Angels 14, Tigers 8
Albert Pujols doubled, singled, scored a run and drove one in - all in an eight-run fifth inning - and the Los Angeles Angels routed the Detroit Tigers again, 14-8 on Tuesday night.
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Albert Pujols doubled, singled, scored a run and drove one in - all in an eight-run fifth inning - and the Los Angeles Angels routed the Detroit Tigers again, 14-8 on Tuesday night.
Spending money does not guarantee success in sports. Ten games below .500 with MLB's seventh-highest payroll, the Los Angeles Angels can testify to that better than most.
Clearly, the Detroit Tigers have some solid relief pitchers. The question is whether they have enough.
Leyland said he cannot put his finger on what the issue is but has a standard procedure the Tigers will go through to help Verlander figure it out.
Miguel Cabrera hit a three-run homer for Detroit, which nearly rallied from a 6-1 deficit ...
Touted by his Toledo pitching coach A.J. Sager for becoming more and more consistent with every start for the Mud Hens, righty Al Alburquerque will now get to test his ability at the major league level.
Since his underwhelming major league debut in April, Detroit Tigers pitching prospect Bruce Rondon has been working hard and looking good with the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens.
As Cabrera's career plays out, the other Detroit players are very aware that they are playing with one of the best baseball players alive and probably one of the best ever.
"For me it hasn't been difficult because I'm alive, I have my kids, I have my family, my friends," Valverde said in Spanish. "What happens on the field stays on the field."
With both Yankees manager Joe Girardi and Phillies skipper Charlie Manuel manning the helms of their ball clubs in the final year of their contracts, many wonder if either or both will still be with their respective clubs the next year.
Valverde proceeded to give up two singles, a two-RBI double and a home run.
In five of his 15 starts so far, Verlander has only lasted five innings or fewer.
"I'm still going to use Valverde," Leyland said. "I just don't think you discharge him just yet."
Fans at Comerica Park Monday night got their money's worth. With the bases loaded and a 3-2 count, one of the American League's best pitchers stared down one of the league's hottest-hitting sluggers.
By and large, Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland is okay with the second-guessing.
136 players have hit at least 300 home runs. That's a fairly distinctive achievement in its own right. Of those 136, only eight have also won nine or more Gold Gloves.
If someone had said before this season that Max Scherzer, not Justin Verlander, would be the pitcher with the team's best record by mid-June, few would have believed it.
Both Clayton Kershaw and Clay Buchholz find themselves off to absolutely electric starts in the 2013 season. So begs the question, which of them is the best?
The Detroit Tigers have activated centerfielder and leadoff hitter Austin Jackson, and he is expected to be back in action Friday.
Hahn, who was a week into his freshman season after being named Mr. Baseball in California as a high school senior, collided with New Mexico second baseman Kyle Stiner's knee on a slide at second.
Major League Baseball has "tons" of witnesses who will help frame the basis of their investigation into the South Florida anti-aging clinic Biogenesis and performance-enhancing drugs in the region, reports Stephen Marcus of Newsday.
On the surface Leyland and Maddon would be hard-pressed to appear more different, but the records of Detroit (31-26) and Tampa Bay (32-26) are nearly identical.
One by one, for three weeks already, players accompanied by their lawyers have been summoned to interviews as part of baseball's latest investigation into performance-enhancing drugs — and the process is a long way from finished.
Leyland recognized Moore was wild and that his lack of control made it easier for the batters, but Leyland still appreciated the patience with which the Detroit hitters approached Moore.
Will Detroit Tigers shortstop Jhonny Peralta, who is having a career season, really be suspended?
