As much as we’d all like to see that happen, there’s a better chance of a Unicorn being in your front yard tomorrow AM.
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that was a nasty splitter by Finnegan. Osuna didn’t have a chance.
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Tiger pitchers are usually the victims of some pretty weak, shitty hits. Nice to see us getting benefit of that.
If Toronto does win tonight, then I’m getting up extra early tomorrow.
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Nice catch Matthew
Sometimes Jack Sawyer wakes up and finds a Michigan flag in his front yard.
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Tigers win!
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Like I said.
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The tigers win!!!
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3-1 in our last 4 games.
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And back in first place.
Manager AJ Hinch deployed six different relievers to cover the nine innings. And as the game played out, the method to his strategic madness started to unfold.
He targeted the Rangers’ two most-productive left-handed hitters — leadoff hitter Brandon Nimmo and No. 3 hitter Corey Seager — hoping to match them up with left-handed pitchers as many times through the order as he could.
Tigers first baseman Spencer Torkelson (20) reacts with Riley Greene after Torkelson’s two-run home run in the fifth inning. Robin Buckson, The Detroit News
And that’s what happened. Nimmo and Seager faced lefties their first three times through — Tyler Holton in the first inning and Brant Hurter the next two times. They were a combined 1-for-6 in those at-bats.
In between, the Rangers’ best right-handed hitters — Josh Jung, Jake Burger and Ezequiel Duran — got righties Brenan Hanifee and Ricky Vanasco.
It wasn’t perfect. Duran doubled off Vanasco in the seventh and after advancing on a wild pitch, scored on a ground out.
“That ball doesn’t squirt past me, we have a shutout,” Rogers said.
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Loved that triple. He was hustling.
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His stats weren’t great but not too bad. His curve had a great break on it. Good time to get him some exposure with a nice lead like that.
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Im feeling much better about our bullpen now than I did a week ago.
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