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Detroit Tigers 06-22-2010
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| Breaking News |  | Sunday, June 20th, 2010: Tigers Nelson to Miss 1-2 Weeks
Chris Nelson of the Detroit Tigers could be headed for the disabled list after suffering back spasms in a game against the Minnesota Twins. He is expected to miss at least 1-2 weeks. The Detroit shortstop was injured colliding with a player at a base. Nelson said, "Right now I am pretty sore and I don't feel very good at all."
So far in 2010 Nelson is batting .229 with 6 home runs, 36 RBIs and 36 runs scored. He has 51 hits in 223 at-bats and a .319 OBP.
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 | Saturday, June 12th, 2010: Detroit Holds Padres Scoreless
In an almost effortless performance, Justin Verlander of the Tigers shot down the Padres 6-0 on a 4-hit shutout.
His skipper said, "Justin was just locating so well and using his pitches...not leaving anything over the plate."
Verlander recorded 10 strikeouts and 1 walk in a strong outing.
In the postgame press conference, the San Diego manager said, "When he needed to make pitches, he elevated his game like he can and we couldn't get a key hit off him."
Verlander has gone 9-2 this season with an ERA of 2.91 and 121 strikeouts in 105 innings pitched. Other clubs are hitting .219 against him.
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| Friday, June 11th, 2010: San Diego Trades Van Hekken to Detroit for Street
Officials for the San Diego Padres confirmed that they have traded 30-year old starting pitcher Andy Van Hekken to the Detroit Tigers. In return, the Padres will receive 27-year old reliever Huston Street.
In 12 starts this year Van Hekken has recorded a 5-5 record and a 4.37 ERA.
Street has taken the hill fpr 17 relief appearances this season, nailing down 2 saves while notching a 2-1 record with a 5.29 ERA. The San Diego reliever has limited opposing batters to a .267 batting average.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | SS Chris Nelson | back spasms | one week | Not on DL |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 48-23, .676 PCT | | Position in Division | 1st, - GB | | Record at home | 23-13, .639 PCT | | Record on the road | 25-10, .714 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 8-2, .800 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 15-8, .652 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 12-8, .600 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 36-15, .706 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 7-3, .700 PCT | | Record in April | 19-7, .731 PCT | | Record in May | 18-9, .667 PCT | | Record in June | 11-7, .611 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .301 - 1st in AL | | On-Base Percentage | .347 - 7th in AL | | Slugging Percentage | .421 - 7th in AL | | On-Base + Slugging | .768 - 8th in AL | | Runs Scored | 347 - 9th in AL | | Hits | 749 - 2nd in AL | | Extra-Base Hits | 201 - 7th in AL | | Home Runs | 28 - 14th in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 170 - 14th in AL | | Strikeouts | 614 - 6th in AL | | Stolen Bases | 221 - 1st in AL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 3.56 - 2nd in AL | | Starters' ERA | 3.50 - 2nd in AL | | Bullpen ERA | 3.67 - 5th in AL | | Runs allowed | 275 - 1st in AL | | Hits allowed | 590 - 1st in AL | | Opponents AVG | .240 - 1st in AL | | BABIP | .317 - 2nd in AL | | Home Runs allowed | 43 - 1st in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 275 - 11th in AL | | Strikeouts | 686 - 4th in AL |
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