Tigers lose the 1st one to the Sox

Miner to replace sick Maroth on mound

kcudah posted 5/17/2007 from www.freep.com

The Tigers recalled Zach Miner to start this afternoon's game in Boston because scheduled starter Mike Maroth is ill. The club plans to send Miner back to Triple-A Toledo after the game to make room for Andrew Miller, who is due to start Friday night in place of Jeremy Bonderman.

Pitching change

SOX & Dawgs found this 5/17/2007 on www.boston.com

The Tigers have changed starting pitchers for the first game of today's doubleheader at Fenway Park (12:35 p.m.). Lefthander Mike Maroth had been scheduled to make the start, but instead Zach Miner will get the nod. He'll face Julian Tavarez.  ...

Julian Tavarez: 'Who's Ernie Banks?'

BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog found this 5/17/2007 on www.aolsportsblog.com

Filed under: Boston , Red Sox , AL East Sports Blog - The FanHouse : Baseball is a game steeped in history. It's a game obsessed with the record books and the men who rewrote them. Just don't tell any of that to Julian Tavarez. Dude has no idea who ...

Boston pitching shuts down Tiger offense for win

Bless You Boys: Front Page Posts found this 5/17/2007 on www.dtownbaseball.com

Box Score Summary Boston took the first game of a day-night doubleheader with their starter Julian Tavarez pretty much stopping the Detroit offense. Zach Miner, who made the emergency start with Mike Maroth ill, pitched an excellent game as ...

He's Been Hanging Out With Manny Too Much: Julian Tavarez Is The Doris Kearns Goodwin Of Baseball

STLSportsMag found this 5/17/2007 on deadspin.com

In this day and age of instant gratification, it is reassuring to know that today's stars have the proper respect for those who came before them . Not long after the Red Sox's game against the Tigers was postponed because of rain Wednesday, [Red ...