Tigers upset Bonderman suspended for 3 games by MLB and Twins' Mijares wasn't suspendedOctober 2nd, 2009 Tigers' Bonderman suspended for 3 games by MLBDETROIT — Tigers general manager Dave Dombrowski does not agree with Major League Baseball's decision to suspend Detroit pitcher Jeremy Bonderman while only fining Twins pitcher Jose Mijares. Bonderman was suspended for three games Friday for intentionally hitting Minnesota's Delmon Young with a pitch, and Mijares was docked an undisclosed amount of money for intentionally throwing behind Detroit's Adam Everett.
Twins 8, Tigers 3October 1st, 2009 Twins 8, Tigers 3
Minnesota Detroitab r h biab r h biSpan cf-rf 3 2 1 1 Grndrs cf4 0 1 1OCarer ss 5 1 2 3 Santiag 2b5 0 0 0Mauer dh 4 1 2 2 Ordonz rf4 0 2 0Cuddyr 1b 5 0 2 1 MiCarr 1b4 0 1 0Kubel rf 3 0 0 1 CGuilln lf3 1 0 0Gomez cf 1 0 0 0 Thams dh3 1 1 0DlmYn lf 4 1 3 0 A.Huff ph1 0 0 0BHarrs 3b 4 1 0 0 Inge 3b4 0 0 0Tolbert 3b 1 0 0 0 Laird c4 1 2 1Rdmnd c 5 0 1 0 Avila c0 0 0 0Punto 2b 3 2 2 0 Everett ss3 0 0 0Totals 38 8 13 8 Totals35 3 7 2
Minnesota 003 100 040—8Detroit 010 000 020—3E_B.Harris 2 (12), Delm.Young (5), Tolbert (4), Inge (20). DP_Minnesota 2.
Royals 9, Tigers 2September 17th, 2009 Royals 9, Tigers 2
Kansas City Detroitab r h biab r h biBlmqst rf 5 2 4 0 Grndrs cf4 0 0 0Maier lf 4 0 0 0 Thoms cf1 0 0 0Butler 1b 5 2 1 0 Polanc 2b3 1 1 0Jacobs dh 3 0 0 0 WRmrz rf0 0 0 0Callasp 2b 4 1 2 3 CGuilln lf4 0 0 0Olivo c 5 1 1 3 MiCarr 1b4 1 1 2B.Pena c 0 0 0 0 Thams 1b0 0 0 0AGordn 3b 4 1 1 0 A.Huff dh4 0 2 0LHrndz 3b 0 0 0 0 Avila c3 0 0 0YBtncr ss 5 1 2 0 Kelly rf-2b4 0 1 0JAndrs cf 5 1 1 3 Inge 3b3 0 1 0Dlugch 3b1 0 0 0Santiag ss2 0 1 0Totals 40 9 12 9 Totals33 2 7 2
Kansas City 203 003 010—9Detroit 000 002 000—2LOB_Kansas City 11, Detroit 8. 2B_Callaspo (36).
Royals 11, Tigers 1September 15th, 2009 Royals 11, Tigers 1
Kansas City Detroitab r h biab r h biDeJess lf 4 1 1 3 Grndrs cf3 0 1 0JAndrs cf 1 0 0 0 WRmrz rf1 0 0 0Blmqst rf 5 2 3 0 CGuilln lf4 0 1 1Butler 1b 3 2 0 0 Ordonz rf3 0 0 0Olivo dh 4 3 2 3 Thoms rf-cf1 0 0 0Callasp 2b 4 1 2 4 MiCarr 1b2 0 0 0Maier cf-lf 5 0 0 0 Kelly 1b1 0 0 0J.Buck c 4 1 2 0 A.Huff dh4 0 0 0AGordn 3b 2 1 0 0 Avila c3 0 1 0YBtncr ss 4 0 0 0 D.Ryan ph-c1 0 0 0Inge 3b2 0 0 0Dlugch 3b2 0 0 0Santiag 2b2 0 0 0Everett ss3 1 1 0Totals 36 11 10 10 Totals32 1 4 1
Kansas City 400 310 300—11Detroit 000 010 000— 1E_A.Gordon (6). LOB_Kansas City 4, Detroit 9.
Tigers 6, Blue Jays 5, 10 inningsSeptember 14th, 2009 Tigers 6, Blue Jays 5, 10 innings
Toronto Detroitab r h biab r h biScutaro ss 5 1 2 0 Raburn lf3 1 2 2A.Hill 2b 5 1 2 1 Thoms ph-lf-rf2 0 0 0Lind dh 5 1 1 3 Polanc 2b4 0 0 0V.Wells cf 3 0 2 0 Ordonz rf4 0 2 0JMcDnl lf 1 0 0 0 WRmrz pr0 0 0 0Overay 1b 4 0 1 0 Kelly lf0 0 0 0Encrnc 3b 4 1 2 1 MiCarr 1b5 0 0 0JBautst rf-cf 4 0 0 0 Thams dh5 0 0 0KPhlps c 4 0 1 0 Inge 3b3 1 1 0Snider lf-rf 4 1 1 0 Grndrs cf3 1 0 0Laird c3 1 1 0Avila ph-c2 1 1 0Everett ss1 0 0 0Santiag ph-ss1 0 1 0A.Huff ph1 1 1 3Dlugch ss0 0 0 0Totals 39 5 12 5 Totals37 6 9 5
Toronto 000 005 000 0—5Detroit 100 010 003 1—6One out when winning run scored. E_Scutaro 2 (10).
Justin Verlander gets 16th victory, Tigers score 3 in the ninth and beat Tampa Bay 4-3September 4th, 2009 Verlander gets 16th victory in Detroit winST. PETERSBURG, Fla.
Polanco, Guillen and Inge homers lift Tigers to 8-5 win over IndiansSeptember 1st, 2009 Three HRs lift Tigers past Indians, 8-5DETROIT — Placido Polanco and Carlos Guillen homered on successive pitches and Brandon Inge also went deep, lifting the Detroit Tigers to an 8-5 win over the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night. Aubrey Huff added three RBIs for Detroit, which won its second straight.
Tigers recall RHP Bonderman from injury rehab and 5 others from Triple-A ToledoSeptember 1st, 2009 Tigers recall RHP Bonderman, 5 more from Triple-ADETROIT — The Detroit Tigers recalled right-hander Jeremy Bonderman from his injury rehabilitation assignment at Triple-A Toledo and reinstated him from the disabled list on Tuesday. The team also recalled five other players from the minors.
Carlos Pena, James Shields shine as Tampa Bay tops Detroit 11-7 for 4-game splitAugust 31st, 2009 Carlos Pena leads Rays to 11-7 win over TigersDETROIT — Carlos Pena hit his AL-best 38th homer and drove in four runs to help the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 11-7 on Monday for a split of their four-game series. Tampa Bay scored six times in the first inning against the AL Central leaders, capped by Pena's two-run drive.
Ichiro homer helps Seattle over Tigers, 3-1August 20th, 2009 Ichiro homer helps Seattle over Tigers, 3-1DETROIT — Ichiro Suzuki homered to back Ian Snell's best start with Seattle in the Mariners' 3-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night. Snell (1-1) held Detroit to just one run and four hits in 5 2-3 innings.
Justin Verlander pitches 6-hitter as Tigers beat White Sox 5-1July 24th, 2009 Verlander tops White Sox in opener of doubleheaderDETROIT — Justin Verlander allowed one unearned run in a six-hitter as the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 5-1 in the first game of Friday's day-night doubleheader. Verlander (11-5) struggled with his control early, walking four batters in the first five innings.
Tigers put reliever Joel Zumaya on disabled list with sore shoulder; recall RHP Ryan PerryJuly 18th, 2009 Tigers put RHP Joel Zumaya on disabled listNEW YORK — Detroit Tigers reliever Joel Zumaya is going on the 15-day disabled list, this time because of a sore right shoulder. Ryan Perry was recalled Saturday from Triple-A Toledo to replace the oft-injured Zumaya in the bullpen.
Cabrera, Thames and Polanco homer, Verlander gets 11 Ks in Tigers' 8-5 win vs. RoyalsJuly 8th, 2009 Tigers' Verlander strikes out 11 in win vs. RoyalsDETROIT — Marcus Thames hit a three-run homer to power Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers to an 8-5 win over the Kansas City Royals.
Detroit places right-hander Jeremy Bonderman on 15-day disabled list to continue surgery rehabJune 12th, 2009 Detroit places pitcher Bonderman on 15-day DLDETROIT — The Tigers have placed right-hander Jeremy Bonderman on the 15-day disabled list and recalled pitcher Ryan Perry from Toledo. Bonderman (0-1) gave up six runs on eight hits in just over four innings during Monday's loss to the Chicago White Sox.
White Sox 6, Tigers 1June 9th, 2009 White Sox 6, Tigers 1DP_Detroit 1. LOB_Detroit 2, Chicago 5.