Jhonny Peralta

The Detroit Tigers wrapped up their 2011 regular season schedule last night with a 5 to 4 win over the Cleveland Indians.  Miguel Cabrera singled and doubled, all but wrapping up the American League batting title.  Jhonny Peralta also hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning to help the cause...

Jason Miller, Getty ImagesDetroit Tiger starter Rick Porcello surrendered 3 hits and one run in 6 1/3 innings of work in last night’s 10 – 1 win over the Cleveland Indians.   Victor Martinez, Miguel Cabrera and Jhonny Peralta provided the big offensive punch for the Tigers as every starting position player chipped in with at least one hit in a 15 hit barrage...

Justin Verlander picked up his 13 win of the season as the Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins, 6 – 2 last night.  Jhonny Peralta drove in three runs with three hits and Brennan Boesch hit a two-run homer as the Tigers beat the Twins for the 10th straight time...

Tiger hitters managed only five hits and one run against Los Angeles Angel pitching last night.  Jhonny Peralta picked up two hits to lead the Tigers hitters.  Newly inserted starter Charlie Furbush gave up three runs in 4 and 2/3 innings of action...

The Tigers were the recipients of good pitching from starter Max Scherzer and relief pitchers Al Albuquerque, Joaquin Benoit and Jose Valverde in route to a 6 – 2 win over Cleveland.  The Tigers also picked up back to back homers from Jhonny Peralta and Ryan Raburn to break the game open in the 4th inning...

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.  The Tigers also benefited from a nice performance from Joaquin Benoit when he struck out Twin All-star Justin Morneau with two base runners in the ninth inning...

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...

What a great, “late” night of sports last night!  With both major sports franchises in action on the west coast, the Red Wings were on Fox Sportsnet and the Tigers on Fox Sportsnet Plus.  That being said … there will be a lot of tired folks at their places of employment today...