2nd
May
2008
Game 30: Tigers fall in HHHorror dome
posted in 2008 season |Twins 11
Tigers 1
Recap:
- The Tigers squandered a chance to get to .500 on the year for the first time since being 0-0.
- The worst part of the squandering occurred in the second inning. After Magglio Ordonez homered to tie the game, Detroit looked to be getting something big started when it loaded the bases.
- Pudge Rodriguez flied out, and Jacque Jones hit into a double play, and that was that.
- The Twins took the lead again in the third inning and went up 4-1.
- But it was the seventh and eighth innings that made the game out of reach.
- Aquino Lopez got just one out and gave up four runs. Denny Bautista got the Tigers out of the seventh, but then fell victim himself in the eighth before Francisco Cruceta ended it with a strike out of the only batter he saw.
- UPDATE: Bautista’s shoulder “felt something” and will be evaluated, Jason Beck updates.
- The Tigers had eight hits, yet only the homer resulted in a run.
- Tigers starter Armando Galarraga gave up four runs — two earned. Guillen’s error at third resulted in two being unearned.
Analysis:
- I didn’t see much of this game, and when I did get a chance to look at the game, bad things happened anyway. So not much I can add to the recap. But I wanted to get back in practice.
Site news:
- After a solid 12 hours of sleep or so, I hope to catch up on the later topics of the week and sum up my thoughts on the Yankees series.
