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Davis' delayed steal catches everyone by surprise.
Rajai Davis' delayed steal in the eighth inning was a result of a perfect situation.

"It wasn't a lob. It was kind of a perfect storm," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. "The pitch was close. The pitcher was a little, I don't want to say upset, but he kind of wished he had gotten the call. So he was a little bit mad about that, put his head down.

"The crowd didn't react real loud. It wasn't like there was a big roar that would make him look up," Ausmus said. "So it ended up being kind of a perfect story. I think the entire stadium put their head down collectively after the pitch was called. Except for Raj, and then he took off."

Davis said he'd likely put the move on the backburner for a year or so.

"One upside is we're on the West Coast so a lot of people slept through it and didn't see it," Ausmus said. "Everyone was asleep. Half the country was asleep. They didn't see it."
from the Tigers official site

 

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http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/victor-martinezs-unlikely-and-unique-comeback/
Victor Martinez's Unlikely and Unique Comeback.
from fangraphs

 

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Rajai Davis left tonight's game with a left shoulder contusion and is day-to-day.

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2014/05/tigers_athletics_anibal_sanche.html
Athletics 3 - Tigers 1: Josh Donaldson hits walk-off home run off Joe Nathan.
Mlive

http://www.freep.com/article/20140528/SPORTS02/305280194/detroit-tigers-oakland-athletics
Oakland 3 - Detroit 1: Anibal Sanchez's gem wasted; Josh Donaldson's walkoff HR downs Tigers.
from the freep

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...s-s-tweets-Athletics-win-walk-off-homer-ninth
Wednesday's Tigers-A's tweets: Athletics win on walk-off homer in ninth.
from the detnews

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/inde...014_05_28_detmlb_oakmlb_1&mode=recap&c_id=det
Tigers topped late after Anibal's terrific outing.
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/inde...d=det#gid=2014_05_28_detmlb_oakmlb_1&mode=box
Boxscore.
from the Tigers official site

http://newenglishd.com/2014/05/29/how-was-the-game-may-28-2014/
How Was The Game? (May 28, 2014).
from the nedtb

http://motorcitybengals.com/2014/05...se-walkoff-fashion-spoil-anibal-sanchezs-gem/
Detroit Tigers Lose in Walkoff Fashion, Spoil Anibal Sanchez?s Gem.
from mcbtb

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...Sanchez-s-gem-walk-off-victory-against-Tigers
Athletics foil Anibal Sanchez's gem with walk-off victory against Tigers.
from the detnews

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2014/5/...ave-anibal-sanchez-scott-kazmir-complete-game
A's 3 - Tigers 1: Joe Nathan wastes brilliant performance by Anibal Sanchez.
from bybtb

 

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May 29 in Tigers and mlb history:

1922: The United States Supreme Court finds that baseball is primarily a sport and not a business in its ruling on the Federal Baseball Club v. National League case. In using this argument, the court rules that baseball is not subject to antitrust laws nor to standard interstate commerce regulations.

1922: The Browns top Detroit 9 - 6? paced by Ken Williams' grand slam in the 3rd inning. Harry Heilmann and Ty Cobb get into an argument with the umpires and will be suspended? missing tomorrow's twinbill.

1929: Detroit's George Uhle notches his 9th consecutive win of the year? beating the Browns? 7 - 6. Marty McManus has 3 hits? including a home run and double for the Tigers.

1951: Indians hurler Bob Lemon one-hits the Tigers, 2 - 1. The only Bengal hit is Vic Wertz's home run.

1965: Mickey Lolich's 10-inning win is Detroit's 2nd straight two-hit, 1 - 0, win against Cleveland.

1987: In the Tigers' 15 - 7 win over the Twins? the two teams combine for 8 homers. Tom Brookens has a grand slam for the winners.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/livelja01.shtml
Jack Lively 1911.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/baumgjo01.shtml
John Baumgartner 1953.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ferris_Fain
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fainfe01.shtml
Ferris Fain 1955.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/holdsfr01.shtml
Fred Holdsworth 1972-1974.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Eric_Davis
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/daviser01.shtml
Eric Davis 1993-1994.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/milletr02.shtml
Trever Miller 1996.

from Baseball Reference

 

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http://www.gammonsdaily.com/the-best-and-worst-fastball-hitters/
The best and worst fastball hitters.
from gammonsdaily

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/20140529/SPORTS02/305290054/detroit-tigers-miguel-cabrera-yankee-killer
Miguel Cabrera the real Yankee Killer?
freep

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2014/05/detroit_tigers_rajai_davis_day.html
Detroit Tigers' Rajai Davis day to day after leaving game with left shoulder bruise.
Mlive

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2014/05/detroit_tigers_43.html
Analysis: Joe Nathan, Nick Castellanos contribute to walk-off loss, interesting postgame session.
Mlive

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2014/5/29/5760432/joe-nathan-nick-castellanos-tigers-athletics-ugh
Did Joe Nathan throw Nick Castellanos under the bus?
from bybtb

 

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http://www.mlive.com/whitecaps/index.ssf/2014/05/tigers_transformation_to_speed.html
Detroit Tigers need for speed: Ron LeFlore sees similarities 40 years apart.
Mlive

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/20140529/SPORTS02/305290062/detroit-tigers-oakland-athletics
Tigers closer Joe Nathan unable to finish off Anibal Sanchez's gem.
freep

http://www.freep.com/article/20140529/SPORTS02/305290063/detroit-tigers-oakland-athletics
Why the Tigers lost Wednesday.
freep

 

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http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...shortstop-options-Eugenio-Suarez-Hernan-Perez
Tigers weigh shortstop options Eugenio Suarez, Hernan Perez.
from the detnews

 

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Joe Nathan has 4 blown saves in 2014, the most he's had in 1 year since 2009 when he had 5 blown saves.

Nathan has given up 4 HR this year; he only gave up 2 all of last year.

Nathan has given up 10 ER in 19 2/3 IP this year, matching the number of ER he gave up in 64 2/3 last year.

 

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http://blog.detroitathletic.com/2014/05/29/former-tiger-steve-grilli-fifth-decade-baseball/
Former Tiger Steve Grilli is in his fifth decade in baseball.
from Detroit Athletic

 

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http://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/team_compare.cgi?year=2014&lg=ML&stat=WAA_bat
2014 Major League Team Comparison by WAA Position Players.
from Baseball Reference

Left side of Tigers infield = black hole of suck.

 

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http://motorcitybengals.com/2014/05/29/tigers-two-burning-questions/
Detroit Tigers? Two Burning Questions.
from mcbtb

 

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http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140529/SPORTS0104/305290122/1129/rss15
Nathan followed Castellanos' miscue with one of his own, but without malice.
from the detnews

 

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Ausmus considered letting Anibal finish game.
Anibal Sanchez came within two outs of recording the Tigers' first complete game of the season on Wednesday night, something Detroit manager Brad Ausmus took into consideration.

"It was his third game back from the disabled list," Ausmus said. "We need him for the entire season. If I leave him in and he ends up losing, I'd be kicking myself for not taking him out."

The reality of today's game is that a pitcher starts to lose his effectiveness after 100 pitches.

"A lot of that has to do with the development," Ausmus said. "Guys don't get into the habit of pitching into the seventh, eighth or ninth innings. The bullpen has become specialized."

Ausmus said there are a handful of pitchers, including on his own team, who would want to finish games.

"Clayton Kershaw is a guy like that," he said. "His feeling is when it gets to the ninth, he's better than anyone you could bring in."

Ausmus said he didn't want to have to take Sanchez out in the ninth.

"We all wanted him to finish the game," he said.
from the Tigers official site

 

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Davis out of lineup due to sore shoulder.
Tigers outfielder Rajai Davis was not in the starting lineup on Thursday because of a sore left shoulder, but he was available to play off the bench.

Davis said he could have finished Wednesday's game, which he exited after the top of the seventh, "if I needed to," but he was given a rest to "just give it some time."

Detroit manager Brad Ausmus said he held Davis out of Thursday's series finale with the Oakland Athletics because of the shoulder soreness.

"I didn't want to throw him back in there the next day," Ausmus said. "He's still a little sore. I can't say, if he didn't hurt his shoulder, he would have been out of the lineup. He's not in the lineup because of the shoulder."

Outfielder Torii Hunter, who hit solo home runs on Tuesday and Wednesday, was also out of the starting lineup, but for a different reason.

"I give Torii a day off because he's old, and you can tell him I said that," Ausmus said, smiling. "I played when I was his age. We need Torii for the long haul."

Left-handed-hitter Don Kelly took Hunter's place in the lineup.
from the Tigers official site

 

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Ausmus not concerned about Nathan.
Tigers manager Brad Ausmus sees nothing out of the ordinary with closer Joe Nathan, who said Wednesday night's game turned when John Jaso singled off the glove of third baseman Nick Castellanos ahead of Josh Donaldson's walk-off home run.

"Any time you remove or add a baserunner to the scenario, it changes the game," Ausmus said on Thursday. "One runner on it's the tying run. The second runner becomes the winning run."

In essence, Nathan suggested that allowing Jaso to reach base meant he had to come after Donaldson in the strike zone rather than pick away at the corners.

"Anything can change an inning," Ausmus said. "The way [Jaso's] ball was hit, it appeared to be hit harder than it was. That throws your depth perception off. It's the same thing when an outfielder breaks back first and then has to race in to make a play. In the infield, it comes at you that much quicker."

It was Nathan's fourth blown save of the season, coming one day after he recorded his 12th save in a one-run victory.

"It's relatively typical for a closer," Ausmus said. "It seems like they blow a couple of saves and then have a long run of saves. It always seems to happen that way. I'm not concerned about him."
from the Tigers official site