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Detroit Tigers News and Press

Tigers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:30:49 PDT

Tampa Bay walked Miguel Cabrera three straight games with runners on first and second and two outs.

Three straight times, Brennan Boesch made the third out of the inning (pop-up, strikeout, groundout).

That tells you all you need to know about where the Tigers are right now.

Yet manager Jim Leyland is not worried about Cabrera getting frustrated.

"He's a real smart guy," Leyland said. "You'd worry sometimes about guys trying to expand (the strike zone) too much, maybe trying to put too much on their shoulders."

Too many rookies and not enough lineup punch are making it easy for managers to pitch around Cabrera, who somehow is getting his share of hits anyway.

Power Rankings: Pitchers know their places (Yahoo! Sports)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:41:00 PDT
Joba Chamberlain can't throw the eighth and Jamie Shields could sit in only one spot during Matt Garza's no-hitter.

Price wins AL-best 14th game (AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:58:14 PDT
David Price keeps on pitching like an All-Star. Price became the AL's first 14-game winner, Carlos Pena had four RBIs and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 4-2 Thursday to complete a four-game sweep. "He's one of the best pitchers, there's no question about it. Everybody knows that," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said.

Sizemore optioned to Triple-A (AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:36:24 PDT
The Detroit Tigers have made room on the roster for newly acquired third baseman Jhonny Peralta by optioning infielder Scott Sizemore to Triple-A Toledo. The moves were announced before Detroit's game against Tampa Bay on Thursday. The Tigers obtained Peralta and cash considerations from Cleveland for minor league left-hander Giovanni Soto on Wednesday.

Might Lilly re-sign with Cubs in offseason? (Yahoo! Sports)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:02:15 PDT
Teams are lining up to take Ted Lilly off the hands of the Chicago Cubs for the rest of the season.

Rays overcame late jam for win over Detroit (AP)
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:22:30 PDT
Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon went with an unconventional plan and it worked, again. The Rays got out of a seventh-inning jam for the second consecutive game after intentionally walking AL triple crown contender Miguel Cabrera with runners on first and second and two outs en route to a 7-4 win over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night.

Indians trade 3B Peralta to Tigers (AP)
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:50:18 PDT
The banged-up Detroit Tigers acquired third baseman Jhonny Peralta from the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday for minor league left-hander Giovanni Soto. Detroit also received cash considerations in the trade. Peralta will fill-in for Brandon Inge, the Tigers' injured third baseman. "I was trying to do something to help our ballclub and do something to stay in this," Detroit general...

Leyland suspended 1 game (AP)
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:44:24 PDT
Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland was suspended one game and fined an undisclosed amount by Major League Baseball on Wednesday. MLB cited Leyland for inappropriate and aggressive conduct during the bottom of the third inning of Monday night's game against Tampa Bay. The manager was ejected during an argument in which Leyland said he accidentally sprayed second base umpire Marty Foster with...

SlumpBot .200: Jason Bay's move to the Mets hasn't gone well (Yahoo! Sports)
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:33:33 PDT
Using the best technology available today, Slumpbot .200 identifies a few players who are currently having...

Baseball's biggest trade deadline busts (Yahoo! Sports)
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:34:00 PDT
The pickups meant to clinch pennants that have brought the most pain.

Shields continues Rays' solid pitching (AP)
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:42:06 PDT
Evan Longoria is not letting a hitting slump impact his defense. The All-Star third baseman turned Miguel Cabrera's bases-loaded grounder behind the bag into a nifty game-ending double play as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2 on Tuesday night. "There's not many guys that would have made the play Longoria made," Detroit manager Jim Leyland said.

Hot gang member wear for 2010: Dodgers and Reds hats! (Yahoo! Sports)
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:59:54 PDT
Here's some bad news for Eazy-E, Dr. Dre and all the other rappers who worked so hard to put a Chicago White...

Ho hum, another no-hitter: Garza throws latest gem (AP)
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:09:07 PDT
Five no-hitters -- two of them perfect games -- and another gem that was spoiled by an umpire. By now, San Francisco Giants broadcaster Mike Krukow and others around baseball are beginning to expect a piece of pitching history every week. "I do. I can't explain it," said Krukow, who pitched in the majors from 1976-89.

Garza pitches 1st no-hitter in Rays history (The Canadian Press)
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:24:50 PDT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Tampa Bay Rays finally wound up on the right side of a memorable pitching performance.

AL Roundup: A look at Monday's games (The Canadian Press)
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:13:54 PDT
The Tampa Bay Rays finally wound up on the right side of a memorable pitching performance as Matt Garza's no-hitter highlighted an eventful evening of American League baseball.

Rays' Garza joins the no-hit parade (Yahoo! Sports)
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:18:00 PDT
Matt Garza tossed the season's fifth no-hitter, facing only 27 batters in Tampa Bay's 5-0 win over Detroit.

Matt Garza pitches 1st no-hitter in Rays history (AP)
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:54:29 PDT
The Tampa Bay Rays finally wound up on the right side of a memorable pitching performance. Matt Garza threw the first no-hitter in franchise history and the fifth in the major leagues this season, beating the Detroit Tigers 5-0 Monday night. "We needed one. I don't care who it came from. We just needed one for our own confidence," Garza said, mindful that the Rays have been held hitless...

Another one! Garza joins crowd after throwing Rays' first no-no (Yahoo! Sports)
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:44:01 PDT
Ho hum . Another night, another chance to write a post about a pitcher throwing a no-hitter.

Date with Orioles gives Jays what they need (The Canadian Press)
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:09:56 PDT

TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays really needed a date with a pushover Monday after returning from a gruelling 10-game road trip with an exhausted bullpen, and the schedule just happened to bring in their favourite one.

Matt Garza throws first no-hitter in Tampa Bay Rays history (SportingNews.com)
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:16:35 PDT
Matt Garza has thrown the first no-hitter in Tampa Bay Rays history, defeating the Detroit Tigers 5-0 Monday...

Angels fleeced D'backs in Haren deal (Yahoo! Sports)
Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:26:00 PDT
Their pilfering of starter Dan Haren is in character for a team that looks beyond the immediate future.

Raburn's 3-run double gives Tigers DH split (The Canadian Press)
Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:26:32 PDT
An eighth inning implosion by Toronto reliever Jason Frasor ruined what could have been a perfect day for the Blue Jays.

Overbay's HR in 9th lifts Blue Jays over Tigers (AP)
Sun, 25 Jul 2010 14:34:31 PDT
The Toronto Blue Jays got back to winning the way they usually do. Lyle Overbay hit a two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning, sending Toronto to a 5-3 victory over the injury-depleted Detroit Tigers on Sunday in the first game of a day-night doubleheader. Vernon Wells and Jose Molina also homered for the Blue Jays, who scored all their runs on long balls after being kept in the park by...

Tigers place Ordonez, Guillen on 15-day DL (AP)
Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:56:12 PDT
The injuries to Magglio Ordonez and Carlos Guillen added to a disastrous week for the Detroit Tigers. Ordonez fractured his right ankle sliding into home plate in the third inning of Saturday night's 3-2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays and Guillen strained his right calf two innings later, raisingto three the number of starters Detroit has lost in six days.