Detroit Tigers Notes And Quotes 6-21-11
Brad Penny wasn't perfect, although it would have helped if he were. Penny gave up two runs in six innings Monday at Dodger Stadium but was tagged with a loss because his teammates could not score a run.
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Brad Penny wasn't perfect, although it would have helped if he were. Penny gave up two runs in six innings Monday at Dodger Stadium but was tagged with a loss because his teammates could not score a run.
Jim Leyland has come up with another way to get both Victor Martinez and Alex Avila in the game at the same time.
The Tigers had a chance to tie the Cleveland Indians for first place in the AL Central but a 4-0 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers prevented that move into first for the Tigers.
Penny, who will be on the mound Monday night, was an All-Star with Los Angeles in 2006 and 2007, when he went 32-13 with a 3.65 ERA, but the Dodgers declined his team option following an injury-plagued 2008 in which he posted a 6.27 ERA.
Although the Los Angeles Dodgers snapped their five-game skid, the offense did little to suggest it has turned the corner.
Jim Leyland learned something he probably already knew -- batting Alex Avila higher than sixth, seventh or eighth in the batting order doesn't faze him one bit.
Justin Verlander didn't need his best stuff to beat the Colorado Rockies.
The Detroit Tigers redeem themselves with a 9-1 win over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday afternoon.
Coke issued a career-high seven walks in five innings, including two during a three-run second inning, and the Detroit Tigers could not recover, losing to the Colorado Rockies 5-4 on Saturday night.
A successful stretch at the plate has the Colorado Rockies riding one of their longest winning streaks of the season.
Two Detroit Tigers tagged out at home early in the game - making the difference - as Detroit loses to the Colorado Rockies 5-4 on Saturday night.
As difficult as the Tigers outting against the Rockies was in the Friday night loss, Colorado has issues of their own.
Alex Avila made an error in his major league debut at third base but it turned out to be like trying to clean up the Gulf oil spill with an eyedropper full of detergent.
Jim Leyland prepared for an overnight guest, but instead the whole neighborhood dropped in.
