sendy Vasquez RP R R 22 6-1 160
Danny Zell RP L L 23 6-5 210
Felix Heredia RP L L 29 6-0 235
Eulogio de la Cruz RP R R 21 5-11 160

Catchers
NAME POS THW BAT AGE HT WT
Mike Rabelo C R S 25 6-1 200

Infielders
NAME POS THW BAT AGE HT WT
Audy Ciriaco SS R R 17 6-3 195
Adam Haley SS R L 24 6-0 175
Kelly Hunt 1B R R 23 6-5 240
Jeff Larish 1B R L 22 6-2 200
Josh Lee 1B R L 22 6-4 220
Gilberto Mejia SS R S 22 5-9 160
Wilken Ramirez 3B R R 19 6-2 190
Scott Sizemore 2B R L 19 6-0 191

Outfielders
NAME POS THW BAT AGE HT WT
Vincent Blue CF R L 22 6-1 180
Gorkys Hernandez LF R R 18 6-0 191
Cameron Maybin CF R R 18 6-3 195
Clete Thomas LF R L 21 5-11 195


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1. CF Cameron Maybin(A) ETA: 2010
2. SP Andrew Miller(A) ETA: 2009
3. LF Gorkys Hernandez(A) ETA: 2011
4. SP Jordan Tata(AAA) ETA: 2008
5. RF Brent Clevlen(AA) ETA: 2009
6. SP Jair Jurrjens(AA) ETA: 2010
7. SP Yorman Barzado(A) ETA: 2011
8. SP Dallas Trahern(A) ETA: 2011
9. SP Kyle Sleeth(A) ETA: 2009
10. 2B Scott Sizemore(A) ETA: 2011

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2007 Season Preview
April 3rd, 2007

Detroit, MI- After last year’s magical run to the World Series, expectations are high for the 2007 Detroit Tigers. With the return of their core group of players, along with the addition of Gary Sheffield, the Tigers are one of the favorites to win the World Series this season.

“It’s definitely a new feeling,” said starting pitcher Mike Maroth, “I’ve been with the team since 2002 and we have never even been picked to sniff the playoffs, let alone win the World Series.”

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Mike Maroth was having his best season ever last year before he ended up on the DL.

Maroth, who was on the disabled list for most of last season, will fill the fifth slot of Detroit’s starting rotation. Headlined by youngsters Jeremy Bonderman and Justin Verlander, the starting rotation will be one of the strongest in the American League.

“Bondo and Verlander are two of the most talented pitchers I’ve never played with,” said veteran starting pitcher, Kenny Rogers. “Their stuff is electric and they’re going to be good for many years to come. Then we got two guys in Nate Robertson and Mike Maroth who are entering their prime and should have some career years coming up.”

The Tigers most exciting pitcher won’t be found in the starting rotation though, as flamethrower Joel Zumaya will spend another season in the bullpen.

“Being able to call the bullpen and have Joel Zumaya available for those high pressured outs is something every manager wishes he had,” said Detroit manager Jim Leyland. “We talked about putting him into the starting rotation over the winter, but those talks didn’t last long as it was clear that Zumaya is most valuable to us as a relief pitcher.”

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With his 101 MPH fastball, the only thing that can slow down Joel Zumaya is the guitar solo from Freebird on Guitar Hero II.

Even with Zumaya, the Tigers bullpen is the biggest question mark on the team. Todd Jones, who is known to torture fans with his pitch to contact mentality, is still Detroit’s closer and the Tigers will only be carrying one left-handed pitcher in the bullpen, Wilfredo Ledezma, now last year‘s lefty specialist, Jamie Walker, is with the Baltimore Orioles. Another question mark is Fernando Rodney, he started out last season like an all-star, but started to fade towards the middle of the year. If Rodney can pitch like he did early on last season, the bullpen should be alright.

Expect to see a much improved offense when the Tigers take the field this season. Having Sean Casey for the whole year and the addition of Gary Sheffield will go a long way helping the Tigers score runs. Sheffield will give the Tigers a big-time threat in the middle of their lineup and the coaching staff hopes that his ability to work the count for a walk will rub off on some of the free-swinging Tigers.

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Gary Sheffield is only 45 homeruns away from joining the exclusive 500 club and he plans on getting there in a Tiger uniform.

“The Tigers brought me here to help them win games, and that’s what I expect to do,” said Sheffield. “All of my career I’ve been one of the best hitters in the game and I see no reason why things will be different this season. I‘m going to help this team make the next step and win a World Series.”

Before the Tigers can win the World Series, they’re going to have to survive the AL Central where the only thing that is certain is a last place finish from the Kansas City Royals. Other than the Royals, every team has a shot at the division this year. The Chicago White Sox have a lineup that can hit with the best of them, the only question is if their pitching staff will struggle like they did last year, or if they’ll be the dominating force that they were when they won the World Series in 2005. The Minnesota Twins, who finished first in the AL Central last year, got worse over the off-season, but that seems the be the case every year and yet the still manage to finish towards the top of the division. Then there’s the Cleveland Indians. Last year was suppose to be their breakout year, but injuries and a lackluster bullpen took away any chance of them winning the division. If the Indians can stay healthy and get a half-way respectable performance from their bullpen, expect them to be the Tigers biggest road block in taking the AL Central and returning to the playoffs in 2007.

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Rogers, Tigers Win Home Opener
April 4th, 2007

Detroit, MI- Kenny Rogers picked up where he left off in the playoffs last year, as he dominated the Kansas City Royals and picked up the opening day win for the Detroit Tigers.

“It’s always good to get that first win out of the way,” said Rogers. “To do it on opening day in front of all of our fans, it doesn’t really get much better than that.”

Rogers got off to a shaky start, giving up 2 hits in the first inning. With a man on first and third, Reggie Sanders grounded into a routine double play to get Rogers out of the inning, but unfortunately Mike Sweeney would be injured on the play while sliding into 2nd base.

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Mike Sweeney is one of Kansas City's most dangerous hitters and he will be missed if his injury causes him to miss an extended amount of time.

“Mike is such a great player and you hate to see something like that happen, especially on opening day,” said Buddy Bell, Kansas City’s manager. “He’s had a great career in Kansas City, but the last couple of years he’s been hampered with injuries. Hopefully he can heal quickly and get back into the lineup.”

Gil Meche, who signed with the Royals this winter after spending last season with the Mariners, got the start for Kansas City and looked good until the 4th inning when he walked Craig Monroe with the bases loaded to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead. One batter later, Sean Casey would increase Detroit’s lead to 5 with a grand slam to right field.

“I was out there looking for a fastball inside and that’s exactly what I got,” Casey said. “Sometimes you just get lucky.”

Luke Hudson would relieve Meche after the grand slam, but one inning later Hudson found himself in some trouble of his own. With a man on first and third and no outs, Gary Sheffield hit a ball to the warning track to score Ivan Rodriguez from 3rd making the score 6-0, Tigers.

Two innings later, Sheffield was at it again, hitting a single up the middle that scored a sprinting Rodriguez from second. One batter later, Craig Monroe would follow suit and single up the middle, driving in the Tigers final run and making the score 8-0.

The Royals got their only run in the 9th, where they were able to take advantage of an out-of-sync Joel Zumaya.

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Usually reliable Joel Zumaya had trouble getting hitters out today and surrendered the Royals only run.

“He just didn’t have his best stuff out there today,” Tigers manager Jim Leyland said. “it’s the first game of the season and I don’t expect every player on this team to be in mid-season form. Now if in 3 weeks, he’s still having a hard time pitching effectively, then maybe I’ll be worried, but as of right now I’m just happy about the win and look forward to the next 161 games.”


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BOX SCORE


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 0
Detroit 0 0 0 5 1 0 2 0 X 8 13 0

WP: K. Rogers (1-0)
LP: G. Meche (0-1)

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Royals Today Season
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Player Name POS AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
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D. DeJesus RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250
M. Grudzielanek 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 .250
M. Sweeney DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
R. Sanders LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R. Shealy 1B 4 0 0 1 0 1 .500
M. Teahen 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .000
A. Berroa SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000
J. LaRue C 3 0 0 0 0 2 .333
J. Gathright CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000
A. Prieto DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000

TOTALS: 33 1 6 1 0 9
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Batting:
2B:M. Grudzielanek(1)
RBI:R. Shealy(1)

Fielding:


Baserunning:


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Tigers Today Season
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Player Name POS AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
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C. Granderson CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 .400
P. Polanco 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .400
I. Rodriguez C 4 2 1 0 0 1 .250
M. Ordonez RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .500
C. Guillen DH 4 2 2 0 0 0 .500
G. Sheffield 1B 2 1 1 2 1 0 .500
C. Monroe LF 3 1 1 2 1 0 .333
S. Casey SS 4 1 1 4 0 1 .250
B. Inge 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250

TOTALS: 35 8 13 8 2 2
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Batting:
2B:I. Rodriguez(1)
HR:S. Casey(1)
RBI:G. Sheffield 2(2), C. Monroe 2(2), S. Casey 4(4)
SF: G. Sheffield(1)

Fielding:


Baserunning:


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Royals Today Season
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Player Name IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
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G. Meche(L,0-1) 3.2 5 5 5 2 0 1 3.00
L. Hudson 4.1 8 3 3 0 2 0 6.23
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Tigers Today Season
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Player Name IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
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K. Rogers(W,1-0) 7.0 4 0 0 0 3 0 0.00
R. Colon 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
J. Zumaya 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 9.00
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Tribe Sweeps Tigers
April 6th-10th, 2007

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BOX SCORE

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 1 1 9 6 2
Detroit 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 16 0

WP: M. Redman(1-0)
LP: J. Bonderman (0-1)
S: A. Bernero (1)

Tiger of the Game:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/shakeyjake448/detroit/cguillen.jpgCarlos Guillen- R, 4 H, RBI, 2B, HR

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BOX SCORE

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 5 14 0
Detroit 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 X 6 11 0

WP: J. Grilli (1-0)
LP: J. Gobble (0-1)
S: T. Jones (1)

Tiger of the Game:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/shakeyjake448/detroit/ppolanco.jpgPlacido Polanco- R, 2 H, 2 RBI, SF, SB

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BOX SCORE

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 8 1
Detroit 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 2 8 2

WP: F. Cabrera (1-0)
LP: M. Maroth (0-1)
S: R. Hernandez (1)

Tiger of the Game:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/shakeyjake448/detroit/ppolanco.jpgPlacido Polanco- 2 H, RBI

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BOX SCORE

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland 0 0 3 2 0 0 3 0 1 9 10 0
Detroit 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 13 0

WP: J. Sowers (1-0)
LP: J. Verlander (0-1)
S: R. Hernandez (2)

Tiger of the Game:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/shakeyjake448/detroit/irodriguez.jpgIvan Rodriguez- R, 3 H, RBI, SB

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BOX SCORE

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Cleveland 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 10 0
Detroit 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0

WP: F. Cabrera (2-0)
LP: R. Colon (0-1)

Tiger of the Game:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/shakeyjake448/detroit/cgranderson.jpgCurtis Granderson- R, 4 H, 2 RBI, 2B, HR

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Tigers Get Easy Win Over Twins
April 12th, 2007

Minneapolis, MN- Picked by many to be a front-runner for the Cy Young, Jeremy Bonderman showed why he has everybody drooling over his stuff.

Bonderman pitched 6 strong innings in a 5-0 win over the Minnesota Twins, striking out 8 and allowing only 2 hits.

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Jeremy Bonderman lowered his ERA to 4.36 today after struggling in his previous start against the Kansas City Royals.

“If he pitches like that for the rest of the season, I‘ll be a happy man,” said Tigers manager Jim Leyland. “Ever since he’s been in the league he’s shown flashes of excellence, but the problem for him has been consistency. If he can start to string performances like that together, the rest of the AL better watch out.”

Last year’s rookie phenomn, Francisco Liriano, got the start for the Twins and looked bad from the get-go.

“I didn’t have my best stuff out there today,” said Liriano. “I can’t expect to take the mound with less than my best stuff and beat a team like the Tigers, I just can’t.”

Gary Sheffield opened up the scoring in the first inning when he singled with bases loaded and scored Placido Polanco. One batter later, Sean Casey doubled off of the left-field wall drving in Carlos Guillen and Magglio Ordonez.

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Placido Polanco was the offensive star for the Tigers, picking up 3 hits, including a home run, and scoring 2 runs.

In the next inning, Polanco hit his first home run of the season to give the Tigers a 4-0 second inning lead.

Detroit was at it again in the 3rd inning, when Sheffield got his second hit of the day, allowing Guillen to score his second run of the day.

The Tigers wouldn’t score again as Scott Baker, who came into the game for Liriano in the 5th, shut down the Tigers offense for the remainder of the game.


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BOX SCORE


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 12 0
Minnesota 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

WP: J. Bonderman (1-1)
LP: F. Liriano (0-1)

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Tigers Today Season
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Player Name POS AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
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C. Granderson CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .375
P. Polanco 2B 5 2 3 1 0 0 .406
I. Rodriguez C 5 0 2 0 0 0 .313
M. Ordonez RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .148
C. Guillen SS 4 2 3 0 0 0 .500
G. Sheffield DH 2 0 2 2 0 0 .348
S. Casey 1B 4 0 1 2 0 1 .423
C. Monroe LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .208
B. Inge 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .222

TOTALS: 38 5 12 5 1 1
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Batting:
2B:I. Rodriguez(2), C. Guillen(3), S. Casey(2)
HR:P. Polanco(1)
RBI:P. Polanco(3), G. Sheffield 2(6), S. Casey 2(7)
SF: G. Sheffield(1)

Fielding:


Baserunning:

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Twins Today Season
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Player Name POS AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
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L. Castillo 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .423
L. Ford RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .412
J. Mauer C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .364
P. Nevin 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .200
J. Morneau DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 .150
T. Hunter CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .192
M. Cuddyer SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 .115
J. Tyner LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .231
L. Rodriguez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .286

TOTALS: 29 0 2 0 0 10
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Batting:
2B:L. Ford(4)

Fielding:


Baserunning:

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Tigers Today Season
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Player Name IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
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J. Bonderman(W,1-1) 6.0 2 0 0 0 8 0 4.36
J. Zumaya 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.00
J. Grilli 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.23
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Twins Today Season
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Player Name IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
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F. Liriano(L,0-1) 4.1 9 5 5 1 1 1 10.39
S. Baker 4.2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
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[shakeyjake448]

Royals Suprisingly Sweep Tigers
April 13th-17th, 2007

#8Final Score-
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/shakeyjake448/det.gif-5(3-5) http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/shakeyjake448/min.gif-6

BOX SCORE


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 5 8 0
Minnesota 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 X 6 10 0

WP: M. Garza (1-2)
LP: N. Robertson(0-1)

Tiger of the Game:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/shakeyjake448/detroit/irodriguez.jpgIvan Rodriguez- 2 R, H, 2 RBI, BB, HR

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#9Final Score-
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/shakeyjake448/det.gif-7(4-5) http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/shakeyjake448/min.gif-0

BOX SCORE


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 10 0
Minnesota 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

WP: M. Maroth(1-1)
LP: C. Silva(1-1)

Tiger of the Game:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/shakeyjake448/detroit/mmaroth.jpgMike Maroth- 8.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 SO

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#10Final Score-
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/shakeyjake448/det.gif-7(4-6) http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/shakeyjake448/kan.gif-9

BOX SCORE


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 7 9 0
Kansas City 1 0 1 0 1 6 0 0 X 9 13 0

WP: K. Middleton(1-0)
LP: F. Rodney(0-1)
S: J. de la Rosa(3)

Tiger of the Game:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/shakeyjake448/detroit/gsheffield.jpgGary Sheffield- 2 R, 2 H, RBI, BB, HR

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#11Final Score-
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/shakeyjake448/det.gif-11(4-7) http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/shakeyjake448/kan.gif-12

BOX SCORE


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit 0 0 0 3 0 7 0 1 0 11 15 2
Kansas City 0 3 1 3 2 0 2 1 X 12 17 2

WP: A. Bernero(1-0)
LP: R. Colon(0-2)
S: J. de la Rosa(4)

Tiger of the Game:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/shakeyjake448/detroit/cmonroe.jpgCraig Monroe- R, 3 H, 4 RBI, HR

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#12Final Score-
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/shakeyjake448/det.gif-3(4-8) http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/shakeyjake448/kan.gif-7

BOX SCORE


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 11 1
Kansas City 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 X 7 9 0

WP: M. Redman(2-1)
LP: J. Bonderman(1-2)
S: A. Bernero(2)

Tiger of the Game:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/shakeyjake448/detroit/mthames.jpgM. Thames- R, 3 H, RBI, 2B, HR