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Niemann steers Rays past Tigers

TrammelFan92 — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:59:09 +0000

Tampa Bay starting pitcher Jeff Niemann was in control over six innings, guiding the Rays to a 7-4 win over the Detroit Tigers in the American League on Wednesday. Niemann (9-3) allowed eight hits in six innings, and Evan Longoria hit a two-run homer in the eighth. The Rays got out of a seventh-inning jam for the second consecutive game after intentionally walking Miguel Cabrera to load the bases…

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Leyland suspended 1 game

TrammelFan92 — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:58:53 +0000

Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland has been suspended one game and fined an undisclosed amount by Major League Baseball. MLB cited Leyland for inappropriate and aggressive conduct during the bottom of the third inning of Monday night's game against Tampa Bay. The manager was ejected during an argument in which Leyland said he accidentally sprayed second base umpire Marty Foster with sunflower…

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Rays edge Tigers, close on Yankees

TrammelFan92 — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:58:39 +0000

James Shields pitched 6 2-3 strong innings to guide the Tampa Bay Rays to a 3-2 win over the Detroit Tigers in the American League on Tuesday. Shields (9-9) allowed just one walk and had seven strikeouts as the Rays closed within two games of AL East-leading New York. Tampa Bay went up 3-2 when Matt Joyce had a broken-bat run-scoring double during the sixth.

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Ho hum, another no-hitter: Garza throws latest gem

TrammelFan92 — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:59:08 +0000

Five no-hitters, two perfect games and another gem that was spoiled by an umpire. By now, San Francisco Giants broadcaster Mike Krukow and others around baseball are beginning to expect a piece of pitching history every week. "I do. I can't explain it," said Krukow, who pitched in the majors from 1976-89.

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Garza gives Rays first no-hitter

TrammelFan92 — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:59:18 +0000

Matt Garza pitched the first no-hitter in Tampa Bay Rays history and the fifth in the major leagues this season, beating the Detroit Tigers 5-0 Monday. Garza faced the minimum 27 batters, allowing only a second-inning walk, for a team that's often been on the wrong end of pitching gems lately. The last time there were at least five no-hitters in a season was 1991, when Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan…

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Raburn’s 3-run double gives Tigers DH split

TrammelFan92 — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:59:37 +0000

An eighth inning implosion by Toronto reliever Jason Frasor ruined what could have been a perfect day for the Blue Jays.

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Angels fleeced D’backs in Haren deal

TrammelFan92 — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 07:58:39 +0000

Their pilfering of starter Dan Haren is in character for a team that looks beyond the immediate future.

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Tigers place Ordonez, Guillen on 15-day DL

TrammelFan92 — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 19:59:20 +0000

The injuries to Magglio Ordonez and Carlos Guillen added to a disastrous week for the Detroit Tigers. Ordonez fractured his right ankle sliding into home plate in the third inning of Saturday night's 3-2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays and Guillen strained his right calf two innings later, raising to three the number of starters Detroit has lost in six days.

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Tigers lose Ordonez to broken ankle in defeat

TrammelFan92 — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 07:58:42 +0000

DETROIT – Cito Gaston has been around baseball enough to know that some wins are sweeter than others.

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Blue Jays-Tigers game postponed by rain

TrammelFan92 — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 19:58:33 +0000

DETROIT – The game between the Toronto Blue Jays and Detroit Tigers has been postponed due to rain.

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