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MLB: Detroit 7, Seattle 6

Fri, 08/21/2009 - 03:04 by surajdogra

Detroit -- Clete Thomas hit an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth Thursday, boosting Detroit to a 7-6 win over Seattle.

His second hit came shortly after a sacrifice fly by Brandon Inge created a 6-6 tie with one out in the bottom of the ninth.

Inge also hit a solo homer.

One of three hits by Ryan Raburn was a solo homer.

Alex Avila drove in two runs, Aubrey Huff one, while Miguel Cabrera added two hits for the Tigers, who trailed by four runs twice and have won four of six.

The winner was Bobby Seay (4-2).

Jose Lopez, Kenji Johjima, Mike Sweeney and Russell Branyan all homered, with

MLB: Detroit 6, Baltimore 5

Tue, 08/04/2009 - 11:22 by preet_20

Detroit, Aug. 3: Clete Thomas homered with two outs in the ninth inning Monday to give the Detroit Tigers a 6-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.

Miguel Cabrera had a homer and drove in three runs for the Tigers, who have won two in a row. Placido Polanco and Ramon Santiago each had an RBI in the win.

Fernando Rodney (2-2) earned the victory by pitching a perfect ninth.

Brian Roberts had a solo homer for the Orioles, who have lost four in a row and 13 of their last 17 games. Luke Scott had a two-run double and Ty Wigginton and Aubrey Huff each had an RBI in the loss.

Detroit starter Justin Verlander gave up five runs on nine hits with eight strikeouts and one walk in eight innings.

MLB: Detroit 10, Cleveland 1

Mon, 07/13/2009 - 02:32 by Salinder Kumar

Detroit -- Clete Thomas knocked in a career-high five runs Sunday, fueling Detroit's 10-1 rout of Cleveland.

Thomas hit an RBI triple in the second, a three-run homer in the fourth and an RBI single in the fifth.

All-Star Brandon Inge hit two homers -- a solo shot in the fourth and a two-run blast in the fifth.

Marcus Thames had four hits and one RBI and scored a run in the sixth on a
fielding error by Asdrubal Cabrera.

Winner Justin Verlander (10-4) gave up five hits in seven scoreless innings with three walks and seven strikeouts.

Three relievers finished for the Tigers, who won two of the three games before the start of the All-Star break Monday.

MLB: Cleveland 5, Detroit 4

Sun, 07/12/2009 - 10:25 by preet_20

Detroit, July 11: Travis Hafner had two hits and two RBI Saturday to lead the Cleveland Indians to a 5-4 win over Detroit.

Detroit's Miguel Cabrera made things interesting by hitting a two-run homer off closer Kerry Wood with no outs in the bottom of the ninth.

Hafner's two-run single erased a 2-1 deficit with two outs in the bottom of the third. Asdrubal Cabrera had three hits and one RBI, Jhonny Peralta drove in a run and Luis Valbuena added two hits for the Indians, who had lost four of five.

Winner Carl Pavano (8-7) went eight innings, allowing two runs on seven hits with no walks and six strikeouts. Pavano has two straight victories following four-game winless streak.

Wood recorded his 12th save.

MLB: Detroit 3, Kansas City 1

Thu, 07/09/2009 - 10:51 by preet_20

Detroit, July 8: Luke French gave up a run in 6 1/3 innings for his first major league victory Wednesday, pacing Detroit to a 3-1 decision over Kansas City.

French (1-0) outdueled Kansas City ace Zack Greinke, who continued to have minor struggles in what was his final start before the All-Star break.

In only his second start in the majors, French allowed six hits and walked one before turning things over to the bullpen. Fernando Rodney worked a perfect ninth for his 19th save.

Greinke (10-5) gave up three runs on seven hits in six innings. He struck out nine. After being almost untouchable early in the campaign, Greinke has gone 2-4 in his last eight starts.

MLB: Detroit 9, LA Angels 6

Mon, 06/08/2009 - 11:46 by Salinder Kumar

Detroit -- Clete Thomas hit a grand slam in the bottom of the eighth inning Sunday to give the Detroit Tigers a 9-6 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.

Brandon Inge and Adam Everett each had two RBI for Detroit.

Rick Porcello pitched five innings but didn't figure in the decision. He allowed four runs on five hits with three walks. Joel Zumaya (2-0) got the win despite giving up a run and walking three batters in the eighth inning.

Juan Rivera had three hits, including a two-run homer, two doubles and three RBI. Chone Figgins added a solo homer for the Angels. Bobby Abreu doubled in the first inning for his 2,000th career hit.