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http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=320929109
Tigers 6 - twins 4 : Miguel Cabrera belts HR as Tigers keep division lead.
from espn

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/201209...nesota-twins?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
Detroit Tigers 6 - Minnesota 4: Miguel Cabrera leads Triple Crown race; division lead back to 2 games.
from the freep

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2012/09/detroit_tigers_play_second_gam_3.html
Detroit Tigers hold on for 6-4 victory over Minnesota Twins, close in on Central Division title.
from Mlive

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2012/09/triple_crown_watch_miguel_cabr_2.html
Triple Crown watch: Miguel Cabrera pulls into tie for lead in home runs, remains first in other categories.
from Mlive

 

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http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...9/Tigers-hold-AL-Central-lead-grows-two-games
Tigers 6 - Twins 4 : Tigers hold on as AL Central lead grows to two games.
from the detnews

 

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http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=25183475&c_id=mlb
Webvideo Fielder's homerun.

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/video...187131&c_id=mlb&topic_id=vtp_star_of_the_game
Webvideo Cabrera's 3 run homer.

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=25187201&c_id=mlb
Webvideo Dirks' homerun.

Curly Fries!!!

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=25190003&c_id=mlb
Webvideo Verlander's strong start.
Justin Verlander allows one run while striking out eight over seven strong innings against the Twins. All but one a swinging strikeout.

from the Tigers official site

 

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http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/mlb/g...9_29_detmlb_minmlb_1&mode=recap_away&c_id=det
Tigers 6 - twins 4 : Verlander, Miggy boost Tigers' cushion to two games.
Ace dominates, while Triple Crown hopeful ties for AL homer lead.

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/mlb/g...d=det#gid=2012_09_29_detmlb_minmlb_1&mode=box
Boxscore.

from the Tigers official site

 

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http://www.blessyouboys.com/2012/9/...verlander-cabrera-benoit-bullpen-triple-crown
Tigers 6 - Twins 4: Verlander, Cabrera overcome shaky bullpen as Tigers take 2 game division lead.
from blessyouboystigersblog

 

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http://motorcitybengals.com/2012/09/29/verlander-mows-down-twins-tigers-expand-division-lead/
Justin Verlander Mows Down Twins, Tigers Expand Division Lead.
from motorcitybengals-tigersblog

 

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http://fearingtheshadow.blogspot.com/2012/09/miguel-cabreras-43rd-home-run-helps.html
Miguel Cabrera's 43rd Home Run Helps the Tigers to a 6-4 Win.
from FearTheShadowTigersblog

 

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http://www.foxsportsdetroit.com/09/...anding_tigers.html?blockID=797523&feedID=3701
Cabrera ties hamilton in HRs; Tigers beat Twins 6 - 4.
from DetroitFox

http://www.thedetroitsportssite.com...-to-important-defeat-of-minnesota-twins/24489
Detroit Tigers Pound Three Home Runs En-Route to Important Defeat of Minnesota Twins 6 - 4.
from the detroitsportssite

http://walkoffwoodward.com/?p=5756
Tigers Inch Closer to Second Consecutive Division Title, While Giving Us Multiple Heart Attacks Along the Way.
from WalkoffWoodwardTigersblog

 

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Command issues catch up to Villarreal in Fridays loss.
Brayan Villarreal entered Friday with a .220 batting average allowed and a 3.04 ERA since the All-Star break, but also 12 walks over 23 2/3 innings. For the most part, those walks hadn't come back to haunt him. On Friday, three walks -- two of them intentional -- did.

In the long run, the Tigers expect Villarreal will learn from outings like Friday's loss, where a five-pitch walk to Justin Morneau after an intentional walk to Joe Mauer left him no room to fall behind Ryan Doumit.

If Villarreal had thrown a first-pitch breaking ball, it might have gotten Villarreal a swing and miss, but it also could have put him behind in the count.
"I thought about calling a breaking ball, but my thought is, 'I have to get ahead right here,'" catcher Gerald Laird said. "If I call a breaking ball and he falls behind, sometimes it takes a couple pitches to get his fastball command back."

Villarreal's maximum-effort delivery is the reason. Still, pitching coach Jeff Jones said, Villarreal was in a position where a good first-pitch fastball could've gotten them the out they needed in a tie game.
The fastball hit 98 mph on the Target Field radar gun, but Villarreal didn't hit his location. Doumit hit it deep into the right-center-field gap for a go-ahead two-run double.

The hit again raised the debate: Is it wiser for a hitter to be hacking on the first pitch after a pitcher issues multiple walks, or should he take the pitch and make the pitcher show he can throw a strike?
"That [debate] will be going on when I'm long gone," manager Jim Leyland said.
from the Tigers official site

 

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Scherzer throws, chances improve for Wednesday.
The Tigers have Max Scherzer listed as their probable starter for Wednesday's regular-season finale against the Royals. More importantly, they now have a realistic scenario to get him there.

Scherzer threw on Saturday for the first time since shoulder soreness shut him down early in the week. He played catch from 60 feet away and felt no soreness in the deltoid area that had been bothering him. That put a schedule in place that could get him back on the mound.
"All the range of motion is there," Scherzer said after throwing. "Now it's at a point to try to get my strength back."

The key, Scherzer said, will be if he still has nothing more than normal soreness Sunday morning. If that's the case, he'll throw at full effort Sunday in a long-toss session. If all goes well there, he has a bullpen session scheduled for Monday in Kansas City, the final hurdle to get him cleared to start.

Drew Smyly, who tossed 5 1/3 scoreless innings in Scherzer's spot Friday night, will obviously remain on standby and prepare as if Wednesday will be his start. That means the Tigers' bullpen will remain limited to two left-handers -- Phil Coke and Darin Downs -- for the stretch run.
from the Tigers official site

 

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Tigers use caution with Dotel's sore biceps.
There was a reason why the Tigers went to Brayan Villarreal for the eighth inning on Friday instead of sticking with Octavio Dotel. And it had little to do with Villarreal's strikeout potential. It had more to do with soreness in Dotel's right biceps.

It essentially set up a quandary for manager Jim Leyland and Dotel: They could try to stretch him through the eighth inning knowing that a worsening of the injury could sideline Dotel for the rest of the regular season, or they could pull him and take their chances with their remaining options. In the end, they remained cautious with Dotel.
"I don't want it [to get] worse," Dotel said. "It's better to wait a little bit."

With Al Alburquerque on rest after pitching 2 1/3 innings on Wednesday, Villarreal came in and allowed two runs in a 4-2 defeat.
Dotel indicated he was fine to pitch on Saturday.
from the Tigers official site

 

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Given some recent situations, Leyland was asked if he believed every hitter should be able to lay down a bunt if the situation calls for it. "The real answer should be yes, that a big leaguer should be able to lay down a bunt," Leyland said. "But I don't believe that."

 

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Quintin Berry swiped second base in the fifth inning of Saturday's 6-4 win over the Twins for his 21st stolen base in as many attempts. If he isn't caught stealing in Detroit's final four games, he'll become just the third Major Leaguer since at least 1950 to steal 21 or more bases in a season without being caught all year, according to STATS.

 

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September 30 in Tigers history:

1907: An overflow crowd lines the outfield at Philadelphia's Columbia Park for the showdown doubleheader between the A's and Tigers. In the first game, the home team gets off to a 7 - 1 lead against 25-game winner Bill Donovan. But Rube Waddell, who relieves in the 2nd, fails to hold the lead. A 2-run home run by Ty Cobb ties it 8 - 8 in the 9th.
Both teams score once in the 11th; an umpire's ruling costs Philadelphia the game in the 14th: Harry David hits a long fly into the crowd in left-centerfield, ordinarily a ground-rule double. As Tiger CF Sam Crawford goes to the crowd's edge, a policeman stands up and moves, either to interfere or to get out of the way. Home plate umpire Silk O'Loughlin says there is no interference, then reverses his ruling when base umpire Tom Connolly offers a different opinion.
When play resumes, the Athletics' Danny Murphy hits a long single that would have scored Davis. The game is called because of darkness in the 17th, a 9 - 9 tie. The second game is never played. The Tigers, in first place, leave for Washington where they will win 4. They will finish 1 1/2 games in front.

1916: In his 153rd game, Tiger 3B Ossie Vitt raises his season total chances to 615, a mark that will stand for 21 years.

1917: Detroit's future Hall of Fame OF Sam Crawford retires from major league baseball at 37. In addition to his career-record 312 three-base hits, he has hit 50 inside-the-park home runs. He will play in the Pacific Coast League for several more years.

1944: Hal Newhouser wins his 29th as Detroit whips Washington 7 - 3.

1945: Hank Greenberg hits a pennant-winning grand slam on the final day of the season. The Tiger left fielder's ninth-inning bases-full homer beats the Browns 6 - 3 clinching the American League flag for Detroit over the second-place Senators.

1951: The Tigers drive over the slumping Tribe 2 - 1 behind Virgil Trucks' 13th win of the year.

1967: Boston beats the Twins, 6 - 4, to tie Minnesota for first place. Carl Yastrzemski's 3-run home run gives him the American League-lead with 44, but Harmon Killebrew answers with his 44th for the losers.
Meanwhile, Detroit, which had games rained out on the 28th and 29th, plays two with the Angels. Mickey Lolich wins the opener, 5 - 0, his 3rd straight shutout, and Detroit takes a seemingly safe 6 - 2 lead into the 8th inning of the nitecap. The Angels then bat around, scoring six runs, to hand Detroit a devastating 8 - 6 loss. Detroit now trails Minnesota and Boston by a half-game.

1972: The Tigers take their 3rd in a row from Milwaukee as John Hiller throws a 5-hitter. Aurelio Rodriguez's 3-run home run is the margin in the 5 - 1 win. The Tigers now return home to face the Red Sox in a 3-game series that will determine which team wins the East.

1984: The ML umpires announce that they will go on strike at the two LCS scheduled to begin October 2 in an effort to improve their pay and job security and to change the method by which post-season assignments are determined. MLB officials say the games will go on as scheduled using amateur umpires if necessary.

Tigers players, coaches, and managers birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Frank_Skaff
http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/skafffr01.shtml
Frank Skaff coach 1965-1966, 1971, manager 1966.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Johnny_Podres
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/podrejo01.shtml
Johnny Podres 1966-1967.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/blessik01.shtml
Ike Blessitt 1972.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lusadsc01.shtml
Scott Lusader 1987-1990.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Carlos_Guillen
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/guillca01.shtml
Carlos Guillen 2004-2012.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Danny_Worth
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/worthda01.shtml
Danny Worth 2010-2012.

Tigers players who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Del_Pratt
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/prattde01.shtml
Del Pratt 1923-1924.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ed_Brinkman
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brinked01.shtml
Eddie Brinkman 1971-1974.

from baseball reference

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/201209...er-Minnesota?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
Notes, quotes from Saturday afternoon's win over Minnesota.
from the freep

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/201209...s-now-right-?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
Tigers can't blow this now, right?
from the freep

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/201209...-hat-to-earn?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
Triple Crown is hard hat to earn in baseball.
from the freep

Cabrera's average (.327) is the lowest leading average since 1972 -- and though Joe Mauer won the title with a .328 average in 2008, no other batting average winner hit less than .330 since Carew hit .318 in 1972.

When Cabrera hit .344 last season to the win the title, he hit 30 home runs -- a terrific number, but not the eye-popping 43 he has hit this season. (He did, however, hit 48 doubles last year.)

All of this is to say that what Cabrera is doing is beyond rare -- it defies 40-plus years of history. Moreover, even when the Triple Crown was being accomplished it wasn't all that often. Only 13 players have done it.