Detroit Tigers Clips Tuesday, September 10, 2013 Detroit Free Press Chicago 5, Detroit 1: Tigers' Max Scherzer lasts only 4 innings, fails in third attempt at 20th win (Sipple) Brayan Pena hopes to lose 25 pounds, return to Tigers next season (Sipple) Chicago 5, Detroit 1: Why the Tigers lost Monday (Sipple) Detroit Tigers' Torii Hunter will cheer on son's football team on upcoming off day (Sipple) Chicago 5, Detroit 1: Chris Sale outduels Max Scherzer as Tigers lose (Crawford) The Detroit News Tigers' Omar Infante quietly sits among AL batting leaders (Gage) Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera 'in shock' over ejection (Gage) Max Scherzer struggles, Miguel Cabrera tossed as Tigers lead shrinks to 4½ (Gage) Tigers' Miguel Cabrera, Jim Leyland ejected in first inning for arguing checked-swing strike (Gage) Monday's Tigers lineup: Miguel Cabrera in lineup against White Sox (Staff) If Jhonny Peralta can help, Tigers must welcome him back for playoffs (Mensching) MLive.com Detroit Tigers' Miguel Cabrera 'shocked' that he was ejected during at-bat for second time this season (Iott) To reach full potential, Detroit Tigers need Miguel Cabrera, Max Scherzer to return to superstar form (Iott) Detroit Tigers' Max Scherzer falls short of win No. 20, bats quiet against Chris Sale in 5-1 loss to White Sox (Iott) Detroit Tigers' Miguel Cabrera, Jim Leyland ejected during first inning against Chicago White Sox (Iott) MLB.com Detroit Tigers and Karmanos Cancer Institute team up for Pink Out the Park, September 13 (Staff) Scherzer's quest for No. 20 denied by White Sox (Beck) Miggy, Leyland ejected in first inning against Chicago (Beck) Tigers limited in rehab options for Peralta (Beck) Tuiasosopo trying to stay fresh with limited chances (Beck) Pitchers do better job of holding runners against Royals (Beck) Tigers try to even series against White Sox rookie (Nightengale) Tigers try to even series against White Sox rookie (Nightengale) FOXSportsDetroit.com Tigers need to step it up (Wakiji) 1 Miguel Cabrera ejected in Chicago (Wakiji) Associated Press Sale tosses gem for Chicago to deny Tigers' Scherzer 20th win (Staff) Miguel Cabrera, Jim Leyland ejected (Staff) ESPN.com Cabrera versus Trout about RBIs, not WAR (Schoenfield) CBSSports.com Stock Watch: Fish tales boost Trout, but truth is Miggy is still better (Heyman) FOXSports.com 2013 Triple Crown stat tracker (Staff) OPPOSING TEAM MLB.com Sale, White Sox deal Scherzer second straight loss (Merkin) Hahn already working toward 2014 and beyond (Merkin) Johnson to be integral part of White Sox rotation (Pleskoff) Tigers try to even series against White Sox rookie (Nightengale) Chicago Tribune White Sox Game Day: Sox win 5-1 (Kane) CBSSports.com Daily Transactions 2 Chicago 5, Detroit 1: Tigers' Max Scherzer lasts only 4 innings, fails in third attempt at 20th win September 10, 2013 By George Sipple / Detroit Free Press CHICAGO — Max Scherzer pitched a season-low four innings Monday night and failed in his third attempt to reach the 20-win plateau. Scherzer gave up four earned runs, and his throwing error led to another run for the White Sox. The Tigers went on to lose, 5-1, to the White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field. Miguel Cabrera and Tigers manager Jim Leyland exited even earlier than Scherzer. Both were ejected by home plate umpire Brian Gorman in the top of the first inning. The Tigers fell behind, 2-0, in the first on a two-run single by Paul Konerko. “He was trying to go down and away on the pitch to Konerko and he left it up,” Leyland said of Scherzer. “That hurt him.” The White Sox added three more runs in the fourth to take a 5-0 lead. With two outs in the fourth inning, Scherzer gave up four consecutive hits — a double to Conor Gillaspie, an RBI single to right to Dayan Viciedo, a single to Jordan Banks that put runners on the corners, and a soft infield single to Josh Phegley. After the single to Banks, pitching coach Jeff Jones came out to the mound to talk to Scherzer. “I thought he was a little out of kilter and his command wasn’t as good as it has been,” Jones said of Scherzer. “Yeah, his changeup was a little bit off.” Jones said he went to the mound to get Scherzer refocused. Viciedo was halfway home when Phegley hit a soft grounder toward third. Scherzer fielded the ball and made an errant throw that sailed into rightfield. Viciedo had already scored. The throwing error allowed Danks to score and Phegley to advance to third. Scherzer (19-3) allowed six hits, two walks and five runs (four earned) in four innings with six strikeouts. “Once we got behind by five, you get to this point in the season and try to save pitches for some guys,” Jones said. “That’s what we decided to do at that point. If it was a little closer game we would have left them in.” Jose Alvarez pitched three scoreless innings of relief for the Tigers, giving up one hit and two walks with four strikeouts. White Sox lefty Chris Sale gave up four hits, one walk and one run in eight innings with eight strikeouts. Sale gave up a solo home run to Victor Martinez in the seventh inning. It was the 12th home run of the season for Martinez, matching the season total he had with the Tigers in 2011. “We ran into a buzzsaw with Sale,” Leyland said. “He was terrific. “From where I was sitting, I could see the pitches on TV. He was terrific. Absolutely terrific.” Cabrera was ejected in the middle of an at-bat for the second time this season. Cabrera was hit on the knee by a slider from Sale as he tried to check his swing. Cabrera seemed to point toward first base as if to suggest that Gorman should get help with the call. After hitting a foul ball one pitch later on an 0-2 count, Cabrera continued to chirp at Gorman and was ejected. Cabrera was animated afterward, pointing at Gorman as the umpire spoke with manager Jim Leyland. It’s the fifth career ejection for Cabrera. It’s the fourth time this season that Leyland has been tossed and the 72nd time in his career. Ramon Santiago came in to bat for Cabrera and grounded out to short. Santiago finished 0-for-4. 3 Brayan Pena hopes to lose 25 pounds, return to Tigers next season September 10, 2013 By George Sipple / Detroit Free Press CHICAGO — Brayan Pena is having a career year as a backup catcher for the Tigers. He hopes it results in another season with the club in 2014. Pena, who was 0-for-3 Monday night against the White Sox, is hitting .306 in 65 games, with 22 RBIs. Since the All-Star break, Pena is hitting .349 with five doubles, two home runs and eight RBIs in 25 games. “I give all the credit to Mac and Toby and my teammates,” Pena said, referring to hitting coach Lloyd McClendon and assistant hitting coach Toby Harrah. Pena has established single-season career-highs this season in hits (67) and runs scored (18). He has 10 doubles, one shy of his career high set in 2011 with the Royals. He’s three RBIs shy of his career high set last season. Pena said he’s learned a lot from the likes of Miguel Cabrera, Torii Hunter and Victor Martinez this season about hitting, and the coaches have “helped him study the game completely.” Pena hit .236 last season in 68 games for the Royals and .248 in a career-high 72 games in 2011. “In my humble opinion, I knew I was better than that,” Pena said. “I knew there was more (possible) out of me. “I’m playing for such a great team and learning from such great hitters, I’m able to absorb those tips to make me a little better as a hitter.” Pena isn’t focused on trying to finish the season above .300, though. “I think it’s better to finish on the right note and being able to help my team do the right things, than (worry) about average,” Pena said. Pena (5-9, 230) has decided he will not play winter ball in the Dominican Republic after the season, as he’s done in the past. He plans to use that time to lose 25 pounds. He has hired a personal chef and nutritionist for the off-season and plans to spend the winter training with Tigers strength and conditioning coordinator Javair Gillett in Lakeland, Fla. “I want to lose 25 pounds,” Pena said. “I know it’s going to make a difference. I think it will help me to become a better hitter, to become a better catcher. It will help me to be more useful for my team. If I was able to lose 25 pounds the right way, I’m going to be much better.” “Being able to play winter ball, it was harder for me to lose weight, to have that regimen, to have that discipline. Now is the time for me to do it and dedicate more time to my body. “I want the Tigers to know I’m serious about showing up in spring training in great shape.” Meanwhile, Pena said he was fitted for his tuxedo during the recent trip to Kansas City for the November wedding of Kansas City Royals pitcher Bruce Chen. Pena will be Chen’s best man. 4 Chicago 5, Detroit 1: Why the Tigers lost Monday September 10, 2013 By George Sipple / Detroit Free Press ■ WHAT HAPPENED: Miguel Cabrera and Jim Leyland were ejected in the first inning.