Detroit Tigers2014 Facts (as of 9/8/14 early morning): The Tigers have 19 games remaining. The Royals have 21 games remaining. (Includes the suspended game in which they are trailing 4-2 in the 10th inning.) The Mariners have 20 games remaining. The Tigers and Royals square off 6 more times. KC @ Det 9/8, 9/9, 9/10 Det @ KC 9/19, 9/20. 9/21 The number of Tigers home games remaining is 13. The number of Royals home games remaining is 11. (Includes the suspended game in which they are trailing 4-2 in the 10th inning.) Royals lead remains 2.0 games and 3 games in the loss column. Team W L Pct GB Kansas City 79 62 .560 - Detroit 78 65 .545 2.0 P.S. Sea 0 - Tex 1. The Tigers are 0.5 game behind the Seattle Mariners for that 2nd wild card position. The Tigers have 1 more loss than the Mariners. Team W L Pct Seattle 78 64 .549 With so few games remaining, the Tigers need to be careful how many losses behind they are compared to both the Royals and the Mariners.
DETROIT ? Kyle Lobstein was the stopper and Miguel Cabrera the big bopper for the Detroit Tigers Sunday night. They teamed up to give the Tigers a much-needed 6-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants at Comerica Park. Lobstein, making just his third major league start, gave the Tigers just what they needed, scattering four hits over 5 2/3 innings for his first win. Cabrera continued his torrid pace with his fifth home run in September and also singled in a run. He reached the 100 RBI mark for the 11th consecutive season. The Tigers avoided being swept in the interleague series and remain two games behind the A.L. Central-leading Kansas City Royals, who are in town for a three-game series beginning Monday (4 p.m.). 9/8 vs. KC 4:08 ET 9/9 vs. KC 7:08 ET 9/10 vs. KC 7:08 ET 9/12 vs. Cle 7:08 ET 9/13 vs. Cle 7:08 ET
Monday 9/8 4:08pm Justin Verlander (R) vs. Royals - Jeremy Guthrie (R) 1. Ian Kinsler (R) 2B 2. Torii Hunter (R) RF 3. Miguel Cabrera (R) DH 4. Victor Martinez (S) 1B 5. J.D. Martinez (R) LF 6. Don Kelly (L) CF 7. Nick Castellanos (R) 3B 8. Alex Avila (L) C 9. Andrew Romine (S) SS 1. Nori Aoki (L) RF 2. Omar Infante (R) 2B 3. Alex Gordon (L) LF 4. Salvador Perez (R) C 5. Eric Hosmer (L) 1B 6. Billy Butler (R) DH 7. Mike Moustakas (L) 3B 8. Lorenzo Cain (R) CF 9. Alcides Escobar (R) SS
Tigers lead the season series against the Royals, 9 to 4. Verlander still looks sharp. Has some good movement and speed.
I think the Royals are playing worse defense than the Tigers and thats a hard thing to do. Donnie Baseball with the big hit down the line...4-2, Tigers.
Detroit Tigers2014 Facts (as of 9/8/14 evening): The Tigers have 18 games remaining. The Royals have 20 games remaining. (Includes the suspended game in which they are trailing 4-2 in the 10th inning.) The Mariners have 20 games remaining. The Tigers and Royals square off 5 more times. KC @ Det 9/9, 9/10 Det @ KC 9/19, 9/20. 9/21 The number of Tigers home games remaining is 12. The number of Royals home games remaining is 11. (Includes the suspended game in which they are trailing 4-2 in the 10th inning.) Royals lead is cut to 1.0 game and 2 games in the loss column. Team W L Pct GB Kansas City 79 63 .556 - Detroit 79 65 .549 1.0 P.S. Hou 0 - Sea 0 (later start). The Tigers are tied with the Seattle Mariners for that 2nd wild card position. The Tigers have 1 more loss than the Mariners. Team W L Pct Seattle 78 64 .549
