SB Nation Detroit - Tigers Take Second Game Of Series From Indians, 5-2https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48919/detroit-fave.png2010-08-21T21:53:08-04:00http://detroit.sbnation.com/rss/stream/13995262010-08-21T21:53:08-04:002010-08-21T21:53:08-04:00Tigers Win 2nd Straight Against Indians, 5-2
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<p>Detroit, MI (<a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/events/54096/recap/112294">Sports Network</a>) - <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../mlb/players/31245/Max_Scherzer">Max Scherzer</a> allowed one earned run in seven strong innings, leading the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../mlb/teams/detroit-tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> to another home victory over the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../mlb/teams/cleveland-indians">Cleveland Indians</a>, 5-2.</p>
<p>Scherzer (9-9) allowed two runs total on four hits and two walks while fanning eight for the Tigers, who have won 14 of their last 16 home games against Cleveland, including seven of eight this season. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../mlb/players/587/Jose_Valverde">Jose Valverde</a> earned his 24th save of the season.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../mlb/players/397/Don_Kelly">Don Kelly</a> homered, while <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../mlb/players/31807/Austin_Jackson">Austin Jackson</a> went 2-for-4 with two runs scored. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../mlb/players/32059/Brennan_Boesch">Brennan Boesch</a> notched an RBI double for the 100th hit of his rookie season.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../mlb/players/86/Travis_Hafner">Travis Hafner</a> went 2-for-4 with an RBI for the Indians, who have lost four of five. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../mlb/players/108227/Josh_Tomlin">Josh Tomlin</a> (1-3) lost his third straight start after yielding five runs, seven hits and two walks in six innings.</p>
<p>Tied, 2-2, entering the fourth, the Tigers went ahead for good when <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../mlb/players/427/Miguel_Cabrera">Miguel Cabrera</a> doubled, moved to third on Jhonny Peralta's infield single and scored on Brandon Inge's sacrifice fly.</p>
<p>Kelly provided Detroit with some insurance in the fifth, leading off the inning with his fourth home run of the season. Jackson followed with a ground- rule double and later scored on Boesch's double for a 5-2 advantage.</p>
<p>The Indians never brought the tying run to the plate.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../mlb/players/113/Shin_Soo_Choo">Shin-Soo Choo</a> scored for the Indians in the first on an error, but Detroit came back with two in the home half to move in front.</p>
<p>Jackson led off with a double and moved to third on a <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../mlb/players/32044/Will_Rhymes">Will Rhymes</a> grounder. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../mlb/players/271/Ryan_Raburn">Ryan Raburn</a> followed with an RBI double and eventually came around to score on a Tomlin wild pitch for a 2-1 game.</p>
<p>The Indians tied the game in the third on Hafner's RBI single.</p>
<p>The Tigers lead the season series, 8-6...The Indians are 11-10 on Saturday, their only winning day of the week this season...Scherzer threw 119 pitches, 85 for strikes...Choo stole his 15th base of the season.</p>
https://detroit.sbnation.com/2010/8/21/1635621/tigers-win-2nd-straight-againstSean Yuille2010-08-21T19:17:28-04:002010-08-21T19:17:28-04:00Tigers Look To Make It 2 Straight Against Indians
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<p>(<a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/events/54096/preview/112255">Sports Network</a>) - The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/teams/detroit-tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> will try to continue their home dominance of the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/teams/cleveland-indians">Cleveland Indians</a>, as the clubs resume a three-game series tonight at Comerica Park.</p>
<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.blessyouboys.com/">Tigers</a> have taken 13 of their last 15 home meetings with the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.letsgotribe.com/">Indians</a> and that includes a 6-0 blanking in last night's series opener.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/22064/Armando_Galarraga">Armando Galarraga</a> (4-5) continued his mastery of the Indians with seven shutout innings, helping the Tigers end a three-game slide. Galarraga (4-5), whose last appearance against Cleveland resulted in what should have been a perfect game, allowed just three hits and struck out eight without walking a batter. Back on June 2, Galarraga tossed his first career shutout, retiring the first 26 batters of the game before umpire Jim Joyce botched a call at first base that would have resulted in the third perfect game of the season.</p>
<p>Instead, he settled for a one-hitter, and Galarraga stretched his scoreless innings streak against the Indians this season to 16. He has given up at least one run in every start this season except both games against Cleveland.</p>
<p>"Today, everything was good with my mechanics," Galarraga said. "I threw a good game. Every pitch was in the corner."</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/397/Don_Kelly">Don Kelly</a> recorded a career-high four hits to go with two runs scored and an RBI for Detroit, which snapped a four-game skid to the Indians. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/280/Brandon_Inge">Brandon Inge</a> fell a homer shy of the cycle, while <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/32044/Will_Rhymes">Will Rhymes</a>, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/31807/Austin_Jackson">Austin Jackson</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/427/Miguel_Cabrera">Miguel Cabrera</a> each recorded a multi-hit game.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/31316/Jayson_Nix">Jayson Nix</a> doubled for the Indians to break up a no-hitter in the fifth, as the Indians fell for the ninth time in 12 games. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/33392/Justin_Masterson">Justin Masterson</a> (4-12) continued to struggle, giving up five runs on 11 hits and a walk in six frames.</p>
<p>"Overall, I was decently pleased with what took place," Masterson said. "I got us through the sixth. There were five runs that were scored, but I think we still had an opportunity -- I think with our offense, we're still in a game."</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/108227/Josh_Tomlin">Josh Tomlin</a> gets the call for Cleveland tonight and he has dropped two straight starts. The right-hander is coming off his shortest outing since being recalled from Triple-A Columbus on July 27th, allowing three runs and 10 hits over five innings of a 3-1 loss to Baltimore on August 11th.</p>
<p>This will be Tomlin's first career appearance against the Tigers, who will counter with <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/players/31245/Max_Scherzer">Max Scherzer</a>.</p>
<p>The right-hander was dominant against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../mlb/teams/new-york-yankees">Yankees</a> on Monday, allowing just two hits over six scoreless innings of a 3-1 victory in New York. He walked two and fanned six in earning his first victory since July 21st.</p>
<p>In two career starts versus the Indians, both this season, Scherzer is 0-2 with an 8.10 ERA.</p>
<p>The Tigers has won seven of 13 matchups with the Indians this year, including six of seven at Comerica Park.</p>
https://detroit.sbnation.com/2010/8/21/2319706/tigers-look-to-make-it-2-straight-against-indiansSean Yuille