Detroit Tigers Notes And Quotes 8-29-11
Brad Penny was denied in his bid to become the fourth Detroit starter with 10 victories.
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Brad Penny was denied in his bid to become the fourth Detroit starter with 10 victories.
It's a smart move Detroit is making, bringing Jacob Turner up Thursday to squeeze an extra day off into the schedule for the Tigers' five starters.
He did it. Justin Verlander has now won 20 games, the first Tiger pitcher to achieve that feat since Bill Gullickson did it in 1991. And tell the truth, would you have known the answer to that trivia question?
Penny gave up eight hits, seven runs and two walks in five innings, as the Tigers fell to the Twins.
A milestone victory from their ace has the Detroit Tigers in position to continue their recent success at Target Field.
Justin Verlander gets the job done and becomes the majors' first 20-game winner, as the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 6-4 on Saturday.
With each passing start, Justin Verlander bolsters his hopes of winning the AL Cy Young and MVP awards.
The Tigers keep the game close for several innings then broke open a big lead late in the game to beat the Minnesota Twins 8-1 on Friday night.
The Detroit Tigers have been almost unbeatable since losing two of three at home to the Minnesota Twins last week.
Austin Jackson extended recent success getting runners home from third with less than two out and also hit a home run to account for both Detroit runs.
Jim Leyland fielded a lineup missing his usual second-, fourth- and sixth-place hitters yet got a sterling pitching performance and just enough runs to register a 2-0 win at Tampa Bay that gave Detroit three wins out of a four-game series.
The Detroit Tigers placed first baseman Miguel Cabrera on paternity leave and recalled catcher Omir Santos from Triple-A Toledo on Thursday.
Doug Fister allowed five hits over seven scoreless innings, Austin Jackson homered and the AL Central-leading Detroit Tigers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-0 Thursday.
A defensive misfortune ended the Detroit Tigers' winning streak. Another strong outing from Doug Fister might help them begin a new one.
Thursday morning Tigers manager Jim Leyland joined Bill, Sara, and myself for a little chat. We spoke about everything from Verlander for MVP, sunflower seeds, lineups, and even his nephew playing football at Michigan.
