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May 1-4, 2014

League News
May 1
-No News
May 2
-No News
May 3
-No News
May 4
-Mariners place 3B Kyle Seager on 15-Day DL (elbow inflammation, 5 weeks)
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May 1 - Day Off
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Game 27 - May 2, 2014

Detroit Tigers (15-11, 1st in ALC, -GB) @ Kansas City Royals (11-17, 5th in ALC, 5 GB)
Matchup: Max Scherzer (4-0, 1.75 ERA) vs. Jason Vargas (3-1, 2.12)

Tigers - 4 | 10 | 0
Royals - 2 | 4 | 0

W - Scherzer (5-0)
L - Coleman (0-1)
S - Nathan (4)

DET:
Kinsler: 1-2, HR (4), 2 RBI, 2 BB
Avila: 3-4, RBI
Scherzer: 7.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R/ER, 7 K, 2 BB (105 pitches)
KC:
Dyson: 1-3, 2B, RBI
Vargas: 6.2 IP, 7 H, 2 R/ER, 4 K, 2 BB (112 pitches)

Full Detroit Box Score
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Game 28 - May 3, 2014

Detroit Tigers (16-11, 1st in ALC, -GB) @ Kansas City Royals (11-18, 5th in ALC, 6 GB)
Matchup: Anibal Sanchez (1-1, 2.63 ERA) vs. Danny Duffy (1-4, 7.85 ERA)

Tigers - 3 | 11 | 0
Royals - 5 | 12 | 0

W - Duffy (2-4)
L - Sanchez (1-2)
S - Holland (9)

DET:
Davis: 3-5, RBI, SB
Sanchez: 6.2 IP, 11 H, 5 R/ER, 5 K, 1 BB, HR (98 pitches)
KC:
Butler: 1-3, 2 RBI
Perez: 1-4, HR (2)
Duffy: 6.1 IP, 10 H, 3 R/ER, 4 K, 2 BB (114 pitches)

Full Detroit Box Score
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Game 29 - May 4, 2014

Detroit Tigers (16-12, 2nd in ALC, .5 GB) @ Kansas City Royals (12-18, 5th in ALC, 5.5 GB)
Matchup: Rick Porcello (2-2, 1.23 ERA) vs. James Shields (3-3, 3.02 ERA)

Tigers - 1 | 6 | 1
Royals - 2 | 5 | 0

W - Coleman (1-1)
L - Porcello (2-3)
S - Holland (10)

DET:
Cabrera: 3-4
Jackson: 1-4, RBI
Porcello: 8 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 K, 3 BB (97 pitches)
LF Don Kelly left game after sliding in awkwardly in 2nd. He is out for 6 days with an oblique strain. (this is pretty much the whole box score, no use posting the pic)
KC:
Dyson, Infante: 1-4, R each
Shields: 4.1 IP, 4 H, 0 R/ER, 5 K, 0 BB (52 pitches, left with injury in 5th)
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Well, losing 2 of 3 to the Royals sucks, but let's hope we can turn it around back at home against Houston for 4 games.

May 5-8, 2014

Weekly Awards
AL Player of the Week: Athletics CF Coco Crisp (.500 AVG (13/26), 3 HR, 5 RBI)
NL Player of the Week: Reds 1B Joey Votto (.522 AVG (12/23), 2 HR, 7 RBI)

Power Rankings
The Tigers (16-13) placed 11th in this week's power rankings, with a score of 97.3 points, down from last week's 6th place finish. Oakland (23-9) remained in 1st, with a score of 138.4 points.

League News
May 5
-Orioles C Matt Weiters to miss another 3-4 months with fractured ankle
May 6
-Indians trade SP Carlos Carrasco and $504,700 to Athletics for 20-year old MiLB CF B.J. Boyd and 20-year old MiLB RF Vicmal De La Cruz
-Braves trade RP Jordan Walden and $1.49M in cash to Yankees for 21-year old MiLB 1B Greg Bird and 20-year old MiLB RF Austin Aune
May 7
-Orioles trade SP Chris Tillman to Mets for 2B Daniel Murphy and 21-year old MiLB CF Bradley Marquez
-Reds trade SP Mike Leake to Royals for 22-year old MiLB 3B Hunter Dozier and 22-year old MiLB CF Terrance Gore
-Brewers trade 25-year old MiLB RF Caleb Gindl to Twins for 20-year old MiLB SS Jorge Polanco and 18-year old MiLB C Jhonathan Alvarez
-The 2014 Draft Pool was announced. Will be gone over in another post.
May 8
-Mets trade SP Jonathon Niese to Toronto for 21-year old MiLB CF Dalton Pompey and 19-year old MiLB C Manuel Herazo
-Reds trade RP Jonathan Broxton to Texas for 19-year old MiLB RF Nomar Mazara and 22-year old MiLB CF Teodoro Martinez
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Game 30 - May 5, 2014

Detroit Tigers (16-13, 2nd in ALC, 1.5 GB) vs. Houston Astros (14-17, 3rd in ALW, 8.5 GB)
Matchup: Justin Verlander (4-1, 2.91 ERA) vs. Felipe Paulino (1-2, 4.50 ERA)

Astros - 6 | 8 | 0
Tigers - 14 | 17 | 0

W - Reed (1-1)
L - Paulino (1-3)

HOU:
Fowler: 2-4, 2 RBI
Villar: 1-5, SB (steal of home in 9th), R
Paulino: 7+ IP, 12 H, 8 R/ER, 4 K, 0 BB, 3 HR (90 pitches)
DET:
Cabrera: 3-5, 2B, HR (9), 4 RBI, 3 R
Avila: 1-3, HR (1), 2 RBI
V. Martinez: 4-5, HR (1), 2 RBI
Castellanos: HR (2)
Verlander: 7 IP, 5 H, 2 R/ER, 8 K, 3 BB (107 pitches)

Full Detroit Box Score
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Game 31 - May 6, 2014

Detroit Tigers (17-13, 2nd in ALC, .5 GB) vs. Houston Astros (14-18, 3rd in ALW, 8.5 GB)
Matchup: Drew Smyly (1-2, 3.19 ERA) vs. Jarred Cosart (1-2, 4.45 ERA)

Astros - 2 | 4 | 0
Tigers - 3 | 9 | 0

W - Smyly (2-2)
L - Cosart (1-3)
S - Nathan (5)

HOU:
Castro: 2-4, RBI
Altuve: 1-2, RBI, BB
Cosart: 8 IP, 9 H, 3 R/ER, 4 K, 1 BB, HR (111 pitches)
DET:
V. Martinez: 2-4, RBI
J.D. Martinez: 1-2, HR (1), 2 RBI
Smyly: 8 IP, 2 H, 2 R/ER, 8 K, 3 BB (98 pitches)

Full Detroit Box Score
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Game 32 - May 7, 2014

Detroit Tigers (18-13, 1st in ALC, -GB) vs. Houston Astros (14-19, 3rd in ALW, 8.5 GB)
Matchup: Max Scherzer (5-0, 1.87 ERA) vs. Brett Oberholtzer (3-3, 2.91 ERA)

Astros - 6 | 10 | 1
Tigers - 3 | 8 | 0

W - Oberholtzer (4-3)
L - Scherzer (5-1)
S - Crain (8)

HOU:
Krauss: 1-4, HR (4), 3 RBI
Castro: 1-4, HR (6), 2 RBI
Oberholtzer: 6.1 IP, 6 H, 2 R/ER, 4 K, 3 BB, HR (99 pitches)
DET:
Hunter: 2-3, HR (2), RBI
Romine: 1-2, RBI
Scherzer: 6.2 IP, 10 H, 6 R/ER, 8 K, 3 BB, 2 HR (106 pitches)

Full Detroit Box Score
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Game 33 - May 8, 2014

Detroit Tigers (18-14, 1st in ALC, -GB) vs. Houston Astros (15-19, 3rd in ALW, 8.5 GB)
Matchup: Anibal Sanchez (1-2, 3.25 ERA) vs. Scott Feldman (2-3, 6.26 ERA)

Astros - 3 | 8 | 0
Tigers - 5 | 10 | 0

W - Sanchez (2-2)
L - Feldman (2-4)
S - Nathan (6)

HOU:
Villar: 2-3, 2 HR (3), 3 RBI
Feldman: 6.1 IP, 10 H, 5 R/ER, 7 K, 0 BB, 2 HR (96 pitches)
DET:
Kinsler: 2-3, 2 HR (6), 2 RBI
Cabrera: 1-4, 2 RBI
V. Martinez: 2-4, 2B, RBI
Sanchez: 7.1 IP, 8 H, 3 R/ER, 8 K, 1 BB, 2 HR (112 pitches)

Full Detroit Box Score
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Not bad, taking 3 of 4 from Houston.

I decided to wait a little bit until the Draft preview, so I'll move on to the next series...

May 9-11, 2014

League News
May 9
-Reds trade SP Johnny Cueto to Braves for 20-year old MiLB SS Jose Peraza and 18-year old MiLB Ledernin Tejada
May 10
-Pirates 2B Neil Walker and Cardinals SP Michael Wacha suspended 7 games each for scuffle with each other
-Reds place RP Sean Marshall on 60-day DL (fractured elbow, 4 months)
May 11
-Rangers 2B Jurickson Profar will miss 6 more weeks with shoulder tendinitis.
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Game 34 - May 9, 2014

Detroit Tigers (19-14, 1st in ALC, -GB) vs. Minnesota Twins (14-20, 4th in ALC, 5.5 GB)
Matchup: Rick Porcello (2-3, 1.23 ERA) vs. Ricky Nolasco (3-2, 4.91 ERA)

Twins - 5 | 9 | 2
Tigers - 8 | 17 | 1

W - Porcello (3-3)
L - Nolasco (3-3)
S - Nathan (7)

MIN:
Plouffe: 3-4, 2B, HR (5), 2 RBI
Mauer: 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI
Nolasco: 4.1 IP, 10 H, 6 R/ER, 2 K, 1 BB, 2 HR (79 pitches)
DET:
Kinsler: 3-4, HR (7), 4 RBI
Cabrera: 3-3, HR (10), RBI, 2 R, 2 BB
C Alex Avila only player in lineup without a hit
Porcello: 6.2 IP, 8 H, 5 R/ER, 3 K, 3 BB, HR (105 pitches)

Full Detroit Box Score
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Game 35 - May 10, 2014

Detroit Tigers (20-14, 1st in ALC, -GB) vs. Minnesota Twins (14-21, 4th in ALC, 6.5 GB)
Matchup: Justin Verlander (4-1, 2.86 ERA) vs. Phil Hughes (1-4, 3.74 ERA)

Twins - 9 | 12 | 3
Tigers - 11 | 11 | 1

W - Coke (1-0)
L - Fien (0-1)
S - Nathan (8)

MIN:
Arcia (5), Plouffe (6, 3 run), Willingham (3): HR each
Hughes: 5.1 IP, 7 H, 7 R, 4 ER, 3 K, 1 BB, HR (84 pitches)
DET:
Team: 8 SB
Kinsler (8), V. Martinez (2): 2-run HR each
Verlander: 5.2 IP, 10 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 5 K, 2 BB, HR (101 pitches)

Full Detroit Box Score
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Game 36 - May 11, 2014

Detroit Tigers (21-14, 1st in ALC, -GB) vs. Minnesota Twins (14-22, 4th in ALC, 7.5 GB)
Matchup: Drew Smyly (2-2, 3.00 ERA) vs. Mike Pelfrey (3-3, 4.62 ERA)

Twins - 6 | 10 | 3
Tigers - 5 | 11 | 1
F/11

W - Perkins (2-3)
L - Alburquerque (1-3)
S - Thielbar (1)

MIN:
Florimon, Jr.: Go-ahead HR (3) in 11th, 2-5
Herrmann: 2-5, 2 RBI
Pelfrey: 6.2 IP, 10 H, 5 R/ER, 2 K, 0 BB, 2 HR (92 pitches)
DET:
Cabrera: 3-4, 2 HR (12), 4 RBI
Smyly: 4.2 IP, 7 H, 3 R/ER, 3 K, 2 BB (90 pitches)

Full Detroit Box Score
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Not a bad series, though the last game could've gone a little bit better. Also, thank goodness they put a catcher-who-really-isn't-a-catcher in in the second game, which allowed me to get those 8 stolen bases. That was fun, seeing people like Victor Martinez execute a stolen base.

NEXT SERIES: Road series vs. Baltimore. Should be fun.

You couldn't even sweep the Astros or the Twins? C'mon man!

Astros should be 3rd in ALW not ALC

Thanks for noticing that. Fixed.

But, hey, winning 3-of-4 or 2-of-3 is still .750 and .667 ball, respectively, and that's still pretty good.

May 12-14, 2014

Weekly Awards
American League Player of the Week: Tigers 1B Miguel Cabrera (.407 AVG (11/27), 4 HR, 12 RBI)
National League Player of the Week: Rockies LF Carlos Gonzalez (.440 AVG (11/25), 3 HR, 6 RBI)

Power Rankings
The Tigers (21-15) shot up to 5th in this week's power rankings, with a score of 106 points. The A's (26-12) remain in first this week, with 126.2 points.

League News
May 12
-Nationals 1B Matt Adams suspended 3 games for criticism of umpires in post-game interviews
-Indians 3B Lonnie Chisenhall and Rays SP Brandon Gomes both suspended 7 games for instigating brawl
May 13
-Orioles trade SP Miguel Gonzalez and $529K to Twins for 18-year old MiLB SP Lewis Thorpe (Ed.: I guess they didn't want him anymore after his performance in Game 1!)
May 14
-No news
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Game 37 - May 12, 2014

Detroit Tigers (21-15, 1st in ALC, -GB) @ Baltimore Orioles (17-19, 4th in ALE, 6 GB)
Matchup: Max Scherzer (5-1, 2.70 ERA) vs. Miguel Gonzalez (2-2, 2.85 ERA)

Tigers - 7 | 14 | 0
Orioles - 2 | 8 | 0

W - Scherzer (6-1)
L - Gonzalez (2-3)

DET:
Kinsler: 4-5, 2 2B, HR (9), 4 RBI
Gonzalez: 4-5, 2 2B, 2 R
Jackson: HR (3)
Scherzer: 5.1 IP, 6 H, 2 R/ER, 7 K, 3 BB (99 pitches)
BAL:
Machado: 2-4, 2B, RBI
Gonzalez: 5+ IP, 11 H, 5 R/ER, 5 K, 2 BB, HR (88 pitches)

Full Detroit Box Score
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Game 38 - May 13, 2014

Detroit Tigers (22-15, 1st in ALC, -GB) @ Baltimore Orioles (17-20, 4th in ALE, 7 GB)
Matchup: Anibal Sanchez (2-2, 3.31 ERA) vs. Ubaldo Jimenez (4-3, 4.86 ERA)

Tigers - 1 | 6 | 1
Orioles - 4 | 12 | 0

W - Jimenez (5-3)
L - Sanchez (2-3)
S - O'Day (10)

DET:
Jackson: 1-3, HR (4)
Kinsler: 2-4, 2B
Sanchez: 6.2 IP, 11 H, 3 R/ER, 5 K, 1 BB (96 pitches)
BAL:
Cruz: 2-5, 2B, 2 RBI
Jimenez: 7.2 IP, 5 H, 1 R/ER, 4 K, 2 BB, HR (99 pitches)

Full Detroit Box Score
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Game 39 - May 14, 2014

Detroit Tigers (22-16, 1st in ALC, -GB) @ Baltimore Orioles (18-20, 4th in ALE, 7 GB)
Matchup: Rick Porcello (3-3, 2.05 ERA) vs. Bud Norris (1-2, 4.85 ERA)

Tigers - 1 | 8 | 0
Orioles - 0 | 6 | 1

W - Porcello (4-3)
L - Norris (1-3)

DET:
Kinsler: 1-2, RBI
Porcello: CG SHO, 6 H, 0 R/ER, 1 K, 1 BB (102 pitches)
BAL:
Murphy, Cruz: 2-4
Norris: 6.1 IP, 7 H, 1 R/ER, 5 K, 6 BB (112 pitches)

Full Detroit Box Score
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Good series against Baltimore, but scoring 1 run in the last 2 games can be a bit worrying. Congrats to Porcello on the shutout, too!

Next series: 3-game series @ Boston. That should be fun.

May 15-18, 2014

League News
May 15
-No News
May 16
-Brewers trade LF Khris Davis to Blue Jays for MR Sergio Santos, 19-year old MiLB CF D.J. Davis, and $3M.
-Diamondbacks trade CF A.J. Pollock to Giants for 19-year old MiLB 3B Ryder Jones.
May 17
-Red Sox 2B Dustin Pedroia placed on 15-day DL (sprained ankle, 4 weeks)
-Indians trade MR Vinnie Pestano to Braves for 22-year old MiLB SP Jason Hursh and 18-year old MiLB RF Jose Pina.
-Twins SP Ricky Nolasco suspended 1 game by team for showing up late.
May 18
-Pirates trade 2B Neil Walker to Yankees for SS Brendan Ryan and 22-year old MiLB 3B Eric Jagielo
-Mariners trade SP James Paxton to Pirates for 19-year old MiLB C Reese McGuire and 18-year old MiLB RF Nick Buckner
-Astros trade SP Dallas Keuchel to Rays for 20-year old MiLB C Oscar Hernandez
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May 15 - Day Off
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Game 40 - May 16, 2014

Detroit Tigers (23-16, 1st in ALC, -GB) @ Boston Red Sox (17-23, 5th in ALE, 8 GB)
Matchup: Justin Verlander (4-1, 3.54 ERA) vs. Jon Lester (3-3, 3.43 ERA)

Tigers - 0 | 4 | 0
Red Sox - 5 | 11 | 0

W - Lester (4-3)
L - Verlander (4-2)
S - Tazawa (1)

DET:
Jackson: 1-2, 2 BB
Team: 11 LOB
Verlander: 5.2 IP, 10 H, 4 R/ER, 4 K, 3 BB, HR (107 pitches)
BOS:
Napoli: 2-5, HR (13), 2 RBI
Ortiz: 3-4, 2B
D. Pedroia left with injury in 2nd inning while throwing.
Lester: 6.2 IP, 4 H, 0 R/ER, 6 K, 5 BB (125 pitches)

Full Detroit Box Score
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Game 41 - May 17, 2014

Detroit Tigers (23-17, 1st in ALC, -GB) @ Boston Red Sox (18-23, 5th in ALE, 7.5 GB)
Matchup: Drew Smyly (2-2, 3.30 ERA) vs. John Lackey (0-4, 5.19 ERA)

Tigers - 11 | 17 | 0
Red Sox - 6 | 8 | 0

W - Ortega (1-1)
L - Lackey (0-5)

DET:
Kelly: 2-3, HR (1), 3 RBI, 2 BB
Kinsler, Hunter: 3-5, 2 R each
Castellanos: HR (3)
Smyly: 4+ IP, 2 H, 2 R/ER, 4 K, 4 BB (88 pitches, left in 4th with injury)
BOS:
Middlebrooks: 2-5, 2B, RBI
Lackey: 0.2 IP, 4 H, 5 R/ER, 1 K, 1 BB, HR (23 pitches)

Full Detroit Box Score
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Game 42 - May 18, 2014

Detroit Tigers (24-17, 1st in ALC, -GB) @ Boston Red Sox (18-24, 5th in ALE, 8.5 GB)
Matchup: Max Scherzer (6-1, 2.77 ERA) vs. Clay Buchholz (3-3, 6.00 ERA)

Tigers - 4 | 8 | 0
Red Sox - 3 | 9 | 2

W - Coke (2-0)
L - Badenhop (0-1)
S - Nathan (9)

DET:
J.D. Martinez: 2-4, 2B, RBI
V. Martinez: Go-ahead sac fly in 9th, 1-3, RBI, BB
Scherzer: 7.2 IP, 9 H, 3 R/ER, 9 K, 0 BB (113 pitches)
BOS:
Victorino: 2-5, 2B, RBI
Middlebrooks: 1-3, 2B, RBI
Buchholz: 6.1 IP, 6 H, 3 R/ER, 5 K, 4 BB (116 pitches)

Full Detroit Box Score
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Another 2-out-of-3 series. Not bad. Next up is Cleveland for 3 games at their place, and that should be a good series.

May 19-21, 2014

Weekly Awards
American League Player of the Week: Orioles 3B Manny Machado (.500 AVG (14/28), 2 HR, 6 RBI)
National League Player of the Week: Brewers 3B Aramis Ramirez (.435 (10/23), 2 HR, 8 RBI)

Power Rankings
The Tigers (25-17) stayed steady in this week's power rankings, finishing 5th with a score of 113.1. The new first place team are the surging Yankees (28-16), who overtook Oakland for the #1 spot, with a score of 129.5, to cap off a 7-game (and still counting) winning streak.

League News
May 19
-No news
May 20
-Reds trade SP Trevor Bell to Mariners for 20-year old MiLB RF Gabriel Guerrero
-Padres LF Carlos Quentin announces his retirement due to torn labrum
May 21
-Phillies 2B Chase Utley placed on 15-day DL (oblique strain, 6 weeks)
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Game 43 - May 19, 2014

Detroit Tigers (25-17, 1st in ALC, -GB) @ Cleveland Indians (20-25, 3rd in ALC, 6.5 GB)
Matchup: Anibal Sanchez (2-3, 3.39 ERA) vs. Justin Masterson (5-1, 4.25 ERA)

Tigers - 10 | 14 | 1
Indians - 3 | 6 | 1

W - Sanchez (3-3)
L - Masterson (5-2)

DET:
V. Martinez: 4-5, Inside The Park HR (3), 5 RBI
Cabrera: 3-4, 2 RBI, 2 R
Sanchez: 6 IP, 4 H, 3 R/ER, 2 K, 3 BB (117 pitches)
CLE:
Brantley: 1-4, HR (2), 3 RBI
Masterson: 4+ IP, 9 H, 8 R/ER, 1 K, 4 BB, HR (86 pitches)

Full Detroit Box Score
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Game 44 - May 20, 2014

Detroit Tigers (26-17, 1st in ALC, -GB) @ Cleveland Indians (20-26, 4th in ALC, 7.5 GB)
Matchup: Rick Porcello (4-3, 1.70 ERA) vs. Tommy Hanson (2-1, 1.76 ERA)

Tigers - 2 | 11 | 2
Indians - 1 | 6 | 2

W - Porcello (5-3)
L - Hanson (2-2)
S - Nathan (10)

DET:
Castellanos: 3-4, 2 2B, R
Kinsler: 2-5, RBI
Porcello: 8 IP, 6 H, 1 R/ER, 3 K, 0 BB, HR (88 pitches)
CLE:
Cabrera: 2-4, HR (5)
Hanson: 6 IP, 10 H, 2 R/ER, 4 K, 1 BB (98 pitches)

Full Detroit Box Score
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Game 45 - May 21, 2014

Detroit Tigers (27-17, 1st in ALC, -GB) @ Cleveland Indians (20-27, 4th in ALC, 8.5 GB)
Matchup: Justin Verlander (4-2, 3.79 ERA) vs. Vicente Padilla (0-3, 4.81 ERA)

Tigers - 7 | 12 | 0
Indians - 4 | 8 | 2

W - Verlander (5-2)
L - Padilla (0-4)
S - Nathan (11)

DET:
Gonzalez: 2-5, HR (2), 2 RBI
Cabrera: 3-5, 2 2B, RBI
Verlander: 7 IP, 7 H, 4 R/ER, 6 K, 3 BB (130 pitches)
CLE:
Morgan: 3-5, 2B, RBI, R
Lindor: 2-4, RBI
Padilla: 4.1 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 K, 2 BB, HR (94 pitches)

Full Detroit Box Score
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Great series by the Tigers! Sweeping the Indians in their own stadium? Great!

In a bit of an unrelated note, I'm surprised that Alex Gonzalez hasn't completely crapped the bed by now and has stayed around as long as he did. He doesn't walk, like, at all, but his slash line is still a decently respectable (read: meh) .282/.306/.402. I'm conflicted as to what to do now. Should I keep him and let his inevitable regression start, or try to trade him while he's still going good?

Our next series is a 4-gamer at home against Texas. Should be fun.

please tell me you're kidding and the Indians don't really have Tommy Hanson and Vicente Padilla in their rotation

I would recommend trading Gonzalez if you can get anything of value for him

May 22-25, 2014

League News
May 22
-No news
May 23
-Nationals place SS Ian Desmond on 15-day DL (sprained ankle, 4 weeks)
May 24
-Tigers sign MR Wilkins Arias to MiLB Contract, release MR Nate Robertson from AAA Toledo, call up CL Corey Knebel to AAA Toledo
-Marlins place RF Giancarlo Stanton on 15-day DL (fractured thumb, 5-6 weeks)
May 25
-No news
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Game 46 - May 22, 2014

Detroit Tigers (28-17, 1st in ALC, -GB) vs. Texas Rangers (18-28, 5th in ALW, 13 GB)
Matchup: Drew Smyly (2-2, 3.40 ERA) vs. Yu Darvish (4-3, 4.84 ERA)

Rangers - 4 | 10 | 0
Tigers - 5 | 8 | 0

W - Smyly (3-2)
L - Darvish (4-4)
S - Alburquerque (7)

TEX:
Murphy: 2-5, HR (11), 3 RBI
Martin: 3-5, 2B
Darvish: 5.1 IP, 8 H, 5 R/ER, 4 K, 3 BB, HR (91 pitches)
DET:
Hunter: 1-4, HR (3)
Cabrera: 2-3
Smyly: 6 IP, 6 H, 3 R/ER, 5 K, 3 BB, HR (108 pitches)

Full Detroit Box Score
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Game 47 - May 23, 2014

Detroit Tigers (29-17, 1st in ALC, -GB) vs. Texas Rangers (18-29, 5th in ALW, 14 GB)
Matchup: Max Scherzer (6-1, 2.86 ERA) vs. Alexi Ogando (2-1, 5.83 ERA)

Rangers - 6 | 9 | 0
Tigers - 2 | 6 | 0
F/12

W - Tolleson (1-0)
L - Chamberlain (1-2)

TEX:
Choo: 3-5, RBI
Lillibridge: PH HR in 12th (3)
Arencibia: HR (6)
Ogando: 7 IP, 5 H, 2 R/ER, 4 K, 1 BB, HR (93 pitches)
DET:
Hunter: 1-4, HR (4), 2 RBI
Castellanos: 2-4
Scherzer: 5.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R/ER, 7 K, 4 BB (95 pitches)

Full Detroit Box Score
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Game 48 - May 24, 2014

Detroit Tigers (29-18, 1st in ALC, -GB) vs. Texas Rangers (19-29, 5th in ALW, 14 GB)
Matchup: Rick Porcello (5-3, 1.62 ERA) vs. Tanner Scheppers (3-4, 6.31 ERA)

Rangers - 1 | 7 | 1
Tigers - 0 | 6 | 0

W - Scheppers (4-4)
L - Porcello (5-4)
S - Broxton (5)

TEX:
Arencibia: 1-3, RBI
Cabrera: 3-4
Scheppers: 7.2 IP, 5 H, 0 R/ER, 4 K, 3 BB (114 pitches)
DET:
V. Martinez: 2-3
Porcello: 7 IP, 7 H, 1 R/ER, 4 K, 2 BB (104 pitches)

Full Detroit Box Score
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Game 49 - May 25, 2014

Detroit Tigers (29-19, 1st in ALC, -GB) vs. Texas Rangers (20-29, 5th in ALW, 14 GB)
Matchup: Anibal Sanchez (3-3, 3.50 ERA) vs. Matt Harrison (3-4, 5.15 ERA)

Rangers - 6 | 5 | 0
Tigers - 10 | 13 | 3

W - Sanchez (4-3)
L - Harrison (3-5)

TEX:
Cabrera: 2-4, 2B, HR (3), 2 RBI
Rosales: 1-4, HR (3)
Harrison: 1 IP, 7 H, 6 R/ER, 2 K, 1 BB (34 pitches)
DET:
Castellanos: 2-3, HR (4), 2 RBI
Hunter: 2-4, 2B, 3 RBI
Sanchez: 7.1 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 8 K, 2 BB, 2 HR (113 pitches)

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A split. After the Cleveland series, it could've been better, but we're still in first, and that's good.

Meanwhile, Torii Hunter has a 20-game hitting streak going right now after this series. Can he keep it up? Well, we got a 4-gamer in Oakland coming up next, so we'll see.

May 26-29, 2014

Huge series this week, facing the best team in baseball right now, the Oakland Athletics (34-16). Should be a great series.

Weekly Awards
American League Player of the Week: Red Sox SS Xander Bogearts (.462 AVG (12/26), 1 HR, 5 RBI, 4 R)
National League Player of the Week: Dodgers 1B Adrian Gonzalez (.462 AVG (12/26), 3 HR, 6 RBI)

Power Rankings
The Tigers (30-19) remain #5 in the Power Rankings for the 3rd straight week, with a score of 115.2 points. The Nationals are the #1 team this week, with a score of 125.8.

League News
May 26
-No News
May 27
-No news
May 28
-Pirates CF Andrew McCutchen put on 15-day DL (oblique strain, 2-3 weeks)
Rays place SP Dallas Keuchel on 60-day DL (torn rotator cuff, 4 months)
Diamondbacks trade SP Wade Miley to White Sox for 23-year old MiLB RF Trayce Thompson
May 29
-No news
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Game 50 - May 26, 2014

Detroit Tigers (30-19, 1st in ALC, -GB) @ Oakland Athletics (34-16, 1st in ALW, -GB)
Matchup: Drew Smyly (3-2, 3.52 ERA) vs. Scott Kazmir (2-4, 7.31 ERA)

Tigers - 4 | 7 | 0
Athletics - 5 | 7 | 1

W - Kazmir (3-4)
L - Smyly (3-3)
S - Doolittle (18)

DET:
Castellanos: 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI
Kinsler: 1-3, 2B, RBI
Hunter: 0-4 (snaps 20-game hitting streak)
Smyly: 6 IP, 6 H, 5 R/ER, 5 K, 1 BB, 3 HR (82 pitches)
OAK:
Callaspo: 2-3, HR (3), 3 RBI
Crisp: HR (9)
Donaldson: HR (7)
Kazmir: 5.1 IP, 4 H, 4 R/ER, 3 K, 4 BB (115 pitches)

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Game 51 - May 27, 2014

Detroit Tigers (30-20, 1st in ALC, -GB) @ Oakland Athletics (35-16, 1st in ALW, -GB)
Matchup: Justin Verlander (5-2, 3.93 ERA) vs. Carlos Carrasco (2-2, 3.57 ERA)

Tigers - 3 | 8 | 1
Athletics - 1 | 5 | 0

W - Verlander (6-2)
L - Carrasco (2-3)
S - Nathan (12)

DET:
V. Martinez: 1-4, RBI
Kelly, Hunter: 2-4, R each
Verlander: 8 IP, 4 H, 1 R/ER, 2 K, 0 BB (104 pitches)
OAK:
Cespedes: 1-4, RBI
Callaspo: 2-4
Carrasco: 6.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R/ER, 4 K, 1 BB (92 pitches)

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Game 52 - May 28, 2014

Detroit Tigers (31-20, 1st in ALC, -GB) @ Oakland Athletics (35-17, 1st in ALW, -GB)
Matchup: Max Scherzer (6-1, 2.88 ERA) vs. Dan Straily (2-3, 3.92 ERA)

Tigers - 10 | 13 | 0
Athletics - 3 | 7 | 1

W - Scherzer (7-1)
L - Straily (2-4)

DET:
Cabrera: 2-4, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R
V. Martinez: 2-5, 2B, 3 RBI
Scherzer: 8.1 IP, 6 H, 2 R/ER, 4 K, 3 BB (114 pitches)
OAK:
Reddick: 1-4, HR (4), 2 RBI
Donaldson: 2-3, BB
Straily: 3.1 IP, 7 R, 6 ER, 4 K, 1 BB (74 pitches)

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Game 53 - May 29, 2014

Detroit Tigers (32-20, 1st in ALC, -GB) @ Oakland Athletics (35-18, 1st in ALW, -GB)
Matchup: Rick Porcello (5-4, 1.59 ERA) vs. Jesse Chavez (5-2, 4.13 ERA)

Tigers - 7 | 13 | 0
Athletics - 5 | 9 | 0

W - Porcello (6-4)
L - Chavez (5-3)
S - Nathan (13)

DET:
V. Martinez: 3-5, RBI
Kinsler: 1-5, HR (10), 2 RBI
Porcello: 6.1 IP, 7 H, 5 R/ER, 7 K, 0 BB, 4 HR
OAK:
Donaldson: 2-3, 2 HR (9), 3 RBI
Reddick: HR (5)
Lowrie: HR (11)
Chavez: 1 IP, 5 H, 5 R/ER, 2 K, 2 BB, HR (45 pitches)

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Not a bad series, darn near sweeping the A's. Our next series (and the last of the month) will be against Seattle. We'll have the monthly recap after that series.

May 30-June 1, 2014

League News
May 30
-No News
May 31
-Reds place SP Mat Latos on 60-day DL (partially torn labrum, 3-4 months)
-Phillies CL Jonathan Papelbon records 300th career save
June 1
-No news
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Game 54 - May 30, 2014

Detroit Tigers (33-20, 1st in ALC, -GB) @ Seattle Mariners (23-31, 4th in ALW, 12 GB)
Matchup: Anibal Sanchez (4-3, 3.39 ERA) vs. Hisashi Iwakuma (3-1, 2.45 ERA)

Tigers - 4 | 11 | 0
Mariners - 0 | 4 | 0

W - Sanchez (5-3)
L - Iwakuma (3-2)
S - Krol (1)

DET:
Cabrera: 2-4, HR (13)
Kinsler: 1-5, 2B, 2 RBI
Sanchez: 7.2 IP, 4 H, 0 R/ER, 6 K, 3 BB (96 pitches)
SEA:
Castillo: 2-4
Iwakuma: 8.1 IP, 9 H, 4 R/ER, 3 K, 1 BB, HR (123 pitches)

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Game 55 - May 31, 2014

Detroit Tigers (34-20, 1st in ALC, -GB) @ Seattle Mariners (23-32, 4th in ALW, 12 GB)
Matchup: Drew Smyly (3-3, 3.92 ERA) vs. Taijuan Walker (1-4, 5.06 ERA)

Tigers - 4 | 11 | 0
Mariners - 2 | 5 | 1

W - Smyly (4-3)
L - Walker (1-5)
S - Nathan (14)

DET:
Hunter: 2-5, HR (5), 2 RBI
Gonzalez: 3-4, 2B, RBI, R
Smyly: 6.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R/ER, 4 K, 1 BB, HR (102 pitches)
SEA:
Cano: 2-4, HR (7), RBI
Walker: 7.2 IP, 10 H, 4 R/ER, 5 K, 2 BB, HR (102 pitches)

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Game 56 - June 1, 2014

Detroit Tigers (35-20, 1st in ALC, -GB) @ Seattle Mariners (23-33, 4th in ALW, 13 GB)
Matchup: Justin Verlander (6-2, 3.64 ERA) vs. Felix Hernandez (5-4, 3.28 ERA)

Tigers - 1 | 7 | 0
Mariners - 0 | 6 | 0

W - Verlander (7-2)
L - Hernandez (5-5)
S - Nathan (15)

DET:
Cabrera: 2-4, HR (14), RBI
Verlander: 8 IP, 4 H, 0 R/ER, 10 K, 1 BB (113 pitches)
SEA:
Cano: 2-4
Hernandez: 8 IP, 6 H, 1 R/ER, 8 K, 1 BB, HR (107 pitches)

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What a way to sweep away the M's at their place! I'm really liking our winning ways in the month of May, but will it continue into June? We'll find out, but first, the next post will be the May Recap!

I was just gonna say, you guys have been hot lately!

I noticed that too. Damn, OOTP is so unrealistic