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  • April 2008
    • Ordonez Homers Twice to Lead Tigers

      Ordonez Homers Twice to Lead Tigers

      Magglio Ordonez hit two of Detroit's five homers to lead the Tigers to an 8-2 victory over the hapless Texas Rangers on Thursday. Detroit outscored Texas 37-10 in the three-game series, and has now won a season-best four straight. The Rangers have lost seven in a row. Detroit starter Jeremy Bonderman (1-2) didn't get a decision after dealing with severe control problems. More »

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      MLB   American League   Detroit Tigers   Texas Rangers   Magglio Ordonez   Comerica Park

    • Tigers Run Over Rangers, 19-6

      Tigers Run Over Rangers, 19-6

      The bats came alive for the struggling Tigers last night in a 19-6 win over the Texas Rangers. Miguel Cabrera hit a three-run homer, while Carlos Guillen had three of his five RBIs in an 11-run sixth inning for Detroit. Jacque Jones also homered for the Tigers who started the season 2-10. Detroit is now 9-13 after a three-game winning streak. More »

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      MLB   baseball   Detroit Tigers   Texas Rangers   Carlos Guillen   Miguel Cabrera   Ivan Rodriguez

    • Santiago's First Homer in Four Years Lifts Tigers Over Texas

      Santiago's First Homer in Four Years Lifts Tigers Over Texas

      Ramon Santiago homered for the first time since 2003 and drove in three runs to help the Detroit Tigers beat the Texas Rangers 10-2 on Tuesday night. Magglio Ordonez also homered, giving him 1,000 RBIs for his career, while Edgar Renteria had four hits. Justin Verlander (1-3) struggled early but got out of it with only one run allowed. More »

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      MLB   baseball   Detroit Tigers   Texas Rangers   Justin Verlander

    • Galarraga Wins Again as Tigers Beat Blue Jays

      Galarraga Wins Again as Tigers Beat Blue Jays

      Rookie Armando Galarraga won his second straight start, Edgar Renteria homered and the Detroit Tigers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 Monday. Ivan Rodriguez had four hits and Renteria scored twice for the Tigers. Galarraga (2-0) has won back-to-back starts since being called up from Triple-A Toledo last week to replace Dontrelle Willis, sidelined by a hyperextended knee. More »

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      MLB   American League   Detroit Tigers   Toronto Blue Jays   Edgar Renteria   Armando Galarraga

    • Eckstein Powers Blue Jays in First Game Without Frank Thomas

      Eckstein Powers Blue Jays in First Game Without Frank Thomas

      David Eckstein hit a three-run homer, supplying some of the power Toronto might miss without Frank Thomas, and the Blue Jays beat the Detroit Tigers 5-3 on Sunday. A.J. Burnett (2-1) issued a season-high six walks in five innings but still managed to win for the first time in four starts. He allowed three runs and four hits. More »

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      MLB   baseball   Detroit Tigers   Toronto Blue Jays   Frank Thomas   AJ Burnett   David Eckstein   Rod Barajas

    • Toronto Ends Home Losing Skid

      Toronto Ends Home Losing Skid

      Alex Rios homered, Dustin McGowan won for the first time this season and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2 today, snapping a six-game home losing streak. Toronto's previous home win was April 6 in the wrapup of a three-game sweep of Boston. McGowan (1-1) pitched a season-high seven innings, allowing two runs and seven hits. More »

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      MLB   baseball   American League   Detroit Tigers   Toronto Blue Jays   Alex Rios   B.J. Ryan   Dustin McGowan   Scott Downs   Marco Scutaro

    • Renteria Homers in Tigers' Win Over Jays

      Renteria Homers in Tigers' Win Over Jays

      Edgar Renteria hit a two-run home run, Kenny Rogers won for the first time since July and Detroit beat the Blue Jays 8-4 on Friday, handing Toronto its sixth consecutive home defeat. The Blue Jays have not won at home since April 6, when they completed a three-game sweep of Boston. It's Toronto's longest home losing streak since April 2004. More »

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      MLB   baseball   Detroit Tigers   Toronto Blue Jays   Todd Jones   Edgar Renteria   Kenny Rogers   Aquilino Lopez

    • Carmona, Offense Key Indians Win

      Carmona, Offense Key Indians Win

      Fausto Carmona allowed a run in 6 2/3 innings, Ryan Garko and Travis Hafner hit two-run homers, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Detroit Tigers 11-1. Tigers right-hander Justin Verlander remained winless in four starts, falling to 0-3. He allowed five runs and seven hits in five innings, with four walks and one strikeout. More »

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      MLB   baseball   Cleveland Indians   Detroit Tigers   Justin Verlander   Fausto Carmona   Travis Hafner   Ryan Garko

    • Tigers Rout Indians Behind Renteria's Slam

      Tigers Rout Indians Behind Renteria's Slam

      Edgar Renteria hit a grand slam, Miguel Cabrera also homered and drove in five runs, and the resurgent Detroit Tigers roughed up struggling Cy Young Award winner C.C. Sabathia in a 13-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday night. Cabrera finished with four hits, and Renteria's fifth-inning slam capped Detroit's offensive outburst against Sabathia. More »

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      MLB   baseball   Cleveland Indians   Detroit Tigers   C.C. Sabathia   Miguel Cabrera   Edgar Renteria

    • Cabrera Helps Tigers Rally in Eighth for Win Over Twins

      Cabrera Helps Tigers Rally in Eighth for Win Over Twins

      Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run homer to cap the Detroit Tigers' second straight eighth-inning rally, beating the Minnesota Twins 6-5 Tuesday night. Magglio Ordonez homered and drove in two runs, and Gary Sheffield and Carlos Guillen also hit home runs for Detroit, which scored six times Monday in the eighth inning for an 11-9 win over Minnesota. More »

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      MLB   baseball   Detroit Tigers   Minnesota Twins   Miguel Cabrera

    • Pudge Rallies Slumping Tigers to Home Win

      Pudge Rallies Slumping Tigers to Home Win

      Ivan Rodriguez hit a tying two-run triple in a six-run eighth inning then scored the go-ahead run on a sacrifice fly to lift the high-priced Detroit Tigers to their first win at home this season, 11-9 over the Minnesota Twins. The Tigers won for the first time in seven games at home and improved to 3-10 overall, still the worst record in baseball. More »

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      MLB   baseball   Detroit Tigers   Minnesota Twins   Ivan Rodriguez

    • Grand Slams for Crede and Konerko

      Grand Slams for Crede and Konerko

      Joe Crede and Paul Konerko each hit grand slams to back Javier Vazquez's strong start, as the White Sox pounded the Tigers 11-0 today. Konerko's homer came in the third off Kenny Rogers and Crede's grand slam, his second this season, came in the fifth against Zach Miner as the White Sox won for the fifth time in six games over Detroit. More »

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      MLB   baseball   Detroit Tigers   Chicago White Sox   Kenny Rogers   Joe Crede   Paul Konerko   Javier Vazquez

    • White Sox Shut Down Stumbling Tigers

      White Sox Shut Down Stumbling Tigers

      Gavin Floyd nearly took his success against Detroit to a new level. Floyd held the Tigers hitless until Edgar Renteria singled with one out in the eighth inning today and pitched the Chicago White Sox to a 7-0 victory. Floyd (2-0) had never pitched more than seven innings in the majors. His no-hit bid ended when Renteria hit a liner that fell in front of right fielder Jermaine Dye. More »

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      MLB   baseball   Detroit Tigers   Chicago White Sox   Jermaine Dye   Edgar Renteria   Gavin Floyd

    • Drew Leads Red Sox Over Tigers

      Drew Leads Red Sox Over Tigers

      J.D. Drew went 3-for-3 with two runs and two RBIs to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 12-6 victory over Detroit tonight to send the Tigers to their eighth loss in nine games. Sean Casey drove in three runs on a pair of hits for the Sox, while Manny Ramirez had a two-run double and also scored a run. More »

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      MLB   baseball   Boston Red Sox   Detroit Tigers   Manny Ramirez   Jonathan Papelbon   Tim Wakefield   J.D. Drew   Sean Casey

    • Tigers Defeat Sox 7-2 for 1st Win

      Tigers Defeat Sox 7-2 for 1st Win

      The Tigers finally showed the offense that earned them preseason raves—and ended their winless start. Detroit beat the Boston Red Sox 7-2 Wednesday night after scoring just 15 runs in losing its first seven games. Marcus Thames and Carlos Guillen homered, Edgar Renteria had three hits and Ivan Rodriguez got the 2,500th hit of his career. More »

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      MLB   baseball   Boston Red Sox   Detroit Tigers   Manny Ramirez   Miguel Cabrera

    • Red Sox Get Rings, Then Drop Tigers to 0-7

      Red Sox Get Rings, Then Drop Tigers to 0-7

      There was red-white-and-blue bunting hanging from the stands, a Green Monster-sized American flag on the left-field wall and an Air National Guard flyover punctuating "The Star-Spangled Banner." After opening with a three-country trip of nearly 16,000 miles, the Boston Red Sox returned to Fenway Park, received their World Series rings and beat the winless Detroit Tigers 5-0 Tuesday behind Daisuke Matsuzaka. More »

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      MLB   Boston Red Sox   American League   Detroit Tigers   Daisuke Matsuzaka   Fenway Park

    • Winless Tigers Lose Sixth in a Row, 13-2

      Winless Tigers Lose Sixth in a Row, 13-2

      Nick Swisher homered on the game's second pitch, while Carlos Quentin had four RBIs as the Chicago White Sox handed the Tigers a 13-2 loss Sunday night. Despite the second-highest payroll in baseball, the Tigers, the only winless team in the majors, are off to their worst start since going 0-9 at the beginning 2003, when they lost an AL-record 119 games.  More »

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      MLB   baseball   Detroit Tigers   Chicago White Sox   Justin Verlander   Carlos Quentin   Nick Swisher

    • White Sox Rally for Win Over Tigers

      White Sox Rally for Win Over Tigers

      Jim Thome hit an RBI double in the sixth inning for the White Sox's only hit off Dontrelle Willis, and Chicago beat the Detroit Tigers 5-3 Saturday. Detroit, the only winless team in the major leagues, is 0-5 for the first time since the Tigers dropped their first nine games in 2003 en route to an AL-record 119 losses. Willis walked seven in his Tigers debut. More »

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      MLB   baseball   Detroit Tigers   Chicago White Sox   Florida Marlins   Jim Thome   Orlando Cabrera   Nick Swisher   Dontrelle Willis

    • Tigers Drop to 0-4, Lose 8-5 to ChiSox

      Tigers Drop to 0-4, Lose 8-5 to ChiSox

      For the Detroit Tigers, 2008 is starting to resemble 2003. A.J. Pierzynski drove in five runs with three hits, including a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the seventh inning Friday that led the Chicago White Sox over the Tigers 8-5. Detroit, the only winless team in the major leagues, is 0-4 for the first time since the Tigers dropped their first nine games in 2003, when they lost an AL-record 119 times. More »

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      MLB   Detroit Tigers   Chicago White Sox   Jim Leyland   Ivan Rodriguez   Comerica Park

    • Greinke Powers Royals to Sweep of Tigers

      Greinke Powers Royals to Sweep of Tigers

      Zack Greinke allowed one run in seven innings, and Alex Gordon and Mark Teahen homered to lead the Kansas City Royals over the Detroit Tigers 4-1 Thursday for a season-opening three-game sweep. Kansas City is 3-0 for the first time since winning its first nine games in 2003. Last year, the Royals didn't win a series until their sixth try, when they took two of three against Minnesota from April 20-22. More »

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      MLB   American League   Detroit Tigers   Kansas City Royals   Zack Greinke   Mark Teahen

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