How Was The Game? (May 13, 2014)

Clip art illustration of a Cartoon Tiger with a Missing Tooth


Tigers 4, Orioles 1

Drew Smyly (5 GS, 33.1 IP, 2.70 ERA, 3.85 FIP, 0.5 fWAR) didn’t have his best when this one started, allowing a solo home run to Adam Jones in the first and struggling through the next two, but when all was said and done, he had himself six, one run innings. Unfortunately, his offensive comrades had nothing on their side of the ledger. The Tigers had a chance in the 7th, but gave it away on a Torii Hunter TOOTBLAN and a GIDP by Martinez. Then the 9th inning came, and boy did it ever. Avila led off with a ground ball to beat the shift and then Davis ran and stole second on a very close play which needed a review (which was amazingly tense) to make sure he got to stay on the base. Kelly lined out, Kinsler went down, and it was up to Hunter. He worked a walk to extend the inning for Cabrera and then Cabrera did what Cabrera does, sending the baseball into the Orioles’ bullpen to put the Tigers on top. VMart added a no doubt bomb immediately after and the Tigers road a huge 9th inning to a series win. They’ll play with house money, as Rod likes to say, on Wednesday behind Justin Verlander (8 GS, 54 IP, 2.67 ERA, 2.90 FIP, 1.6 fWAR).

The Moment: Cabrera gives the Tigers the lead with a 9th inning blast.


3 responses

  1. Avila had a nubber down the line against the shift in the 9th, not a walk.

    1. Right. Wrote this to quickly at first. Thanks.

    2. Stephen Pershing | Reply

      Curtis Granderson did the same thing in the Yankees game. There were several hits that beat the shift the other way yesterday.

      Didn’t Vmart’s single beat the shift, into the shift? The man is unstoppable.

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