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Tigers 13-7 at home, 10-11 on road.
Panic-worthy? If they go 1G under .500 on road (40-41),
win 65% of home Gs (52), they finish w/ 92 wins.
 
kalinecountry said:
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/articl...ball-has-been-very-very-good-to-comerica-bank
Baseball has been very, very good to Comerica Bank.
Putting its name on Detroit Tigers stadium earns company millions in brand exposure.
from CrainsDetroit
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That TV and radio commercial where Comerica advertised a low 2.99% introductory rate on equity loans was a fool's bargain. 9 statements until becoming a variable rate. Full of misleading BS to make the offer sound much better than it was. "Lock it in" "Limited time offer", yeah fucking right!!
 
Miggy putting up big numbers again.
A year after becoming the first player to win the Triple Crown in nearly half a century, Miguel Cabrera is on pace to have 27 more RBIs and a batting average 43 points than the one he had last season.

Cabrera, the reigning American League MVP, is hitting .373 with eight home runs and 42 RBIs. He's on pace to hit 32 homers, 12 fewer than he did in 2012, but is also on pace to have 166 RBIs, which would eclipse the 139 RBIs he had last season.

"It's pretty hard to improve on a Triple Crown," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said. "He's the best hitter in the game. He's got a real fluid swing. He can hit the ball out of the ballpark to all fields. He can take a base hit. There's not too many guys that can take a sinker, down and in, and hit a bullet to right field."

In the Tigers' 2-1 victory over the Rangers on Friday, Cabrera doubled home the first run in the fifth inning before scoring the second on a sacrifice fly in the same frame. He went 5-for-12 (.417) while the rest of his team hit .176 in the first three games of the series against the Rangers.

Not to mention that he's batting .500 with runners in scoring position, driving in 37 runs in 54 at-bats during that situation this season.

"You can have some interesting conversations if you get into stats a lot. It doesn't make any difference," Leyland said. "He's one of those special guys that don't come around often and he's been special for a long time."
from the Tigers official site
 
Smyly showing off versatility in bullpen.
If everything works out, Drew Smyly will be a reliable member of the Tigers' rotation soon. But for now, he's helping them every way he can out of the bullpen.

Smyly retired both batters he faced in the seventh inning of Friday's 2-1 win over the Rangers, needing 12 pitches to record those two outs. The next night, Smyly was called on to stop the bleeding after Tigers starter Anibal Sanchez gave up six runs in just 2 2/3 innings. Smyly allowed one run on two hits in 3 1/3 innings, throwing 33 of his 55 pitches for strikes.

"He's answered the bell no matter what we've done with him," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said. "He's been kind of the mystery of the bullpen because he's done so many good things, no matter where you put him. He's a jewel. He's going to be a good starting Major League pitcher at some point."

The Tigers' seconnd-round choice in the 2010 First-Year Player Draft, Smyly has gone 2-0 with a 1.93 ERA in 15 outings, striking out 29 and walking only seven in 28 innings. He won't be available for Sunday's series finale against the Rangers and, after the Tigers get an off-day Monday, may not be available for Tuesday's series opener against the Indians.

"I'm just trying to get innings, trying to get experience and get better," Smyly said. "I've been a starter my whole life, so I'm used to throwing 100 pitches. Whatever [Leyland] needs me to do, I just try to do the job."
from the Tigers official site
 
Infante slotted in leadoff position for finale.
Omar Infante had only served as the Tigers' leadoff hitter once this year but with Austin Jackson and Andy Dirks not playing, he was the first hitter listed in the lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Rangers.

Jackson has been on the disabled list for the past week with a pulled left hamstring, while the left-handed-hitting Dirks got a day off as the Rangers put southpaw Derek Holland on the mound. Of the Tigers' previous 41 games, Jackson led off 33 times and Dirks led off seven times.

"When you lead him off, you're leading him off because he's your only guy in that situation," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said. "Normally I wouldn't have him leading off but, with the situation we're in, if you look at the lineup, who else would you lead off? ... The only other guy you'd think about is [Avisail] Garcia and I don't want to do that.

Garcia made his third start, playing center field and batting ninth. Infante went 1-for-4 with a walk in his only other start as the Tigers' leadoff man, during a 7-5 loss to the Astros on Wednesday. Normally the team's ninth hitter, Infante is hitting .309 with three home runs and 14 RBIs.

"He doesn't walk much, but he is pretty quick," Leyland said. "Omar can hit anyone. Omar just comes ready to play. Whatever we ask him to do, he does.
from the Tigers official site
 
Fielder not fazed by recent slump.
For the first time in more than a week, Prince Fielder drove in a run Saturday. The Tigers cleanup hitter is hoping the RBI single that brought Torii Hunter home in the third inning of a 7-2 loss to the Rangers can get him back on track.

"It's definitely not going to hurt," Fielder said. "That's what I'm trying to do, just trying to hit the ball hard. That's the goal, to hit the ball hard and see what happens."

Fielder is hitting .179 with two RBIs in his last 11 games and has many hits (two) as strikeouts in his last 18 at-bats. He's hitting.224 with two home runs and seven RBIs this month.

"It's just a week," Fielder said. "I've felt good. I just try to go out there and play hard every night. It doesn't matter how you feel."
from the Tigers official site
 
Worth noting:
Torii Hunter and Victor Martinez each doubled in the Tigers' 7-2 loss to the Rangers on Saturday, extending the team's streak of games with at least one extra-base hit to 35. It's the second-longest streak in the Majors, behind the Pirates (39).

Jhonny Peralta singled in his first at-bat Saturday, giving him at least one hit in 27 of his last 33 games. Peralta, who leads American League shortstops with a .317 batting average, is hitting .342 with four home runs and 17 RBIs during that stretch.

Miguel Cabrera has hit .369 in 27 career games at the Ballpark in Arlington and his .374 batting average there since joining the Tigers in 2008 is the second-highest in the Majors.

from the Tigers official site
 
http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/05/detroit_tigers_doug_fister_tex.html
Miguel Cabrera hits three homers, Detroit Tigers still come up short in 11-8 loss to Texas Rangers.
from Mlive

It was Cabrera's 27th career multi-homer and his second this season. It's the second time he's hit three homers in a game. He did it May 28, 2010 against Oakland in Detroit. He finished 4-for-4 with five RBIs and an intentional walk.

His third homer came in the eighth inning when he sent an inside fastball to the grassy field in center. He joined Bobby Higginson, Cecil Fielder and Rocky Colavito as only Tigers with multiple three-homer games.

With his third home run, Cabrera, who is hitting .509 with runners in scoring position, passed Hank Greenberg with 332 on the all-time home run list. He passed McAuliffe for 11th place in franchise history with second home run. It was No. 193 with the Tigers.
 
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AL RSAA Runs Saved Above Average

LEADERS
1 Clay Buchholz 20
T2 Felix Hernandez 14
T2 Chris Sale 14
T2 Hiroki Kuroda 14
T5 James Shields 12
T5 Jon Lester 12
T7 Hisashi Iwakuma 11
T7 Yu Darvish 11
T7 Derek Holland 11
T10 Tanner Scheppers 10
T10 Anibal Sanchez 10

WORST
1 Philip Humber -22
2 Joe Blanton -15
3 Mark Buehrle -14
4 Brad Peacock -13
T5 Jeremy Hellickson -12
T5 Joe Saunders -12
T7 Blake Beavan -11
T7 Jarrod Parker -11
T9 Brett Myers -10
T9 Brandon Maurer -10
T9 Dan Straily -10
T9 Vance Worley -10
T9 Aaron Harang -10
T9 Mike Pelfrey -10

TEAM TOTALS
1 Rangers 54
2 White Sox 36
3 Tigers 28
4 Yankees 27
5 Red Sox 24
6 Royals 21
7 Orioles 9
8 Indians 4
9 Twins -9
10 A's -10
11 Mariners -17
12 Rays -19
13 Blue Jays -33
14 Angels -39
15 Astros -62

TIGERS
Anibal Sanchez 10
Drew Smyly 8
Justin Verlander 7
Doug Fister 7
Joaquin Benoit 6
Darin Downs 4
Jose Ortega 3
Jose Valverde 3
Al Alburquerque 2
Max Scherzer 2
Luke Putkonen 1
Evan Reed 0
Bruce Rondon -2
Phil Coke -3
Octavio Dotel -5
Rick Porcello -7
Brayan Villarreal -8

from leesininsatmreports
through May 18.
 
AL RCAA Runs Created Above Average

LEADERS
T1 Chris Davis 23
T1 Miguel Cabrera 23
3 Evan Longoria 20
T4 Carlos Santana 16
T4 Joe Mauer 16
6 Josh Donaldson 13
T7 Mike Trout 12
T7 James Loney 12
T9 Mark Reynolds 11
T9 Alex Gordon 11

LEADERS
1 Jeff Keppinger -18
2 Brian Dozier -12
T3 Brendan Ryan -10
T3 Will Middlebrooks -10
T3 Nolan Reimold -10
T3 Ryan Flaherty -10
T3 Victor Martinez -10
T3 Maicer Izturis -10
T3 Aaron Hicks -10
T3 Alex Avila -10
T3 David Murphy -10

TEAM TOTALS
1 Indians 39
2 Rays 27
3 Tigers 19
4 Red Sox 15
5 A's 5
6 Orioles 4
7 Mariners 1
8 Rangers -4
9 Yankees -6
10 Angels -9
11 Twins -12
12 Blue Jays -13
13 Royals -14
14 Astros -26
15 White Sox -44

TIGERS
Miguel Cabrera 23
Prince Fielder 9
Jhonny Peralta 6
Matt Tuiasosopo 5
Torii Hunter 4
Omar Infante 1
Andy Dirks 0
Avisail Garcia 0
Austin Jackson -1
Brayan Pena -2
Don Kelly -3
Ramon Santiago -3
Alex Avila -10
Victor Martinez -10

from leesininsatmreports
through May 18.
 
AL FRAA Fielding Runs Above Average

LEADERS
1 Manny Machado 13
2 Pedro Florimon Jr. 12
T3 Brian Dozier 9
T3 Matt Dominguez 9
T3 Mitch Moreland 9
T6 Alejandro De Aza 8
T6 Shane Victorino 8
T8 Vernon Wells 7
T8 Rajai Davis 7
T8 Justin Maxwell 7
T8 Salvador Perez 7
T8 Colby Rasmus 7

WORST
1 Trevor Plouffe -12
2 Adam Jones -11
3 Chris Carter -10
4 Jose Bautista -9
T5 Howie Kendrick -8
T5 Miguel Cabrera -8
T5 J.D. Martinez -8
T8 Chris Davis -7
T8 Robbie Grossman -7
T8 Matt Joyce -7
T8 Michael Brantley -7

TEAM TOTALS
1 Mariners 16
2 White Sox 14
3 Rangers 13
4 Yankees 7
5 Royals 6
T6 Indians 3
T6 Orioles 3
8 Blue Jays -1
9 A's -2
10 Rays -4
11 Twins -6
12 Red Sox -9
13 Tigers -12
14 Angels -14
15 Astros -15

TIGERS
Jhonny Peralta 4
Andy Dirks 2
Omar Infante 1
Don Kelly 1
Brayan Pena 1
Victor Martinez 0
Torii Hunter 0
Avisail Garcia 0
Alex Avila -1
Matt Tuiasosopo -2
Ramon Santiago -2
Prince Fielder -3
Austin Jackson -5
Miguel Cabrera -8

from leesininsatmreports
through May 18.
 
AL TRAA Total Runs Above Average -- RCAA plus/minus FRAA = TRAA

LEADERS
1 Evan Longoria 26
2 Manny Machado 20
3 Chris Davis 16
T4 James Loney 15
T4 Carlos Santana 15
T4 Joe Mauer 15
T4 Miguel Cabrera 15
T8 Vernon Wells 14
T8 Mitch Moreland 14
T10 Nick Swisher 13
T10 Alex Rios 13

WORST
1 Jeff Keppinger -14
2 Robbie Grossman -13
3 Emilio Bonifacio -12
T4 Trevor Plouffe -11
T4 Alex Avila -11
T4 Eduardo Nunez -11
T7 Alcides Escobar -10
T7 Chris Carter -10
T7 Victor Martinez -10
T7 Chris Parmelee -10

TEAM TOTALS
1 Indians 42
2 Rays 23
3 Mariners 17
4 Rangers 9
T5 Tigers 7
T5 Orioles 7
7 Red Sox 6
8 A's 3
9 Yankees 1
10 Royals -8
11 Blue Jays -14
12 Twins -18
13 Angels -23
14 White Sox -30
15 Astros -41

TIGERS
Miguel Cabrera 15
Jhonny Peralta 10
Prince Fielder 6
Torii Hunter 4
Matt Tuiasosopo 3
Omar Infante 2
Andy Dirks 2
Avisail Garcia 0
Brayan Pena -1
Don Kelly -2
Ramon Santiago -5
Austin Jackson -6
Victor Martinez -10
Alex Avila -11

from leesininsatmreports
through May 18.
 
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