The Detroit Tigers seemed to find their offense with three home runs (free Arby’s!) during a 9-7 win over Seattle Tuesday, but the bats slipped back into hibernation Wednesday.
That could have been because Felix Hernandez – one of the best pitchers in baseball – was on the mound for the Mariners, but still it is frustrating to see another great pitching performance wasted. Armando Galarraga was masterful in shutting out Seattle on one hit over seven-plus innings.
But as happened to Justin Verlander and Edwin Jackson last weekend in New York, he could only watch helplessly has his team suffered a 2-1 setback.
The Tigers don’t have a lot of chips to use as trade bait, but they need to do something before the July 31 deadline to show their players and fans that they are serious about making a run at the division title.
I’m really starting to hate 2-1. I think the pitching staff would agree.