Tigers’ Record: 45-37, 1st place; 1/2-game ahead of Twins Today’s Game Tigers vs. Orioles | 7:05 p.m. ET – Comerica Park | On the air: FSD/AM 1270 and 97.1 FM Pitching Matchup Max Scherzer (5-6, 4.88 ERA) vs. RHP Brad Bergesen (3-5, 6.44 ERA) Yesterday’s Results Tigers 7 – Orioles 5 W: Ryan Perry (2-4) L: David Hernandez (3-7) HR: Miguel Cabrera (21), Johnny Damon (5)
**Sorry this one’s coming late in the day. I was traveling and got online later than expected. This one include information about tonight’s win and Monday’s too.** Tigers’ Record: 45-37, 1st place; 1/2-game lead over Twins Today’s Results Tigers 7 – Orioles 5 (11 innings) W: Ryan Perry (2-4) L: David Hernandez (3-7) HR: Miguel Cabrera (21), Johnny Damon (5) Yesterday’s Results Tigers 12 – Orioles 9 W: Eddie Bonine (4-0) L: Mark Hendrickson (1-4) HR: Jake Fox (4)
On June 1, the Tigers weren’t exactly reeling but they could not have felt good about the way the month ended. They lost two games to the Mariners in Seattle, then came home to lose three of four to the A’s. After a 14-10 record in April, they stumbled to 12-14 in May. How would they fare in June? Much better, despite losses to division opponents on the both ends of the month. Detroit finished June with a 15-12 record and gained three games in the standings; on June 1 they were 4-1/2 back of the Twins, just 1-1/2 on June 30. In between, the Tigers surged thanks to that soft spot in the interleague schedule — Pittsburgh, Washington and Arizona — allowing them…
Two weeks ago I wrote that the Tigers had few options for the struggling Max Scherzer. Given their inconsistent rotation, I couldn’t see them sending him to the minors. Then again, who knew he’d be as abysmally bad as he was in his final start on May 14: five IP, six hits, six earned runs, three homers against the Red Sox. After that performance the club had no choice but to send him to Triple-A. Scherzer has been lights out in two Toledo starts: 15 innings, one run, four hits, 17 strikeouts and a 0.60 ERA. It certainly will be interesting to see how he fares on Sunday agains the A’s. Now, the question without an answer at this point is, of course, who…
Tigers’ Record: 25-21, 2nd place; 1 GB Minnesota Today’s Game Off day Yesterday’s Results Mariners 5 – Tigers 4 W: Brandon League (4-4) L: Ryan Perry (1-3) HR: Magglio Ordonez (7) Mike Sweeney (6) Tigers History Lesson Today’s Birthdays Edwin Nunez, 44 On this Date in Tigers History 1939 — Charlie Gehringer hits for the cycle — in order — in the Tigers’ 12-5 win over the St. Louis Browns. 1980 — The Tigers acquired OF Al Cowens from the Angels for 1B Jason Thompson. 2003 — The Tigers acquired OF Alex Sanchez from the Brewers for LHP Chad Petty and OF Noochie Varner. 2004 — Carlos Pena goes 6-for-6 with two homers, five RBI and four runs in as the Tigers crush the…