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Pena should be good to go against Mets.
DETROIT -- The jammed big toe on Brayan Pena's right foot had healed enough by Thursday that manager Jim Leyland could joke about getting the "toe truck" out for Pena after his limp from the batters' box to first base Tuesday night. That was a pretty good sign the Tigers wouldn't need to shelve Pena this weekend.

Pena said he could have been behind the plate Thursday if the Tigers needed him. With the Twins starting left-hander Andrew Albers, however, Leyland had no reason to rush Pena back, instead giving right-handed hitter Bryan Holaday his second consecutive start behind the plate. Holaday faced Albers at Triple-A Toledo in May. The move paid off, as Holaday homered off Albers in the third inning, the first long ball of his career.

Pena said Thursday morning he expects to be ready for Friday's series opener against the Mets at Citi Field. With no designated hitter in the National League ballpark, Leyland could opt to give Victor Martinez a start at catcher, something he admitted Wednesday he was contemplating doing for a game to get Martinez's bat in the lineup.
from the Tigers official site
 
Anibal's season rivals teammate Scherzer's.
DETROIT -- Max Scherzer is running away with the Major League wins lead, trails only Yu Darvish among American League pitchers in strikeouts and will be a front-runner for the AL Cy Young Award at season's end. But quietly, teammate Anibal Sanchez is putting up similar numbers.
"Heck of a year," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said.

With 6 2/3 innings of one-run ball in Wednesday night's win against the Twins, Sanchez lowered his ERA to 2.45, trailing only Hiroki Kuroda among AL starters. He has dropped half a run off his ERA since the All-Star break, allowing eight runs on 36 hits over 47 2/3 innings.

Sanchez's .225 batting average against ranks fifth among AL starters, trailing Darvish, Scherzer, Hisashi Iwakuma and Justin Masterson. His home run ratio is the league's lowest, while his 1.13 WHIP ranks eighth.

Perhaps most surprising, though, is his strikeout rate. With 152 strikeouts over 139 2/3 innings, he owns a ratio of 9.79 strikeouts per nine innings. That's slightly better than Scherzer, who had the league's highest ratio last year. Only Darvish (11.96) has a higher rate this season among AL hurlers.

There's a reason for all this, Leyland said, and it has nothing to do with a career year.
"I don't think people realize how good his stuff is," Leyland said. "He has real good stuff."
from the Tigers official site
 
Veras gives Leyland comfort in setup role.
DETROIT -- Jose Veras can now claim a 20-save season on his Major League resume after recording the final four outs in the Tigers' 7-1 win over the Twins on Wednesday, but that's not where his value lies in Detroit. Instead, Veras' success in Detroit has come in the same setup role he filled for several teams before closing in Houston earlier this year.

In the process, Veras has given manager Jim Leyland a lot more comfort about filling Joaquin Benoit's old spot, the one he held down before becoming the closer.
"With Veras' addition, it's a relief for all of us, especially for me," Benoit said.

Veras was 19-for-22 in save opportunities for Houston when the Tigers acquired him on July 29. Not surprisingly on a last-place team, Veras did not have a lot of chances to pitch consecutive days. He also wasn't called upon for more than three outs very often.

That has changed in Detroit. His 11 appearances in just over three weeks as a Tiger mark the same workload over his final six weeks in Houston. That includes three sets of back-to-back appearances, two appearances of more than three outs, and three outings requiring more than 20 pitches.

Veras entered Wednesday's game with two outs in the eighth inning to protect a 4-1 lead for Benoit. Instead, Detroit's three-run eighth meant Benoit's services weren't needed. Veras stayed in for the ninth, striking out two batters to earn his first save as a Tiger.

"I think he's done very well for us," Leyland said. "I like him a lot. He's very quiet, very professional. He was a very nice addition for us."
from the Tigers official site
 
http://www.freep.com/article/20130822/SPORTS02/308220134/detroit-tigers-minnesota-twins-recap
Minnesota 7 - Detroit 6: Austin Jackson's 3-run home run not enough in series finale.
from the freep

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/08/detroit_tigers_play_series_fin.html
Justin Verlander allows six runs, Austin Jackson hits three-run home run in 7-6 loss to Minnesota Twins.
from Mlive

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...-trump-Tigers?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Sports
Justin Verlander struggles again, Twins trump Tigers.
from the detnews

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/inde...013_08_22_minmlb_detmlb_1&mode=recap&c_id=det
Jackson's blast brings Tigers back, but Twins earn win.
Verlander labors through seven, allowing six runs in no-decision.
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/inde...d=det#gid=2013_08_22_minmlb_detmlb_1&mode=box
Boxscore.
from the Tigers official site

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2013/8/...son-doumit-three-run-home-run-series-loss-mlb
Twinks 7 - Tigers 6: Justin Verlander rocked, Austin Jackson three run home run wasted.
from bybtb

http://walkoffwoodward.com/?p=8492
Pitching Lets Tigers Down As Minnesota Takes Series.
from walkoffwoodwardtigersblog

http://www.foxsportsdetroit.com/mlb...s-in-loss-to-Twins?blockID=931903&feedID=3593
Verlander struggles in loss to Twins.
from DetroitFox
 
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kalinecountry said:
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-most-dominant-first-place-finishes-ever/
The Most Dominant First Place Finishes Ever.
from fangraphs
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The author is already lauding the accomplishments of this season's Braves, but wasn't that ballclub also comfortably in command of the WC spot 2 years ago by ~ 10 games? Then they choked it away by the final day of the season ala the red sux in the AL...lol.

I really don't have anything against the Braves ballclub or their fanbase, other than it being called "America's Team" by the cable superstation (W)TBS beginning in the mid-80s...that really irked me quite a bit back then. If any MLB franchise "could" ever be considered or called America's Team, I would have to (albeit grudgingly) admit that it would be the NY Yankees, who also much more often than not have historically drawn the largest crowds/attendance while on the road.

But as far as the dread sux and especially their entitled and arrogant fanbase "nation", nothing would please me more than to see them collapse again and fail to clinch even a WC berth...much less win the AL East by the end of the season. I would enjoy that just as much if not even more than what ended up happening during Sept of '11, however unlikely.
 
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http://www.freep.com/article/20130822/SPORTS02/308220159/detroit-tigers-bryan-holaday
Detroit Tigers teammates haze Bryan Holaday just a little after first home run. with webvideo.
from the freep

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/08/detroit_tigers_bryan_holaday_p.html
Detroit Tigers' Bryan Holaday calls his shot before hitting 1st career home run.
from Mlive

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...ns-him-silent-treatment-from-Tigers-teammates
Bryan Holaday's first career homer earns him silent treatment from Tigers teammates.
from the detnews
 
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The Tigers are 13-14 in Verlander?s 27 starts.
Except for their 2-3 record in Jose Alvarez?s five starts, they are over .500 with all their other starters: Max Scherzer (20-5), Doug Fister (14-11), Anibal Sanchez (13-9) and Rick Porcello (12-11).

Only in 2008, when they were 13-20 in his starts, have the Tigers been under .500 with Verlander on the mound.
At the opposite end, they were 25-9 when he started in 2011.
 
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