GDT: 6/28/09 - DET (41-33) at HOU (35-37) - 2:05 p.m. ET

B:0 S:0 O:2 -
Kazuo Matsui doubles (8) on a fly ball to center fielder Curtis Granderson. Geoff Blum scores. Kazuo Matsui to 3rd.
HOU 3, DET 2

B:2 S:1 O:3 -
Russ Ortiz flies out to left fielder Marcus Thames.

HOU 3, DET 2 after 7 innings

Inning 8
Top Half

B:2 S:1 O:1 -
Adam Everett grounds out, shortstop Jeff Keppinger to first baseman Lance Berkman.

B:2 S:1 O:1 -
Coaching visit to mound.

B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Pitcher Change: Tim Byrdak replaces Russ Ortiz, batting 9th.

B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter Ryan Raburn replaces Edwin Jackson.

B:1 S:3 O:2 -
Ryan Raburn swinging.

B:1 S:3 O:3 -
Curtis Granderson swinging.

HOU 3, DET 2 after 7.5 innings

Bottom Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: Bobby Seay replaces Edwin Jackson, batting 9th.

B:2 S:2 O:1 -
Michael Bourn grounds out, second baseman Placido Polanco to first baseman Miguel Cabrera.

B:2 S:1 O:2 -
Jeff Keppinger grounds out, second baseman Placido Polanco to first baseman Miguel Cabrera.

B:1 S:0 O:3 -
Lance Berkman flies out to center fielder Curtis Granderson.

HOU 3, DET 2 after 8 innings

Inning 9
Top Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Defensive Substitution: Darin Erstad replaces left fielder Carlos Lee, batting 4th, playing left field.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: Jose Valverde replaces Tim Byrdak, batting 9th.

B:3 S:1 O:1 -
Placido Polanco flies out to right fielder Hunter Pence.

B:0 S:0 O:2 -
Miguel Cabrera flies out to center fielder Michael Bourn.

B:4 S:2 O:2 -
Marcus Thames walks.

B:0 S:0 O:2 -
Offensive Substitution: Pinch runner Josh Anderson replaces Marcus Thames.


B:1 S:0 O:2 -
Brandon Inge homers (18) on a fly ball to left field. Josh Anderson scores.
DET 4, HOU 3

B:0 S:3 O:3 -
Magglio Ordonez swinging.

DET 4, HOU 3 AFTER 8.5 INNINGS

HOLD THEM NOW!

Bottom Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Josh Anderson remains in the game as the left fielder.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter Matt Kata replaces Darin Erstad.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: Fernando Rodney replaces Bobby Seay, batting 9th.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Coaching visit to mound.

B:1 S:1 O:1 -
Matt Kata grounds out, first baseman Miguel Cabrera to pitcher Fernando Rodney.

B:1 S:0 O:1 -
Geoff Blum singles on a line drive to center fielder Curtis Granderson.

B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Offensive Substitution: Pinch runner Jason Michaels replaces Geoff Blum.

B:2 S:2 O:2 -
Hunter Pence pops out to catcher Gerald Laird in foul territory.

B:2 S:2 O:2 -
Coaching visit to mound.

B:1 S:2 O:3 - Ivan Rodriguez grounds into a force out,
third baseman Brandon Inge to second baseman Placido Polanco. Jason
Michaels out at 2nd.

TIGERS WIN 4-3

but White Sox and Twins win today too.

June 28, 2009

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Detroit	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2		4	7	0
Houston	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		3	6	0

Detroit AB- R- H- RBI- BB- SO- LOB -AVG- Granderson, CF 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .263 Polanco, 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .260 Cabrera, M, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .331 Thames, LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .265 --1-Anderson, J, PR-LF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Inge, 3B 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .274 Ordonez, RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .265 Laird, C 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .234 Everett, SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262 Jackson, E, P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 --a-Raburn, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 --Seay, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 --Rodney, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 4 7 4 1 8 6 a-Struck out for Jackson, E in the 8th. 1-Ran for Thames in the 9th. BATTING 2B: Laird (9, Ortiz, R). HR: Granderson (18, 6th inning off Ortiz, R, 0 on, 1 out), Inge (18, 9th inning off Valverde, 1 on, 2 out). TB: Granderson 6; Polanco; Inge 5; Laird 2. RBI: Laird (18), Granderson (43), Inge 2 (51). 2-out RBI: Laird; Inge 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Everett. GIDP: Cabrera, M; Polanco. Team RISP: 0-for-1. Team LOB: 2. BASERUNNING CS: Granderson (4, 2nd base by Ortiz, R/Rodriguez, I). FIELDING DP: (Everett-Cabrera, M).		Houston AB- R- H- RBI- BB- SO- LOB- AVG Bourn, CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .300 Keppinger, SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .257 Berkman, 1B 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .252 Lee, C, LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .299 --Erstad, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 --a-Kata, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Blum, 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .271 --1-Michaels, PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 Pence, RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .316 Rodriguez, I, C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .249 Matsui, K, 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .247 Ortiz, R, P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 --Byrdak, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 --Valverde, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 3 6 3 0 5 10 a-Grounded out for Erstad in the 9th. 1-Ran for Blum in the 9th. BATTING 2B: Pence (15, Jackson, E), Matsui, K (8, Jackson, E). 3B: Bourn (6, Jackson, E). TB: Bourn 3; Keppinger; Lee, C; Blum; Pence 2; Matsui, K 2. RBI: Berkman (45), Pence (32), Matsui, K (17). 2-out RBI: Pence; Matsui, K. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rodriguez, I 2; Ortiz, R. SF: Berkman. GIDP: Berkman. Team RISP: 1-for-4. Team LOB: 4. FIELDING DP: 2 (Blum-Matsui, K-Berkman 2).
Detroit IP-- H- R- ER- BB- SO- HR- ERA Jackson, E 7.0 5 3 3 0 5 0 2.49 Seay (W, 1-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.38 Rodney (S, 17) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.94		Houston IP-- H- R- ER- BB- SO- HR- ERA Ortiz, R 7.1 6 2 2 0 5 1 3.36 Byrdak (H, 6) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.46 Valverde (BS, 4)(L, 0-2) 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 1 3.86
HBP: Keppinger (by Jackson, E), Blum (by Jackson, E), Polanco (by Ortiz, R). Pitches-strikes: Jackson, E 98-67, Seay 11-6, Rodney 15-10, Ortiz, R 91-62, Byrdak 8-6, Valverde 18-10. Groundouts-flyouts: Jackson, E 6-10, Seay 2-1, Rodney 2-1, Ortiz, R 9-7, Byrdak 0-0, Valverde 0-2. Batters faced: Jackson, E 27, Seay 3, Rodney 4, Ortiz, R 26, Byrdak 2, Valverde 5. Umpires: HP: James Hoye. 1B: Bill Welke. 2B: Jim Reynolds. 3B: Tim Welke. Weather: 73 degrees, roof closed. Wind: 0 mph, None. T: 2:31. Att: 34,041. June 28, 2009

Magglio K's twice, doesn't get on base.



Time to stick to that "Sitting him indefinitely" plan.

Lap!

No need to apologize!

I agree, Maggs just does not have it anymore...

laprimamirala wrote:

No need to apologize!

He is not the same player as in 2007!