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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Eight Run Sixth

Defying the baseball godz, like we did Sunday and yesterday, is an activity fraught with risk. Once, even twice, and you might get away with it. Try it a third time, and the probability of missing something becomes even greater.

So we turned the Tiger game on. Peavy vs. Scherzer, should be a quickly played, neatly pitched contest whose critical moment, with their luck, will be a Ryan Raburn AB in the late innings.

They  were down 6-0 after five, to the league's ERA leader, and rolled an 8 in the sixth. Cabrera homered with Dirks on, and Rugburn (who must think it's August) and Austin Jackson each homered with two on. Put 'em on the board ... yeeeeees !!!

The Tigers added two vital add-on runs, and needed them. Valverde retired the first two in the ninth, but then: single, double, walk, double, 10-8 game. He came out, with a lower back strain, and Octavio Dotel got the elusive 27th out to preserve the win.

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We also sampled Twins-Indians, and heard Derek Lowe shut out the helpless Twinkies, who arrive at Comerica tomorrow. They're starting five guys with zero homers, and two with one homer each. Kubel and Cuddyer and POON-toe are gone, and Fighting Ferrets they aren't (10-24, worst record in baseball.)




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