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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2011/09/tigers_justin_verlander_comes.html
Tigers' Justin Verlander comes up short in bid for 25th victory in final start of season. Tigers lose to orioles in 9th inning.
from Mlive

http://www.freep.com/article/20110924/SP....ns-Tigers- fall
Detroit 5 - orioles 6 : Verlander can't reach 25 wins, Tigers lose in 9th on Leyland brain fart.
from the freep

http://www.detnews.com/article/20110924/SPORTS0104/109240410/1129/Justin-Verlander
 
Detroit Tigers Team Notes

Tigers using caution with Betemit.
Wilson Betemit was originally slated to make his return to the lineup on Saturday night, eight days after tweaking his knee on a slide at home plate. However, the Tigers wanted to see him run through pregame drills and see how his knee responded before putting him back in the field.

Thus Betemit spent batting practice taking ground balls at third base and testing his lateral movement. Assuming that he doesn't have any more discomfort, he has a good chance to start Sunday's series finale.

The sooner he returns, the sooner the Tigers can get their rotation at third base back into some normalcy. With Betemit out, Don Kelly has received the majority of the starts over Brandon Inge, including Saturday's game.

from the Tigers official site
 
Detroit Tigers Team Notes

Yankees have clinched home-field advantage in the American League with Detroit's 6-5 loss to Baltimore.

Verlander on emotions going for 25: "About like normal. I usually get pretty excited when I take the mound. There
 
Detroit Tigers Team Notes

September 25 in Tigers history :

1908: Detroit's Ed Summers pitches two complete-game wins over the A's, winning the opener, 7 - 2. The second game is a 10-inning battle with another rookie, Biff Schlitzer, that ends 1 - 0 on a Claude Rossman drive for an inside-the-park home run. Summers allows just two hits. With the White Sox idle, the Tigers move to a half-game out of first.

1940: Bobo Newsom wins a clutch doubleheader for the Tigers, pitching 2 innings of relief in the opener against the White Sox, and going the distance in the nightcap for his 21st win.

1952 - Hal Newhouser of the Tigers wins his 200th game. It is his last win for Detroit, who will release him in early 1953.

1955: Detroit RF Al Kaline becomes the youngest batting champ in history, as he takes the American League crown at age 20 with a .340 average. Kaline will lead the league in hits 200, total bases 321, and finish second in MVP vote to Yogi Berra.

1971 - With rookie C Tim Hosley hitting two homers and driving in five runs, the Tigers trip the Yankees, 10 - 7. Les Cain pitches six innings for the win. Cain finishes with a 10-9 record with 145 innings, but contends he is forced to pitch by Manager Billy Martin while he has a sore arm. Cain later claims that it did permanent damage to his arm and he sues the Tigers. In a landmark decision, the Michigan Bureau of Workman's Compensation will order the Tigers to pay Cain $111 a month for the rest of his life. A lump sum payment is later agreed upon.

1998: In the 3rd inning of a 7 - 5 Tiger win, Toronto starter Woody Williams serves up consecutive homers to Juan Encarnacion and Frank Catalanotto, walks a batter, and tees up another gopher for Tony Clark.

Tigers players and coaches birthdays :

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Johnny_Sain
Johnny Sain 1967-1969.

Tigers players who passed away :

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ray_Hayworth
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/haywora01.shtml
Ray Hayworth 1926, 1929-1938.

from baseball reference
 
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