Tigers Today: July 25, 2010

Tigers’ Record:

50-45, 3rd place; 2.5 GB Chicago

Today’s Games

Game 1

Tigers vs. Blue Jays | 1:05 p.m. ET – Comerica Park | On the air: FSD/AM 1270 and 97.1 FM

Pitching Matchup

Armando Galarraga (3-3, 4.50 ERA) vs. LHP Brett Cecil (8-5, 3.99 ERA)

Game 2

Tigers vs. Blue Jays | 6:05 p.m. ET – Comerica Park | On the air: Radio Only – AM 1270 and 97.1 FM

Pitching Matchup

Jeremy Bonderman (5-6, 4.98 ERA) vs. RHP Jesse Litsch (1-4, 5.79 ERA)

Yesterday’s Results

Blue Jays 3 – Tigers 2

• W: Shaun Marcum (9-4)
• L: Rick Porcello (4-8)

Tigers History Lesson

Today’s Birthdays

• Torey Lovullo, 45

• Fred Scherman, 66

• Mick Kelleher, 63

• Larry Sherry (1935-2006)

On this Date in Tigers History

• 2002 — The Tigers acquired outfielder Hiram Bocachica from the Dodgers for RHP Tom Farmer and a player to be named later (RHP Jason Frasor).

• 1993 — Mike Moore hurls a one-hit, 3-0 shutout over the Royals. Wally Joyner’s second-inning single is the only Kansas City hit.

• 1967 — Race riots in Detroit force postponement of a Tigers-Orioles game. The games
  scheduled for July 26 and 27 are shifted to Baltimore.

• 1960 — The Tigers acquired catcher Hank Foiles from the Indians for catcher Bob Wilson and infielder Rocky Bridges.

• 1904 — The Tigers acquired catcher Monte Beville from the Yankees for fellow catcher Frank McManus.