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V-Mart added big run in 8th with HR to RCF. 5th HR comes in 99th AB of yr, 5th HR last yr came in 220th AB. Now hitting .323/381/.535....
 
May 6 in Tigers and mlb history:

1915 - Babe Ruth, pitching for the Boston Red Sox, collects three hits, including his first major league home run when he connects off Jack Warhop of the New York Yankees at the Polo Grounds.

1925 - Ty Cobb hits his fifth home run in two games tying the record set by Cap Anson in 1884.

1929 - The American League announces it will discontinue the league's Most Valuable Player Award.

1931 - Willie Mays is born in Westfield, Alabama. After a brief career in the Negro Leagues, Mays will make his major league debut with the New York Giants in 1951. During a 22-year major league career, Mays will bat .302 with 660 home runs and 1903 RBI. Mays will gain Hall of Fame honors in1979.

1941: Hank Greenberg makes his last game before entering the U.S. military a memorable one as he hits two home runs with three RBI helping theDetroit Tigers to a 7 - 4 victory over the New York Yankees.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Al_Wingo
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wingoal01.shtml
Al Wingo 1924-1930.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Dick_Wakefield
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wakefdi01.shtml
Dick Wakefield 1941, 1943-1944, 1946-1949.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Phil_Clark_(clarkph02)
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/clarkph02.shtml
Phil Clark 1992.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/alvarjo02.shtml
Jose Alvarez 2013.

Tigers players who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Art_Houtteman
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/houttar01.shtml
Art Houtteman 1945-1950, 1952-1953.

from Baseball Reference
 
Tigers starter Max Scherzer is going to get paid a handsome sum of money this offseason, as the Tigers appear to have moved on from signing him to an extension. If he keeps pitching like he has thus far in 2014, he could exceed the contract teammate Justin Verlander got a few seasons ago.
Last night, Scherzer shut out the Astros lineup on three hits, a walk and nine strikeouts in eight innings of work in the Tigers 2-0 win. Scherzer moved his record to 4-1 with a 1.72 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and a 60-12 strikeout to walk rate in 47 innings. He has given up two runs or less in six of his seven starts this season.
from RotoHardball
 
http://beck.mlblogs.com/2014/05/06/ortega-optioned-lennerton-outrighted/
Ortega optioned, Lennerton outrighted.
from JasonBeck'sTigersblog



Speculation around town centered on Phil Coke, that wasn?t happening. Beyond weighing Coke?s potential against Ortega, such a move would have required the Tigers to weigh the downside of having only one left-handed reliever amidst a stretch in which the Tigers face key left-handed hitters on the Twins this weekend (Joe Mauer, Jason Kubel), the Orioles next week (Nick Markakis, though probably not Chris Davis) and the Red Sox next weekend (David Ortiz, Mike Carp, A.J. Pierzynski). That?s not to say Coke would be the primary option, but it means there?s a value to two left-handers, even when one is struggling. If Coke were to be dropped, it would appear more likely to involve bringing another lefty reliever up, not make room for a right-hander or a starter.
 
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