American League Central Team W L Pct. GB RS RA Diff Home Road East Cent West L10 Strk Detroit 3 1 .750 - 23 18 5 1-1 2-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 3-1 L 1 Chi. White Sox 4 2 .667 - 24 20 4 1-1 3-1 0-0 1-1 3-1 4-2 W 1 Kansas City 2 1 .667 ? 8 8 0 2-1 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 2-1 W 1 Cleveland 2 2 .500 1 19 20 -1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-0 2-2 L 1 Minnesota 0 4 .000 3 9 15 -6 0-0 0-4 0-3 0-1 0-0 0-4 L 4 Tigers lose for the first time this season but still on top of the AL Central. (4 games played; 158 games remaining)
Pirates 1. John Jaso (L) 1B 2. Andrew McCutchen (R) CF 3. Matt Joyce (L) DH 4. Starling Marte (R) LF 5. Francisco Cervelli (R) C 6. Gregory Polanco (L) RF 7. Josh Harrison (R) 2B 8. Sean Rodriguez (R) 3B 9. Jordy Mercer (R) SS ___________________________________________Nieses vs Verlander_-1:10pm__________ Tigers 1. Ian Kinsler (R) 2B 2. Justin Upton (R) LF 3. Miguel Cabrera (R) 1B 4. Victor Martinez (S) DH 5. J.D. Martinez (R) RF 6. Nick Castellanos (R) 3B 7. James McCann (R) C 8. Tyler Collins (L) CF 9. Jose Iglesias (R) SS
DETROIT -- Tigers catcher James McCann left Monday's game against the Pirates after a collision at first base. McCann ran into first baseman John Jaso while trying to beat out a ground ball to second base in the fifth inning. He seemed to turn while trying to get a foot on the bag as he collided, then went tumbling down the line. McCann was out and walked off the field under his own power. Jarrod Saltalamacchia replaced him behind the plate for the sixth inning.
AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL TEAM W L PCT. GB RS RA DIFF HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST L10 STRK Chi. White Sox 5 2 .714 - 28 21 7 1-1 4-1 0-0 2-1 3-1 5-2 W 2 Kansas City 4 2 .667 ? 21 19 2 4-1 0-1 0-0 3-0 0-1 4-2 L 1 Detroit 3 2 .600 1 27 25 2 1-2 2-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 3-2 L 2 Cleveland 2 2 .500 1? 19 20 -1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-0 2-2 L 1 Minnesota 0 7 .000 5 13 30 -17 0-1 0-6 0-3 0-4 0-0 0-7 L 7 Tigers no longer in 1st place. It is early in the season though. Can no longer count of Pirate teams being an "easy out." Have three more against the Pirates (1 more at Comerica Park and 2 at PNC Park). (5 games played; 157 games remaining)
Tigers vs Pirates 1. Matt Joyce (L) DH 2. Andrew McCutchen (R) CF 3. David Freese (R) 3B 4. Starling Marte (R) LF 5. Francisco Cervelli (R) C 6. Gregory Polanco (L) RF 7. Josh Harrison (R) 2B 8. Michael Morse (R) 1B 9. Jordy Mercer (R) SS _____________________________________Nicasio vs Sanchez_____1:10pm 1. Ian Kinsler (R) 2B 2. Justin Upton (R) LF 3. Miguel Cabrera (R) 1B 4. Victor Martinez (S) DH 5. J.D. Martinez (R) RF 6. Nick Castellanos (R) 3B 7. Jarrod Saltalamacchia (S) C 8. Anthony Gose (L) CF 9. Jose Iglesias (R) SS
AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL TEAM W L PCT. GB RS RA DIFF HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST L10 STRK Chi. White Sox 5 2 .714 - 28 21 7 1-1 4-1 0-0 2-1 3-1 5-2 W 2 Detroit 4 2 .667 ? 35 27 8 2-2 2-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 4-2 W 1 Kansas City 4 2 .667 ? 21 19 2 4-1 0-1 0-0 3-0 0-1 4-2 L 1 Cleveland 2 3 .400 2 20 25 -5 1-1 1-2 1-2 1-1 0-0 2-3 L 2 Minnesota 0 7 .000 5 13 30 -17 0-1 0-6 0-3 0-4 0-0 0-7 L 7 Tigers travel to PNC Park to continue play against the Pirates. (6 games played; 156 games remaining)
Tigers 1. Ian Kinsler (R) 2B 2. Justin Upton (R) LF 3. Miguel Cabrera (R) 1B 4. J.D. Martinez (R) RF 5. Nick Castellanos (R) 3B 6. Jarrod Saltalamacchia (S) C 7. Jose Iglesias (R) SS 8. Anthony Gose (L) CF 9. Shane Greene (R) P _______________________________Greene vs Vogelsong__________________________ Pirates 1. John Jaso (L) 1B 2. Andrew McCutchen (R) CF 3. David Freese (R) 3B 4. Starling Marte (R) LF 5. Francisco Cervelli (R) C 6. Gregory Polanco (L) RF 7. Josh Harrison (R) 2B 8. Jordy Mercer (R) SS 9. Ryan Vogelsong (R) P
Tigers 7 - Pirates 3...that makes two in a row. AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL TEAM W L PCT. GB RS RA DIFF HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST L10 STRK Chi. White Sox 6 2 .750 - 31 21 10 1-1 5-1 0-0 3-1 3-1 6-2 W 3 Kansas City 6 2 .750 - 28 23 5 4-1 2-1 0-0 3-0 2-1 6-2 W 2 Detroit 5 2 .714 ? 42 30 12 2-2 3-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 5-2 W 2 Cleveland 3 3 .500 2 24 26 -2 1-1 2-2 2-2 1-1 0-0 3-3 W 1 Minnesota 0 8 .000 6 13 33 -20 0-2 0-6 0-3 0-5 0-0 0-8 L 8 (7 games played; 155 games remaining)
Duel at PNC Park: DET@PIT, 12:35 p.m. Jordan Zimmermann's Tigers debut hardly could have gone better, as the right-hander -- who signed a five-year contract this winter -- allowed only two hits over seven scoreless innings against the Yankees last Friday. Now Zimmermann returns to familiar territory, facing a National League opponent, this time in Interleague play. He draws a tough matchup against Pirates righty Gerrit Cole, who held Detroit to three runs and struck out 14 over 12 2/3 innings last season. 1. Ian Kinsler (R) 2B 2. Justin Upton (R) LF 3. Miguel Cabrera (R) 1B 4. J.D. Martinez (R) RF 5. Nick Castellanos (R) 3B 6. Tyler Collins (L) CF 7. Bobby Wilson (R) C 8. Andrew Romine (S) SS 9. Jordan Zimmermann (R) P _____________________________________ 1. John Jaso (L) 1B 2. Andrew McCutchen (R) CF 3. David Freese (R) 3B 4. Starling Marte (R) LF 5. Gregory Polanco (L) RF 6. Josh Harrison (R) 2B 7. Jordy Mercer (R) SS 8. Chris Stewart (R) C 9. Gerrit Cole (R) P
AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL TEAM W L PCT. GB RS RA DIFF HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST L10 STRK Chi. White Sox 7 2 .778 - 34 22 12 1-1 6-1 0-0 4-1 3-1 7-2 W 4 Detroit 6 2 .750 ? 49 34 15 2-2 4-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 6-2 W 3 Kansas City 6 2 .750 ? 28 23 5 4-1 2-1 0-0 3-0 2-1 6-2 W 2 Cleveland 4 3 .571 2 30 26 4 1-1 3-2 3-2 1-1 0-0 4-3 W 2 Minnesota 0 9 .000 7 14 36 -22 0-3 0-6 0-3 0-6 0-0 0-9 L 9 (8 games played; 154 games remaining) The Minnesota Twins and Atlanta Braves are the only two winless teams in 2016 MLB; Both at 0-9.
