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 →
Prince Fielder hit it hard, but right at Curtis Granderson as he got a fastball from Phil Hughes on a 3-0 count with runners on the corners. Austin Jackson had a one-out single in the third and reached second on a Quintin Berry sacrifice bunt. He reached third on a wild pitch during a battle … 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 →
Josh Reddick put a charge into the first pitch from Justin Verlander of the fifth inning, but the cavernous stadium in Oakland allowed Austin Jackson to chase it down for the first out. Brandon Moss got on base with a two-out single, just the second hit against the Tigers ace tonight. Verlander promptly struck out … Continue Reading →
The Tigers got some timely hitting from Austin Jackson in the third inning and Justin Verlander looks to be set on cruise control. The A’s have a flair for the dramatic, as we found out last night, so a couple more runs would be nice. Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder didn’t deliver after Jackson got … Continue Reading →
Austin Jackson hit a ball deep to center field and scored Omar Infante from second base after Infante singled to get on and then advanced on a wild pitch. Jackson was moved over to third base on a sacrifice bunt from Quintin Berry and then scored on another Jarrod Parker wild pitch. It’s nice to see … Continue Reading →
Justin Verlander has been very good against the A’s this year. Actually, scratch that. Justin Verlander has been exceptionally good against the A’s this year. He is 3-0 with a .90 ERA against Oakland in 2012. And while that bodes well for the Tigers tonight, it doesn’t guarantee anything. The Tiger bats need to wake up. … Continue Reading →
Avisail Garcia got the biggest hit of his life when his team needed it most, putting the Tigers ahead of the A’s by scoring Omar Infante from second. The sacrifice worked, as Infante led the inning off with a single and was moved to second by Austin Jackson giving himself up. Garcia came into the game … Continue Reading →
Max Scherzer has five strikeouts through three innings, and he’s only given up one hit. The Tigers got on the board thanks to Austin Jackson in the third inning, but they’ll need some more runs to comfortably put this series away tonight in Oakland.