I didn’t see much of the Tig’s this weekend, and while capping the road trip with a 9-2 win was nice, combining for one run between Friday and Saturday was a disappointment. Especially considering the roll they were on coming off the Baltimore series. Observations from the box scores and game recaps:
-Now that Jim Thome has left the AL, it seems that Aubrey Huff has filled his role of designated home-run hitter. Six games against the Tigers, 5 Home Runs.
-Jeremy Bonderman looks to have pitched another solid game, with out throwing a ton of pitches
-The bullpen, while not being in any save situations pitched 5 1/3 innings with 2 hits, no walks, and no runs during the Tampa series
-Another strong outing by Nate Cornejo where he didn’t strike anybody out. I know that there is some concern about Nate’s non-existent strike out rate, but he continues to get people to hit the ball into the ground. With the type of defense that Munson and Pena have been playing on the corners, and the range that Santiago and Infante have up the middle, that isn’t such a bad thing.
-Joel Zumaya left after the second inning in his start for West Michigan. He’d given up two runs, but I don’t think it was a performance thing. Haven’t seen any reported injuries though. Also, Jeff Farnsworth threw a shut out for Erie extending his scoreless streak to 19 innings
-Disturbing stat of the week: opposing basestealers are 19 for 24 against the Tigers