6th
July
2008
Well, that was strange
posted in 2008 season, Seattle Mariners |Tigers 2
Mariners 1
(15 innings)
Recap:
- As they say, no one saw that one coming!
- The Tigers won in the 15th inning after the Mariners trotted out their backup catcher to the mound. He only allowed one run. But that’s all it took.
- Miguel Cabrera doubled off him, then pinch-runner Michael Hollimon went to third on an awful throw before scoring on a sac. And then, somehow, the backup catcher (or is that backup backup?) got out of the inning without allowing any more hits.
- But that’s not all that was weird.
- Nate Robertson pitched what would have been a complete game had it ended in nine innings. He did so in 100 pitches and allowed just the one run.
- In 15 inning the teams combined for 14 hits and left 23 on base.
- The Tigers bullpen only gave up two hits in six innings of work.
- Of the Tigers’ 8 hits, Pudge had four.
Analysis
- I’m sure I wasn’t the only one awaiting a devastating loss at some point! Thankfully the Tigers survived the runner getting to second a few times in extras.
- A wins’ a win, but it wasn’t what I’d call the kind of successful road trip the Tigers needed. They ended up losing ground on both teams above them.
- I think we’re seeing how much Detroit misses Magglio Ordonez and a healthy Miguel Cabrera. Three games in Seattle the Tigers scored 2 or less runs. That’s definitely not a good sign.
- Thankfully Detroit gets a day off and then faces a struggling Indians team that apparently just traded CC Sabathia.
I totally expected a Jones blown save and his HBP against the leadoff man in the 15th didn’t help any. Thankfully he recovered with the DP and we pulled it out.
It wasn’t pretty but a win is a win.