The Tigers had just taken a 3-2 lead, in the rain on getaway Thursday at Comerica, and needed six outs for a win over the Yankees, and a series win three games to one.
In came Ben Wah, and lately, when he does, the blogger and every fan in the ball park has to wonder who will hit the home runs.
One batter in, Mark Teixeira delivered a Tex message to the right field seats. Next batter, next pitch, Eric Chavez, same result, only to left.
The Tigers put the tying run on second in their eighth, and on third in the ninth, but left him there.
A winnable game thus became a 4-3 loss, giving the Tigers a series split.
Since June 30, in 15 2-3 innings, Joaquin Benoit has given up twelve hits. That sounds okay, until you find out that ten were homers. Since it's baseball, and not some office job with an employee handbook, nothing can be done but go get 'em next time.
No one had to be there to know that silence prevailed on the flight to Texas, where the Pretenders open a series with the Rangers tomorrow night.
