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Galarraga, Tigers hope to get on track

Jul 5, 2008 - 1:12 PM Detroit (43-43) at Seattle (34-52) 10:10 pm EDT

SEATTLE (Ticker) -- The Detroit Tigers look to move back above the .500 mark Saturday when they face the Seattle Mariners.

Detroit lost for the third time in four games Friday, enduring a 4-1 setback. The Tigers had won six in a row before their recent slump.

The Tigers hand the ball to Armando Galarraga (7-2, 3.40 ERA), who is trying to extend his personal winning streak to five.

The 25-year-old righthander has struggled in his last two outings, giving up a total of nine runs and 17 hits over 10 2\3 frames. However, the rookie from Venezuela escaped with no decisions in both contests. He is making his first appearance against Seattle as his club hopes to improve upon its 11-2 mark when he starts.

The Mariners, who have won three of four and eight of 11, turn to R.A. Dickey (2-4, 4.53), who is 3-1 in four career starts against Detroit.

The righthander has struggled as a starter, producing a 1-4 record with an unimpressive 6.93 ERA in five outings. The 33-year-old allowed two runs and nine hits in 6 1-3 innings in a 2-0 loss to Toronto last Monday.

Seattle is 9-5 since Jim Riggleman replaced John McLaren as manager on June 20.








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

    BATTERIES: DET - ARMANDO GALARRAGA, FERNANDO RODNEY (7TH) AND DANE SARDINHA
    SEA - R.A. DICKEY, MIGUEL BATISTA (7TH), BRANDON MORROW
    (9TH) AND JEFF CLEMENT

    HOME RUNS: DET - C

    Jul 6 12:47 AM


  • AL
    AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY JEFF CLEMENT (4) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN
    THE 8TH OFF FERNANDO RODNEY SCORED MIGUEL CAIRO.
    CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 2, SEATTLE 3
    DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: Y BETANCOURT (.272, 0-FOR-3)

    Tigers 2, Mariners 3  Bot 8, 0 OutsJul 6 12:37 AM
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    roots
    RUWTbot Added 35 roots (Close Finish)

    Tigers 2, Mariners 3  Bot 8, 0 OutsJul 6 12:37 AM
  • 40
    roots
    RUWTbot Added 35 roots (Close Finish)

    Tigers 2, Mariners 1  Bot 7, 0 OutsJul 6 12:08 AM


  • AL
    AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY JEFF CLEMENT (3) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN
    THE 6TH OFF ARMANDO GALARRAGA.
    CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 2, SEATTLE 1
    DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: Y BETANCOURT (.273, 0-FOR-2)

    Tigers 2, Mariners 1  Bot 6, 0 OutsJul 5 11:58 PM


  • AL
    AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY MIGUEL CABRERA (13) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN
    THE 4TH OFF R.A. DICKEY.
    CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 2, SEATTLE 0
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M THAMES (.269, 0-FOR-1)

    Tigers 2, Mariners 0  Top 4, 0 OutsJul 5 11:10 PM


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

    CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - ARMANDO GALARRAGA
    SEA - R.A. DICKEY

    DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: I SUZUKI (.303, 3 HR, 21 RBI)
    J LOPEZ (.300, 5 HR, 44 RBI)
    R IBANEZ (.281, 10 HR, 52 RBI)

    Tigers 1, Mariners 0  Bot 1, 0 OutsJul 5 10:18 PM