Trying to change his luck, Gerald Laird changed his uniform number. As Oakland Athletics outfielder Gabe Gross…
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Max Scherzer responded quite nicely to his demotion. Scherzer struck out 14 in 5 2-3 shutout innings hours after he was recalled from Triple-A Toledo, helping the Detroit Tigers beat the Oakland Athletics 10-2 on Sunday to end a four-game losing streak. Scherzer allowed two hits, walked four and hit a batter in his first game since he was sent down following a rough opening stretch of the season.
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Detroit Tigers starter Max Scherzer, called up earlier in the day, has struck out a career-high 14 batters in 5 2-3 innings against the Oakland Athletics. Scherzer was taken out of Sunday's game after striking out two batters in the fifth but also walking one and hitting another. The 14 strikeouts fall two short of Mickey Lolich's team record set in 1969.
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The third perfect game in a year was turned in by the best pitcher of his generation: Roy Halladay.
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Tigers manager Jim Leyland says Carlos Guillen is his everyday second baseman, a position he hadn't played since 1999. Guillen was reinstated from the disabled list on Friday and put in the lineup against the Oakland Athletics. Detroit optioned infielder Danny Worth to Triple-A Toledo to make room on the roster.
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Miguel Cabrera put on a show, hitting three homers in a game for the first time. It wasn't enough. Ben Sheets worked seven innings in his longest start of the season, Landon Powell homered and hit a sacrifice fly in the ninth for the winning run and the Oakland Athletics held on for a 5-4 win over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night.
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American League RBIs leader Miguel Cabrera is missing the Detroit Tigers' two-game series at Seattle while his wife gives birth to the couple's second daughter. The games Tuesday and Wednesday are the first ones Cabrera will have missed this season. He leads Detroit with a .331 batting average, 10 home runs and 40 RBIs.
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By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer
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Mike Sweeney and Josh Wilson took turns crediting the other for a rally that seemed so unlikely from the punchless Mariners. Seattle's old designated hitter with a balky back, and the youthful looking shortstop nicknamed "paperboy" could both take an equal stake in a second straight comeback win.
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The Detroit Tigers reliever Zach Miner will undergo season-ending surgery Friday to reconstruct a ligament in his right elbow. The Tigers say the 27-year-old consulted with orthopedic surgeon Dr. Lewis Yocum, who'll perform the surgery in Los Angeles. Miner is expected to miss nine to 12 months. Miner was diagnosed two weeks ago with a partial ligament tear.
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