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Veras making big impression on Tigers.
Tigers manager Jim Leyland likes what he has seen of Jose Veras since Detroit acquired the veteran right-hander from the Astros on July 29.

Entering Sunday, Veras had appeared in 17 games for the Tigers and carried a 2.81 earned run average with opponents hitting .193 against him. Veras had 11 strikeouts and six walks over 16 innings.

"He has done a good job," Leyland said. "He's a veteran guy who has a little bit of action to his delivery that is probably deceiving to the hitter. He has done fine. He's very professional, doesn't say much. He just goes about his business."
from the Tigers official site

 

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iglesias returns to action after two games off.
Shortstop Jose Iglesias returned to the Tigers' lineup on Sunday after missing the opening two games of the weekend series against the Royals with shin splints in both legs.

He made his presence count right away with a two-run homer that put the Tigers on the board in the third inning.

Counting the off-day on Thursday, Iglesias had a three-day break since leaving early in Wednesday's game against the Red Sox because of shin splint soreness.
from the Tigers official site

 

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Castellanos to start Monday against White Sox.
After making his first Major League start on Saturday, Nick Castellanos will get another opportunity to make an impression on Monday against the White Sox. Tigers manager Jim Leyland said he plans to start Castellanos in left field against Chicago left-hander Chris Sale.

Castellanos went 1-for-2 in his starting debut against the Royals. He hit one ball hard that was turned into an out and then beat out a slow roller to the right side.

"He looks very confident in the batter's box," Leyland said. "Whether that's going to mean instant results, I don't know about that. Some guys come up here and tear it up right away. Then [the pitchers] figure it out and they have to readjust.

"Other guys struggle at the start and then catch up with the speed of the game up here. So, you never know how it's going to play out. But I do think, in the little bit I've seen of him, that at some point Nick Castellanos is going to be a good big league hitter. Let the kid get out there and play."
from the Tigers official site

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/09/detroit_tigers_doug_fister_kan.html
Detroit Tigers drop second straight to Kansas City Royals, AL Central lead stands at 5 1/2 games.
from Mlive

http://www.freep.com/article/20130908/SPORTS02/309080141/detroit-tigers-kansas-city-royals-recap
Kansas City 5 - Detroit 2: Eric hoghead Hosmer, Royals burn Tigers.
from the freep

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...hless-Tigers-manage-just-six-hits-loss-Royals
Royals 5 - Tigers 2: Toothless Tigers manage just six hits in loss to Royals.
from the detnews

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/inde...013_09_08_detmlb_kcamlb_1&mode=recap&c_id=det
Early lead slips as Tigers fall to Royals in finale.
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/inde...d=det#gid=2013_09_08_detmlb_kcamlb_1&mode=box
Boxscore.
from the Tigers official site

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2013/9/...hen-detroit-lose-two-of-three-hoser-homer-mlb
Royals 5 - Tigers 2: Offense AWOL against Cy Chen.
from bybtb

http://www.foxsportsdetroit.com/mlb...ort-against-Royals?blockID=937587&feedID=3701
Fister, Tigers fall short against royals.
from DetroitFox

 

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http://www.foxsportsdetroit.com/mlb...enge-Finish-strong?blockID=937587&feedID=3706
The Tigers' next challenge? Finish strong.
from DetroitFox

 

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AL RSAA Runs Saved Above Average

LEADERS
1 Max Scherzer 30 *****
2 Anibal Sanchez 29 *****
3 Chris Sale 24
T4 Hiroki Kuroda 23
T4 Yu Darvish 23
6 Clay Buchholz 21
T7 Koji Uehara 20
T7 Hisashi Iwakuma 20
T9 Felix Hernandez 19
T9 Derek Holland 19

WORST
1 Joe Blanton -31
2 Aaron Harang -25
T3 Brandon Maurer -23
T3 Lucas Harrell -23
T3 Justin Grimm -23
6 Philip Humber -22
7 Wade Davis -21
8 Jeremy Hellickson -20
9 Joe Saunders -19
T10 Josh Johnson -18
T10 Dylan Axelrod -18

TEAM TOTALS
1 Tigers 83 *****
2 Royals 73
3 Rangers 54
4 White Sox 31
5 Yankees 30
6 Athletics 23
7 Red Sox 19
8 Rays 9
9 Indians 0
10 Orioles -17
11 Blue Jays -18
12 Twins -24
T13 Mariners -55
T13 Angels -55
15 Astros -93

TIGERS
Max Scherzer 30
Anibal Sanchez 29
Drew Smyly 15
Justin Verlander 14
Joaquin Benoit 13
Doug Fister 13
Luke Putkonen 5
Jose Veras 3
Bruce Rondon 2
Evan Reed 1
Jose Ortega 1
Jeremy Bonderman -2
Phil Coke -2
Darin Downs -3
Jose Valverde -3
Octavio Dotel -5
Jose Alvarez -6
Al Alburquerque -6
Brayan Villarreal -8
Rick Porcello -8

from leesininsatmreports.
through September 7.

 

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AL RCAA Runs Created Above Average

LEADERS
1 Miguel Cabrera 86 *****
2 Mike Trout 81
3 Chris Davis 66
4 David Ortiz 41
5 Adrian Beltre 35
T6 Robinson Cano 34
T6 Edwin Encarnacion 34
T8 Joe Mauer 33
T8 Josh Donaldson 33
10 Jason Kipnis 26

WORST
1 Alcides Escobar -32
2 Jeff Keppinger -26
3 J.P. Arencibia -24
4 Maicer Izturis -23
5 Brendan Ryan -21
6 Jose Altuve -19
T7 Matt Dominguez -18
T7 Tyler Flowers -18
T9 Pedro Florimon -17
T9 Mike Moustakas -17
T9 Chris Stewart -17

TEAM TOTALS
1 Red Sox 161 **
2 Tigers 96 *****
3 Athletics 51
4 Angels 38
5 Rays 35
6 Orioles 31
7 Indians 24
8 Rangers 10
9 Blue Jays -28
10 Mariners -44
11 Royals -58
12 Twins -74
13 Yankees -78
14 White Sox -115
15 Astros -134

TIGERS
Miguel Cabrera 86
Jhonny Peralta 12
Omar Infante 11
Torii Hunter 10
Prince Fielder 10
Austin Jackson 7
Matt Tuiasosopo 6
Bryan Holaday 1
Jose Iglesias 0
Danny Worth -1
Nick Castellanos -1
Victor Martinez -2
Brayan Pena -2
Andy Dirks -3
Don Kelly -4
Avisail Garcia -5
Hernan Perez -6
Ramon Santiago -9
Alex Avila -14

from leesininsatmreports.
through September 7.

 

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AL FRAA Fielding Runs Above Average

LEADERS
1 Manny Machado 37
2 Shane Victorino 26
3 Nick Franklin 23
T4 Pedro Florimon 19
T4 Matt Dominguez 19
6 Brian Dozier 16
7 Nick Swisher 15
T8 Ian Kinsler 13
T8 Mitch Moreland 13
T8 Lorenzo Cain 13

WORST
1 Adam Jones -22
2 Miguel Cabrera -21
T3 Chris Carter -19
T3 Trevor Plouffe -19
5 Maicer Izturis -16
6 Jed Lowrie -15
T7 Grant Green -14
T7 Eduardo Nunez -14
T9 Chris Davis -13
T9 J.D. Martinez -13

TEAM TOTALS
1 Rangers 33
2 Royals 27
3 Mariners 25
T4 Rays 14
T4 Indians 14
6 Orioles 11
7 White Sox 9
8 Yankees 0
9 Twins -1
10 Red Sox -12
11 Blue Jays -15
12 Athletics -20
13 Astros -23
14 Tigers -24
15 Angels -53

TIGERS
Andy Dirks 12
Jhonny Peralta 7
Matt Tuiasosopo 6
Jose Iglesias 5
Victor Martinez 4
Omar Infante 1
Danny Worth 1
Austin Jackson 1
Avisail Garcia 0
Nick Castellanos 0
Brayan Pena -1
Ramon Santiago -2
Bryan Holaday -2
Torii Hunter -3
Prince Fielder -7
Hernan Perez -7
Alex Avila -9
Don Kelly -9
Miguel Cabrera -21

from leesininsatmreports.
through September 7.

 

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AL TRAA Total Runs Above Average -- RCAA plus/minus FRAA = TRAA

LEADERS
1 Mike Trout 74
2 Miguel Cabrera 65
3 Chris Davis 53
4 Shane Victorino 46
5 David Ortiz 41
6 Manny Machado 38
7 Edwin Encarnacion 36
8 Evan Longoria 32
T9 Josh Donaldson 31
T9 Joe Mauer 31
T9 Adrian Beltre 31

WORST
1 Maicer Izturis -39
2 Jose Altuve -30
3 Alcides Escobar -29
4 J.P. Arencibia -28
T5 Jamey Carroll -27
T5 Trevor Plouffe -27
7 Jeff Keppinger -24
T8 Alex Avila -23
T8 J.D. Martinez -23
10 Erick Aybar -21

TEAM TOTALS
1 Red Sox 149
2 Tigers 72
3 Rays 49
4 Rangers 43
5 Orioles 42
6 Indians 38
7 Athletics 31
8 Angels -15
9 Mariners -19
10 Royals -31
11 Blue Jays -43
12 Twins -75
13 Yankees -78
14 White Sox -106
15 Astros -157

TIGERS
Miguel Cabrera 65
Jhonny Peralta 19
Omar Infante 12
Matt Tuiasosopo 12
Andy Dirks 9
Austin Jackson 8
Torii Hunter 7
Jose Iglesias 5
Prince Fielder 3
Victor Martinez 2
Danny Worth 0
Nick Castellanos -1
Bryan Holaday -1
Brayan Pena -3
Avisail Garcia -5
Ramon Santiago -11
Don Kelly -13
Hernan Perez -13
Alex Avila -23

from leesininsatmreports.
through September 7.

 

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Miguel Cabrera has made 0.575 outs per PA and Mike Trout has made 0.578 this year.

 

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http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130908/SPORTS0104/309080043/1129/rss15
Tigers' Torii Hunter muddles through slump.
from the detnews

 

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Highest % of career HR after A-S break, min 300 HR:
Brett 59.0
Strawberry 56.4
Mize 55.7
R Howard 54.3
Greenberg 54.3
Sievers 53.3

 

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Most HR as a C:
Piazza 396
Fisk 351
Bench 327
I-Rod 304
Parrish 299
Carter 298
Berra 272
Posada 246
J Lopez 243
Campanella 239

 

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http://www.detroittigertales.com/2013/09/scherzer-sanchez-lead-al-in-run.html
Scherzer, Sanchez Lead AL in Run Prevention.
from DetroitTigerTales

 

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September 9 in Tigers and mlb history:

1921 - An American League record for total runs and hits is made when Chicago beats Detroit, 20 - 15. Each team has 20 hits. Ralph Young, Ty Cobb each have 3 hits and 4 runs scored. Harry Heilmann and Bobby Veach knock in 4 apiece.

1931 - To raise funds to help the unemployed in the Depression, the Yankees, Giants, and Robins agree to a series of benefit games. Sixty thousand fans, paying regular prices, raise $59,000 in the first match-up, as Babe Ruth homers and the Yankees beat the Giants 7 - 2.

1932 - The Tigers beat the Yankees 14 - 13 in a 14-inning game in which Lou Gehrig hits a grand slam and drives in eight runs. He has reached this RBI feat twice before. Frankie Crosetti strikes out four times in the game, including twice in one inning. Detroit also tops the Yanks 4 - 1 in five innings to finally complete the protested game of August 1st, and the tie of yesterday. The Yanks score their lone run in the 3rd inning off Buck Marrow with their only two hits of the game.

1950: The Tigers and White Sox finally finish a game that started in April. The game was originally scheduled as the nitecap of a doubleheader on April 30th, but was halted by darkness after 9 innings deadlocked at 7 - 7. Rescheduled for August 10th, the contest was halted in the 7th with the score 1 - 1. Art Houtteman finally settles it with a 1 - 0, 12-inning win. Hoot Evers triples and scores on a single by Johnny Groth. The league leaders fail to cash in by losing the nitecap 5 - 4, cutting their lead to a half game over New York and a game ahead of Boston.

1970: Bowie Kuhn hands Denny McLain his third suspension of the year, this one for carrying a gun, plus other unspecified charges, and ends McLain's season with a 3-5 record.

1977 - In the second game of a doubleheader loss in Boston, Tiger rookies Lou Whitaker and Alan Trammell debut together. They will hold down the 2B and SS jobs in Detroit for a record 19 years and a record for teammates of 1,918 games played together.

1990: Tiger RF Scott Lusader loses the battle to bright sun and soggy turf and makes three errors (two fielding and one throwing) in the 1st inning against the White Sox. It's a first in the American League since 1925. The Sox score seven runs in the inning and coast home 13 - 3, snapping the Tigers' 7-game winning streak.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Waite_Hoyt
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hoytwa01.shtml
Waite Hoyt 1930-1931.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/proctji01.shtml
Jim Proctor 1959.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Reggie_Sanders_(sandere01)
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sandere01.shtml
Reggie Sanders 1974.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/micelda01.shtml
Dan Miceli 1997.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Edwin_Jackson
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jacksed01.shtml
Edwin Jackson 2009.

Tigers players who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Doc_Cramer
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cramedo01.shtml
Doc Cramer 1942-1948.

from baseball reference

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/20130909/SPORTS02/309090038/detroit-tigers-kansas-city-royals
Why the Tigers lost Sunday.
from the freep

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/201309...roit-tigers-nick-castellanos-first-career-hit
Detroit Tigers rookie Nick Castellanos gets first hit with good friend waiting at first base.
from the freep

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/09/video_detroit_tigers_mike_mous.html
Austin Jackson explains baserunning blunder that cost Detroit Tigers crucial out in 5-2 loss to Royals.
from Mlive

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/09/analysis_detroit_tigers_have_f.html
Analysis: Detroit Tigers have favorable schedule down stretch, but AL Central far from locked up.
from Mlive

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/09/inside_the_detroit_tigers_migu_1.html
Inside the Detroit Tigers: Miguel Cabrera slows down; Max Scherzer, Chris Sale set for star-studded rematch.
from Mlive