That Sinking Feeling
Hmph. Back to even. A .500 ballclub. Still ten games over by the Pythagorean record, but not in reality. It's rapidly becoming a very, very frustrating season. It started off so promising, too....
| Final - 6.19.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Detroit Tigers | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 12 | 1 |
Stories
Jose Valverde Injury: Right wrist pain forced him to miss ninth, have examinations
Jose Valverde Injury: Right wrist pain forced him to miss ninth inning, have examinations
Tigers 6, Cardinals 3: Detroit jumps out early, holds on for win
Tigers 6, Cardinals 3: Detroit jumps out early, holds on for win.
Game 67 Preview: Cardinals at Tigers
The Tigers look to continue their winning ways against Lance Lynn and the St. Louis Cardinals
GameThreads
Tigers Fans GameThread on Bless You Boys
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Cardinals Fans GameThread on Viva El Birdos
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Detroit | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 12 | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Furcal, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .283 |
| Carlos Beltran, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .305 |
| Matt Holliday, DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .283 |
| Allen Craig, LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .327 |
| Yadier Molina, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .324 |
| David Freese, 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .267 |
| Matt Adams, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 |
| Skip Schumaker, CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .310 |
| Shane Robinson, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .257 |
| Daniel Descalso, 2B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .236 |
| Tyler Greene, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .229 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
Batting
Doubles - Holliday
Team LOB - 7
Doubles - Holliday
Team LOB - 7
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Lynn (L, 10-3) | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.80 | 102-62 | |
| Sam Freeman | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.14 | 24-15 | |
| Victor Marte | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.52 | 21-11 | |
| Fernando Salas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.37 | 16-12 |
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Jackson, CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .320 |
| Quintin Berry, LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .337 |
| Miguel Cabrera, 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .313 |
| Prince Fielder, 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .311 |
| Delmon Young, DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .265 |
| Brennan Boesch, RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .241 |
| Don Kelly, RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .190 |
| Jhonny Peralta, SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .268 |
| Ramon Santiago, 2B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .233 |
| Gerald Laird, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .294 |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 6 | |
Batting
Doubles - Jackson, Cabrera
Grounded into DP - Laird
Hit by pitch - Santiago
Team LOB - 9
Fielding
Errors - Berry
Doubles - Jackson, Cabrera
Grounded into DP - Laird
Hit by pitch - Santiago
Team LOB - 9
Fielding
Errors - Berry
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Verlander (W, 7-4) | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2.57 | 108-70 | |
| Joaquin Benoit (, 0-1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.99 | 9-6 | |
| Phil Coke (S, 1-3; S,1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.60 | 11-10 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Tim McClelland, First Base Umpire - Brian Runge, Second Base Umpire - Ted Barrett, Third Base Umpire - Marvin Hudson
Duration: 2:56
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Tim McClelland, First Base Umpire - Brian Runge, Second Base Umpire - Ted Barrett, Third Base Umpire - Marvin Hudson
Duration: 2:56
