Cowboys 13, Lions 9

Doug Fister gave up nine runs on nine hits and was gone after four and one-third innings. Roy Oswalt allowed five runs on 13 hits and lasted six. This ugly game also featured lots of pill-pounding (33 hits total), two home runs by David Murphy, and errors charged and uncharged. The Big Guy, just a big hugable, loveable teddy bear, threw two bunts away. Rugburn and Peralta between them allowed a mile-high pop up to fall untouched. 

Despite all the ugly, the Tigers were in the game in the eighth, having plated four in the frame's top half; two off Mike Adams the Texas Ranger (so not to confuse him with Mike Adams the Health Ranger). Two off the suddenly ineffective Octavio Dotel finished them off. You can only come back so many times per game.

The Tiger formerly known as Brennan Bash went 1 for 5, struck out with two on to end the second, and whiffed again with the sacks loaded to end the fifth. He's down to .232 and, if I hear one more "we've GOT to get Brennan Boesch going," I'm going to lose my breakfast. He's had all season to get it going, and playing a guy who still hasn't by almost July never was a luxury. You can have potential for only so long. Then you become the Purnal Goldy of the 2010s.