6:48 PM ET, Fri September 03, 2010

Ex-Tiger Curtis Granderson's HRs help CC Sabathia earn 19th win

Detroit Free Press — From the first batter, the Oakland Athletics looked overmatched against CC Sabathia. Leadoff man Coco Crisp took an awkward cut at a fastball for strike three.

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Jhonny Peralta's first foray at first base works as Tigers beat Twins

Detroit Free Press — MINNEAPOLIS -- No one could have discerned that the eighth inning Thursday night marked Jhonny Peralta's first-ever inning as a first baseman.

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Miguel Cabrera (shoulder) unsure if he'll play tonight

Detroit Free Press — MINNEAPOLIS -- Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera said after Thursday night's game that he didn't know if his left shoulder would be well enough to play tonight in Kansas City.

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Tigers notes, quotes from Thursday's win over Twins

Detroit Free Press — Catcher Gerald Laird, who had entered the game to sacrifice in the 11th, homered with the bases empty in the 13th to give the Tigers the win.

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Inside or outside, Twins rude hosts to Tigers

Detroit Free Press — After one year at Target Field, the Tigers are finding it might be harder to beat the host Twins outdoors than it was indoors.

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Tigers getting quality starts, but too many poor finishes

Detroit Free Press — Max Scherzer's gem Wednesday night represented the strongest example of a recent trend.

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Austin Jackson's 'D' earning straight A's from Tigers

Detroit News — Manager Jim Leyland doesn't want to put pressure on Jackson, so he's reluctant to call him a "great" center fielder already. But the rookie is certainly heading in that direction.

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Gerald Laird homers in 13th as Tigers avoid sweep

Detroit News — If not still for survival, the Tigers put up quite a fight on Thursday night -- coming from four runs in the eighth against the Twins, then winning 10-9 on Gerald Laird's home run in the 13th inning.

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Pirates rookie credits Roberto Clemente with saving father's life

Detroit NewsNeil Walker's father, Tom, was one of the last to see Clemente alive Dec. 31, 1972 and had been minutes away from also climbing aboard a relief plane which later crashed. Tiger Don Kelly is Neil Walker's brother-in-law.

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Gerald Laird's home run in 13th inning sends Tigers past Twins

Grand Rapids PressJustin Verlander was not at his best in this one, allowing three unearned runs on 10 hits in six innings. AP PhotoDetroit Tigers starter Justin Verlander throws against the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night.MINNEAPOLIS -- The late-inning lead was a hot p

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  • Hurricane Earl forces postponement of White Sox-Red Sox game Chicago Sun-Times Due to severe weather on the East Coast from Hurricane Earl, tonight's series opener between the White Sox and Red Sox in Boston has been postponed.
  • Manny shifts gears one more time Chicago White Sox Blog | ESPN Chicago BOSTON – Manny Ramirez met with the Boston media for the second time this season and this time he was more contrite. Now Ramirez is saying his shuffle out of Boston in 2008 was all his fault. That’s right, in a single week, Ramirez has gone from wearing sunglasses during press conferences and speaking Spanish, to admitting that he has made some mistakes ... in English, by the way. “I think everything was my fault but hey, you have to be a man and realize that when you do wrong,” Ramirez said Friday, not long after the game was postponed and rescheduled for Saturday a...
  • For those that care, the hair is still there Chicago White Sox Blog | ESPN Chicago BOSTON – The hair was still there, but so was Manny Ramirez’ barber. When Ramirez met the media Friday at Fenway Park, the most famous dreadlocks in baseball were still resting on his back. But his barber was standing at his side. It’s anybody’s guess what Ramirez’s appearance will be Saturday, and whether or not he will start abiding by chairman Jerry Reinsdorf’s appearance standards that require a well-shorn look. With the remnants of a hurricane bearing down on the Boston area Friday night, perhaps all that hair will be blown away. Then again, Dodgers ...
  • Danks in Game 1; Floyd in Game 2 Chicago White Sox Blog | ESPN Chicago BOSTON – It will be John Danks pitching in Game 1 of the White Sox’s day-night doubleheader against the Red Sox on Saturday. The opener, rescheduled from Friday night, will start at noon CST. Gavin Floyd will pitch in Game 2, which will be the regularly-scheduled 6 p.m. start. Friday’s game was postponed over three hours before first pitch with a major storm heading toward the Boston area. -Doug Padilla
  • Thornton reinstated; Morel called up Chicago White Sox Blog | ESPN Chicago BOSTON – Friday’s rain out will give left-hander Matt Thornton one more day to rest his injured elbow. Thornton was one of three roster moves the White Sox made Friday. He was taken off the 15-day disabled list where he had spent the last two weeks-plus recovering from left elbow inflammation. While gone, Chris Sale gained some major experience as a late-inning left-hander, even getting a ninth-inning save Wednesday at Cleveland. Thornton’s return now gives the bullpen two late-inning left-handers. With J.J. Putz on schedule to return next week from a sore knee, the bullpe...