After a while, you don't even want to turn the game on. Shaky back end of the bullpen, Scherzer's ERA, sputtering offense, Hinge, Delmon Young's misadventures ... why bother? Can't someone write something good about them on days when Justin Verlander doesn't pitch?
But then again ... you'd better. You never know what might happen. And, when it does, are YOU going to be the guy who has to tell his friends at th sports bar the next day "I missed it ... ?" (NO!)
First inning: single (Jackson), single (Boesch), double (Cabrera). Prince Fielder grounds one to first that Eric Hosmer throws past the catcher, allowing two runs to score. Four batters in, and it's 3-0.
Three successive singles followed. Royals starter Luke Hochaver gave up five, but so many first and second pitches were whacked that he got through the inning with only 21 pitches.
The Royals got three, but not after the Tigers tacked on three more. Final: 9-3 Our Team.
Doesn't that sound great? asked Jim Price after giving the score (eight to nothing).
Indeed it does.
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