The supposedly light hitting Padres got to Max for four earned and beat the Tigers 5-1 this afternoon.

Despite striking out 10, Scherzer only lasted five innings then turned it over to the bullpen.

Max didn’t get much help from the offense either.

The Good:

• Max struck out 10
• Phil Coke pitched a clean, 1-2-3 sixth inning.
• Rajai Davis had two more hits.
• The Amazing Al struck out Chris Denorfia, the only batter he faced, to end the 7th.
• Joba Chamberlain pitched a scoreless 8th striking out 2.

The Bad:

• Miggy was 0-4
• Ajax was 0-3 with three strikeouts
• The Tigers could only push across one run

The Ugly:

• Miggy grounded into a double play in the 8th after Torii Hunter lead of with a walk.
• Miggy is struggling, big time
• The Tigers lost the series and finished the road trip 2-3.

The Tigers come home this week to meet the Tribe and the Angels.  I hope they can turn around their struggles against the Angels.  They need a big home stand.

“God I love baseball.” -Roy Hobbs | The Natural