The top of the Tigers order came up to start the eighth inning with a 2-0 lead and provided some fire power and distance between themselves and the Twins. Austin Jackson singled and stole second base, Quintin Berry walked, and then Miguel Cabrera brought them both home with a three-run home run that pulls him even with Josh Hamilton … Continue Reading →
Prince Fielder took the first pitch of the second inning and drove it deep over the left-center field fence to put the Tigers on the board and ahead of the Minnesota Twins. The solo blast was Fielder’s 29th of the season. Jhonny Peralta added to the lead as he ripped a one-out pitch down the left field line for a … Continue Reading →
The Tigers went quietly in the ninth as Delmon Young, Jhonny Peralta and Andy Dirks went 1-2-3 and the team fell to the Minnesota Twins 4-2. Omar Infante tied the game up with a two-run homer in the eighth inning but Brayan Villarreal had a terrible bottom of the frame to allow Minnesota to strike back. … Continue Reading →
Brayan Villarreal just wasn’t himself when it mattered. The Twins had the top of the order coming up and Villarreal walked Denard Span to lead off the inning. It was all downhill from there as Villarreal gave up a bases loaded double to Ryan Doumit, who has all four Minnesota RBIs on the night. The Tigers … Continue Reading →
Justin Morneau had a chance to end the fifth inning by starting a double play on a soft ground ball off the bat of Andy Dirks. He failed and got no outs as he bobbled the ball. Avisail Garcia and Gerald Laird could not take advantage of the gift. Scott Diamond has gone through the … Continue Reading →