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The Tigers have two left-handed relievers, Casey Fossum and Bobby Seay , and neither has fared well against left-handed hitters. Lefties are batting .417 against Fossum (5-for-12) and .308 against Seay (16-for-52). Seay earned the victory Thursday after retiring two left-handed hitters in the 10th. Overall, left-handers were batting .279 against Detroit entering Thursday, among the highest ... [link]

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The Hardball Times:THT Daily: Sign of the apocalypse
Published 7/1/2008 by Dave Studeman at THT Live
... gets an old school save -- nearly two innings -- in only his fifth start back following his shoulder injury. Just three days earlier, Leyland said that he " wasn't right ." Hurm. ...

And That Happened
Published 7/1/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Craig Calcaterra) at ShysterBall
... : Recent-day irresistible force meets recent-day immovable object. Not sure which is which, actually, but the team with the fuzzy kitty cat mascot won. Joel Zumaya gets an old school save -- nearly two innings -- in only his fifth start back following his shoulder injury. Just three days earlier, Leyland said that he "wasn't right." Hurm. ...

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