Well, after lamenting the lack of offense by the Tigers, the bats are thundering again. Detroit beat Minnesota 9-0 and 18-1 in the first two games of their series.
The Tigers scored in every inning but the fifth and ninth, when they didn't bat, on Saturday. They drilled four homers and had 23 hits. Carlos Guillen had two dingers and 5 RBI Saturday. On Friday, Guillen had 4 RBI. The AP reported he had more RBI (9) in 21 hours than he did the previous 22 games (8).
On Saturday, the top five hitters in the lineup -- Granderson, Polanco, Pudge, Maggs and Guillen -- went 14 of 25 with 12 runs and 11 RBI. I think Granderson is going to be a star of the future.
Detroit is 8-3 since Leyland's tirade. The Tigers are 15-9 overall.
The pitching continues to be outstanding. Nate Robertson and Justin Verlander gave up a combined 1 run in 14 inning in the first two games against the Twins.
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