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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2017/05/tigers_tonight_angels_daniel_n.html#incart_river_index
Tigers tonight: Can bats awaken against Angels?
Mlive

 

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http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sp...avila-sees-good-things-coming-zimm/101652854/
Tigers' Alex Avila sees good things coming for J-Zimm.
Detnews

 

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http://motorcitybengals.com/2017/05/13/detroit-tigers-jordan-zimmermann-just-isnt-that-good/
Detroit Tigers Jordan Zimmermann just isn?t that good.
MCBTB

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2017/05/tigers_angels_game_story_2.html#incart_river_index
J.D. Martinez hits 2 home runs as Tigers edge Angels 4-3.
Mlive

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sp...ez-homers-twice-tigers-edge-angels/101662584/
J.D. Martinez homers twice as Tigers edge Angels.
Detnews

http://m.tigers.mlb.com/news/article/230078706/tigers-beat-angels-on-jd-martinezs-2-homers/
Healthy J.D. homers twice in win over Angels.
Tigers official site

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2017/05/14/detroit-tigers-los-angeles-angels/321509001/
J.D. Martinez the hero as Detroit Tigers slip past Los Angeles Angels, 4-3.
Freep

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/tigers-...nal,lock_state=final,game_tab=box,game=490643
Boxscore.

http://m.tigers.mlb.com/det/video/search?team_id=116&tagName=Detroit Tigers
Webvideo Highlights of the Tigers Win over the angels.

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2017/5/...angels-3-jd-martinez-justin-wilson-game-recap
Tigers 4 - Angels 3: J.D. Martinez hammers the Halos.
BYBTB

http://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=370513103
J.D. Martinez's 2nd homer lifts Tigers over Angels 4-3.
espn

 

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May 14 in Tigers and mlb history:

1920: Walter Johnson wins his 300th game. He?s the 10th member of the club, with a record of 300-194.

1939: Charlie Gehringer hits his 500th double. He?s the 14th member of the club.

1939: On Mother?s Day, Mother and Father Feller come watch their son Bob pitch. They get more than they bargained for when a foul ball off the bat of Marv Owen catches Mother Feller flush in the face. She needs six stitches over her right eye.

1965: Boston Red Sox left fielder Carl Yastrzemski hits for the cycle against the Detroit Tigers at Fenway Park. Yastrzemski's historic day includes two home runs and five runs batted in, but does not prevent Boston from losing the game, 12 - 8. Willie Horton hits two home runs for the Tigers.

1967: Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees joins the 500 home run club when he connects against Stu Miller of the Baltimore Orioles. Mantle becomes the sixth major leaguer to reach 500.

1973: The Atlanta Braves traded Bob Didier to the Detroit Tigers for Gene Lamont.

1980: It?s the best WPA game Alan Trammell ever had: 0.924 WPA. 4-for-5, one double, three runs, and two RBI. Tigers 6 - A?s 5.

1996: The Detroit Tigers traded Greg Granger (minors) to the Cleveland Indians for John Farrell.

2007: The Detroit Tigers signed Erick Almonte as a free agent.

2012: Major League Baseball fires arbitrator Shyam Das after 13 years on the job. The Commissioner's office was incensed at Das for overturning Ryan Braun's suspension for PED use on a technicality on February 23rd, and the last straw comes when the same ruling is used today to justify ending Eliezer Alfonzo's 100-game suspension early.

Tigers players and managers birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Les_Moss
http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/mossle01.shtml
Les Moss manager 1979.

Tigers players who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/o'conjo01.shtml
John O'Connell 1902.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/o'roufr01.shtml
Frank O'Rourke 1924-1926.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/byrdha01.shtml
Harry Byrd 1957.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Joe_Sparma
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sparmjo01.shtml
Joe Sparma 1964-1969.

from Baseball Reference

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2017/05/jd_martinez_1.html#incart_river_index
After 2-homer night, J.D. Martinez preparing to play through pain in 2017.
Mlive

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2017/05/tigers_today_west_coast_road_t.html#incart_river_index
Tigers today: Justin Verlander trying to end long road trip with big win.
Mlive

Noteable:
The Tigers are now 2-1 at Angel Stadium, the first time they've won more than once at Anaheim since 2010. Today they have a chance to win a four-game series here for the first time since 1994.

Justin Verlander faced the Angels twice in 2016, winning in Detroit and taking the loss in Anaheim.
In his career at Angel Stadium, he's 2-4 with a 5.98 ERA.

Verlander has dominated Angels star Mike Trout, who has managed only one hit against the Tigers ace in 15 at-bats.

Albert Pujols has had more success, going 9-for-25 with three doubles and two home runs.

 

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http://www.freep.com/story/sports/m...smus-mom-made-him-detroit-tiger-he/321263001/
How Brad Ausmus' mom made him the Detroit Tiger he is.
Freep

 

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http://m.tigers.mlb.com/news/articl...-to-face-off-on-mothers-day/?topicId=26688836
Verlander to close out series on Mother's Day.
Tigers official site

Verlander has recorded at least one strikeout in 322 consecutive games, the longest such streak among active pitchers and the eighth-longest streak among all pitchers since 1913. Verlander's strikeout streak dates back to May 4, 2007.

 

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http://www.westofwoodward.com/2017/05/how-tigers-lost-so-many-road-games-to.html
How the Tigers lost so many road games to the Angels.
WWTB

 

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http://www.freep.com/story/sports/m...troit-tigers-vs-los-angeles-angels/321503001/
How to watch today's Detroit Tigers vs. Los Angeles Angels game.
Freep

 

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Per the Elias Sports Bureau, Michael Fulmer?s 2.94 ERA through 33 starts is the fifth lowest by a pitcher who started his career with the Detroit Tigers.
Mark Fidrych (2.30), Bernie Boland (2.74), Virgil Trucks (2.87) and Dave Rozema (2.93) each had a lower ERA through 33 starts.

 

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Even if a closer upgrade were available to the Tigers at the moment, they don?t have the money to make an addition (or at least wouldn?t be willing to spend it).
Detroit recently demoted Francisco Rodriguez from the ninth inning in favor of Justin Wilson following a brutal start to the season for K-Rod, and their bullpen has once again been a weak spot.
GM Al Avila at one point made a trip to Triple-A Toledo and ?read the riot act? to right-hander Bruce Rondon, who has responded by dropping 15 pounds.
Rondon was once viewed as a potential closer of the future, but he?s yet to establish himself and has had issues with his conditioning and effort level.
MLBTradeRumors

 

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With the Tigers getting back one of the American League?s premier sluggers across the past three seasons, after getting released by Houston late in Spring Training 2014, Martinez blossomed after inking a minor league deal with the Tigers.
Since joining Detroit, he?s mashed at a .299/.357/.540 clip and slugged 83 home runs in 401 games. All of that has positioned him quite nicely as a free agent this coming offseason. While missing the first five weeks of the year certainly doesn?t do his free-agent stock any favors, Martinez remains a candidate to sign a contract worth more than $100MM in free agency this coming winter ? a notion that would?ve been unfathomable when he initially signed with Detroit.

Of course, it remains to be seen how Martinez will perform on the defensive side of the ball in 2017. While both Defensive Runs Saved and Ultimate Zone Rating pegged Martinez as an above-average defender in right field back in 2015, those same metrics characterized him as one of baseball?s worst defenders in 2016. If there are any lingering limitations on his mobility in 2017 due to the lisfranc injury, that could understandably hamper his defensive play, which could, in turn, alter his perception on the free-agent market.

It?s also worth noting that the play of both Martinez and the Tigers will be worth monitoring as trade season approaches. The 17-16 Tigers are currently just a game out of first place in the AL Central, and assuming they remain in contention, the team could be content to keep Martinez and issue him a qualifying offer at season?s end. However, if the Tigers? team performance begins to slip, then Martinez could find himself as a trade candidate.

Speculatively speaking, the 29-year-old could even find himself on the block if the Tigers are in the Wild Card hunt but appear long shots to take home an AL Central crown.
The newly restructured collective bargaining agreement drastically reduced the compensation that teams will receive when free agents that decline a QO sign elsewhere; as such, the Tigers wouldn?t even be able to pocket a first-round pick as compensation in the event of a Martinez departure.
MLBTradeRumors

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2017/05/justin_wilson_tigers_closer_1.html#incart_river_index
Justin Wilson's debut as closer a 1-2-3 breeze.
Mlive

 

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http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sp...art-tigers-best-protection-cleanup/101688922/
usmus: V-Mart is Tigers? ?best protection? at cleanup.
Detnews

 

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http://m.tigers.mlb.com/news/article/230199670/tigers-justin-wilson-happy-about-closer-role/
Justin Wilson embraces new role as Tigers' closer.
Southpaw earns first save in front of about 40 family members.
Tigers official site

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2017/05/tigers_angels_games_story.html#incart_river_index
Tigers head home after sputtering in series finale in Anaheim.
Mlive

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2017/05/14/detroit-tigers-los-angeles-angels/321829001/
Tigers offense goes quiet, Verlander's control issues continue in 4-1 loss to Angels.
Freep

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sp...long-ball-tigers-finish-west-swing/101693520/
JV dinged by long ball, Tigers finish West swing 4-5.
Detnews

http://m.tigers.mlb.com/news/articl...tigers-as-mike-trout-homers/?topicId=27118376
Verlander, bats struggle against Angels.
Tigers official site

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/tigers-...nal,lock_state=final,game_tab=box,game=490658
Boxscore.

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2017/5/...os-angeles-angels-justin-verlander-alex-meyer
Angels 4 - Tigers 1: Detroit drops series finale on Mother’s Day.
This was a game only a mother could love.
BYBTB

http://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=370514103
Angels beat Verlander and Tigers, 4-1.
espn

http://m.tigers.mlb.com/news/article/230290896/tigers-justin-verlander-walks-five-in-loss/
Verlander walks into trouble against Angels.
Tigers righty issues five free passes and two homers in six-plus frames.
Tigers official site

 

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For 27 consecutive seasons (1903-29) Detroit #Tigers had at least 1 Hall of Famer playing the outfield (Crawford, Cobb, Heilmann).
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C_v_cCbVYAAaeeZ.jpg
Sam Crawford.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C_v_mZrUMAAGjEB.jpg
Ty Cobb.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C_v_qa2VoAEo-VE.jpg
Harry Heilmann.

 

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http://www.freep.com/story/sports/m...francisco-rodriguez-detroit-tigers/321856001/
Detroit Tigers' Francisco Rodriguez shows progress by putting emphasis on his change-up.
Freep