Jhonny Peralta hit a soft ground ball up the middle to become the Tigers first base-runner of the day. But the Tigers could not take advantage. Hiroki Kuroda has been dealing against a Tigers lineup that looks like it just didn’t come to hit today. Good for the Tigers, though, Anibal Sanchez has been nearly as … Continue Reading →
Delmon Young took Derek Lowe deep to extend the Tigers lead to 3-0 over the Yankees, and in the process becomes the Tigers all-time postseason leader in home runs (6). Yes, you read that correctly. Jhonny Peralta hit a one-out double following Young’s big blast, and Avisail Garcia brought him home with a two-out single. A win tonight … 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 →
John Smoltz just said it best on the TBS broadcast: These American League Playoffs feel like the National League with these low scoring games. Both the Tigers and Yankees are relying strictly on pitching because their highly paid hitters are doing absolutely nothing at the plate. The Tigers are playing good defense right now, though, as … Continue Reading →
Doug Fister owes Jhonny Peralta dinner. Fister once again loaded the bases in the second inning before a Robinson Cano grounder hit off Fister’s foot and Peralta barehanded the ball and barely got Cano at first. Fister is struggling. He is not in rhythm and there could be a call to the bullpen for the … Continue Reading →
Doug Fister issued three walks in the first inning but got out of it when Jhonny Peralta made a great diving stop on a sharply hit ball by Alex Rodriguez to get the force at second and save his pitcher. Fister doesn’t look comfortable out there. He’s missing the strike zone, which is not a … 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 →