DeTrOiT TiGeRs BaSeBaLL

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. Jarrod Saltalamacchia (S) C
8. Anthony Gose (L) CF
9. Jose Iglesias (R) SS
_______________________________________Pelfrey vs Keuchel ___________8:10pm

Astros

1. Jose Altuve (R) 2B
2. George Springer (R) RF
3. Carlos Correa (R) SS
4. Colby Rasmus (L) LF
5. Tyler White (R) 1B
6. Evan Gattis (R) DH
7. Carlos Gomez (R) CF
8. Luis Valbuena (L) 3B
9. Jason Castro (L) C

 

AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL
TEAM W L PCT. GB RS RA DIFF HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST L10 STRK
Chi. White Sox 8 2 .800 - 35 22 13 1-1 7-1 1-0 4-1 3-1 8-2 W 5
Kansas City 7 2 .778 ? 34 25 9 4-1 3-1 0-0 3-0 3-1 7-2 W 3
Detroit 6 3 .667 1? 49 35 14 2-2 4-1 1-1 0-0 0-1 6-3 L 1
Cleveland 4 4 .500 3 35 32 3 1-2 3-2 3-2 1-1 0-0 4-4 L 1
Minnesota 1 9 .100 7 19 40 -21 1-3 0-6 0-3 0-6 1-0 1-9 W 1

(9 games played; 153 games remaining)

The Tigers lose a tough one...1 - 0 to the Astros. Both the Twins and Braves finally get their first win of the season.

 

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. Jarrod Saltalamacchia (S) C
8. Anthony Gose (L) CF
9. Jose Iglesias (R) SS
________________________________Verlander vs McHugh___________7:10

Astros

1. Jose Altuve (R) 2B
2. George Springer (R) RF
3. Carlos Correa (R) SS
4. Colby Rasmus (L) LF
5. Tyler White (R) 1B
6. Preston Tucker (L) DH
7. Carlos Gomez (R) CF
8. Luis Valbuena (L) 3B
9. Jason Castro (L) C

 

Tigers 5, Houston 3. Tigers improve to 7-3 just 0.5 back.

Verlander with a nice rebound.

 

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. Jarrod Saltalamacchia (S) C
8. Anthony Gose (L) CF
9. Jose Iglesias (R) SS
________________________________Sanchez vs Fiers_____2:10

Astros

1. Jose Altuve (R) 2B
2. George Springer (R) RF
3. Colby Rasmus (L) LF
4. Tyler White (R) 1B
5. Evan Gattis (R) DH
6. Luis Valbuena (L) 3B
7. Marwin Gonzalez (S) SS
8. Erik Kratz (R) C
9. Jake Marisnick (R) CF

 

Tigers drop 2 out of 3 against the Astros. Houston wins, 5-4 today. 7-4 on the season.

 

Team W L Pct. GB RS RA Diff Home Road East Cent West L10 Strk
Chi. White Sox 8 4 .667 - 39 32 7 1-1 7-3 1-2 4-1 3-1 6-4 L 2
Kansas City 8 4 .667 - 43 35 8 4-1 4-3 0-0 3-0 4-3 7-3 L 2
Detroit 7 4 .636 ? 58 43 15 2-2 5-2 1-1 0-0 1-2 6-4 L 1
Cleveland 5 5 .500 2 42 43 -1 2-3 3-2 3-2 1-1 0-0 5-5 L 1
Minnesota 3 9 .250 5 28 46 -18 3-3 0-6 0-3 0-6 3-0 3-7 W 3

(11 games played; 151 games remaining)

Tigers miss out on an opportunity for the AL Central lead.

Tigers have an off day Monday and then are at KC on Tuesday to take on the Royals to start a 3 game set.

 

Tigers fall to the Royals by a score of 6 - 8. Shane Greene gets roughed up for 7 runs in 4.1 IP.

AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL
TEAM W L PCT. GB
Kansas City 9 4 .692 -
Chi. White Sox 9 5 .643 ?
Detroit 7 5 .583 1?
Cleveland 6 5 .545 2
Minnesota 4 10 .286 5?

 

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. Jarrod Saltalamacchia (S) C
8. Anthony Gose (L) CF
9. Jose Iglesias (R) SS
______________________________________Zimmermann vs Kennedy_______________

Royals

1. Alcides Escobar (R) SS
2. Mike Moustakas (L) 3B
3. Lorenzo Cain (R) CF
4. Eric Hosmer (L) 1B
5. Kendrys Morales (S) DH
6. Alex Gordon (L) LF
7. Salvador Perez (R) C
8. Omar Infante (R) 2B
9. Jarrod Dyson (L) RF

 

AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL
TEAM W L PCT. GB
Chi. White Sox 10 5 .667 -
Kansas City 9 5 .643 ?
Detroit 8 5 .615 1
Cleveland 6 6 .500 2?
Minnesota 4 11 .267 6

Tigers even up the series with the Royals at 1 game a piece - coming away with a 3 - 2 win in Kansas City.

 

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. Jarrod Saltalamacchia (S) C
8. Tyler Collins (L) CF
9. Jose Iglesias (R) SS
_____________________________________________Pelfrey vs Volquez_____7:15

ROYALS

1. Alcides Escobar (R) SS
2. Mike Moustakas (L) 3B
3. Lorenzo Cain (R) CF
4. Eric Hosmer (L) 1B
5. Kendrys Morales (S) DH
6. Alex Gordon (L) LF
7. Salvador Perez (R) C
8. Omar Infante (R) 2B
9. Jarrod Dyson (L) RF

 

AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL
TEAM W L PCT. GB
Kansas City 10 5 .667 -
Chi. White Sox 10 6 .625 ?
Detroit 8 6 .571 1?
Cleveland 6 7 .462 3
Minnesota 5 11 .312 5?

Tigers shut out against the Royals tonight 4-0. Detroit is heading in the wrong direction.
Tomorrow the Tigers host the Indians in the first of three games.

 

Tigers and Indians tonight...

Verlander goes for Detroit.

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. Tyler Collins (L) CF
8. Bobby Wilson (R) C
9. Jose Iglesias (R) SS
______________________________________

1. Carlos Santana (S) DH
2. Jason Kipnis (L) 2B
3. Francisco Lindor (S) SS
4. Mike Napoli (R) 1B
5. Yan Gomes (R) C
6. Marlon Byrd (R) LF
7. Lonnie Chisenhall (L) RF
8. Juan Uribe (R) 3B
9. Tyler Naquin (L) CF

 

AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL
TEAM W L PCT. GB
Kansas City 11 5 .688 -
Chi. White Sox 11 6 .647 ?
Detroit 8 7 .533 2?
Cleveland 7 7 .500 3
Minnesota 5 12 .294 6?

Tigers lose a tough one by a score of 2-1. Verlander gives up two solo home runs and winds up with the loss. Detroit is heading in the wrong direction having lost four of its last five. KC and CHW are starting to distance themselves from the rest of the AL Central.

 

Indians

1. Carlos Santana (S) DH
2. Jason Kipnis (L) 2B
3. Francisco Lindor (S) SS
4. Mike Napoli (R) 1B
5. Yan Gomes (R) C
6. Jose Ramirez (S) 3B
7. Lonnie Chisenhall (L) RF
8. Rajai Davis (R) LF
9. Tyler Naquin (L) CF
________________________________Kluber vs Sanchez_________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. Jarrod Saltalamacchia (S) C
8. Andrew Romine (S) SS
9. Anthony Gose (L) CF

 

Tigers get an old-fashioned butt kicking, 10-1. Nobody on this team could pitch worth a dime... or hit for that matter.

 

AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL
TEAM W L PCT. GB
Kansas City 11 5 .688 -
Chi. White Sox 11 6 .647 ?
Cleveland 8 7 .533 2?
Detroit 8 8 .500 3
Minnesota 5 13 .278 7

Detroit trades places with Cleveland and now is in 4th (AL Central). The season is young but Detroit can't afford to take too long to right the ship. The Royals are for real and the White Sox might be.

 

8-8 is really disappointing. I expected so much more from them. Sanchez was really off today and the bats are stone cold. Shotty defense, shotty offense = bad news.

I dont think Chicago can keep it going like they have, but it is possible i guess, but KC pulling away is alarming. Playing catch-up to a winning team is no easy task.

It's just a mess right now.