Detroit is off to a sluggish 3-3 start, and it could be worse if not for Pudge's homer Sunday in KC. Brandon Inge is still looking for his first hit of the season and the team overall is struggling at the plate, batting just .231. Only Polanco, Pudge and Granderson are hitting over .238.
But, it's only 6 games into the season, so it's far too soon to start getting antsy. If the Tigs can go 3-3 while batting .231, I guess that's not necessarily a bad thing.
I expected to find Detroit struggling with men in scoring position, but found the opposite -- also a good sign. The Tigers rank sixth in the AL in OPS (.781), BA (.279) and R (20) with men in scoring position.
What they need, though, is more of those chances. Detroit ranked 11th in AB (43) with men in scoring position; it might have been worse if Seattle and Cleveland actually got to play some baseball last week.
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"Ask and ye shall receive." - Jesus
Wright starts for the O's tonite.
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