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AL RSAA Runs Saved Above Average

LEADERS
1 Justin Verlander 38
2 Chris Sale 36
3 Matt Harrison 29
4 David Price 28
5 Jake Peavy 27
6 Fernando Rodney 25
7 Robbie Ross 19
T8 Jered Weaver 18
T8 Hiroki Kuroda 18
10 Kelvin Herrera 17

WORST
1 Nick Blackburn -36
2 Ubaldo Jimenez -33
T3 Hector Noesi -30
T3 Ricky Romero -30
5 Josh Tomlin -28
T6 Justin Masterson -24
T6 Ervin Santana -24
8 Luke Hochevar -23
T9 Philip Humber -21
T9 Derek Lowe -21
T9 Jonathan Sanchez -21

TEAM TOTALS
1 Rays 89
2 White Sox 87
3 Rangers 83
4 Tigers 61
5 Orioles 59
6 A's 57
7 Yankees 27
8 Royals 3
9 Red Sox -8
10 Angels -37
11 Mariners -52
12 Blue Jays -74
13 Twins -104
14 Indians -140

TIGERS
Justin Verlander 38
Doug Fister 14
Brayan Villarreal 11
Max Scherzer 9
Joaquin Benoit 7
Darin Downs 5
Phil Coke 4
Al Alburquerque 3
Octavio Dotel 3
Jose Valverde 2
Duane Below 2
Luis Marte 2
Jose Ortega 0
Luke Putkonen -1
Thad Weber -2
Drew Smyly -2
Anibal Sanchez -2
Collin Balester -4
Daniel Schlereth -5
Jacob Turner -5
Adam Wilk -5
Rick Porcello -6
Casey Crosby -7

through September 22,
from leesininsatmreports

 

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AL RCAA Runs Created Above Average

LEADERS
1 Mike Trout 69
2 Miguel Cabrera 57
3 Edwin Encarnacion 50
4 Prince Fielder 45
5 David Ortiz 39
6 Josh Hamilton 38
7 Adrian Beltre 36
T8 Josh Willingham 31
T8 Robinson Cano 31
T8 Albert Pujols 31
T8 Billy Butler 31

WORST
1 J.J. Hardy -29
2 Robert Andino -27
3 Alexei Ramirez -26
4 Michael Young -25
T5 Yunel Escobar -22
T5 Jeff Francoeur -22
T7 Ryan Raburn -21
T7 Gordon Beckham -21
T7 Mike Aviles -21
10 Dayan Viciedo -19

TEAM TOTALS
1 Angels 133
2 Yankees 92
3 Rangers 43
4 Tigers 41
5 A's -3
6 Rays -14
7 Mariners -20
8 Twins -24
9 Indians -28
10 Royals -35
11 Red Sox -42
12 Blue Jays -51
13 White Sox -70
14 Orioles -84

TIGERS
Miguel Cabrera 57
Prince Fielder 45
Austin Jackson 26
Andy Dirks 16
Quintin Berry 3
Clete Thomas 0
Avisail Garcia 0
Hernan Perez 0
Alex Avila 0
Bryan Holaday 0
Gerald Laird -1
Brad Eldred -1
Matt Young -2
Brandon Inge -2
Omir Santos -2
Danny Worth -4
Jeff Baker -4
Omar Infante -5
Don Kelly -9
Delmon Young -11
Jhonny Peralta -13
Ramon Santiago -15
Brennan Boesch -16
Ryan Raburn -21

through September 22,
from leesininsatmreports

 

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AL FRAA Fielding Runs Above Average

LEADERS
1 J.J. Hardy 24
T2 Mike Moustakas 18
T2 Adrian Gonzalez 18
T4 Brendan Ryan 16
T4 Gordon Beckham 16
T4 Adam Jones 16
T4 Brett Lawrie 16
8 Alex Rios 15
9 Salvador Perez 14
T10 Sean Rodriguez 13
T10 Albert Pujols 13
T10 Jack Hannahan 13

WORST
T1 Derek Jeter -19
T1 Mark Reynolds -19
3 Alcides Escobar -17
4 Jeff Francoeur -16
5 Chris Carter -15
T6 Colby Rasmus -14
T6 Brennan Boesch -14 *****
T6 Mark Trumbo -14
T9 Curtis Granderson -13
T9 Jhonny Peralta -13 *****

TEAM TOTALS
1 White Sox 55
2 Blue Jays 38
3 Rays 31
4 Twins 20
5 Angels 16
6 Mariners 12
7 Royals 10
8 Red Sox 6
9 Rangers -2
10 Orioles -8
11 Indians -9
12 Yankees -33
13 A's -39
14 Tigers -84 *****Biggest reason if Tigers don't make the playoffs.

TIGERS
Quintin Berry 2
Matt Young 2
Brandon Inge 2
Clete Thomas 0
Don Kelly 0
Hernan Perez 0
Brad Eldred 0
Bryan Holaday 0
Omar Infante -1
Avisail Garcia -1
Gerald Laird -1
Ramon Santiago -1
Miguel Cabrera -2
Alex Avila -2
Omir Santos -2
Jeff Baker -3
Prince Fielder -5
Austin Jackson -5
Delmon Young -9
Danny Worth -9
Ryan Raburn -11
Andy Dirks -11
Jhonny Peralta -13
Brennan Boesch -14

through September 22,
from leesininsatmreports

 

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AL TRAA Total Runs Above Average -- RCAA plus/minus FRAA = TRAA

LEADERS
1 Mike Trout 73
2 Miguel Cabrera 55
3 Edwin Encarnacion 47
4 Albert Pujols 44
T5 Prince Fielder 40
T5 Josh Willingham 40
7 Robinson Cano 39
8 David Ortiz 38
9 Adam Jones 35
10 Josh Hamilton 34

WORST
1 Jeff Francoeur -38
T2 Ryan Raburn -32
T2 Michael Young -32
4 Robert Andino -31
5 Brennan Boesch -30
T6 Jhonny Peralta -26
T6 Mike Aviles -26
8 Jemile Weeks -24
9 Colby Rasmus -23
10 Brent Lillibridge -22

TEAM TOTALS
1 Angels 149
2 Yankees 59
3 Rangers 41
4 Rays 17
5 Twins -4
6 Mariners -8
7 Blue Jays -13
8 White Sox -15
9 Royals -25
10 Red Sox -36
11 Indians -37
12 A's -42
13 Tigers -43
14 Orioles -92

TIGERS
Miguel Cabrera 55
Prince Fielder 40
Austin Jackson 21
Andy Dirks 5
Quintin Berry 5
Brandon Inge 0
Hernan Perez 0
Bryan Holaday 0
Clete Thomas 0
Matt Young 0
Brad Eldred -1
Avisail Garcia -1
Alex Avila -2
Gerald Laird -2
Omir Santos -4
Omar Infante -6
Jeff Baker -7
Don Kelly -9
Danny Worth -13
Ramon Santiago -16
Delmon Young -20
Jhonny Peralta -26
Brennan Boesch -30
Ryan Raburn -32

through September 22,
from leesininsatmreports

 

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Scherzer's velocity still down, but not a concern.
The Tigers were wrapping up the front end of their doubleheader against the Twins around the time the White Sox were starting their game against the Angels. The scoreboard watching, however, had started from the outset at Comerica Park. It's just that all the eyes were tuned into the velocity readings under the scores.

The results for Max Scherzer weren't as good as normal, but weren't quite as bad as Tuesday, when shoulder fatigue forced him out after two innings.

Scherzer threw a bevy of fastballs in the early innings, most of them in the 91-92-mph range, as he tried to get a feel for the pitch. From the second inning on, he was throwing 92-93 mph, topping out at 94 mph once.

Compared with his average velocity of just over 95 mph, it's a drop. To hear Scherzer explain it, though, it was an expected one.

"My arm felt good. I didn't feel any fatigue or anything like that," Scherzer said. "I wasn't in my normal routine this past week of throwing how I throw, and really how I run and lift, too, so I think that's why I didn't quite have the zip on my fastball today. Given that, I realized I didn't have the zip and I was able to pitch today."

With a normal between-starts routine this coming week, Scherzer said he expects to have that velocity back for his next start Friday in Minnesota.

"When Max usually has to crank it up, he can crank it up," manager Jim Leyland said. "And obviously, he wasn't trying to do that today. And he pitched fine. He pitched well enough to win, don't get me wrong. But hopefully, by the next start, he'll build back up to where he'll be able to do that."
from the Tigers official site

 

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Villarreal mistakes wild pitch for force play.
Jim Leyland might not have believed it himself had he not seen Brayan Villarreal with the ball in his glove and his foot on home plate as Justin Morneau slid home safely in the sixth inning of the Tigers' 10-4 loss to the Twins in the first game of a doubleheader Sunday.

He wasn't angry, he emphasized, but reserved the right to be a little incredulous.

It happened after Villarreal struck out Eduardo Escobar with the bases loaded for the first out of the sixth inning. Escobar swung and missed at a slider in the dirt, but the ball rolled away from catcher Gerald Laird and headed toward the Twins' on-deck circle.

Laird pounced on the ball as Villarreal bolted toward the plate. They did their jobs quickly enough that they had plenty of time to retire Morneau as he broke from third base.

Villarreal took Laird's throw before Morneau even began his slide. It looked fine until Villarreal got the rules mixed up.

"I felt bad for the kid," Leyland said. "When he saw the guy run, he thought that became a [forceout], when actually the guy [at the plate] can't run [on a dropped third strike] when first base is occupied with less than two outs. He just made a mental mistake."

Thus, while Villarreal stood on the plate with the ball in his glove, Morneau slid in. Home-plate umpire Tom Hallion paused for a second to make sure Morneau touched the plate, then called him safe to Villarreal's surprise.
from the Tigers official site

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2012/09/detroit_tigers_drew_smyly_1.html
Detroit Tigers fall to Minnesota Twins in 10 innings; trail Chicago White Sox by one game.
from Mlive

http://www.freep.com/article/201209...n-over-Twins?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
Twins sweep double with Tigers after 2-1 win in extras.
from the freep

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...ck-AL-Central?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Sports
Twins 2 - Tigers 1 (10 innings) : Lowly Twins sweep doubleheader, keep Tigers one back in AL Central.
from the detnews

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/mlb/g...012_09_23_minmlb_detmlb_2&mode=recap&c_id=det
Tigers lose ground after dropping twin bill.
http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/mlb/g...d=det#gid=2012_09_23_minmlb_detmlb_2&mode=box
Boxscore.
from the Tigers official site

 

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http://www.thedetroitsportssite.com...ubleheader-blow-chance-to-tie-for-first/24297
Detroit Tigers Swept in Doubleheader, Blow Chance to Tie for First.
from the detroitsportssite

http://www.foxsportsdetroit.com/09/...anding_tigers.html?blockID=794757&feedID=3701
Tigers lose both ends of doubleheader.
from DetroitFox

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2012/9/...s-1--sweep-double-header-Cabrera-triple-crown
Twins 2 - Tigers 1: Twins sweep twin bill, Tigers' offense non-existent in falling 1 GB.
from blessyouboystigersblog

 

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September 24 in Tigers and mlb history:

1921 - Harry Heilmann is 3 for 4 against Walter Johnson, but Washington wins the game over Detroit, 5 - 1. Ty Cobb is so incensed by the umpiring of Billy Evans that he challenges him to a fight. The two future Hall of Famers go at it with Cobb getting the best of Evans. George Hildebrand, the second umpire assigned to the game, reports the incident to American League president Ban Johnson. When Johnson fails to act, Commissioner Landis steps in and suspends Cobb, but allows him to continue as a non-playing manager.

1923: Detroit pitcher Ray Francis, with a 3 - 0 lead over the Yankees, issues a bases-loaded walk to Babe Ruth, but hangs on for the victory.

1928 - The Tigers draw 404 fans for their last meeting with the Red Sox, winning 8 - 0 behind Sam Gibson's 5-hitter. Pat Simmons is knocked out in the 7th when he gives up consecutive triples to Al Wingo, batting 9th, John Stone, and Charlie Gehringer. Harry Heilmann has a home run and double for Detroit.

1933: Detroit's Tommy Bridges reaches the 9th inning with a no-hitter for the third time this season and the fourth time in two years. He yields a pair of hits, as Detroit beats the Browns 7 - 0. Despite the win, Bucky Harris resigns as manager of the Tigers.

1950: Mental lapses crush Tiger hopes. Due to heavy smoke from a Canadian forest fire, Detroit puts on the lights in a Sunday afternoon contest with the Indians. Cleveland's only score in nine innings is pitcher Bob Lemon's home run in the 4th, as the match is tied 1 - 1 on Johnny Lipon's homer. Lemon opens the 10th with a triple, and two intentional walks follow. With the bases loaded and one out, C Aaron Robinson thinks he has a shot at a double play by just stepping on home. Because of the haze, he does not see 1B Don Kolloway remove the force after fielding the ball hit by slugger Luke Easter, and the Indians win 2 - 1.

1967 - The Twins crunch the Yankees, 9 - 2, as Dean Chance scatters nine hits for his 20th victory. The White Sox hold off the Indians, 5 - 1, while Boston racks up 18 hits in an 11 - 7 win over the Orioles. The Tigers lose a tough one. Going into the bottom of the 9th in Washington, Detroit nurses a 4 - 2 lead, only to lose it, 5 - 4. The loss drops Detroit to 4th, 1 1/2 games behind Minnesota, Chicago a game back, and Boston a half game.

1974: At Memorial Stadium with his parents, family, and friends in the stands, Tiger rightfielder Al Kaline gets his 3000th hit. The milestone hit is a double off Oriole hurler Dave McNally in a 5 - 4 loss to the Birds.

1982 - In the completion of a game suspended on July 9th, the Tigers beat Cleveland, 4 - 3, when reliever Ed Glynn uncorks a wild pitch with the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the 18th inning.

2009 - Justin Verlander strikes out 11 in 7 innings as Detroit bests Cleveland, 6 - 5. It is the Indians' 11th straight loss, one short of the franchise record set in 1931.

2011: The 200,000th game in major league history (since 1876) is played today, although the total excludes certain leagues usually considered of major league caliber such as the Federal League. Officially, today's game between the Rockies and Astros at Minute Maid Park sets the historic milestone when it becomes official at 8:45 ET. The Rockies win, 4 - 2, in 13 innings.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mcdonjo03.shtml
John McDonald 2005.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cornena01.shtml
Nate Cornejo 2001-2004.

from baseball reference

 

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http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18438
The Race for the AL Batting Crown.
from Baseball Prospectus

 

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http://baseballmusings.com/?p=88556
Triple Crown Watch.
from Baseball Musings

 

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http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=8418263&categoryid=2378529
Webvideo The Baseball Tonight crew debates on whether the Tigers' playoff pursuit will help or hurt Miguel Cabrera's chances at winning the AL triple crown.
from espn

 

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http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/29149/ten-games-left-10-things-to-watch-2
Ten games left, 10 things to watch.
from espn

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2012/09/detroit_tigers_jim_leyland_def_4.html
Detroit Tigers' Jim Leyland defends decision to bring in closer Jose Valverde tied at 1-all.
from Mlive

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2012/09/detroit_tigers_not_taking_adva.html
Detroit Tigers miss out on golden chances to grab share of lowly AL Central lead.
from Mlive

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2012/09/video_quintin_berrys_fully_ext.html
Quintin Berry's fully extended diving stab saves run, robs Minnesota's Justin Morneau.
from Mlive

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/201209...notes-quotes?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
Notes, quotes from the first doubleheader game.
from the freep

http://www.freep.com/article/201209...ings-Game-2-?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
Notes, quotes from Sunday's doubleheader finale.
from the freep

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/201209...max-scherzer?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
Tigers' Max Scherzer feels good after return from shoulder fatigue.
from the freep

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/201209...-jeff-seidel?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
Brayan Villarreal's rule goof, team's usual lapses again doom Tigers.
from the freep

 

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http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...Tigers-Max-Scherzer-felt-good-lacked-velocity
Tigers Notebook: Tigers' Max Scherzer felt good, but lacked velocity.
from the detnews