DeTrOiT TiGeRs BaSeBaLL

Tigers gain some breathing room with 2 runs in the bottom of the 5th inning and now lead Baltimore by a score of 3-0.

 

Baltimore gets 2 runs in the top of the 6th inning to cut the Tigers lead to 3-2. The game is currently in the middle of the 7th inning.

 

Baltimore ties up the game in the top of the 8th inning and then Detroit regains the lead in the bottom of the 8th inning.

 

Whew! Tigers win over the Orioles in a real thriller. The final score was 4-3. Both teams once again have identical scores. This time at 76 - 64.

 

Detroit is 6 games behind Cleveland with only 22 games remaining.

AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL
TEAM W L PCT. GB
Cleveland 82 58 .586 -
Detroit (17) 76 64 .543 6
Kansas City (13) 72 68 .514 10
Chi. White Sox (9) 68 72 .486 14
Minnesota (E) 52 89 .369 30?

 

Orioles
1. Adam Jones (R) CF
2. Jonathan Schoop (R) 2B
3. Manny Machado (R) 3B
4. Chris Davis (L) 1B
5. Mark Trumbo (R) RF
6. Steve Pearce (R) LF
7. Pedro Alvarez (L) DH
8. Matt Wieters (S) C
9. J.J. Hardy (R) SS
_______________________________Jimenez vs Zimmerrmann... 7:10pm et.

Tigers
1. Ian Kinsler (R) 2B
2. Cameron Maybin (R) CF
3. Miguel Cabrera (R) 1B
4. Victor Martinez (S) DH
5. J.D. Martinez (R) RF
6. Justin Upton (R) LF
7. Jarrod Saltalamacchia (S) C
8. Erick Aybar (S) 3B
9. Jose Iglesias (R) SS

 

Yikes! Tigers praying for rain as they are down 8-1 in the bottom of the 4th inning. The bases are loaded with only 1 out. Come on Detroit!!!

 

Baltimore leading 11-3 in the top of the 9th inning. Not looking good for the Tigers.

 

Baltimore is now 1 game ahead of the Tigers after winning 11-3 over Detroit.

 

The Indians lost today 2-1 to the Twins in 12 innings so the Tigers remain 6 back of the Tribe with 21 games remaining.

AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL
TEAM W L PCT. GB
Cleveland 82 59 .582 -
Detroit (16) 76 65 .539 6
Kansas City (13) 73 68 .518 9
Chi. White Sox (8) 68 73 .482 14
Minnesota (E) 53 89 .373 29?

 

Verlander goes this afternoon... hopefully he's the stop gap he so often is. Tigers must win this game.

 

Orioles
1. Adam Jones (R) CF
2. Michael Bourn (L) RF
3. Manny Machado (R) 3B
4. Chris Davis (L) 1B
5. Mark Trumbo (R) DH
6. Jonathan Schoop (R) 2B
7. Hyun Soo Kim (L) LF
8. J.J. Hardy (R) SS
9. Caleb Joseph (R) C
_____________________________________Tillman vs Verlander... 1:10 pm et.

Tigers
1. Ian Kinsler (R) 2B
2. Cameron Maybin (R) CF
3. Miguel Cabrera (R) 1B
4. Victor Martinez (S) DH
5. J.D. Martinez (R) RF
6. Justin Upton (R) LF
7. James McCann (R) C
8. Erick Aybar (S) 3B
9. Jose Iglesias (R) SS

 

Detroit trailing Baltimore 3-0 in the top of the 5th inning. The Tigers need to rally! Let's go boys!

 

Tigers lose to the Orioles by a final score of 3-1. Detroit falls 2 games behind Baltimore with 20 games to go. Detroit's hopes for the post season are fading fast.

 

AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL
TEAM W L PCT. GB
Cleveland 83 59 .585 -
Detroit (14) 76 66 .535 7
Kansas City (12) 74 68 .521 9
Chi. White Sox (6) 68 74 .479 15
Minnesota (E) 53 90 .371 30?

 

Twins at Tigers... 7:10pm et. Santana vs Norris - Gotta win this!

Twins
1. Brian Dozier (R) 2B
2. Robbie Grossman (S) DH
3. Miguel Sano (R) 3B
4. Kennys Vargas (S) 1B
5. Kurt Suzuki (R) C
6. Max Kepler (L) RF
7. Eduardo Escobar (S) SS
8. Eddie Rosario (L) LF
9. Byron Buxton (R) CF

Tigers
1. Ian Kinsler (R) 2B
2. Cameron Maybin (R) CF
3. Miguel Cabrera (R) 1B
4. Victor Martinez (S) DH
5. J.D. Martinez (R) RF
6. Justin Upton (R) LF
7. James McCann (R) C
8. Andrew Romine (S) 3B
9. Jose Iglesias (R) SS

Nick C. taking BP today... thats good news.

 

Tigers up 3-2 in the top of the 8th inning. Hold on Detroit!

 

Detroit doubled up the Twins by a final score of 4-2.
Boston crushed Baltimore 12-2 so the Tigers are one less game behind the Orioles.
The White Sox are leading Cleveland 7-3 in the bottom of the sixth inning.
Oakland is decimating the Royals 16-3 in the middle 9th.

 

AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL
TEAM W L PCT. GB
Cleveland 83 60 .580 -
Detroit (14) 77 66 .538 6
Kansas City (11) 74 69 .517 9
Chi. White Sox (6) 69 74 .483 14
Minnesota (E) 53 91 .368 30?

Baltimore (17) 78 65 .545