AL: DETROIT (53-36) at SEATTLE (51-37) <h3>Weaver looks to continue amazing resurgence</h3> Detroit (53-36) at Seattle (51-37), 4:05 pm EDT SEATTLE (Ticker) -- Jeff Weaver was far and away the worststarting pitcher in the major leagues through the first sixweeks of the season. A trip to the disabled list later, andWeaver is suddenly one of the league's best. Weaver (2-6, 6.34 ERA) will look for a seventh straight dominantouting on Sunday when the Seattle Mariners host the DetroitTigers in the finale of a four-game series. The enigmatic righthander signed a one-year deal for over $8million with Seattle in the off season, and came out of the gatewith an 0-6 record and a 14.32 ERA over his first six startsbefore being placed on the DL with right shoulder tendinitis. Since being activated on June 9, Weaver has posted a 2-0 recordwith a 1.67 ERA in six starts, walking just eight batters andholding opponents to a miniscule .338 slugging percentage. The Tigers will counter with Justin Verlander (10-3, 3.14). The24-year-old righthander is fresh off his first All-Starappearance Tuesday in San Francisco. Verlander allowed one runand two hits in an inning against the National League's finest. Verlander earned a win against the Mariners on May 10,surrendering two runs and nine hits in 5 1/3 frames. Seattle evened the series at a game a piece on Saturday nightbehind six strong innings from Miguel Batista and KenjiJohjima's second grand slam of the season.
AL: DETROIT at SEATTLE <div class="pre">DETROIT AT SEATTLE -- LINEUPS DETROIT SEATTLE AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Curtis Granderson CF .289 13 44 Ichiro Suzuki CF .350 5 39 Marcus Thames LF .252 10 28 Jose Vidro DH .291 3 27 Gary Sheffield DH .307 22 62 Raul Ibanez LF .267 6 53 Magglio Ordonez RF .358 13 72 Jose Guillen RF .287 11 53 Carlos Guillen SS .321 14 69 Ben Broussard 1B .297 4 17 Sean Casey 1B .297 2 35 Adrian Beltre 3B .282 14 46 Mike Rabelo C .234 0 8 Jose Lopez 2B .276 8 48 Brandon Inge 3B .249 11 42 Jamie Burke C .350 0 6 Omar Infante 2B .265 0 11 Willie Bloomquist SS .272 2 11 Justin Verlander RHP (10-3, 3.14) Jeff Weaver RHP (2-6, 6.34)</div>
AL: DETROIT at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE WARMUPS: DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER (10-3, 3.14) SEA - JEFF WEAVER (2-6, 6.34) UMPIRES: HP - BRIAN KNIGHT 1B - MIKE WINTERS 2B - BRIAN RUNGE 3B - BRUCE FROEMMING WEATHER: 76 Degrees, cloudy WIND: 3 mph, out to left</div>
AL: DETROIT at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE STARTING BATS: DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER AND MIKE RABELO SEA - JEFF WEAVER AND JAMIE BURKE DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GRANDERSO (.289, 13 HR, 44 RBI) M THAMES (.252, 10 HR, 28 RBI) G SHEFFIELD (.307, 22 HR, 62 RBI)</div>
AL: DETROIT at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - DETROIT 0 0 1 0 SEATTLE 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER SEA - JEFF WEAVER DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: I SUZUKI (.350, 5 HR, 39 RBI) J VIDRO (.291, 3 HR, 27 RBI) R IBANEZ (.267, 6 HR, 53 RBI)</div>
AL: DETROIT at SEATTLE <div class="pre">DETROIT (0) VS SEATTLE (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Granderson cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291 M Thames lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 M Ordonez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .358 C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 M Rabelo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 O Infante 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Totals 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 BATTING: GIDP - M Thames. Team LOB - 0. SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .350 J Vidro dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 R Ibanez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 J Guillen rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 B Broussard 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 A Beltre 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 J Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 J Burke c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .350 W Bloomquist ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Beltre-J Lopez-B Broussard). ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT - 0 -- 0 SEATTLE - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era J Verlander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.14 SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era J Weaver 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.23 Pitches-strikes: J Weaver 7-4. Ground balls-fly balls: J Weaver 2-1. Batters faced: J Weaver 3. UMPIRES: HP--Brian Knight. 1B--Mike Winters. 2B--Brian Runge. 3B--Bruce Froemming. Weather: 76 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, out to left.</div>
AL: DETROIT at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE CONFIRMED STARTERS: DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER SEA - JEFF WEAVER</div>
AL: DETROIT at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE WILD PITCH BY JUSTIN VERLANDER ALLOWED ICHIRO SUZUKI TO SCORE. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R IBANEZ ON FIRST, J VIDRO ON SECOND, 0 OUT CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 0 SEATTLE 1 BOTTOM, 1ST DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J GUILLEN (.287, 11 HR, 53 RBI)</div>
AL: DETROIT at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - DETROIT 0 0 1 0 SEATTLE 1 1 2 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER SEA - JEFF WEAVER DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M ORDONEZ (.358, 13 HR, 72 RBI) C GUILLEN (.321, 14 HR, 69 RBI) S CASEY (.297, 2 HR, 35 RBI)</div>
AL: DETROIT at SEATTLE <div class="pre">DETROIT (0) VS SEATTLE (1) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Granderson cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291 M Thames lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 M Ordonez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .358 C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 M Rabelo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 O Infante 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Totals 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 BATTING: GIDP - M Thames. Team LOB - 0. SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .351 J Vidro dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293 R Ibanez lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .267 J Guillen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286 B Broussard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .295 A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .281 J Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 J Burke c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .350 W Bloomquist ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 Totals 5 1 2 0 1 3 6 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Beltre 1. Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Beltre-J Lopez-B Broussard). ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT - 0 -- 0 SEATTLE - 1 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era J Verlander 1 2 1 1 1 3 0 3.19 SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era J Weaver 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.23 WP - J Verlander. Pitches-strikes: J Verlander 31-23; J Weaver 7-4. Ground balls-fly balls: J Verlander 0-0; J Weaver 2-1. Batters faced: J Verlander 6; J Weaver 3. UMPIRES: HP--Brian Knight. 1B--Mike Winters. 2B--Brian Runge. 3B--Bruce Froemming. Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 2 mph, out to left.</div>
AL: DETROIT at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - DETROIT 0 0 0 2 0 SEATTLE 1 1 2 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER SEA - JEFF WEAVER DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J LOPEZ (.276, 8 HR, 48 RBI) J BURKE (.350, 0 HR, 6 RBI) W BLOOMQUIST (.272, 2 HR, 11 RBI)</div>
AL: DETROIT at SEATTLE <div class="pre">DETROIT (0) VS SEATTLE (1) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Granderson cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291 M Thames lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 S Casey 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 M Rabelo c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .231 B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 O Infante 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Totals 7 0 2 0 0 1 2 BATTING: 2B - S Casey (22, J Weaver). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Rabelo 1. GIDP - M Thames. Team LOB - 1. SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .351 J Vidro dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293 R Ibanez lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .267 J Guillen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286 B Broussard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .295 A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .281 J Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 J Burke c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .350 W Bloomquist ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 Totals 5 1 2 0 1 3 6 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Beltre 1. Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Beltre-J Lopez-B Broussard). ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT - 00 -- 0 SEATTLE - 1 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era J Verlander 1 2 1 1 1 3 0 3.19 SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era J Weaver 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 6.13 WP - J Verlander. Pitches-strikes: J Verlander 31-23; J Weaver 25-17. Ground balls-fly balls: J Verlander 0-0; J Weaver 3-2. Batters faced: J Verlander 6; J Weaver 7. UMPIRES: HP--Brian Knight. 1B--Mike Winters. 2B--Brian Runge. 3B--Bruce Froemming. Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 2 mph, out to left.</div>
AL: DETROIT at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE GROUND OUT BY ICHIRO SUZUKI SCORED JAMIE BURKE. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, W BLOOMQUIST ON THIRD, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 0 SEATTLE 2 BOTTOM, 2ND DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J VIDRO (.293, 1-FOR-1)</div>
AL: DETROIT at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - DETROIT 0 0 0 2 0 SEATTLE 1 1 2 4 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER SEA - JEFF WEAVER DUE UP FOR DETROIT: B INGE (.249, 11 HR, 42 RBI) O INFANTE (.265, 0 HR, 11 RBI) C GRANDERSON (.291, 1-FOR-1)</div>
AL: DETROIT at SEATTLE <div class="pre">DETROIT (0) VS SEATTLE (2) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Granderson cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291 M Thames lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 S Casey 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 M Rabelo c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .231 B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 O Infante 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Totals 7 0 2 0 0 1 2 BATTING: 2B - S Casey (22, J Weaver). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Rabelo 1. GIDP - M Thames. Team LOB - 1. SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .350 J Vidro dh 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .292 R Ibanez lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .267 J Guillen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286 B Broussard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .295 A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .281 J Lopez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 J Burke c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .361 W Bloomquist ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279 Totals 10 2 4 1 1 3 7 BATTING: 2B - W Bloomquist (3, J Verlander). RBI - I Suzuki (40). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Vidro 1, A Beltre 1. Team LOB - 3. FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Beltre-J Lopez-B Broussard). ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT - 00 -- 0 SEATTLE - 11 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era J Verlander 2 4 2 2 1 3 0 3.24 SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era J Weaver 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 6.13 WP - J Verlander. Pitches-strikes: J Verlander 47-34; J Weaver 25-17. Ground balls-fly balls: J Verlander 2-1; J Weaver 3-2. Batters faced: J Verlander 11; J Weaver 7. UMPIRES: HP--Brian Knight. 1B--Mike Winters. 2B--Brian Runge. 3B--Bruce Froemming. Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 2 mph, out to left.</div>
AL: DETROIT at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY MARCUS THAMES SCORED CURTIS GRANDERSON. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M THAMES ON FIRST, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 1 SEATTLE 2 TOP, 3RD DUE UP FOR DETROIT: G SHEFFIELD (.306, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: DETROIT at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - DETROIT 0 0 1 1 5 0 SEATTLE 1 1 2 4 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER SEA - JEFF WEAVER DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: R IBANEZ (.267, 0-FOR-0, BB) J GUILLEN (.286, 0-FOR-1) B BROUSSARD (.295, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: DETROIT at SEATTLE <div class="pre">DETROIT (1) VS SEATTLE (2) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Granderson cf 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .293 M Thames lf 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .255 G Sheffield dh 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308 M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .357 C Guillen ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .319 S Casey 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 M Rabelo c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .231 B Inge 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 O Infante 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263 Totals 13 1 5 1 1 2 5 BATTING: 2B - S Casey (22, J Weaver). RBI - M Thames (29). 2-out RBI - M Thames. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Guillen 2, M Rabelo 1. GIDP - M Thames. Team LOB - 4. BASERUNNING: SB - C Granderson (10, 2nd base off J Weaver/J Burke), G Sheffield (15, 2nd base off J Weaver/J Burke). SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .350 J Vidro dh 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .292 R Ibanez lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .267 J Guillen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286 B Broussard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .295 A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .281 J Lopez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 J Burke c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .361 W Bloomquist ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279 Totals 10 2 4 1 1 3 7 BATTING: 2B - W Bloomquist (3, J Verlander). RBI - I Suzuki (40). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Vidro 1, A Beltre 1. Team LOB - 3. FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Beltre-J Lopez-B Broussard). ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT - 001 -- 1 SEATTLE - 11 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era J Verlander 2 4 2 2 1 3 0 3.24 SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era J Weaver 3 5 1 1 1 2 0 6.18 WP - J Verlander. Pitches-strikes: J Verlander 47-34; J Weaver 62-41. Ground balls-fly balls: J Verlander 2-1; J Weaver 3-4. Batters faced: J Verlander 11; J Weaver 14. UMPIRES: HP--Brian Knight. 1B--Mike Winters. 2B--Brian Runge. 3B--Bruce Froemming. Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 2 mph, out to left.</div>
AL: DETROIT at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - DETROIT 0 0 1 1 5 0 SEATTLE 1 1 0 2 4 0 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER SEA - JEFF WEAVER DUE UP FOR DETROIT: S CASEY (.300, 1-FOR-1) M RABELO (.231, 0-FOR-1) B INGE (.248, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: DETROIT at SEATTLE <div class="pre">DETROIT (1) VS SEATTLE (2) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Granderson cf 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .293 M Thames lf 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .255 G Sheffield dh 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308 M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .357 C Guillen ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .319 S Casey 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 M Rabelo c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .231 B Inge 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 O Infante 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263 Totals 13 1 5 1 1 2 5 BATTING: 2B - S Casey (22, J Weaver). RBI - M Thames (29). 2-out RBI - M Thames. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Guillen 2, M Rabelo 1. GIDP - M Thames. Team LOB - 4. BASERUNNING: SB - C Granderson (10, 2nd base off J Weaver/J Burke), G Sheffield (15, 2nd base off J Weaver/J Burke). SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .350 J Vidro dh 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .292 R Ibanez lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .266 J Guillen rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .285 B Broussard 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .292 A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .281 J Lopez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 J Burke c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .361 W Bloomquist ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279 Totals 13 2 4 1 1 3 7 BATTING: 2B - W Bloomquist (3, J Verlander). RBI - I Suzuki (40). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Vidro 1, A Beltre 1. Team LOB - 3. FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Beltre-J Lopez-B Broussard). ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT - 001 -- 1 SEATTLE - 110 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era J Verlander 3 4 2 2 1 3 0 3.21 SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era J Weaver 3 5 1 1 1 2 0 6.18 WP - J Verlander. Pitches-strikes: J Verlander 53-38; J Weaver 62-41. Ground balls-fly balls: J Verlander 2-4; J Weaver 3-4. Batters faced: J Verlander 14; J Weaver 14. UMPIRES: HP--Brian Knight. 1B--Mike Winters. 2B--Brian Runge. 3B--Bruce Froemming. Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 2 mph, out to left.</div>
