A lot has happened over the last several days, and much of it was good for the Tigers. After that tough stretch against the Yanks, BoSox and ChiSox, they took two of three in Toronto and beat TB last night with a late rally (two in ninth to tie and then won in 13th).
Curtis Granderson drove in the winning run and was 4-for-6 on the night. Jim Leyland called him "a jewel" after the victory. For the season, our star-in-the-making is hitting .285 with 9 HR and 31 RBI. Not bad for a leadoff man. He's got a .385 OBP, but strikes out a lot -- 71 times so far.
It seems that offensively, Pudge, Maggs and Guillen are going to be fairly consistent. The rest of the lineup produces a new star regularly. Our man of the hour is DH Marcus Thames, who is hitting .310 with 12 HR in just 125 AB. He's got a 1.079 OPS.
Zach Miner got his first win filling in for Mike Maroth, so that was encouraging. The Tigers got Miner from the Braves when they dealt Farnsworth last year. He was 6-0 with a 2.82 ERA at Triple-A Toledo this season. He is only 24 -- meaning 3/5 of the rotation is 24 or younger -- but has six years in the minors.
One guy that's overlooked in the pen is Jamie Walker. This guy has been incredible, posting a 0.93 ERA and 0.83 WHIP in 19.1 innings. He has 17 K and just 2 BB. He's allowed only two runs.
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