Bronx, NY- The Tigers battled back from a 5-0 deficit, outlasting the New York Yankees, 8-6 in 13 innings in the nightcap of a doubleheader, gaining a sweep of the twinbill at Yankee Stadium. Detroit won Game 1, 6-4.
The home run-happy Tigers (64-41) slugged five round trippers in the two games, running their winning streak to four games.
In Game 1, Dick McAuliffe (8) and Aurelio Rodriguez (11) hit back-to-back solo homers in the seventh inning to broaden the Tigers' lead to 6-2. The Yankees rallied in the ninth inning on a two-run homer off the bat of Horace Clarke to account for the final score.
Woodie Fryman (1-0) got the win in the first game, in his first start as a Tiger since being claimed off waivers from Philadelphia last week. Fryman won despite issuing seven walks in 8.1 innings. Chris Zachary (7) got the save. Catcher Duke Sims, acquired from the Dodgers two days after the Tigers picked up Fryman, started the scoring with his first home run as a Tiger, a two-run shot in the second inning.
In Game 2, the Yankees scored five runs in the third inning off starter Tom Timmermann, but the Tigers chipped away, finally tying the game, 6-6, in the eighth inning. They won it in the 13th on a pair of bases-loaded walks, both issued by Jim Roland to the only two Tigers batters he faced.
Red-hot Willie Horton slugged a two-run homer (11) in the fourth inning of the second game to start the Tigers' rally. In the 13th with one out, Jim Northrup and Bill Freehan singled. Horton walked, which brought Roland in the game to relieve Ron Klimkowski. But the lefty walked both batters he faced, forcing in two runs. John Hiller (4-6) pitched four innings of shutout relief to earn the victory.
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GAME 1
DET 020 002 200 6-14-0
NY 000 200 002 4-7-0
WP: Fryman (1-0)
SV: Zachary (7)
LP: Stottlemyre
HR: Sims (DET; 1); McAuliffe (DET; 8); Rodriguez (DET; 11); Clarke (NY)
GAME 2
DET 000 201 210 000 2 8-16-3
NY 005 001 000 000 0 6-12-2
WP: Hiller (4-6)
LP: Klimkowski
HR: Horton (DET; 11); Freehan (DET; 17)
Tigers overall: 64-41
Home: 30-20
Away: 34-21
Friday, August 9, 2013
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Tue 8-8-72: DET 5, NY 2
Bronx, NY- The Tigers scored three runs in the seventh inning, breaking a 2-2 tie, and Detroit went on to beat the New York Yankees, 5-2 at Yankee Stadium in a rare Tuesday matinee.
Willie Horton's two-run double was the key hit in the seventh, and the Tigers were aided by a Yankees error. The Yankees scored two runs in the first inning but were shut down the rest of the way by Mickey Lolich (18-8), who tossed his 18th complete game.
Tony Taylor had four hits for the first place Tigers (62-41).
Lolich scattered five hits, striking out six and walking two.
Horton also had a solo home run (10) and has nine hits in his last 14 at-bats.
Fritz Peterson took the loss for New York as the Tigers ripped him for 11 hits in 6.2 innings.
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DET 011 000 300 5-11-0
NY 200 000 000 2-5-1
WP: Lolich (18-8)
LP: Peterson
HR: Horton (DET; 10)
Tigers overall: 62-41
Home: 30-20
Away: 32-21
Last 10: 5-5
Willie Horton's two-run double was the key hit in the seventh, and the Tigers were aided by a Yankees error. The Yankees scored two runs in the first inning but were shut down the rest of the way by Mickey Lolich (18-8), who tossed his 18th complete game.
Tony Taylor had four hits for the first place Tigers (62-41).
Lolich scattered five hits, striking out six and walking two.
Horton also had a solo home run (10) and has nine hits in his last 14 at-bats.
Fritz Peterson took the loss for New York as the Tigers ripped him for 11 hits in 6.2 innings.
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DET 011 000 300 5-11-0
NY 200 000 000 2-5-1
WP: Lolich (18-8)
LP: Peterson
HR: Horton (DET; 10)
Tigers overall: 62-41
Home: 30-20
Away: 32-21
Last 10: 5-5
Sun 8-6-72: DET 5-10, Cle 7-1 (DH)
Cleveland, OH- Willie Horton went 5-for-5, including a three-run homer, and the Tigers trounced the Cleveland Indians 10-1 to salvage a split of a Sunday doubleheader and avoid a four-game weekend sweep.
In Game 1, Del Unser's second inning grand slam powered Cleveland to a 7-5 win.
Joe Niekro (3-1) picked up the win in the nightcap with eight strong innings (five hits, one run, two walks, two strikeouts). Joe Coleman (15-8) took the loss in the first game.
The Tigers (61-41) put on their hitting shoes in the second game, roughing up three Indians pitchers for 10 runs and 15 hits. Aurelio Rodriguez (two-run shot), Jim Northrup (solo) and Mickey Stanley (two-run) joined Horton in the home run parade.
The victim in Game 2 was former Tiger Mike Kilkenny, who lasted five turbulent innings.
In Game 1, Unser blasted the Tribe to a 4-0 lead with his grand slam and the Indians kept the Tigers at arm's reach the rest of the game. Norm Cash and Tom Haller (pinch-hit) each slammed two-run homers for Detroit in a losing cause. The Tigers scored a run and put two runners on base in the ninth inning, but Phil Hennigan came on and retired Ed Brinkman and Dick McAuliffe to save the win for Steve Dunning, who himself hit a solo home run.
The Tigers picked up half a game on Boston, who lost on Sunday. The Tigers lead the Red Sox by six games in the AL East.
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GAME 1
DET 000 200 201 5-10-1
CLE 040 120 00x 7-7-0
WP: Dunning
SV: Hennigan
LP: Coleman (15-8)
HR: Unser (CLE); Dunning (CLE); Cash (DET; 18); Haller (DET; 3)
GAME 2
DET 020 224 000 10-15-1
CLE 001 000 000 1-6-1
WP: Niekro (3-1)
LP: Kilkenny
HR: Horton (DET; 9); Rodriguez (DET; 10); Northrup (DET; 8); Stanley (DET; 9)
Tigers overall: 61-41
Home: 30-20
Away: 31-21
Last 10: 4-6
In Game 1, Del Unser's second inning grand slam powered Cleveland to a 7-5 win.
Joe Niekro (3-1) picked up the win in the nightcap with eight strong innings (five hits, one run, two walks, two strikeouts). Joe Coleman (15-8) took the loss in the first game.
The Tigers (61-41) put on their hitting shoes in the second game, roughing up three Indians pitchers for 10 runs and 15 hits. Aurelio Rodriguez (two-run shot), Jim Northrup (solo) and Mickey Stanley (two-run) joined Horton in the home run parade.
The victim in Game 2 was former Tiger Mike Kilkenny, who lasted five turbulent innings.
In Game 1, Unser blasted the Tribe to a 4-0 lead with his grand slam and the Indians kept the Tigers at arm's reach the rest of the game. Norm Cash and Tom Haller (pinch-hit) each slammed two-run homers for Detroit in a losing cause. The Tigers scored a run and put two runners on base in the ninth inning, but Phil Hennigan came on and retired Ed Brinkman and Dick McAuliffe to save the win for Steve Dunning, who himself hit a solo home run.
The Tigers picked up half a game on Boston, who lost on Sunday. The Tigers lead the Red Sox by six games in the AL East.
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GAME 1
DET 000 200 201 5-10-1
CLE 040 120 00x 7-7-0
WP: Dunning
SV: Hennigan
LP: Coleman (15-8)
HR: Unser (CLE); Dunning (CLE); Cash (DET; 18); Haller (DET; 3)
GAME 2
DET 020 224 000 10-15-1
CLE 001 000 000 1-6-1
WP: Niekro (3-1)
LP: Kilkenny
HR: Horton (DET; 9); Rodriguez (DET; 10); Northrup (DET; 8); Stanley (DET; 9)
Tigers overall: 61-41
Home: 30-20
Away: 31-21
Last 10: 4-6
Sunday, August 4, 2013
Sat 8-5-72: Cle 4, DET 1
Cleveland, OH- Graig Nettles hit an eventual game-winning home run for the second straight night, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Tigers, 4-1 at Municipal Stadium.
Nettles, who hit a solo home run Friday night for that game's only run, drilled a three-run shot over the right field wall in the third inning to break a 1-1 tie.
The homer made a loser out of Tigers starter Bill Slayback (3-6).
The loss, combined with Boston's win over Baltimore, shaved the Tigers' (60-40) lead in the AL East to 5.5 games, the smallest in over two weeks.
The Tribe's winner was Gaylord Perry, who hurled a seven-hit complete game.
Detroit's only run came on a Norm Cash homer (17) in the second inning.
The Tigers' new catcher, Duke Sims, made his Tigers debut in the same city where he started his big league career. Sims, claimed off waivers from the Dodgers Friday, went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts.
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DET 010 000 000 1-7-1
CLE 103 000 00x 4-7-0
WP: Perry
LP: Slayback (3-6)
HR: Cash (DET; 17); Nettles (CLE)
Tigers overall: 60-40
Home: 30-20
Away: 30-20
Last 10: 5-5
Nettles, who hit a solo home run Friday night for that game's only run, drilled a three-run shot over the right field wall in the third inning to break a 1-1 tie.
The homer made a loser out of Tigers starter Bill Slayback (3-6).
The loss, combined with Boston's win over Baltimore, shaved the Tigers' (60-40) lead in the AL East to 5.5 games, the smallest in over two weeks.
The Tribe's winner was Gaylord Perry, who hurled a seven-hit complete game.
Detroit's only run came on a Norm Cash homer (17) in the second inning.
The Tigers' new catcher, Duke Sims, made his Tigers debut in the same city where he started his big league career. Sims, claimed off waivers from the Dodgers Friday, went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts.
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DET 010 000 000 1-7-1
CLE 103 000 00x 4-7-0
WP: Perry
LP: Slayback (3-6)
HR: Cash (DET; 17); Nettles (CLE)
Tigers overall: 60-40
Home: 30-20
Away: 30-20
Last 10: 5-5
Fri 8-4-72: Cle 1, DET 0
Cleveland, OH- Dick Tidrow outdueled Mickey Lolich through eight innings and the Cleveland Indians beat the Tigers, 1-0, at Municipal Stadium.
Tidrow gave up four hits, walked one and struck out five through eight frames. Lolich (17-8) only gave up three hits, but one of them was a solo homer to Graig Nettles in the fifth inning.
The loss, combined with the Boston Red Sox 2-0 victory over Baltimore, sliced the Tigers' lead to 6.5 games in the AL East.
Bill Freehan had two hits in a losing cause for the Tigers (60-39).
The Indians got a leadoff triple from Jack Brohamer in the seventh inning but couldn't score.
Denny Riddleberger pitched a scoreless ninth to earn the save for the Tribe. The Tigers got the tying run to second base in the ninth, but Riddleberger set down pinch-hitter Tony Taylor and Jim Northrup to end the game.
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DET 000 000 000 0-5-0
CLE 000 010 00x 1-3-1
WP: Tidrow
LP: Lolich (17-8)
HR: Nettles (CLE)
Tigers overall: 60-39
Home: 30-20
Away: 30-19
Last 10: 6-4
Tidrow gave up four hits, walked one and struck out five through eight frames. Lolich (17-8) only gave up three hits, but one of them was a solo homer to Graig Nettles in the fifth inning.
The loss, combined with the Boston Red Sox 2-0 victory over Baltimore, sliced the Tigers' lead to 6.5 games in the AL East.
Bill Freehan had two hits in a losing cause for the Tigers (60-39).
The Indians got a leadoff triple from Jack Brohamer in the seventh inning but couldn't score.
Denny Riddleberger pitched a scoreless ninth to earn the save for the Tribe. The Tigers got the tying run to second base in the ninth, but Riddleberger set down pinch-hitter Tony Taylor and Jim Northrup to end the game.
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DET 000 000 000 0-5-0
CLE 000 010 00x 1-3-1
WP: Tidrow
LP: Lolich (17-8)
HR: Nettles (CLE)
Tigers overall: 60-39
Home: 30-20
Away: 30-19
Last 10: 6-4
Friday, August 2, 2013
Thu 8-3-72: DET 5, Mil 1
Detroit, MI- Fred Holdsworth pitched seven shutout innings in his second career big league start, new Tiger Woodie Fryman followed with two effective frames, and Detroit beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-1 Thursday night.
The Tigers (60-38) took two of three with yet more outstanding pitching, limiting the Brewers to six hits one night after giving up just three.
And the power returned as the Tigers slammed four home runs, one night after hitting five round trippers.
Dick McAuliffe (7) hit yet another homer, his seventh in 15 games, to start the first inning for Detroit. Norm Cash (16), Bill Freehan (16) and Mickey Stanley (8) all hit solo homers as well. McAuliffe picked up a second RBI with a seventh inning single. Cash and Stanley both connected in the fourth inning to give the Tigers a 3-0 lead.
Holdsworth (2-0) has fit right in with the Tigers' excellent pitching staff. He has given up two runs in 14 innings in his two starts. On Thursday, Holdsworth walked four, struck out one, and gave up three hits.
Fryman, a veteran lefty claimed on waivers from the Phillies on Wednesday, pitched two sometimes rocky innings, yielding a run, three hits and a walk.
The Tigers maintain a 7.5-game lead over the second place Boston Red Sox.
Brewers starter Jim Colborn took the loss, giving up three of the four home runs.
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MIL 000 000 010 1-6-0
DET 100 200 11x 5-8-1
WP: Holdsworth (2-0)
LP: Colborn
HR: McAuliffe (DET; 7); Cash (DET; 16); Freehan (DET; 16); Stanley (DET; 8)
Tigers overall: 60-38
Home: 30-20
Away: 30-18
Last 10: 7-3
The Tigers (60-38) took two of three with yet more outstanding pitching, limiting the Brewers to six hits one night after giving up just three.
And the power returned as the Tigers slammed four home runs, one night after hitting five round trippers.
Dick McAuliffe (7) hit yet another homer, his seventh in 15 games, to start the first inning for Detroit. Norm Cash (16), Bill Freehan (16) and Mickey Stanley (8) all hit solo homers as well. McAuliffe picked up a second RBI with a seventh inning single. Cash and Stanley both connected in the fourth inning to give the Tigers a 3-0 lead.
Holdsworth (2-0) has fit right in with the Tigers' excellent pitching staff. He has given up two runs in 14 innings in his two starts. On Thursday, Holdsworth walked four, struck out one, and gave up three hits.
Fryman, a veteran lefty claimed on waivers from the Phillies on Wednesday, pitched two sometimes rocky innings, yielding a run, three hits and a walk.
The Tigers maintain a 7.5-game lead over the second place Boston Red Sox.
Brewers starter Jim Colborn took the loss, giving up three of the four home runs.
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MIL 000 000 010 1-6-0
DET 100 200 11x 5-8-1
WP: Holdsworth (2-0)
LP: Colborn
HR: McAuliffe (DET; 7); Cash (DET; 16); Freehan (DET; 16); Stanley (DET; 8)
Tigers overall: 60-38
Home: 30-20
Away: 30-18
Last 10: 7-3
Thursday, August 1, 2013
Wed 8-2-72: DET 7, Mil 1
Detroit, MI- The Tigers slammed five home runs off starter Jim Lonborg, and went on to a 7-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers at Tiger Stadium.
Dick McAuliffe hit two homers (6) and was joined by Mickey Stanley (two-run shot); Aurelio Rodriguez (solo); and Jim Northrup (solo).
It was all more than enough to support Tigers starter Joe Coleman (15-7), who pitched his 13th complete game, surrendering just three hits.
The Tigers (59-38) snapped a two-game losing streak.
Coleman retired the first 13 Brewers, and by the time Milwaukee got a base runner, the Tigers led 3-0 and were never seriously threatened.
McAuliffe had no home runs less than three weeks ago, but now has six in his past 13 games.
After the game, the Tigers announced they had claimed lefty Woodie Fryman off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies. Fryman, mainly a starter, posted a 4-10 record with a 4.46 ERA in 23 games (119.2 IP) for the Phillies.
Wayne Comer was sent to Toledo to make room on the roster for the 32 year-old Fryman.
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MIL 000 000 010 1-3-1
DET 020 110 30x 7-11-0
WP: Coleman (15-7)
LP: Lonborg
HR: Stanley (DET; 7); Northrup (DET; 7); McAuliffe (DET; [2] 6); Rodriguez (DET; 9)
Tigers overall: 59-38
Home: 29-20
Away: 30-18
Last 10: 6-4
Dick McAuliffe hit two homers (6) and was joined by Mickey Stanley (two-run shot); Aurelio Rodriguez (solo); and Jim Northrup (solo).
It was all more than enough to support Tigers starter Joe Coleman (15-7), who pitched his 13th complete game, surrendering just three hits.
The Tigers (59-38) snapped a two-game losing streak.
Coleman retired the first 13 Brewers, and by the time Milwaukee got a base runner, the Tigers led 3-0 and were never seriously threatened.
McAuliffe had no home runs less than three weeks ago, but now has six in his past 13 games.
After the game, the Tigers announced they had claimed lefty Woodie Fryman off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies. Fryman, mainly a starter, posted a 4-10 record with a 4.46 ERA in 23 games (119.2 IP) for the Phillies.
Wayne Comer was sent to Toledo to make room on the roster for the 32 year-old Fryman.
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MIL 000 000 010 1-3-1
DET 020 110 30x 7-11-0
WP: Coleman (15-7)
LP: Lonborg
HR: Stanley (DET; 7); Northrup (DET; 7); McAuliffe (DET; [2] 6); Rodriguez (DET; 9)
Tigers overall: 59-38
Home: 29-20
Away: 30-18
Last 10: 6-4
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