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Suarez on mend, Hunter listed as day to day.
Both outfielder Torii Hunter and shortstop Eugenio Suarez were not in the Tigers' lineup for Wednesday night's game against the Yankees.

Suarez missed his second consecutive start after injuring his left knee while sliding into second base on a successful stolen-base attempt on Monday. Although, Suarez could be available to pinch-hit on Wednesday if he still feels well after completing his pregame routine.

"He does say he feels good," manager Brad Ausmus said. "He'll take ground balls in batting practice today, and we're going to make sure that he can move laterally."

Andrew Romine has filled in nicely as Suarez's replacement at shortstop, and hit his second career home run on Tuesday.

"Romine swung the bat well last night and he's always been good defensively," Ausmus said. "I guess if Romine went out there and swung the bat well tonight, I'd have to consider putting him in there [for Thursday's series finale] for sure."

Hunter's status is not as clear. He left Tuesday's game with a left hand contusion after being hit by a pitch in the ninth inning. X-rays were negative.

Rajai Davis started in left field instead of his usual spot in center, while Ezequiel Carrera got the nod in center and J.D. Martinez started in Hunter's spot in right field.

Hunter's hand was still swollen on Wednesday when he walked into the clubhouse, and Ausmus is listing him as day to day.

"It's the fluid in your hand that makes it sore and tough to move," Ausmus said. "As soon as the inflammation goes down and the fluid gets out of there, [feeling in the hand] comes back very quickly. As long as there's no structural damage underneath it."
Tigers official site
 
http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2014/08/yankees_tigers_justin_verlande.html
Yankees 5 - Tigers 1: Detroit offense flounders; Justin Verlander throws seven strong innings.
mlive

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2014/08/analysis_lack_of_patience_fail.html
Analysis: Lack of patience, failure to adjust at plate hurts Detroit Tigers in 5-1 loss to Yankees.
mlive

http://www.freep.com/article/20140806/SPORTS02/308060191/detroit-tigers-lineup-yankees
New York 5, Detroit 1: Tigers fall apart late, fall to Yankees.
freep

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...-Justin-Verlander-s-strong-start-loss-Yankees
Tigers waste Justin Verlander's strong start in loss to Yankees.
detnews

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/inde...014_08_06_detmlb_nyamlb_1&mode=recap&c_id=det
Tigers' bats can't match Verlander's strong start.
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/inde...d=det#gid=2014_08_06_detmlb_nyamlb_1&mode=box
Boxscore.
Tigers official site

http://newenglishd.com/2014/08/06/how-was-the-game-august-6-2014/
How Was The Game? (August 6, 2014).
from the nedtb

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2014/8/6/5975507/yankees-5-tigers-1-chris-capuano-beats-justin-verlander
Yankees 5 - Tigers 1: No run support for Justin Verlander.
from bybtb

http://motorcitybengals.com/2014/08/06/detroit-tigers-fall-to-new-york-yankees-justin-verlander/
Detroit Tigers fall to New York Yankees 5-1, spoiling solid start from Justin Verlander.
from mcbtb

http://walkoffwoodward.com/?p=9685
Verlander Strong In Loss. Bats? Not So Much.
from wwtb
 
August 7 in Tigers and mlb history:

1952 - Umpire Bill McGowan is suspended indefinitely by the American League. In a game in St. Louis, McGowan had thrown out Tiger P Billy Hoeft, who had been heckling him from the dugout. When St. Louis writers, who have had a stormy relationship over the years with the veteran McGowan, ask him to identify the player, the umpire refuses, then adds an obscene gesture. The writers' complaint results in a suspension.

1955 - After a 12-17 record in July, the Yankees are in a 4-team race. Tiger Frank Lary beats New York 4 - 2 in game one, and New York then earns a critical 3 - 2 10th-inning win on a Mickey Mantle homer off Babe Birrer.

1978 - Eddie Mathews, Addie Joss, and Larry MacPhail are inducted at Cooperstown.

1985 - A five-year agreement between the union and owners, which includes salary arbitration eligibility increasing from two years to three years, ends the two-day mid-season players' strike. The season will resume tomorrow.

2002: In a historic move, major league baseball players end their long-held opposition to mandatory drug testing by agreeing to be tested for illegal steroids beginning in 2003.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hattecl01.shtml
Clyde Hatter 1935, 1937.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/flemile01.shtml
Les Fleming 1939.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Rocky_Bridges
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bridgro01.shtml?redir
Rocky Bridges 1959-1960.

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

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Steve_Kemp
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kempst01.shtml?redir
Steve Kemp 1977-1981.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/renteed01.shtml
Edgar Renteria 2008.

Tigers players who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bobby_Veach
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/veachbo01.shtml?redir
Bobby Veach 1912-1923.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mcdermi03.shtml
Mickey McDermott 1958.

from baseball reference
 
MOST CONSECUTIVE YEARS WITH 10+ HOMERUNS, 2B

1 Jeff Kent 1997-08 12
2 Lou Whitaker 1982-92 11
3 Chase Utley 2004-14 11
T4 Rogers Hornsby 1921-29 9
T4 Charlie Gehringer 1932-40 9
T4 Ryne Sandberg 1984-92 9
T4 Robinson Cano 2005-13 9
T8 Joe Morgan 1971-78 8
T8 Roberto Alomar 1995-02 8
T8 Brandon Phillips 2006-13 8
T8 Dan Uggla 2006-13 8

MOST YEARS WITH 10+ HOMERUNS, 2B

1 Jeff Kent 15
T2 Joe Morgan 13
T2 Lou Whitaker 13
4 Bobby Doerr 12
T5 Bret Boone 11
T5 Craig Biggio 11
T5 Charlie Gehringer 11
T5 Ryne Sandberg 11
T5 Bobby Grich 11
T5 Joe Gordon 11
T5 Chase Utley 11

MOST CONSECUTIVE YEARS WITH 10+ HR & HR ABOVE THE LEAGUE AVERAGE, 2B

1 Chase Utley 2004-13 10
T2 Rogers Hornsby 1921-29 9
T2 Jeff Kent 1997-05 9
T4 Charlie Gehringer 1932-39 8
T4 Joe Morgan 1971-78 8
T4 Dan Uggla 2006-13 8
T7 Tony Lazzeri 1932-37 6
T7 Joe Gordon 1938-43 6
T7 Bobby Doerr 1939-44 6
T7 Bobby Doerr 1946-51 6
T7 Bobby Grich 1979-84
 
Ezequiel Carrera | OF DET | 1% Owned

In the wake of the Austin Jackson trade, the Tigers called up Carrera to split time with Rajai Davis, at the very least. Let?s talk about Davis first, since he?s Carrera?s primary competition. Davis is a right-hander who can?t hit righties. He currently sports a measly .287 wOBA against them, compared to a .426 mark against southpaws, and for his career, his wOBA versus right-handers stands at exactly the same number as it sits this year. So this ain?t no fluke ? Davis? offensive contributions come solely against lefties. Defensively, his UZR/150 numbers suggest he?s just average in center field as well.

Enter Carrera. The two have very similar offensive profiles ? poor walk rates, slightly above average strikeout rates, limited power, and tons of speed. But Carrera is a lefty, making him a natural platoon partner for Davis. Of course, Carrera himself hasn?t done much against right-handers either, having posted just a .292 wOBA during his short time in the Majors. But spectacular catches like this one help make the case that he could be better defensively than Davis is. He?s also younger and showed some nice improvement in the plate patience department at Triple-A, having walked 11% of the time. It provides hope that he could muster something better than his current 6.1% career walk rate, which would make it that much easier for him to contribute more offensively against right-handers.

If Carrera does end up winning out on the better side of a platoon, he could basically do for fantasy teams what Davis had been counted on for. He has stolen exactly 43 bases in each of the last two seasons, with a couple of homers each year to boot. And you?d kill for some more team speed, right?
from fangraphs
 
http://mlb.mlb.com/det/ticketing/specialevents.jsp?event=pink&partnerId=ed-8522606-731718643
Pink out the park.

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Women in Sports Package - Sept. 9
Jewish Heritage Night - Sep. 14
Irish Ticket Package - Sept. 25
Lung Cancer Awareness - Sept. 22
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