Tigers keep out the brooms
posted in 2006-07 offseason, KC Royals, around the central |Tigers 13, Kansas City 4
Sometimes you look at a score that’s close and you say, “but it really wasn’t that close.” Or you look at a lopsided victory and say “but it was a lot closer than that.” This is a case where the difference was nine runs, but it may as well have been 20. Chad Durbin pitched seven shutout innings and stumbled a bit in the eighth, then Aqualino bailed him out but stubbed his toe in the ninth. Tigers win 13-4, but it may as well have been 20-0.
Detroit went up 6-0 in the second inning alone based on three home runs off KC starter Zach Greinke. Craig Monroe, Curtis Granderson and Gary Sheffield each put up two-run shots. Granderson finished the game a double away from the cycle; Monroe a triple.
We’ll fast forward a bit to the most amazing happening of the day: Neifi Perez hit a 3-run home run. Lemme repeat. Neifi. Perez. Homered. It happened in the seventh inning. It sounds like it was hardly a homer, but it goes in the stats books under the HR column. Good for Neifi. He takes a lot of crap (and he’s in way over his head), but it’s nice for him to have some success. Believe it or not, he actually had nine home runs in 2005.
This gives Detroit a seven-game winning streak heading into an off day before hosting the Mariners.
Around the Central:
Cleveland 9, Baltimore 6 –Â The Indians kept pace with the Tigers — or vice versa — with a victory over the Orioles. Trot Nixon went 5-for-5 with four RBIs for the Indians.
Boston 4, Minnesota 3 –Â Twins lost but Torii Hunter extended his hitting streak to 21 games
Chicago vs. Angels – 3-3 tie in the ninth
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[...] Detroit 13, Kansas City 4: So yeah, the Tigers offense is cooking. That’s seven wins in a row. [...]
[...] Detroit 13, Kansas City 4: So yeah, the Tigers offense is cooking. That’s seven wins in a row. [...]