Tigers 7 - 2 Giants
Final
  for this game

Thames leads red-hot Tigers against Giants

Jun 18, 2008 - 12:44 PM Detroit (33-38) at San Francisco (31-41) 3:45 p.m. EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) -- Marcus Thames and the Detroit Tigers go for their third straight series victory on Wednesday when they wrap up a three-game interleague set against the San Francisco Giants.

Thames and rookie Ryan Raburn both hit home runs and Kenny Rogers pitched seven outstanding innings as the Tigers claimed a 5-1 win over the Giants on Tuesday - their seventh win in the last eight games.

Thames' has homered in five consecutive games, tying the franchise record last reached by Willie Horton in 1969. The 31-year-old has 13 home runs this season.

Rookie Armando Galarraga (6-2, 3.31 ERA) looks to duplicate Rogers' success when he takes the mound for Detroit on Wednesday.

Galarraga, 26, earned his third win in his last four starts on Friday, pitching seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and a walk while striking out five en route to a 5-0 victory against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Barry Zito (2-10, 5.88) tries to avoid adding to his major league-leading loss total when he counters for the Giants.

Zito became the majors first 10-game loser on Friday, yielding four runs and six hits in 5 2/3 innings during a 5-1 setback to the Oakland Athletics.








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    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    DETROIT 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 10 2
    SAN FRANCISCO 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 8 2 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: DET - ARMANDO GALARRAGA, FREDDY DOLSI (7TH), ZACH MINER (9TH) AND
    IVAN RODRIGUEZ
    SFO - BARRY ZITO, BILLY SADLER (3RD), ALEX HINSHAW
    (5TH), JACK TASCHNER (7TH), KEI

    Jun 18 6:57 PM


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    AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
    ERROR BY CARLOS GUILLEN ALLOWED STEVE HOLM TO SCORE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, E BURRISS ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 7
    SAN FRANCISCO 2 BOTTOM, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: F LEWIS (.288, 1-FOR-3)

    Tigers 7, Giants 2  Bot 6, 0 OutsJun 18 6:04 PM


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    AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY PLACIDO POLANCO SCORED CURTIS GRANDERSON.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, P POLANCO ON FIRST, A GALARRAGA ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 7
    SAN FRANCISCO 1 TOP, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GUILLEN (.305, 2-FOR-2, BB, 2 RBI)

    Tigers 7, Giants 1  Top 5, 0 OutsJun 18 5:27 PM


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    AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
    ERROR BY TRAVIS DENKER ALLOWED PLACIDO POLANCO TO SCORE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M CABRERA ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 6
    SAN FRANCISCO 1 TOP, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M THAMES (.254, 0-FOR-1, BB)

    Tigers 6, Giants 1  Top 4, 0 OutsJun 18 5:05 PM


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    AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
    WILD PITCH BY ARMANDO GALARRAGA SCORED TRAVIS DENKER.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, O VIZQUEL ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 5
    SAN FRANCISCO 1 BOTTOM, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: F LEWIS (.286, 0-FOR-1)

    Tigers 5, Giants 1  Bot 2, 0 OutsJun 18 4:36 PM


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    AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY CARLOS GUILLEN SCORED EDGAR RENTERIA AND PLACIDO
    POLANCO.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, C GUILLEN ON SECOND, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 5
    SAN FRANCISCO 0 TOP, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M ORDONEZ (.305, 1-FOR-1, RBI)

    Tigers 5, Giants 0  Top 2, 0 OutsJun 18 4:20 PM


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    AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY PLACIDO POLANCO SCORED ARMANDO GALARRAGA.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, P POLANCO ON SECOND, E RENTERIA ON THIRD, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 3
    SAN FRANCISCO 0 TOP, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GUILLEN (.300, 0-FOR-0, BB)

    Tigers 3, Giants 0  Top 2, 0 OutsJun 18 4:18 PM


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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    DETROIT 2 2 3 0
    SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - ARMANDO GALARRAGA
    SFO - BARRY ZITO

    DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: F LEWIS (.288, 6 HR, 22 RBI)
    J CASTILLO (.260, 5 HR, 24 RBI)
    R WINN (.298, 5 HR,

    Tigers 2, Giants 0  Bot 1, 0 OutsJun 18 3:57 PM

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