Clawing Back To The Top - krulmichael's Detroit Tigers Franchise (MLB 10 The Show)

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Vs. RHP				vs. LHP

POS	Player		B	POS	Player		B
CF	Austin Jackson	R	CF	Austin Jackson	R
LF	Johnny Damon	L	LF	Johnny Damon	L
RF	Magglio Ordonez	R	RF	Magglio Ordonez	R
1B	Miguel Cabrera	R	1B	Miguel Cabrera	R
DH	Carlos Guillen	S	DH	Carlos Guillen	S
3B	Brandon Inge	R       3B      Brandon Inge    R
C	Gerald Laird	R       C	Gerald Laird	R
2B      Scott Sizemore  R       2B      Scott Sizemore  R
SS      Adam Everett	R       SS	Adam Everett	R
	



Bench

POS	Player			B
INF	Ramon Santiago		S
INF/OF	Ryan Raburn     	R
OF	Don Kelly		L
C	Robinzon Diaz		R


Rotation			Bullpen

			T			T
Justin Verlander	R	Eddie Bonine	R
Rick Porcello		R	Phil Coke	L
Max Scherzer		R	Ryan Perry	R
Jeremy Bonderman	R	Zach Miner	R
Dontrelle Willis	L	Joel Zumaya	R
				Fu-Te Ni	L
				Jose Valverde	R

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Greinke Shines Against Tigers On Opening Day


Perhaps A Repeat Year For Our Cy Young Winner?

Detroit, MI (AP) - Opening Day 2010. It's finally here, that cut grass smell, the freshly painted lines, and the peanuts! That's right folks, it's time to head out to the ballpark for America's past time...baseball!

Our beloved Tigers headed down to Kansas City to take on fellow AL Central division Royals. Both teams aces would get their first starts of the year (obviously) with two righty's in Detroit's Justin Verlander & 2009 AL Cy Young winner, Kansas City's Zack Greinke. As if these two all-star pitchers needed anymore help, it was a very windy & cold night in Kansas City with winds as strong as 20 mph were going against the batters.

The Royals would get out to an early lead as Verlander would give up 2 runs off a RBI double from 1B Billy Butler. Verlander would give up another run at the bottom of the 5th inning before he was taken out of the game to give the Royals a 3-0 lead.

In the end that's all the Royals would need as in Opening day, after 107 pitches, Zack Greinke would throw his first shutout of the year as Kansas City defeats Detroit on opening day.

Upper Deck Player Of The Game

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SP Zack Greinke --- 9.0 IP, 7 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 0.00 ERA

Highlights

Detroit (0-0)	Kansas City 3, Detroit 0	Kansas City (0-0)
	April 5, 2010 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E Detroit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 Kansas City 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 3 10 0

Detroit AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Jackson, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Damon, LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .500 Ordonez, RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cabrera, 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .500 Guillen, DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Inge, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Laird, C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Sizemore, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Everett, SS 3 0 2 0 0 1 .666 Totals 31 0 7 0 0 3 BATTING 2B: Damon (1) HBP: Ordonez GIDP: Cabrera, Sizemore tr align="center"> Kansas City AB R H RBI BB SO AVG DeJesus, RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .333 Podsednik, LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .500 Bloomquist, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Butler, 1B 4 0 2 2 0 0 .500 Ankiel, CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .500 Guillen, DH 3 0 1 1 1 0 .333 Betancourt, SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Kendall, C 3 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Getz, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Totals 33 3 10 3 3 4 BATTING 2B: Butler (1), Ankiel (1) RBI: Butler 2, Guillen BASERUNNING CS: Podsednik Detroit IP H R ER BB SO ERA Verlander (L, 0-1) 4.2 9 3 3 3 2 5.78 Miner 3.0 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 Coke 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO ERA Greinke (W, 1-0) 9.0 7 0 0 0 3 0.00

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Would The Game Ever End?


The Game Started At 12:05...

Detroit, MI (AP) - Game 2 of the opening 3-game series between the Detroit Tigers & Kansas City Royals. Two righthanders went at it again today as the Royals Luke Hochevar faced off against the Tigers on a sunny afternoon, but still a bit chilly day with winds alot less strong (2 mph) than last night's 20+ mph winds.

This time it would be the Tigers that got on the board early as the catcher Gerald Lair hit an RBI single at the top of the 2nd inning putting the Tigers out to a early 1-0 lead. The lead wouldn't last too long however as Willie Bloomquist belted in an RBI double to tie the game all back up at the bottom of the 3rd.

Neither team would score another run until 2B Chris Getz hit a deep sac fly that would bring in a run at the bottom of the 7th, giving the Royals a 2-1 lead. However, with a runner on 1st and 2 outs at the top of the 8th, switch-hitting DH Carlos Guillen hit a 2-run shot to give the Tigers a 3-2 lead! Again Kansas City struck right back as CF Rick Ankiel hit an RBI single to knot the game back up at the bottom of the 8th.

The game ended up going into DEEP extra innings with Ryan Raburn pinch hitting for the struggling (0-7) Austin Jackson with 2 outs and a runner on 2nd. After getting to a 2-2 count, Raburn would smack a fastball deep into the gap for the RBI double to give the Tigers a 4-3 lead at the top of the 17th inning! Following him Johnny Damon would almost blast a 2-run shot, but alas it went off the wall for another RBI double, 5-3 Detroit. Keeping things going as Maggs would hit yet another RBI double to pad the Tigers lead even more, 6-3. Phil Coke would come in at the bottom of the inning and close things out as the Tigers get the win to tie the series at 1-1.

Upper Deck Player Of The Game

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LF Carlos Guillen --- 8 AB, 1 R, 4 H, 2 Doubles, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Highlights

Detroit (0-1) Lost 1	Detroit 6, Kansas City 3	Kansas City (1-0) Won 1
	April 7, 2010 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 R H E Detroit 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 17 2 Kansas City 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 1

Detroit AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Jackson, CF 7 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Damon, LF 8 1 2 1 0 1 .333 Ordonez, RF 8 0 3 1 0 2 .273 Cabrera, 1B 7 1 1 0 1 2 .273 Guillen, DH 8 1 4 2 0 3 .333 Inge, 3B 7 1 2 0 0 2 .200 Laird, C 7 1 2 1 0 1 .300 Sizemore, 2B 7 0 1 0 0 1 .100 Everett, SS 7 0 1 0 0 1 .300 a - Raburn, PH-CF 1 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 Totals 67 6 17 6 1 14 a -Batted for Jackson in the 17th. BATTING 2B: Damon (2), Guillen 2 (2), Inge 2 (2), Laird (1), Raburn (1) HR: Guillen (1) RBI: Damon (1), Ordonez (1), Guillen 2 (2), Laird (1), Raburn (1) FIELDING E: Sizemore 2 (2) tr align="center"> Kansas City AB R H RBI BB SO AVG DeJesus, RF 8 0 1 0 0 1 .182 Podsednik, LF 8 1 2 0 0 1 .333 Bloomquist, 3B 7 0 3 1 0 1 .273 Butler, 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .286 Pena, 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Ankiel, CF 7 0 1 1 0 2 .273 Guillen, DH 6 1 1 0 1 2 .222 Betancourt, SS 7 0 0 0 0 1 .091 Kendall, C 6 0 0 0 1 2 .000 Getz, 2B 3 1 1 1 0 1 .286 1 - Aviles, PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a - Callaspo, PH-2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Totals 59 3 10 3 4 12 1 - Ran for Butler in the 8th. a - Batted for Getz in the 12th. BATTING 2B: Guillen (1), Bloomquist 2 (2) RBI: Ankiel (1), Getz (1), Bloomquist (1) HBP: Pena SF: Getz GIDP: Podsednik, Guillen FIELDING E: Bloomquist (1) Detroit IP H R ER BB SO ERA Porcello 7.0 4 2 2 2 5 2.57 Perry (BS, 1) 1.2 2 1 1 1 1 5.40 Ni 4.1 2 0 0 1 2 0.00 Bonine (W, 1-0) 3.0 2 0 0 0 3 0.00 Coke 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO ERA Hochevar 7.0 9 1 1 0 6 1.29 Cruz (BS, 1) 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 27.00 Colon 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 Parrish 4.0 1 0 0 0 4 0.00 Hughes (L, 0-1) 4.2 3 2 2 0 2 3.86 Farnsworth 0.0 2 1 1 1 0 INF Tejeda 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0.00

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Another Defensive Battle Ends In Tigers Victory


Carlos Guillen Continued To Be Consistent

Detroit, MI (AP) - The final game of the 2010 Opening Series between the Detroit Tigers & Kansas City Royals took place earlier today as both teams went into Game 3 tied 1-1 a piece after the Tigers won a grueling 17 inning battle that started yesterday afternoon and ended in the evening. Both teams hoped for a much shorter game today (along with the umps & fans I'm sure). Like the previous two games, two righty's would go at it again as Max Scherzer started for the Tigers and Brian Bannister for the Royals.

Much like the previous two games, another low-scoring defensive battle occured between the two AL Central teams as SS Adam Everett hit an RBI double with 2 outs at the top of the 5th to break the runs column giving the Tigers a 1-0 lead. All the way at the top of the 9th now with 1 out, DH Carlos Guillen would come up with an RBI triple to pad Detroit's lead a little more heading into the bottom of the 9th, 2-0 Tigers. Detroit's closer, Jose Valverde would come in for his first appearence of the season to try and get the save against the bottom of the order. He would do just that as the Tigers would win 2-0, finishing the series 2-1.

Upper Deck Player Of The Game

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SP Max Scherzer --- 7.0 IP, 8 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 0.00 ERA

Highlights

Detroit (1-1) Won 1	Detroit 2, Royals 0	Kansas City (1-1) Lost 1
	April 5, 2010 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Detroit 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 7 0 Kansas City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0

Detroit AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Jackson, CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Damon, LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .312 Ordonez, RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Cabrera, 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .266 Guillen, DH 4 0 2 1 0 0 .375 Inge, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .142 Laird, C 4 1 2 0 0 0 .357 Sizemore, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .076 Everett, SS 2 0 1 1 1 1 .333 Totals 33 2 7 2 1 2 BATTING 2B: Everett (1) 3B: Guillen (1) RBI: Guillen (1), Everett (1) GIDP: Laird tr align="center"> Kansas City AB R H RBI BB SO AVG DeJesus, RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Podsednik, LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .250 Bloomquist, 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .333 Butler, 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .363 Ankiel, CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .266 Guillen, DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .153 Betancourt, SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .133 Kendall, C 4 0 2 0 0 0 .153 Getz, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .272 1 - Aviles 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 0 10 0 0 3 1 - Ran for Butler in the 8th. BATTING GIDP: Kendall Detroit IP H R ER BB SO ERA Scherzer (W, 1-0) 7.0 8 0 0 0 2 0.00 Zumaya (H, 1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 Valverde (S, 1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO ERA Bannister (L, 0-1) 8.0 5 1 1 1 1 1.12 Colon 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 13.50 Cruz 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 13.50

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Runs From First Two Innings Enough For Indians Win


David Huff pitched lights out.

Detroit, MI (AP) - The Tigers faced off against division foe, the Cleveland Indians in what was their home opener. Both teams are currently 2-1 early on in the 2010 season and Detroit would start their right-handed Jeremy Bonderman and the Indians would start the lefty David Huff. It would be another cool and windy day at Comerica Park as the batters would have to battle against mother nature as well.

It would only take 2 batters until the first run would be scored, back-to-back doubles and an RBI for Grady Sizemore gave the Indians an early 1-0 lead with no outs. Luckily enough, Bonderman would get out of the inning (after 29 pitches though) with no more damage done. Following inning however and C Lou Marson would hit an RBI single to pad the lead to 2-0. Even with the heart of the order though in the bottom of the 9th, the Tigers still couldn't put a run on the scoreboard as David Huff got his first shutout of the season in his first start.

2-0 Indians over Tigers.


Upper Deck Player Of The Game

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SP David Huff --- 9.0 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 0.00 ERA

Highlights

Detroit (2-1) Won 2	Cleveland 2, Detroit 0	Cleveland (2-1) Won 2
	April 9, 2010 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Cleveland 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 Detroit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0

Detroit AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Raburn, LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .400 Damon, CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .300 Ordonez, RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .210 Cabrera, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .263 Guillen, DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 .350 Inge, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .117 Laird, C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Everett, SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .266 Sizemore, 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .125 Totals 32 0 6 0 0 4 BATTING 2B: Raburn (1), Guillen (1) tr align="center"> Cleveland AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cabrera, SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 .277 Sizemore, CF 5 0 1 1 0 1 .263 Choo, RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .222 Hafner, DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 .411 Peralta, 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .133 LaPorta, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .176 Valbuena, 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .200 Marson, C 4 0 2 1 0 0 .312 Brantley, LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .375 Totals 37 2 10 2 1 8 BATTING 2B: Cabrera, Sizemore, Valbuena RBI: Sizemore, Marson Detroit IP H R ER BB SO ERA Bonderman (L, 0-1) 6.0 6 2 2 0 6 3.00 Coke 2.1 4 0 0 1 2 0.00 Bonine 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO ERA Huff (W, 1-0) 9.0 6 0 0 0 4 1.12