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DETROIT -- The Tigers were without three key members of the bullpen on Tuesday due to injuries and the need to give some guys rest.

Left-hander Drew Smyly had pitched in three of the team's last four games, throwing 60 pitches over 3 1/3 innings, and will be unavailable until Thursday.
Closer Joaquin Benoit had also thrown in three of the past four games, though with a much lower pitch count, but also wasn't expected to pitch on Tuesday.

"[Benoit] didn't really throw many pitches last night or the day before, eight [on Sunday] and 12 [on Monday], but I really think you have to be really careful with him," manager Jim Leyland said. "You get greedy, you might lose. I try to watch him."

Bruce Rondon is battling tenderness in his elbow after throwing multiple pitches above 102-mph to strike out Red Sox slugger David Ortiz on Sept. 2. Rondon said his elbow is feeling better and he's expected throw a bullpen session on Wednesday.

Although Jose Veras has earned 21 saves this season, two of those with the Tigers, he wasn't necessarily going to be the closer in Tuesday's game, due to the Mariners' starting lineup with three lefties and three switch-hitters. Left-hander Phil Coke was also an option to pitch the ninth inning, if necessary.

"I don't know how that will play out with that left-handed situation," Leyland said.
The Tigers, however, did have Jeremy Bonderman available after he recovered from tendinitis and inflammation in his right thumb. He hasn't thrown in a game since Sept. 4.
from the Tigers official site
 
Scherzer finally passes 200-inning plateau.
DETROIT -- Max Scherzer has approached 200 innings pitched in a season for the last three years, but it wasn't until he threw seven innings in Sunday's game that he was able to push past the plateau in 2013.
"That's a big milestone for me," Scherzer said. "I've always come up short."

Scherzer battled shoulder soreness at the end of last season, and had a couple of starts pushed back to regain his health, finishing with 187 2/3 innings. In 2010, he finished 4 1/3 innings short after a rainout cost him an outing to end the year.
This season, Scherzer has thrown 201 1/3 innings, going at least six innings in all but four of his 30 starts.

"To be able to get 200 innings is an important plateau, because that's just a sign of a pitcher pitching deep into a game and giving your team a chance to win," Scherzer said. "That's something I haven't necessarily accomplished with the 200 innings, but obviously this year I've pitched well and deep into games."

Scherzer reached 1,000 career innings pitched on Sunday and did so with 71 wins and 1,045 strikeouts. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the only other pitcher in Major League history who had as many wins and strikeouts as Scherzer through his first 1,000 innings was Pedro Martinez (71 wins and 1,075 strikeouts).
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V-Mart getting rare start at catcher on Thursday.
DETROIT -- In the past, manager Jim Leyland said the only scenario in which Victor Martinez would start at catcher in an American League park this season would be to allow Miguel Cabrera to serve as the team's designated hitter.

That will be the case on Thursday, as Martinez will make his third start behind the plate this season after catching two games against the Mets in August. Due to National League rules, the Tigers didn't have the luxury of a designated hitter.

Leyland didn't give a specific reason for Martinez's next start behind the plate, but it will limit Cabrera's activity in the day game after playing the night before, and Alex Avila will get a rest after starting in each game since Sept. 10.

Another factor could be Mariners' starter James Paxton, who will be making his third Major League start. In Triple-A this season, the left-hander has held lefties to a .221 batting average with no home runs and 36 strikeouts in 161 at-bats, compared to giving up a .294 average to righties.

Ramon Santiago will likely fill Cabrera's spot at third base, while Matt Tuiasosopo will earn the start in left field. Tuiasosopo played his first game in more than a week on Monday, going 0-for-2 before being lifted for a pinch-hitter when the Mariners changed pitchers.

The Tigers will face two left-handers over their next six games: Paxton on Thursday and White Sox ace Chris Sale on Saturday.
from the Tigers official site
 
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September 18 in Tigers and mlb history:

1909: Before 35,409, the largest paid baseball attendance ever, Chief Bender beats Bill Donovan and the Tigers 2 - 0 at Philadelphia to keep the A's in the pennant race. The A's are 14-8 against Detroit this year, setting an American League record for most wins against the pennant winner. Ty Cobb is the Triple Crown winner with a .377 BA, nine home runs (all inside-the-park), and 107 RBI. He also will lead the American League with 216 hits, 116 runs, and 296 total bases. His 76 stolen bases make him the only player ever to win a quadruple crown.

1931: Lefty Grove wins his 30th game, beating the White Sox, 3 - 1, on five hits. He is the first to win 30 since Jim Bagby of Cleveland in 1920 and will be the last American League hurler to do so until Denny McLain in 1968.

1965: On Mickey Mantle Day at Yankee Stadium, 50,180 fans see Mantle play his 2,000th game. Joe DiMaggio and Bobby Kennedy are on hand as Mantle is given a barbecue grill in the shape of a prairie schooner and a six-foot Kosher salami weighing 100 pounds. In Mantle's first at bat, Detroit's Joe Sparma comes off the mound to shake his hand. Mick then flies out. Detroit wins 4 - 3 with reliever Denny McLain getting the win.

1967: Boston rallies to beat the 1st place Tigers in Detroit. A Carl Yastrzemski home run, his 40th, ties the game 5 - 5 in the 9th inning and a solo home run by Dalton Jones wins it in the 10th. Hours later, Detroit will receive another blow when Denny McLain allegedly leaps off a couch and sprains his left ankle. He will not pitch until the last game of the year.
Minnesota keeps pace by beating Kansas City 2 - 0 behind Jim Kaat's 6-hitter. The White Sox lose 3 - 2 to the Angels when Rick Reichardt hits a 9th-inning RBI single. Boston, Detroit, and Minnesota are now tied for 1st, with Chicago in 4th place, a half-game back.

1984: The Tigers clinch the American League East championship with a 3 - 0 win over the Brewers as starter Randy O'Neal records his first ML win. Detroit becomes the 4th team this century to be in first place every day of the season, joining the 1923 Giants, the 1927 Yankees, and the 1955 Dodgers.

1987 - In Detroit's 7 - 6 win over the Brewers, Darrell Evans belts his 40th homer of the year. He is the first 40-year-old to hit 40 homers.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/George_Uhle
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/u/uhlege01.shtml
George Uhle 1929-1933.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/masonro01.shtml
Roger Mason 1984.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/earlsc01.shtml
Scott Earl 1984.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/holtch01.shtml
Chris Holt 2001.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/melusmi01.shtml
Mitch Meluskey 2002.

from baseball reference
 
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