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http://fansided.com/2014/05/03/mlb-...etwork&utm_campaign=Around the Network#!IKmnc
MLB Rumors: Detroit Tigers could look at extension for Rick Porcello?
from mcbtb

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2014/05/on_deck_detroit_tigers_kick_of.html
On deck: Detroit Tigers kick off homestand with four-game series against lowly Houston Astros.
Mlive

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2014/05/detroit_tigers_gameday_38.html
Detroit Tigers Gameday: Max Scherzer on mound; everyday lineup in place for opener vs. Astros.
Mlive

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2014/05/detroit_tigers_outright_first.html
Detroit Tigers outright Jordan Lennerton to Toledo, make room on 40-man roster for Robbie Ray.
from Mlive

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...r-clearing-space-Tuesday-s-starter-Robbie-Ray
Tigers take Jordan Lennerton off 40-man roster, clearing space for Tuesday's starter Robbie Ray.
from the detnews

 

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http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2014/05/police_continue_to_investigate_1.html
Police continue to investigate sex assault allegations against Detroit Tigers relief pitcher Evan Reed.
from Mlive

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2014/05/luke_putkonen_expected_to_star.html
Luke Putkonen expected to start rehab assignment Wednesday with Single-A West Michigan.
from Mlive

 

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http://www.theoaklandpress.com/spor...-nervous-to-make-big-league-debut-with-tigers
Robbie Ray excited, nervous to make big-league debut with Tigers.
from the Oakland Press

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/20140505/SPORTS02/305050148/detroit-tigers-robbie-ray
Detroit Tigers notes: Robbie Ray hopes hot minor-league start translates to MLB debut.
from the freep

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/20140505/SPORTS02/305050038/Detroit-Tigers
Will Tigers dump Phil Coke to make room on roster for Robbie Ray? It's complicated.
from the freep

 

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http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...mselves-Tigers-bust-out-some-wild-crazy-pants
Feeling pretty good about themselves, Tigers bust out some wild and crazy pants.
from the detnews

 

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http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...-backing-up-Tigers-decision-trade-Doug-Fister
Rick Porcello, Drew Smyly backing up Tigers' decision to trade Doug Fister.
from the detnews

 

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http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...orld-Series-foes-Giants-Tigers-hold-top-spots
Tony Paul's Week 5 MLB Power Rankings: 2012 World Series foes -- Giants and Tigers -- hold top spots.
from the detnews

 

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http://www.blessyouboys.com/2014/5/5/5683400/phil-coke-rick-porcello-drew-smyly
5 things I think: Phil Coke stinks, Rick Porcello and Drew Smyly starting well.
from bybtb

 

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http://www.blessyouboys.com/2014/5/...r-the-amazing-v-mart-coke-still-stinks-hooray
Monday Morning Manager: The amazing V-Mart, Coke still stinks, hooray for Houston!
from bybtb

 

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Former Michigan star Stauskas throws first pitch.
DETROIT -- Former University of Michigan basketball standout Nik Stauskas, the 2014 Big Ten Player of the Year, threw out one of three ceremonial first pitches Monday evening.

Stauskas, who announced last month his decision to enter June's NBA Draft, hurled a strike through the chilly air.
"I got, like, eight practice pitches," Stauskas said afterward. "That's all I needed."

Joining the second-team All-American swingman on the mound to throw first pitches were Detroit Lions safety Glover Quin and Olympic speed skater Kelly Gunther.

Stauskas said he played baseball for fun growing up in Mississauga, Ontario, which is considered part of Greater Toronto. He added that he went to a few Blue Jays games as a kid, but he's always been devoted to basketball.

Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said he saw Stauskas play at a Michigan-Michigan State basketball game this season -- though he was a guest of the Spartans.

"But I wasn't picking sides," Ausmus said. "I was just looking for a good game."

Stauskas is the second former Michigan basketball player to throw out a first pitch this season. Jordan Morgan tossed one during the last homestand.
from the Tigers official site

 

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Ausmus catches up with former batterymate Sparks.
DETROIT -- Brad Ausmus spotted Steve Sparks through the crowd of reporters at his pregame media session and remembered.
"Hey, last time we were here, you were pitching to me," Ausmus said.

This is actually true. The last time Ausmus and Sparks were at Comerica Park together, they were batterymates for a game against the Twins on the next-to-last day of the 2000 season. That was the first year of the ballpark.

Of course, they were in the clubhouse then. On Monday, they were in the manager's office -- Ausmus running the Tigers, Sparks calling Astros games on the radio.
"Last time I was in here, I was getting released," Sparks retorted.

That was a few years later, long after Ausmus had been dealt to Houston.

Ausmus caught Sparks nine times in that 2000 season, which places him ninth on the 28-man list of Sparks games caught. Ausmus is the third former-Sparks-catcher-turned-Major-League-manager, joining Mike Matheny and A.J. Hinch.

Unlike a lot of Major League catchers, Ausmus said he never had much of an issue catching a knuckleball. Sparks apparently didn't have much problem pitching to him, posting a 3.25 ERA and a 2.15 strikeout-to-walk ratio in games Ausmus caught.

"I did use a different glove," Ausmus said. "As a matter of fact, Sparky gave me the glove. Most knuckleballers travel with a knuckleball glove, and I kept it and I used it for all the knuckleballers I caught after that."

Asked to describe the difference between that and his regular catcher's mitt, Ausmus said, "Imagine that a catcher's mitt and a first baseman's mitt had a baby."
from the Tigers official site

 

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http://www.detroittigersnark.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-tigers-fans-guide-to-hating-2014.html
The Tigers Fan's Guide to Hating the 2014 Houston Astros.
from TigerSnark

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2014/05/tigers_astros.html
Tigers 2 - Astros 0: Max Scherzer throws eight shutout innings; Rajai Davis breaks scoreless tie.
Mlive

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2014/05/victor_martinez_sees_amazing_s.html
Victor Martinez sees nearly year-long streak of not being called out on strikes come to end.
Mlive

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/20140505/SPORTS02/305050129/detroit-tigers-houston-astros-game-thread
Detroit 2 - Houston 0: Max Scherzer, Tigers shuts down Astros.
from the freep

 

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http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...-Scherzer-deals-Tigers-sixth-straight-victory
Tigers 2 - Astros 0: Max Scherzer deals Tigers sixth straight victory.
from the detnews

 

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http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/inde...014_05_05_houmlb_detmlb_1&mode=recap&c_id=det
Tigers 2 - astros 0: Max Scherzer K's nine as Tigers push win streak to six.

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/inde...d=det#gid=2014_05_05_houmlb_detmlb_1&mode=box
Boxscore.

from the Tigers official site