2006 Game and Standings: Det. @ KC. Rogers wins 20th

 September 23, 2006

  Kenny Rogers won his 20th game of the season as the Detroit Tigers defeated the Kansas City Royals 4-3. Rogers didn't have his best stuff, leaving after 5 innings and a 4-1 lead. 3 Tiger double plays got him out of big jams and the bullpen was able to hang on to the lead for the victory despite some very tense moments.

  The Tigers have now won 7 in a row and are 9-1 their last 10 games. Minnesota lost tonight while Chicago won, so Detroit holds a 1.5 games lead over Minnesota.

BOXSCORE: 2006 Detroit Tigers At 2006 Kansas City Royals            9/23/2006
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Royals             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Granderson CF     5  0  1  0 .309     D.Dejesus LF        4  1  2  0 .321  
  P.Polanco 2B        4  0  1  1 .280     E.German 2B         4  0  1  0 .302  
  I.Rodriguez C       5  0  1  0 .308     M.Sweeney DH        5  1  3  3 .273  
  M.Ordonez RF        4  1  2  0 .291     E.Brown RF          2  0  0  0 .318  
  C.Guillen SS        4  1  2  0 .329     R.Shealy 1B         4  0  0  0 .241  
  C.Monroe LF         4  1  1  2 .292     J.Buck C            3  0  2  0 .215  
  M.Thames DH         3  1  1  0 .269   B-P.Bako PH,C         1  0  0  0 .202  
  C.Shelton 1B        4  0  1  0 .259     A.Berroa SS         3  0  0  0 .248  
A-S.Casey 1B          0  0  0  0 .209   C-A.Blanco PH,SS      1  0  0  0 .346  
  B.Inge 3B           4  0  1  0 .275     J.Keppinger 3B      3  0  0  0 .353  
                                          J.Gathright CF      2  1  0  0 .241  
                                        D-S.Costa PH          1  0  1  0 .225  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  4 11  3                 Totals      33  3  9  3
 
A-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Shelton In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Buck In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Berroa In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Gathright In 9th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 0 0 1  3 0 0  0 0 0  -  4 11  0
Royals.......... 0 0 0  1 0 0  2 0 0  -  3  9  2
 
Tigers (91-64)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
K.Rogers WIN(20-6)        5       6   1   1   4   1   1  97   3.94
J.Grilli HOLD(3rd)        1 1/3   1   2   2   1   1   0  24   5.43
J.Zumaya HOLD(15th)       0 2/3   1   0   0   1   1   0  14   2.75
F.Rodney HOLD(12th)       1       0   0   0   0   0   0   7   2.09
T.Jones SAVE(14th)        1       1   0   0   0   0   0  15   4.21
Totals                    9       9   3   3   6   3   1
 
Royals (58-96)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
M.Redman LOSS(6-13)       5 1/3  10   4   3   1   5   1 101   5.11
S.Dohmann                 3       0   0   0   1   2   0  37   6.91
A.Sisco                   0 2/3   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   4.38
Totals                    9      11   4   3   2   7   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 17,478 DATE- Saturday, September 23rd 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Larry Vanover, Greg Gibson, Paul Nauert, Charlie Reliford
T- 3:23
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 8  Royals: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 3  Royals: 2
ERRORS- A.Berroa, M.Redman
DOUBLES- D.Dejesus-2(48th), M.Sweeney(13th), J.Buck(11th), S.Costa(17th)
HOME RUNS- C.Monroe(34th), M.Sweeney(11th)
RBIs- P.Polanco(53rd), C.Monroe-2(115st), M.Sweeney-3(37th)
WALKS- P.Polanco, M.Thames, D.Dejesus, E.German, E.Brown-2, J.Keppinger,
       J.Gathright
STRIKE OUTS- C.Granderson, I.Rodriguez, M.Ordonez, C.Monroe, C.Shelton-2,
             B.Inge, E.German, R.Shealy, J.Gathright
GIDP- M.Ordonez, C.Monroe, E.German, R.Shealy, J.Keppinger
WILD PITCHES- M.Redman
2-out RBI- P.Polanco, M.Sweeney-2
RLISP 2-out- I.Rodriguez, P.Polanco, A.Berroa, E.Brown-2, R.Shealy, M.Sweeney
TEAM RISP- Tigers: 3 for 7  Royals: 1 for 10
 
Magglio Ordonez had 2 base hits as the Detroit Tigers defeated the dreadful
Kansas City Royals 4 to 3 at Kauffman Stadium.
 
Detroit jumped on top of Kansas City in the 3rd inning scoring a single run on
2 hits.  Marcus Thames lined a single.  Chris Shelton dug into the batters
box next, but he struck out.  Brandon Inge then reached on an error.  After
another out, Placido Polanco came up and he ripped a one-base hit scoring the
run.  Kansas City had a chance in the 9th but they came up short.  
 
Kenny Rogers(20-6) went 5 innings allowing 1 run for the victory. Todd Jones
earned the save, his 14th.  Mark Redman(6-13) ended up with the loss. 

                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
AL Central                  WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2006 Detroit DEA             91  64  .587 ----     7    93  62 .600   95  67 .586
2006 Minnesota MNA           89  65  .578  1.5          91  63 .591   96  66 .593
2006 Chicago (AL) CHA        89  66  .574  2.0          86  69 .555   90  72 .556
2006 Cleveland CLA           65  89  .422 25.5          71  83 .461   78  84 .481
2006 Kansas City KCA         58  96  .377 32.5          58  96 .377   62 100 .383

2006 NL Game of Note: Chi. @ Min.

 July 25, 2006

 Minnesota's Johan Santana (20-6) became MLB's first 20 game winner when the Twins defeated the Chicago White Sox 3-1 tonight. Santana pitched a no-hitter into the 6th inning and only allowed 1 unearned run while getting his 20th Win. 

MINNESOTA AT CHICAGO (AL)
Twins........... 0 0 1  0 0 2  0 0 0  -  3  9  2
White Sox....... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  1  1  0
Win:Santana(20-6) Loss:Contreras(11-8) Save:Nathan(37th)
Homeruns- L.Castillo(3rd), J.Morneau(34th)
 
Johan Santana carried a no-hitter into the 6th inning as the Minnesota Twins
defeated the Chicago (AL) White Sox by a score of 3 to 1 at US Cellular
Field.
 
Santana(20-6) looked very much in control throughout the night.  He was stingy
on the mound, allowing just 1 hit and 3 walks in 7 innings.  The left-handed
Santana lost his chance for a no-hitter when Pablo Ozuna singled with nobody
out in the 6th inning.  Minnesota managed 9 hits in their victory.  
 
Joe Nathan recorded his 37th save.  The losing pitcher was Jose
Contreras(11-8).  Minnesota now has a record of 74-54.  With the loss,
Chicago (AL) has a record of 7-3 lately, 77-52 overall.
 
CONDENSED PLAY LOG
TOP 1- Castillo-G, Punto-F, Mauer-Si, Cuddyer-Si, Morneau-K
BOT 1- Ozuna-G, Iguchi-G, Dye-G
TOP 2- Hunter-K, White-Si, Tyner-F, Bartlett-G
BOT 2- Konerko-F, Crede-K, Gload-E-P , Uribe-K
TOP 3- Castillo-HR, Punto-K, Mauer-L, Cuddyer-Si, PkOff
BOT 3- Mackowiak-F, Alomar-K, Ozuna-F
TOP 4- Morneau-HBP, Hunter-K, White-P, Tyner-Si, Bartlett-G
BOT 4- Iguchi-W, Dye-W, Konerko-F, Crede-P, Gload-G
TOP 5- Castillo-G, Punto-L, Mauer-F
BOT 5- Uribe-L, Mackowiak-F, Alomar-P
TOP 6- Cuddyer-W, Morneau-HR, Hunter-G, White-F, Tyner-K
BOT 6- Ozuna-Si, Iguchi-G, Dye-E-SS, Konerko-G, Crede-K
TOP 7- Bartlett-F, Castillo-F, Punto-K
BOT 7- Gload-K, Cintron-L, Mackowiak-F
TOP 8- Mauer-F, Cuddyer-Si, Morneau-L, Hunter-F
BOT 8- Anderson-W, Pierzynski-F, Iguchi-K, Dye-G
TOP 9- White-G, Tyner-G, Bartlett-Si, SB(Bartlett), Castillo-K
BOT 9- Konerko-W, WP, Crede-F, Gload-G, Podsednik-K

2006 AL Game: Det. @ Chi.

 August 13, 2006

   The Detroit Tigers continue to struggle and dropped a 7-3 decision today against the Chicago White Sox. Jim Thome smashed 3 homeruns and drove in 5 in Chicago's win. Thome now leads the AL in homers with 41 and has 100 RBI on the season. His teammate Jermaine Dye hit his 39th homerun (2nd in the AL) and picked up his 104th RBI, tops in the AL. 

  Detroit is now 3-9 this month, allowing both Chicago and Minnesota to creep even closer in the AL Central pennant race.

BOXSCORE: 2006 Detroit Tigers At 2006 Chicago (AL) White Sox        8/13/2006
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     White Sox          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Granderson CF     4  1  3  1 .319     S.Podsednik LF      5  1  1  0 .249  
  P.Polanco 2B        3  1  0  0 .282     A.Cintron 2B        3  2  2  1 .224  
  I.Rodriguez C       4  0  1  0 .302     J.Thome DH          4  3  3  5 .307  
  M.Ordonez RF        4  0  0  0 .293     P.Konerko 1B        2  0  0  0 .296  
  C.Guillen SS        4  1  2  0 .323     J.Dye RF            4  1  2  1 .319  
  D.Young DH          3  0  1  0 .294     A.Pierzynski C      4  0  1  0 .331  
A-M.Thames PH         1  0  0  1 .262     J.Crede 3B          4  0  0  0 .298  
  C.Monroe LF         4  0  0  0 .299     J.Uribe SS          4  0  1  0 .208  
  S.Casey 1B          3  0  1  0 .094     B.Anderson CF       4  0  0  0 .241  
  B.Inge 3B           3  0  0  0 .254                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  3  8  2                 Totals      34  7 10  7
 
A-Pinch Hit For Young In 9th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 0 1 0  0 0 1  0 0 1  -  3  8  1
White Sox....... 1 0 0  0 3 1  2 0    -  7 10  1
 
Tigers (71-46)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
Z.Miner LOSS(3-7)         6 1/3   7   5   5   2   4   3  86   4.77
W.Ledezma                 0 1/3   2   2   2   1   0   1  15   4.74
J.Zumaya                  1 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0  21   2.53
Totals                    8      10   7   7   3   4   4
 
White Sox (68-48)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
F.Garcia WIN(11-4)        8       6   2   2   0   2   1 103   3.94
B.Jenks                   0 1/3   2   1   1   1   1   0  16   4.98
M.Thornton SAVE(5th)      0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   1.31
Totals                    9       8   3   3   1   3   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 40,034 DATE- Sunday, August 13th 2006 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Paul Nauert, Charlie Reliford, Larry Vanover, Greg Gibson
T- 2:43
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 4  White Sox: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 1  White Sox: 2
ERRORS- S.Casey, F.Garcia
DOUBLES- C.Granderson(35th), A.Pierzynski(19th)
TRIPLES- S.Podsednik(6th)
HOME RUNS- C.Granderson(20th), J.Thome-3(41st), J.Dye(39th)
RBIs- C.Granderson(57th), M.Thames(78th), A.Cintron(30th), J.Thome-5(100th),
      J.Dye(104th)
STOLEN BASES- C.Guillen(13th)
CAUGHT STEALING- C.Granderson
WALKS- P.Polanco, A.Cintron, P.Konerko-2
STRIKE OUTS- C.Granderson, M.Ordonez, D.Young, P.Konerko, J.Dye, J.Crede,
             B.Anderson
GIDP- M.Ordonez, C.Monroe, J.Thome
2-out RBI- J.Thome-5, A.Cintron
RLISP 2-out- M.Ordonez, B.Anderson, A.Pierzynski, C.Monroe
TEAM RISP- Tigers: 2 for 9  White Sox: 1 for 5
 
Designated hitter Jim Thome cracked 3 homeruns and had 5 RBI as the Chicago
(AL) White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers by a score of 7 to 3.
 
Thome enjoyed a great day at the plate.  Every time he came up in the latter
innings, the crowd was on their feet cheering.  He delivered a solo blast in
the 1st inning, cracked a two-run shot in the 5th inning and popped a two-run
clout over the fence in the 7th inning.  Chicago (AL) rapped out 10 hits for
the afternoon.  
 
Freddy Garcia(11-4) picked up the victory, allowing 2 runs in 8 innings.
Garcia was helped out by Matt Thornton who recorded his 5th save.  The loss
was charged to Zach Miner(3-7).  He surrended 3 homeruns in his 6 and 1/3
innings.  
 
'It's just about getting in a good hitting position and just going out there
and being prepared,' Thome said. 'You try to hit in your own capacity and not
do too much. I just try to have a good approach, day after day, game by game,
and pitch by pitch.'

August 13, 2006                                        ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
AL Central                  WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2006 Detroit DEA             71  46  .607 ----    44    76  41 .650   95  67 .586
2006 Chicago (AL) CHA        68  48  .586  2.5          70  46 .603   90  72 .556
2006 Minnesota MNA           68  49  .581  3.0          68  49 .581   96  66 .593
2006 Cleveland CLA           49  68  .419 22.0          53  64 .453   78  84 .481
2006 Kansas City KCA         48  70  .407 23.5          41  77 .347   62 100 .383

2006 AL Game: Chi. @ Det.

 July 20, 2006

  The Chicago White Sox took the 3rd game of it's 3 game series against the 1st place Detroit Tigers today, winning in a breeze 12-6. After dropping the first 2 games in extra innings the Sox pounded Tiger starter Kenny Rogers in this one for 9 runs in his 4 2/3 innings of work. Jermaine Dye had a great day at the plate for Chicago going 3 for 4 with a homerun and 7 RBI. The 7 RBI ties Dye with 5 others for most RBI in a game this season in the AL. 

BOXSCORE: 2006 Chicago (AL) White Sox At 2006 Detroit Tigers        7/20/2006
 
  White Sox          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  P.Ozuna LF          4  2  0  0 .219     C.Granderson CF     5  3  3  2 .324  
  T.Iguchi 2B         5  2  3  0 .276     P.Polanco 2B        5  1  1  0 .284  
  J.Thome DH          4  3  2  1 .288     I.Rodriguez C       5  1  2  3 .307  
  P.Konerko 1B        4  3  2  1 .299     M.Ordonez RF        4  0  1  0 .299  
  J.Dye RF            4  1  3  7 .318     C.Guillen SS        4  0  2  1 .339  
  J.Crede 3B          5  1  2  2 .327     C.Monroe LF         3  0  0  0 .309  
  J.Uribe SS          5  0  1  1 .225     M.Thames DH         3  0  1  0 .275  
  C.Widger C          3  0  0  0 .125     C.Shelton 1B        4  0  0  0 .252  
  B.Anderson CF       4  0  0  0 .248     B.Inge 3B           4  1  1  0 .271  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      38 12 13 12                 Totals      37  6 11  6
 
 
White Sox....... 0 0 0  5 4 0  3 0 0  - 12 13  0
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  0 0 1  4 0 1  -  6 11  1
 
White Sox (56-38)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Contreras WIN(9-4)      6 2/3   7   4   4   2   4   0 111   3.59
B.McCarthy                2 1/3   4   2   2   1   0   2  44   4.77
Totals                    9      11   6   6   3   4   2
 
Tigers (63-32)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
K.Rogers LOSS(12-5)       4 2/3   7   9   8   1   1   2  73   3.97
J.Grilli                  1 1/3   3   3   3   2   0   0  31   5.57
W.Ledezma                 1       1   0   0   0   1   0  17   1.46
R.Colon                   2       2   0   0   0   1   0  29   7.11
Totals                    9      13  12  11   3   3   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 39,094 DATE- Thursday, July 20th 2006 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Hunter Wendelstedt, Sam Holbrook, Randy Marsh, Angel Hernandez
T- 3:19
LEFT ON BASE- White Sox: 4  Tigers: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- White Sox: 1  Tigers: 2
ERRORS- C.Shelton
DOUBLES- P.Konerko(19th), J.Dye(21st), C.Granderson(29th), M.Ordonez(19th)
TRIPLES- I.Rodriguez(4th)
HOME RUNS- J.Dye(31st), J.Crede(22nd), C.Granderson(15th), I.Rodriguez(10th)
RBIs- J.Thome(74th), P.Konerko(60th), J.Dye-7(85th), J.Crede-2(54th),
      J.Uribe(44th), C.Granderson-2(50th), I.Rodriguez-3(56th), C.Guillen(52nd)
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Dye
WALKS- J.Thome, P.Konerko, C.Widger, M.Ordonez, C.Monroe, M.Thames
HIT BY PITCH- P.Ozuna
STRIKE OUTS- P.Konerko, J.Dye, C.Widger, C.Granderson, M.Ordonez, C.Monroe,
             B.Inge
GIDP- P.Ozuna, C.Widger, C.Shelton
2-out RBI- J.Dye-4, C.Guillen, C.Granderson, I.Rodriguez-3
RLISP 2-out- C.Shelton, C.Monroe, C.Widger, M.Ordonez
TEAM RISP- White Sox: 6 for 9  Tigers: 3 for 10
 
Right fielder Jermaine Dye smacked a grand slam at Comerica Park where the
Chicago (AL) White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers by the score of 12 to 6.
 
Dye was really in 'the zone'.  He blasted a Grand Slam homerun in the 5th
inning, doubled scoring two baserunners in the 7th inning and lined a
one-base hit in the 9th inning.  Chicago (AL) had a total of 13 hits for the
game.  
 
Jose Contreras(9-4) went 6 and 2/3 innings allowing 4 runs for the victory.
The losing pitcher was Kenny Rogers(12-5).  He gave up 9 runs in 4 and 2/3
innings of work.  
 
'It's just about getting in a good hitting position and just going out there
and being prepared,' Dye said. 'You try to hit in your own capacity and not
do too much. I just try to have a good approach, day after day, game by game,
and pitch by pitch.'

2006 AL Game: Oak. @ Bal

 July 17, 2006

     Oakland's Milton Bradley had a big game against the Baltimore Orioles tonight, leading the A's to a 11-9 victory. Bradley launched 2 homeruns and had 7 RBI in the slugfest. The 7 RBI ties Bradley with 5 others for most in a game in the AL so far this season.

 

Event Codes:  G
BOXSCORE: 2006 Oakland A's At 2006 Baltimore Orioles                7/17/2006
 
  A's                AB  R  H RBI AVG     Orioles            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Kendall C         4  2  2  0 .318     B.Roberts 2B        5  1  1  1 .264  
  N.Swisher 1B        5  0  2  1 .251     B.Fahey LF          5  1  1  0 .224  
  B.Kielty LF         4  0  2  1 .265     M.Mora 3B           5  1  1  1 .280  
  E.Chavez 3B         3  2  1  0 .289     M.Tejada SS         4  1  1  1 .373  
  F.Thomas DH         4  1  1  1 .241     J.Conine DH         2  1  1  0 .342  
  J.Payton CF         4  3  3  1 .278     R.Hernandez C       4  1  2  4 .268  
  M.Bradley RF        5  2  3  7 .250     C.Patterson CF      4  1  2  0 .315  
  B.Crosby SS         4  0  0  0 .206     K.Millar 1B         3  1  0  0 .298  
  M.Ellis 2B          5  1  1  0 .227     N.Markakis RF       4  1  3  2 .331  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      38 11 15 11                 Totals      36  9 12  9
 
 
A's............. 0 0 5  2 2 1  0 0 1  - 11 15  0
Orioles......... 0 0 7  0 1 1  0 0 0  -  9 12  1
 
A's (39-54)              IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Windsor                 2 2/3   6   7   7   1   0   2  69  23.63
K.Saarloos WIN(3-6)       2 1/3   3   2   2   2   1   0  45   4.99
C.Gaudin                  0       1   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.60
B.Halsey HOLD(2nd)        1 2/3   1   0   0   0   1   0  15   4.25
J.Duchschere SAVE(2nd)    2 1/3   1   0   0   0   2   0  23   2.79
Totals                    9      12   9   9   3   4   2
 
Orioles (45-50)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
A.Loewen                  2 2/3   3   5   5   4   5   1  68   6.41
T.Williams                1 1/3   3   2   2   0   0   0  24   5.74
K.Birkins LOSS(1-3)       0 2/3   3   2   2   0   0   1  19   3.20
B.Chen                    0 1/3   2   1   1   0   1   0  14   4.54
C.Britton                 4       4   1   1   1   3   0  44   4.53
Totals                    9      15  11  11   5   9   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 26,259 DATE- Monday, July 17th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Mark Wagner, Marvin Hudson, Ed Montague, Jerry Layne
T- 3:38
LEFT ON BASE- A's: 9  Orioles: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- A's: 1  Orioles: 1
ERRORS- R.Hernandez
DOUBLES- N.Swisher(11th), B.Kielty(12th), M.Ellis(8th), M.Tejada(24th)
HOME RUNS- M.Bradley-2(6th), R.Hernandez(12th), N.Markakis(6th)
RBIs- N.Swisher(72nd), B.Kielty(27th), F.Thomas(49th), J.Payton(26th),
      M.Bradley-7(20th), B.Roberts(39th), M.Mora(62nd), M.Tejada(83rd),
      R.Hernandez-4(40th), N.Markakis-2(37th)
STOLEN BASES- J.Payton(4th), N.Markakis(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- N.Swisher, B.Crosby
SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Kielty, M.Tejada
WALKS- J.Kendall-2, E.Chavez-2, F.Thomas, J.Conine-2, K.Millar
HIT BY PITCH- J.Payton
STRIKE OUTS- N.Swisher, B.Kielty-2, M.Bradley-2, B.Crosby, M.Ellis-3,
             B.Roberts-2, M.Mora-2
GIDP- E.Chavez, C.Patterson
WILD PITCHES- K.Birkins
2-out RBI- F.Thomas, M.Bradley-4, R.Hernandez-3
RLISP 2-out- J.Payton-2, F.Thomas, B.Kielty, B.Crosby, N.Swisher
TEAM RISP- A's: 7 for 16  Orioles: 3 for 5
 
Milton Bradley launched 2 homeruns as the Oakland A's defeated the Baltimore
Orioles by a score of 11 to 9 at Camden Yards.
 
Bradley had a big evening at the plate.  He blasted a Grand Slam homerun in
the 3rd inning, blasted a two-run home run in the 5th inning and stroked a
single plating a run in the 9th inning.  Overall Oakland out-hit Baltimore 15
to 12.  
 
Kirk Saarloos(3-6) was the winner allowing 2 runs in 2 and 1/3 innings. Justin
Duchscherer recorded the save, his 2nd.  Kurt Birkins(1-3) ended up with the
loss in relief.  By surrending 2 runs in 2/3 of an inning his ERA jumped from
2.55 to 3.20.  
 
The Oakland ballclub's record now stands at 39-54. Baltimore has a record of
45-50 after the loss.

2006 AL Game: Clev. @ NY Mussina/Rivera No-Hitter

 June 15, 2006

  Mike Mussina and Mariano Rivera combined for a no-hitter against the Cleveland Indians today in New York. Yankee starter Mussina had a 5-0 lead and had only thrown 79 pitches, so fans were surprised to see Rivera come out to pitch at the top of the 9th with a no-hitter on the line. Whatever the reasoning was, Rivera completed the no-hitter and NY came away with the 5-0 victory.

Event Codes:  N
BOXSCORE: 2006 Cleveland Indians At 2006 New York (AL) Yankees      6/15/2006
 
  Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  G.Sizemore CF       4  0  0  0 .314     J.Damon CF          4  1  0  0 .218  
  J.Michaels LF       3  0  0  0 .216     M.Cabrera LF        5  0  1  0 .288  
  T.Hafner DH         3  0  0  0 .244     D.Jeter SS          5  1  4  0 .343  
  V.Martinez C        3  0  0  0 .263     J.Giambi DH         4  2  2  1 .221  
  B.Broussard 1B      3  0  0  0 .276     A.Rodriguez 3B      3  1  1  0 .336  
  R.Belliard 2B       3  0  0  0 .268     J.Posada C          4  0  1  2 .278  
  J.Peralta SS        2  0  0  0 .246     R.Cano 2B           5  0  1  1 .343  
  T.Hollandsworth RF  3  0  0  0 .246     B.Williams RF       2  0  0  0 .273  
  A.Boone 3B          3  0  0  0 .236     A.Phillips 1B       4  0  1  0 .237  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      27  0  0  0                 Totals      36  5 11  4
 
 
Indians......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  0  1
Yankees......... 0 0 3  0 0 1  0 1    -  5 11  1
 
Indians (26-39)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.Lee LOSS(5-5)           5 1/3  10   4   4   5   4   0 119   3.66
G.Mota                    2 1/3   1   1   0   1   1   0  35   6.45
R.Perez                   0 1/3   0   0   0   1   1   0  17   1.35
Totals                    8      11   5   4   7   6   0
 
Yankees (40-24)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
M.Mussina WIN(6-4)        8       0   0   0   0  11   0  79   2.97
M.Rivera                  1       0   0   0   1   0   0  20   2.08
Totals                    9       0   0   0   1  11   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 57,168 DATE- Thursday, June 15th 2006 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Alfonso Marquez, Larry Young, Bill Hohn, Mike Everitt
T- 2:50
LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 1  Yankees:14
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 0  Yankees: 1
ERRORS- R.Perez, D.Jeter
DOUBLES- D.Jeter(12th), A.Rodriguez(10th)
RBIs- J.Giambi(35th), J.Posada-2(29th), R.Cano(31st)
WALKS- J.Peralta, J.Damon, J.Giambi, A.Rodriguez-2, J.Posada, B.Williams-2
STRIKE OUTS- G.Sizemore-3, J.Michaels, T.Hafner, V.Martinez, B.Broussard-2,
             R.Belliard, T.Hollandsworth, A.Boone, J.Damon, M.Cabrera, D.Jeter,
             J.Posada, R.Cano, A.Phillips
GIDP- R.Belliard
BALKS- R.Perez-2
2-out RBI- J.Posada-2, R.Cano
RLISP 2-out- A.Phillips-2, B.Williams, J.Giambi-2, J.Posada-2, R.Cano
TEAM RISP- Indians: 0 for 0  Yankees: 3 for 13
 
The New York (AL) Yankees pitching staff gave the fans an afternoon that
they'll never forget by tossing a combined no-hitter! The tension started to
build around the 6th inning.  By the 9th inning the crowd was electrified.
New York (AL) finished with 11 hits in the victory.  
 
The winning pitcher was Mike Mussina(6-4) who allowed no runs in 8 innings.
Cliff Lee(5-5) ended up with the loss.  He got hit hard, allowing 10 hits and
5 walks in 5 and 1/3 innings.  
 
'You probably have a better chance of winning the lottery than this
happening,' said Mussina who got credit for the win, 'I don't expect it to
sink in for awhile.' he said. 'You know, it's hard to say who was better, the
starter or the bullpen!'

2006 AL Game: Tor. @ Bal. Halladay Wins 10th Game

 June 8, 2006  

    Toronto's Roy Halladay became the 1st 10 game winner in the AL tonight when the Blue Jays defeated the Baltimore Orioles 6-5. Halladay didn't have a very impressive performance, but it was enough to get the Win. He left in the 6th inning with a 6-5 lead and the bullpen shut down the Orioles the rest of the way. Halladay is now 10-2 on the season with a 2.79 ERA, helping to keep the Jays in a battle for 1st place in the AL East with the NY Yankees.

 2006 Toronto Blue Jays At 2006 Baltimore Orioles           6/8/2006
 
  Blue Jays          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Orioles            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Johnson LF        4  1  2  0 .231     B.Roberts 2B        4  2  3  0 .310  
  A.Rios RF           5  1  2  1 .323     M.Mora 3B           3  0  1  1 .286  
  V.Wells CF          5  1  2  0 .323     M.Tejada SS         5  0  2  2 .393  
  T.Glaus 3B          4  1  3  1 .307     R.Hernandez C       5  1  1  0 .279  
  S.Hillenbrand DH    5  0  1  0 .263     K.Millar 1B         4  0  1  1 .317  
  B.Molina C          4  1  1  1 .242     C.Patterson CF      4  1  1  1 .307  
  L.Overbay 1B        4  0  1  2 .296     J.Lopez DH          4  0  1  0 .292  
  A.Hill SS           3  1  1  0 .296   B-E.Rogers PR,DH      0  0  0  0 .000  
  E.Alfonzo 2B        4  0  1  1 .116     B.Fahey LF          3  0  1  0 .225  
                                        A-L.Matos PH,LF       1  0  1  0 .257  
                                          N.Markakis RF       4  1  2  0 .313  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      38  6 14  6                 Totals      37  5 14  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Fahey In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Lopez In 8th Inning
 
Blue Jays....... 0 2 0  0 3 1  0 0 0  -  6 14  1
Orioles......... 0 1 2  0 1 1  0 0 0  -  5 14  0
 
Blue Jays (35-24)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Halladay WIN(10-2)      5 2/3  12   5   5   1   7   1 112   2.79
J.Frasor HOLD(5th)        0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   6.20
J.Speier HOLD(5th)        1 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0  12   3.76
B.Ryan SAVE(19th)         1 2/3   2   0   0   0   1   0  21   1.08
Totals                    9      14   5   5   1  10   1
 
Orioles (29-32)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
A.Loewen LOSS(0-1)        4      10   4   4   1   1   2  83   5.79
T.Williams                0 1/3   2   1   1   2   0   0  18   6.65
J.Halama                  0 2/3   0   1   1   1   0   0  11   8.13
B.Chen                    0 1/3   1   0   0   0   1   0   9   4.77
C.Britton                 3 2/3   1   0   0   0   0   0  38   5.13
Totals                    9      14   6   6   4   2   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 36,275 DATE- Thursday, June 8th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Ed Montague, Jerry Layne, Mark Wagner, Marvin Hudson
T- 3:25
LEFT ON BASE- Blue Jays: 9  Orioles: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Blue Jays: 2  Orioles: 2
ERRORS- V.Wells
DOUBLES- V.Wells(22nd), L.Overbay(12th), A.Hill(13th), N.Markakis(6th)
TRIPLES- R.Hernandez(2nd)
HOME RUNS- A.Rios(6th), B.Molina(10th), C.Patterson(5th)
RBIs- A.Rios(23rd), T.Glaus(51st), B.Molina(30th), L.Overbay-2(42nd),
      E.Alfonzo(4th), M.Mora(43rd), M.Tejada-2(53rd), K.Millar(24th),
      C.Patterson(21st)
STOLEN BASES- B.Roberts(4th), B.Fahey(2nd)
CAUGHT STEALING- K.Millar
SACRIFICE HITS- M.Mora
WALKS- R.Johnson, T.Glaus, B.Molina, A.Hill, B.Roberts
HIT BY PITCH- M.Mora
STRIKE OUTS- A.Rios, V.Wells, M.Mora-2, M.Tejada-2, R.Hernandez, K.Millar-2,
             C.Patterson, J.Lopez, N.Markakis
GIDP- L.Overbay, N.Markakis
RLISP 2-out- S.Hillenbrand, V.Wells, K.Millar, N.Markakis, B.Molina, M.Mora
TEAM RISP- Blue Jays: 4 for 13  Orioles: 5 for 12
Alex Rios touched them all at Camden Yards as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the
Baltimore Orioles 6 to 5.
 
Roy Halladay(10-2) labored throughout the game but hung around to record a
victory.  He gave up 5 runs, 12 hits and 1 walk in 5 and 2/3 innings.
Halladay whiffed an impressive total of 7 Baltimore batters.  Both teams
totaled 14 hits on the night.  
 
B.J. Ryan was credited with his 19th save. Adam Loewen(0-1) was hit with the
loss.  'I had a little blister on my index finger before the game, but I
thought it was nothing.' Halladay said.  'I was lucky I got a win because I
couldn't put the ball where I wanted it.'

2006 AL Game: Det. @ Chi.

 June 6, 2006

  The Detroit Tigers came into Chicago for a 3 game series starting tonight. Detroit trails the AL Central leading White Sox by 2.5 games, so this is a big series early on in the 2006 season. Marcus Thames has been red hot lately and he kept it going in this contest. Detroit scored first on a Brandon Inge homerun in the 3rd inning. Thames added a 2-run homer in the 5th for a 3-0 Tiger lead. Nate Robertson was on the hill for Detroit and he was really dealing tonight. The Tigers entered the 9th with the 3-0 lead when Thames hit another 2-run shot. Robertson was able to get the complete game shutout, his 5th Win, and Detroit moved within 1.5 games of the White Sox. Nate allowed 4 hits, walked 2 and struck out 9 in his 9 innings of work. Marcus Thames in the last 10 days (9 games) has hit .389 BA with 9 HR and 19 RBI!

2006 Detroit Tigers At 2006 Chicago (AL) White Sox         6/6/2006
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     White Sox          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Granderson CF     5  0  1  0 .318     S.Podsednik LF      4  0  0  0 .225  
  P.Polanco 2B        4  0  1  0 .273     T.Iguchi 2B         4  0  2  0 .271  
  I.Rodriguez C       5  0  1  0 .276     J.Thome DH          4  0  0  0 .303  
  M.Ordonez RF        4  0  1  0 .285     P.Konerko 1B        4  0  0  0 .271  
  C.Guillen SS        3  1  1  0 .358     J.Dye RF            3  0  0  0 .324  
  C.Monroe LF         3  1  0  0 .281     A.Pierzynski C      3  0  1  0 .359  
  M.Thames DH         4  2  2  4 .270     J.Crede 3B          2  0  0  0 .301  
  C.Shelton 1B        4  0  1  0 .275     A.Cintron SS        3  0  0  0 .194  
  B.Inge 3B           4  1  1  1 .297     B.Anderson CF       3  0  1  0 .244  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  5  9  5                 Totals      30  0  4  0
 
 
Tigers.......... 0 0 1  0 2 0  0 0 2  -  5  9  1
White Sox....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  4  0
 
Tigers (36-22)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
N.Robertson WIN(5-2)      9       4   0   0   2   9   0 139   3.81
Totals                    9       4   0   0   2   9   0
 
White Sox (36-21)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
F.Garcia LOSS(4-3)        5       4   3   3   1   4   2  85   4.36
A.Montero                 3 1/3   3   2   2   1   4   1  52   3.72
C.Politte                 0 2/3   2   0   0   1   2   0  16   5.09
Totals                    9       9   5   5   3  10   3
 
ATTENDANCE- 39,694 DATE- Tuesday, June 6th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Charlie Reliford, Larry Vanover, Greg Gibson, Paul Nauert
T- 2:43
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 7  White Sox: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 2  White Sox: 0
ERRORS- N.Robertson
DOUBLES- P.Polanco(15th), M.Ordonez(9th), C.Guillen(21st)
HOME RUNS- M.Thames-2(15th), B.Inge(12th)
RBIs- M.Thames-4(33rd), B.Inge(45th)
WALKS- P.Polanco, C.Guillen, C.Monroe, J.Dye, J.Crede
STRIKE OUTS- C.Granderson-2, I.Rodriguez, M.Ordonez, C.Guillen, C.Monroe-2,
             C.Shelton-2, B.Inge, S.Podsednik-2, J.Thome-3, P.Konerko-2,
             B.Anderson-2
GIDP- T.Iguchi, A.Cintron
WILD PITCHES- N.Robertson
2-out RBI- B.Inge
RLISP 2-out- J.Thome, C.Guillen, M.Thames-2, I.Rodriguez-2
TEAM RISP- Tigers: 2 for 8  White Sox: 0 for 3
Marcus Thames slammed 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI and Nate Robertson went 9
strong innings as the Detroit Tigers defeated the Chicago (AL) White Sox by a
score of 5 to 0 at US Cellular Field.
 
Thames was a thorn in the side of the hometown fans as he enjoyed a fine day
at their team's expense.  He clubbed a two-run home run in the 5th inning and
cleared the fences for a two-run home run in the 9th inning.  Detroit managed
9 hits in their victory.  
 
Robertson(5-2) was credited with the shutout. Freddy Garcia(4-3) was the
loser.  The Detroit ballclub's record now stands at 36-22.  Chicago (AL) has
a record of 36-21 after the loss.

WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  
M.Thames      DEA .389 36 14 19  2  9

2006 AL Game: Cle. @ Det.

 May 27, 2006

    Grady Sizemore hit 3 homeruns and drove in 5 runs while the Cleveland Indians laid one on the Detroit Tigers 10-2. Sizemore was 4 for 5 in the game and hit his 3 homers off 3 different Tiger pitchers. The loss by Detroit knocked them out of 1st place in the AL Central for the first time since the start of the 2006 season.                   

BOXSCORE: 2006 Cleveland Indians At 2006 Detroit Tigers             5/27/2006
 
  Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  G.Sizemore CF       5  4  4  5 .332     C.Granderson CF     4  2  2  0 .323  
  C.Blake RF          4  0  2  0 .230     P.Polanco 2B        4  0  1  1 .261  
  J.Peralta SS        3  1  0  0 .258     C.Guillen SS        4  0  0  0 .370  
  T.Hafner DH         4  2  2  2 .261     M.Ordonez RF        3  0  0  0 .294  
  V.Martinez C        4  1  1  1 .249     C.Monroe LF         4  0  0  0 .286  
  B.Broussard 1B      4  0  0  0 .265     C.Shelton 1B        4  0  1  0 .271  
  R.Belliard 2B       4  1  1  0 .255     B.Inge 3B           4  0  0  0 .304  
  T.Hollandsworth LF  4  0  1  1 .208     J.Hannahan DH       3  0  1  0 .167  
  A.Boone 3B          4  1  1  0 .241     V.Wilson C          3  0  0  0 .214  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36 10 12  9                 Totals      33  2  5  1
 
 
Indians......... 1 0 0  0 2 2  3 2 0  - 10 12  1
Tigers.......... 1 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  2  5  0
 
Indians (21-27)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
P.Byrd WIN(3-6)           8       5   2   1   0   7   0 107   4.98
F.Carmona                 1       0   0   0   1   1   0  19   6.46
Totals                    9       5   2   1   1   8   0
 
Tigers (30-19)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Verlander LOSS(5-4)     6       8   5   5   3   2   2 105   3.18
J.Walker                  1       2   3   3   1   0   1  23   3.79
C.Spurling                0 2/3   2   2   2   0   0   1  24   4.91
J.Zumaya                  0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   6   4.19
B.Seay                    1       0   0   0   1   1   0  21   6.75
Totals                    9      12  10  10   5   4   4
 
ATTENDANCE- 37,427 DATE- Saturday, May 27th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Larry Young, Bill Hohn, Mike Everitt, Alfonso Marquez
T- 2:47
LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 5  Tigers: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 0  Tigers: 2
ERRORS- G.Sizemore
DOUBLES- T.Hafner(11th), V.Martinez(13th), R.Belliard(10th), C.Granderson(11th),
         C.Shelton(11th)
HOME RUNS- G.Sizemore-3(9th), T.Hafner(9th)
RBIs- G.Sizemore-5(27th), T.Hafner-2(30th), V.Martinez(24th),
      T.Hollandsworth(6th), P.Polanco(20th)
STOLEN BASES- C.Granderson(4th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- V.Martinez
WALKS- C.Blake, J.Peralta-2, T.Hafner, B.Broussard, M.Ordonez
STRIKE OUTS- G.Sizemore, C.Blake, V.Martinez, A.Boone, C.Granderson, C.Guillen,
             C.Monroe, C.Shelton, B.Inge-2, V.Wilson-2
GIDP- J.Peralta, R.Belliard
2-out RBI- G.Sizemore-4, T.Hollandsworth
RLISP 2-out- V.Wilson, B.Broussard, C.Monroe
TEAM RISP- Indians: 2 for 9  Tigers: 1 for 8
 
Center fielder Grady Sizemore smacked 3 homeruns and had 5 RBI and Paul Byrd
had a strong outing as the Cleveland Indians defeated the Detroit Tigers by a
score of 10 to 2 at Comerica Park.
 
Sizemore was a source of great heartache for the Detroit faithful all evening.
He just kept pounding out hits! He ripped a single in the 1st inning, lifted
one out of the park for a two run home run in the 5th inning, blasted a solo
shot in the 7th inning and cracked a two-run shot in the 8th inning.
Cleveland finished with 12 hits while Detroit ended up with 5.  
 
The win was credited to Byrd(3-6) who went 8 innings allowing 2 runs. Justin
Verlander(5-4) suffered the loss.  'I just got in the box, looked for a pitch
and swung,' Sizemore said.  'That's it'

2006 AL Game: Det. @ Bal.

 May 10, 2006

   Craig Monroe had his best game at the plate so far this year as the Detroit Tigers pounded the Baltimore Orioles 11-2. Monroe was 3 for 5 with 2 homers and 5 RBI in a game where the Tigers launched 5 homeruns. He now has 12 HR on the year, good for 5th in the AL and he now has 33 RBI, good for 2nd most in the league. Justin Verlander went 7 strong innings for his 5th Win of the season.

Event Codes:  G
BOXSCORE: 2006 Detroit Tigers At 2006 Baltimore Orioles             5/10/2006
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Orioles            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Granderson CF     6  1  3  2 .303     B.Fahey 2B          4  0  0  0 .316  
  P.Polanco 2B        4  0  2  0 .265     C.Gomez 3B          4  0  2  0 .385  
  I.Rodriguez C       5  1  2  0 .259     M.Tejada SS         4  0  0  0 .406  
  M.Ordonez RF        5  0  1  0 .261     J.Gibbons RF        4  0  0  0 .277  
  C.Guillen SS        5  1  3  1 .374     R.Hernandez C       4  1  1  0 .262  
  D.Young DH          4  1  0  0 .286     J.Conine 1B         3  1  2  1 .336  
  C.Shelton 1B        4  2  1  1 .263     C.Patterson CF      3  0  1  1 .339  
  C.Monroe LF         5  3  3  5 .299     K.Millar DH         3  0  0  0 .316  
  B.Inge 3B           5  2  2  2 .313     N.Markakis LF       2  0  1  0 .326  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      43 11 17 11                 Totals      31  2  7  2
 
 
Tigers.......... 0 4 0  0 1 1  0 2 3  - 11 17  0
Orioles......... 0 0 0  0 2 0  0 0 0  -  2  7  1
 
Tigers (24-10)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Verlander WIN(5-2)      7       7   2   2   0   6   0  96   2.76
B.Seay                    2       0   0   0   1   1   0  21   3.00
Totals                    9       7   2   2   1   7   0
 
Orioles (18-17)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Lopez LOSS(1-4)         1 2/3   5   4   4   1   0   2  42   6.75
J.Manon                   3       4   1   1   1   3   0  45   5.06
K.Birkins                 2 1/3   3   1   1   0   1   1  32   5.40
S.Rleal                   0       1   2   2   1   0   1   8   7.82
J.Halama                  1 2/3   3   2   2   0   2   0  38   9.95
B.Chen                    0       1   1   1   0   0   1   5   5.29
L.Hawkins                 0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.32
Totals                    9      17  11  11   3   6   5
 
ATTENDANCE- 35,317 DATE- Wednesday, May 10th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Jerry Meals, Andy Fletcher, Mike Reilly, Jeff Kellogg
T- 2:52
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 8  Orioles: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 3  Orioles: 1
ERRORS- C.Gomez
DOUBLES- C.Guillen-2(15th), B.Inge(6th), C.Gomez(3rd), J.Conine(6th)
HOME RUNS- C.Granderson(9th), C.Shelton(7th), C.Monroe-2(12th), B.Inge(9th)
RBIs- C.Granderson-2(20th), C.Guillen(17th), C.Shelton(23rd), C.Monroe-5(33rd),
      B.Inge-2(23rd), J.Conine(19th), C.Patterson(6th)
WALKS- P.Polanco, D.Young, C.Shelton, N.Markakis
STRIKE OUTS- C.Granderson, I.Rodriguez, M.Ordonez, D.Young, C.Shelton, B.Inge,
             B.Fahey, M.Tejada, J.Gibbons-2, R.Hernandez-2, N.Markakis
GIDP- B.Fahey, M.Tejada, C.Patterson
2-out RBI- C.Monroe-3, C.Granderson-2, C.Guillen, B.Inge-2
RLISP 2-out- J.Gibbons, D.Young-3, C.Gomez, M.Ordonez
TEAM RISP- Tigers: 3 for 10  Orioles: 1 for 5
 
Craig Monroe ripped 2 homeruns and had 5 RBI as the Detroit Tigers defeated
the Baltimore Orioles by a score of 11 to 2 at Camden Yards.
 
Monroe enjoyed a great evening at the plate.  He blasted a two-run home run in
the 2nd inning, bombed a two-run dinger in the 8th inning and slapped a
single scoring a run in the 9th inning.  Detroit had 17 hits for the night
while Baltimore had 7.  
 
The win went to Justin Verlander(5-2) who allowed 2 runs in 7 innings. Rodrigo
Lopez(1-4) was hit with the loss.  He surrendered 4 runs and 5 hits in 1 and
2/3 innings.  
 
Monroe said, 'It was just all timing. I had pretty good rhythm at the plate
tonight.  You've got to take advantage of mistakes when you can.  A couple
pitches were definitely up a little bit - right in my zone.'

2006 AL Game: TB @ NY

 May 4, 2006

   New York's Alex Rodriguez blasted 2 homeruns and drove in 7 as the Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 9-5. Rodriguez was 4 for 5 in the game and the 7 RBI is the most by any player in the AL this season. Randy Johnson got the Win and is now 5-0 on the year.

Event Codes:  G
BOXSCORE: 2006 New York (AL) Yankees At 2006 Tampa Bay Devil Rays    5/4/2006
 
  Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Devil Rays         AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Damon DH          4  1  1  0 .209     J.Gathright CF      4  1  1  0 .215  
  D.Jeter SS          3  4  3  1 .386     C.Crawford LF       4  1  1  0 .250  
  J.Giambi 1B         3  2  0  0 .207     J.Gomes DH          3  1  1  3 .171  
  A.Rodriguez 3B      5  2  4  7 .368     T.Wigginton 3B      3  1  1  0 .245  
  H.Matsui LF         4  0  0  1 .229     T.Hall C            4  1  1  0 .207  
  J.Posada C          4  0  1  0 .308     D.Hollins RF        3  0  0  0 .182  
  R.Cano 2B           4  0  2  0 .391     G.Norton 1B         4  0  2  2 .278  
  B.Williams RF       5  0  0  0 .266     N.Green 2B          4  0  0  0 .091  
  B.Crosby CF         5  0  0  0 .231     T.Perez SS          3  0  0  0 .266  
                                        A-J.Paul PH           1  0  0  0 .241  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  9 11  9                 Totals      33  5  7  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Perez In 9th Inning
 
Yankees......... 2 0 0  0 3 0  1 3 0  -  9 11  1
Devil Rays...... 0 0 0  2 3 0  0 0 0  -  5  7  0
 
Yankees (18-8)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Johnson WIN(5-0)        7       7   5   5   3   7   1 146   3.24
K.Farnsworth SAVE(1st)    2       0   0   0   0   1   0  25   1.15
Totals                    9       7   5   5   3   8   1
 
Devil Rays (9-20)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
D.Waechter                4 1/3   6   5   5   2   4   1 103   6.56
B.Meadows LOSS(1-1)       2 1/3   3   1   1   1   2   1  44   8.15
C.Orvella                 1       1   3   3   2   0   1  33  14.85
T.Harper                  1 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0  19   4.63
Totals                    9      11   9   9   5   6   3
 
ATTENDANCE- 16,084 DATE- Thursday, May 4th 2006 TIME- Night 
UMPIRES- Ed Montague, Jerry Layne, Mark Wagner, Marvin Hudson
T- 3:14
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 9  Devil Rays: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 1  Devil Rays: 0
ERRORS- J.Giambi
HOME RUNS- D.Jeter(1st), A.Rodriguez-2(9th), J.Gomes(3rd)
RBIs- D.Jeter(7th), A.Rodriguez-7(28th), H.Matsui(10th), J.Gomes-3(9th),
      G.Norton-2(2nd)
SACRIFICE FLIES- H.Matsui
WALKS- D.Jeter, J.Giambi-2, J.Posada, R.Cano, J.Gomes, T.Wigginton, D.Hollins
HIT BY PITCH- J.Damon, D.Jeter
STRIKE OUTS- J.Damon, J.Giambi-2, B.Williams, B.Crosby-2, T.Wigginton,
             D.Hollins, G.Norton, N.Green-2, T.Perez-3
GIDP- D.Hollins
2-out RBI- A.Rodriguez-5, G.Norton-2
RLISP 2-out- B.Crosby, H.Matsui, J.Gathright, N.Green-2, R.Cano, B.Williams-2
TEAM RISP- Yankees: 3 for 9  Devil Rays: 2 for 8
 
Third baseman Alex Rodriguez slammed 2 homeruns and had 7 RBI as the New York
(AL) Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Devil Rays by a score of 9 to 5 at
Tropicana Field.
 
Rodriguez enjoyed a big evening at the plate.  He smashed a two-run homer in
the 1st inning, slapped a base-hit which was good for two runs in the 5th
inning, stroked a single in the 7th inning and launched a three-run homer in
the 8th inning.  Kyle Farnsworth was perfect in relief and gained credit for
his 1st save.  
 
The victory was credited to Randy Johnson(5-0) who went 7 innings, allowing 5
runs. Brian Meadows(1-1) ended up with the loss in relief.  He surrendered 3
hits and 1 walk in 2 and 1/3 innings.  
 
'I had a big day, but there's a lot of credit to go around' Rodriguez said.
'We played well together as a team.'

2006 AL Game: Det. @ Oak.

 April 19, 2006

   Alexis Gomez got the start as DH tonight by the Detroit Tigers in their game against the Oakland A's
and had a game he won't soon forget. The little used rookie/'journeyman' had 4 hits in 5 AB plating 6 runs as the Tigers pounded the A's 15-4. Brandon Inge had 4 RBI with his grand slam homerun and Chris Shelton added 3 RBI to Detroit's total. The 6 RBI by Gomez tied him for most in 1 game in the AL this season.

Event Codes:  G
BOXSCORE: 2006 Detroit Tigers At 2006 Oakland A's                   4/19/2006
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     A's                AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Granderson CF     4  1  0  0 .310     J.Kendall C         5  1  2  0 .340  
  P.Polanco 2B        3  1  0  0 .268     M.Ellis 2B          4  0  1  0 .273  
  I.Rodriguez C       5  2  3  2 .246     B.Crosby SS         3  0  0  0 .262  
  M.Ordonez RF        5  2  1  0 .281     F.Thomas DH         3  1  1  0 .283  
  A.Gomez DH          5  3  4  6 .455     M.Bradley RF        5  0  0  1 .203  
  C.Shelton 1B        4  2  4  3 .339     J.Payton CF         4  0  0  0 .279  
  C.Guillen SS        3  1  0  0 .322     N.Swisher 1B        4  1  0  0 .224  
A-R.Santiago SS       0  0  0  0 .250     B.Kielty LF         4  0  2  1 .500  
  C.Monroe LF         4  1  0  0 .275     A.Perez 3B          4  1  1  1 .167  
  B.Inge 3B           5  2  2  4 .304                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      38 15 14 15                 Totals      36  4  7  3
 
A-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Guillen In 8th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 4 0 2  2 5 0  0 2 0  - 15 14  2
A's............. 0 0 0  2 0 0  2 0 0  -  4  7  2
 
Tigers (11-4)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
K.Rogers WIN(3-1)         6       5   4   2   4   4   1 111   3.42
F.Rodney                  1       0   0   0   1   2   0  16   0.00
C.Spurling                1 1/3   1   0   0   0   2   0  20   0.00
J.Tata                    0 2/3   1   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.18
Totals                    9       7   4   2   5   9   1
 
A's (4-11)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Blanton LOSS(0-2)       4      10  11  10   2   4   1  93   9.88
K.Calero                  0       1   2   2   2   0   1  15  12.79
K.Saarloos                3 1/3   2   2   2   1   2   1  46   2.57
B.Halsey                  1 2/3   1   0   0   0   1   0  14   7.36
Totals                    9      14  15  14   5   7   3
 
ATTENDANCE- 25,319 DATE- Wednesday, April 19th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Paul Schrieber, Doug Eddings, Dana Demuth, Jim Joyce
T- 2:54
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 4  A's:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 0  A's: 3
ERRORS- P.Polanco, M.Ordonez, B.Crosby, A.Perez
DOUBLES- A.Gomez(1st), C.Shelton(3rd), B.Inge(1st), J.Kendall(3rd),
         B.Kielty-2(2nd)
HOME RUNS- A.Gomez(1st), C.Shelton(3rd), B.Inge(5th), A.Perez(1st)
RBIs- I.Rodriguez-2(8th), A.Gomez-6(6th), C.Shelton-3(13th), B.Inge-4(12th),
      M.Bradley(3rd), B.Kielty(1st), A.Perez(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- P.Polanco
WALKS- C.Granderson-2, C.Shelton, C.Guillen, C.Monroe, M.Ellis, B.Crosby-2,
       F.Thomas-2
HIT BY PITCH- P.Polanco, C.Guillen
STRIKE OUTS- C.Granderson, M.Ordonez, A.Gomez, C.Monroe-2, B.Inge-2, B.Crosby,
             M.Bradley, J.Payton-3, N.Swisher-2, A.Perez-2
GIDP- M.Ordonez, C.Guillen
WILD PITCHES- K.Rogers
PASSED BALLS- J.Kendall
2-out RBI- A.Gomez-2, C.Shelton-2, B.Kielty
RLISP 2-out- C.Monroe-2, B.Crosby, A.Perez, J.Payton, M.Bradley
TEAM RISP- Tigers: 5 for 9  A's: 2 for 13
 
Alexis Gomez had 4 hits and 6 RBI at McAfee Coliseum as the Detroit Tigers,
running on all cylinders, ripped the Oakland A's by a large 15 to 4
margin.
 
Gomez propelled Detroit to victory.  He smacked a single which was good for
two runs in the 1st inning, laced a one-base hit bringing in two baserunners
in the 3rd inning, doubled in the 5th inning and popped a two-run clout over
the fence in the 8th inning.  Detroit kept the scorekeepers busy in the 1st
inning which saw them score 4 runs on 3 hits and the 5th inning which saw
them plate 5 runs on 3 hits.  Detroit out-hit Oakland for the game, 14 hits
to 7.  
 
Kenny Rogers(3-1) was the winner allowing 4 runs in 6 innings. Joe
Blanton(0-2) took the loss.  He was touched for 10 hits and 2 walks in 4
innings.  
 

2006 AL Game: Det. @ Tex.

 April 8, 2006

  Detroit rookie pitcher Justin Verlander struck out 12 batters and went the distance in the Tiger's 8-2
victory over the Texas Rangers tonight. Verlander allowed 2 runs in the 1st inning then shut out the Rangers over the last 8 innings. Detroit 1st baseman Chris Shelton hit a homerun and drove in 5 runs to lead the Tiger's offense. 

 BOXSCORE: 2006 Detroit Tigers At 2006 Texas Rangers 4/8/2006

 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Rangers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Granderson CF     5  1  1  0 .444     B.Wilkerson LF      4  1  1  0 .240  
  P.Polanco 2B        5  1  2  0 .227     M.Young SS          4  1  2  0 .435  
  B.Inge 3B           4  2  1  0 .316     M.Teixeira 1B       3  0  1  2 .333  
  M.Ordonez RF        4  1  1  0 .364     P.Nevin DH          3  0  0  0 .240  
  D.Young DH          3  1  2  2 .176     H.Blalock 3B        4  0  0  0 .353  
C-R.Santiago PR,DH    0  1  0  0 ----     K.Mench RF          4  0  0  0 .320  
D-M.Thames PH,DH      1  0  1  1 .556     L.Nix CF            2  0  0  0 .231  
  C.Shelton 1B        4  1  2  5 .250   A-M.Derosa PH         1  0  0  0 .000  
  C.Guillen SS        5  0  1  0 .316   B-A.Brown CF          0  0  0  0 .000  
  C.Monroe LF         4  0  0  0 .300     R.Barajas C         3  0  2  0 .500  
  V.Wilson C          4  0  2  0 .500     I.Kinsler 2B        3  0  0  0 .211  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      39  8 13  8                 Totals      31  2  6  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Nix In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Derosa In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Young In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Santiago In 9th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 4 0 1  0 0 0  0 2 1  -  8 13  0
Rangers......... 2 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  6  0
 
Tigers (4-1)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Verlander WIN(1-0)      9       6   2   2   2  12   0 112   2.00
Totals                    9       6   2   2   2  12   0
 
Rangers (2-4)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
K.Millwood LOSS(0-1)      7       9   5   5   0   5   1 107   6.75
A.Alfonseca               0       2   2   2   1   0   0  17   6.75
J.Benoit                  1 2/3   2   1   1   1   3   0  28   8.59
F.Cordero                 0 1/3   0   0   0   1   0   0   7   1.93
Totals                    9      13   8   8   3   8   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 29,664 DATE- Saturday, April 8th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Bill Hohn, Mike Everitt, Alfonso Marquez, Larry Young
T- 3:10
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 8  Rangers: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 2  Rangers: 0
DOUBLES- P.Polanco(2nd), M.Young(3rd)
TRIPLES- B.Inge(1st)
HOME RUNS- C.Shelton(2nd)
RBIs- D.Young-2(2nd), M.Thames(3rd), C.Shelton-5(7th), M.Teixeira-2(8th)
STOLEN BASES- R.Santiago(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- D.Young
WALKS- B.Inge, M.Ordonez, C.Shelton, M.Teixeira, P.Nevin
STRIKE OUTS- C.Granderson, P.Polanco, B.Inge, M.Ordonez, C.Shelton, C.Monroe-2,
             V.Wilson, B.Wilkerson-3, M.Teixeira, P.Nevin-2, H.Blalock, K.Mench,
             L.Nix-2, M.Derosa, I.Kinsler
GIDP- P.Nevin, H.Blalock
2-out RBI- D.Young, C.Shelton-3, M.Thames
RLISP 2-out- B.Wilkerson, D.Young, V.Wilson, C.Guillen-2
TEAM RISP- Tigers: 4 for 13  Rangers: 1 for 2
 
Justin Verlander dominated, striking out 12 Texas batters at Ameriquest Field
where the Detroit Tigers beat the Texas Rangers 8 to 2.
 
The Texas fans didn't appreciate the big day Chris Shelton had.  He lofted a
three-run bomb in the 1st inning and ripped a base-knock bringing home two
baserunners in the 8th inning.  Detroit had 13 hits for the night.  
 
The victory went to Verlander(1-0) who went the distance allowing 2 runs.
Kevin Millwood(0-1) took the loss.  Verlander was asked about his big
strikeout performance, 'Well, it's a little odd when you rack up these
numbers on the road - instead of cheers and a running tally in the stands,
everything gets real still and quiet.  Just strange - but it's nice to be
able to take the crowd out of the game.'
 

2006 AL Game: Bsn. @ Tex.

April 4, 2006

 

  The Boston Red Sox opened up their 2006 season with a bang, defeating the Texas Rangers 9-3. Leftfielder Manny Ramirez stroked 3 homeruns, good for 6 RBI and Trot Nixon added a 2-run homer to lead the visiting Red Sox. Tim Wakefield pitched 7 strong innings getting the 1st Win of the season.

Event Codes:  G I
BOXSCORE: 2006 Boston Red Sox At 2006 Texas Rangers                  4/4/2006
 
  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Rangers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Crisp CF          5  1  1  0 .222     B.Wilkerson LF      3  0  0  0 .125  
  M.Loretta 2B        4  1  0  0 .125     M.Young SS          3  1  0  0 .429  
  D.Ortiz DH          4  1  0  0 .222     M.Teixeira 1B       3  1  1  0 .429  
  M.Ramirez LF        4  4  4  6 .625     P.Nevin DH          4  0  0  1 .111  
  T.Nixon RF          4  2  3  2 .444     H.Blalock 3B        3  1  2  1 .714  
  M.Lowell 3B         5  0  2  1 .400     K.Mench RF          4  0  1  1 .375  
  A.Cora SS           4  0  1  0 .200     L.Nix CF            1  0  0  0 .333  
  K.Youkilis 1B       4  0  1  0 .333   A-M.Derosa PH         1  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Bard C            4  0  0  0 .000   B-A.Brown CF          1  0  0  0 .000  
                                          R.Barajas C         4  0  1  0 .444  
                                          I.Kinsler 2B        4  0  0  0 .222  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      38  9 12  9                 Totals      31  3  5  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Nix In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Derosa In 8th Inning
 
Red Sox......... 0 2 2  0 2 0  0 0 3  -  9 12  0
Rangers......... 2 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  3  5  0
 
Red Sox (1-1)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
T.Wakefield WIN(1-0)      7       3   2   2   4   3   0 130   2.57
J.Tavarez                 2       2   1   1   1   2   0  39  18.00
Totals                    9       5   3   3   5   5   0
 
Rangers (1-1)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
V.Padilla LOSS(0-1)       4 1/3  10   6   6   0   5   3  89  12.46
A.Alfonseca               2 2/3   1   0   0   1   2   0  39   0.00
F.Castro                  2       1   3   3   3   1   1  44  10.13
Totals                    9      12   9   9   4   8   4
 
ATTENDANCE- 39,838 DATE- Tuesday, April 4th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Jerry Layne, Mark Wagner, Marvin Hudson, Ed Montague
T- 2:52
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 6  Rangers: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 1  Rangers: 1
DOUBLES- C.Crisp(1st), T.Nixon-2(2nd), K.Youkilis(2nd), M.Teixeira(1st),
         H.Blalock(1st), K.Mench(1st)
HOME RUNS- M.Ramirez-3(3rd), T.Nixon(1st)
RBIs- M.Ramirez-6(6th), T.Nixon-2(2nd), M.Lowell(3rd), P.Nevin(3rd),
      H.Blalock(3rd), K.Mench(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- H.Blalock(1st)
WALKS- M.Loretta, D.Ortiz, M.Ramirez, T.Nixon, B.Wilkerson, M.Young, M.Teixeira,
       H.Blalock, L.Nix
STRIKE OUTS- D.Ortiz-4, A.Cora, K.Youkilis, J.Bard-2, P.Nevin-2, H.Blalock,
             M.Derosa, R.Barajas
GIDP- T.Nixon, I.Kinsler
2-out RBI- H.Blalock, M.Ramirez-5
RLISP 2-out- M.Lowell, M.Loretta-2, R.Barajas, I.Kinsler
TEAM RISP- Red Sox: 3 for 9  Rangers: 2 for 8
 
Manny Ramirez rocketed 3 homeruns and had 6 RBI as the Boston Red Sox defeated
the Texas Rangers 9 to 3 at Ameriquest Field.
 
Ramirez was in a groove all evening.  The Texas fans hated to see him
approaching the batter's box.  He cracked a solo homerun in the 2nd inning,
cleared the fences for a two-run home run in the 3rd inning, laced a
base-knock in the 5th inning and lofted a three-run bomb in the 9th inning.
Texas was out-hit by Boston, 12 hits to 5.  
 
The victory went to Tim Wakefield(1-0) who went 7 innings, allowing 2 runs.
Vicente Padilla(0-1) was hit with the loss.  He served up 3 gopher balls in 4
and 1/3 innings.  
 
'I was in my hotel room the other night, working on my swing and made some
adjustments,' Ramirez said. 'I'm always working on it. If they are getting
you out certain ways, you've got to make changes.'