Tigers Today: May 19, 2010

Tigers’ Record: 22-17, 2nd place; 2 GB Minnesota

Today’s Game

Tigers @ A’s | 10:07 p.m. ET – Oakland Coliseum | On the air: FSD/AM 1270 & 97.1 FM

Pitching Matchup

Justin Verlander (4-2, 3.88 ERA) vs. Dallas Braden (4-3, 3.50 ERA)

Yesterday’s Results

Tigers 6 – White Sox 2

• W: Freddy Garcia (3-2)
• L: Rick Porcello (3-4)
• HR: Johnny Damon (3)

Tigers History Lesson

Today’s Birthdays

• Brandon Inge, 33
• Alan Zinter, 42

• Luis Salazar, 54

On this Date in Tigers History

• 1963 — Bill Bruton of the Tigers ties a major league record by collecting four doubles in one game — and will total only 21 doubles on the season.

• 2009 — At Comerica Park Dontrelle Willis won his first game in 20 months and his first in a Tigers uniform as the Tigers shut out the Rangers 4-0. At one point, D-Train retired 17 batters in a row.