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Tigers focused on scoring wins in division race.
Despite being locked in a race for a division title, the Tigers aren't scoreboard watching.
Well, maybe that's not entirely true.
"You see the scoreboards from Day 1 of the season. There right there with these modern stadiums. Every score in baseball you see every day of the year, practically. At some point, they're a little more important than others," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said. "It's not like people are staring at a scoreboard, but everyone sees them. They're all over. That's why they have them in the ballparks: to update everybody on what other teams are doing. That's what they're there for."
So it appears that the Tigers are certainly seeing the scores from around the league -- including those of the American League Central-leading White Sox -- during the games. But, still, it's not about that, according to Leyland.
"You've got to just win games, take care of your own business, regardless of what the outcome of somebody else's game is," he said.
from the Tigers official site

 

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Tigers making mark against Royals relievers.
Despite dropping the first two games in the series, the Tigers had done something that few have: They succeeded against the Royals' bullpen.
The Royals' relief corps has been at or near the top of the rankings most of the season -- boasting a 3.06 ERA heading into Thursday's series finale. But in the first two contests -- a total of five innings -- the Tigers picked up five hits, three walks and two runs off Kansas City relievers.
The Tigers also threatened to turn games around twice against closer Greg Holland, putting two baserunners on in back-to-back ninth innings. On Tuesday, Delmon Young came within inches of hitting a three-run home run off the closer, and on Wednesday, Holland needed a highlight-reel catch from center fielder Jarrod Dyson to prevent a potential rally.
"He's always had a great arm. He's got that split. He's always been a guy with big-time velocity," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said of Holland. "They've got some real good arms out there, very good, very aggressive. [Kelvin] Herrera's got a hell of an arm. [Aaron] Crow's got a real good arm. Holland's got a real good arm. They've got some good arms."
Leyland complimented the hard-throwing Royals' relievers, but added that increased exposure to those types of pitchers make hitting pitches in the upper 90s a little easier.
"They're all over the bullpens everywhere now," the skipper said. "That's just the way it is. That's the new world of baseball. Relievers on every team, they've got them all coming in throwing 96, 97, 95, 98.
"I think it's like anything else. You're so used to seeing them come out of every bullpen, not just one. It's night after night, really. It doesn't matter who you're playing. The [Nate] Jones kid in Chicago has got a great arm, [Addison] Reed's got a big arm, [Matt] Thornton's got a big, big arm. You see them every night. ... They've all got big arms now. That's more the rule than the exception anymore."
from the Tigers official site

 

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Tigers look to turn corner against southpaws.
For the Tigers, things in August have gone south against southpaws.

Detroit is just 5-5 in games started by left-handers this month. Those starters allowed a total of just 26 earned runs in 10 games.

The latest rough effort came in Wednesday's 1-0 loss, when Royals lefty Bruce Chen dominated the Detroit offense, allowing just four hits over eight innings. It was the third straight game in which a lefty starter has allowed two earned runs or fewer to the Tigers.

Thankfully for the Tigers, their starters have pitched well, too. Despite being held pretty much in check by three straight lefties in a recent series against Toronto, Detroit won all three games. And, even in Wednesday's loss, Anibal Sanchez pitched terrifically, allowing just one run over seven innings.

But the offense has struggled. One player particularly slumping against lefty starters is first baseman Prince Fielder, who is hitting just .255 this season, compared to .335 against righties.

It all comes into play as the Tigers gear up for a three-game weekend series at home with the White Sox, the team they're chasing in the American League Central. Two of the three contests will feature opposing lefties, with Francisco Liriano pitching on Saturday and Chris Sale going on Sunday for Chicago.

For Liriano, it will be his first start against Detroit since Aug. 15 of last season, when he picked up a win. He's faced the Tigers twice this season as a reliever with the Twins. He pitched a scoreless two-thirds of an inning on May 17, but he relinquished four runs on five hits and two walks in 2 2/3 innings on May 25. Sale is 0-2 in two prior starts this season against the Tigers.
from the Tigers official site

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/201208...s-businessweek-smart-spender?odyssey=nav|head
Red Wings ranked the 3rd-smartest spender in pro sports.
from the freep

In its second annual ranking of the "Smartest Spenders in Sports," the weekly business magazine put the Wings third overall among the 122 franchises in the NHL, NFL, NBA and MLB. The Efficiency Index ranked how well teams turned wages into wins over the last five seasons. Every team was compared against its league's average.

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-08-30/smartest-spenders-in-sports
Smartest Spenders in Sports.
from BusinessWeek

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2012/08/detroit_tigers_wrap_up_series_3.html
Detroit Tigers fail to come through in clutch situations, head home after being swept by Royals.
from Mlive

http://www.freep.com/article/201208...-game-thread?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
Tigers swept by Royals in Kansas City, 2-1.
from the freep

 

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http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/mlb/g...012_08_30_detmlb_kcamlb_1&mode=recap&c_id=det
Porcello, Tigers can't get past Royals in finale.
http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/mlb/g...mlb_1#gid=2012_08_30_detmlb_kcamlb_1&mode=box
Boxscore.
from the Tigers official site

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...thless-Tigers?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Sports
Royals 2 - Tigers 1 : Royals sweep toothless Tigers.
from the detnews

 

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August 31 in Tigers and mlb history:

1906: Beset by injuries, the Tigers call 46-year-old Sam Thompson out of retirement; he drives in two runs in a 5 - 1 win over the Browns. Thompson, who last played in the majors in 1898, appears in eight games and bats .226.

1909 - The A.J. Reach Company is granted a patent for its cork-centered baseball, which will replace the hard rubber-cored one. This change will be particularly apparent in the National League in 1910 and 1911.

1932 - Detroit P Chief Hogsett hits two homers, as the Tigers end Tony Freitas' winning streak at 10 with a 5 - 4 victory over the A's.

1937 - Detroit's rookie Rudy York sets a new record for home runs in a month, hitting his 17th and 18th to eclipse Babe Ruth's mark set in September 1927. He knocks in seven runs against Pete Appleton as Detroit beats Washington, 12 - 3.

1943 - Detroit's Rudy York hits two home runs to bring his August home run total to 17, one less than his 1937 record for home runs in a single month, which he also set in August.

1957 - Steve Dalkowski, legendary minor league fastballer pitching for Kingsport (Appalachian League), strikes out 24, walks 18, hits four batters, and throws six wild pitches in a row. He loses, 9 - 8.

1977: Hank Aaron's mark of 755 career home runs is tied by Sadaharu Oh of the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Pro Baseball.

1988: Arbitrator George Nicolau rules against the Major League owners in the "Collusion II" case, agreeing with the players' contention that the owners conspired to fix the free agent market after the 1986 season. Twelve players will be granted no-risk free agency after the season, as well as monetary compensation.

1988: The first-place Tigers try for pennant insurance: they acquire Ted Power from Kansas City and Fred Lynn from Baltimore for players to be named later.

1989: Arbitrator Thomas Roberts orders the Major League owners to pay $10.5 million in damages as a result of their collusion against free agents after the 1985 season.

1993: In a flurry of deadline trades, the Reds sent pitchers Johnny Ruffin and Jim Pierce to the White Sox in exchange for P Tim Belcher, the Dodgers trade OF Eric Davis to the Tigers in exchange for P John DeSilva, and the Cardinals trade P Lee Smith to the Yankees in exchange for P Rich Batchelor.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Hideo_Nomo
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/nomohi01.shtml
Hideo Nomo 2000.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Gabe_Kapler
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kaplega01.shtml
Gabe Kapler 1998-1999.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/louxsh01.shtml
Shane Loux 2002-2003.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ramon_Santiago
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/santira01.shtml
Ramon Santiago 2002-2003, 2006-present.

from Baseball Reference

 

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http://www.highheatstats.com/2012/08/al-winner-take-all-games-and-the-new-wild-card-format/
AL winner-take-all games and the new wild card format.
from HighHeatStats

 

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http://www.foxsportsdetroit.com/pag...=v5:share:sharepermalink:&from=sharepermalink
Post game webvideo Leyland, Laird.
from DetroitFox

 

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http://motorcitybengals.com/2012/08/30/the-closer-conundrum-of-2014/
The Closer Conundrum of 2013.
from mcb-tb

 

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http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/28508/ten-important-players-for-september
Ten important players for September.
from espn

Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers
He was unbeatable down the stretch a year ago, but no pitcher has thrown more pitches over the past two seasons than Verlander. He hasn't won any of his past four starts (although only the eight-run beating in Kansas City was his fault). After starting August with six straight wins, the Tigers have gone an uninspiring 9-11. Getting swept by the Royals is hardly an indication that this is a playoff team. Mr. Verlander, it's your time.

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2012/08/detroit_tigers_jim_leyland_aft.html
Detroit Tigers' Jim Leyland after third consecutive one-run loss: 'I've got do do better'.
from Mlive

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/201208...-Kansas-City?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
Notes, quotes from Thursday night's loss to Kansas City.
from the freep

 

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The Tigers swept Chicago the last time they met July 20-22, and moved into first place in the AL Central. The White Sox have had the upper hand since, going 22-13 compared to Detroit?s 17-17 record.

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/201208...vs-White-Sox?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
Tigers aim to gain ground, momentum in American League Central race vs. White Sox.
from the freep

 

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http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...er-Jim-Leyland-takes-blame-Tigers-Royal-swoon
Manager Jim Leyland takes blame for Tigers' Royal swoon.
from the detnews

 

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http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...nd-Tigers-know-what-s-stake-against-White-Sox
Jim Leyland, Tigers know what's at stake against White Sox.
from the detnews

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/.../sports0104/Little-separates-Tigers-White-Sox
Very Little separates Tigers, White Sox.
from the detnews

 

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http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120830&content_id=37609964&vkey=pr_det&c_id=det
The pennant race heats up as Tigers host the division-rival White Sox and Indians during six-game homestand at Comerica Park.
Homestand features Friday and Saturday night fireworks, Miguel Cabrera 300th home run commemorative poster and ?every kid, every sunday? back to school supply case.
Press Release from the Tigers official site

 

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http://philcokesbrain.wordpress.com/2012/08/30/excuses-excuses/
Excuses, Excuses.
from PhilCoke'sBrain

 

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http://blog.detroitathletic.com/2012/08/31/this-week-in-tiger-stadium-history-august-31-september-6/
This week in Tiger Stadium History: August 31 to September 6.
from Detroit Athletic