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Tigers 8 Indians 1

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The Tigers didn’t exactly get to Corey Kluber but they touched him for two runs, including another monster blast from Jose Miguel Cabrera, and the rain did the rest. Both starters, Kluber and Simon, only lasted five innings thanks to a two hour rain delay.  The Tigers then beat the Indians pen into a conniption.

J.D. Martinez got some redemption with a three run homer to break the game open after the rain delay that extended the Tigers lead to 5-0.

It is one game, one series, but we’ll take it.

The Reds come to town tomorrow and we’ll welcome Nebraska back.

Indians 5 Tigers 4

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J.D. Martinez deserved a better fate. He played splendidly. Almost single handedly, he willed the Tigers across the finish line. He made an excellent catch in right; he had a big RBI double and a home run. Instead of ending the game by bouncing into a 5-4-3 double play it would have been more appropriate if he had extended or won the game in the bottom of the ninth.

It was not to be. The series is even and they have to beat reigning Cy Young winner Corey Kluber to win the series.

We shall see.

Tigers 4 Indians 0

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With two on and one out in the bottom of the sixth inning of a scoreless game at Comerica Park, we saw something that we used to see fairly frequently, but haven’t seen much of this year.  Jose Miguel Cabrera beat the first pitch he saw from Indians pitcher Danny Salazar into an absolute conniption.  The ball went into the camera well that hovers above and behind the center field wall.  It had to travel at least 450 feet from home plate.

Miggy’s monster mash was huge for several reasons, not the least of which was that it came when the Tigers needed it most.  Up until that time they really hadn’t done much off of Salazar.  Second, it came in a night game and for whatever reason, he hasn’t been hitting well at night this year.  Third, he hit the first pitch of the at-bat.  He usually jumps on first pitches but not so much this season. I know it is one game and one at-bat but we haven’t seen a lot of vintage Miggy this year.

David Price pitched his second consecutive complete game shutout.  I was surprised when Dan Dickerson said this was only the third shutout of this career.  In any case, I believe our old friend Freeway Ricky had back to back complete game shutouts last year.

I realized something else today, I like when the Tigers turn double plays a lot better than when they hit into them. I believe the Tigers turned four to the Indians one this evening.

One last thing, Iggy, Kinsler and Miggy have been flashin leather and really look like a good double play combination.  Don’t shove it down my throat tomorrow guys.

Cubs 12 Tigers 3

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The modest three game recovery came to an end with a 12-3 thrashing at the hands of the Cubs. Shane Greene is a mess and if he doesn’t figure it out soon, he needs to come out of the rotation. Maybe JV will come in and be able to fill a spot on Saturday but they can’t keep sending Greene out there. The offense tried to come back but the bullpen is out of bullets. Unfortunately, when the pen was smokin balls the offense couldn’t score. The team is out of sync. Let’s see if JV can be a shot in the arm.

Tigers 6 Cubs 0

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Good pitching. Good defense. Six runs scored including no double plays hit into. That gets the Tigers a modest three game winning streak. I’m not back on the bandwagon but it has been a lot easier to watch than the previous eight. Hey, even Joba helped out tonight. He got a big bases loaded strike out to preserve Sanchez’s line to end the eighth.

If Nebraska were around he’d say, ‘we shall see’ and we shall.

Tigers 6 White Sox 4

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The Tigers made it two wins in a row and there were a few things to like. First, they got the series win. Second, they scored six runs after scoring seven the game before and they got the runs off of a good pitcher in Jeff Samardzija. Third, they came from behind after trailing 4-1. Fourth, Simon was solid and Soria closed out the ninth.

What’s not to like? Well, I’m still not on the bandwagon after two wins. The fielding, which looked like it was getting better, looks like it is reverting to prior year form and they are still hitting into too many double plays. However, after an eight game losing streak, I’ll take a series win scoring 13 runs in two games

Tigers 7 White Sox 1

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I’m not jumping back on the band wagon but it’s nice to score some runs and end the eight game losing streak.  Given this team’s history, I’m not expecting much offense for another couple of weeks, but at this point I’ll take what I can get.

The Tigers had 18 hits and everybody got in on the fun, including Kinsler who had two.

Price had an impressive night, pitching a complete game and striking out 11.

It’s only one game and for now the Tigers are a game over .500.  Let’s see what happens tomorrow.

A’s 7 Tigers 5

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So they’ve lost seven in a row. This ship is sinking and there are not enough available life boats I’m afraid. Unfortunately, the window of opportunity for this team has closed. Now, Tigers fans, we are stuck with watching over priced, over-the-hill, has-beens, or never-weres, flail away, in futility. Strap yourselves in. This is going to be ugly.

Angels 4 Tigers 2

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The Angels completed a four game sweep of the two run Tigers and I don’t have mush to say. I could rail on about Joba being the weak link in the pen but the offense, for about the 30tj time this year, couldn’t score. You just can’t ask that much of any staff.