Archive for October 11th, 2006
Tigers 8, Athletics 5
Alexis Gomez impressed his teammates time and again by routinely hitting long home runs. In batting practice, that is.
Still, Jim Leyland trusted his gut and went with the little-used Gomez as Detroit’s designated hitter for Game 2 of the American League championship series - yet another spot-on call by the Tigers manager this postseason.
The result: […]
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Tigers bullpen brings the heat without Zumaya
Fernando Rodney, Jason Grilli and Todd Jones showed that the Detroit Tigers’ relievers can overpower the opposition even when Joel Zumaya is not pitching.
With the fireballing rookie out with tightness in his forearm, it was those other three relievers who combined to tie a postseason record by striking out six straight Oakland Athletics in the […]
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Tigers bullpen brings the heat without Zumaya (AP)
Fernando Rodney, Jason Grilli and Todd Jones showed that the Detroit Tigers’ relievers can overpower the opposition even when Joel Zumaya is not pitching. With the fireballing rookie out with tightness in his forearm, it was those other three relievers who combined to tie a postseason record by striking out six straight Oakland Athletics in […]
Posted: October 11th, 2006.
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American League Championship Series
Composite Box
Detroit leads series 2-0
BATTING SUMMARY
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Detroit
g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so avg
AGomez dh 1 4 1 2 0 0 1 4 0 0 […]
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Alexis Gomez - #45 - Right Field - 6′2″ - 180lbs
News: Alexis Gomez had a two-run homer and a two-run single to lead the Tigers to an 8-5 win over the A’s in Wednesday’s Game 2.Impact: They now have a 2-0 series lead. Gomez’s single in the fourth inning was a ball that Eric Chavez should have turned into an out, but he failed […]
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Rookie Verlander comes up big … again
Every time Justin Verlander looked as if he might be getting flustered, the Detroit Tigers rookie showed he has big league poise to go along with that 100 mph fastball.
Verlander added his first career playoff win to a fabulous first season, beating the Oakland Athletics 8-5 Wednesday night to send the Tigers home with a […]
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Chavez can’t make the big play for A’s
Eric Chavez’s glove hasn’t exactly been golden in the AL championship series.
His bat is nothing special, either - and those are two reasons the Oakland Athletics are in big trouble.
Chavez went 1-for-4 with a solo homer and two strikeouts in the A’s 8-5 loss in Game 2 on Wednesday night, dropping him to 4-for-17 in […]
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Tigers halfway to World Series berth
Jim Leyland trusted his gut and changed designated hitters, going with little-used Alexis Gomez for Game 2 of the American League championship series.
The result: a 2-0 advantage heading home to Motown.
Gomez hit a go-ahead, two-run single and later added a two-run homer to lead the Detroit Tigers to an 8-5 victory over the Oakland Athletics […]
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In game obsessed with numbers, still some room for a manager to think (AP)
It’s a game obsessed with numbers, inundated by statistics. At this time of year, decisions are often computed instead of made, and few managers dare to venture too far off the spreadsheet. Jim Leyland knew all the stats. It was hard not to, because they practically screamed for his attention. Kenny Rogers was almost unbeatable […]
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Chavez can’t make the big play for A’s (AP)
Eric Chavez’s glove hasn’t exactly been golden in the AL championship series. His bat is nothing special, either — and those are two reasons the Oakland Athletics are in big trouble. Chavez went 1-for-4 with a solo homer and two strikeouts in the A’s 8-5 loss in Game 2 on Wednesday night, dropping him to […]
Posted: October 11th, 2006.
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