The Tigers and Yankees are scoreless in the third inning. Justin Verlander has retired all nine Yankee hitters he’s faced so far tonight, as the Bronx Bombers don’t appear to have righted the ship at the plate. Verlander has thrown 33 pitches and struck out two. He’s been very economical on the mound so far, hitting his … Continue Reading →
Justin Verlander is on cruise control right now. He’s set down the first six batters he’s faced tonight and has thrown just 20 pitches. This could be a long night for Yankee hitters, but now the Tiger bats need to step up their game against a pretty good pitcher in Phil Hughes. The Tigers were set … Continue Reading →
Quintin Berry got a one-out single, and after a Miguel Cabrera fly out, Prince Fielder walked. Delmon Young hit the ball hard to right field, but he hit it right at Ichiro for the third out. With Justin Verlander on the mound, the hope is the Tigers get on the board here in the first … Continue Reading →
Justin Verlander picked up where he left off last week in Oakland and got all three Yankee hitters out in the first inning. He picked up one strikeout on Ichiro. Most experts say if you’re going to get Verlander, get him early. And the Yankees didn’t. Let’s hope the Tiger bats can provide some spark … Continue Reading →
You couldn’t have drawn it up any better for the Tigers entering tonight’s Game 3 of the ALCS. They’re up 2-0 in the series, and Justin Verlander hasn’t even pitched yet. That changes tonight. Baseball’s best pitcher takes the mound against baseball’s most storied franchise and he is looking to put his team on the cusp of … Continue Reading →
The Tigers won this game on the strength of Anibal Sanchez, who was awesome on the mound for seven innings. Jim Leyland went with Phil Coke in the eighth and ninth innings, and he did the job.
The Tigers much maligned bullpen once included Phil Coke taking a good amount of criticism, but he has been solid in the first two games of this ALCS at Yankee Stadium. He set the Yankees down 1-2-3, going through Ichiro, Robinson Cano and Mark Teixeira. If the Tigers can’t get any runs in the ninth, … Continue Reading →
After a blown call at second base involving Omar Infante allowed the Tigers to continue in the eighth inning, Avisail Garcia delivered a single to right field that scored Infante. Miguel Cabrera then came up and did what he’s been doing all year, driving in big runs with a single to right of his own. The … Continue Reading →
It looks like Anibal Sanchez is done after getting out of the seventh inning without surrendering any runs after walking Curtis Granderson with one out. Sanchez has once again put his team in a position to win. He struck out seven, walked three and gave up just three hits in his seven innings. Now, it’s … Continue Reading →
Quintin Berry led off the seventh inning with a double and Miguel Cabrera moved him to third with a single. Prince Fielder struck out and then Delmon Young appeared to ground into an inning-ending double play, but Robinson Cano struggled on the exchange from his glove to his hand and couldn’t make the throw to first base, … Continue Reading →