Let's go back to July 17 and check in on the Tigers as they host the Twins in a doubleheader at Comerica Park:
Game 1:
Tigers 3, Twins 0 (Tigers led 1-0 after six and a half)
The Tigers added a run in the bottom of the seventh when right fielder Robbie Grossman belted a solo home run over the right field wall, his twenty-fourth of the year.
The home squad added another insurance run in the eighth. Third baseman Jeimer Candelario drew a one-out walk, and second baseman Isaac Paredes brought him home with a triple into the right field corner.
Reliever Alex Lange pitched a perfect ninth to end the game. This means that Gregory Soto's save has been disallowed. He now has sixteen for the year.
HR- DET: Grossman (24)
S- Lange (2)
DS- Soto (16)
Game 2:
We pick up the action with the Tigers leading 5-4 in the bottom of the eighth. Miguel Cabrera is at first following his run-scoring single, and there are two out.
Candelario singled to left center to put two men on, but catcher Jake Rogers' fly to shallow left center ended the inning.
The Twins tied the game in the top of the ninth. Catcher Ryan Jeffers was their courtesy runner, and he moved to third on right fielder Max Kepler's grounder to first. After left fielder Luis Arraez went down swinging for the second out, shortstop Andrelton Simmons smacked Soto's first pitch into left center for a base hit, Jeffers scored easily. and we were tied at five. Second baseman Jorge Polanco took a called third strike to end the inning.
The Tigers needed only one pitch to score the winning run in the bottom of the ninth. Rogers was their courtesy runner, and he scored when second baseman Harold Castro belted the first pitch he from Twins reliever Tyler Duffey into the right center power alley for a double. Our final: Tigers 6, Twins 5.
W- Soto (7-3)
L- Duffey (3-4)
Original winning pitcher Joe Jimenez's record is now 5-1. Original losing pitcher Taylor Rogers' record is now 2-3.
There were no changes in the standings.
Next: We follow the Twins to Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago for a double dip with the White Sox on July 19.
Thoughts?
Game 1:
Tigers 3, Twins 0 (Tigers led 1-0 after six and a half)
The Tigers added a run in the bottom of the seventh when right fielder Robbie Grossman belted a solo home run over the right field wall, his twenty-fourth of the year.
The home squad added another insurance run in the eighth. Third baseman Jeimer Candelario drew a one-out walk, and second baseman Isaac Paredes brought him home with a triple into the right field corner.
Reliever Alex Lange pitched a perfect ninth to end the game. This means that Gregory Soto's save has been disallowed. He now has sixteen for the year.
HR- DET: Grossman (24)
S- Lange (2)
DS- Soto (16)
Game 2:
We pick up the action with the Tigers leading 5-4 in the bottom of the eighth. Miguel Cabrera is at first following his run-scoring single, and there are two out.
Candelario singled to left center to put two men on, but catcher Jake Rogers' fly to shallow left center ended the inning.
The Twins tied the game in the top of the ninth. Catcher Ryan Jeffers was their courtesy runner, and he moved to third on right fielder Max Kepler's grounder to first. After left fielder Luis Arraez went down swinging for the second out, shortstop Andrelton Simmons smacked Soto's first pitch into left center for a base hit, Jeffers scored easily. and we were tied at five. Second baseman Jorge Polanco took a called third strike to end the inning.
The Tigers needed only one pitch to score the winning run in the bottom of the ninth. Rogers was their courtesy runner, and he scored when second baseman Harold Castro belted the first pitch he from Twins reliever Tyler Duffey into the right center power alley for a double. Our final: Tigers 6, Twins 5.
W- Soto (7-3)
L- Duffey (3-4)
Original winning pitcher Joe Jimenez's record is now 5-1. Original losing pitcher Taylor Rogers' record is now 2-3.
There were no changes in the standings.
Next: We follow the Twins to Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago for a double dip with the White Sox on July 19.
Thoughts?
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