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Oct. 4 1:04 PM PT2:04 PM MT3:04 PM CT4:04 PM ET9:04 PM GMT5:04 AM 北京时间-Ordonez had two hits in Saturday's 5-1 loss to the White Sox. Analysis: Ordonez is batting .450 with four doubles and seven RBIs during an 11-game hitting streak. |
Oct. 1 3:01 PM PT4:01 PM MT5:01 PM CT6:01 PM ET11:01 PM GMT7:01 AM 北京时间-Ordonez hit a three-run double and the Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 7-2 on Wednesday night to move closer to the AL Central title. Analysis: Ordonez is batting .483 with seven RBIs in his last eight games. |
Sep. 14 4:14 PM PT5:14 PM MT6:14 PM CT7:14 PM ET12:14 AM GMT8:14 AM 北京时间-Tigers manager Jim Leyland said Ordonez will reach the plate appearance incentive in his contract that will give the outfielder an $18 million option for next season. Ordonez entered Monday night's game against Toronto eight plate appearances shy of the 1,080 over two years that would activate the option. Analysis: The 35-year-old Ordonez has had a subpar season with seven home runs, 40 RBIs and a .294 average. But while he continues to search for his power stroke - Ordonez had 268 home runs in his first 12 major league seasons - he has raised his average considerably batting .376 (47 for 125) in his last 39 games. His career average was .312 coming into this season. |
Sep. 14 3:57 PM PT4:57 PM MT5:57 PM CT6:57 PM ET11:57 PM GMT7:57 AM 北京时间-Ordonez had three hits in Sunday's 7-2 win over the Blue Jays. Analysis: Ordonez is batting .520 in his last seven games, but hasn't hit a homer since Aug. 16. He has just seven home runs on the season. |
Sep. 4 12:16 PM PT1:16 PM MT2:16 PM CT3:16 PM ET8:16 PM GMT4:16 AM 北京时间-Ordonez batted twice after entering Thursday's game against Cleveland as a pinch hitter, and now has 421 plate appearances on the season. Analysis: He needs 36 more in Detroit's final 29 games to trigger his $18 million option for 2010. |
Aug. 11 10:06 AM PT11:06 AM MT12:06 PM CT1:06 PM ET6:06 PM GMT2:06 AM 北京时间-Ordonez had three hits Monday in a 6-5 loss at Boston. Analysis: Ordonez is 12 for 28 (.429) with four runs scored in his last seven games. |
Aug. 9 10:00 AM PT11:00 AM MT12:00 PM CT1:00 PM ET6:00 PM GMT2:00 AM 北京时间-Ordonez had two hits in an 11-0 loss to the Twins on Saturday. Analysis: Ordonez is batting just .231 against the Twins this year. |
Jul. 22 9:28 AM PT10:28 AM MT11:28 AM CT12:28 PM ET5:28 PM GMT1:28 AM 北京时间-Ordonez hit a grand slam in the first inning of the Tigers' 9-7 win over the Mariners on Tuesday night. Analysis: Ordonez's grand slam was his first since July 2, 2002, when he hit one against the Tigers while playing for the White Sox. He's batting a career-worst .261 in 2009, but he's been more dependable with runners in scoring position, hitting .311. |
Jul. 9 11:28 AM PT12:28 PM MT1:28 PM CT2:28 PM ET7:28 PM GMT3:28 AM 北京时间-Leyland said Wednesday that Ordonez and Clete Thomas will platoon in right field, with Thomas playing against right-handed pitchers and Ordonez against lefties Analysis: Ordonez sat out Wednesday's game, but is expected to start Friday against Cleveland's Cliff Lee. |
Jun. 26 9:20 AM PT10:20 AM MT11:20 AM CT12:20 PM ET5:20 PM GMT1:20 AM 北京时间-Ordonez ended a career-long drought without a homer by connecting on a go-ahead shot, leading the Detroit Tigers over the Chicago Cubs 6-5 on Thursday for their seventh straight victory. Analysis: Ordonez ended a 40-game skid without a homer. The six-time All-Star and 2007 AL batting champion was benched for almost a week before going hitless Tuesday in the series opener against the Cubs. |
Jun. 21 9:05 AM PT10:05 AM MT11:05 AM CT12:05 PM ET5:05 PM GMT1:05 AM 北京时间-Ordonez, who has been benched "indefinitely" by Detroit manager Jim Leyland, could return tot he lineup in Tuesday's series opener with the Chicago Cubs. Analysis: Leyland also repeated that the benching _ Ordonez hasn't played since June 17 _ is not related to the contract extension that kicks in if Ordonez gets 215 more plate appearances this season. Ordonez, who has hit above .300 in three of the last four seasons, is hitting .273 with two homers and 22 RBIs. Ryan Rayburn started in right field on Thursday. |
May 31 10:14 AM PT11:14 AM MT12:14 PM CT1:14 PM ET6:14 PM GMT2:14 AM 北京时间-Ordonez had three hits for the second straight game Saturday night and extended his hitting streak to 16 games in a 6-3 win in Baltimore. Analysis: Ordonez has batted .381 (24 for 63) during his hit streak and raised his batting average from .225 to .285 in that time. |
May 30 10:47 AM PT11:47 AM MT12:47 PM CT1:47 PM ET6:47 PM GMT2:47 AM 北京时间-Ordonez had three hits Friday in a 7-2 loss at Baltimore. Analysis: Ordonez extended his hitting streak to 15 games. He is batting .362 with 12 runs scored in that span. |
May 28 2:11 PM PT3:11 PM MT4:11 PM CT5:11 PM ET10:11 PM GMT6:11 AM 北京时间-Ordonez extended his hitting streak to 13 with a single in Wednesday's 8-3 win over Kansas City. Analysis: Ordonez is batting .340 (17 for 50) during his hitting streak, but he has just six extra-base hits during this stretch - all doubles. |
May 25 10:30 AM PT11:30 AM MT12:30 PM CT1:30 PM ET6:30 PM GMT2:30 AM 北京时间-Ordonez extended his hitting streak to 10 games with a double and a single in Sunday's 3-1 loss to visiting Colorado. Analysis: After seeing his average drop to .225, Ordonez has batted 14 for 37 (.378) during his streak. |
May 23 9:44 AM PT10:44 AM MT11:44 AM CT12:44 PM ET5:44 PM GMT1:44 AM 北京时间-Ordonez, who missed four games to be with his wife in Florida while she recovered from surgery, returned to the team Friday but did not play. Analysis: Expect him back in the lineup on Saturday. |
May 16 12:01 PM PT1:01 PM MT2:01 PM CT3:01 PM ET8:01 PM GMT4:01 AM 北京时间-Ordonez went 3 for 3 with a double in Friday's 14-1 win over Oakland. Analysis: Ordonez is batting .409 (9 for 22) with four RBIs during his six-game hitting streak. |
May 14 10:44 AM PT11:44 AM MT12:44 PM CT1:44 PM ET6:44 PM GMT2:44 AM 北京时间-Umpire Paul Schrieber has apologized for making contact with Ordonez during a confrontation Wednesday night. Analysis: In the seventh inning against Minnesota, Schreiber called Ordonez out on strikes. Ordonez argued that the pitch was low. As Schrieber spoke to him, the umpire placed his hand on Ordonez's back and steered him toward the dugout. Ordonez said he was surprised when Schrieber put his hand on his back, but added that he didn't think Schrieber "had any bad intentions." |
May 11 2:44 PM PT3:44 PM MT4:44 PM CT5:44 PM ET10:44 PM GMT6:44 AM 北京时间-Ordonez broke a 7-for-52 (.135) slump by going 2 for 3 on Sunday against Cleveland. Analysis: He hit his first double in his 106th at-bat this season after totaling 118 doubles the past three years. Ordonez owners can only hope he's about to break his prolonged early slump. |
May 5 2:16 PM PT3:16 PM MT4:16 PM CT5:16 PM ET10:16 PM GMT6:16 AM 北京时间-Tigers manager Jim Leyland dropped Magglio Ordonez to sixth in the batting order for Tuesday's game versus Minnesota. Analysis: Ordonez, who hadn't hit that low in the batting order since 1998, came into the game hitting .242 after compiling a .323 average in his first four years with the Tigers. |
Apr. 26 12:52 PM PT1:52 PM MT2:52 PM CT3:52 PM ET8:52 PM GMT4:52 AM 北京时间-Ordonez homered as the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 9-1 on Saturday night. Analysis: Ordonez's homer in the ninth was his first extra-base hit after 17 singles, and he now has 14 home runs and 62 RBIs in 78 games at Kauffman Stadium. |
Feb. 19 4:51 PM PT5:51 PM MT6:51 PM CT7:51 PM ET12:51 AM GMT8:51 AM 北京时间-Ordonez has a deal with Detroit that has $15 million option for 2010 with a $3 million buyout and a $15 million option for 2011 with no buyout. But his salary in each of those years becomes guaranteed if he has 135 starts or 540 plate appearances in the previous season, or 270 starts or 1,080 plate appearances in the previous two years. Analysis: If his 2010 salary becomes guaranteed under the provision, it would be at $18 million and the 2011 salary would be $15 million. Ordonez played in 146 games last season and had 561 at-bats, hitting .317 with 21 homers and 103 RBIs. He played in an average of 156 games during the 2006-07 seasons in Detroit, earning an All-Star nod each year. |