Standings
through 7/28/13:
|
Detroit |
59
|
45
|
.567
|
--
|
|
Cleveland |
56
|
48
|
.538
|
3
|
|
Kansas
City |
51
|
51
|
.500
|
7
|
|
Minnesota |
45
|
57
|
.441
|
13
|
|
Chicago
WSox |
40
|
62
|
.392
|
18
|
Team
Leaders:
|
Avg: |
Miguel
Cabrera |
.360
|
|
HR: |
Miguel
Cabrera |
32
|
|
RBI: |
Miguel
Cabrera |
99
|
|
SB: |
Andy
Dirks |
7
|
|
Wins: |
Max
Scherzer |
15
|
|
Saves: |
Joaquin
Benoit |
10
|
|
ERA: |
Max
Scherzer |
3.01
|
|
Pit KO: |
Max
Scherzer |
164
|
Injuries:
|
07/07/2013 |
Darin
Downs, RP |
tendinitis
left shoulder |
Out |
|
07/04/2013 |
Omar
Infante, 2B |
sprained left
ankle |
Out |
|
04/20/2013 |
Octavio
Dotel, RP |
right elbow
inflammation |
Out |
Player
News:
|
07/24/2013 |
Jair
Jurrjens, SP |
Signed to a
minor league contract |
|
07/24/2013 |
Darin
Downs, RP |
Sent to minors
for rehabilitation |
|
07/24/2013 |
Omar
Infante, 2B |
Sent to minors
for rehabilitation |
|
07/23/2013 |
Rick
Porcello, SP |
Suspension
over |
Monday
7/22/13 Detroit-7 White Sox-3
On
Monday the Tigers traveled to Chicago to start a four game series
with the White Sox. In game one the Tigers sent Max Scherzer to the
mound and the Sox countered with Chris Sale, Scherzer earned his 14th
win of the season as the Tigers cruised to a 7-3 victory. Scherzer
went eight innings while giving up two runs on four hits, no walks
and five strikeouts. Phil Coke got the only batter he faced out and
Bruce Rondon finished the ninth giving up one run on one hit, a wild
pitch, a balk and one strikeout. Sale was saddled with his ninth
loss of the season going eight innings while giving up four runs
(only two earned as the Sox made three errors in the game) on seven
hits, three walks and eleven strikeouts. In the top of the ninth it
was a 4-2 game with the sox hopeful they would stage a comeback in
the bottom of the innings. Unfortunately the reliever they brought
in allowed the Tigers to blow the game wide open, giving up three
runs on two hits and one K. David Purcey finished the game giving up
a wild pitch, a walk and one hit in 2/3 of an inning. Victor
Martinez and Torii Hunter led the offense with V-Mart going 4-5 with
three RBI’s and Hunter going 2-5 with a solo homerun. Austin
Jackson was 1-5 with a double and one RBI and Prince Fielder was 1-3
with one RBI while Matt Tuiasosopo and Brayan Pena each had one hit.
The Tigers collected ten hits, four runs and left eight men on base.
Tuesday
7/23/13 Detroit-6 White Sox-3
The
second game of the series saw Chicago send Hector Santiago to the
mound opposed by Rick Porcello. Porcello earned his seventh win of
the season going seven scoreless innings while giving up four hits,
three walks and one strikeout. Al Alburquerque pitched a scoreless
eighth but fell apart in the ninth walking two before yielding to
Joaquin Benoit who finished the game but not before giving up a two
run double to Paul Konerko with both runs charged to Alburquerque.
Santiago was charged with his sixth loss of the season going six
innings while giving up six runs on five hits, five walks and six
strikeouts. Only three of the runs were earned as the White Sox had
another bad game defensively committing four errors. Dylan Axelrod
finished the game going three scoreless innings while giving up three
hits and four strikeouts. Jhonny Peralta and Hernan Perez led the
offense with Peralta going 2-4 with a homerun and two RBI’s and
Perez going 2-3 with a triple and two RBI’s Don Kelly also had an
RBI while Austin Jackson, Torii Hunter, Andy Dirks and Victor
Martinez all had a hit in the game.
Wednesday
7/24/13 Detroit-6 White Sox-2
The
third game of the four game series between the Tigers and White Sox
had Anibal Sanchez toeing the slab for Detroit and John Danks for the
Sox. Sanchez came out on top of a 6-2 score earning his eighth win
of the season, going six scoreless innings while giving up six hits,
one walk and five strikeouts. Bruce Rondon pitched the seventh
inning giving up one run on two hits, one walk and one strikeout.
Drew Smyly threw a scoreless eighth, giving up one hit and fanning
three. The ninth inning was started by Luke Putkonen who lasted 1/3
of an inning while giving up one run on one hit. Phil Coke gave up a
hit to the only batter he face before Joaquin Benoit can in a nailed
down the win. Danks was saddled with his eighth loss of the season
going seven innings while giving up six runs on eleven hits, one walk
and three strikeouts. Three Chicago relievers finished the game
going a combined two perfect innings fanning two. Prince Fielder,
Austin Jackson and Torii Hunter led the attack offensively with
Fielder going 2-4 with a homerun and three RBI’s and Jackson and
Hunter each going 2-5 with a solo homerun and one RBI. Alex Avila
was 1-4 with an RBI while Hernan Perez had two hits and Jhonny
Peralta and Don Kelly each had one hit. Alex Avila was charged with
his fourth error of the season and the Tigers collected eleven hits,
one walk and left six men on base in the contest.
Thursday
7/25/13 Detroit-4 White Sox-7
The
final game of the series between the Tigers and White Sox saw Detroit
going for the series sweep and Chicago trying to salvage one game.
The Sox were successful coming out on the top end of a 7-4 score.
Justin Verlander got the start of the Tigers and continued his
rollercoaster season recording his eighth loss of the season, going
six innings while giving up seven runs on eleven hits, two walks and
four strikeouts. Evan Reed finished the game going two scoreless
innings while giving up one hit and one walk. Jake Peavy got the
start and the win for Chicago, his eighth of the season. Peavy went
seven innings while giving up four runs on four hits, two walks and
seven K’s. Matt Lindstrom recorded his eleventh win of the season
with a perfect ninth inning. All four Detroit runs were scored via
the long ball with Torii Hunter clubbing a two run shot and Victor
Martinez and Brayan Pena each hitting a solo homerun. Austin Jackson
and Jhonny Peralta had the only other hits in the game with each
player getting one. Torii Hunter was charged with his third error of
the season and the Tigers collected five hits, three walks and left
four men on base.
Friday
7/26/13 Philadelphia-1 Detroit-2
After
a long seven game road trip the Tigers returned to Comerica Park for
a three game series against the Philadelphia Phillies. Game one had
the Phillies sending Cole Hammels to the mound and the Tigers
countering with Doug Fister. The Tigers and Fister got the win with
Fister going eight innings while giving up one run on three hits, one
walk and six strikeouts for his ninth win of the season. Joaquin
Benoit got his tenth save of the season giving up one hit and fanning
one in the ninth. Hammels was charged with his 13th loss
of the season going seven innings while giving up two runs on six
hits, three walks and six strikeouts. Luis Garcia finished the game
for the Phillies with a scoreless ninth inning walking one. Alex
Avila drove in both Detroit runs with a fifth inning double and
Austin Jackson, Andy Dirks, Jhonny Peralta, Hernan Perez and Ramon
Santiago all had one hit. Perez was charged with his first error of
the season and the Tigers collected six hits, four walks and left six
men on base.
Saturday
7/27/13 Philadelphia-0 Detroit-10
The
second game of the inter-league series between the Phillies and the
Tigers had Detroit sending Max Scherzer to the mound trying to become
the Major League’s first 15 game winner, he was opposed by Raul
Valdes. Scherzer got the win going six scoreless innings while
giving up one hit and fanning seven. Al Alburquerque and Evan Reed
finished the game going a combined three scoreless innings while
giving up one hit, one walk and one strikeout. Valdes was charged
with his first loss of the season going 3-2/3 innings while giving up
nine runs on twelve hits, no walks and three strikeouts. Three
relievers combined to go 3-1/3 innings while giving up one run on
three hits, one walk and one strikeout. Miguel Cabrera, Matt
Tuiasosopo and Victor Martinez led the offense with Cabrera going 2-3
with one homerun and three RBI’s in his first game back after
missing three games with a strained hip flexor. Tuiasosopo was 1-4
with a homerun and three RBI’s and Martinez was 3-4 with a double
and two RBI’s. Torii Hunter was 3-4 with a double and one RBI and
Jhonny Peralta was 2-4 with a double and one RBI. Alex Avila had two
hits while Prince Fielder and Hernan Perez each had one hit. The
Tigers had fifteen hits, one walk and left six men on base.
Sunday
7/28/13 Philadelphia-4 Detroit-12
The
final game of the three game series between the Phils and the Tigers
saw Detroit going for the sweep and Philadelphia trying to save face
after getting crushed Saturday evening. Unfortunately for the
Phillies they were routed by the Tigers 12-4, giving the Tigers the
series sweep. The Tigers out-scored the Phillies 24-5 in the series.
Rick Porcello took the mound for Detroit earning his eighth win of
the season going six innings while giving up three runs on three
hits, two walks and three strikeouts. Drew Smyly pitched a scoreless
seventh inning fanning one. Bruce Rondon threw the eighth inning
giving up one run on two hits and Phil Coke threw a scoreless ninth
fanning one. Jonathan Pettibone got the start for Philadelphia going
five innings while giving up three runs on seven hits, two walks and
three strikeouts. Jake Diekman took the loss, his first of the
season, going 1/3 of an inning while giving up four unearned runs on
one hit and one walk. Luis Garcia took over for Diekman but did no
better giving up another four unearned runs on one hit and two walks.
Two relievers finished the game going a combined 2-2/3 innings while
giving up one run on four hits, two walks and three strikeouts.
Jhonny Peralta, Matt Tuiasosopo and Victor Martinez led the offense
with Peralta going 2-5 with a grand slam and four RBI’s, Tuiasosopo
going 1-1 with a two run single and Martinez going 1-3 with two
RBI’s. Don Kelly was 1-3 with one RBI, Hernan Perez was 1-1 with
one RBI and Prince Fielder was 0-5 but drove in one run. Ramon
Santiago had three hits, Austin Jackson had two hits while Andy Dirks
and Alex Avila each had one hit. The Tigers collected thirteen hits,
nine walks and left ten men on base.
Upcoming
Games:
7/30/13
vs. Washington 7:08(EDT)
7/31/13
vs. Washington 1:08(EDT)
8/2/13
vs. White Sox 7:08(EDT)
8/3/13
vs. White Sox 7:08(EDT)
8/4/13
vs. White Sox 1:08(EDT)
Cumulative
stated for the Tigers in 2013:
Hitters:
|
M.Cabrera |
.360
|
.672
|
99
|
378
|
78
|
136
|
254
|
20
|
1
|
32
|
99
|
64
|
67
|
3
|
0
|
11
|
|
T.Hunter |
.313
|
.469
|
92
|
390
|
63
|
122
|
183
|
25
|
3
|
10
|
50
|
18
|
71
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
|
O.Infante |
.309
|
.447
|
76
|
291
|
38
|
90
|
130
|
18
|
2
|
6
|
27
|
15
|
31
|
4
|
2
|
4
|
|
J.Peralta |
.305
|
.458
|
99
|
380
|
46
|
116
|
174
|
28
|
0
|
10
|
53
|
32
|
94
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
|
M.Tuiasosopo |
.301
|
.573
|
49
|
103
|
18
|
31
|
59
|
7
|
0
|
7
|
27
|
19
|
31
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
H.Perez |
.290
|
.355
|
12
|
31
|
6
|
9
|
11
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
7
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
B.Pena |
.276
|
.372
|
43
|
145
|
13
|
40
|
54
|
5
|
0
|
3
|
17
|
6
|
17
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
|
A.Jackson |
.271
|
.397
|
73
|
310
|
62
|
84
|
123
|
17
|
2
|
6
|
25
|
35
|
73
|
6
|
3
|
2
|
|
V.Martinez |
.270
|
.397
|
103
|
393
|
44
|
106
|
156
|
23
|
0
|
9
|
59
|
34
|
48
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
P.Fielder |
.261
|
.440
|
104
|
402
|
52
|
105
|
177
|
21
|
0
|
17
|
75
|
53
|
80
|
1
|
1
|
6
|
|
A.Dirks |
.245
|
.348
|
87
|
302
|
38
|
74
|
105
|
8
|
1
|
7
|
24
|
25
|
61
|
7
|
1
|
1
|
|
A.Garcia |
.241
|
.373
|
30
|
83
|
12
|
20
|
31
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
10
|
4
|
21
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
D.Kelly |
.236
|
.378
|
70
|
127
|
24
|
30
|
48
|
4
|
1
|
4
|
15
|
20
|
18
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
B.Holaday |
.231
|
.308
|
4
|
13
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
A.Avila |
.193
|
.309
|
65
|
223
|
23
|
43
|
69
|
8
|
0
|
6
|
26
|
30
|
76
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
|
R.Santiago |
.188
|
.267
|
39
|
101
|
13
|
19
|
27
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
10
|
19
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Pitchers:
|
J.Benoit |
2-0
|
1.50
|
42
|
0
|
0
|
23
|
0
|
10
|
42.00
|
31
|
7
|
7
|
2
|
12
|
52
|
1
|
|
D.Smyly |
4-0
|
1.77
|
40
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
0
|
2
|
61.00
|
43
|
12
|
12
|
1
|
14
|
65
|
3
|
|
A.Sanchez |
8-7
|
2.68
|
17
|
17
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
104.00
|
91
|
35
|
31
|
5
|
33
|
119
|
3
|
|
M.Scherzer |
15-1
|
3.01
|
21
|
21
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
143.20
|
101
|
49
|
48
|
14
|
31
|
164
|
3
|
|
L.Putkonen |
1-1
|
3.05
|
21
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
20.20
|
20
|
8
|
7
|
3
|
7
|
17
|
2
|
|
E.Reed |
0-0
|
3.18
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
17.00
|
19
|
11
|
6
|
1
|
4
|
12
|
1
|
|
D.Fister |
9-5
|
3.67
|
21
|
21
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
135.00
|
138
|
61
|
55
|
10
|
24
|
104
|
3
|
|
J.Ortega |
0-2
|
3.86
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
11.20
|
10
|
5
|
5
|
2
|
6
|
10
|
0
|
|
J.Verlander |
10-8
|
3.99
|
22
|
22
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
137.20
|
143
|
65
|
61
|
12
|
51
|
132
|
0
|
|
R.Porcello |
8-6
|
4.49
|
20
|
19
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
112.10
|
117
|
57
|
56
|
11
|
24
|
84
|
2
|
|
J.Jurrjens |
0-0
|
4.91
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7.10
|
9
|
4
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
6
|
1
|
|
J.Bonderman |
1-3
|
4.93
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
38.10
|
40
|
23
|
21
|
4
|
17
|
16
|
2
|
|
J.Alvarez |
1-2
|
5.03
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
19.20
|
21
|
12
|
11
|
5
|
7
|
17
|
0
|
|
A.Alburquerque |
1-2
|
5.08
|
29
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
28.10
|
25
|
16
|
16
|
3
|
25
|
44
|
7
|
|
D.Downs |
0-2
|
5.18
|
26
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
33.00
|
36
|
20
|
19
|
4
|
10
|
37
|
2
|
|
P.Coke |
0-5
|
5.46
|
34
|
0
|
0
|
12
|
0
|
1
|
31.10
|
31
|
19
|
19
|
3
|
15
|
26
|
1
|
|
J.Valverde |
0-1
|
5.59
|
20
|
0
|
0
|
18
|
0
|
9
|
19.10
|
18
|
12
|
12
|
6
|
6
|
19
|
0
|
|
B.Rondon |
0-1
|
5.79
|
15
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
14.00
|
17
|
9
|
9
|
1
|
5
|
12
|
5
|
|
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
|
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