The tigers were baseball ' s best story for much of this season , but they won only 21 of their last 50 games and none of their last five 老虎队在本季中创造了棒球的最佳传奇，但是他们过去50场比赛中只赢了21场，最近还惨遭五连败。
The yankees ' wild card lead also was cut to 4 1 / 2 games and their magic number over detroit stayed at one as the tigers shut out the minnesota 8 - 0 因为老虎队以8比0击败双城，所以洋基在外卡的领先缩小到4 . 5场，魔术数字维持在1场。
The contingent also plans to visit with the leadership of the hanshin tigers , personally thanking the club for its assistance in the development of kei igawa 这个访问团也计画访问阪神老虎队的领导人，亲自感谢球队帮助培养井川庆。
The yankees won the rights to negotiate with igawa last week , submitting the top bid of more than $ 26 million for the hanshin tigers ' starting pitcher 洋基上周赢得井川庆的优先议约权，竞标这名阪神老虎队的先发投手的金额是2600万美金。
The tigers , who have dropped eight of 12 , fell to 15 ? 23 since the break . they remained 1 1 / 2 games back of first - place cleveland in the al central 老虎队最近的12场中输了8场其中在明星赛后取得15胜23败成绩。现在落后美联中区印第安人1 ? 5场的胜差。
The club is noted for the values ? loyalty , community , sportsmanship and excellence ? that it cherishes and that are exemplified by its leading identities 墨尔本老虎队在澳洲篮坛素以“忠诚、团结、运动、杰出”著称，并因此成为澳洲篮坛俱乐部典范。
Pettitte won for the fifth time in his last seven starts sunday in cleveland , holding the tribe to just two runs on seven hits over 7 1 / 3 innings 派提特在上个星期天击败了印地安人，也是最近七场比赛的第五胜，整场只让老虎队在7又3分支1局击出7支安打得2分。
Mussina , who will start game 2 of this division series against the tigers on wednesday night , has cherished the opportunity of playing for the big prize every autumn 将在周三晚间的分区系列战第二战出战老虎队的穆西那,每个秋天都十分珍惜这个能够为大奖拼战的机会。
Gone is gary sheffield , who missed almost four months with a wrist injury , as the yankees dealt him to the tigers in november for three pitching prospects 只有雨刷伯走人，他因为手腕伤势去年缺阵了四个月，洋基队在11月拿他和老虎队交易，获得三名年轻有潜力的投手。
Making their first trip to the playoffs since 1987 , the tigers pulled out all the stops yesterday as they tried to win their division and earn home - field advantage in the first round 自从1987年以来，老虎队首次在昨天晋级季后赛，他们原本拥有季后赛所有的主场优势。
