Justin Verlander once again struggled and the Detroit Tiger lost once again. This time Verlander lost to the Cleveland Indians by the score of 9-5. Verlander gave up seven hits and five runs in six innings of action. His record is now a terrible 10-14 on the season.

Verlander wasn’t the only Tigers pitcher to throw the ball badly however. Gary Glover and Bobby Seay both gave up two runs in one inning of action. They didn’t help out one bit as they let the Indians extend there lead too far. Kyle Farnsworth allowed two hits but didn’t allow a run to cross the plate.

Magglio Ordonez made things interesting in the ninth inning when he hit a two run home run which was his 16th of the season. Ordonez also had a rbi double in the seventh inning. Curtis Granderson had a solo home run of his own and also a rbi single as he finished with two rbi. Brandon Inge and Ramon Santiago both tried to help out with an rbi each of their own but the Tigers still fell two runs short.

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The Detroit Tigers had a 4-3 lead heading into the bottom of the eighth inning but then the San Francisco Giants scored five runs and the Tigers were unable to come all the way back in the ninth inning and lost the game 8-6.

Fernando Rodney was welcomed back with a three run home run in the eighth inning as he let three of the five runs in the inning score.  Freddy Dolsi let the other two runs score in the eighth inning when the Giants opened up the flood gates.

It sucked watching Dolsi and Rodney pitch so poorly.  Especially after Justin Verlander threw six innings and only gave up five hits and three runs.  Verlander gave up one home run in the game but other then that he was pretty good as he got a no decision.

At the plate for the Tigers, Marcus Thames hit two home runs and finished the game with three rbi.  Pitch hitter Edgar Renteria had a rbi sac fly in the seventh inning and then in the ninth inning Curtis Granderson had a two run single.

Once again it was the bullpen losing a game for the Tigers.  I have a feeling that the bullpen is going to hurt this team the entire season.  What do you think?

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Yeah, this Tigers Blog is very happy with the complete game by Justin Verlander and Wedneday night as the Tigers defeated the White Sox for the second straight game.  This time it was a 5-1 victory for the Tigers as Verlander limited the White Sox to only four hits and one run in the game.

The Tigers batters got all over White Sox starting pitcher Javier Vazquez for five runs in the first six innings of the game.  Marcus Thames had a three run home run in the second inning and then Magglio Ordonez had a rbi single in the fifth inning and Carlos Guillen had a rbi triple in the sixth.

The Tigers will be going for the three game sweep over the White Sox on Thursday afternoon.  Kenny Rogers will take the mound for the Tigers and face off against Mark Buehrle of the White Sox.

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The Detroit Tigers hit four home runs as they defeated the Seattle Mariners by the score of 12-8.  The four home runs came off the bats of Magglio Ordonez, Edgar Renteria, Curtis Granderson, and Carlos Guillen.

Renteria led the Tigers with five rbi in the game while Granderson had three rbi and Guillen had two rbi.  Placido Palanco and Ordonez finished the game with one rbi each.

Justin Verlander finally picked up another win as he improved his record to 2-7 on the season.  Verlander pitched six innings and gave up up four hits and one run.  The Tigers bullpen pitched terrible in relief of Verland however.

Aquilino Lopez gave up three runs while Clay Rapada gave up four runs in relief.  Todd Jones however was able to get the last two outs of the game to secure his seventh save of the season.

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The Detroit Tigers had yet another terrible game as they lost to the Kansas City Royals 2-0 on Wednesday night.  The Tigers are really struggling to score runs right now and when they do score runs, the pitching staff isn’t on top of their game.

In Wendesday’s game against the Royals the Tigers offense was never there it seemed like.  The Tigers only had six hits and left 16 runners on base.  So much for that awesome offense we were talking about before the season started.

Justin Verlander took another loss on the mound as he dropped to 1-7 on the season.  Verlander didn’t pitch badly there just wan’t any run support for him.  He threw six innings and allowed six hits and two runs.  Both the runs came in the second inning on a rbi single.

Clay Rapada and Freddy Dolsi pitched the final two inning of the game without allowing another run score.

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The Detroit Tigers lost to the Boston Red Sox for the third time in four games as they lost 5-1 on Thursday night.  The Tigers were only able to come up with seven hits the entire game as they struggled at the plate.

Ramon Santiago had the only rbi for the Tigers when he had a rbi single in the fourth inning.  Other then that the Tigers were shut down by Josh Beckett in the game.

Justin Verlander took the loss for the Tigers after pitching six innings.  Verlander gave up nine hits and five runs in his six innings of action.  He fell to the 1-6 on the season with the loss.

There is no question that the Tigers are a struggling baseball team right now.  The offense isn’t scoring enough runs, and the pitchers just aren’t throwing the ball like everyone thought they would this year.

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The Detroit Tigers had their way with the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night as they beat won 10-2.  The Tigers knocked Rangers starter Vincent Padilla out of the game after only three innings and then went onto cruis to the 10-2 victory.

The Tigers hit three home runs in the game as the just dismantled the Rangers pitching staff.  Magglio Ordonez, Miguel Cabrera, and Ramon Santiago all hit home runs for the Tigers.  Santiago led the Tigers with three RBI.  Cabrera had two RBI while Clete Thomas, Ivan Rodriguez, Edgar Renteria, Brandon Inge, Ordonez, all had one RBI each.

Justin Verlander finally picked up his first win of the season in the game.  Verlandr tossed six inning allowing six hit and one run.  Zack Minor came in relief of Verland and allowed two hits and one run on only .1 of a inning.  Bobby Seay, Denny Bautista, and, Jason Grilli finished out the game for the Tigers without allowing a run.

The Tigers are now 7-14 on the season and need continue winning games if they want to get back into contention in the cental division.

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The Detroit Indians got smashed by the Cleveland Indians by the score of 11-1 on Thursday night.  Justin Verlander remains winless so far in the 2008 season as he drops to 0-3 on the season.  He allowed five runs and seven hits in five innings.

The lone RBI for the Tigers came of Miguel Cabrera’s bat when he his a sacrafice fly in the sixth inning.

It was a bad game all around for the Tigers.  I really thought they would start playing some good baseball after winning their last two games, but I was mistaken.

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Manager Jim Leyland has set his pitching rotation up to start the 2008 season.  Justin Verlander will be the opening day starter followed by Kenny Rogers.  After Rogers you will see Jeremy Bonderman in the third slot and then Dontrelle Willis holding down the fourth spot.  Nate Robinson will more then likely be the fifth starter in the rotation.

It was believed that Leyland wanted to split up Verlander and Rogers with Willis, but he setteled in with pitching the D-Train in the fourth spot to start off the season.

What do you think Tigers fans?  Are you happy with that starting rotation?