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Porcello celebrates his own win against royals.
Among the many Tigers basking in the clubhouse celebration was starter Rick Porcello, who had a good reason to party. Detroit's American League Central-clinching win on Monday was also his first victory since Aug. 7.

It didn't solve the question of what has gone on with his fastball velocity in the middle innings of his last few starts, but with five-plus innings and only an Alex Gordon homer on his scoring line, Porcello at least ended his regular season on a high note.

Porcello was firing fastballs consistently at 94 mph the first couple innings, topping out at 95. His velocity gradually dropped from there until Gordon's sixth-inning home run came off a 90-mph fastball.
Porcello and catcher Gerald Laird geared their game plan expecting a drop like that.
"To be honest with you, because I've been fatiguing earlier in the game, our plan was to go out there and keep the ball down and not worry about velocity and that sort of thing," Porcello said. "Once I got a runner on in the first inning, I kind of [gave up] that and just went up there and threw everything I had. It worked out. I'm just really happy we got the win."

While Porcello's fastball is puzzling, it shouldn't be a pressing concern for the Tigers as long as Max Scherzer is ready to start in the Division Series. The Tigers are expected to start Justin Verlander, Doug Fister and Anibal Sanchez alongside Scherzer, which would leave Drew Smyly and possibly Porcello as relievers.
In shorter outings from the bullpen, Porcello's middle-inning velocity is highly unlikely to be a factor.
from the Tigers official site
 
Scherzer to miss KC start with ankle injury.
The good news for Max Scherzer is that his right shoulder is fine. He threw off flat ground on Tuesday with no sign of trouble in his bothersome deltoid muscle.

The bad news is that his ankle is now a problem, enough that the Tigers are going to hold him out of pitching in Wednesday's regular-season finale.

It happened during the dog pile on the field after Jose Valverde's final pitch on Monday night to clinch the Tigers' second straight American League Central title.
"This is a slightly twisted ankle, swollen," manager Jim Leyland said before Tuesday's game with the Royals. "It doesn't appear to be serious, but it is obviously serious enough that he won't pitch tomorrow. That's the only thing I can tell you."

Leyland didn't see the injury happen, but he was told about it.
"When people were jumping on the pile, somehow, somebody stepped on his ankle," Leyland said.

Before that update, Leyland was hoping to not only let Scherzer start, despite the division title having already been secured, but have him pitch five innings as a final tuneup before an expected Division Series start.

The Tigers have not announced who will start Wednesday's regular season finale. Drew Smyly was originally expected to start in Scherzer's place if the game didn't have any playoff implications, but Leyland said on Tuesday that Smyly will only pitch an inning, so he's out. With no other pitchers stretched out long enough, it might end up being a bullpen start.
from the Tigers official site
 
http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2012/10/detroit_tigers_miguel_cabrera_32.html
Miguel Cabrera drives in 2 runs, inches closer to Triple Crown; Detroit Tigers fall to Kansas City Royals.
from Mlive

Cabrera's 139 RBIs are tied for seventh-highest single-season total in franchise history. He matched Magglio Ordonez (2007), Hank Greenberg (1934) and Harry Heilmann (1921).
With one more HR, Cabrera would finish .330, with 45HR and 140RBI...it would be just 2nd time anyone's done that (Helton, 2001) since 1940.
 
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http://www.freep.com/article/201210...-2-RBIs-closing-Triple-Crown?odyssey=nav|head
Kansas City 4 - Detroit Tigers 2: Miguel Cabrera (2 hits, 2 RBIs) closing in on Triple Crown.
from the freep

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...el-Cabrera-finishes-night-with-2-hits--2-RBIs.
Triple Crown hunt: Miguel Cabrera finishes night with 2 hits, 2 RBIs.
from the detnews

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...Miguel-Cabrera-gets-two-hits--but-Tigers-lose
Miguel Cabrera gets two hits, but Tigers lose.
from the detnews
 
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