Tigers Today: May 13, 2010

Tigers’ Record: 20-15*, 2nd place; 2.5 GB of Minnesota (*Includes the Tigers’ 6-0 win today)

Today’s Game

Tigers vs. Yankees @ Comerica Park | 1:05 p.m. ET | On the air: MLB Network and FSD/AM 1270 and 97.1 FM

Pitching Matchup

Justin Verlander (3-2, 4.50 ERA) vs. CC Sabathia (4-1, 3.05 ERA)

Yesterday’s Results

Game 1: Tigers 2 – Yankees 0

• W: Rick Porcello (3-3)
• L: Javier Vazquez (1-4)
• Save: Jose Valverde (10)

Game 2: Yankees 8 – Tigers 0

• W: Phil Hughes (5-0)
• L: Jeremy Bonderman (1-2)

Tigers History Lesson

On this Date in Tigers History

• 1939 — The Tigers acquired outfielder Beau Bell, RHPs Bobo Newsom and Jim Walkup and infielder Red Kress from the Browns for RHPs Vern Kennedy, Bob Harris, George Gill and Roxie Lawson, outfielder Chet Laabs and infielder Mark Christman.

• 1911 — Ty Cobb hit his first career grand slam in the Tigers’ 13-11 loss to the Red Sox. Detroit had been leading 10-1 in the sixth inning.