June 2, 2011 The Tigers completed the sweep of the last place Minnesota Twins last night. Final score: 4 – 2. The Tigers benefited from a three run bomb from first baseman Miguel Cabrera and solid starting pitching from Rick Porcello
June 1, 2011 The Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins for the second time in two days … the final, 8 – 7. Victor Martinez, Danny Worth, Brandon Inge and Jhonny Peralta all collected two hits apiece in the victory
May 31, 2011 The Tigers recorded their second win of the Memorial Day Weekend, this time because of a conversational call in the eighth inning. Jhonny Peralta was allowed to score the winning run on Alex Avila's controversial double that rattled along the short fence near the left-field line before the ball bounced up toward a fan standing in a small seating area jutting out toward the field
May 25, 2011 On a night when Tiger Starter Justin Verlander wasn’t at his sharpest and Tiger fielders produced four errors … Tiger batters found the necessary power to snatch a win from the Tampa Bay Rays. The Tigers beat the Rays, 7 – 6 last night at Comerica Park
May 24, 2011 The Detroit Tigers used production from two of their newest players to win a second straight game. Pitcher Charlie Furbush won in his major league debut and Outfielder Andy Dirks hit his first career homer, helping Detroit beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6 - 3 Monday night
May 23, 2011 The Tigers managed to snap a five game losing streak by salvaging a win from their weekend series against the Pittsburg Pirates yesterday. Starter Rick Porcello tossed eight innings while allowing only one hit before giving way to closer Jose Valverde
May 19, 2011 It sounds like a skipping record … Tiger bats continue to struggle! It’s the same story every game. Tiger starting pitchers provide a better than sufficient effort and Tiger hitters can’t come through with the necessary clutch hit
May 18, 2011 It’s about time. Tiger Manager Jim Leyland said during his Tuesday pregame show that he was taking Joaquin Benoit out of the set-up role. During the telecast, prior to a rain postponement, Leyland did not say who would take over the role
May 17, 2011 The Tigers may have just come off a seven game winning streak, but it was due more to excellent starting pitching than their batting prowess. The final score, 4 – 2. Tiger bats continued to struggle last night as starter Max Scherzer pitched seven strong innings before reliever Joaquin Benoit gave up three runs in relief
May 9, 2011 Detroit Tiger starter Brad Penny tossed seven and 2/3’s innings in beating the Toronto Blue Jays for the second straight day. Final score … 5 -2. Austin Jackson hit a tiebreaking home run and reliever Jose Valverde struck out the side in the ninth for seventh save and the 200th of his career, becoming the 41st player in major league history to reach the mark
May 5, 2011 It appears that the slumping Magglio Ordonez may have found his swing. Ordonez hit a two run homer to help starter Max Scherzer open the season at 5 & 0. It was the second win in a row for the Tigers over the New York Yankees.
May 4, 2011 The Tigers found a way to stop the longest losing streak in Manager Jim Leyland’s tenure with Detroit. All they had to do was “demote” one second baseman and “promote” another. Scott Sizemore paid immediate dividends with three hits in Tuesday’s 4 – 2 victory over the New York Yankees
