Bases loaded in the third with no outs. This looks ugly.

2-0

NOOOOOOOOO

The Twinks came in playing better. But they are about to catch some hell from the Tigs....i hope.

Years past, I felt like we would find a way to lose, this year, I get the feeling we'll find a way to win.

3-2 Twins right now, but bases loaded 2 out for the Tigs. Orange Crush is up

How bout that shit? Orange Crush is heating back up. They better give him a hit on that base clearing double.

5-3 Tigs Yeayaw

Cuddyear almost made a great catch. Shelton with a three run double! 5-3 Tigers.

Lohse can't even last three innnings.

AAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Dmitri almost went deep. Damn.

And look at Inge with a rifle of an arm. And Guillen follows it up with a nice play.

Come on Guillen. All we need is a base hit to break this game wide open.

They were afraid to pitch to him...j/k. I'll take it.

7-3 Tigs

I'll take a walk as well. A popout to end the inning, but we did enough damage.

Hopefully Roberston will stop sucking.

A catcher bunting? Thought I'd never see that happening.

Robertson in another jam. Runners on the corner with 1 out.

A catcher bunting? Thought I'd never see that happening.

Robertson in another jam. Runners on the corner with 1 out.

Nates a busta.

The double play....Yea buddy.

Zoom overthrows and walks in a run, but gets them to hit into a DP.

The Sox lost today...that means that after almost one quarter of baseball...The Tigers...THE DETROIT TIGERS...are tied for the best overall record in baseball.

The ground cold under anyone elses feet too?

Didn't Playboy predict this, last year.

SEE! I READ THE FUCKING ARTICLES!

Verlander, Tigers to face Twins ace
Minnesota (17-22) at Detroit (25-13), 7:05 p.m. ET

Maybe this is the game Torii Hunter had in mind when he guaranteed the Twins wouldn't get swept this time around at Comerica Park.

The last time the Tigers faced Johan Santana on May 7, he didn't allow a hit until the seventh inning. Detroit came back to put the tying run at the plate that inning, but Santana held them off for a 4-2 victory, improving his career record against the Tigers to 8-1. He hasn't lost to the Tigers since 2004, and he has never lost at Comerica Park.

"He's one of the best pitchers in baseball. He's going to beat a lot of teams," manager Jim Leyland said. "He has a lot of weapons. You can't pick up his changeup. It looks like a fastball. You try to sit on a pitch and you can't because of the speed and deception of it. He sells his changeup real good. He's one of the best in the business."

The one factor that works in the Tigers' favor in this matchup is that their starter might well be on his way to becoming one of the best in the business. Justin Verlander had to battle through his last two outings with less than his best stuff, yet salvaged quality starts in both of them. Working with his knuckle-curveball last Wednesday at Baltimore, he still managed to hold the Orioles to three runs in 6 1/3 innings despite seven hits and three walks allowed.

Verlander's last solid outing came against the Twins in an 18-1 Tigers rout April 29. He allowed a run on six hits in seven innings, letting Minnesota's aggressiveness at the plate work in his favor.

Pitching matchup

MIN: LHP Johan Santana (4-3, 3.38 ERA)
Santana has looked borderline dominant in four consecutive wins, striking out 40 batters over 29 innings in that span. He held the White Sox to a run on five hits over seven innings with 10 strikeouts last Friday at the Metrodome.

DET: RHP Justin Verlander (4-3, 3.77 ERA)
Like Nate Robertson on Tuesday, Verlander will be pitching on six days rest thanks to Monday's off-day and last Thursday's rainout at Baltimore. How the extra rest affects the 23-year-old rookie remains to be seen, especially with the team limited in his on-field work due to the weather.

Player to watch
Magglio Ordonez is 9-for-22 with three homers and 11 RBIs lifetime off of Santana, including a two-run homer in their last meeting May 7 at Minnesota.

This is going to be a tough one. Santana loves to pitch against us.

He is 8-1 in 17 appearances versus Detroit with a 2.54 ERA, including a 2-0 record with a 1.86 ERA at Comerica Park.

Tigers lose 2-1. :(

Inge hits a solo, Hunter hits a 2 run double.

Tigers lose 2-1.

Inge hits a solo, Hunter hits a 2 run double.

Interesting prediction. I forsee a pitching duel that lasts till the 9th inning but is broken by a solo off Magg's bat.

1-0 Tigers

Willie Mays Granderson with a nice catch in Center....still 0-0...

Yeaaaah Vance!! 2-0 Tigers!!

VANCE! VANCE! VANCE! VANCE!

Great win by the Tigers tonight. Beating Johan Santana is a huge boost to this team's credibility. Verlander is the real fucking deal. Great performance by him tonight.

VANCE! VANCE! VANCE! VANCE!

Fuck the Vance haters!

Day 2 of "tied for first" feels pretty cool.

Wow. They just keep on winnin.

Wow. They just keep on winnin.

Yeah, they're like the anti-Pistons.

Insert emoticon of grumbling pissed-off face

Instead of finding ways to lose, they're finding ways to win. Looks we have baseball in Detroit again.

Lineups: http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/boxscore?gid=260518106

Polanco gets us going in the first! 1-0 Tigers...

2-0

Willie Mays Granderson with a nice catch in Center....still 0-0...

I just re-read this, and in case noone saw the catch, it was a running, over the shoulder basket catch, ala Willie Mays....I wasn't trying to say he's the second coming or anything...

Anyone else watching the MLB.com feed? It's just a stationary camera from behind the plate and then the radio announcers. Is the game being televised in Detroit?

I'm getting it on the radio at work....

Then you must of just heard Inge knock out a two run shot....4-1 Tigers!!!

Inge is quietly putting up some power numbers this year

It was good to see Polanco get an extra base hit, too. He's been hitting for average, but he needs to at least get a double here and there.

Terrible base running by the tigers. Got caught in two rundowns on one play, a "double play the hard way". Thank God the Twins are saving us by committing error after error.

Terrible base running by the tigers. Got caught in two rundowns on one play, a "double play the hard way". Thank God the Twins are saving us by committing error after error.

ESPN gamecast became very confused.

Grrrr cmon Jones! 5-3

GRANDERSON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!

http://timmygunz.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/20050527tigersweep.jpg

27-13

Jonesy sure knows how to make us sweat a bit.

So.....third day with the best record in baseball. Savor the flavor.

Gotta love the Rollercoaster - he loves drama.

Shug - you make it sound like this won't last.....

Quite the contrary. I hope with all my heart that this lasts. Ask Mola1....I've been bugging him with Tiger stats since the beginning of the season.

Great win! Polanco finally goes deep. I was waiting for his power this year, he can slug a little bit. Then Granderson makes a great catch in the ninth. :D

Fast fact: Polanco has been involved in two triple plays.

That is all.

Sox lost 2 of 3 to the Frigging Devil Rays, that means we're ALL ALONE, folks, these are your FIRST PLACE DETROIT TIGERS!

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I was just coming to post that. Fuckin Incredible