The Tigers completed a 3-game sweep in Minnesota today, winning all 3 games by a run. The explosive offense was mostly quiet in the Metrodome, but came through when needed (Maggs!). Meanwhile, the Detroit bullpen was stellar, giving up just 1 run and 8 hits in 9.1 innings.
Detroit came into today batting .167/.214/.258 in the first 2 games in Minnesota. The bats woke up a bit today, going 14-for-42 (.333) in the 10 inning finale, a 4-3 victory. The Tigers were able to pull out wins in the first 2 because their pitchers yielded just .200/.297/.215 entering today.
Detroit is 11-3 in July, and did it against Minnesota, Cleveland, Boston and Seattle – a rather tough stretch. The Tigers can’t afford a letdown with 3 at the CoPa with KC.
Overall the Tigers were batting .274/.334/.452 in July coming into today’s game. They were hitting .300/.379/.518 with RISP and .321/.429/.623 with 2 outs and RISP.
The pitching was giving up .225/.304/.359 in July entering today. They were yielding .137/.290/.245 with RISP and .154/.290/.231 with 2 outs and RISP. The relievers, who were a weak spot until recently, were giving up .221/.310/.368 in July. Prior to July, they were .274/.349/.438.
Todd Jones has 8 appearances in July, picking up 7 saves. He pitched 9 innings, giving up 7 hits, 2 walks and 0 runs. He has 5 K. His ERA was 6.23 on June 26, and is now 4.69.
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