Mark Buehrle was too surly, and they knocked him out way too early. In the fourth inning, with one out and seven runs in.
With an 8 PM start time dictated by the ESPN television godz, and a day-night doubleheader tomorrow in Minneapolis, Sox manager Ozzie Guillen had to save his pen. Rookie Shane Lindsay thus stayed in, allowing all seven sixth inning Tiger runs.
By that time, with the score 16-0 and two at-bats left, and MLB having no mercy rule, the baseball fan hung around to see if they would get to twenty.
Three of the most dramatic, memorable games in recent Tiger history have been played in the last two weeks. The walkoff double play at the plate game in Cleveland, yesterday's comeback storm game, and tonight's.
Broadcasters and local writers are speculating re who the Tigers will play in the Division Series, and Skipper Leyland's roster, Ryan Raburn is hitting .307 since the All-Star break, Hinge is almost over the Mendoza Line, the rain has finally stopped, brown cows are giving chocolate milk, and all seems right with the world.
The fan also remembers that, two years ago tomorrow, the Tigers had a seven game lead in the American League Central race; a lead they lost to the Twins who clinched the title in Game 163.
This season, there are no Fighting Ferrets nipping at the Tigers' heels. The White Sox are sinking. The Indians have been starting five guys who played most of the season at Columbus. For much of the summer, it appeared that the streaky Tigers would finish first by default.
Mo Mentum is now on the Tigers' side, and Jim Price's elusive friend Mojo is a regular member of the Tiger traveling party. They've got him working. And he's getting the job done.
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