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Perez cheered, gets save as Indians beat Tigers (Yahoo! Sports)
2012-05-23 05:36:00 CLEVELAND (AP) When the bullpen door swung open, Chris Perez braced himself.
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Perez get saves as Indians beat Tigers 5-3 (Yahoo! Sports)
2012-05-23 04:35:00 CLEVELAND (AP) Chris Perez, greeted by a standing ovation from the time he left the bullpen, worked another scary ninth inning for his 14th save as the Cleveland Indians ended a 10-game losing streak to Detroit with a 5-3 win over the Tigers on Tuesday night.
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McCutchen homers twice as Pirates beat Tigers 4-3 (Yahoo! Sports)
2012-05-20 01:50:00 DETROIT (AP) Andrew McCutchen hit a pair of two-run homers and A.J. Burnett pitched six solid innings to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-3 win over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday.
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Verlander nearly throws 3rd no-hitter for Tigers (Yahoo! Sports)
2012-05-19 04:21:00 DETROIT (AP) Justin Verlander came within two outs of his third no-hitter, allowing only Josh Harrison’s ninth-inning single in the Detroit Tigers’ 6-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.
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Morneau homers, Twins beat Tigers 4-3 (Yahoo! Sports)
2012-05-17 22:07:00 DETROIT (AP) Justin Morneau hit a two-run homer in his second game back from a wrist injury, and the Minnesota Twins held on for a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday.
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Twins beat sloppy Tigers 11-7 (Yahoo! Sports)
2012-05-17 05:05:00 DETROIT (AP) Jamey Carroll hit a two-run double in the sixth inning to give Minnesota the lead, and the Twins outlasted the sloppy Detroit Tigers 11-7 on Wednesday night.
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Tigers hit 3 HRs in 8-run rally in 6th, top Chisox (Yahoo! Sports)
2012-05-16 00:41:00 CHICAGO (AP) Miguel Cabrera, Ryan Raburn and Austin Jackson homered during an eight-run rally in the sixth inning Tuesday and the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 10-8.
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Verlander, Tigers top Athletics in series finale (Yahoo! Sports)
2012-05-14 01:42:00 OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Justin Verlander struck out eight to win his fourth straight decision and the Detroit Tigers beat the ailing Oakland Athletics 3-1 on Sunday to salvage a series split.
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A?s Brandon Inge pounds former Tigers team again (Yahoo! Sports)
2012-05-12 07:59:00 OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Brandon Inge is putting on a home run derby for all his former teammates to see. The ex-bosses, too.
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Miguel Cabrera leads Tigers past Athletics, 10-6 (Yahoo! Sports)
2012-05-11 08:23:00 OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Miguel Cabrera came out for early batting practice hoping to find the key to getting out of a bad slump. Moving his hands down just a bit ended up doing the trick.
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China?s Big Banks Look More Like Paper Tigers ? Bloomberg
2012-05-11 07:43:00 After spending time combing through the financial reports of China’s biggest publicly traded, state- owned banks, I now understand what Jim Chanos, the famous short- seller, means when he keeps saying they are “built on quicksand.” He’s definitely on to …Read more »
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Tigers get 1st win over Mariners with 6-4 victory (Yahoo! Sports)
2012-05-09 08:30:00 SEATTLE (AP) Justin Verlander felt fortunate to settle down both his emotions and his control, making the early runs he was given by Detroit’s offense stand up.
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Dunn?s homer gives White Sox 3-2 win over Tigers (Yahoo! Sports)
2012-05-06 01:57:00 DETROIT (AP) A day after losing to Detroit on a ninth-inning homer, Adam Dunn and the Chicago White Sox returned the favor.
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Royals beat Tigers in the 9th for 3-2 victory (Yahoo! Sports)
2012-05-02 22:55:00 DETROIT (AP) – Chris Getz’s infield single in the ninth inning put Kansas City ahead, and the Royals held on to beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2 Wednesday.
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Jackson, Porcello lead Tigers past Royals 9-3 (Yahoo! Sports)
2012-05-02 04:14:00 DETROIT (AP) Austin Jackson had four hits and Rick Porcello pitched eight strong innings to lead the Detroit Tigers past the Kansas City Royals 9-3 on Tuesday night.
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Smyly gets first big league win, Tigers top Yanks (Yahoo! Sports)
2012-04-29 01:17:00 NEW YORK (AP) Miguel Cabrera homered and drove in three runs and Drew Smyly pitched into the seventh inning for his first major league win to help the Detroit Tigers snap a five-game losing streak by beating the New York Yankees 7-5 Saturday.
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Jeter scores on passed ball, Yanks beat Tigers 7-6 (Yahoo! Sports)
2012-04-28 06:16:00 NEW YORK (AP) Tigers manager Jim Leyland waved off the question about Delmon Young with a flick of the hand and a terse response.
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Tigers release slumping 3B Brandon Inge (Yahoo! Sports)
2012-04-27 02:19:00 DETROIT (AP) Slumping third baseman Brandon Inge was released by the Detroit Tigers on Thursday.
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Tigers release 3B Brandon Inge (Yahoo! Sports)
2012-04-26 23:12:00 DETROIT (AP) The Detroit Tigers have released slumping third baseman Brandon Inge.
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Hernandez and Mariners beat slumping Tigers 9-1 (Yahoo! Sports)
2012-04-26 05:30:00 DETROIT (AP) Felix Hernandez couldn’t recall struggling to throw strikes as much as he did early on Wednesday night.
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Hernandez and Mariners beat slumping Tigers 9-1 (Yahoo! Sports)
2012-04-26 05:30:00 DETROIT (AP) Felix Hernandez couldn’t recall struggling to throw strikes as much as he did early on Wednesday night.
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Mariners hold off Tigers 7-4 (Yahoo! Sports)
2012-04-25 05:10:00 DETROIT (AP) Tom Wilhelmsen had already allowed two hitters to reach base when Detroit’s Delmon Young hit a deep fly to right-center field.
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Tigers? Coke speaks out against bullying (Yahoo! Sports)
2012-04-25 00:37:00 DETROIT (AP) Detroit reliever Phil Coke is speaking out against bullying.
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Connecticut Whale 4, Bridgeport Sound Tigers 3 (OT)
2012-04-23 04:30:00 By Brian Ring Hartford, CT, April 22, 2012 ? The Connecticut Whale defeated the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, 4-3, in overtime Sunday night at the XL Center to sweep their first-round playoff series, three games to none. Marek Hrivik had two goals for the Whale and Casey Wellman tallied the overtime game-winner to give Connecticut their first postseason series win since 2006. ?Everybody is contributing and pulling their weight and that?s what it takes and that?s why it?s been such a good feeling tonight,? said Whale head coach Ken Gernander. The Whale took the first lead of the game on Hrivik?s third goal in the last two games, as he scored at the 6:11 mark of the first period on the power-play. Hrivik took a pass from Wellman, skating in at the bottom of the circle before firing a shot through Sound Tigers? goaltender Kevin Poulin (50 saves). Mike Vernace picked up the secondary assist on the goal. The Sound Tigers would end Cam Talbot?s (44 saves) playoff shutout streak at ...
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Connecticut Whale 4, Bridgeport Sound Tigers 3 (OT)
2012-04-23 04:30:00 By Brian Ring Hartford, CT, April 22, 2012 ? The Connecticut Whale defeated the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, 4-3, in overtime Sunday night at the XL Center to sweep their first-round playoff series, three games to none. Marek Hrivik had two goals for the Whale and Casey Wellman tallied the overtime game-winner to give Connecticut their first postseason series win since 2006. ?Everybody is contributing and pulling their weight and that?s what it takes and that?s why it?s been such a good feeling tonight,? said Whale head coach Ken Gernander. The Whale took the first lead of the game on Hrivik?s third goal in the last two games, as he scored at the 6:11 mark of the first period on the power-play. Hrivik took a pass from Wellman, skating in at the bottom of the circle before firing a shot through Sound Tigers? goaltender Kevin Poulin (50 saves). Mike Vernace picked up the secondary assist on the goal. The Sound Tigers would end Cam Talbot?s (44 saves) playoff shutout streak at ...
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Rangers take lead on missed call, edge Tigers 3-2 (Yahoo! Sports)
2012-04-23 00:21:00 DETROIT (AP) Alberto Gonzalez squared to bunt, hoping to drive in the go-ahead run on a squeeze play. The ball hit his bat and glanced off his right leg before bouncing off the ground and out toward the pitcher.
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Rangers edge Tigers 3-2 in 11 (Yahoo! Sports)
2012-04-22 23:04:00 DETROIT (AP) Alberto Gonzalez’s squeeze bunt turned into an RBI infield single in the 11th inning, and the Texas Rangers went on to beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2 on Sunday.
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Connecticut Whale 3, Bridgeport Sound Tigers 0
2012-04-22 04:40:00 By Brian Ring Bridgeport, CT, April 21, 2012 - The Connecticut Whale defeated the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, 3-0, Saturday night in the second game of their best-of-five Eastern Conference Quarterfinals series at the Webster Bank Arena. The Whale bumped their lead to two games to none over Bridgeport, who face elimination in Game Three slated for Sunday in Hartford (5:00 PM). Cam Talbot was excellent in goal for the second straight game, becoming the first goaltender in franchise history to notch back-to-back shutouts in the postseason with a 41-save performance. Talbot has stopped 83 straight shots to begin the playoffs, and is the first AHL goaltender to begin a playoff season with back-to-back shutouts since Michael Leighton, then of the Norfolk Admirals in 2004. Marek Hrivik scored his first two postseason goals of his pro career for the Whale, and Casey Wellman added two assists to lead the Connecticut attack. ?For the most part we?ve been very patient and eliminated those unforc...
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Connecticut Whale 3, Bridgeport Sound Tigers 0
2012-04-22 04:40:00 By Brian Ring Bridgeport, CT, April 21, 2012 - The Connecticut Whale defeated the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, 3-0, Saturday night in the second game of their best-of-five Eastern Conference Quarterfinals series at the Webster Bank Arena. The Whale bumped their lead to two games to none over Bridgeport, who face elimination in Game Three slated for Sunday in Hartford (5:00 PM). Cam Talbot was excellent in goal for the second straight game, becoming the first goaltender in franchise history to notch back-to-back shutouts in the postseason with a 41-save performance. Talbot has stopped 83 straight shots to begin the playoffs, and is the first AHL goaltender to begin a playoff season with back-to-back shutouts since Michael Leighton, then of the Norfolk Admirals in 2004. Marek Hrivik scored his first two postseason goals of his pro career for the Whale, and Casey Wellman added two assists to lead the Connecticut attack. ?For the most part we?ve been very patient and eliminated those unforc...
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Tigers salvage doubleheader split, beat Texas 3-2 (Yahoo! Sports)
2012-04-22 04:30:00 DETROIT (AP) Justin Verlander pitched six innings without allowing an earned run, and the Detroit Tigers salvaged a split of their doubleheader with Texas, beating the Rangers 3-2 in the nightcap Saturday.
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Rangers score 8 in 1st, beat Tigers 10-4 (Yahoo! Sports)
2012-04-21 22:37:00 DETROIT (AP) Josh Hamilton opened the scoring with his sixth homer of the season – and Mike Napoli capped another Texas rout by matching his slugging teammate’s total.
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Connecticut Whale 3, Bridgeport Sound Tigers 0
2012-04-20 05:59:00 By Brian Ring Bridgeport, CT, April 19, 2012 - The Connecticut Whale defeated the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, 3-0, in the first game of their best-of-five Eastern Conference Quarterfinals series Thursday night at the Webster Bank Arena. Cam Talbot recorded 42 saves in a stellar shutout performance, the most saves in franchise history in a postseason shutout, and Kelsey Tessier supplied the game-winning goal and an assist as the Whale won for the first time in Bridgeport this season. ?That?s playoff hockey, it?s going to be close-checking,? said Whale head coach Ken Gernander. ?We have to be patient and keep with the game plan. ?I loved the third period. I thought they elevated the intensity, everything got elevated in the third.? Game Two of the series will be Saturday night at the Webster Bank Arena (7:00 PM). The Whale were in trouble early and often to begin the first period, affording the Sound Tigers two power-play opportunities within the first half of the frame, and three ...
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Connecticut Whale 3, Bridgeport Sound Tigers 0
2012-04-20 05:59:00 By Brian Ring Bridgeport, CT, April 19, 2012 - The Connecticut Whale defeated the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, 3-0, in the first game of their best-of-five Eastern Conference Quarterfinals series Thursday night at the Webster Bank Arena. Cam Talbot recorded 42 saves in a stellar shutout performance, the most saves in franchise history in a postseason shutout, and Kelsey Tessier supplied the game-winning goal and an assist as the Whale won for the first time in Bridgeport this season. ?That?s playoff hockey, it?s going to be close-checking,? said Whale head coach Ken Gernander. ?We have to be patient and keep with the game plan. ?I loved the third period. I thought they elevated the intensity, everything got elevated in the third.? Game Two of the series will be Saturday night at the Webster Bank Arena (7:00 PM). The Whale were in trouble early and often to begin the first period, affording the Sound Tigers two power-play opportunities within the first half of the frame, and three ...
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Rangers rout Tigers 10-3 in ALCS rematch (Yahoo! Sports)
2012-04-20 05:14:00 DETROIT (AP) Yu Darvish pitched two-hit ball into the seventh inning and Mike Napoli homered for the fourth straight game, leading the Texas Rangers to a 10-3 rout of the Detroit Tigers on Thursday night for their seventh consecutive victory.
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Fielder, Scherzer help Tigers rally past Royals (Yahoo! Sports)
2012-04-19 05:35:00 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Prince Fielder drove in two runs, Max Scherzer got his first win of the season and the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 Wednesday night.
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Cabrera, Tigers send Royals to a 6th straight loss (Yahoo! Sports)
2012-04-18 05:09:00 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Miguel Cabrera snapped out of his slump with a pair of hits, driving in the go-ahead run and helping the Detroit Tigers to a 3-1 win over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night.
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Verlander pitches Tigers to 3-2 win over Royals (Yahoo! Sports)
2012-04-17 05:05:00 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Justin Verlander beat Kansas City once again, surviving a shaky ninth inning Monday night to deliver the Detroit Tigers a 3-2 victory over the Royals.
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Laird homers, leads Tigers over White Sox 5-2 (Yahoo! Sports)
2012-04-16 00:23:00 CHICAGO (AP) Gerald Laird homered among his three hits to back a strong outing by Rick Porcello and lead the Detroit Tigers to a 5-2 victory over the White Sox on Sunday, snapping Chicago’s four-game winning streak.
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Peavy, Viciedo lead White Sox over Tigers 5-2 (Yahoo! Sports)
2012-04-13 23:30:00 CHICAGO (AP) Jake Peavy pitched effectively into the seventh inning and Dayan Viciedo homered and made a key catch Friday as the Chicago White Sox defeated the Detroit Tigers 5-2 in their home opener.
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Boesch leads Tigers to 7-2 win over Rays (Yahoo! Sports)
2012-04-12 22:56:00 DETROIT (AP) Brennan Boesch drove in four runs on his 27th birthday, leading the Detroit Tigers to their fifth win in six games to start the season, 7-2 over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday.
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Rays rally in 9th to beat Verlander, Tigers 4-2 (Yahoo! Sports)
2012-04-11 22:21:00 DETROIT (AP) Ben Zobrist hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the ninth inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays scored four runs in their final at-bat to beat Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers 4-2 on Wednesday.
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Tigers stay unbeaten with 5-2 win over Rays (Yahoo! Sports)
2012-04-10 22:15:00 DETROIT (AP) Miguel Cabrera doubled and scored on Prince Fielder’s single, part of a snowy eighth-inning rally that gave the Detroit Tigers a 5-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday.
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Avila?s homer gives Tigers 13-12 win over Red Sox (Yahoo! Sports)
2012-04-09 00:31:00 Alex Avila’s two-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the 11th inning gave the Detroit Tigers a stunning 13-12 victory over Boston on Sunday, leaving the Red Sox winless in three games under new manager Bobby Valentine. Detroit trailed 10-7 when Miguel Cabrera tied the game with a three-run shot off Alfredo Aceves ...
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Tigers overcome Valverde slip, beat Red Sox 3-2 (Yahoo! Sports)
2012-04-06 10:28:00 Jose Valverde figured this day was coming. At some point, the jovial closer was finally going to blow a save and end a streak that dated to 2010. When he gave up a ninth-inning lead Thursday in Detroit’s season opener against Boston, the Tigers recovered and won anyway. “The only thing that matters right now ...
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Tigers overcome Valverde slip, beat Red Sox in 9th (Yahoo! Sports)
2012-04-05 22:49:00 Austin Jackson hit a bases-loaded single in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Detroit Tigers overcame a blown save by Jose Valverde to beat the Boston Red Sox 3-2 in Thursday’s opener. AL MVP and Cy Young winner Justin Verlander was dominant for eight innings and left with a 2-0 lead. But Valverde ...
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Boston Red Sox @ Detroit Tigers Pitching Matchups: 4/5-4/8
2012-04-04 15:58:00 Thursday, April 5th @ 1:05 PM Jon Lester, LHP (0-0, -.-- ERA) vs Justin Verlander, RHP (0-0, -.-- ERA) TV: NESN, ESPN2, MLB.tv Radio: Red Sox Radio Network, MLB Gameday Audio Saturday, April 7th @ 4:05 PM Josh Beckett, RHP (0-0, -.-- ERA) vs Doug Fister, RHP (0-0, -.-- ERA) TV: FOX Radio: Red Sox Radio Network, MLB Gameday Audio Sunday, April 8th @ 1:05 PM Clay Buchholz, RHP (0-0, -.-- ERA) vs Max Scherzer, RHP (0-0, -.-- ERA) TV: NESN, MLB.tv Radio: Red Sox Radio Network, MLB Gameday Audio Follow Ian on Twitter @soxanddawgs. And be sure to like us on Facebook as well.
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Boston Red Sox @ Detroit Tigers Pitching Matchups: 4/5-4/8
2012-04-04 15:58:00 Thursday, April 5th @ 1:05 PM Jon Lester, LHP (0-0, -.-- ERA) vs Justin Verlander, RHP (0-0, -.-- ERA) TV: NESN, ESPN2, MLB.tv Radio: Red Sox Radio Network, MLB Gameday Audio Saturday, April 7th @ 4:05 PM Josh Beckett, RHP (0-0, -.-- ERA) vs Doug Fister, RHP (0-0, -.-- ERA) TV: FOX Radio: Red Sox Radio Network, MLB Gameday Audio Sunday, April 8th @ 1:05 PM Clay Buchholz, RHP (0-0, -.-- ERA) vs Max Scherzer, RHP (0-0, -.-- ERA) TV: NESN, MLB.tv Radio: Red Sox Radio Network, MLB Gameday Audio Follow Ian on Twitter @soxanddawgs. And be sure to like us on Facebook as well.
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Tigers 3B Cabrera says he?ll be ready for opener (Yahoo! Sports)
2012-03-27 00:12:00 Injured Detroit Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera is certain he’ll be in the lineup on opening day. Cabrera rejoined his teammates Monday, a week after a bad-hop grounder in an exhibition game broke a bone below his right eye. “I’ll be ready for opening day,” said the star slugger, still with some discloring beneath his ...
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Bridgeport Sound Tigers 4, Connecticut Whale 3 (OT)
2012-03-26 03:02:00 By Brian Ring Bridgeport, CT, March 25, 2012 - The Connecticut Whale were defeated by the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, 4-3 in overtime, Sunday afternoon at the Webster Bank Arena. Matt Donovan scored the game-winning goal for Bridgeport with two seconds left in overtime while the Sound Tigers were on a power-play. Andre Deveaux, Mike Vernace and Tommy Grant all scored for Connecticut. ?It?s obviously getting a little redundant, pretty frustrating to come in after games and say your margin of error is going to be so slim and they?re going to be one-goal games, you?ve got to do a little better job securing the puck,? said Whale head coach Ken Gernander. ?It gets a little bit frustrating.? The in-state rivals would combine for five goals in the first period alone, as the Sound Tigers jumped out to a 2-0 lead with a pair of goals in a span of 1:54. Scott Howes would score first for Bridgeport, as he stuffed his tenth goal of the season between the left pad of Whale goaltender Cam Talbot (32...
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Bridgeport Sound Tigers 4, Connecticut Whale 3 (OT)
2012-03-26 03:02:00 By Brian Ring Bridgeport, CT, March 25, 2012 - The Connecticut Whale were defeated by the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, 4-3 in overtime, Sunday afternoon at the Webster Bank Arena. Matt Donovan scored the game-winning goal for Bridgeport with two seconds left in overtime while the Sound Tigers were on a power-play. Andre Deveaux, Mike Vernace and Tommy Grant all scored for Connecticut. ?It?s obviously getting a little redundant, pretty frustrating to come in after games and say your margin of error is going to be so slim and they?re going to be one-goal games, you?ve got to do a little better job securing the puck,? said Whale head coach Ken Gernander. ?It gets a little bit frustrating.? The in-state rivals would combine for five goals in the first period alone, as the Sound Tigers jumped out to a 2-0 lead with a pair of goals in a span of 1:54. Scott Howes would score first for Bridgeport, as he stuffed his tenth goal of the season between the left pad of Whale goaltender Cam Talbot (32...
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