Tigers Rookie Boesch Eating Up Opposing Pitchers
The Weekend Buzz while you were counting your summer U2 concert tickets and wondering when the refunds will be coming after Bono's emergency back surgery. ...
1. Young Tiger, big appetite: Talk about being hungry for success. Detroit outfielder Brennan Boesch led American League rookies with 22 RBI and a .352 batting average heading into Sunday's game. He scooped up at least one RBI in 13 of his first 24 games, matching Dale Alexander's 1929 output and becoming only the second Tiger player since at least 1920 to do it.
