GDT: 3/24/08 - DET (11-12) @ WASH (10-15) - 1:05 PM

GDT: 3/24/08 - DET (11-12) @ WASH (10-15) - 1:05 PM

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SCHEDULED PITCHERS:
DET: LHP Nate Robertson (0-0, 1.00), RHP Francis Beltran, RHP Zach Miner and RHP Aquilino Lopez

WASH: RHP Jason Bergmann (1-1, 2.45), RHP Jesus Colome and RHP Chad Cordero.

NINE MINOR LEAGUERS JOIN SQUAD FOR TODAY’S GAME: The following nine minor league players have joined the Tigers for today’s game against the Nationals: lefthanded pitchers Juan Cedeno (#93) and Ian Ostlund (#60), catcher Joe Bowen (#77), infielders Caonabo Cosme (#66), Santo De Leon (#73) and Nick McIntyre (#50) and outfielders Brennan Boesch
(#10), Matt Joyce (#66) and Clete Thomas (#76).

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UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS:

TUESDAY VS. HOUSTON: Justin Verlander (R) vs. Chris Sampson (R).

WEDNESDAY AT PITTSBURGH: Dontrelle Willis (L) vs. Zach Duke (L).

THURSDAY VS. PHILADELPHIA: Kenny Rogers (L) vs. Adam Eaton (R), J.C. Romero (L), Tom Gordon (R).

Anybody find it anywhere?

Detroit
Renteria, SS
- Santiago, SS
Polanco, P, 2B
- Raburn, 2B
Sheffield, DH
Ordonez, RF
Cabrera, 3B
Guillen, 1B
- 1-Thomas, PR-LF
Rodriguez, C
- Sardinha, C
Thames, LF-1B
Inge, CF


Washington
Guzman, C, SS
Milledge, CF
Zimmerman, 3B
Young, 1B
Kearns, RF
Lo Duca, C
Dukes, DH
Lopez, 2B
Harris, LF

7th inning - Tigers 3-1

Top of 1st inning

:edgar: K

:placido: reaches 1st n throwing error

:sheff: flies out - 2 outs

singles - :placido: scores

singles - force out at 2b

Bottom of 1st
:nate: pitching

Guzman, C ground out to 3rd - 1 out
Milledge, singles
Zimmerman lines into DP Polly to 1st - 3 outs

Top of 2nd

grounds out

:pudge: K swinging

:thames: reaches 1st on missed catch by 1st baseman

walks

:edgar: K - 3 out

Bottom of 2nd
Nate Robertson still pitching

Young walks
Kearns flies out -1 out
Lo Duca doubles - young scores - Wash 1-0
Dukes K
Lopez grounds out SS to 1b - 3 outs

Tied 1-1

Top of 3rd

:placido: singles

:sheff: grounds out - :placido: goes to 2b

lins out - 2 outs

singles :placido: scores

singles on 2b

:pudge: pops out - 3 outs

Tigers 2-1

bottom of 3rd
Nate still Pitching

Harris K
Guzman pops out
Milledge flies out - 3 outs

Tigers 2-1

Top of 4th

:thames: K

pops out

:edgar: flies out

Bottom of 4th
Nate pitching

Zimmerman grounds out 3rd to 1st
Young pops out - 2 outs
Kearns pops out - 3 outs

Top of 5th

:placido: flies out

:sheff: pops out

walks

pops out

Tigers 2-1

Bottom of 5th
:nate: still pitching

Lo Duca pops out - 1 out
Dukes - K - 2 out
Lopez - singles
Harris singles - Lopez on 2b
Guzman, C - grounds out

Tigers 2-1

Top of 6th

singles

:pudge: singles on 3b

pinch runner for is Clete Thomas

:thames: Thames sac fly - Thomas scores - Tigers ahead 3-1

pops out - 2 outs

:edgar: Singles :pudge: 2b

Pitching change - Hanrahan pitching for Nats.

:placido: grounds out - 3 outs

Tigers ahead 3-1

Bottom of 6th

Santiago now SS
Raburn now 2b
Thomas LF
Thames switches from LF to 1B

Milledge - walks
Zimmerman - grounds into force out of Milledge - 1 out

Sardinha Catching
Pitching change - Aquilino Lopez now pitching

Young grounds into DP - 3 outs

Top of 7th

:sheff: flies out

lines out

K

Tigers ahead 3-1

Bottom of 7th

Joyce replaces Maggs in RF
Hessman replaces Miggy at 3b

Kearns - singles
Lo Duca - singles - Orr pinch runs for Lo Duca
Dukes - flies out - one out
Lopez - K
Harris - K - 3 out

Tigers ahead 3-1

Top of 8th
Langerhans in rf
Colome pitching for Nats
Flores catching

Thomas - flies out
Sardinha - HOME RUN

:thames: WALKS

K - 2 outs

Santiago flies out

Tigers ahead 4-1

we're winning

Bottom of the 8th
Zach Miner pitching

Guzman grounds out
Milledge singles
Zimmerman - Home Run - Tigers 4-3
?Young pops out - 2 outs
Langethans pops out - 3 outs

Tigers still ahead 4-3

Top of 9th
Chad Cordero pithing for nats

Raburn - doubles -
:timo: Timo Perez pinch hits for :sheff:
:timo: pops out in foul territory - 1 out

Joyce - walks
Hessman flies out - Raburn go to 3b
Thomas singles - Raburn scores - Tigers 5-3
Sardinha flies out - three outs

Tigers 5-3

Bottom of 9th

Francis Beltran pitching for tigers

Flores - walks
Dukes doubles - Flores on 3b
Lopez hit by pitch - bases loaded - no outs

Boone - K
Guzman flies into DP - Flores out at home - 3 outs

Tigers win 5-3

March 24, 2008

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Detroit	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1		5	10	0
Washington	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		3	9	2

Detroit	AB				R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Renteria, SS	4				0	1	0	0	2	2	.224
- Santiago, SS	1				0	0	0	0	0	1	.375
Polanco, P, 2B	4				2	1	0	0	0	2	.439
- Raburn, 2B	1				1	1	0	0	0	0	.255
Sheffield, DH	4				0	0	0	0	0	2	.175
- a-Perez, T, PH-DH	1				0	0	0	0	0	1	.406
Ordonez, RF	3				0	1	1	1	0	1	.327
- Joyce, RF	0				0	0	0	1	0	0	.333
Cabrera, 3B	4				0	1	1	0	1	2	.250
- Hessman, 3B	1				0	0	0	0	0	2	.194
Guillen, 1B	3				0	2	0	0	0	0	.293
- 1-Thomas, PR-LF	2				1	1	1	0	0	0	.250
Rodriguez, C	3				0	1	0	0	1	2	.353
- Sardinha, C	2				1	1	1	0	0	2	.158
Thames, LF-1B	2				0	0	1	1	1	0	.250
Inge, CF	3				0	0	0	1	1	2	.233
a-Popped out for Sheffield in the 9th. 1-Ran for Guillen in the 6th.
BATTING 2B: Raburn (4, Cordero). HR: Sardinha (1, 8th inning off Colome, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Renteria; Polanco, P; Raburn 2; Ordonez; Cabrera; Guillen 2; Thomas; Rodriguez; Sardinha 4. RBI: Ordonez (8), Cabrera (8), Thames (9), Sardinha (2), Thomas (1). 2-out RBI: Ordonez; Cabrera; Thomas. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Renteria; Rodriguez; Polanco, P; Sardinha. SF: Thames. Team LOB: 11. FIELDING Outfield assists: Thomas (Flores at home). DP: 3 (Raburn-Santiago-Thames, Polanco, P-Guillen, Thomas-Sardinha). Detroit IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Robertson (W, 1-0) 5.1 4 1 1 2 3 0 1.26 Lopez (H, 2) 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 1.42 Miner (H, 1) 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 5.52 Beltran (S, 1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.69 HBP: Lopez (by Beltran). Ground outs-fly outs: Robertson 5-8, Lopez 2-1, Miner 1-2, Beltran 0-2, Bergmann 3-10, Hanrahan 1-2, Colome 0-2, Cordero 0-3. Batters faced: Robertson 21, Lopez 6, Miner 5, Beltran 5, Bergmann 28, Hanrahan 4, Colome 5, Cordero 6. Inherited runners-scored: Lopez 1-0, Hanrahan 2-0. Umpires: HP: Gary Cederstrom. 1B: Marcus Luziana. 2B: Lance Barksdale. 3B: Ed Hickox. Weather: 70 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 15 mph, Out to LF. T: 2:26. Att: 5,390.

Too bad we couldn't have seen it.

Thats for sure, I had to get the info from Gameday, which is
s - l - o - w

But we won!!!!

Finally!

MEGA !!!