Jim Thome hit his 587th homer, passing Hall of Famer Frank Robinson for eighth place on the career list, and lifting the Minnesota Twins to a 1-0 win over the Cleveland Indians in 12 innings Saturday night.
Jim Thome hit his 587th homer, passing Hall of Famer Frank Robinson for eighth place on the career list, and lifting the Minnesota Twins to a 1-0 win over the Cleveland Indians in 12 innings Saturday night.
Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Armando Galarraga and catcher Alex Avila got in a heated argument after the first inning of Sunday's game against the Chicago White Sox.
Jhonny Peralta got a rare inside-the-park home run for the Cleveland Indians when Detroit Tigers center fielder Ryan Raburn crashed through a bullpen door trying to make a catch.
Maybe veteran Russell Branyan and the young Cleveland Indians can salvage this season after all.
Umpire Jim Joyce, who blew a call that cost a Detroit pitcher a perfect game, says he's grateful for all of the support he's gotten since his blunder.
Armando Galarraga of the Detroit Tigers lost his bid for a perfect game Wednesday with two outs in the ninth inning on a call that first base umpire Jim Joyce later admitted he blew. MLB Commissioner Bud Selig has said he won't change the call, but should he? After making your vote, back it up in the discussion below.
The imperfect game stands.
Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga has been given a 2010 Corvette convertible by General Motors for his near-perfect game that was wiped out by an umpire's blown call.
Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm has issued a proclamation that says Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga pitched a perfect game against Cleveland, despite an umpire's blown call.
Commissioner Bud Selig won't reverse an umpire's admitted blown call that cost Armando Galarraga a perfect game. Selig said Thursday that Major League Baseball will look at expanded replay and umpiring, but didn't specifically address umpire Jim Joyce's botched call Wednesday night.
Magglio Ordonez and Miguel Cabrera hit consecutive homers in a five-run seventh inning to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 12-6 win over the Cleveland Indians on Thursday, a day after a blown call cost Armando Galarraga a perfect game.
Mark Teixeira hit a three-run homer, Derek Jeter sparked a rally with a two-out, two-run single and the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 7-3 Sunday.
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