MLB Roundup: Tigers sweep Rockies, go over .500

 
Dane Sardinha hit a two-run triple for his first major league hit to rally the Tigers to a 4-3 win over the woeful Colorado Rockies Sunday, giving Detroit a three-game sweep. Detroit has won its fifth straight and 15th in its last 18. [link]

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Magglio Ordonez headed to DL

On the morning after they evened their record at .500 for the first time since Opening Day, the Tigers announced some of this season's most sobering news: Magglio Ordoñez, their cleanup hitter and the defending American League batting champion, is headed to the disabled list.
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Pillow Talk with Brandon Inge

Big League Stew 's getting a lot of love here today, but 'Duk reminded me of another bit of Tigers news that that was lost in lieu of two-hour rain delays and matinee baseball.  (Plus, we're getting a bit of traffic from his post, which got ...
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News & Notes: Magglio to DL, Pirates make roster move, Balester to debut with Nats

Last night, Magglio Ordonez left the game early with a pulled oblique. After reporting to the club today with more pain, Detroit immediately placed Ordonez on the 15-day disabled list with the right oblique injury. With Ordonez joining Gary Sheffield and Brandon Inge with similar injuries, the Tigers recalled Matt Joyce from Triple-A Toledo. Ordonez was the only player on the ...
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Climbing the Ladder with the American League 6/29/08

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Rockies vs. Tigers - Box Score - June 29, 2008

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