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June 13-15, 2014

League News
June 13
-Tigers sign 5th round draft pick Tommy Pincin (C) to signing bonus of $200k.
-Tigers trade 20-year old MiLB SS Harold Castro, 20-year old MiLB C Jose Orvalles, and SS Alex Gonzalez to Giants for SS Stephen Drew and MR Javier Lopez.
-Tigers demote MR Ian Krol to Toledo (AAA).
June 14
-Tigers sign 1st round draft pick Ti'quan Forbes (SS) to signing bonus of $1.7M.
-Tigers sign 13th round draft pick Jacob McFadden (RF, .5*/2.5*) to signing bonus of $1.8M.
-Angels 1B Albert Pujols hits his 300th career HR!
-Yankees RF Carlos Beltran gets his 2500th career hit!
June 15
-Tigers sign 4th round draft pick Touki Toussiant (SP) to signing bonus of $260k.
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Game 67 - June 13, 2014

Detroit Tigers (41-25, 1st in ALC, -GB) vs. Minnesota Twins (29-36, 5th in ALC, 11.5 GB)
Matchup: Max Scherzer (7-3, 3.81 ERA) vs. Mike Pelfrey (3-7, 5.80 ERA)

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

W - Alburquerque (2-3)
L - Perkins (3-6)

MIN:
Gindl: 1-5, RBI
Pelfrey: 7.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R/ER, 4 K, 2 BB (113 pitches)
DET:
Avila: Walk-off single in 9th, 1-4, RBI
Davis: PH single in 9th to tie game
Cabrera: 2-3, 2B, BB (Hitting Streak now at 19, tying Torii Hunter's streak)
Drew: 0-3 in Tigers debut
Scherzer: 6.1 IP, 5 H, 1 R/ER, 4 K, 3 BB (103 pitches)

Full Detroit Box Score
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Game 68 - June 14, 2014

Detroit Tigers (42-25, 1st in ALC, -GB) vs. Minnesota Twins (29-37, 5th in ALC, 12.5 GB)
Matchup: Rick Porcello (6-5, 2.34 ERA) vs. Kevin Correia (4-4, 5.17 ERA)

Twins - 1 | 5 | 1
Tigers - 5 | 9 | 1

W - Porcello (7-5)
L - Correia (4-5)
S - Chamberlain (3)

MIN:
Mauer: 1-3, RBI
Dozier: 2-3, 3B
Correia: 6.2 IP, 7 H, 4 R/ER, 5 K, 3 BB, 2 HR (123 pitches)
DET:
Collins: 1-3, HR (1)
Hunter: 1-4, HR (7), 2 RBI
Drew: 3-4, 3B, 2 RBI
Cabrera: 1-3 (Hitting Streak: 20)
Porcello: 6.2 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 7 K, 0 BB (109 pitches)

Full Detroit Box Score
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Game 69 - June 15, 2014

Detroit Tigers (43-25, 1st in ALC, -GB) vs. Minnesota Twins (29-38, 5th in ALC, 13.5 GB)
Matchup: Anibal Sanchez (6-3, 2.88 ERA) vs. Ricky Nolasco (4-7, 5.49 ERA)

Twins - 1 | 3 | 1
Tigers - 3 | 8 | 0

W - Sanchez (7-3)
L - Nolasco (4-8)
S - Nathan (17)

MIN:
Pinto: 1-4, RBI
Nolasco: 7.1 IP, 8 H, 3 R/ER, 6 K, 1 BB, HR (113 pitches)
DET:
Avila: 2-3, HR (3), 3 RBI
Cabrera: 1-4 (Hitting streak: 21)
Lopez: .1 IP, K in debut (3 pitches)
Sanchez: 6.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R/ER, 15 K, 1 BB (97 pitches)

Full Detroit Box Score
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What a fun series! If it wasn't for a few key performances, such as Castellanos hustling out a grounder to the pitcher to set up Avila's walkoff in Game 1 and Avila's HR in Game 3, we would've lost 2 of 3 in that series. Another positve: Miggy extended his hitting streak to 21 games, and Sanchez's 15 K performance. We're playing good ball right now, and hopefully we can keep it up.

You're playing really good ball right now.

June 16-18, 2014

Weekly Awards
American League Player of the Week: Red Sox DH David Ortiz (.409 AVG (9/22), 4 HR, 8 RBI)
National League Player of the Week: Rockies RF Carlos Gonzalez (.448 AVG (13/29), 3 HR, 9 RBI)

Power Rankings
The Tigers (44-25) placed 2nd in this week's power rankings, with a score of 122.8. The Dodgers (46-24) are in first this week, with a score of 124.3.

League News
June 16
-Tigers sign 3rd round pick Tanner English (CF) to a signing bonus of $410k.
-Tigers sign 10th round pick Ricky Moreno (2B) to a signing bonus of $1.8M.
-Tigers LF Don Kelly day-to-day with a mild hamstring strain (2 days), suffered during a morning workout routine.
June 17
-Tigers sign 2nd round pick Garrett Fulenchek (SP) to a signing bonus of $830k and 7th round pick Brandon Murray (MR) to a signing bonus of $2.4M.
June 18
-No News
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Game 70 - June 16, 2014

Detroit Tigers (44-25, 1st in ALC, -GB) vs. Kansas City Royals (31-39, 4th in ALC, 13.5 GB)
Matchup: Drew Smyly (5-3, 3.71 ERA) vs. Jason Vargas (4-6, 4.22 ERA)

Royals - 9 | 9 | 0
Tigers - 4 | 14 | 1

W - Vargas (5-6)
L - Smyly (5-4)
S - Herrera (1)

KC:
Hosmer: 3-5, 2 2B, HR (9), 3 RBI
Butler: 2-3, 2B, HR (8), 2 RBI
Vargas: 6 IP, 13 H, 4 R/ER, 2 K, 4 BB (119 pitches)
DET:
Cabrera: 2-2, 2 2B, RBI, 3 BB (Hitting Streak: 22)
Davis: 4-5, 2 2B
Smyly: 6 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 5 K, 3 BB (106 pitches)

Full Detroit Box Score
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Game 71 - June 17, 2014

Detroit Tigers (44-26, 1st in ALC, -GB) vs. Kansas City Royals (32-39, 3rd in ALC, 12.5 GB)
Matchup: Justin Verlander (8-3, 3.34 ERA) vs. Brett Myers (4-3, 2.62 ERA)

Royals - 6 | 7 | 0
Tigers - 3 | 11 | 1

W - Coleman (2-1)
L - Nathan (0-1)

KC:
Perez: 3-5, HR (7), 2 RBI
Furcal: 2-4, HR (2), 2 RBI
Myers: 7.2 IP, 10 H, 2 R/ER, 2 K, 1 BB (111 pitches)
DET:
Martinez: 3-5, HR (7)
Cabrera: 1-4 (Streak: 23 games)
Kinsler: 3-5
Verlander: 10 IP, 5 H, 2 R/ER, 10 K, 0 BB, HR (122 pitches)

Full Detroit Box Score
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Game 72 - June 18, 2014

Detroit Tigers (44-27, 1st in ALC, -GB) vs. Kansas City Royals (33-39, 3rd in ALC, 11.5 GB)
Matchup: Max Scherzer (7-3, 3.65 ERA) vs. Mike Leake (4-7, 5.46 ERA)

Royals - 3 | 6 | 0
Tigers - 4 | 10 | 1

W - Scherzer (8-3)
L - Leake (4-8)
S - Nathan (18)

KC:
Cain: 1-1, 2B, RBI (Left game in 3rd)
Perez: 1-4, RBI
Leake: 7 IP, 10 H, 4 R/ER, 2 K, 2 BB (117 pitches)
DET:
Collins: 2-3, RBI
Drew: 2-4, RBI
Cabrera: 0-4 (Hitting Streak snapped at 23 games)
Scherzer: 8 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 5 K, 0 BB (107 pitches)

Full Detroit Box Score
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Well, that series could've gone better. At least we took one game of this series, but Miggy's hitting streak is gone. Ah well, next series is a 3-gamer in Cleveland, so it's time to focus on that.

June 19-22, 2014

League News
June 19
-Tigers activate LF Andy Dirks from DL, will be sent on Rehab assignment to West Michigan (A).
June 20
-No News
June 21
-No News
June 22
-Braves place 3B Chris Johnson on the 60-day DL (torn labrum, 4 months).
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June 19 - Day Off
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Game 73 - June 20, 2014

Detroit Tigers (45-27, 1st in ALC, -GB) @ Cleveland Indians (33-42, 4th in ALC, 13.5 GB)
Matchup: Rick Porcello (7-5, 2.17 ERA) vs. Clay Buchholz (5-5, 4.36 ERA)

Tigers - 4 | 6 | 1
Indians - 8 | 9 | 1

W - Buchholz (6-5)
L - Porcello (7-6)
S - Axford (4)

DET:
Hunter: 2-4, HR (8), 3 RBI
Avila: 1-3, RBI
Porcello: 4.2 IP, 6 H, 7 R, 4 ER, 4 K, 1 BB, 3 HR (72 pitches)
CLE:
Santana: 3-3, 3 HR (4), 7 RBI
Buchholz: 7 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 4 K, 5 BB, HR (125 pitches)

Full Detroit Box Score
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Game 74 - June 21, 2014

Detroit Tigers (45-28, 1st in ALC, -GB) @ Cleveland Indians (34-42, 4th in ALC, 12.5 GB)
Matchup: Anibal Sanchez (7-3, 2.78 ERA) vs. Justin Masterson (8-4, 4.62 ERA)

Tigers - 1 | 5 | 1
Indians - 4 | 6 | 0

W - Masterson (9-4)
L - Sanchez (7-4)
S - Allen (22)

DET:
Drew: 1-3, HR (2)
Hunter: 2-3, 2B
Sanchez: 6.1 IP, 4 H, 4 R/ER, 8 K, 3 BB, HR (112 pitches)
CLE:
Lindor: 1-2, HR (2), 3 RBI
Kipnis: 1-3, RBI
Masterson: 8 IP, 4 H, 1 R/ER, 8 K, 1 BB, HR (96 pitches)

Full Detroit Box Score
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Game 75 - June 22, 2014

Detroit Tigers (45-29, 1st in ALC, -GB) @ Cleveland Indians (35-42, T-3rd in ALC, 11.5 GB)
Matchup: Drew Smyly (5-4, 3.87 ERA) vs. Tommy Hanson (5-3, 2.51 ERA)

Tigers - 3 | 11 | 0
Indians - 4 | 8 | 0
F/12

W - Allen (4-3)
L - Reed (1-2)

DET:
Cabrera: 2-4, HR (16), 3 RBI
Drew: 2-3, BB
Smyly: 6.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R/ER, 6 K, 0 BB (90 pitches)
CLE:
Cabrera: Walk-off single in 12th, 2-6, 2B, RBI
Bourn: 1-6, 2B, 2 RBI
Hanson: 7 IP, 7 H, 3 R/ER, 2 K, 3 BB, HR (116 pitches)

Full Detroit Box Score
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Well, then...getting swept in Cleveland is never good. Well, time to take our day off tomorrow well, and move on to the 3-game series in Texas in a couple days. Oy.

June 23-26, 2014

Weekly Awards
American League Player of the Week: Yankees CF Jacoby Ellsbury (.500 AVG (11/22), 2 HR, 2 RBI, 6 R)
National League Player of the Week: Brewers CF John Mayberry, Jr. (.632 AVG (12/19), 3 HR, 8 RBI)

Power Rankings
With their dismal week, the Tigers (45-30) dropped to 6th in this week's power rankings, with a score of 105 points. The Nationals (49-26) take over 1st this week, with a score of 123.6 points.

League News
June 23
-Athletics trade C Derek Norris to the Rangers for 2B Donnie Murphy and 20-year old MiLB CF Lewis Brinson.
-Rangers trade SP Matt Harrison to the Twins for 18-year old MiLB 3B Amaurys Miner.
-Giants trade CL Sergio Romo to the Dodgers for 19-year old MiLB 1B Justin Chigbogu and 22-year old MiLB CF James Baldwin.
June 24
-Indians trade MR Bryan Shaw to Cardinals for 21-year old MiLB CF Vaughn Bryan.
June 25
-Astros RF Dave Sappelt and Braves MR Luis Avilan suspended 4 games each for their actions in brawl.
June 26
-Tigers send rehab assignment of LF Andy Dirks to Toledo (AAA).
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June 23 - Day Off
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Game 76 - June 24, 2014

Detroit Tigers (45-30, 1st in ALC, -GB) @ Texas Rangers (28-47, 5th in ALW, 17.5 GB)
Matchup: Justin Verlander (8-3, 3.20 ERA) vs. Yu Darvish (5-7, 5.33 ERA)

Tigers - 8 | 11 | 0
Rangers - 3 | 6 | 0

W - Verlander (9-3)
L - Darvish (5-8)

DET:
Avila: 2-4, HR (4), 2 RBI
Martinez: 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI
Cabrera: 3-5
Verlander: CG, 11 H, 3 R/ER, 10 K, 1 BB, 2 HR (120 pitches)
TEX:
Choice: 2-R HR (8)
Martin: HR (8)
Darvish: 7 IP, 7 H, 3 R/ER, 7 K, 1 BB, HR (118 pitches)

Full Detroit Box Score
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Game 77 - June 25, 2014

Detroit Tigers (46-30, 1st in ALC, -GB) @ Texas Rangers (28-48, 5th in ALW, 17.5 GB)
Matchup: Max Scherzer (8-3, 3.54 ERA) vs. Robbie Ross (3-10, 6.41 ERA)

Tigers - 5 | 11 | 1
Rangers - 4 | 8 | 1

W - Coke (3-1)
L - Broxton (0-4)
S - Nathan (19)

DET:
Cabrera: 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI
Perez: 2-3, RBI
Scherzer: 7 IP, 5 H, 2 R/ER, 7 K, 3 BB (113 pitches)
TEX:
Norris: 1-3, 2 RBI
Odor: 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI
Ross: 6.1 IP, 7 H, 3 R/ER, 5 K, 2 BB (113 pitches)

Full Detroit Box Score
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Game 78 - June 26, 2014

Detroit Tigers (47-30, 1st in ALC, -GB) @ Texas Rangers (28-49, 5th in ALW, 17.5 GB)
Matchup: Rick Porcello (7-6, 2.44 ERA) vs. A.J. Burnett (6-3, 3.35 ERA)

Tigers - 7 | 15 | 1
Rangers - 4 | 8 | 1
F/11

W - Nathan (1-1)
L - Ortiz (0-2)
S - Chamberlain (4)

DET:
Jackson: 3-6, 2B, 2 RBI
Kinsler: 3-6, 3B, RBI
Avila: 1-5, 2 RBI
Porcello: 7 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 4 K, 0 BB, HR (104 pitches)
TEX:
Beltre: 3-5, HR (9), 3 RBI
Moreland: 1-4, HR (14)
Burnett: 6.2 IP, 11 H, 4 R/ER, 5 K, 3 BB (132 pitches)

Full Detroit Box Score
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Good sweep. I like it. Even though we're, what, 13th in the AL in HRs? I mean, I'd like to see more dingers, but right now, the way we're playing, I'll take it.

June 27-29, 2014

League News
June 27
-Rays place RF Wil Myers on the 15-day DL (fractured foot, 4-5 weeks)
June 28
-Tigers add 1B Mauro Martinez (.5*/1.5*) to International Complex.
-Mariners may or may not be shopping Fernando Rodney, Rodney says he doesn't want to be traded.
June 29
-Athletics RF Josh Reddick and Marlins SP Jose Fernandez suspended 4 games each for their role in brawl.
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Game 79 - June 27, 2014

Detroit Tigers (48-30, 1st in ALC, -GB) @ Houston Astros (35-45, 3rd in ALW, 12 GB)
Matchup: Anibal Sanchez (7-5, 2.95 ERA) vs. Felipe Paulino (2-7, 4.60 ERA)

Tigers - 9 | 11 | 0
Astros - 3 | 6 | 0

W - Sanchez (8-5)
L - Paulino (2-8)

DET:
Avila: 3-4, HR (5), 3 RBI, BB
Jackson: 2-3, 2B, HR (5), RBI, 2 BB
Cabrera: 2-4, HR (17), BB
Sanchez: 5 IP, 5 H, 2 R/ER, 5 K, 4 BB (102 pitches)
HOU:
Fowler: 3-3, RBI, BB
de Caster, Stassi: Hit, RBI each
Paulino: 6 IP, 8 H, 5 R/ER, 4 K, 5 BB, 2 HR (117 pitches)

Full Detroit Box Score
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Game 80 - June 28, 2014

Detroit Tigers (49-30, 1st in ALC, -GB) @ Houston Astros (35-46, 3rd in ALW, 13 GB)
Matchup: Drew Smyly (5-4, 3.69 ERA) vs. Alex White (2-5, 4.61 ERA)

Tigers - 6 | 13 | 0
Astros - 9 | 9 | 2

W - Fields (5-0)
L - Smyly (5-5)
S - Chapman (1)

DET:
Martinez: 2-5, HR (8), 4 RBI
Hunter: 2-5, 2B, RBI
Smyly: .2 IP, 5 H, 7 R/ER, 0 K, 2 BB (48 pitches)
HOU:
Villar: 3-4, 2B, HR (11), 2 RBI
Fowler: 1-3, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R, BB
White: 3.2 IP, 12 H, 6 R/ER, 2 K, 2 BB, HR (83 pitches)

Full Detroit Box Score
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Game 81 - June 29, 2014

Detroit Tigers (49-31, 1st in ALC, -GB) @ Houston Astros (36-46, 3rd in ALW, 12 GB)
Matchup: Justin Verlander (9-3, 3.19 ERA) vs. Jarred Cosart (3-8, 5.40 ERA)

Tigers - 4 | 10 | 1
Astros - 2 | 4 | 0
F/10

W - Nathan (2-1)
L - Chapman (1-1)

DET:
Kelly: Go-ahead 2-R HR (2) in 10th, 2-4
Castellanos: 2-5, 2 2B, RBI
Verlander: 8 IP, 4 H, 2 R/ER, 9 K, 2 BB (102 pitches)
HOU:
Altuve: 2-5, 2B, RBI
Springer: 1-3, 2B, RBI
Cosart: 8.1 IP, 8 H, 2 R/ER, 3 K, 6 BB (112 pitches)

Full Detroit Box Score
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Yet again, a 2-of-3 set against another baseball team. And now, we're halfway through the season, and we're not looking too shabby, just getting our 50th win. Our next series is a 3-gamer at home against Oakland, and that series will end the month, as well. The monthly recap will then come after that series. Stay tuned!

June 30-July 2, 2014

Weekly Awards
American League Player of the Week: Yankees CF Jacoby Ellsbury (.423 AVG (11/26), 2 HR, 8 RBI)
National League Player of the Week: Dodgers LF Joc Pederson (.462 AVG (12/26), 3 HR, 7 RBI, 6 R)

Power Rankings
The Tigers (50-31) moved up to 3rd in this week's Power Rankings, with a score of 114.1 points. The Dodgers move to 1st this week, with a score of 118.9.

League News
June 30
-Cardinals place CL Trevor Rosenthal on 60-day DL (bone spur in elbow, 4 months).
-Indians trade MR Josh Outman to Orioles for 19-year old MiLB C Chance Sisco.
-Royals trade RF Norichika Aoki and $1.5M to Indians for 19-year old MiLB RF Anthony Santander and 18-year old MiLB SS Miguel Eladio.
July 1
-White Sox trade 1B Paul Konerko to Pirates for SP Wandy Rodriguez.
-Giants trade MR Heath Hembree to Nationals for 19-year old MiLB 3B Drew Ward.
July 2
-Tigers promote LF Andy Dirks to MLB, demote LF Tyler Collins to Toledo (AAA), and designate AAA 3B Danny Worth for Assignment.
-Red Sox trade 1B Mike Napoli to Nationals for CF Scott Hairston and 23-year old MiLB C Spencer Kieboom.
-Rangers trade SP Derek Holland to Mariners for 22-year old MiLB 3B D.J. Peterson.
-Braves trade SP Mike Minor to Yankees for 19-year old MiLB SS Jorge Mateo and 19-year old MiLB 2B Gosuke Katoh.
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Game 82 - June 30, 2014

Detroit Tigers (50-31, 1st in ALC, -GB) vs. Oakland Athletics (48-33, 1st in ALW, -GB)
Matchup: Rick Porcello (7-6, 2.36 ERA) vs. Drew Pomeranz (0-0, 0.00 ERA, First Start)

Athletics - 4 | 9 | 0
Tigers - 3 | 8 | 0

W - Scribner (5-0)
L - Coke (3-2)
S - Doolittle (24)

OAK:
Barton: 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI
Murphy: 1-4, 2B, RBI
Pomeranz: 7.1 IP, 6 H, 3 R/ER, 3 K, 5 BB (116 pitches)
DET:
Holaday: 2-3, RBI
Cabrera: 1-3, RBI, BB
Porcello: 7 IP, 7 H, 3 R/ER, 3 K, 0 BB (101 pitches)

Full Detroit Box Score
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Game 83 - July 1, 2014

Detroit Tigers (50-32, 1st in ALC, -GB) vs. Oakland Athletics (49-33, 1st in ALW, -GB)
Matchup: Max Scherzer (8-3, 3.48 ERA) vs. Scott Kazmir (4-8, 6.95 ERA)

Athletics - 4 | 8 | 0
Tigers - 7 | 9 | 0

W - Scherzer (9-3)
L - Kazmir (4-9)
S - Nathan (20)

OAK:
Crisp: 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI, BB
Sogard: 2-4, RBI
Kazmir: 7.1 IP, 8 H, 7 R/ER, 3 K, 4 BB (113 pitches)
DET:
Hunter: 3-3, 2 2B, RBI, BB
Avila: 1-3, 2 RBI
Scherzer: 8 IP, 7 H, 3 R/ER, 7 K, 2 BB (113 pitches)

Full Detroit Box Score
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Game 84 - July 2, 2014

Detroit Tigers (51-32, 1st in ALC, -GB) vs. Oakland Athletics (49-34, 1st in ALW, -GB)
Matchup: Anibal Sanchez (8-4, 2.98 ERA) vs. Sonny Gray (9-6, 3.57 ERA)

Athletics - 3 | 4 | 1
Tigers - 4 | 10 | 0

W - Sanchez (9-4)
L - Gray (9-7)
S - Nathan (21)

OAK:
Vogt: 2-4, 2B, HR (1), 3 RBI
Gray: 5.2 IP, 9 H, 4 R/ER, 4 K, 2 BB, HR (96 pitches)
DET:
Avila: 2-4, HR (6), 3 RBI
Cabrera: 2-3, BB
Dirks: 1-4 in season debut
Sanchez: 7 IP, 4 H, 3 R/ER, 5 K, 4 BB, HR (115 pitches)

Full Detroit Box Score
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Once again, a good series for us against the A's. Good news is that Andy Dirks is back, Jose Iglesias may be back in 2 or 3 weeks (plus rehab assignment, but , I'm not sure), and our draft picks have been doing reasonably well (Moreno's batting over .500 in 17 ABs so far, but is out 4 weeks with an oblique strain. ). Things are looking up heading into July, plus the International FA period is opening, so there's a good chance to get some good raw prospects, as well!

Next post: June+2-days-of-July Recap.

June Recap

Editor's Note: All Standings and statistics (except monthly awards) are as of the end of July 2nd, NOT June 30.

Monthly Awards
American League
-AL Batter of the Month: Red Sox DH/1B David Ortiz (.368 AVG, 6 HR, 18 RBI, 21 R)
-AL Pitcher of the Month: Red Sox SP Jake Peavy (5-0 W-L, 46 IP, 1.96 ERA, 34 K)
-AL Rookie of the Month: Twins C Josmil Pinto (.292 AVG, 3 HR, 17 RBI)

National League
-NL Batter of the Month: Rockies LF Carlos Gonzalez (.327 AVG, 6 HR, 22 RBI, 21 R)
-NL Pitcher of the Month: Cardinals SP Michael Wacha (5-0 W-L, 41.2 IP, 2.59 ERA, 63 K)
-NL Rookie of the Month: Dodgers C Tony Sanchez (.320 AVG, 3 HR, 12 RBI, 8 R)

MLB Standings

NOTE: Because we're into July now, I will also be including teams within 5 games in the Wild Card standings, as well.

American League
East
Place - Team - Record - GB
1. New York Yankees - 50-34 - -
2. Tampa Bay Rays - 47-40 - 4.5
3. Boston Red Sox - 45-40 - 5.5
4. Toronto Blue Jays - 45-41 - 6
5. Baltimore Orioles - 41-43 - 9

Central
Place - Team - Record - GB
1. Detroit Tigers - 52-32 - -
2. Chicago White Sox - 43-44 - 10.5
3. Kansas City Royals - 40-45 - 12.5
4. Cleveland Indians - 38-48 - 15
5. Minnesota Twins - 35-49 - 17

West
Place - Team - Record - GB
1. Oakland Athletics - 49-35 - -
2. Los Angeles Angels - 43-41 - 6
3. Houston Astros - 38-48 - 12
4. Seattle Mariners - 34-51 - 15.5
5. Texas Rangers - 30-54 - 19

Wild Card
Place - Team - Record - GB
1. Tampa Bay Rays - 47-40 - -
2. Boston Red Sox - 45-40 - -
3. Toronto Blue Jays - 45-41 - .5
4. Los Angeles Angels - 43-41 - 1.5
5. Chicago White Sox - 43-44 - 3
6. Baltimore Orioles - 41-43 - 3.5
7. Kansas City Royals - 40-45 - 5

National League
East
Place - Team - Record - GB
1. Washington Nationals - 55-30 - -
2. Miami Marlins - 46-39 - 9
T-3. Atlanta Braves - 40-45 - 15
T-3. New York Mets - 40-45 - 15
5. Philadelphia Phillies - 34-50 - 20.5

Central
Place - Team - Record - GB
1. St. Louis Cardinals - 50-36 - -
2. Milwaukee Brewers - 44-42 - 6
3. Pittsburgh Pirates - 39-45 - 10
4. Chicago Cubs - 39-46 - 10.5
5. Cincinnati Reds - 37-48 - 12.5

West
Place - Team - Record - GB
1. Los Angeles Dodgers - 55-31 - -
2. Colorado Rockies - 46-40 - 9
3. San Diego Padres - 43-42 - 11.5
T-4. Arizona Diamondbacks - 39-46 - 15.5
T-4. San Francisco Giants - 39-46 - 15.5

Wild Card
Place - Team - Record - GB
1. Miami Marlins - 46-39 - -
2. Colorado Rockies - 46-40 - -
3. Milwaukee Brewers - 44-42 - 2
4. San Diego Padres - 43-42 - 2.5

Tigers Stats/News

Hitting


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(Editor's Note: Javier. Lopez. *(censored)*. Sucks.)

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July 3-6, 2014

League News
July 3
-No News
July 4
-Indians trade SP Corey Kluber and $519k to Reds for 19-year old MiLB 3B Kevin Franklin.
-Braves trade MR Luis Perez to Mets for 19-year old MiLB 1B Dominic Smith.
July 5
-Tigers sign Cuban SP Raul Mejia (Int'l FA) to International Complex with a signing bonus of $61k.
-Pirates trade MR Mark Melancon and $2.595M to Rays for 21-year old MiLB 3B Tyler Goeddel and 17-year old MiLB 1B Gilbert Marrero.
July 6
-Astros place 3B Matt Dominguez on 60-day DL (torn ankle ligaments, 4 months).
-Orioles trade MR Tommy Hunter to the Mets for 20-year old MiLB SS Cecilio Aybar.
-Red Sox trade SP Felix Doubront to the White Sox for 21-year old MiLB SS Tim Anderson and 23-year old MiLB 2B Joey DeMichele.
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Game 85 - July 3, 2014

Detroit Tigers (52-32, 1st in ALC, -GB) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (47-40, 2nd in ALE, 4.5 GB)
Matchup: Drew Smyly (5-5, 4.35 ERA) vs. Jeremy Hellickson (5-4, 3.57 ERA)

Rays - 1 | 10 | 1
Tigers - 4 | 10 | 0

W - Smyly (6-5)
L - Hellickson (5-5)
S - Nathan (22)

TB:
Guyer: 2-3, HR (4), BB
Forsythe: 3-5, 2B
Hellickson: 5.1 IP, 8 H, 2 R/ER, 4 K, 2 BB (123 pitches)
DET:
Kinsler: 1-5, 2B, 2 RBI
Dirks: 2-4, RBI
Smyly: 5 IP, 6 H, 1 R/ER, 6 K, 6 BB, HR (100 pitches)

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Game 86 - July 4, 2014

Detroit Tigers (53-32, 1st in ALC, -GB) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (47-41, 2nd in ALE, 4.5 GB)
Matchup: Justin Verlander (9-3, 3.13 ERA) vs. Jake Odorizzi (2-0, 4.39 ERA)

Rays - 2 | 6 | 1
Tigers - 3 | 4 | 0

W - Chamberlain (4-2)
L - McGee (2-3)

TB:
Loney: 2-5, 3B, RBI
Joyce: 1-3, RBI
Odorizzi: 8+ IP, 3 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 6 K, 4 BB (107 pitches)
DET:
Hunter: Hit into an E9 to walk off in 9th, 0-3, R, BB
Martinez: 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI
Verlander: 8 IP, 6 H, 2 R/ER, 8 K, 4 BB (124 pitches)

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Game 87 - July 5, 2014

Detroit Tigers (54-32, 1st in ALC, -GB) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (47-42, 3rd in ALE, 5.5 GB)
Matchup: Rick Porcello (7-6, 2.45 ERA) vs. Matt Moore (9-3, 2.09 ERA)

Rays - 5 | 12 | 0
Tigers - 4 | 11 | 1
F/10

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

TB:
Kiermaier: 3-3, 2B, 2 3B
Jennings: 1-4, RBI
Loney: 1-5, HR (7)
Moore: 6 IP, 8 H, 3 R/ER, 5 K, 5 BB (119 pitches)
DET:
Kelly: 1-4, 2 RBI, BB
Perez: 1-1, RBI, 2 BB
Cabrera: 3-4, BB
Porcello: 6.1 IP, 9 H, 4 R/ER, 4 K, 0 BB, HR (121 pitches)

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Game 88 - July 6, 2014

Detroit Tigers (54-33, 1st in ALC, -GB) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (48-42, 3rd in ALE, 5.5 GB)
Matchup: Max Scherzer (9-3, 3.47 ERA) vs. Alex Cobb (5-9, 5.02 ERA)

Rays - 2 | 5 | 0
Tigers - 3 | 4 | 0

W - Scherzer (10-3)
L - Cobb (5-10)
S - Ortega (1)

TB:
Figueroa: 2-4, HR (1)
Zobrist: 2-3, BB
Cobb: 5 IP, 3 H, 3 R/ER, 4 K, 4 BB (91 pitches)
DET:
Hunter: 1-4, RBI
Scherzer: 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R/ER, 5 K, 5 BB (89 pitches)

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Taking 3 of 4 from the Wild Card leader? Not bad. We'll take it. We got an off day next, and then we'll face the Dodgers for 2 games at our place, then move on to Kansas City for the last series of the first half. Should be fun.

You guys are killing it. Huge divisional lead.

How good is Mejia?

Dombrowski scouts him as .5*/.5*, while OSA has him projected higher, at .5*/4.5*. I think what attracted me to him were 6 average pitches in the 35-45 (on a 100-point scale, again) range.

July 7-9, 2014

Weekly Awards
American League Player of the Week: Angels CF Mike Trout (.435 AVG (10/23), 2 HR, 7 RBI)
National League Player of the Week: Padres SS Everth Cabrera (.571 AVG (12/21), 0 HR, 2 RBI)

Power Rankings
The Tigers (55-33) placed 2nd in this week's power rankings, with a score of 117.5 points, 3.1 points behind the 1st place Nationals (57-31), who have 120.6 points.

League News
July 7
-Yankees place CF Jacoby Ellsbury on 15-day DL (wrist bone bruise, 3 weeks).
-Braves trade 2B Tommy La Stella to Twins for 21-year old MiLB 3B Travis Harrison.
-Mets trade MR Jacob deGrom to Pirates for 20-year old MiLB SP Tyler Glasnow and 24-year old MiLB 3B Travis Cunningham.
-Tigers sign Venezuelan International FA SP Ovidio Laureana (.5*/.5*) to International Complex with a signing bonus of $145k.
-Tigers sign Dominican International FA SP Miguel Angel Garcia (.5*/.5*) to International Complex with a signing bonus of $91k.
-Tigers sign Dominican International FA SP Juan Carlos Gallegos (.5*/1.5*) to International Complex with a signing bonus of $302k.
July 8
-Athletics LF and upcoming FA Brandon Moss announces he will put his baseball career on hold indefinitely after the 2014 season to join the U.S. Army.
-Mariners CF Rusney Castillo placed on 15-day DL (strained groin, 6 weeks).
July 9
-Tigers sign Venezuelan International FA C Hector Cedeno (.5*/5*) to International Complex with a signing bonus of $680k.
-Tigers place 16-year old Dominican SP Luis Padilla (.5*/.5*) in International Complex.
-Rangers trade 1B Mitch Moreland, 22-year old MiLB 3B D.J. Peterson, and $1.505M to Athletics for CF Craig Gentry.
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July 7 - Day Off
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Game 89 - July 8, 2014

Detroit Tigers (55-33, 1st in ALC, -GB) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (56-34, 1st in ALW, -GB)
Matchup: Anibal Sanchez (9-4, 3.03 ERA) vs. Zack Greinke (9-5, 2.76 ERA)

Dodgers - 4 | 7 | 1
Tigers - 3 | 8 | 0

W - Greinke (10-5)
L - Sanchez (9-5)
S - Jansen (25)

LAD:
Crawford: 1-3, 3B, 3 RBI
Sanchez: 1-3, RBI
Greinke: 8 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 5 K, 2 BB, HR (128 pitches)
DET:
Cabrera: 2-4, HR (18), 3 RBI
Sanchez: 7 IP, 7 H, 4 R/ER, 5 K, 0 BB (93 pitches)

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Game 90 - July 9, 2014

Detroit Tigers (55-34, 1st in ALC, -GB) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (57-34, 1st in ALW, -GB)
Matchup: Drew Smyly (6-5, 4.22 ERA) vs. Hyun-jin Ryu (9-6, 3.86 ERA)

Dodgers - 1 | 4 | 1
Tigers - 2 | 9 | 1
F/11

W - Lopez (4-3)
L - Wilson (6-2)

LAD:
Uribe: 1-3, RBI
Ryu: 8 IP, 6 H, 1 R/ER, 5 K, 1 BB (101 pitches)
DET:
Jackson: Walk-off single in 11th, 2-4, 2B, RBI, BB
Kinsler: 2-5, 2B, R
Smyly: 7.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R/ER, 8 K, 1 BB (92 pitches)

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Meh...a split isn't that bad, but it's not good either. That's the point of a split, right?

Also, Torii Hunter PM'd me asking for a contract extension. I might need your help on this. He's about to be 39 years old, he's slashing .274/.337/.413 with 8 HR and 39 RBI. His defense has been OK, but could be better. Should I offer an extension, and if I should, how much? His initial offer is 4-yr/$80M (lol).

July 10-13, 2014

League News
July 10
-Rockies trade 27-year old MiLB SP Christian Friedrich to Mets for LF Andrew M. Brown, 19-year old MiLB SS Luis Guillorme, and $538,045.
-Red Sox trade LF Daniel Nava to Astros for MR Josh D. Fields and 24-year old MiLB LF Preston Tucker.
-Indians trade SP Justin Masterson to Athletics for 20-year old MiLB 1B Renato Nunez and 18-year old MiLB 2B Javier Godard.
-Rangers trade 25-year old MiLB MR Seth Rosin to Pirates for 21-year old MiLB C Jin-De Jhang.
-Indians trade CL Cody Allen to Cardinals for 19-year old MiLB SS Oscar Mercado.
-Astros trade 1B Chris V. Carter to Athletics for 19-year old MiLB RF Billy McKinney.
July 11
-Mets trade CL Bobby Parnell to Braves for 20-year old MiLB C Victor Caratini and 17-year old MiLB 3B Alejandro Salazar.
-Phillies trade SP Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez to Pirates for 21-year old MiLB RF Josh E. Bell.
July 12
-Red Sox trade SP John Lackey to Giants for 2B Marco Scutaro and 19-year old MiLB 3B Drew Ward.
July 13
-No news (although, All Star Game rosters were announced; see end notes)
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Game 91 - July 10, 2014

Detroit Tigers (56-34, 1st in ALC, -GB) @ Kansas City Royals (40-51, 4th in ALC, 16.5 GB)
Matchup: Justin Verlander (9-3, 3.07 ERA) vs. Mike Leake (4-10, 5.86 ERA)

Tigers - 5 | 10 | 1
Royals - 4 | 10 | 0

W - Reed (2-3)
L - Herrera (6-2)
S - Nathan (23)

DET:
Cabrera: Go-ahead 2-R HR (19) in 9th; 2-5, 3 RBI
Kinsler: 1-4, 2 RBI
Martinez: 3-5
Verlander: 6 IP, 8 H, 4 R/ER, 6 K, 2 BB (99 pitches)
KC:
Colon: 1-4, 2 RBI
Maxwell: 2-4, RBI
Leake: 7 IP, 9 H, 3 R/ER, 3 K, 1 BB (117 pitches)

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Game 92 - July 11, 2014

Detroit Tigers (57-34, 1st in ALC, -GB) @ Kansas City Royals (40-52, 4th in ALC, 17.5 GB)
Matchup: Rick Porcello (7-6, 2.63 ERA) vs. Yordano Ventura (9-9, 4.50 ERA)

Tigers - 4 | 16 | 1
Royals - 5 | 7 | 3

W - Ventura (10-9)
L - Porcello (7-7)
S - Crow (1)

DET:
Cabrera: 4-4, 2B, HR (20), 2 RBI, BB
Castellanos, Martinez: 1-5, RBI each
Porcello: 3.1 IP, 7 H, 5 R/ER, 1 K, 1 BB, 2 HR (69 pitches)
KC:
Hosmer: 1-4, HR (11), 2 RBI
Cain: 1-3, HR (1), 2 RBI
Ventura: 5.2 IP, 12 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 3 K, 1 BB, HR (102 pitches)

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Game 93 - July 12, 2014

Detroit Tigers (57-35, 1st in ALC, -GB) @ Kansas City Royals (41-52, 4th in ALC, 16.5 GB)
Matchup: Max Scherzer (10-3, 3.30 ERA) vs. Brett Myers (5-5, 3.32 ERA)

Tigers - 11 | 13 | 0
Royals - 0 | 6 | 0

W - Scherzer (11-3)
L - Myers (5-6)

DET:
Hunter: 4-5, 3 2B, HR (9), 4 RBI
Martinez: 2-3, 3 RBI, BB
Dirks: 3-4, R
Scherzer: 8.1 IP, 5 H, 0 R/ER, 7 K, 1 BB (113 pitches)
KC:
Butler: 2-4
Myers: 5.2 IP, 9 H, 9 R/ER, 3 K, 4 BB (109 pitches)

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Game 94 - July 13, 2014

Detroit Tigers (58-35, 1st in ALC, -GB) @ Kansas City Royals (41-53, 4th in ALC, 17.5 GB)
Matchup: Anibal Sanchez (9-5, 3.15 ERA) vs. Simon Castro (1-3, 3.08 ERA)

Tigers - 3 | 9 | 1
Royals - 1 | 6 | 0

W - Sanchez (10-5)
L - Castro (1-4)
S - Nathan (24)

DET:
Drew: 2-4, HR (3), RBI
Cabrera: 1-4, HR (21), RBI
Avila: 2-4, 2B, RBI
Sanchez: 8.2 IP, 6 H, 1 R/ER, 4 K, 2 BB (101 pitches)
KC:
Colon: 2-4, RBI
Castro: 5.2 IP, 5 H, 1 R/ER, 4 K, 2 BB (100 pitches)

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So, we head to the All-Star Break winning 3 of 4 from KC, Miggy hitting 3 bombs in the series, and technically in 1st place in the AL in HR (since Mike Napoli and his 22 HRs were traded to the Nats), and looking more and more like a Triple Crown threat. Hopefully the second half will be as kind to us as the first half was.

My next question is: since it's the All-Star game, would you all like to see the rosters? I can put them in a separate post if so.

The All-Star game is upon us, pitting the best of the American League and the best of the National League. Here are the rosters for both teams, with the stats of the players from the time the message telling me who was on the team was sent (July 13th).

Please note that OOTP does not always take into account the rule that every team must have a representative.

American League All-Stars

SP Jon Lester (Red Sox) - 9-4, 3.23 ERA
SP Matt Moore (Rays) - 9-3, 2.24 ERA
SP Jake Peavy (Red Sox) - 13-3, 3.15 ERA
SP Max Scherzer (Tigers) - 11-3, 3.09 ERA
SP Justin Verlander (Tigers) - 9-3, 3.20 ERA
SP C.J. Wilson (Angels) - 7-7, 2.91 ERA
CL Sean Doolittle (Athletics) - 2-3, 25 SV, 2.95 ERA
CL Greg Holland (Royals) - 1-1, 19 SV, 1.39 ERA
CL Jake McGee (Rays) - 3-3, 23 SV, 1.91 ERA
CL Joe Nathan (Tigers) - 2-1, 23 SV, 1.98 ERA
CL David Robertson (Yankees) - 3-2, 20 SV, 1.85 ERA
CL Joe Thatcher (Mariners) - 6-0, 9 SV, 1.68 ERA
C Brian McCann (Yankees) - .256/.333/.497, 21 HR, 62 RBI
C Dioner Navarro (Blue Jays) - .301/.351/.520, 14 HR, 35 RBI
1B Edwin Encarnacion (Blue Jays) - .269/.351/.504, 21 HR, 69 RBI
1B Miguel Cabrera (Tigers) - .368/.466/.629, 20 HR, 60 RBI
2B Jason Kipnis (Indians) - .265/.371/.404, 8 HR, 31 RBI
2B Robinson Cano (Mariners) - .280/.335/.448, 13 HR, 37 RBI
2B Dustin Pedroia (Red Sox) - .308/.384/.529, 13 HR, 41 RBI
3B Josh Donaldson (Athletics) - .273/.327/.464, 12 HR, 48 RBI
SS Xander Bogaerts (Red Sox) - .287/.353/.514, 13 HR, 54 RBI
LF Coco Crisp (Athletics) - .285/.362/.454, 12 HR, 54 RBI
LF Mike Trout (Angels) - .292/.374/.542, 19 HR, 52 RBI
LF Desmond Jennings (Rays) - .265/.352/.380, 8 HR, 45 RBI
CF Jacoby Ellsbury (Yankees) - .298/.363/.468, 11 HR, 42 RBI
CF Michael Brantley (Indians) - .356/.409/.534, 4 HR, 23 RBI
RF Ben Zobrist (Rays) - .282/.375/.456, 11 HR, 56 RBI
RF Carlos Beltran (Yankees) - .296/.380/.487, 17 HR, 63 RBI

National League

SP Nathan Eovaldi (Marlins) - 11-2, 2.14 ERA
SP Matt Garza (Brewers) - 8-3, 2.59 ERA
SP Zack Greinke (Dodgers) - 10-5, 2.67 ERA
SP Ian Kennedy (Padres) - 11-2, 2.63 ERA
SP Tanner Roark (Nationals) - 12-4, 2.66 ERA
SP Michael Wacha (Cardinals) - 12-4, 2.39 ERA
MR Cody Allen (Cardinals) - 4-4, 27 SV, 1.45 ERA
MR Bobby Parnell (Braves) - 1-3, 21 SV, 2.08
CL Joaquin Benoit (Padres) - 2-3, 20 SV, 1.34 ERA
CL Rex Brothers (Rockies) - 2-2, 24 SV, 2.52 ERA
CL Kenley Jansen (Dodgers) - 2-0, 25 SV, 1.06 ERA
CL Rafael Soriano (Nationals) - 7-2, 26 SV, 0.99 ERA
C Yadier Molina (Cardinals) - .338/.377/.530, 13 HR, 53 RBI
C Wilin Rosario (Rockies) - .271/.311/.562, 25 HR, 68 RBI
1B Freddie Freeman (Braves) - .305/.360/.504, 16 HR, 49 RBI
1B Yonder Alonso (Padres) - .297/.383/.475, 11 HR, 55 RBI
1B Adrian Gonzalez (Dodgers) - .326/.378/.537, 19 HR, 41 RBI
1B Joey Votto (Reds) - .320/.440/.512, 15 HR, 52 RBI
2B Kolten Wong (Cardinals) - .331/.379/.482, 10 HR, 43 RBI
3B Pablo Sandoval (Giants) - .327/.390/.494, 13 HR, 46 RBI
3B Hanley Ramirez Dodgers) - .299/.357.526, 18 HR, 62 RBI
SS Ian Desmond (Nationals) - .287/.330/.429, 7 HR, 31 RBI
LF Yasiel Puig (Dodgers) - .306/.355/.515, 15 HR, 52 RBI
LF Dustin Ackley (Cubs) - .302/.374/.500, 7 HR, 34 RBI
CF Bryce Harper (Nationals) - .261/.377/.466, 10 HR, 37 RBI
CF Carlos Gonzalez (Rockies) - .297/.366/.537, 20 HR, 61 RBI
CF Andrew McCutchen (Pirates) - .295/.375/.431, 4 HR, 28 RBI
RF Jay Bruce (Reds) - .258/.328/.468, 16 HR, 58 RBI
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And now, the quickie result of the All-Star game...

2014 MLB All-Star Game

National League - 1 | 5 | 0
American League - 7 | 8 | 1

W - Peavy
L - Greinke

HR - Freeman
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Overall, not a bad All-Star week, but now it's time to get prepared for the second half. First game's at home against Cleveland. Stay tuned.

July 18-20, 2014

News from the All-Star Break
-Tigers sign Venezuelan International FA 1B Antonio Robles to International Complex with signing bonus of $101k.
-Tigers sign a smorgasbord of minor-leaguers to extensions.
-Giants trade MR Brian Bochy to Pirates for 24-year old MiLB C Jacob Stallings.
-Braves put Jason Heyward on 15-day DL (sprained thumb, 5-6 weeks).
-Rangers trade SP Robbie Ross to Padres for 20-year old MiLB SP Max Fried.
-Indians trade SS Asdrubal Cabrera to Cardinals for 20-year old MiLB C Carson Kelly and 18-year old MiLB 1B Henry Alvarado.
-Giants trade MR Sandy Rosario to White Sox for 23-year old MiLB CF Keenyn Walker.

League News
July 18
-Pirates LF Starling Marte hit for the cycle!
July 19
-No News
July 20
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Game 95 - July 18, 2014

Detroit Tigers (59-35, 1st in ALC, -GB) vs. Cleveland Indians (46-50, 3rd in ALC, 14 GB)
Matchup: Max Scherzer (11-3, 3.09 ERA) vs. Clay Buchholz (7-6, 3.87 ERA)

Indians - 4 | 5 | 0
Tigers - 0 | 5 | 0

W - Buchholz (8-6)
L - Scherzer (11-4)

CLE:
Kipnis: 1-3, RBI, BB
Swisher: 1-3, RBI, BB
Buchholz: 8 IP, 4 H, 0 R/ER, 5 K, 1 BB (101 pitches)
DET:
Kinsler: 1-2, 2 BB
Scherzer: 5.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R/ER, 6 K, 4 BB (99 pitches)

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Game 96 - July 19, 2014

Detroit Tigers (59-36, 1st in ALC, -GB) vs. Cleveland Indians (47-50, 3rd in ALC, 13 GB)
Matchup: Justin Verlander (9-3, 3.20 ERA) vs. Josh Tomlin (1-2, 4.28 ERA)

Indians - 2 | 3 | 0
Tigers - 3 | 5 | 0

W - Verlander (10-3)
L - Tomlin (1-3)
S - Alburquerque (8)

CLE:
Santana: 1-3, HR (8), 2 RBI
Tomlin: 6.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R/ER, 6 K, 3 BB, 2 HR (81 pitches)
DET:
Martinez: 1-3, HR (9), BB
Hunter: 1-3, HR (10), BB, 2 R
Verlander: 7.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R/ER, 6 K, 1 BB, HR (78 pitches)

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Game 97 - July 20, 2014

Detroit Tigers (60-36, 1st in ALC, -GB) vs. Cleveland Indians (47-51, 3rd in ALC, 14 GB)
Matchup: Anibal Sanchez (10-5, 3.01 ERA) vs. Zach McAllister (7-10, 5.60 ERA)

Indians - 1 | 2 | 1
Tigers - 5 | 7 | 0

W - Sanchez (11-5)
L - McAllister (7-11)

CLE:
Kipnis: 1-4, RBI
McAllister: 6.1 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 8 K, 5 BB, HR (125 pitches)
DET:
Cabrera: 1-3, HR (22), BB
Castellanos: 3-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R
Avila: 0-1, RBI, 2 BB
Sanchez: 8 IP, 2 H, 1 R/ER, 4 K, 1 BB (104 pitches)

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