Delmon Young hit another postseason home run tonight. He shot a ball barely over the left field fence to put the Tigers on top. With Justin Verlander on the mound and his pitch count in good shape (54), things are looking good for the Tigers. After a walk to Andy Dirks, Phil Hughes came out … Continue Reading →
Austin Jackson got a lead off triple and Prince Fielder was able to deliver him home after the Yankees walked Miguel Cabrera with one out to put runners at the corners. Delmon Young got a single of his own to bring in Cabrera from second base and the Tigers jumped out to a 2-0 lead. … Continue Reading →
Austin Jackson had men on the corners after an Omar Infante single that moved Jhonny Peralta to third base with one out. Jackson lined a single to right-center and scored Peralta to give the Tigers a huge insurance run. The RBI is Jackson’s second of the night. After a Ryan Cook walk to Quintin Berry, … Continue Reading →
The Tigers stranded a runner at second base for the second time in the first two innings. This time is was Andy Dirks, who got their by way of a single and stolen base. Alex Avila and Jhonny Peralta were unable to deliver. The Tigers need to string together a couple of hits and get … Continue Reading →
Prince Fielder went yard in the fourth inning, making up for those hard shots that just didn’t fall in the past 24 hours. The big shot was followed by Delmon Young and Andy Dirks singles, but A.J. Griffin killed the Tigers momentum by getting Jhonny Peralta to ground into a double play and Alex Avila to … Continue Reading →
Prince Fielder blasted a ball to deep right center to start the second inning, but Coco Crisp brought back a ball that would have been a homer and tied the game. Delmon Young and Jhonny Peralta followed with back-to-back singles, but Andy Dirks and Avisail Garcia were unable to deliver. The Tigers looked good in … Continue Reading →
The Twins have broken through against Anibal Sanchez in the seventh inning. Pedro Florimon drove in Jamey Carroll after Alexi Casilla had sacrificed Carroll to second base. Sanchez had a stellar outing, giving up the one run in 6 1/3 innings while striking out four and walking just one. Liam Hendriks has thrown seven shut … Continue Reading →
The Tigers got back-to-back one-out singles from Andy Dirks and Jhonny Peralta, but they were unable to bring them around to score. Alex Avila struck out and Omar Infante flew out to center. The Tigers have just three hits against Liam Hendriks through five innings.
Delmon Young had a one-out double to right-center field in the second inning, but Andy Dirks and Jhonny Peralta were unable to bring him home. The Tigers need to get their bats going against an underwhelming pitcher such as Hendriks. Anibal Sanchez struck out the first two batters he faced in the bottom of the … Continue Reading →
Justin Verlander did his job, and then the Tigers bullpen almost gave it away. Verlander pitched seven-plus innings, striking out eight, walking two and giving up just four hits. It was a tough eighth inning for Tigers pitching, as Verlander was taken out of the game and Joaquin Benoit allowed a grand slam to Ryan … Continue Reading →