Game 87: Miner wins sixth straight
posted in Seattle Mariners |I saw the headline “Liriano wins sixth straight” earlier today. Zach Miner was trying to keep up with him Saturday. He only threw five innings, but that’s all that was needed and the Tigers held on for a 2-1 victory. Miner picked up his sixth in a row, matching LA Angel Jered Weaver and Liriano for the longest winning streak by a rookie pitcher.
Todd Jones pitched a 1-2-3 inning. That last out was a bit scary, but well worth it for the look on Yuni Betancourt’s face when he thought he’d just tied up the gam with a 2-out homer and was doing the cocky, “Who’s your daddy?” skip, hop and jog while pointing at his dugout. GROAN. What was that? His head snapped back. The third out? Oh snap! And the Tigers were 31 games over .500.
With the White Sox loss earlier, the Tigers could lay claim to the best record at the All-Star break. Jim Leyland pointed out that doesn’t mean anything. And for his team, that’s a great perspective to have. But for long-suffering Tigers fans, it’s pretty nice, I must say.
To note, Danny Knobler doesn’t buy the Alfonso Soriano rumor/suggestion started by Ken Rosenthal. Nor do I. Not that Soriano isn’t a great batter. But I’m sure he’d rather return to the infield, and the Tigers are better served by finding a true outfielder. For what Soriano will likely cost, I’m sure they could find a better-suited player. If he were cheap, that would be entirely different.
As promised, here’s the Tigers column I wrote for today’s newspaper.
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Great article chav, keep it up!