The Eye of the Tiger: A Detroit Tigers Franchise (MLB 2K12)

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Series Recap for June 5th-7th:
Cleveland (21-32) @ Detroit (32-23)


Game 1: Tigers lose in extras to Tribe, fall to 0-4 against rivals

Recap:
Detroit took Justin Verlander as far as he could go today, in hopes of getting a hold of Cleveland and gaining a lead for their ace...they couldn't do so. Verlander pitched 9 sparkling innings of 1 run ball and should have won today, but Jon Garland matched him pitch for pitch. Garland also had 9 innings of 1 run ball. The difference was that Detroit's pen couldn't hold Cleveland down in extras, Pauley surrendered 2 runs in the 10th inning and that was the game as Chris Perez locked down Detroit for his 14th save of the season. Detroit falls to 0-4 versus Cleveland this season.

Cleveland Indians at Detroit Tigers
Jun 5, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Extras	R	H	E
Cleveland (22-32)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	3	9	0
Detroit (32-24)	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	12	0
W: Jon Garland (4-4) L: David Pauley (0-2) S: Chris Perez (14)

Cleveland Indians
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Michael Brantley	5	1	1	0	0	1	0	.265
Shin Soo Choo	5	0	0	0	0	3	0	.143
Jason Kipnis	5	0	1	1	0	1	0	.218
Carlos Santana	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.149
Asdrubal Cabrera	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.313
Matt LaPorta	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.239
Lonnie Chisenhall	4	1	1	2	0	2	1	.247
Grady Sizemore	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.184
Casey Kotchman	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.235

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Andy Dirks	5	1	2	0	0	1	0	.234
Ryan Raburn	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	.305
Prince Fielder	5	0	4	1	0	0	0	.316
Miguel Cabrera	5	0	3	0	0	0	0	.386
Delmon Young	5	0	0	0	0	2	0	.288
Alex Avila	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	.183
Jhonny Peralta	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	.228
Brandon Inge	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	.189
Austin Jackson	4	0	0	0	0	4	0	.175

Cleveland Indians
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Jon Garland (W; 4-4)	9.0	10	1	1	0	13	0	3.90
Chris Perez (S; 14)	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	2.21

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Justin Verlander	9.0	5	1	1	0	8	0	2.20
David Pauley (L; 0-2)	0.0	4	2	2	0	0	1	3.24
Daniel Schlereth	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2.70

Game 2: Fister's strong performance leads Tigers in a tight 4-3 win

Recap:
A recap is all I can give you as the box score locked on the game before I could record it (sorry!!!) Fister pitched 8 innings of dominant baseball allowing 3 runs to score on him in the 7th (on back-to-back jacks) before locking down to finish the 8th. Valverde picks up his 20th save of the year and the Tigers win their first game against the Trbe in 2012 and look to do the same tomorrow.




Game 3: Scherzer shuts up critics and dominates in 7-0 win

Recap:
Detroit wins 2 straight against Cleveland after dropping their first 4 behind Max Scherzer's complete game shutout. Scherzer was matched up against Justin Masterson, another talented starter who's had trouble putting things together this season. Miguel Cabrera noticed and jumped all over Masterson, going 2-3 with a couple of SAC flies, an RBI single, and a 2 run homer off him. Meanwhile, Scherzer was lights out, allowing only 4 hits while striking out 9 batters in his 2nd complete game of the year. The shutout cools off his hot seat a little and should buy him some more starts in The Bigs before a decision is made on his future (Scherzer is 4-8 on the year and management had been contemplating sending him to AAA or dealing him for a similar player, a change of scenery move.) In other news, OF Brennan Boesch was activated off the 15 day DL and OF Reggie Willits was optioned to AAA Toledo.

Cleveland Indians at Detroit Tigers
Jun 6, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cleveland (22-34)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2
Detroit (34-24)	0	0	1	0	3	3	0	0	x	7	13	1
W: Max Scherzer (4-8) L: Justin Masterson (4-7)

Cleveland Indians
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Michael Brantley	4	0	2	0	0	2	0	.265
Shin Soo Choo	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143
Jason Kipnis	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.218
Carlos Santana	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.149
Asdrubal Cabrera	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.313
Matt LaPorta	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.239
Lonnie Chisenhall	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.247
Grady Sizemore	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.184
Casey Kotchman	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.235

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Reggie Willits	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	.107
Ryan Raburn	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	.305
Prince Fielder	5	1	3	0	0	0	0	.316
Miguel Cabrera	3	1	2	5	0	0	1	.386
Delmon Young	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	.288
Alex Avila	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.183
Jhonny Peralta	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.228
Andy Dirks	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	.234
Austin Jackson	3	2	1	0	1	0	0	.175

Cleveland Indians
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Justin Masterson (L; 4-7)	5.1	12	7	4	1	1	1	4.46
Joe Smith	2.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	3.78

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Max Scherzer (W; 4-8)	9.0	4	0	0	0	9	0	4.32

NEXT SERIES
June 8th-10th
Detroit (34-24) @ Cincinnati (36-21)

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2012 MLB Draft

MLB Draft - Tigers Recap
Pick	Team	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt
1	Tigers	Courtney Boehler	SS
2	Tigers	Vend Campana	P
3	Tigers	Bud Ellis	P
4	Tigers	Rhyne Alfaro	P
5	Tigers	Dane Bragg	C
6	Tigers	Grady Getz	P
7	Tigers	Rajai Cancel	CF
8	Tigers	Marty Arroyo	P
9	Tigers	Phillip Duensing	LF
10	Tigers	Saul Hamels	P

Notable Tigers Picks:


SS Courtney Boehler: Drafted to develop in the minors and hopefully be the heir-apparent to Jhonny Peralta when he leaves Detroit. Boehler has an excellent glove and throwing arm. He also has some speed to boot. His swing is a contact stroke and he could probably hit anywhere between .260 and .280 as a big leaguer along with 25-35 steals.

RHP Vend Campana: Pure power stuff comes from Vend Campana, he was an excellent closer in college and comes to the Tigers with a plus fastball, and two other average pitches. Look for him to spend a year or two getting his offspeed pitched working before making it to The Show.

LHP Bud Ellis: The Tigers gem/steal in the entire draft. Ellis is an excellent southpaw and has electric stuff. Scouts compare him to Jon Lester or David Price because of his size and fastball. He features a 95+ mph fastball with a nasty curve and a wipeout slider to boot. Ellis could spend remainder of this year in the minors before trying to break with the club next season.

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Series Recap for June 8th-10th:
Detroit (34-24) @ Cincinnati (36-21)



Game 1: Bullpen Implosion spoils good effort from Porcello, Dotel

Recap:
The Tigers came into Cincinnati ready to play today, as Rick Porcello did work through his first 5 innings of work. He allowed 1 earned run and struck out 7 batters through those 5 innings. But in the 6th he allowed a quick run and was yanked for Octavio Dotel. Dotel locked down the Reds for 2 innings before Joaquin Benoit got beat up for 4 runs (3 earned) while not recording an out. On the positive side for Detroit, Prince Fielder and Alex Avila homered in the losing effort. For Cincinnati, Joey Votto absolutely raked, going 3-3 with a homer.

Detroit Tigers at Cincinnati Reds
Jun 8, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Detroit (34-25)	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	3	11	2
Cincinnati (37-21)	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	x	6	11	0
W: Sam LeCure (2-1) L: Joaquin Benoit (0-1) S: Ryan Madson (16)

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Brennan Boesch	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	.267
Ryan Raburn	5	0	1	0	0	1	0	.295
Prince Fielder	5	1	3	1	0	1	1	.339
Miguel Cabrera	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.384
Delmon Young	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.285
Alex Avila	4	1	2	2	0	0	1	.182
Jhonny Peralta	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.229
Austin Jackson	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	.176
Rick Porcello	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Andy Dirks	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.233

Cincinnati Reds
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Brandon Phillips	4	2	2	0	0	1	0	.276
Drew Stubbs	3	1	1	0	1	2	0	.245
Joey Votto	3	2	3	2	1	0	1	.315
Jay Bruce	4	1	2	3	0	1	0	.245
Chris Heisey	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	.264
Devin Mesoraco	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.286
Scott Rolen	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.252
Zach Cozart	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	.276
Homer Bailey	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.188

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Rick Porcello	5.0	5	2	2	1	7	1	5.88
Octavio Dotel	2.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	1.72
Joaquin Benoit (L; 0-1)	0.0	4	4	3	1	0	0	2.35
Daniel Schlererth	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.57

Cincinnati Reds
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Homer Bailey	7.0	11	3	3	1	2	2	2.59
Sam LeCure (W; 2-1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5.34
Ryan Madson (S; 16)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.13

Game 2: Leake scores his own game-winning run on Phillips Walk-Off Single

Recap:
The Tigers lose another heartbreaker to the Reds today, falling 2-1. Jacob Turner was stellar the whole game, but was let down by his defense late. Turner takes a loss in a tough fought game where he allowed 2 earned runs over 8 innings of work. He was sent back out for the 9th to face Mike Leake and hand it over to Benoit for the last two outs of the inning, but Leake singled into left field to start the inning. After a Delmon Young miscue allowed him to get into second base. Phillips proceeded to hit the Benoit fastball up the middle for the walk-off winner. Prince Fielder was the offense for Detroit, homering in the 8th inning off Leake.

Detroit Tigers at Cincinnati Reds
Jun 9, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Detroit (34-26)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	6	0
Cincinnati (38-21)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	5	1
W: Mike Leake (3-3) L: Jacob Turner (7-4)

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Brennan Boesch	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	.267
Ryan Raburn	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.295
Prince Fielder	4	1	3	1	0	0	1	.339
Miguel Cabrera	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	.384
Delmon Young	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.285
Alex Avila	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.182
Jhonny Peralta	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.229
Austin Jackson	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.176
Rick Porcello	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Cincinnati Reds
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Brandon Phillips	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	.276
Drew Stubbs	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	.245
Joey Votto	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.315
Jay Bruce	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.245
Chris Heisey	3	1	1	1	0	1	1	.264
Devin Mesoraco	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.286
Scott Rolen	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.252
Zach Cozart	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.276
Mike Leake	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	.286

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Jacob Turner (L; 7-4)	8.0	5	2	2	0	9	1	1.97
Joaquin Benoit	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.35

Cincinnati Reds
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Mike Leake	9.0	6	1	1	0	11	1	4.09

Game 3: Verlander CG, Fielder's 2 HRs lead Detroit in 10-2 rout

Recap:
The Tigers avoided the sweep by jumping all over Bronson Arroyo in the early stage of this game. Delmon Young hit a 3-R HR in the first inning and Detroit never trailed in the game. Prince Fielder hit a pair of homers (giving him 4 in the series!) for his 17th and 18th homers of the year, and Miggy hit one as well to give him 22 on the year. Justin Verlander went about his business today, efficently tossing a complete game on 95 pitches. He allowed 2 runs on 10 hits and struck out 6 Reds.

Detroit Tigers at Cincinnati Reds
Jun 10, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Detroit (35-26)	3	0	1	0	2	4	0	0	0	10	13	0
Cincinnati (38-22)	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	10	0
W: Justin Verlander (8-2) L: Bronson Arroyo (5-4)

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Brennan Boesch	5	1	2	0	0	1	0	.267
Ryan Raburn	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	.295
Prince Fielder	5	4	4	5	0	1	2	.339
Miguel Cabrera	4	2	1	1	1	1	1	.384
Delmon Young	5	1	2	3	0	2	1	.285
Alex Avila	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182
Jhonny Peralta	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.229
Austin Jackson	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.176
Justin Verlander	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.250

Cincinnati Reds
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Brandon Phillips	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	.276
Drew Stubbs	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	.245
Joey Votto	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	.315
Jay Bruce	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	.245
Chris Heisey	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	.264
Devin Mesoraco	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.286
Scott Rolen	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.252
Zach Cozart	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.276
Bronson Arroyo	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125
Sam LeCure	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
Aroldis Chapman	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Justin Verlander (W; 8-2)	9.0	10	2	2	0	6	0	2.18

Cincinnati Reds
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Bronson Arroyo (L; 5-4)	4.2	9	6	6	1	3	2	4.21
Sam LeCure	1.1	4	4	4	0	0	2	5.34
Aroldis Chapman	3.0	0	0	0	0	4	0	2.34

Stat of the Series: Prince Fielder got twice as many HRs (4) as Austin Jackson got hits (2) for the series.

Notable Mention: Justin Verlander gets his first career hit against Bronson Arroyo.



NEXT SERIES: Detroit (35-26) @ Chicago Cubs (31-30)

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After years of self-loathing, Verlander finally gets his first hit


Verlander hugging his manager after a base knock off Bronson Arroyo

DETROIT, MI-- It was a day of joy for Detroit and Justin Verlander against the Cincinnati Reds today, they had dropped the first two games of the series and needed a win to salvage something from this series. Verlander led them on the mound with a complete game in dominating fashion, but that isn't what had Verlander talking after the game. Verlander was all smiles in the post-game press conference when he talked about his first career hit against Bronson Arroyo, "I told you guys this was the year for me, I also said I was more of a power hitter and guess what...I had a double. Sorry Bronson (Arroyo) I had to get it eventually, I'm just the best in the lineup and all you NL pitchers better watch out!"

The semi-kidding Verlander completely ignored his dominant start against a potent lineup, claiming he always expects to do that to teams. Verlander dropped his ERA to 2.18 and picked up his 8th win of the season, which isn't even the best win total or ERA on the team's staff (Turner with a 1.97 ERA and Fister with 9 wins lead the team.) All in all, if Verlander and the Tigers rotation can keep pitching even half as well as they've been pitching, the Tigers are destined for greatness.

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Series Recap for June 12th-14th:
Detroit (35-26) @ Chicago Cubs (31-30)


Game 1: Fister good, Dempster better in 3-1 win for Cubs

Recap:
Detroit gave Chicago a good fight, but in the end Ryan Dempster was too much for them to handle. Dempster is the NL leader in ERA coming into his start today and did not disappoint with a dominant start against the best lineup in the AL. He gave a complete game, 4 hit effort in which he allowed a lone run. Fister pitched the entire game as well, but he suffered a loss due to a Soriano long ball he surrendered early on. Miggy gets an RBI single in the first and Detroit fails to do anything after that.

Detroit Tigers at Chicago Cubs
Jun 12, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Detroit (35-27)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2
Chicago (32-30)	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	x	3	7	1
W: Ryan Dempster (5-3) L: Doug Fister (9-2)

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Brennan Boesch	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.268
Ryan Raburn	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.290
Prince Fielder	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.340
Miguel Cabrera	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	.390
Delmon Young	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.295
Alex Avila	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.180
Jhonny Peralta	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226
Austin Jackson	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.176
Doug Fister	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000

Chicago Cubs
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Starlin Castro	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.306
David DeJesus	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.271
Bryan LaHair	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.280
Alfonso Soriano	4	1	2	2	0	1	1	.236
Geovany Soto	3	0	0	1	0	2	0	.265
Ian Stewart	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233
Marlon Byrd	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296
Dawin Barney	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.293
Ryan Dempster	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156
BATTING: HR: Soriano (14)

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Doug Fister (L; 9-2)	8.0	7	3	2	0	5	0	2.77

Chicago Cubs
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Ryan Dempster (W; 5-3)	9.0	4	1	1	0	8	0	1.73

Game 2: Scherzer settles down Detroit, gives another good outing

Recap:
Max Scherzer has really started to give the Tigers better outings as the season has progressed and that continued here today as he dominated Chicago in a 10-3 rout. Fielder and Cabrera both homered for Detroit and Brandon Inge hit a pinch-hit 3R-HR in the 8th inning. Soto and Soriano homered for the Cubs in the losing effort.

Detroit Tigers at Chicago Cubs
Jun 13, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Detroit (36-27)	3	0	0	2	1	1	0	3	0	10	14	0
Chicago (32-31)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	3	5	1
W: Max Scherzer (5-8) L: Randy Wells (3-3)

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Brennan Boesch	5	2	2	0	0	2	0	.268
Ryan Raburn	5	0	1	0	0	4	0	.290
Prince Fielder	5	1	1	2	0	0	1	.340
Miguel Cabrera	5	2	3	2	0	1	1	.390
Delmon Young	4	2	2	1	0	1	0	.295
Alex Avila	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.180
Jhonny Peralta	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	.226
Austin Jackson	4	0	1	1	0	2	0	.176
Max Scherzer	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	.333
Brandon Inge	1	1	1	3	0	0	1	.197
BATTING: HR: Cabrera (23), Fielder (19), Inge (5)

Chicago Cubs
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Starlin Castro	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	.306
David DeJesus	3	1	0	0	1	1	0	.271
Bryan LaHair	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.280
Alfonso Soriano	4	1	1	2	0	2	1	.236
Geovany Soto	4	1	1	1	0	2	1	.265
Ian Stewart	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.233
Marlon Byrd	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.296
Dawin Barney	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.293
Randy Wells	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.129
James Russell	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111
BATTING: HR: Soriano (15), Soto (10)

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Max Scherzer (W; 5-8)	7.0	3	1	1	1	10	1	4.07
Joaquin Benoit	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.24
Andy Oliver	1.0	2	2	2	0	0	1	3.38

Chicago Cubs
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Randy Wells (L; 3-3)	4.2	9	6	6	0	5	2	3.46
James Russell	4.1	5	4	1	0	6	1	1.21

Game 3: Barn Burner in Chicago goes Detroit's way

Recap:
Detroit had a big lead going into the bottom of the 8th inning in Chicago, a 5 run spread after a good Rick Porcello outing had ended. Joaquin Benoit came into the game and literally gave it away, 4 earned runs in the inning blew that lead to one, and Jose Valverde gave up another run to nod the game at 8. However, Detroit's offense was too good. Boesch, Fielder, and Cabrera combined to snag the lead for Detroit and Delmon Young hit a 2 run double in the top of the 9th to make it a 3 run game, and things weren't over yet as the Tigers batted around to get a 6 run inning. Schlereth came in and pitched a perfect 9th to seal the wild 14-8 victory.

Detroit Tigers at Chicago Cubs
Jun 14, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Detroit (37-27)	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	2	6	14	16	1
Chicago (32-32)	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	8	13	2
W: Jose Valverde (3-1) L: Chris Carpenter (1-2)

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Brennan Boesch	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	.268
Ryan Raburn	5	2	1	1	0	1	1	.290
Prince Fielder	5	3	3	2	0	0	1	.340
Miguel Cabrera	5	2	3	2	0	1	0	.390
Delmon Young	5	3	4	6	0	0	2	.295
Jhonny Peralta	4	1	0	0	1	1	0	.226
Gerald Laird	5	0	1	1	0	2	0	.196
Austin Jackson	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	.176
Rick Porcello	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Andy Dirks	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	.238
Jose Valverde	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Brandon Inge	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.197
BATTING: HR: Raburn (5), Fielder (20), Young 2 (8), Dirks (5)

Chicago Cubs
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Starlin Castro	5	0	0	0	0	2	0	.306
David DeJesus	5	3	3	0	0	0	0	.271
Bryan LaHair	5	1	1	2	0	1	0	.280
Alfonso Soriano	4	1	3	2	0	1	0	.236
Geovany Soto	4	1	2	2	0	0	1	.265
Ian Stewart	4	1	2	0	0	1	0	.233
Marlon Byrd	4	1	1	1	0	2	0	.296
Dawin Barney	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	.293
Chris Volstad	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.091
Chris Carpenter	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
BATTING: HR: LaHair (17), Soto (11)

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Rick Porcello	6.0	6	3	3	0	5	1	5.76
Octavio Dotel	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.62
Joaquin Benoit	.2	4	4	4	0	2	1	4.24
Jose Valverde (W; 3-1)	.1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.07
Daniel Schlererth	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.45

Chicago Cubs
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Chris Volstad	7.0	11	8	8	0	3	5	3.90
Chris Carpenter (L; 1-2)	1.1	5	6	4	1	3	0	2.81
Travis Wood	.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.20

Stat of the Series: The Cubs and Tigers combined to score 39 runs, get 59 hits, and hit 13 HR balls in the 3 game set.



NEXT SERIES:
Colorado (32-30) @ Detroit (37-27)

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[TheNumber35]

Series Recap for June 15th-17th:
Colorado (32-30) @ Detroit (37-27)



Game 1: Turner pitches Tigers past Rockies

Recap:
Detroit was led today by the excellent pitching of rookie hurler Jacob Turner. He gave the Tigers yet another quality start, going 7 innings, allowing 7 hit and 2 runs. He was supported by Prince Fielder who lifted off against the starter Moscoso (5-5) for his 21st bomb of the season. Todd Helton and Michael Cuddyer homered in this game for Colorado, but it wasn't enough to get past strong pitching from the Tigers. Jose Valverde also picked up save 21 in this game.

Colorado Rockies at Detroit Tigers
Jun 15, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Colorado (32-31)	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	10	0
Detroit (38-27)	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	x	4	8	0
W: Jacob Turner (8-4) L: Guillermo Moscoso (5-5) S: Jose Valverde (21)

Colorado Rockies
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Dexter Fowler	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.186
Michael Cuddyer	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	.266
Carlos Gonzalez	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.268
Troy Tulowitzki	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.278
Todd Helton	4	1	1	1	0	3	1	.290
Charlie Blackmon	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.249
Marco Scutaro	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.214
Ramon Hernandez	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	.266
Casey Blake	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.238
BATTING: HR: Cuddyer (5), Helton (4)

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Brennan Boesch	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.257
Ryan Raburn	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	.299
Prince Fielder	4	2	2	2	0	1	1	.345
Miguel Cabrera	4	0	1	2	0	0	0	.384
Delmon Young	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.293
Alex Avila	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.180
Jhonny Peralta	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229
Andy Dirks	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.239
Austin Jackson	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	.177
BATTING: HR: Fielder (21)

Colorado Rockies
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Guillermo Moscoso (L; 5-5)	6.0	7	4	4	0	4	1	3.50
Josh Outman	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0.00

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Jacob Turner (W; 8-4)	7.0	7	2	2	0	5	1	2.01
Octavio Dotel	1.0	2	1	1	0	2	1	2.04
Jose Valverde (S; 21)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.32

Game 2: Rockies comeback spoils Verlander's start

Recap:
The Tigers had Justin Verlander on the mound and he was dominating as he usually would be, going 7 innings and allowing 3 runs against the potent Rockies offense is very good and would earn you a win on most days...not today. Verlander had his lead squandered by reliever Joaquin Benoit, who has been struggling as of late. Daniel Schlereth picked up the loss in this game, but he calmed the game down for 2 innings before giving up a run. The Rockies overcame a bad outing from Drew Pomeranz and a Miguel Cabrera longball to win today. Helton and Gonzalez went yard for the Rockies to fuel the team.

Colorado Rockies at Detroit Tigers
Jun 16, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Extras	R	H	E
Colorado (33-31)	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	1	6	10	1
Detroit (38-28)	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	5	14	0
W: Matt Belisle (2-2) L: Daniel Schlereth (0-1) S: Rex Brothers (17)

Colorado Rockies
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Dexter Fowler	5	1	1	0	0	2	0	.186
Michael Cuddyer	5	2	3	0	0	1	0	.266
Carlos Gonzalez	4	1	3	3	0	1	1	.268
Troy Tulowitzki	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	.278
Todd Helton	5	1	1	2	0	2	1	.290
Charlie Blackmon	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.249
Marco Scutaro	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.214
Ramon Hernandez	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266
Casey Blake	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	.238
BATTING: HR: Gonzalez (13), Helton (5)

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Brennan Boesch	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	.257
Ryan Raburn	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	.299
Prince Fielder	5	0	2	2	0	0	0	.345
Miguel Cabrera	4	1	2	2	0	1	1	.384
Delmon Young	5	0	1	0	0	1	0	.293
Alex Avila	5	0	0	0	0	3	0	.180
Jhonny Peralta	5	1	3	0	0	1	0	.229
Andy Dirks	5	0	1	0	0	2	0	.239
Austin Jackson	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	.177
BATTING: HR: Cabrera (24)

Colorado Rockies
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Drew Pomeranz	5.2	11	5	4	0	7	1	3.39
Edgmer Escalona	2.1	2	0	0	0	2	0	1.79
Matt Belisle (W; 2-2)	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.66
Rex Brothers (S; 17)	.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.05

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Justin Verlander	7.0	6	3	3	1	7	1	2.29
Joaquin Benoit	.2	2	2	2	0	1	1	5.09
Daniel Schlereth (L; 0-1)	2.1	2	1	1	0	1	0	2.59

Game 3: Fister picks up 10th win in 3-2 victory over Rockies

Recap:
Detroit needed every last run they could muster in this game today as Jeremy Guthrie and Doug Fister locked up in a masterful pitching duel. Guthrie lost the game, but pitched a complete game where he allowed 3 runs (1 earned) and struck out 7 Tigers. Fister pitched a 3 hitter through 8 innings and allowed 1 run, on a homer to Marco Scutaro of all people. Jose Valverde surrendered a run on a leadoff triple, but still managed to slam the door on his 22nd save of the year.

Colorado Rockies at Detroit Tigers
Jun 17, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Colorado (33-32)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	4	2
Detroit (39-28)	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	x	3	7	0
W: Doug Fister (10-2) L: Jeremy Guthrie (2-7) S: Jose Valverde (22)

Colorado Rockies
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Dexter Fowler	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.186
Michael Cuddyer	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.266
Carlos Gonzalez	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	.268
Troy Tulowitzki	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278
Todd Helton	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.290
Charlie Blackmon	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.249
Marco Scutaro	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	.214
Ramon Hernandez	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266
Casey Blake	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238
BATTING: HR: Scutaro (4)

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Brennan Boesch	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	.257
Ryan Raburn	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.299
Prince Fielder	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.345
Miguel Cabrera	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.384
Delmon Young	4	1	1	1	0	1	0	.293
Alex Avila	4	1	1	1	0	2	0	.180
Jhonny Peralta	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229
Brandon Inge	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	.200
Austin Jackson	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.177

Colorado Rockies
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Jeremy Guthrie (L; 2-7)	8.0	7	3	1	1	7	0	4.88

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Doug Fister (W; 10-2)	8.0	3	1	1	0	4	1	2.64
Jose Valverde (S; 22)	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	0	1.32

NEXT SERIES: St. Louis (35-32) @ Detroit (39-28)

[Assassin]

Not bad looking good man. 39-28 on the year where would you be sitting at in the AL Central right about now?