The losses keep piling on
posted in 2007 season, Chicago White Sox |White Sox, Tigers 5
Detroit came a run closer today. Placido Polanco went 2-for-4 to move within .003 of Magglio Ordonez in batting average.
Otherwise, what can I really say? One loss is melting into another. This one, again, was the starting pitching struggling. Jeremy Bonderman did his best impression of Jeremy Bonderman and gave up four runs in the first inning, each of them coming with two outs. After the Tigers made up two of those runs in the second inning, he gave up a pair of solo homers in the top of the third. And that was about it. The best you can say about him, is that Bonderman lasted long enough to give the bullpen a break.
This really is a tough time for the team. It slipped out of first place, the wildcard race went from something in the back of your mind to something the Tigers are fighting to hold on to, as Seattle surged into a tie with Detroit, though the Mariners have played two fewer games.
The Tigers have three righted-handed starters, one seemingly tired left-handed starter, and no real answer as to who will fill in for Andrew Miller during his time on the DL. It probably won’t be a lefty, those are few and far between in the organization. Things are actually pretty bleak. That’s my view from tonight anyway. There really isn’t a lot to be optimistic about at this point in time.
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