Over the last 30 days, the only Tigers regular hitting under .281 is Pudge Rodriguez, who is batting .253 during the span. Maggs is .379-9-25, Guillen is .366-4-20, Casey is .329-0-9, Polanco is .296-0-15, Monroe is .293-5-16, Sheff is .293-8-16, Granderson is .281-4-16, and Inge is .281-5-11. That's some thumpin.
Casey seems to have come to life after I wrote he might be done.
While the pitching carried last year's team, this season it's really been the bats. During the same 30 day span, Verlander (3.19) and Durbin! (3.25) have solid ERAs and are 7-1 combined. Bonderman pitched well coming off the DL, which might indicate his 4.26 ERA over the last 30 should continue to drop. Maroth (4.85) has yet to settle into a groove, unless, perhaps, this is the groove he'll have for the entire year. Robertson (5.56) has struggled in his last 4 starts.
Fernando Rodney went on the DL today and Zach Miner was recalled from Triple-A Toledo. Bobby Seay (6.30), Jason Grilli (6.75), Jose Mesa (8.10) and Wil Ledezma (8.25) need to improve on those numbers over the last 30 days to aid the battered bullpen.
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