nydailynews.com - 5/7/2008
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Yankees fans might cringe when they hear who's pitching for the Bombers on Friday. The experiment known as Kei Igawa is getting another try, this time against the Tigers in Detroit.
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Can't get the Joba done
New York Yankees Fan Blog —
... in Scranton last night. He struck out eight and walked none. A statement game if there ever was one. Kei Igawa is getting a second chance to help the big club, notes Roger Rubin . Igawa will start Friday night in Detroit, and Rubin writes there is "reason to believe the Igawa experiment might go better this time."
Yanks Use Three-Prong Attack To Down Tribe
Green Pinstripes —
... The Yanks are hitting the road and the first stop is the Motor City. Kei Igawa (0-0, 0.00 ERA) will make his first appearance of the year and will lock horns with Kenny Rogers (2-3, 6.27 ERA). The Gambler defeated the Yanks on April 29 in the Bronx, but he owns a 7.71 ERA at home and a 6.75 ERA at night so far this season. Igawa went 3-3 with a 3.86 ERA in Scranton and will be facing the Tigers for the first time. ...
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mvn.com 5/7/2008 — Do the White Sox have an ace up their sleeve?
It’s beginning to look like that is the case, as young Gavin Floyd came just two outs away from pitching a no-hitter last night. He was just five outs away from a no-hitter earlier in the year against Detroit.
Knuckled Under: Red Sox 5, Tigers 0
blessyouboys.com 5/7/2008 —
I assume when Jim Leyland made changes to the Tigers' batting order, the intent was to generate more offense. Unless his idea was to try and get his team to score fewer runs(which would be curious strategy). If so, this thing is ...
Kennedy Makes Most of His Trip to Minors
nytimes.com 5/7/2008 — Kei Igawa will start in Ian Kennedy’s place in Detroit on Friday, and the Yankees hope Igawa will keep his pitches down in the strike zone.
He threw them a few curves
boston.com 5/7/2008 — It took Tim Wakefield nine pitches to retire the Tigers' first batter, Curtis Granderson, who grounded to the shortstop. It took just 89 more for Wakefield to get through the next 26 batters.
Red Sox 5, Tigers 0 —
Boston.com -- Baseball News 5/7/2008
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