Thu, 09/17/2009 - 10:36 by harsheeb
Detriot, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Fernando Rodney finished off a scoreless four-inning effort from the relief corps Wednesday and Detroit rallied to edge Kansas City 4-3.
The Tigers overcame a 3-0 deficit and stayed 4 1/2 games in front of Minnesota in the American League Central. The Twins have made a race of it in the division, thanks to a four-game winning streak.
Detroit trimmed its deficit to 3-2 in the fourth on an RBI single by Curtis Granderson and a run-scoring double by Adam Everett.
A single by Granderson and a double by Gerald Laird put runners on second and third in the sixth and an infield single by Everett brought in Granderson with the tying run. Placido Polanco then singled to deliver Laird with the go-ahead tally.
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Tue, 09/08/2009 - 23:18 by surajdogra
Detroit -- Detroit Tigers pitcher Fernando Rodney has been suspended three games for throwing a ball that hit the press box at Tropicana Field.
Major League Baseball also fined him an undisclosed amount for the incident, which occurred Friday following the last out of the Tigers' 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.
No one was hit by the throw but it sent members of the media scrambling. Rodney said afterward he was just flipping the ball to fans but others who saw it said it didn't appear to be a friendly toss.
Unless he appeals the ruling, Rodney was to start his suspension Tuesday night at Kansas City.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Sat, 09/05/2009 - 10:26 by preet_20
St. Petersburg, Fla. Sept. 4: Fernando Rodney retired the final batter with the potential winning run on second Friday, allowing Detroit to escape with a 4-3 win over Tampa Bay.
The score was deadlocked at 1-1 going into the ninth, during which the teams combined to score five times.
Detroit won its fourth straight and increased its lead in the American League Central to six games over Minnesota.
The Tigers took the lead in the top of the ninth on an RBI single by Adam Everett. Curtis Granderson then drove in another run with a base hit and a sacrifice fly by Placido Polanco delivered what turned out to be the winning run.
Those three runs made a winner out of Detroit starter Justin Verlander (16-7), who gave up a run on four hits over eight innings.
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Thu, 08/06/2009 - 10:35 by preet_20
Detroit, Aug. 5: Edwin Jackson shut out Baltimore through eight innings for the second time this season Wednesday, and Detroit held on in the ninth to beat the Orioles 4-2.
Jackson, who had worked eight innings against Baltimore in a 3-0 win May 31, took a shutout into the ninth Wednesday. He then hit Nolan Reimold with a pitch leading off the final inning, and Adam Jones homered to left for Baltimore's fourth hit of the game.
Fernando Rodney replaced Jackson and put two runners on base before striking out Gregg Zaun to end the game. Rodney picked up his 22nd save.
Jackson ((8-5) won for the first time since July 10, though he had not allowed more than three runs in any of his three starts since.
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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.
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Wed, 07/22/2009 - 10:28 by surajdogra
Detroit, July 21: Magglio Ordonez hit a grand slam homer in Detroit's five-run first inning Tuesday and the Tigers went on to a 9-7 win over the Seattle Mariners.
Placido Polanco had a homer and two RBI, and Ryan Raburn also drove in two runs for the Tigers. Miguel Cabrera added three hits with a solo home run.
Rick Porcello (9-6) got the win despite giving up five runs and nine hits in five innings. Fernando Rodney earned his 20th save.
Jack Hannahan had two home runs, Ryan Langerhans a two-run homer, and Wladimir Balentien a homer and two RBI for the Mariners.
Garrett Olson (3-4) was charged with the defeat after allowing seven runs and five hits in 1 1/3 innings.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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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.
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Wed, 07/08/2009 - 11:26 by preet_20
Detroit, July 7: Placido Polanco had a homer, four RBI and two runs, and Marcus Thames drilled a three-run homer Tuesday in Detroit's 8-5 win over Kansas City.
Justin Verlander (9-4) got the win despite giving up five runs on seven hits in six innings. He struck out 11. Fernando Rodney pitched a scoreless ninth for his 18th save.
Miguel Cabrera had a solo homer for Detroit.
Bruce Chen (0-3) took the loss after giving up seven runs on four hits with five walks in 4 2/3 innings. Chen hasn't won in the majors since Oct. 2, 2005.
David DeJesus was 3-for-5 with three RBI for Kansas City, which is just 3-5 over its last eight games.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Tue, 07/07/2009 - 10:18 by preet_20
Detroit, July 6: Mike Jacobs homered off Detroit reliever Fernando Rodney in the ninth inning Monday to give the Kansas City Royals a 4-3 win over the Tigers.
Willie Bloomquist was 3-for-4 with a home run and a two-run triple for the Royals, who have three straight wins. Jose Guillen and Miguel Olivo each had two hits in the victory.
Joakim Soria allowed one hit but struck out two in one inning of relief to earn his 13th save.
Ryan Raburn homered and had an RBI double and Marcus Thames also homered for Detroit.
Roman Colon (1-0) got the victory.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Fri, 06/19/2009 - 12:06 by preet_20
St. Louis, June 18: Placido Polanco and Marcus Thames hit eighth-inning homers Thursday and the Detroit Tigers took advantage of a key St. Louis miscue to down the Cardinals 6-3.
The AL Central Division-leading Tigers ended a four-game losing streak and won in St. Louis for the first time in eight years. Detroit had dropped six in a row on the Cardinals' home field, including three setbacks during the 2006 World Series.
Detroit scored four times in the first, with three of the runs unearned. St. Louis cut its deficit to one through five innings, but Polanco and Thames gave the Tigers some insurance in the eighth with their homers off Jason Motte.
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