Tuesday Detroit started a three game series against the Tampa Bay Rays, in the first game the Tigers sent Anibal Sanchez to the mound and the Rays sent Matt Moore. Sanchez got the win, his sixth of the season, going seven innings while giving up one run on four hits, one walk and nine strikeouts. Luke Putkonen and Phil Coke each threw a perfect inning with Coke fanning one. Moore took the loss for the Rays, his first, to go with eight wins. Moore went two innings while giving up six runs on seven hits, six walks and one K. Four Tampa relievers combined to go six innings while giving up four runs on eight hits, one walk and six strikeouts. Omar Infante and Prince Fielder led the Tigers offense with Infante going 2-4 with a homerun and three RBI’s and Fielder going 3-4 with a homerun and four RBI’s. Avisail Garcia was 2-4 with one RBI, while Matt Tuiasosopo was 1-2 with a double and one RBI and Don Kelly was 1-1 with an RBI. Jhonny Peralta was 3-5 while Miguel Cabrera was 2-4 and Victor Martinez had one hit. The Tigers collected fifteen hits, seven walks and left twelve men on base.
Wednesday 6/5/13 Tampa Bay-3 Detroit-0
The second game of the series between the Rays and Tigers was a completely different game then the first game. Doug Fister took the mound for Detroit getting his third loss of the season. The game was scoreless going into the ninth inning before the Rays touched Fister for three runs. Fister went 8-1/3 innings while giving up three runs on seven hits, one walk and four strikeouts. Drew Smyly finished the game giving up one hit and fanning one. Alex Cobb got the start for the Rays, going 7-2/3 scoreless innings while giving up five hits, three walks and seven strikeouts but did not earn a decision. Joel Peralta Struck out the only batter he faced to end the eighth inning and earned his first win of the season when the Rays scored in the ninth. Former Tiger Fernando Rodney recorded his twelfth save of the season, giving up one hit, one walk and striking out two. Alex Avila was 2-3 with a double, the only Tiger with more than one hit and the only one to have an extra base hit. Andy Dirks, Prince Fielder, Omar Infante and Avisail Garcia each had one hit as the Tigers collected six hits, four walks and left nine men on base.
Thursday 6/6/13 Tampa Bay-2 Detroit-5
The rubber game of the three game series between Detroit and Tampa on Thursday at Comerica Park featured a battle between Max Scherzer and Roberto Hernandez. Scherzer, who hadn’t lost going into this start, remained perfect, earning his eighth win of the season. Scherzer went seven innings while giving up one run on four hits, two walks and nine strikeouts. Joaquin Benoit threw one inning, giving up one run on two hits and one walk. Jose Valverde earned his seventh save of the season with a perfect ninth inning were he fanned one. Victor Martinez led the attack for the Tigers going 2-3 with a homerun and three RBI’s. Miguel Cabrera was 3-4 with one RBI while Avisail Garcia was 1-1 with an RBI. Prince Fielder and Jhonny Peralta each had two hits, while Alex Avila, Omar Infante and Don Kelly each had one hit. The Tigers collected thirteen hits, one walk and left eight men on base.
Friday 6/7/13 Cleveland-5 Detroit-7
After winning the series against the Rays the Tigers welcomed the Cleveland Indians to Comerica for a three game series. Cleveland was trailing the Tigers by 2-1/2 games coming into the series so it was a very important three games. The first game saw Detroit send Justin Verlander to the mound to battle against Ubaldo Jimenez, with Verlander coming out on top earning his eighth win of the season. Verlander went seven innings while giving up three runs on seven hits, two walks and six strikeouts. Joaquin Benoit threw a perfect eighth inning before yielding the ball to Jose Valverde for the ninth. Valverde made it interesting giving up two runs on three hits and one strikeout but held on to cement the win. This victory put the Tigers up by 3-1/2 games over the Indians in the Central Division.
Saturday 6/8/13 Cleveland-4 Detroit-6
The second game of the important series between the Indians and the Tigers saw the Indians send Carlos Carrasco to the mound and the Tigers Rick Porcello. Porcello earned the win, his third of the season, going six innings while giving up two runs on three hits, two walks and seven strikeouts. Luke Putkonen gave up one run, on a homerun in 2/3 innings of work, while Phil Coke threw 1-1/3 perfect innings fanning two. Jose Valverde earned his eighth save of the season giving up one hit and one walk but striking out two. This win gave the Tigers a 4-1/2 game lead over the Indians in the Central.
Sunday 6/9/13 Cleveland-1 Detroit-4
The Tigers were going for the sweep against the Indians at Comerica on Sunday with Justin Masterson taking the mound for Cleveland and newly signed Jose Alvarez, for the Tigers. Alvarez, who had be called up from Toledo after Anibal Sanchez was scratched with shoulder tightness, would be sent back to Toledo after the game but made a big impression on the coaching staff. He was the first Tiger’s rookie to earn a victory, go at least six innings and give up three hits and one run or less since 1916. Alvarez went six innings while giving up one run on three hits, one walk and seven strikeouts. Drew Smyly threw two scoreless innings while giving up two hits and two strikeouts. Joaquin Benoit earned his third save of the season with a scoreless ninth inning where he gave up one hit and struck out two. Don Kelly had the big hit of the game, a three run homerun in the sixth inning to break a 1-1 tie, it was his only hit of the game. Alex Avila drove in the other run for the Tigers on a sac fly. Prince Fielder had two hits, while Andy Dirks, Torii Hunter and Victor Martinez all had one hit. The Tigers collected six hits, one walk and left six men on base. The sweep of the Indians put them 5-1/2 games behind the Tigers in the Central Division.
Upcoming Games:
6/10/13 at Kansas City 8:10(EDT)
6/11/13 at Kansas City 8:10(EDT)
6/12/13 at Kansas City 2:10(EDT)
6/14/13 at Minnesota 8:10(EDT)
6/15/13 at Minnesota 7:15(EDT)
6/16/13 at Minnesota 2:10(EDT)
Cumulative 2013 Stats:
Piching:
| W-L | ERA | G | GS | CG | GF | SH | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | WP | |
| J.Alvarez | 1-0 | 1.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| D.Smyly | 2-0 | 1.93 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 37.10 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 39 | 2 |
| J.Benoit | 1-0 | 2.00 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 27.00 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 0 |
| E.Reed | 0-0 | 2.25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| L.Putkonen | 1-1 | 2.57 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| A.Sanchez | 6-5 | 2.65 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 78.00 | 66 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 19 | 98 | 2 |
| D.Downs | 0-1 | 3.13 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23.00 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 1 |
| A.Alburquerque | 0-1 | 3.14 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14.10 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 26 | 6 |
| M.Scherzer | 8-0 | 3.24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83.10 | 54 | 31 | 30 | 6 | 20 | 100 | 2 |
| D.Fister | 5-3 | 3.27 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77.00 | 79 | 33 | 28 | 2 | 12 | 66 | 2 |
| J.Verlander | 8-4 | 3.71 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 | 82 | 35 | 33 | 5 | 26 | 93 | 0 |
| J.Ortega | 0-2 | 3.86 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11.20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| J.Valverde | 0-1 | 4.02 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 15.20 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 0 |
| R.Porcello | 3-3 | 4.86 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 63.00 | 64 | 35 | 34 | 8 | 13 | 54 | 2 |
| P.Coke | 0-3 | 5.30 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 18.20 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 1 |
| B.Rondon | 0-0 | 11.57 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| O.Dotel | 0-0 | 13.50 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.20 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| B.Villarreal | 0-2 | 20.77 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
Hitting:
| BA | SLG | G | AB | R | H | TB | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | |
| D.Fister | .667 | .667 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M.Cabrera | .363 | .641 | 61 | 245 | 49 | 89 | 157 | 15 | 1 | 17 | 67 | 36 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| M.Tuiasosopo | .339 | .508 | 32 | 59 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.Peralta | .338 | .493 | 56 | 219 | 31 | 74 | 108 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 17 | 52 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| T.Hunter | .303 | .407 | 54 | 231 | 33 | 70 | 94 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| O.Infante | .296 | .418 | 55 | 213 | 31 | 63 | 89 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| A.Garcia | .291 | .473 | 21 | 55 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| B.Pena | .289 | .398 | 22 | 83 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| P.Fielder | .289 | .509 | 61 | 232 | 33 | 67 | 118 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 51 | 36 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| A.Jackson | .272 | .371 | 34 | 151 | 33 | 41 | 56 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| A.Dirks | .249 | .358 | 53 | 193 | 26 | 48 | 69 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| V.Martinez | .242 | .352 | 60 | 227 | 20 | 55 | 80 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 18 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.Kelly | .198 | .358 | 44 | 81 | 15 | 16 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| A.Avila | .176 | .297 | 43 | 148 | 15 | 26 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| R.Santiago | .149 | .255 | 18 | 47 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| A.Sanchez | .000 | .000 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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