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Detroit Tigers Win Streak At Nine, Magic Number Down To 8

Stu Allen — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 20:15:20 +0000

Doug Fister has been a fantastic acquisition since the trade that brought him here from Seattle. Fister tossed 7 shutout innings today against Minnesota, and the Tigers beat the Twinkies 2-1. Fister is 5-1 since coming to Detroit. Joaquin Benoit pitched a perfect 8th inning, then closer Jose Valverde created a bit of drama before finally dispatching the Twins in the 9th for his 43rd save in 43 chances. That's a new Tiger record. Valverde gave up a couple of hits and allowed a run to score before settling down and getting the Twins out to preserve the win.

Detroit Tigers Lose 2 Of 3 To Lowly Twins

Stu Allen — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 03:14:32 +0000

Missed opportunities. They have nagged the Tigers all season long and have kept Detroit from enjoying a comfortable lead in the American League Central division. This game went back and forth, and with the Twins up 4-3 in the bottom of the 8th the Tigers loaded the bases with nobody out. A sacrafice fly off the bat of Wilson Betemit brought home the tying run (at the time), but the Tigers could not get the clutch hit they so desperately needed. With the game tied at 4, manager Jim Leyland went to closer Jose Valverde to pitch the 9th. He should know better.

Verlander Wins #18, Detroit Tigers Trounce Twins

Stu Allen — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 03:09:40 +0000

The Minnesota Twins put some runners on base in the early innings, but failed to score against Detroit's Justin Verlander. By the time the Twinkies got on the scoreboard in the 8th inning, the Tigers had already crossed home plate 7 times. That was more than enough for Verlander to get win number 18 in a 7-1 Detroit victory.

Jim Thome Hits 600th Homer, Detroit Tigers Lose 9-6

Stu Allen — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 03:11:44 +0000

Jim Thome has made a career of hitting home runs. He came into tonight's game against the Tigers with 598. Before the night was over, he had 5 RBI and career homer #600. Thome becomes only the 8th player in Major League Baseball history to reach the 600 homer milestone. The game started out with a homer by the newest Tiger, Delmon Young, who reached the seats in his first Tiger at-bat in the first inning to put Detroit up 1-0.

Detroit Tigers Sweep Minnesota Twins in Three Game Series

Stu Allen — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 02:59:55 +0000

The Detroit Tigers continued their domination of the Minnesota Twins tonight, beating them 4-2. Rick Porcello got into some trouble in the 7th inning, but the bullpen managed to keep the Twins off the scoreboard the rest of the way for the Tiger win. The Tigers have now beaten Minnesota 9 straight times dating back [...]

Tigers Beat Twins Again

Stu Allen — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 03:20:05 +0000

In any other year, this was a game that Minnesota would have found a way to win against the Tigers. The injury-riddled Twins are the worst team in baseball this year, and let the Tigers come from behind multiple times to eventually win 8-7. Max Scherzer gave up 7 runs for the second straight game [...]

Streaky Tigers Beat Twins

Stu Allen — Mon, 30 May 2011 21:34:40 +0000

The Tigers played small-ball, long-ball and finally won on a disputed call in defeating the Minnesota Twins 6-5 today. The Tigers took an early 3-0 lead, then gave it back to Minnesota 5-3. Victor Martinez hit a two run homer to tie the game in the 6th inning at 5-5. The Tigers won it on [...]

Tigers Win Nightcap, Shut Out Bosox

Stu Allen — Mon, 30 May 2011 03:07:30 +0000

Justin Verlander pitched like he was trying to stop a losing streak. His teammates gave him some early run support, and it was enough for the Tigers to split a day-night doubleheader with a 3-0 win in the second game. Verlander went 7 & 2/3rds innings and threw 132 pitches before Joaquin Benoit got the [...]

Tigers Take Two From Twins!

Stu Allen — Wed, 11 May 2011 21:40:07 +0000

The Tiger win streak is now at five games. Detroit took both games in this short series in Minnesota, hanging on to win today’s contest 9-7. This one was back and forth for most of the game Phil Coke started for the Tigers and left the game with a 5-2 lead in the sixth inning. [...]

Tigers Trounce Twinkies

Stu Allen — Wed, 11 May 2011 10:40:00 +0000

The Tigers have had their troubles winning in Minnesota in recent history. They jumped on Twins pitcher Francisco Liriano early for 4 runs, then never let up for a 10-2 victory. Rick Porcello pitched 5 innings for his 3rd win which was interrupted by a 64 minute rain delay. The Tiger win streak is now at [...]