The Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees 6-4 at Yankees Stadium on Tuesday night.  The Tigers got the best of Yankees starter Phil Hughes as they scored all six runs off the Yankees starter.

Curtis Granderson and Gary Sheffield both hit home runs in the third inning.  Granderson’s home run was a solo shot while Sheffield’s home runs was a two-run shot.  Sheffield along with Magglio Ordonez finished with two RBI.  Granderson and Placido Polanco both had one RBI.  Pretty much all the damage for the Tigers came from the top of the lineup.

Kenny Rogers tossed six innings of six hit baseball to pick up the win.  Rogers did give up two runs as he picked up his second win of the season.  Todd Jones closed the game to get his fifth save of the season.

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The Detroit Tigers defeated the Blue Jays in Toronto on Monday by a score of 5-1 putting them at 7-13 for the year.  Rookie pitcher Armando Galarraga won his second straight start since being brought up from the minors, it was a good day all around for Detroit.

Edgar Renteria hit his third home run of the year in the sixt inning off of Shaun Marcum giving him 13 RBIs for the year as well.  Ryan Raburn picked up a pair of RBIs with Brandon Inge and Ivan Rodriguez, and Renteria  each recording an RBI in the game on Monday. 

Galarraga was the starting pitcher for the Tigers throwing 5.1 innings and picking up his second win of his major league career putting him at 2-0.  He only allowed three hits and four walks.  Clay Rapada, Aquilino Lopez, Denny Bautista, and Todd Jones were brought in the pitch the last 3.2 innings. 

The Tigers are taking on the Royals tonight at home for the first game of a two game series.

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The Detroit Tigers scored three runs in the 8th inning and then held on for a 6-5 victory over the Minnesota Twins  on Tuesday evening.  The Tigers have now improved their record to 4-10 on the season.

Four Tigers batters hit home runs in the game as Gary Sheffield, Magglio Ordonez, Carlos Guillen, and Miguel Cabrera all went deep.  Ordonez and Cabrera both finished with two RBI, while Sheffield an Guillen both finished with one RBI.

Clay Rapada picked up the victory for the Tigers as he pitched in relief.  Todd Jones picked up his third save of the season.  Nate Robinson had started the game and lastd 6.1 innings while he gave up four earned runs on six hits.

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Wow, what a first win at home for the Detroit Tigers!  The Tigers came back and scored six runs in the bottom of the 8th inning as they went on to defeat the Minnesota Twins by the score of 11-9.  Maybe this win will give the Tigers a little spark and they will play some better baseball.

Ivan Rodriguez and Carlos Guillen both had three RBI’s for the Tigers.  Plácido Polanco, Magglio Ordonez, Miguel Cabrera, Edgar Renteria, and Jacque Jones all chipped in with one RBI each.  That is production up and down the lineup, one thing the Tigers haven’t had all season long.

Francis Beltran picked up the win for the Tigers as he pitched in relief.  Todd Jones picked up the save which was his second of the season.  Starting pitcher Jeremy Bonderman pitched 6.1 innings and allowed eight hits and four earned runs.  Not the start that Bonderman was hoping for.

It was nice to see the Tigers come back and pick up the win.  I really think this win will give them some momentum and they will have a great week of baseball!

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