Archive for September, 2006
Tigers fail to wrap up AL Central
Playoff-bound Detroit missed a chance to clinch the AL Central when David DeJesus hit a two-run triple in Kansas City’s seven-run first inning, leading the Royals to a 9-6 victory over the Tigers on Saturday night.
Detroit would have clinched the division with a win after the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 6-3 earlier [...]
Posted: September 30th, 2006.
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Royals 9, Tigers 6 (AP)
Playoff-bound Detroit missed a chance to clinch the AL Central when David DeJesus hit a two-run triple in Kansas City’s seven-run first inning, leading the Royals to a 9-6 victory over the Tigers on Saturday night. Detroit would have clinched the division with a win after the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 6-3 [...]
Posted: September 30th, 2006.
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Matt Stairs - #25 - Right Field - 5′9″ - 215lbs
News: Matt Stairs has said he wants to come back to Detroit in 2007.Impact: Why not? He must be sick of racking up the frequent flyer miles. The Tigers are his third team of the season, but would they want him back? He hit just .194 with only five RBI after joining the club, so [...]
Posted: September 30th, 2006.
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Ramon Santiago - #39 - Shortstop - 5′11″ - 175lbs
News: Ramon Santiago will travel with the team, but will not be added to the ALDS roster.Impact: With Carlos Guillen, Placido Polanco and Neifi Perez all back in action now, Santiago is a spare part. But Detroit wants him to hang around should an injury necessitate his use in a later round. …[more]
Posted: September 30th, 2006.
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AL Central still tied as Twins, Tigers lose (AP)
The Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers both had a chance to grab the lead in the AL Central with two games left. Neither team could take advantage of the opportunity. The Tigers blew a five-run lead in a 9-7, 11-inning loss to the Kansas City Royals on Friday night and the Twins’ ninth-inning rally [...]
Posted: September 30th, 2006.
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Ranking the closers: Regular-season finale
Who finishes the regular season atop Michael Lazarus Ranking the Closers? Well, you won’t know if you don’t click, will you?
Posted: September 30th, 2006.
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Royals 9, Tigers 7, 11 innings
The Detroit Tigers wasted an excellent opportunity to take command of the AL Central.
Minnesota’s loss lessened the blow.
Emil Brown and Paul Phillips led off the 11th inning with homers and Jeff Keppinger followed with a two-run shot to lift the Kansas City Royals to a 9-7 victory over Detroit, which had a five-run lead early [...]
Posted: September 29th, 2006.
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Royals rally for win over Tigers
The Detroit Tigers had everything lined up to take command of the AL Central race.
They had a five-run lead against their favorite opponent and simply blew it.
Emil Brown and Paul Phillips led off the 11th inning with homers and Jeff Keppinger followed with a two-run shot to lift the Kansas City Royals to a 9-7 [...]
Posted: September 29th, 2006.
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Royals 9, Tigers 7, 11 innings (AP)
The Detroit Tigers had everything lined up to take command of the AL Central race. They had a five-run lead against their favorite opponent and simply blew it. Emil Brown and Paul Phillips led off the 11th inning with homers and Jeff Keppinger followed with a two-run shot to lift the Kansas City Royals to [...]
Posted: September 29th, 2006.
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Zach Miner - #31 - Pitcher - 6′3″ - 200lbs
News: Zach Miner will get his first start in more than a month Saturday against the Royals.Impact: He’s filling in for Justin Verlander, who was skipped in preparation for the playoffs. Miner is likely to be on the postseason roster as a reliever. …[more]
Posted: September 29th, 2006.
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