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Greetings, salutations, and happy (almost) All-Star Break, fellow Tiger fans! It’s time to take another look at the current exploits of the Detroit Tigers.
Looking back
It ended up being a 0.500 week for the Tigers, but I think they’ll take that considering the past slate of games contained a trip to the dreaded Minneapolis Metrodome.
· Friday @Minnesota: Placido Polanco drove in two extra-inning runs, in a 16-inning marathon win. (W, 11-9)
· Saturday @Minnesota: The Twins outlasted the Tigers, despite Magglio’s three-run homerun. (L, 4-3)
· Sunday @Minnesota: Nick Blackburn baffled the Detroit hitters and the Tigers dropped the series. (L, 6-2)
· Monday vs. Kansas City: The bullpen wasted Armando Galarraga’s gem. (L, 4-3)
· Tuesday vs. Kansas City: Justin Verlander K’ed 11 and the Tigers rolled. (W, 8-5)
· Wednesday @Oakland: Luke French outdueled Greinke, and the Tigers won their first series in four tries. (W, 3-1)
In a change from last week, the Tigers starting staff went 2-1 and the offense got back on track edging out the competition 30-29 in runs scored. The pitching staff, as a whole, posted a 3.66 ERA, striking out 59 in 59 innings pitched; the downside was the 1.41 WHIP they also posted, which is a little high for my liking, but not statistically terrible.
Lucas French gets the gold star this week, going 1-0 in two starts with a sub 2.50 ERA. Keep up the good work Luke!
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