Vladdy gets #2000

[riverdunesrat]

Vlad hits milestone in loss
04/26/2008 6:38 PM ET
By Lyle Spencer / MLB.com

DETROIT -- Vladimir Guerrero reached the 2,000-hit plateau on Saturday with a triple and double, but the Tigers beat the Angels, 6-4, after Armando Galarraga had a no-hit bid end after 5 2/3 innings on Guerrero's triple.
After the Angels came alive with three seventh-inning runs, the Tigers matched the three in the bottom half to regain command and even the weekend series at a game apiece. Curtis Granderson's triple, a throwing error by Maicer Izturis and Magglio Ordonez's RBI double were the key elements in the three-run Detroit seventh in front of 42,068. The win went to reliever Aquilino Lopez (2-0), the loss going to Darren O'Day (0-1) in relief of Dustin Moseley.

Making his first appearance at Comerica Park and third career start, Galarraga had retired 15 in a row when Guerrero slammed a triple to the right-center gap. Guerrero would double to left-center in the eighth, No. 2,000, against reliever Denny Bautista, scoring on a double-play grounder.

Galarraga hurt himself when he threw Torii Hunter's bunt attempt past first baseman Miguel Cabrera for a two-base error to open the seventh. Hunter took third on Garret Anderson's single, and both scored when Izturis banged a double to left-center, ending Galarraga's day. With two outs, Chone Figgins punched an RBI single to left against Lopez to tie it at 3.

In their three-run seventh, the Tigers got RBIs from Gary Sheffield on a fielder's choice grounder mishandled by Izturis and from Jacque Jones on a sacrifice fly. Opening the scoring in the first against Moseley, who yielded three earned runs in five innings, Placido Polanco singled, stole second and scored on Ordonez's two-out double to left. Ivan Rodriguez led off the fifth with a single and took third when Granderson dumped a double down the left-field line. Polanco's single drove home both runners.




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[brewersfan19]

Congrats to Vlad.

[henks]

Good for him. He was bound to get it with all the hits that he gets from swinging at pitches out of the strike zone. Hope he keeps it up (just not against the Twins)

[hot_corner_gurl]

Great job Vlad. I always thought he had more than that, but either way it's a great accomplishment. Hope he is able to continue his great career.

[DirtyKash]

Yesterday's war of words between Guerrero and Miguel Cabrera was great.

In the first inning, Vlad grounded out weakly to second base and when he ran it out, Cabrera, who was playing first base, talked trash to him. Cabrera's words got Guerrero visibly upset and Vlad was fuming in the dugout afterwards. The Angels broadcaster said something like "uh oh, he got Vladdy mad!"

Next time up, Guerrero drilled a homerun to deep left field and when he rounded first base, Guerrero talked trash back at Cabrera totally IN HIS FACE!!! Good stuff.

[henks]

haha nice

[brewersfan19]

That was awesome. I like Vlad, and that really made me happy.

[Bon Bon]

Vlad is one of baseball best. A big congrats to him on this milestone in his career.

[riverdunesrat]

Originally Posted by DirtyKash Yesterday's war of words between Guerrero and Miguel Cabrera was great. In the first inning, Vlad grounded out weakly to second base and when he ran it out, Cabrera, who was playing first base, talked trash to him. Cabrera's words got Guerrero visibly upset and Vlad was fuming in the dugout afterwards. The Angels broadcaster said something like "uh oh, he got Vladdy mad!" Next time up, Guerrero drilled a homerun to deep left field and when he rounded first base, Guerrero talked trash back at Cabrera totally IN HIS FACE!!! Good stuff.

Bummer that I missed that. Why would someone talk trash to Vladdy when he has the ability to shove it back in yer face?