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Minnesota...bases loaded no outs. Top of the 7th. Down 7-3. Cuddyer pops out to the shortstop. Zumaya walks in a run followed by an inning ending double-play compliments of former Tiger Rondell White. Detroit - 7 Twins - 4

QUOTE(Benchwarmerjim @ May 16, 2006 -> 03:49 PM) you all are Twins fan for the next 3 games, for its Min at Det (if there is not any rainout) Santana pitches tonight I believe Lohse is pitching tonight. Santana goes against Verlander tomorrow.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ May 15, 2006 -> 09:50 PM) Maroth doesn't strike enough people out for his ERA to stay that low, and Rogers will regress to his typical poor 2nd half. That and Todd Jones sucks ass, so the Tigers will come back to the pack a bit, but they will be in the race all year IMO. Obviously his ERA isn't going to stay below 3 for much longer but Maroth reminds me a lot of Jamie Moyer. I think he could have a pretty lengthy career with an ERA in the upper 3's. And while Todd Jones isn't your classical closer because he lacks dominant closer "stuff"...he is a good arm out of the pen. With a career ERA of under 4.00 and multiple seasons of 40+ saves, I'd say he's a similar closer to guys like Bob Wickman and Ugie Urbina. Good but far from great.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ May 15, 2006 -> 11:38 AM) Still, 2.55 and 3.27 are AWFULLY good numbers. After his 6 IP, O ER performance yesterday, Maroth is now at 2.18. Whatever he's doing this season...it's working. I dont know how much it has helped but he's been giving a lot of credit to the presence of another soft tossing lefty on the team, that being Kenny Rogers. You constantly see Kenny talking to the lesser experienced pitchers on the Tigers. It also might help explain the emergence of Robertson as well, as they are all very similar pitchers.