Tigers Today: June 29, 2010

Tigers’ Record:

41-34, 1st place; 1/2-game lead

Today’s Game

Tigers @ Twins| 8:10 p.m. ET – Target Field | On the air: FSD/AM 1270 and 97.1 FM

Pitching Matchup

Armando Galarraga (3-1, 3.68 ERA) vs. RHP Nick Blackburn (6-5, 6.10 ERA)

Yesterday’s Results

Tigers 7 – Twins 5

• W: Jeremy Bonderman (4-5)
• L: Francisco Liriano (6-6)
• Save: Jose Valverde (18)
• HR: Gerald Laird (2), Jim Thome (7)

Tigers History Lesson

Today’s Birthdays

• Eddie Miller, 53
• Bruce Kimm, 59
• Dizzy Trout (1915-1972)

• Bobby Veach (1888-1945)

On this Date in Tigers History

• 1986 — The Tigers beat the Brewers 9-5 in the first game of a doubleheader split, making Sparky Anderson the first manager ever to win 600 games in each league. The Brewers win game two, 3-1.

• 1983 — Mark Fidrych, in the second year of an extended comeback attempt with the Pawtucket Red Sox, retires. The 1976 A.L. Rookie of the Year was 2-5 with a 9.68 ERA.

• 1968 — Jim Northrup’s third grand slam ties the major-league record for slams in a month (Rudy York, May 1938), and sets a major-league record for slams in a week. The Tigers win 5-2 over the White Sox; Denny McLain notches his 14th victory.

• 1967 — The Tigers acquired outfielder Jim Landis from the Astros for RHP Larry Sherry.