Chien-Ming Wang is AWESOME!!!

Well, not really.

3 games played so far:

3.2 Innings 7 earned runs
1.0 Inning 8 earned runs
1.1 Innings 8 earned runs

I'm no genius, but I don't think that's all that great.

Verlander loses (again)

The Tigers went up 3-0 early on and everything pointed towards another Tiger Vicory. Then came Seattle's 5th inning. In this inning Verlander would get shelled, rope after rope to the wall. Brandon Inge did not help the cause when he had a man out by 15 feet at home and then threw the ball in the dirt. The Mariners would go on to score 5 runs in the 5th, and would add on another later in the game. Verlander moves to 0-2 on the season.

Tigers 3 Mariners 6
(Record goes to 5-5)

Carpenter Goes Down Again

Torn Oblique to sideline him for 4-8 weeks

Chris Carpenter had pitched 10 scoreless innings this season, then he went to field a ground ball and felt a twinge in his side. Turned out he had a torn oblique muscle. Not good for Carpenter or the Cardinals.

Sidenote: BL picked Carpenter to win the NL Cy Young, and picked the Cardinals to win their division. Sorry Cards fans.

Tigers' Offense wakes up in 5th

The Tigers and White Sox struggled to score for the first half of the game today. Then after getting out of a jam in the first half of the 5th, the Tigers scored 2 runs when Polanco hit a double to the left-center field wall with 2 outs.

In the 6th inning, Tigers stud Miguel Cabrera led off with a Home Run, and the team followed that by loading the bases. SS Ramon Santiago would step up to the plate and rip one down the 3rd base line, scoring 2 more runs to give the Tigers a 5-0 lead. Lets hope that Santiago can get some more run as Adam Everett has been terrible early on. The Tigers would go on to add a few runs late.

Starting pitcher Armando Galarraga pitched another gem, working his way out of some jams throughout the day. He was taken out the game with 1 out in the 7th inning after walking a batter. Galarraga has now given up 1 ER in 13 1/3 innings. Opposing hitters are struggling, hitting .191.

Tigers 9 White Sox 0
(Now 5-4 on the season)

Tigers to skip Rookie SP Porcello's turn in rotation

After the rainout Tuesday in Detroit, Leyland decided that he would skip Porcello's highly anticipated HOME DEBUT. He will now start Sunday in Seattle. Armando Galarraga will start Wednesday in Detroit (weather permitting of course).

Tigers fall to ChiSox 10-6

Carlos Quentin smashes 2 HR to lead Chicago

Zach Miner got knocked around today. The Tigers fell behind early as Chicago scored 8 runs in the first 4 innings. Dye and Konerko went back to back, for each of them it was their 300th career Home Run. The Tigers fought back, but every time they would score it seemed the White Sox would respond.

The bottom part of the order for the Tigers continued to produce, Ramon Santiago (who started in place of Adam Everett at SS) hit a 3-run HR, and LF Josh Anderson drove in 3 runs of his own. The middle of the lineup let the Tigers down a bit today, Cabrera and Guillen had chances to drive in runs late and were unsuccessful.

Tigers 6 White Sox 10

(4-4 Record on the Season)

Tigers move to 4-3 behind the bat of...

Brandon Inge?????

The Tigers fell behind early on, Edwin Jackson gave up Homeruns to Ian Kinsler and Josh Hamilton. The Tigers bats were silent. Going into the 8th it was 4-0 Rangers, as Edwin had slowed the Texas bats, but was getting exactly zero support.

Then came the bottom of the 8th. Things got rolling when 3B Brandon Inge decided he would continue his power splurge, and hit a Solo HR. The rest of the lineup kept things going including the Nuclear Hot Miguel Cabrera, and new LF Carlos Guillen. Gerald Laird struck out with the bases loaded, leaving SUPERSTAR BRANDON INGE with the game in his hands. 2 outs, bases loaded, and a tie game. Inge would hit a solid single up the middle, and the Tigers would go up 6-4.

That would lead to the 9th, and closer Fernando Rodney. This was one of the spots that's had Tigers fans extremely nervous going into the season. So far, there has been nothing to be nervous about. Rodney would go on to pitch a perfect Ninth for the 2nd consecutive day.

Lets hope the 'pen and Inge can keep this up.

Tigers 6, Rangers 4
(4-3 record in first week of the season)