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Webvideo Dirks' solo home run.
Andy Dirks drills a solo homer to right off Mike Pelfrey to cut the Twins' lead to 2-1 in the bottom of the third.

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Webvideo Prince's three-run home run.
Prince Fielder crushes a three-run home run to left-center off Mike Pelfrey to put the Tigers ahead, 4-3, in the sixth inning.

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GIF of the Day: Prince Fielder's home run might be the longest wall scraper ever.
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Tigers need versatility, depth out of bullpen.
DETROIT -- Jim Leyland made a forboding statement about his bullpen Monday afternoon.

"We've got some maneuvering to do yet with our bullpen," Leyland said. "I can tell you that."

He didn't get into the maneuvers they need to make. Some of that surely involves getting everyone rested and available, but Leyland seemed to hint that he was still figuring out roles for some of his relievers.

"Our bullpen is still complicated," Leyland said. "It's a whole lot less complicated because [closer Jose] Valverde is back at the end. That makes it less complicated. However, we have a lot of one-inning guys. That makes a big difference. I'm looking at that."

Coincidentally, Al Alburquerque, who used to be a one-inning guy, has pitched beyond one inning in each of his past four outings. He came back for the ninth inning Sunday night after striking out the side in the eighth, but couldn't retire either of the two batters he faced.

"That's one of the things that we're trying to figure out," Leyland said. "Are you better off pitching him one inning and maybe having him [the next day]? What's the toll going to be if you use him back-to-back, or if you use him once for two innings? There's a lot that goes into this. I'm not sure I have the answer just yet, but it's a heckuva question. I'm concerned about it."

The answer could determine whether the Tigers need another reliever who can deliver multiple innings. So far, Drew Smyly and Darin Downs have both shown they can do that, but they're both left-handers.
from the Tigers official site
 
Fister's rash of hit batters a product of mechanics.
DETROIT -- Doug Fister wants to make it clear: He isn't trying to hit batters.
It's debatable whether he's even trying to brush anybody back. That makes his rash of hit batsmen all the more surprising.

Through five starts, Fister has hit eight batters, twice as many as anyone else in the Majors. He's even hit more batters in his past two starts alone than anyone else this season and he's the first Tiger since Justin Verlander in April 2008 -- and just the seventh Tiger since 1916 -- to hit multiple batters in consecutive starts.

If that pace somehow keeps up, Fister will hit 56 batters this season, which would top even the pre-1900 record of 54 set by Phil Knell with the 1891 Columbus Solons of the American Association. Even if Fister falls off the pace, he could still shatter the post-World War II record of 21 shared by Kerry Wood (2003 Cubs) and Tom Murphy (1969 Angels).

Of course, if this pace keeps up, somebody's going to take umbrage, even though Fister doesn't mean it.

"Unfortunately, I think it's more mechanics for me," Fister said. "Not staying back at times, my arm kind of drags and the sinker gets away from me. For me, it's never intentional to hit a guy. I'm looking over and making sure that they know that it's not intentional.
"Yes, I'm trying to go inside and trying to keep the sinker down and in. But by no means is it ever intentional."

Verlander shares the post-World War II Tigers record with Frank Lary at 19. Verlander did it in 2007, his second full season in the big leagues, after Lary set the mark in 1960.

Fister is already more than halfway to last season's leading total of 14 from Arizona's Ian Kennedy and White Sox veteran Gavin Floyd.
from the Tigers official site
 
Leyland gives Miggy, Prince green light at 3-0.
DETROIT -- Jim Leyland says often he has given more green lights for players to swing on 3-0 counts in Detroit than he did in any of his other managerial stops. He also says that most players don't feel comfortable swinging at 3-0 pitches.

Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder have standing green lights on 3-0 counts, Leyland said.

"I never give Miguel the take, him and Prince," Leyland said. "Unless you think the game's a lopsided game where you don't want to get somebody hit or something like that."

Yet Cabrera is much more likely to take than swing at 3-0 pitches. A big part of the reason is the opposing pitcher. If a pitcher gets to a 3-0 count on Cabrera, he's far more likely to give him ball four than throw a get-me-over pitch for strike one.

If Cabrera actually swings at a 3-0 pitch, it's more likely to be a hittable pitch, which explains why he's 6-for-13 on those pitches for his career. He got a cookie from Braves reliever Cory Gearrin on Sunday night and lined it into the right-field seats for his second career homer on a 3-0 count. His only previous extra-base hit off a 3-0 pitch was a 2009 home run off Minnesota's Anthony Swarzak.

In 6,583 career plate appearances, Cabrera has had a 3-0 count 469 times. On 255 occasions, he has walked on the next pitch, 154 times intentionally. On 83 other occasions, he has walked on a 3-1 or 3-2 pitch.
from the Tigers official site
 
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