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Leyland to sit pressing Raburn this weekend
For any hitter this season, Mariners rookie Michael Pineda seems to be a handful. For someone like Ryan Raburn, coming off a three-strikeout night against Seattle southpaw Erik Bedard, it has the...
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Friday: Tigers vs. Mariners
As advertised, Ryan Raburn is out of the lineup tonight, with Ramon Santiago getting the start at second against Mariners rookie phenom Michael Pineda. Interestingly enough, Don Kelly stays in the two...
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How Peralta and Santiago nabbed Figgins
The Mariners made no secret they were going to be aggressive on the basepaths and take advantage of the Tigers napping. Brendan Ryan took second base in the series opener when the Tigers forgot to...
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Wednesday: Tigers at Rays
Pretty standard lineup going against Wade Davis. That now includes Ramon Santiago at second base. TIGERS Austin Jackson, CF Brennan Boesch, RF Delmon Young, LF Miguel Cabrera, 1B Victor Martinez, DH...
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Breaking down the fielder’s choice
To Brandon Inge, second base was the only option on Elliot Johnson’s ground ball, as you might have heard already. “It’s very cut-and-dry: A ball hit to the left of you, you go to second base,” Inge...
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Tuesday: Tigers at White Sox
Pick and choose your Tigers second baseman with good numbers off Gavin Floyd. Ryan Raburn (12-for-32), Ramon Santiago (4-for-15, 2 HRs) and Will Rhymes (3-for-4) all have them. But keep in mind two...
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Dombrowski: Ordonez, Guillen likely gone, iffy on Santiago
Lot of updates from president/GM Dave Dombrowski today in his talk with reporters. More in-depth stuff coming, but here’s the rundown … Dombrowski said there won’t be a “real strong push” to bring a...
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Tigers re-sign Ramon Santiago to two-year deal
Ramon Santiago tested the market for a long-term deal and a potential starting role, but in the end, he always had an interest in returning to Detroit. So did the Tigers, though not quite in the...
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Leyland: I should have never thought about bunting
For all practical purposes, Jim Leyland’s question over whether to bunt the potential winning run over to second base in the ninth inning Thursday was academic, since the signal never got to Ramon...
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Friday: Tigers (with Santiago) vs. Mets
Ramon Santiago is in the Tigers lineup for the first time this spring after missing nearly two weeks with a strained right calf. He’ll get a few at-bats today against Mets starter Dillon Gee, but the...
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Worth optioned to Toledo, Tigers roster set
The final roster move to set the Tigers roster was the move everyone was kind of expecting: Infielder Danny Worth will open the season at Triple-A Toledo. The Tigers announced the move after Thursday’s...
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Cabrera won’t play tonight
In all the hubbub over Max Scherzer’s 13-0 start and Colby Rasmus’ slide on Omar Infante, this kind of got overlooked. Now that everyone has calmed down, I’m giving you a heads-up now: Miguel Cabrera...
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