GDT: 9/25/08 - DET (71-86) VS TB (96-62) - 1:05 p.m. ET

End of 7 innings.

Pitches:

Galarraga: 83
Kazmir: 102
Hammel: 28
Bradford: 15
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Ben Zobrist 3-run homer.

7-5 Tigers Tiger2

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Pitching change: Fernando "5.11 ERA" Rodney will now try to pitch.
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He struck him out! Shocked

Former Tiger Troy Percival now pitching for the Rays.
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Inge flies out. 0-4 puts his AVG to .204 for the year.
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ridin' that rollercoaster!
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There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit. ~Al Gallagher, 1971

2 more outs to go! cross fingers

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Tigers win! PARTY!

Tigers: 7
Rays: 5

Notes: Tigers won't lose 90 games unless they lose the remaining games AND lose the make up game, IF it's played. Rays will not win 100 games Frown

Rays won't clinch today unless Bosox lose.
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There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit. ~Al Gallagher, 1971

Tigers won?!

It was great! Maybe because the pressure was off! Santiago starred in this one!
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There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit. ~Al Gallagher, 1971

September 25, 2008

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Tampa Bay	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	5	7	1
Detroit	1	0	1	1	1	0	3	0	X	7	9	0

Tampa Bay	AB-	R-	H-	RBI-	BB-	SO-	LOB-	AVG
Upton, CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.270
Zobrist, 2B	4	2	2	4	0	1	0	.241
Pena, 1B	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	.245
Longoria, 3B	3	1	1	1	1	2	1	.275
Aybar, DH	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	.255
Navarro, C	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.294
- 1-Gomes, PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174
Gross, RF	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	.241
Hinske, LF	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	.246
Bartlett, SS	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.287
Totals	32	5	7	5	3	8	10
1-Ran for Navarro in the 9th.
BATTING HR: Zobrist 2 (10, 1st inning off Galarraga, 0 on, 1 out; 8th inning off Galarraga, 2 on, 2 out), Longoria (27, 7th inning off Galarraga, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Zobrist 8; Longoria 4; Aybar; Navarro; Gross; Hinske. RBI: Zobrist 4 (27), Longoria (85). 2-out RBI: Zobrist 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hinske. GIDP: Navarro 2. Team LOB: 3. FIELDING E: Hinske (3, fielding). DP: (Longoria-Zobrist-Pena).

Detroit	AB-	R-	H-	RBI-	BB-	SO-	LOB-	AVG
Santiago, SS	4	3	3	2	0	0	0	.301
Thames, DH	4	1	2	0	0	2	0	.248
Ordonez, RF	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.316
Cabrera, 1B	3	0	0	1	0	2	1	.294
Hessman, 3B	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	.296
- a-Granderson, PH-CF	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	.286
Raburn, 2B	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	.233
Inge, CF-3B	4	0	0	0	0	2	3	.204
Joyce, LF	2	0	0	0	2	0	2	.258
Ryan, C	4	1	1	1	0	1	4	.306
Totals	30	7	9	6	5	8	12
a-Lined out for Hessman in the 6th.
BATTING 2B: Thames (12, Hammel). HR: Santiago 2 (3, 1st inning off Kazmir, 0 on, 0 out; 3rd inning off Kazmir, 0 on, 0 out), Hessman (5, 4th inning off Kazmir, 0 on, 0 out), Ryan (2, 5th inning off Kazmir, 0 on, 0 out), Granderson (21, 7th inning off Bradford, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Santiago 9; Thames 3; Hessman 4; Granderson 4; Raburn; Ryan 4. RBI: Santiago 2 (16), Hessman (7), Ryan (7), Cabrera (126), Granderson (62). 2-out RBI: Granderson. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ryan 2. SF: Cabrera. GIDP: Ordonez. Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING SB: Inge (4, 2nd base off Hammel/Navarro). CS: Joyce (2, 2nd base by Percival/Navarro). FIELDING DP: 2 (Raburn-Santiago-Cabrera, Cabrera-Santiago).

Tampa Bay	IP--	H-	R-	ER-	BB-	SO-	HR-	ERA
Kazmir (L, 12-8)	5.0	6	4	4	2	8	4	3.49
Hammel	1.0	2	2	2	2	0	0	4.66
Bradford	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	2.12
Percival	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.63

Detroit	IP--	H-	R-	ER-	BB-	SO-	HR-	ERA
Galarraga (W, 13-6)	7.2	6	5	5	2	5	3	3.68
Rodney (S, 11)	1.1	1	0	0	1	3	0	4.93

Hammel pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.

Pitches-strikes: Kazmir 102-60, Hammel 28-16, Bradford 15-10, Percival 17-9, Galarraga 102-64, Rodney 31-19.
Groundouts-flyouts: Kazmir 4-3, Hammel 2-1, Bradford 1-2, Percival 0-2, Galarraga 11-7, Rodney 0-1.
Batters faced: Kazmir 22, Hammel 7, Bradford 4, Percival 3, Galarraga 29, Rodney 6.
Inherited runners-scored: Bradford 1-1.
Umpires: HP: Doug Eddings. 1B: Lance Barksdale. 2B: Dana DeMuth. 3B: Ted Barrett.
Weather: 83 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 5 mph, In from RF.
T: 2:46.
Att: 36,259.
September 25, 2008

Adios Batting Title for this year
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There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit. ~Al Gallagher, 1971

Go

and

Such a difference from this time last year!!
I wonder if he is in cahoots with Chavez. Trinita says no.
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There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit. ~Al Gallagher, 1971

Boy, that home plate ump either really likes the Rays or really hates the Red Sox. Those were some pretty crappy strike calls that inning.

Glad I watched the replay. We were a little homer-heavy but ah! who cares! we'll take the win!
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There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit. ~Al Gallagher, 1971

Told ya all the Tigers would win!