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Surging Tigers set to face McGowan, Blue Jays

Apr 19, 2008 - 11:41 AM Detroit (6-11) at Toronto (8-9) 1:07 pm EDT

TORONTO (Ticker) - After playing the first two weeks as if they were asleep at the wheel, the Detroit Tigers are waking up.

The Tigers will go for their fifth win in six games when they visit the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday.

Detroit, which remade its offense in the offseason and boasts seven former All-Stars in the lineup, began the season 2-10 while scoring just 33 runs to rank last in the major leagues.

But the past week has been much different, as the club has posted 39 runs in the last five contests while winning four of five.

Newcomers Miguel Cabrera and Edgar Renteria have led the charge, with holdovers Carlos Guillen, Magglio Ordonez and Gary Sheffield finding their strokes.

The Tigers earned an 8-4 win in the series opener Friday, as Renteria homered and drove in three. Cabrera doubled twice and drove in a run and Guillen scored twice.

The Blue Jays will send Dustin McGowan (0-1, 3.71 ERA) to the mound looking to slow Detroit's charge. The 26-year-old righthander has yet to earn a win this season despite allowing under four runs in each start.

McGowan allowed 10 hits and three runs in six innings on Monday at Baltimore to suffer his first loss of the season, but has stifled batters by recording 16 strikeouts in 17 innings this season.

Detroit will counter with righthander Jeremy Bonderman (1-1, 4.58). The 25-year-old surrendered seven runs - four earned - in 6 1/3 Monday against Minnesota, but was bailed out as the offense posted 11 runs.








  • AL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    DETROIT 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 9 2
    TORONTO 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 x 3 7 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN, JASON GRILLI (6TH), CLAY RAPADA (8TH),
    AQUILINO LOPEZ (8TH) AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ
    TOR - DUSTIN MCGOWAN, SCOTT DOWNS (8TH), B.J. RYAN
    (9TH) AND

    Apr 19 4:02 PM
  • 35
    roots
    RUWTbot Added 35 roots (Close Finish)

    Tigers 2, Blue Jays 3  Top 9, 0 OutsApr 19 3:50 PM


  • AL
    AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY IVAN RODRIGUEZ SCORED MIGUEL CABRERA.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C GUILLEN ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 2
    TORONTO 3 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: R RABURN (.429, 1-FOR-2)

    Tigers 2, Blue Jays 3  Top 7, 0 OutsApr 19 3:22 PM


  • AL
    AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
    ERROR BY MIGUEL CABRERA ALLOWED AARON HILL TO SCORE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, V WELLS ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 1
    TORONTO 3 BOTTOM, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR TORONTO: M STAIRS (.317, 1-FOR-2)

    Tigers 1, Blue Jays 3  Bot 5, 0 OutsApr 19 2:53 PM


  • AL
    AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
    GROUND OUT BY JACQUE JONES SCORED IVAN RODRIGUEZ.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R RABURN ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 1
    TORONTO 2 TOP, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: G SHEFFIELD (.204, 0-FOR-1)

    Tigers 1, Blue Jays 2  Top 3, 0 OutsApr 19 2:00 PM


  • AL
    AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
    BASES LOADED WALK TO MARCO SCUTARO SCORED MATT STAIRS.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M SCUTARO ON FIRST, L OVERBAY ON SECOND, R
    BARAJAS ON THIRD, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 0
    TORONTO 2 BOTTOM, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR TORONTO: J INGLETT (.316, 0 HR, 4 RBI)

    Tigers 0, Blue Jays 2  Bot 2, 0 OutsApr 19 1:45 PM


  • AL
    AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY ALEX RIOS (2) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 2 OUT IN
    THE 1ST OFF JEREMY BONDERMAN.
    CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 0, TORONTO 1
    DUE UP FOR TORONTO: V WELLS (.314, 3 HR, 15 RBI)

    Tigers 0, Blue Jays 1  Bot 1, 0 OutsApr 19 1:23 PM

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