Tigers’ Record: 71-70, 3rd Place; 12.5 GB Today’s Results Tigers 6 – White Sox 3 W: Rick Porcello (9-11) L: Gavin Floyd (10-12) Yesterday’s Results Tigers 5 – White Sox 1 W: Jeremy Bonderman (8-9) L: John Danks (13-10)
Looking around the majors there are plenty of former Tigers doing well — and some not so well. Here’s a look at some of the more notable players and their current numbers: Placido Polanco, Phillies: .314 avg., 6 HR, 42 RBI, .348 OBP. Currently fifth in the N.L. in hitting, which is just another reason the Tigers (and fans) are regretting his departure. Omar Infante, Braves: .347 avg., 7 HR, 37 RBI, .837 OPS From Rob Neyer: “At the moment, he doesn’t have enough plate appearances to qualify [for the batting title]. To reach 502, he needs another 169 in the Braves’ 38 remaining games.” Andres Torres, Giants: .287 avg., 13 HR, 57 RBI, .869 OPS. Torres is the embodiment of stick-to-itiveness. Nearly a…
The horror of the weekend sweep in Cleveland hasn’t completely washed away here at Daily Fungo HQ. Saturday night’s game was so disappointing that yesterday’s seemed more like a scrimmage … A scrimmage that counts. But a new week is here and the Tigers are at home, where they excel. Instead of focusing on this homestand’s tough opponents, let’s walk on the sunny side of the street: Baseball Prospectus maintains its Playoff Odds Report and over the past two weeks the Tigers have taken the fifth-deepest plunge in terms of percentage: from a 33.9 percent on July 4 to 22.1 percent yesterday. As far as I’m concerned, it feels like 1 percent today. Wait, didn’t I just say something about the sunny side? Well…
On Monday, Sports Illustrated‘s Jon Heyman wrote a column in which he highlights the top-20 decisions made by MLB teams in the past year. In Heyman’s view, the Tigers made two of the top decisions: 3. The Tigers’ acquisition of Austin Jackson, Max Scherzer and Phil Coke in the three-team trade with the Yankees and Diamondbacks for Curtis Granderson and Edwin Jackson. This was the most unpopular of moves at the time in Detroit. It’s way early to say for sure, but as of today it looks boffo, with Granderson starting slowly (.240 average) in New York and Jackson (4-6, 5.05 ERA) doing the same in Arizona. Austin Jackson is a Rookie of the Year candidate, providing Gold Glove-type defense, perhaps the most valuable…
Tigers’ Record: 37-30, 2nd place; 1.5 GB Minnesota Today’s Game Tigers vs. Diamondbacks | 1:05 p.m. ET – Comerica Park | On the air: FSD/AM 1270 and 97.1 FM Pitching Matchup Max Scherzer (3-6, 6.14 ERA) vs. RHP Ian Kennedy (3-4, 3.57 ERA) Yesterday’s Results Diamondbacks 6 – Tigers 5 | Fungo Recap W: Edwin Jackson (4-6) L: Rick Porcello (4-7) Tigers History Lesson Today’s Birthdays Bobby Seay, 32 Paul Bako, 38 On this Date in Tigers History 1994 — In a 7-1 loss to the Indians, the Tigers’ string of 25 straight games of hitting a home run ends. The streak tied the major-league record set by the 1941 Yankees. 1985 — The Tigers acquired LHP Frank Tanana from the Rangers for RHP…