Miguel Cabrera hit a solo shot in the sixth inning to take sole possession of the American League home run lead, and more importantly give the Tigers a lead of their own in Kansas City. The Tigers added another run as Royals center fielder David Lough misplayed a ball off the bat of Jhonny Peralta that should … Continue Reading →
Bruce Chen threw a fastball right down the middle, and Jhonny Peralta didn’t miss it. He sent it way over the left field fence. Peralta’s one-out big fly was his 13th of the season. Rick Porcello has settled into a groove, retiring the last eight batter he’s faced. He has thrown 51 pitches through four innings. … 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 →
The Tigers were carried most of the day by Justin Verlander, who pitched seven-plus innings while only giving up four hits. He struck out eight and walked just two on 117 pitches. Verlander went back out for the eighth inning, but Tigers manager Jim Leyland pulled him after a Jhonny Peralta error allowed the first … Continue Reading →
Justin Verlander has had trouble throwing his fastball for a strike today, but it hasn’t mattered. The rest of Verlander’s pitches are hitting their spots and he continues to ride the two runs that Prince Fielder and Jhonny Peralta drove in for the Tigers in the second inning. After allowing the first two batters to … 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 →