Well, so a bunch of streaks ended yesterday: the Tiger winning streak, the Tiger winning streak against the White Sox, Charlie Furbush’s career scoreless streak, and Adam Dunn’s 0-for-40 against LHP.
The way the Tigers’ season has gone, one could expect a losing streak to follow. Not so fast! Tonight we get Justin Verlander, who not only is Justin Verlander, but has been particularly tough against the White Sox, going 6-0, 2.03 in his last 6 outings against them. The only White Sox hitter who has hit Verlander consistenly has been AJ Pierzynski (.327).
Verlander will be matched by his former teammate and no-hit buddy, Edwin Jackson, who has struggled since his no-hitter last season (a combined 9-11, 4.44).
Also on the bright side: Cleveland has to play Texas again tonight.
Today’s Player of the Pre-Game: Jhonny Peralta
Peralta’s .920 OPS leads all MLB Shortstops. In the All-Star balloting he trails Derek Jeter (.654) by about a million votes, which is inevitable. He also trails Asdrubal Cabrera (.898), Elvis Andrus (.668), Yunel Escobar (.831) and Erick Aybar (.793), among others (they only have the top 5 vote-getters listed). We need some love for the H-Factor.
Today’s He-Bats-9th-Because-There’s-No-10th Lineup:
- Austin Jackson CF
- Don Kelly 3B
- Brennan Boesch RF
- Miguel Cabrera 1B
- Victor Martinez DH
- Andy Dirks LF
- Jhonny Peralta SS
- Alex Avila C
- Ryan Raburn 2B
I love defeated Hawk voice.
“…we get Justin Verlander, who not only is Justin Verlander….”
We got that Verlander!
Not many Peralta fans outside of Detroit, so I can understand why he’s not getting All-Star votes.
White Sox radio guys have Moose Skowron in the box, who sounds like he’s lost every necessary vocal apparatus, yet he still insists on talking incessantly over the broadcast team. Can someone provide some color here?
I wonder what the over/under is on Edwin’s pitch count for today
Rallyburner
Verlander is Verlander. He deserves the win.
Mr. Boesch, you are a repeat offender today, you are under arrest.
Mr. Guillen, for pitching to Cabrera with first base open, you are under arrest
Good win. We haven’t won many like this on the road.
I would like to be there live when a reporter asks Ozzie Guillen why he didn’t walk Cabrera
Ditto.
JV deserved the win and got one… and Cabrera may have broke out of his mini-ChiSox funk… i didn’t watch the game on WGN (because of Hawk), but i would bet the farm that Hawk didn’t say “he gone” when Beckham struck out to end the game.
He said in a curt, low, and monotone voice “and the Tigers win.”
I want that for a ring tone