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Tigers looks to rebound against Cardinals

Jun 25, 2008 - 12:41 PM St. Louis (45-33) at Detroit (36-40), 7:05 pm EDT

DETROIT (Ticker) -- The Detroit Tigers try to regain their momentum when they host the St. Louis Cardinals in interleague action Wednesday.

The Cardinals posted an 8-4 victory in the series opener Tuesday, sending Detroit to just its fourth loss in the last 16 games.

Starter Armando Galarraga (7-2, 3.03 ERA) will try to help the Tigers rebound from Tuesday's loss while the Cardinals counter with Kyle Lohse (9-2, 3.63), who has posted a 2.09 ERA over the past seven starts.

Gary Sheffield made his return to the Tigers on Tuesday and homered in the seventh inning. The 39-year-old outfielder missed nearly a month with an oblique strain.

Ryan Ludwick has provided stability in the middle of the Cardinals' lineup with 16 homers and 56 RBI. However, he hasn't homered in 10 games and the Cardinals are still without injured slugger Albert Pujols (calf), who could return Thursday.








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    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    ST LOUIS 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 7 10 1
    DETROIT 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 1 1 8 19 1 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: STL - KYLE LOHSE, CHRIS PEREZ (5TH), JASON ISRINGHAUSEN (7TH), RANDY
    FLORES (8TH), KYLE MCCLELLAN (8TH) AND YADIER MOLINA
    DET - ARMANDO GALARRAGA, ZACH MINER (5TH),

    Jun 26 12:52 AM


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    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY GARY SHEFFIELD SCORED CLETE THOMAS.
    FINAL SCORE: DETROIT 8, ST LOUIS 7

    Cardinals 7, Tigers 8  Bot 9, 0 OutsJun 26 12:52 AM


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    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY MAGGLIO ORDONEZ SCORED PLACIDO POLANCO.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M ORDONEZ ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 7
    DETROIT 7 BOTTOM, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M CABRERA (.278, 2-FOR-4)

    Cardinals 7, Tigers 7  Bot 8, 0 OutsJun 26 12:38 AM
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    Cardinals 7, Tigers 7  Bot 8, 0 OutsJun 26 12:38 AM


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    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY AARON MILES SCORED BRENDAN RYAN.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A MILES ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 7
    DETROIT 6 TOP, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: R ANKIEL (.257, 2-FOR-2, BB, SF, 2 HR, 3 RBI)

    Cardinals 7, Tigers 6  Top 8, 0 OutsJun 26 12:24 AM
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    Cardinals 7, Tigers 6  Top 8, 0 OutsJun 26 12:24 AM


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    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    EDGAR RENTERIA HIT INTO DOUBLE PLAY SCORING MIGUEL CABRERA.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C THOMAS ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 6
    DETROIT 6 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: I RODRIGUEZ (.276, 1-FOR-3)

    Cardinals 6, Tigers 6  Bot 7, 0 OutsJun 26 12:15 AM
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    Cardinals 6, Tigers 6  Bot 7, 0 OutsJun 26 12:15 AM
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    RUWTbot Added 38 roots (Close Finish)

    Cardinals 6, Tigers 5  Bot 7, 0 OutsJun 26 12:07 AM


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    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    BASES LOADED WALK TO YADIER MOLINA SCORED RICK ANKIEL.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, Y MOLINA ON FIRST, C DUNCAN ON SECOND, T
    GLAUS ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 6
    DETROIT 5 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A KENNEDY (.271, 1-FOR-2, HBP)

    Cardinals 6, Tigers 5  Top 7, 0 OutsJun 26 12:03 AM
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    Cardinals 5, Tigers 5  Top 5, 0 OutsJun 25 9:21 PM
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    Cardinals 5, Tigers 5  Top 5, 0 OutsJun 25 8:47 PM


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    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY RICK ANKIEL (14) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN
    THE 5TH OFF ARMANDO GALARRAGA.
    CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 5, DETROIT 5
    DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: T GLAUS (.254, 0-FOR-2)

    Cardinals 5, Tigers 5  Top 5, 0 OutsJun 25 8:37 PM


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    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY CARLOS GUILLEN (7) TO RIGHT WITH 2
    OUT IN THE 4TH OFF KYLE LOHSE SCORED CURTIS GRANDERSON AND PLACIDO
    POLANCO.
    CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 4, DETROIT 5
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M ORDONEZ (.301, 0-FOR-2)

    Cardinals 4, Tigers 5  Bot 4, 0 OutsJun 25 8:30 PM


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    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    GROUND OUT BY NICK STAVINOHA SCORED YADIER MOLINA.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A KENNEDY ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 4
    DETROIT 2 TOP, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: B RYAN (.299, 0-FOR-1)

    Cardinals 4, Tigers 2  Top 4, 0 OutsJun 25 8:14 PM


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    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY RICK ANKIEL SCORED SKIP SCHUMAKER.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A MILES ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 3
    DETROIT 2 TOP, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: T GLAUS (.255, 0-FOR-1)

    Cardinals 3, Tigers 2  Top 3, 0 OutsJun 25 7:51 PM


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    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY CURTIS GRANDERSON SCORED EDGAR RENTERIA.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, C GRANDERSON ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 2
    DETROIT 2 BOTTOM, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: P POLANCO (.317, 1-FOR-1)

    Cardinals 2, Tigers 2  Bot 2, 0 OutsJun 25 7:41 PM


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    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    ERROR BY ADAM KENNEDY ALLOWED GARY SHEFFIELD TO SCORE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, E RENTERIA ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 2
    DETROIT 1 BOTTOM, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: I RODRIGUEZ (.275, 3 HR, 24 RBI)

    Cardinals 2, Tigers 1  Bot 2, 0 OutsJun 25 7:38 PM


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

    CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - KYLE LOHSE
    DET - ARMANDO GALARRAGA

    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GRANDERSON (.265, 9 HR, 25 RBI)
    P POLANCO (.314, 3 HR, 27 RBI)
    C GUILLEN (.296, 6 HR,

    Cardinals 2, Tigers 0  Bot 1, 0 OutsJun 25 7:12 PM