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| Ex-Tigers pitcher Fidrych dies |
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04/13/2009 |
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| he Boston Globe reports Fidrych was killed while working on his pickup truck. The office of Worcester District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. told the Globe Fidrych was found by a family friend underneath his truck at about 2:30 p.m. (et). "The entire Detroit Tigers organization was saddened to learn of the passing of former player Mark Fidrych today," the Tigers said in a statement. "Mark was beloved by Tigers fans and he was a special person with a unique personality. The Tigers send our heartfelt condolences |
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| Quentin hits two of Chicago's four homers in win over Tigers |
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04/13/2009 |
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| Detroit, MI (MySportsbook) - Carlos Quentin homered twice and Jermaine Dye and Paul Konerko went back-to-back for each's 300th career home run, as the Chicago White Sox pounded out a 10-6 victory over the Detroit Tigers in the opener of a three-game series at Comerica Park. Quentin added a single and a walk in five plate appearances, drove in four runs and scored three times in the victory. Dye contributed three hits and Konerko finished 4-for-5 with four runs batted in and a pair of runs scored for Chicag |
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| Longoria captures initial AL weekly honor |
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04/13/2009 |
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| of his first six games and posted five multi-hit games during the week. He is the first reigning Rookie of the Year to hit as many as five homers in his first six games the ensuing season. Longoria previously won the AL's weekly honor last June 30. Detroit Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera was the runner-up, as he batted .520 with three homers and 10 RBI in seven games. Other nominees for the honor were Toronto outfielder Adam Lind, who hit three homers and drove in 12 runs; Boston first baseman Kevin Youk |
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| Tigers aim for fourth straight win in opener with White Sox |
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04/13/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Tigers take aim at their fourth straight win this afternoon when they begin a three-game set with the Chicago White Sox at Comerica Park. After dropping three of four in Toronto to start its season, Detroit returned home to sweep the Texas Rangers. On Sunday, the Tigers scored six times in the eighth to pull out a 6-4 win to complete the trifecta. Brandon Inge went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI, while Placido Polanco went 3-for-4 with an RBI and run scored in the win fo |
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| Tigers score six times in eighth to upend Rangers |
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04/12/2009 |
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| Detroit, MI (MySportsbook) - Brandon Inge went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI, as the Detroit Tigers scored six runs off the Rangers' bullpen in the bottom of the eighth inning to down Texas, 6-4, and sweep a three-game series at Comerica Park. Placido Polanco went 3-for-4 with an RBI and run scored, while Carlos Guillen had two runs batted in for the Tigers, who have defeated the Rangers eight consecutive times at home. Left-hander C.J. Wilson (0-1) relieved Kevin Millwood to begin the bottom of th |
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| Tigers aim to continue home mastery of Rangers |
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04/12/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Tigers will try to finish off their first home series of the season with a sweep in this afternoon's finale of a three-game set with the Texas Rangers. After dropping three of four contests in Toronto to start the 2009 campaign, Detroit has cooled off the previously red-hot Rangers with a pair of wins over the past two days. The Tigers routed Texas by a 15-2 count in Friday's series opener, then prevailed in a 4-3 squeaker yesterday afternoon. Placido Polanco finished 2-for-5 a |
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| Polanco's hit lifts Tigers over Rangers |
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04/11/2009 |
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| Detroit, MI (MySportsbook) - Placido Polanco went 2-for-5 with a pair of doubles and knocked in the eventual game-winning run, as the Detroit Tigers edged the Texas Rangers, 4-3, one day after the Tigers destroyed the Rangers in the first game of three-game series at Comerica Park. Polanco's double with two outs in the bottom of the sixth knocked in Adam Everett, who singled, to give Detroit a 4-3 edge. Jason Jennings replaced starter Matt Harrison on the mound following Polanco's hit. Jennings got Magglio |
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| Tigers' Verlander tries to rebound in matchup with Rangers |
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04/11/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Justin Verlander will be hoping for a much-improved performance when the Detroit Tigers ace makes his second start of the season in this afternoon's clash with the Texas Rangers from Comerica Park. Verlander endured one of the worst outings of his career on Opening Day, as the former American League Rookie of the Year was shelled for eight runs and eight hits in just 3 2/3 innings of work in Detroit's 12-5 loss at Toronto on Monday. The eight runs allowed matched the most he has ever surre |
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| Cabrera plates six as Tigers subdue Rangers |
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04/10/2009 |
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| Detroit, MI (MySportsbook) - Miguel Cabrera blasted a grand slam and tied a career-high with six RBI, as the Detroit Tigers thumped the Texas Rangers, 15- 2, in the 10th home opener at Comerica Park. Cabrera had three hits on the day for the Tigers, who had dropped three of their first four games against the Blue Jays. "There's no telling what the guy can do," said Tigers manager Jim Leyland. "He's a force, one of the best in baseball. He's a big guy in big spots." Jeff Larish also homered, while Magglio O |
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| Hot-hitting Rangers hand the ball to Benson in Detroit |
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04/10/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Kris Benson will make a long-awaited return to the major leagues when the oft-injured pitcher takes the mound for the Texas Rangers in today's opener of a three-game series with the Detroit Tigers. It's been 2 1/2 years since Benson, the No. 1 overall selection of the 1996 draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates, last pitched in a big league game. The now 34-year-old hurler missed the entire 2007 season due to a torn rotator cuff and began last year with the Philadelphia Phillies' Triple-A affilia |
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