Detroit Tigers season thread

next game today at 4pm @ Oakland, we need some momentum heading into LA Angels for tomorrow

Porcello's on the mound today

under way Granderson with a Home Run to right!!! to start things off

Cabrera struck out swinging and Tigers had Guillen running and was tagged out before second base Tomko threw 22 pitches now lets see what Porcello can do

Porcello induces 3 groundouts on 9 pitches on to the top of 2nd

Tigers go down 1-2-3 Tomko up to 36 pitches

Granderson up to 55 RBIs for the season now

2 men on for OAK with 1 out in the b2nd

Runners advance on groundout to pitcher

Barton grounds out to SS to end the inning, Porcello up to 26 pitches

Scoreboard:

Orioles up 5-3 in top of the 9th @ Chicago WS
Twins up 9-2 in Bot of 8th @ KC

Also Indians won and Rangers avoiced the sweep against TB by winning 4-0

Tigers lose 9-4


RBI total's

Granderson 55
Thames 30
Cabrera 75

Home Runs -
Granderson 1 - season total - 24
Cabrera 1 - season total - 25

next up LA Angels on ESPN2 at 10 05 tomorrow

Days scoreboard

White Sox lost
Twins won
Royals lost
Indians won


Tigers up 2.5 on sox, 4.5 on twins, 11 on Indians and 18 on royals

hmmm i didnt bother readin all that buut
TIGERS GAME THIS SAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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hell yeah 2nd row bitzatch

Scoreboard for 8/24/09


White Sox vs Red Sox @ Fenway
4-7 Boston t4

Indians @ Royals
0-0 top of 2nd, Indians have runners on the corners with 1 out

Orioles @ twins
0-0 b2


Tigers and Angels @ 10 05 on ESPN2

update for scoreboard 8/24/09

White Sox vs Red Sox @ Fenway
7-9 Boston t7

Indians @ Royals
4-4 t6

Orioles @ twins
1-1 b6


20 min till Tigers

Minnesota up 2-1 now

JD Drew hits a HR for Boston, they are up 10-7 now..


Polanco on base with a single

Ordonez follows with a single

Cabrera follows with a double


Polanco scores. Ordonez to 3rd and Cabrera at 2nd, 1 out

Red sox up 11-7 now.. hope they can hang on

Fielders choice to home.. Ordonez out, Cabrera to 3rd and Huff at 1st , 2 outs for Guillen

12-7 now Red Sox are winning

Guillen grounds out to SS, Weaver (13-4) threw 22 pitches in the 1st inning


Time for Verlander to shut them down. (13-7)

Royals up 5-4 t8

Chone figgins with a hit to lead off the 1st for LA

Verlander strikeouts Abreu

Verlander strikeouts, Torri Hunter


206 for the season now

White Sox score 1 to make 12-8

Verlander get Guerro to ground out 2 SS


on onto top 2

Inge, Laird and Santiago up for Tigers

Indians up now 7-5

Inge grounds out to 3rd

Laird with a base hit

Santiago lined to 3rd

Laird steals 2nd

Granderson draws a full count walk

Polanco strikesout, to end the inning 2 men left on base, 46 pitches thrown by Weaver

Rivera grounded out to pitcher.

Twins win 2-1 over Baltimore

KC scores to make the score 7-6 they are still losing

Pabelbon is trying to finish the White Sox in the 9th

Morales and Izturis with both singles

Napoli strikeouts and Morales caught stealing 3rd, to end the 2nd

Verlander at 31 pitches, 207 k's for Verlander

Red Sox win 12-8

Ordonez pops out to 2nd

cabrera strikeouts

Huffs grounds out to pitcher


61 pitches for Weaver

Aybar pops out and Figgins strikeouts

Verlander now up 208 K's

Abreau flies out to end the 3rd

Tigers win 10-7, Verlander the winning pitcher and Rodney gets his 27th save


Verlander moves to 14-7, Verlander now at 211 strikeouts

RBI's:
Cabrera 5 - season total 80
Granderson - season total 56
Polanco - season total 54
Guillen 3 - season total 25

Home Runs:
Cabrera - 26
Guillen - 6



Next up - @ LA again at 10 05.

Tigers up 3.5 on sox, 4.5 on twins, 11 on Indians and 19 on royals after MOnday night


Todays schedule
White Sox @ Red Sox at 710
Indians @ Royals at 810
Orioles @ twins at 810


need those 2 east teams to help us further our lead in the central


Tigers have had the lead in Central since May 10 that would be 107 days in first place in the divison

108 days in 1st place now