Tigers vs. Yankees - Recap - April 30, 2008

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Tigers vs. Yankees - Recap - April 30, 2008
Green Pinstripes found this 5/1/2008 on sports.espn.go.com [flag]
Polanco homers twice and Tigers handle banged-up Yanks NEW YORK (AP) -- The Detroit Tigers ' awful start is becoming a distant memory. Placido Polanco homered twice and Marcus Thames also went deep to help Detroit beat New York 6-2 Wednesday night in the Yankees' first game with Alex Rodriguez on the disabled list. Jeremy Bonderman pitched into the eighth inning after getting off to a rough ... [link]

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Pettitte Falters as Offense Continues to Slumber
Published 5/1/2008 by Mike at Green Pinstripes
... The bats fell into hibernation after a two-run first, Placido Polanco belted two dingers and Marcus Thames homered and drove in two as the Tigers tamed the Yanks 6-2 at The Stadium.  Andy Pettitte pitched well until he gave up a pair of runs in the fifth and sixth innings and the offense allowed Jeremy Bonderman to find a groove after a rocky beginning as the Yankees wrapped up the first month of the season a game under .500. ...

No Offense, Little Pitching
Published 5/1/2008 by Brian at Depressed Fan
... Pettitte didn't have it tonight, but it didn't matter much. Two runs aren't going to win you games. The Yanks had the bases loaded with no outs in the bottom of the first. Giambi hit a sac fly and Melky singled to score the second run. That was it for the offense, completely blanked for the final 8 innings. ...

Game 28: Tigers End April in the D at 13-15
Published 5/1/2008 by Mike McClary at :: The Daily Fungo ::
ESPN highlights available here. The Gist: Jeremy Bonderman avoided a serious first-inning problem by yielding “only” two runs. Then he was all business: 7.2 innings pitched, five hits, the aforementioned two runs (both earned) and, oddly enough, just one strikeout. Placido Polanco appears to have caught fire in New York, highlighted by two home runs on Wednesday. And don’t look now but here comes Gary Sheffield: two-for-four and now only 17 ...

THT Daily:THT Daily: Braves lose another close one
Published 5/1/2008 by Dave Studeman at THT Live
... miss 4-to-6 weeks with an acute tear of his latissimus dorsi muscle. It's the same area that's been bothering Cordero all season, but he's not expected to need surgery. Manager Manny Acta expects him to be out for two months. Jon Rauch will maintain closer duties in Cordero's absence, with Luis Ayala working as the primary setup man. Yesterday’s Results American League TB 8 BAL 1 (Recap and Boxscore) BOS 2 TOR 1 (Recap and Boxscore) DET 6 NYA 2 (Recap and Boxscore) CLE 8 SEA 3 (Recap and Boxscore) MIN 4 CHA 3 (Recap and ...

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Tigers trade Jason Grilli to Colorado

kcudah posted 4/30/2008 from freep.com

The Tigers announced today that they have traded Jason Grilli to the Colorado Rockies in exchange for reliever Zachary Simons, a move designed to clear room on the roster for reliever Francisco Cruceta. Cruceta is expected to join the team in time for Thursday's game against the New York Yankees.
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Game 29: Tigers at Yankees

Scott Proctor's Arm - A New York Yankees ... found this 5/1/2008 on yankees.lhblogs.com

YANKEES Damon LF Jeter SS Abreu RF Matsui DH Giambi 1B Cabrera CF Cano 2B Molina C Gonzalez 3B Pettitte LHP Andy Pettitte vs. the Detroit hitters. Jeremy Bonderman vs. the New York hitters. Notes: Chad Moeller is in fact back but no ...
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The Official Site of The New York Yankees: News: Yankees place Hughes on 15-day DL

FanHouse found this 5/1/2008 on newyork.yankees.mlb.com

NEW YORK -- Yankees right-hander Phil Hughes has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right oblique. The team made the announcement during Wednesday's game against the Tigers. Hughes, the youngest pitcher in the Major Leagues at ...
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Hughes staying put in Yankees rotation

MLB Fleece Factor found this 5/1/2008 on mlb.mlb.com

One day after Phil Hughes, the youngest pitcher in the Major Leagues at 21, took a pounding in the Yankees' 6-4 loss to the Tigers at Yankee Stadium, the Yankees said that they have not made any alterations to their starting rotation.
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Pettitte Falters as Offense Continues to Slumber

Mike posted 5/1/2008 from www.greenpinstripes.com

At least Pettitte went six innings. The bats fell into hibernation after a two-run first, Placido Polanco belted two dingers and Marcus Thames homered and drove in two as the Tigers tamed the Yanks 6-2 at The Stadium.
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