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Boesch battling extended slump.
Tigers outfielder Brennan Boesch had his four-hit game against the Cubs at Wrigley Field on June 13, and he had four hits in the 37 at-bats that followed, which is almost as big of a skid as his 2-for-38 stretch before that trip to Cincinnati and Chicago earlier this month.

When he was mired in that skid, the Tigers tried some adjustments with him, comparing video from this year to last to find out that he was opening up in his swing too early sometimes. There is no such talk at this point.

Boesch has seemingly been caught in between on some at-bats, hesitating to swing and ending up late on some pitches as a result. On other occasions, he has taken strikes. Much like his last slump, though, Boesch's strikeout rate hasn't been abnormally high.

Boesch dropped from sixth to eighth in the batting order, with Alex Avila and Jhonny Peralta moving up in Wednesday's finale with the Rangers. That's about the extent of the reaction at this point from the Tigers, who don't have a whole lot of options at their disposal.

With Andy Dirks still shelved and not looking like he's on the road to a return anytime before the All-Star break, Boesch is going to continue to get a regular diet of at-bats while he tries to work through it, at least against right-handed pitchers. That said, the Tigers have felt the drop in production, even with Quintin Berry filling the second spot in the order nicely.
from the Tigers official site
 
Alburquerque nearing rehab assignment.
If Al Alburquerque is going to be ready for a return to the Tigers bullpen coming out the All-Star break, he has just over two weeks left to get ready. He has yet to pitch in a rehab game, but he's getting to the point where a Minor League assignment is in sight.

Alburquerque, who is recovering from offseason elbow surgery, threw a 35-pitch simulated game in the indoor cages at the Tigers' Spring Training complex on Wednesday, according to head athletic trainer Kevin Rand. Alburquerque had been scheduled for a live batting-practice session, but heavy rains in Florida from Tropical Storm Debby have forced the Tigers to alter their plans.

The Tigers are planning on having Alburquerque pitch live BP shortly. He'll need at least two sessions of that before he's cleared for a rehab assignment. Considering he hasn't pitched in a game since last year's American League Championship Series, it probably won't be a token appearance or two before he's ready to be activated from the disabled list.

At this point, though, even a return shortly after the break would be a boon for the Tigers, who have had their late-inning corps pitching a heavy workload in stretches. Detroit doesn't really have a strikeout specialists for tight situations with runners on base, though Brayan Villarreal has stepped up his game in recent weeks.
from the Tigers official site
 
http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2012/06/texas_rangers_rock_doug_fister.html
Texas Rangers rock Doug Fister, overcome Detroit Tigers' explosive offense.
from Mlive

http://www.freep.com/article/201206...texas-rangers?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Sports
Texas 13 - Detroit Tigers 9: Comback attempts thwarted by Rangers.
from the freep

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...0104/Tigers-come-up-short-offensive-onslaught
Tigers come up short in offensive onslaught.
from the detnews

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/mlb/g...012_06_27_detmlb_texmlb_1&mode=recap&c_id=det
Tigers can't overcome Fister's rough night.
http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/mlb/g...d=det#gid=2012_06_27_detmlb_texmlb_1&mode=box
Boxscore.
from the Tigers official site
 
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http://www.blessyouboys.com/2012/6/27/3122496/rangers-13-tigers-9-so-detroit-scored-some-runs-anyway
Rangers 13 - Tigers 9: So, Detroit scored some runs, anyway.
from blessyouboystigersblog

http://www.thedetroitsportssite.com...e-implode-in-13-9-loss-to-texas-rangers/19853
Detroit Tigers’ Pitching, Defense Implode in 13-9 Loss to Texas Rangers.
from the detroitsportssite

http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=320627113&teams=detroit-tigers-vs-texas-rangers
Tigers lose to rangers 13 - 9.
from espn
 
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June 28 in Tigers history,

1931 - Records for catching fly balls are set in a doubleheader as the A's beat the Tigers. The Detroit outfielders make 24 putouts, and Philadelphia adds 19 for a 2-team total of 43 in the two games.

1976 - In what amounted to his national coming out party, Mark “The Bird” Fidrych shuts down the Yankees at Tiger Stadium in a game broadcast on Monday Night Baseball. Fidrych improves his record to 8-1 as he goes the distance in a 5-1 Tiger triumph. After the game, adoring fans coax Fidrych out of the clubhouse for a curtain call.

1987 - the Tigers hit three straight home runs in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game against the Baltimore Orioles in dramatic fashion. The final homer is belted by Bill Madlock, his third of the game. In the 11th inning, Alan Trammell’s RBI- single wins the game 7-6.

1997: For the second time in three days, a Tiger steals four bases with Boston C Scott Hatteberg behind the plate. This time it is Damion Easley doing the stealing in Detroit's 9 - 2 victory. Tomorrow, Hatteberg will start on the bench, but will come in when Bill Haselman breaks his finger.

Tigers players and coaches birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Fred_Gladding
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gladdfr01.shtml
Fred Gladding 1961-1967, coach 1976-1978.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/spurlch01.shtml
Chris Spurling 2003, 2005-2006.

Tigers players and managers who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Mickey_Cochrane
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cochrmi01.shtml
http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/cochrmi01.shtml
Mickey Cochrane 1934-1937, manager 1934-1938.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Billy_Baldwin
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/baldwbi01.shtml
Billy Baldwin 1934-1937.

from baseball reference
 
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http://seamheads.com/2012/06/27/clearing-the-bases-60/
Clearing The Bases.
from Seamheads

With the season being a little less than 50% over we?ve decided to take a look at players who have played below expectations so far this season. Once again I?m not looking to choose players that no one expected much out of anyway, but players who many thought would at the very least have a solid season.

Tigers here.
 
Quintin Berry is the 2nd Tigers player since 1918 w/ at least 5 gms w/ 3-or-more hits in 1st 32 games of his career.
 
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