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Yankees-Tigers game rained out; no makeup set
The finale of the weekend series between the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers was postponed by rain on Sunday. A makeup date wasn't immediately announced.

Tigers report: Inside pitch
How could Detroit remove right-hander Armando Galarraga from its rotation when his 2-1 record and 3.07 ERA are unmatched by any other starter on the team?

Tigers report: Notes, quotes
--LHP Nate Robertson, scheduled to start Sunday's rained out game against New York, instead will open Detroit's series that begins Tuesday in Kansas City

Tigers report: Roster

Stuff guy Verlander hard-luck stuff guy right now
Justin Verlander sports a 1-5 record along with a 6.28 ERA for the season. While the stats dictate the Tigers ace is struggling out of the gates, there's plenty of evidence that shows he's not nearly as bad as he appears, Scott Miller says.

Sheff stirs up changes for Tigers with request to play left
What's this? Gary Sheffield in left field? That's only part of a major lineup shakeup for Detroit on Monday. Scott Miller says the Tinkering Tigers are at it again as they try to snap out of their first-month funk.

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Injuries

RP	Denny Bautista	Shoulder	DL
RP	Fernando Rodney	Shoulder	DL
SP	Dontrelle Willis	Knee	DL
C	Vance Wilson	Elbow, foot	DL
RP	Joel Zumaya	Shoulder	DL
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Transactions

5/5	Matt Joyce	LF	Purchased From Minors
5/5	Jacque Jones	LF	Designated for Assignment
5/3	Denny Bautista	P	Placed on 15-Day DL
5/2	Dontrelle Willis	P	Sent to Minors
5/1	Francisco Cruceta	P	Reinstated From Restricted List
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kevin070

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Board choice of who goes when Willis returns

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Let's have a poll who we think should go from the rotation when Willis returns from the disabled list. Give reasons for your choice.

I'll start and my choice is Bonderman. I question whether or not he is actually healthy. He has had a noticeable drop in velocity on his fastball and his slider is biting like it used to. I think the talk of him flying open in his mechanics is a bu ...(more)

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May 12, 2008 3:37 am

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Brandon Inge

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What is Brandon Inge's best position?

He hasn't committed an error in any of the 4 positions (Center field 10 games, Left field 1 game, Third base 15 games, Catcher 8 games) he has played in so far.

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May 11, 2008 9:50 pm

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Clete Thomas struggggling at AAA Toledo

As in the words of Joe Namith he is Struggggling. Clete Thomas is mired in a 4 for 34 stretch his last 10 games bring his average down to .185. I guess the Tigers made the right decision to bring up Matt ...(more)

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May 9, 2008 7:03 pm

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Hot Air

I dont think I have ever seen so much in one place. Iffy your head must be the size of a a parade float. To be able to get that much hot air to come out all in one palce.

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Brandon Inge next years starting catcher ?

The latest interviews have Brandon Inge saying he is adjusting to and enjoying his catching responsibilities. Now I am by no means one of these Inge slappies as he is hitting under .250 again. However with Pudge being in the last year of a contract paying 13 mil and Brandon Inge signed for the next couple years,is it possible th ...(more)

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Scoreboard

Postponed	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
N.Y. Yankees	0									0	0	0
Detroit										0	0	0
NYY: Pettitte (3-3, 3.77) DET: Robertson (1-4, 6.64)
HR: NYY - None DET - None
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Two Week Schedule

MAY
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
4 @Min L6-7	5 Bos L3-6	6 Bos L0-5	7 Bos W10-9	8 Bos L1-5	9 NYY W6-5	10 NYY L2-5
11 NYY	12	13 @KC	14 @KC	15 @KC	16 @Ariz	17 @Ariz
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AL Central Standings
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Minnesota	19	17	.528	-	13-7	6-10
Chi. White Sox	18	18	.500	1	9-7	9-11
Cleveland	18	18	.500	1	10-11	8-7
Kansas City	16	21	.432	3½	7-12	9-9
Detroit	16	22	.421	4	8-12	8-10

Player Stats

Batting
Player	P	GP	HR	RBI	AVG
M. Ordonez	RF	38	6	25	.315
C. Guillen	1B	33	3	15	.295
P. Polanco	2B	30	2	13	.277
I. Rodriguez	C	32	1	16	.270
E. Renteria	SS	36	3	18	.266
Complete Detroit Batting Stats
Pitching
Player	GP	W	L	SV	ERA
J. Bonderman	8	2	4	0	4.80
K. Rogers	8	3	3	0	5.82
J. Verlander	8	1	6	0	6.43
N. Robertson	7	1	4	0	6.64
Complete Detroit Pitching Stats
Fielding
Player	P	GP	AST	TC	E
M. Cabrera	1B	33	45	218	5
I. Rodriguez	C	32	14	198	1
C. Guillen	1B	30	37	184	6
E. Renteria	SS	36	109	164	3
P. Polanco	2B	30	70	146	2
Complete Detroit Fielding Stats

Minor League Affiliates

Class	League	Team
AAA	International	Toledo Mud Hens
AA	Eastern	Erie SeaWolves
A	Florida St.	Lakeland