Detroit Tigers
Detroit Tigers
16-26, 5th Central
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Byrnes breaks out of slump, D-Backs beat Tigers
Byrnes breaks out of slump, D-Backs beat Tigers
AP,
May 17, 2008
Eric Byrnes lined out to left field in his first at-bat Friday night and finally felt good about his swing. Byrnes broke out of a monthlong slump with a homer and two RBIs, Dan Haren pitched seven innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat Detroit 4-3 to hand the slumping Tigers their fifth straight defeat. ...More |
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Tigers Team Report
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Tigers Team Report May 16, 2008
There's only so much manager Jim Leyland can do to get his plodding club going, but it's fast approaching the point where he's going to have to try something radical.
Shaking up the batting order didn't work. Neither did putting Gary Sheffield into left field.
The Tigers brought up pitching prospect Armando Galarraga, and he performed well, but once he makes his Saturday start, he's destined to head either to Detroit's bullpen or its Class AAA affiliate.
The long-term contracts the club looked so smart handing out during the winter don't look so hot now.
They limit Leyland's options.
He can't do much shuffling in the rotation because only Kenny Rogers isn't tied to the club beyond this year. ...More |
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| Scores & Schedule |
| Last Five Games |
| Sun, May 11 | NY Yankees | Postponed | | Tue, May 13 | at Kansas City | L 2-3 | | Wed, May 14 | at Kansas City | L 0-2 | | Thu, May 15 | at Kansas City | L 4-8 | | Fri, May 16 | at Arizona | L 3-4 |
| Next Five Games |
| Sat, May 17 | at Arizona | 20:10 | | Sun, May 18 | at Arizona | 16:10 | | Tue, May 20 | Seattle | 19:05 | | Wed, May 21 | Seattle | 19:05 | | Thu, May 22 | Seattle | 13:05 |
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