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August 26 in Tigers history:

1957 - Yankee-killer Frank Lary stops New York as Detroit wins 5 - 2. RF Al Kaline is the hitting star with his 17th homerun, a three run bomb to deep leftfield.

1966: Detroit's Earl Wilson, winner of six straight, hits an 8th-inning homer to give himself a 5 - 3 lead over New York. But the Yankees batting against reliever Hank Aguirre in the 9th, tally one run on a Clete Boyer single, and win it 6 - 5, when Mickey Mantle clouts a pinch homer just over a leaping Al Kaline in RF. The win still leaves New York (57-72) in last place.

1984 - In Anaheim, the Tigers use the long ball to beat the Angels 12 - 6. Kirk Gibson has two homers and four runs scored, Marty Castillo hits a homer and scores three times, and Chet Lemon belts the first grand slam of his career. Tommy John goes just 2 2/3 inning in losing to Milt Wilcox (15-7). Detroit leads the AL East by 12 games.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Chad_Kreuter
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kreutch01.shtml
Chad Kreuter 1992-1994.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sanchal03.shtml
Alex Sanchez 2003-2004.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Luis_Marte
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/martelu01.shtml
Luis Marte 2011-present.

Tigers players who passed away:

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/players/r/rakowed01.shtml
Ed Rakow 1964-1965.

from baseball reference
 
http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2012/08/drew_smyly_will_stick_with_det.html
Drew Smyly will stick with Detroit Tigers, pitch out of bullpen if Doug Fister is healthy.
from Mlive

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2012/8/26/3269484/drew-smyly-to-remain-with-tigers-in-long-relief-role
Drew Smyly to remain with Tigers in long relief role.
from blessyouboystigersblog

Drew Smyly slated for role in Tigers' bullpen.
The widely-held assumption about Drew Smyly upon the Tigers' decision to start him in place of injured Doug Fister was that he would give way to a reliever after his start so that the Tigers could return to a full relief corps.
As it turns out, Smyly is the reliever.
"If Fister's ready, then Smyly can fall into the bullpen as a long man," Tigers skipper Jim Leyland said. "That's pretty simple."
Smyly has one relief appearance in his two-year professional career, a bullpen cameo at the tail end of last season at Double-A Erie. He does not expect it to be a major adjustment in the big leagues, though he'll have to get a feel for how much throwing he'll need to get warmed up in the bullpen.
"If they want me to be there and think that I can help the team down there, that's a point of pride in my eyes," said Smyly, who allowed one earned run on four hits in six innings with six strikeouts against the Angels on Saturday.
from the Tigers official site
 
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Tigers improving against basestealers.
Only the Angels and Indians have allowed more stolen bases than the Tigers this season, yet Detroit's 28 percent caught-stealing rate ranks in the middle of the pack among American League clubs. In a week in which the Tigers knew they would be tested, however, they've fared better than expected.

When Alex Avila threw out Erick Aybar trying to steal third base on Saturday night, he erased what would have been a 4-0 Angels lead on Vernon Wells' ensuing single. He also brought the Tigers to the break-even point against basestealers for the week, one in which they faced two teams that actively look to run.

The Tigers have allowed four stolen bases and thrown out four would-be basestealers against the Blue Jays and Angels heading into Sunday -- throwing out a runner in four consecutive games. Part of the credit goes to the Tigers' pitching, which kept Mike Trout hitless over the first two games of the series. Part of it also comes down to their pitchers becoming less predictable once opponents do get on base.

"Our guys are doing a much better job," Leyland said.

Rick Porcello, who has drastically improved his numbers against basestealers since the All-Star break, said there was no particular emphasis placed on holding runners this week. However, he said, they've made a point about giving catcher Alex Avila a fighting chance to throw guys out.

"As a pitching staff, we really weren't doing a good job of holding down runners and varying times [to the plate]," Porcello said. "As long as we give him a chance to throw guys out, [we're] doing [our] job. Most of the time, when a guy steals a base, it's on the pitcher, not the catcher."
from the Tigers official site
 
Leyland rests Miggy on Sunday.
A day after Tigers manager Jim Leyland said Miguel Cabrera would get a day off if his sore right ankle was hampering him at the plate, reality set in. While Cabrera can still play as the designated hitter, the Tigers need him back at third base if they're going to get their offense going.

Thus, as Leyland sat in his office on a quiet Sunday morning, he took account of his roster, took a deep breath, talked it over with Cabrera and made the difficult decision to sit his American League Most Valuable Player award candidate for a day. The fact that it was the rubber game of a series against an AL Wild Card competitor didn't make it any easier.

Sunday's decision wasn't about Sunday at all, though. It was about the 5 1/2 weeks left in the season after that.

"What's best for Miguel is best for the Tigers," Leyland said.

The timing goes back to Leyland's long-held philosophy about resting guys ahead of an off-day. It's essentially two days off for the price of one, providing double the rest. The fact that it was a day game after a night game didn't hurt, either, as opposed to resting somebody on Tuesday in Kansas City.

Delmon Young returned to his usual DH spot after back-to-back games in left field, but stayed in his usual lineup slot, batting fifth behind Prince Fielder. Brennan Boesch returned to the lineup for just the second time in nine days, batting sixth. Andy Dirks played left field and batted third.
Third-base duties fell to Jeff Baker for the second consecutive game.
from the Tigers official site
 
Young getting into groove at the plate.
The last time Delmon Young had two extra-base hits in a three-hit game, he was in the middle of a stretch run with the Tigers last September. To say his three-hit, two-double performance on Saturday night was welcome would be an understatement.

While Young is batting .313 (21-for-67) over his last 17 games, he hasn't shown much statistical power, with six doubles and a lone home run during that time. In terms of contact, though, he's connecting solidly on a more consistent basis than earlier in the year, and he's striking out at a lower rate.

Both of Young's doubles on Saturday were well-struck line drives into the gaps off Angels starter Dan Haren. He added a ground ball through the middle for a single, accounting for three of Detroit's eight hits off Haren over 5 2/3 innings.

Leyland had been planning on sitting Young on Sunday, but changed his plans, even before deciding that Miguel Cabrera would get the game off.

"Delmon had a huge night, feels real good," Leyland said. "When you have a veteran like that who feels real good, you're probably smart to play him."
from the Tigers official site
 
By all accounts, Miguel Cabrera didn?t suffer any setback that worsened either of his ankles. But despite what Jim Leyland said Saturday about not resting his star slugger, with Cabrera seriously hobbled for the last two days while DHing, Leyland had a decision to make: Keep playing Cabrera at DH for as long as needed and fill in at third base until he can go, or rest Cabrera on Sunday with the hope that two days off his feet (with Monday?s team off-day) will get him closer to not only playing healthy, but playing third base. As the last two nights have shown, it?s a different looking lineup if Cabrera has to DH or if he can play third.
In the end, Leyland decided to give Cabrera the day out of the lineup.
Jason Beck
 
http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=24229759&c_id=mlb
Webvideo Dirks' rbi triple.

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=24231851&c_id=mlb
Webvideo Fielder's 2 run homer.

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=24231907&c_id=mlb
Webvideo Young's back to back homerun.

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=24233617&c_id=mlb
Webvideo Berry's sac fly.

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=24236187&c_id=mlb
Webvideo Scherzer's stellar start.
Max Scherzer strikes out nine through seven frames of one-run ball against the Angels en route to his 14th win of the season.

from the Tigers official site
 
http://www.blessyouboys.com/2012/8/26/3269945/tigers-5-angels-2
Tigers 5 - Angels 2: Max Scherzer strikes out 9 in dominant performance.
from blessyouboystigersblog

Scherzer leads the majors in strikeouts with 195, overtaking Justin Verlander, who has 193. They'll be handing the lead back and forth for the rest of season. It's looking as if the last one to start a game this season wins the K title.

Scherzer's 9 K's gave him a new Tigers record of striking out at least 8 in 8 consecutive games, breaking Hall of Famer Hal Newhouser's record.
 
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