Top draft pick Stephen Strasburg made his spring training debut for the Washington Nationals, pitching two scoreless innings Tuesday against the Detroit Tigers.
The Yankees have reached tentative agreement Tuesday on a three-team, seven-player deal that would send Tigers outfielder Curtis Granderson to New York. The Diamondbacks would get Tigers hurler Edwin Jackson, and Detroit would land four players.
The Minnesota Twins scored in the bottom of the 12th inning to edge Detroit 6-5 in a one-game playoff to win the American League Central title.
Both the Tigers and Twins won Sunday, leaving them tied for the AL Central lead. Detroit and Minnesota will play a one-game tiebreaker Tuesday at the Metrodome. It's the second straight year that a tiebreaker will decide the division champ.
By Mel Antonen, USA TODAY
Seven of baseball's eight postseason teams are set.
The other might not be determined until Tuesday.
It depends on what happens this afternoon when the Chicago White Sox host the Detroit Tigers when they make up a game that was rained out earlier this season.
The White Sox, after beating the Cleveland Indians 5-1 Sunday, are a half-game behind the Minnesota Twins in the American League Central. If the White Sox beat Detroit, they'll force a one-game playoff vs. the Twins Tuesday in Chicago.
Extra innings for baseball's regular season....
Today the news came out that the Tigers traded Pudge Rodriguez to the Yanks for Kyle Farnsworth.
My gut reaction was what in the hell is Dombroski thinking? I was looking forward to Pudge playing his final season in Detroit to standing O's all over the league and going into the hall as a Tiger. Now, nothing.
I was watching the Tigers game against the Tribe and before the game was interviews with Leyland, Dombrowski, and Pudge. The whole thing became a little clearer.
Leyland stated that Pudge was not going to be offered a contract next year and that the decision to make Inge the everyday catcher for 09 was already decided. He further stated that Pudge playing 3 out of 5 games was getting on Pudge's nerves as well, as he wants to play everyday. And the Tigers are trying to get Inge some time behind the plate.
Dombrowsk stated that the deal for Pudge came very suddenly and that Farnsworth can help the team now and that the Tigers are very comfortable with Inge behind the plate.
Pudge for Farnsworth....
