Tigers get first 3-game sweep in Bronx since '66

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Game 29: Bronx Cheers
Published 5/2/2008 by Mike McClary at The Daily Fungo | A Detroit Tigers Blogazine
ESPN highlights available here. The Gist: The Tigers completed a three-game sweep of the Yankees in New York Thursday night — the first since yours truly was a negative two years old — with an 8-4 win. Ramon Santiago, in his first start at shortstop this year, hit a key triple in the sixth to break a 4-4 tie. Miguel Cabrera had a monster night: triple, homer, three RBI. Magglio Ordonez had a three hits. Nate Robertson allowed four runs and seven hits ...

Another Bad One
Published 5/2/2008 by Brian at Depressed Fan
I'm finding it hard to come up with the words to describe these horrible performances. The Tigers finished off their sweep of the Yanks using the same formula they used the night before, give up an early lead, fight back and put the Yanks out of their misery in the middle innings. On the bright side, Ian Kennedy almost lasted 5 innings, and no real bullpen arms were harmed in the making of this loss (Albaladejo and Britton sucked up the final 4.1 innings after Kennedy's early shower). ...

THT Daily:THT Daily: Cust busts slump
Published 5/2/2008 by Dave Studeman at The Hardball Times
... return and was scheduled to begin a minor league rehab assignment, but felt soreness in his sprained ankle while running the bases Wednesday. "Once I'm able to do that, I'll be able to play," Rollins said. "Don't treat it right and I've got a bad ankle for the rest of my career, too. That's not good. When I'm ready, I'll be up on that lineup board." Yesterday’s Results American League TB 4 BAL 2 (Recap and Boxscore) TOR 3 BOS 0 (Recap and Boxscore) DET 8 NYA 4 (Recap and Boxscore) CLE 3 SEA 2 (Recap and Boxscore) OAK 15 LAA 8 (Recap and ...

Tigers Complete Three-Game Sweep
Published 5/2/2008 by Mike at Green Pinstripes
... Ian Kennedy couldn't make it past the fifth, reliever Jonathan Albaladejo wasn't much better and and the middle of the Tiger lineup combined to go 7 for 13 with five RBIs as Detroit doubled up the Yanks 8-4 on a rainy night in the Bronx.  The Bombers jumped out to an early lead for the second straight night, but allowed Nate Robertson to regain his bearings as he earned his first victory of the year.  The Yanks "battled back" from a one-run deficit in the fifth, but super-sub Ramon Santiago tripled in two runs in the sixth to extinguish all hope of a comeback. ...