Flint's Best Mix » alex avila http://wcrz.com Cars 108 Flint's Best Mix Fri, 24 May 2013 11:40:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Tigers Topple Tampa, Win Streak At Three http://wcrz.com/tigers-topple-tampa-win-streak-at-three/ http://wcrz.com/tigers-topple-tampa-win-streak-at-three/#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 02:53:14 +0000 Stu Allen http://wcrz.com/?p=13457 Justin Verlander didn't have his "A" game tonight.  The Tiger ace

 gave up six runs in six innings and left the game trailing 6-5.  His teammates bailed him out this time as Alex Avila hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the 8th to give the Tigers a 7-6 victory. 

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]]> http://wcrz.com/tigers-let-another-get-away-losing-streak-at-seven/feed/ 0 Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Tigers Sweep Sox, Win Streak At Four http://wcrz.com/tigers-sweep-sox-win-streak-at-four/ http://wcrz.com/tigers-sweep-sox-win-streak-at-four/#comments Sun, 24 Apr 2011 19:44:51 +0000 Stu Allen http://wcrz.com/?p=10502 Max Scherzer pitched 8 shutout innings and got just enough help from the Tiger hitters to complete a three game sweep of the Chicago White Sox at Comerica Park this afternoon.

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