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| Tigers bring up four, transfer Bonderman and Wilson |
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09/02/2008 |
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| Detroit, MI (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Tigers have recalled right-handed pitcher Chris Lambert and lefty Clay Rapada from Triple-A Toledo and purchased the contracts of catcher Dusty Ryan and infielder Mike Hessman from Toledo on Tuesday. Lambert made his second major league start and took a no-decision in Tuesday's 5-4 setback to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim after giving up three runs on six hits with two walks in four innings of work. Rapada has posted a 2-0 record with a 4.30 ERA in 15 games with |
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| Cards set for another showdown with D'Backs |
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09/02/2008 |
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| history to hit for the cycle. He did so on the same day Seattle's Adrian Beltre also hit for the cycle, marking just the second time in MLB history that two players did so on the same day. The first was on September 17, 1920, when Bobby Veach of the Detroit Tigers and George Burns of the New York Giants both accomplished the feat. Former Cardinal David Eckstein, acquired from Toronto, had two hits and two RBI in his Arizona debut, as the Diamondbacks snapped a two-game slide while winning for just the second |
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| Angels try to move closer to West title, take on Tigers |
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09/02/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim try and move on step closer to the their fourth AL West crown in five years this evening when they open a three-game series with the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. Los Angeles enters tonight's opener with a 17 1/2-game lead on the Texas Rangers in the West with a magic number to clinch the division at eight. The Angels, though, were denied a sweep in their four-game series with the Rangers on Sunday, as they dropped a 4-3 decision at Angel Stadium. Juan |
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09/01/2008 |
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| ycle coupled with Adrian Beltre's cycle for the Seattle Mariners Monday night mark the second time in Major League Baseball history that two players have hit for the cycle on the same day. The first was on September 17, 1920, when Bobby Veach of the Detroit Tigers and George Burns of the New York Giants both accomplished the feat. Adam Dunn, Chris Young and Mark Reynolds all homered while new addition David Eckstein went 2-for-3 with two runs batted in, as the Diamondbacks won for only the second time in eigh |
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| Drew's cycle highlights Arizona's comeback win over Cards |
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09/01/2008 |
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| ycle coupled with Adrian Beltre's cycle for the Seattle Mariners Monday night mark the second time in Major League Baseball history that two players have hit for the cycle on the same day. The first was on September 17, 1920, when Bobby Veach of the Detroit Tigers and George Burns of the New York Giants both accomplished the feat. Adam Dunn, Chris Young and Mark Reynolds all homered while new addition David Eckstein went 2-for-3 with two runs batted in, as the Diamondbacks won for only the second time in eigh |
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| Yanks outslug Tigers |
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09/01/2008 |
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| Detroit, MI (MySportsbook) - Alex Rodriguez stroked three hits, drove in four runs and scored twice, as the New York Yankees opened a big lead and held on for a 13-9 victory over the Detroit Tigers in the makeup of a May rainout at Comerica Park. The first four batters in the New York lineup -- Johnny Damon, Derek Jeter, Bobby Abreu and Rodriguez -- combined to go 11-for-18 with eight runs batted in and 10 runs scored. Ivan Rodriguez, in his return to Detroit following his July trade, added two hits and tw |
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| Tigers recall Willis |
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09/01/2008 |
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| Detroit, MI (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Tigers recalled pitcher Dontrelle Willis from Triple-A Toledo before Monday's game with the New York Yankees. After struggling with his control early this season, Willis was sent to Class- A Lakeland to regain his command. The veteran left-hander was then promoted to Toledo, where he was 3-2 with a 4.45 earned run average in six starts. Willis was 0-1 with a miserable 10.32 ERA with the Tigers before being sent to the minors. The veteran was acquired from the Florid |
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| Royals' SS Aviles leaves with hand injury |
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08/31/2008 |
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| Detroit, MI (MySportsbook) - Kansas City Royals shortstop Mike Aviles left Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Detroit Tigers due to a right index finger contusion. Aviles was struck on the hand swinging at an Armando Galarraga offering with two down in the top of the seventh. The ball ricocheted off his hand and into fair territory and catcher Dane Sardinha tagged Aviles for the final out while the rookie writhed in pain on the dirt beside home plate. He's listed as day-to-day and X-rays taken were negative. The roo |
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| Detroit's Galarraga aims to extend unbeaten streak in start vs. KC |
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08/31/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Armando Galarraga gets the nod this afternoon, when he takes the mound in the finale of a three-game series versus the Kansas City Royals at Comerica Park. Galarraga is 5-0 over his past seven starts, but did not factor in the outcome of a 4-3 loss versus Cleveland the previous time out on August 25. He was reached for three runs and eight hits in seven frames to keep his overall record at 12-4, while slightly raising his ERA to 3.20. The young right-hander, |
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| Butler homers twice as Royals pound Tigers |
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08/31/2008 |
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| Detroit, MI (MySportsbook) - Billy Butler clubbed two home runs and drove in four, as the Kansas City Royals thumped the Detroit Tigers, 13-3, in the second installment of a three-game set from Comerica Park. Mike Aviles and Mark Teahen knocked in a pair of runs each with a pair of hits, while Teahen also scored twice. Ross Gload was 3-for-5 with an RBI for the Royals, who snapped a four-game skid but have still taken the loss in 11 of their last 13 contests. Brandon Duckworth (2-0) picked up the win with |
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