Pitch-Tipping Could Be At Heart Of Verlander's Woes Versus Indians
Given the complexity of the signs the Tigers used on Friday night, even with nobody on base, McCann felt sign-stealing was too simple of an explanation for the Indians' success.
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Given the complexity of the signs the Tigers used on Friday night, even with nobody on base, McCann felt sign-stealing was too simple of an explanation for the Indians' success.
The Detroit Tigers have had their ups and downs in three-plus seasons under Brad Ausmus, but the first couple weeks of April have never been much of a problem.
"It caught me on my left eyebrow and eyelid," Wilson said.
Matthew Boyd allowed one run in six innings - as the Tigers beat the Indians.
Cabrera responded in the fifth by lining a 1-1 pitch from Bauer (0-2) into the right-field seats to give Detroit a 4-0 lead. Cabrera, who was booed after the incident, slowly trotted around the bases.
It wasn't the late-inning heroics that had fans excited on Twitter, it was Nicholas Castellanos' ability to blow a giant bubble with his gum as he rounded second base.
Miguel Cabrera hit a three-run homer in the fifth inning after being brushed back in the first, and the Detroit Tigers beat Cleveland 7-6 on Friday night, sending the defending AL champion Indians to their sixth loss in seven games.
They were Tigers in college, so it's only fitting that they're Tigers in the Bigs.
"It's a part of the game, it's a business," Jimenez said.
The Twins took advantage of an uncharacteristically wild outing by Jordan Zimmermann in an 11-5 rout of the Detroit Tigers on Thursday.
So when Santiago texted Jimenez upon his call-up, encouraging him to be aggressive, to "go right after guys," he realized his mistake.
Through the first eight games of the Tigers season, Miguel Cabrera has three hits -- all singles. He has yet to drive in a run.
Major League Baseball has gone hard after suspected drug-users such as Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire and Alex Rodriguez.
Andrew Romine hit his first career grand slam, and the Detroit Tigers rallied from an early three-run deficit to beat the Minnesota Twins 5-3 on Wednesday.
The fear among Wings fans, it seems, is that Holland will get tangled up in conflicting aims and neither will come to fruition.
