GDT: 9/27/08 - DET (73-86) VS TB (96-64) - 7:05 p.m. ET

end of 7 innings

4-3

GoGetEmTigers wrote:

tigerbob wrote:

GoGetEmTigers wrote:

tigerbob wrote:

Inge grounds out but we have the lead.

It's about time! Now if Sheff can get that 500th homer!!!

He better not. I'm going to the game tomorrow!

you are so lucky!

Taking my kids early for BP. LAst time there was the make-up date against the Yanks, and my daughter got Jobba to autograph a ball that Andy Pettitte threw her. My son is now desperate to get a Tiger to sign a ball. They're so competitive!

:dane: catching
playing at 3rd base

Hinske pops out

Baldelli reaches on fielding error by Inge!

Aybar -

tigerbob wrote:

GoGetEmTigers wrote:

tigerbob wrote:

GoGetEmTigers wrote:

tigerbob wrote:

Inge grounds out but we have the lead.

It's about time! Now if Sheff can get that 500th homer!!!

He better not. I'm going to the game tomorrow!

you are so lucky!

Taking my kids early for BP. LAst time there was the make-up date against the Yanks, and my daughter got Jobba to autograph a ball that Andy Pettitte threw her. My son is now desperate to get a Tiger to sign a ball. They're so competitive!

And who's auto do you want!

Johnson, D - 3rd out

Game still 4-3

doubles

:sheff: walk

:dane: good bunt - bases loaded - none out

GoGetEmTigers wrote:

tigerbob wrote:

GoGetEmTigers wrote:

tigerbob wrote:

GoGetEmTigers wrote:

tigerbob wrote:

Inge grounds out but we have the lead.

It's about time! Now if Sheff can get that 500th homer!!!

He better not. I'm going to the game tomorrow!

you are so lucky!

Taking my kids early for BP. LAst time there was the make-up date against the Yanks, and my daughter got Jobba to autograph a ball that Andy Pettitte threw her. My son is now desperate to get a Tiger to sign a ball. They're so competitive!

And who's auto do you want!

Many of them don't sign for adults, but if I had a choice, I'd have to say Miggy, Grandy or Gala.

Sacks full of Tigers!!! C'mon MaJo!

:joyce:

Ugh!! DP!

:edgar: dp damn!

end of 8 innings
4-3

:rodney: comes in to close

Ruggiano -

Jaso - flies out

Holy cow. Way to go Rodney! 1-2-3!

Gross -

1-2-3 9th!!!

4-3

I can't believe we have beat the Rays 3 times in a row! Can we smell a sweep!

I will be cheering for them from the upper deck down the 3rd base line.

Go Sheff!!!!

September 27, 2008

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Tampa Bay	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		3	4	2
Detroit	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	X		4	7	1

Tampa Bay AB- R- H- RBI- BB- SO- LOB- AVG Perez, F, CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .259 Zobrist, SS 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .249 Longoria, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .274 - Hinske, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Baldelli, DH 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 .263 Aybar, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .250 Johnson, D, 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 .182 Ruggiano, LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .203 Gomes, RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .171 - a-Jaso, J, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Hernandez, M, C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 - b-Gross, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239 Totals 32 3 4 3 3 9 14 a-Flied out for Gomes in the 9th. b-Struck out for Hernandez, M in the 9th. BATTING 2B: Baldelli (5, Willis), Zobrist (10, Willis). HR: Zobrist (11, 5th inning off Willis, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Zobrist 7; Baldelli 2. RBI: Baldelli 2 (12), Zobrist (28). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ruggiano; Johnson, D. Team LOB: 6. FIELDING E: Garza (2, throw), Hernandez, M (1, throw). DP: 2 (Johnson, D-Zobrist, Zobrist-Aybar-Johnson, D).		Detroit AB- R- H- RBI- BB- SO- LOB- AVG Granderson, CF 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 .283 Santiago, 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .294 Ordonez, RF 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .317 Cabrera, 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 4 .294 Sheffield, DH 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .227 Larish, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 .265 - Sardinha, C 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .159 Joyce, LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .256 Renteria, SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .269 Inge, C-3B 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 .203 Totals 30 4 7 4 4 8 20 BATTING 2B: Joyce (16, Garza), Renteria (22, Niemann), Cabrera (35, Niemann). HR: Cabrera (37, 2nd inning off Garza, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Ordonez 2; Cabrera 6; Sardinha; Joyce 2; Renteria 2. RBI: Cabrera (127), Inge (50), Ordonez (101), Renteria (55). 2-out RBI: Ordonez; Renteria. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Larish 2; Cabrera; Inge. SF: Inge. GIDP: Granderson; Renteria. Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING SB: Sheffield (8, 2nd base off Niemann/Hernandez, M). FIELDING E: Inge (1, fielding). PB: Inge (11).
Tampa Bay IP-- H- R- ER- BB- SO- HR- ERA Garza 5.0 4 3 3 2 3 1 3.70 Niemann (L, 2-2) 3.0 3 1 1 2 5 0 5.06		Detroit IP-- H- R- ER- BB- SO- HR- ERA Willis 5.1 4 3 3 3 5 1 9.38 Lopez (W, 4-1) 2.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.48 Rodney (S, 13) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.91
WP: Garza. HBP: Baldelli (by Willis). Pitches-strikes: Garza 74-47, Niemann 50-32, Willis 95-56, Lopez 34-23, Rodney 15-10. Groundouts-flyouts: Garza 3-9, Niemann 4-0, Willis 6-5, Lopez 3-3, Rodney 0-1. Batters faced: Garza 22, Niemann 13, Willis 24, Lopez 9, Rodney 3. Inherited runners-scored: Lopez 1-0. Umpires: HP: Dana DeMuth. 1B: Ted Barrett. 2B: Doug Eddings. 3B: Lance Barksdale. Weather: 72 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, L to R. T: 2:43. Att: 40,756. September 27, 2008

tigerbob wrote:

I will be cheering for them from the upper deck down the 3rd base line.

Go Sheff!!!!

Hope you and your family get to see # 500!!!!!

GoGetEmTigers wrote:

tigerbob wrote:

I will be cheering for them from the upper deck down the 3rd base line.

Go Sheff!!!!

Hope you and your family get to see # 500!!!!!

That would be sweet. OK - time to get the kids to bed.

Thanks for hosting the thread, GG.

Nite.

tigerbob wrote:

GoGetEmTigers wrote:

tigerbob wrote:

I will be cheering for them from the upper deck down the 3rd base line.

Go Sheff!!!!

Hope you and your family get to see # 500!!!!!

That would be sweet. OK - time to get the kids to bed.

Thanks for hosting the thread, GG.

Nite.

Night, have a great game tomorrow afternoon!

Rodney has 3 saves in a row!

what a season!