The Least Shall Be Most

Three days ago, ESPN's Jayson Stark named Delmon Young the American League's first half Least Valuable Player. 

He had as many double plays as homers (seven), two fewer homers than walks (nine), and had only 31 RBIs while hitting behind Fielder and Cabrera all season, and Jackson and Berry for most of it. And he did the unthinkable: called a Jew a Jew in New York City. 

Three days later, the AL LVP homered in his fourth straight game, helping the Tigers defeat the Royals 7-1 this afternoon at Comerica. 

Fielder and Peralta also homered -- Prince with two one -- and Max Strikeout whiffed seven in seven innings while allowing five hits, to collect the win. 

It was the Tigers' fifth straight win, and comes at a time when at last more pieces are falling into place, when they may wish the four day All-Star break didn't start tomorrow.