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Tuiasosopo trying to stay fresh with limited chances.
Matt Tuiasosopo entered Monday night's series opener against the White Sox having put up decent numbers off starter Chris Sale, going 4-for-11 with a home run this season. But with Nick Castellanos getting the start in left field, Tuiasosopo was the odd man out.

It marked the third consecutive game that Tuiasosopo did not start against a lefty. He last started last Tuesday against Red Sox southpaw Jon Lester, going 0-for-3 with three strikeouts. He's 8-for-41, all of the hits singles, with three walks and 17 strikeouts since Aug. 1, but two of the hits were singles off Sale on Aug. 12 in Chicago.

It's a conundrum the Tigers will face down the stretch. Both Tuiasosopo and Castellanos have played almost exclusively left field this season, so it's going to be difficult for the Tigers to give Castellanos a shot to prove himself while simultaneously giving Tuiasosopo a chance to work his way out of his slump.
Tuiasosopo said he hasn't been doing any different work than usual with hitting coach Lloyd McClendon. At this point, he's keeping his bat fresh for his next game.

The Tigers will face another lefty on Wednesday, when Jose Quintana takes the mound for the White Sox. They'll get a rematch with Royals left-hander Danny Duffy on Friday night at Comerica Park.
from the Tigers official site
 
Highest OPS Age 30 to 34, among CFs:
Mickey Mantle 174
Ty Cobb 174
Willie Mays 171
Jim Edmonds 157
Joe DiMaggio 157
Tris Speaker 153
 
http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/09/detroit_tigers_open_series_wit_21.html
Detroit Tigers' Max Scherzer falls short of win No. 20, bats quiet against Chris Sale in 5-1 loss to White Sox.
from Mlive

http://www.freep.com/article/201309.../detroit-tigers-chicago-white-sox-game-thread
Chicago 5 - Detroit 1: Chris Sale outduels Max Scherzer as Tigers lose.
from the freep

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...ad-shrinks-4-?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Sports
Max Scherzer struggles, Miguel Cabrera tossed as Tigers lead shrinks to 4?.
from the detnews

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/inde...013_09_09_detmlb_chamlb_1&mode=recap&c_id=det
Scherzer's quest for No. 20 denied by White Sox.
Righty allows five runs over four innings; Miggy ejected in first AB.
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/inde...d=det#gid=2013_09_09_detmlb_chamlb_1&mode=box
Boxscore.
from the Tigers official site

http://wapc.mlb.com/det/play/search/?game_pk=348886&tagName=More From This Game
Webvideos from the Tigers game.

http://www.foxsportsdetroit.com/mlb...le-against-White-S?blockID=938117&feedID=3701
Scherzer, Tigers struggle against White Sox.
from DetroitFox

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2013/9/...herzer-miguel-cabrera-jim-leyland-ejected-mlb
White Sox 5 - Tigers 1: Dominant Chris Sale tops ineffective Max Scherzer, Miguel Cabrera, Jim Leyland ejected.
from bybtb
 
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September 10 in Tigers and mlb history:

1908: Detroit takes its 2nd straight extra-inning game from the White Sox, 6 - 5, in 11 innings, and the Naps beat the Browns, 5 - 2. The American League race leaves Detroit 75-52, Chicago 72-57, St. Louis 71-57.

1960 - In Detroit, Mickey Mantle unloads a cannon shot for three runs in the 6th inning, the ball clearing the RF roof and landing in the Brooks Lumber Yard across Trumbull Avenue. New York pins a 5 - 1 loss on Paul Foytack that moves them a half game in first place ahead of Baltimore, losers today.
In June, 1985, Mantle's blow will retroactively be measured at 643 feet, and will be listed in The Guinness Book of World Records at that distance.

1962: Against Hank Aguirre, Mickey Mantle clouts a 4th-inning home run, the 400th of his career to tie the game 1 - 1. The Yanks score two in the 9th off Aguirre to beat Detroit 3 - 1.

1963 - 50 years ago today, the great Willie Horton made his major league debut in a Tigers uniform.

1999: Umpires opposed to union chief Richie Phillips announce plans to form a new union and seek certification to represent all umpires.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/halesa01.shtml
Sammie Hale 1920-1921.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/johnsau01.shtml
Augie Johns 1926-1927.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/robbibr01.shtml
Bruce Robbins 1979-1980.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/i/ingrari01.shtml
Ricardo Ingram 1994.

Tigers players who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/johnsro02.shtml
Roy Johnson 1929-1932.

from baseball reference
 
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Highest OBP since 2010:
Votto .433
Cabrera .426
Mauer .400
Fielder .397
Ortiz .392
Choo .391
Bautista .390
Bruan .383
McCutchen .383
 
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