The Tigers ride into Houston on the back of a 7-game winning streak, without a scrap of Zubaz on, according to Torii Hunter (via Only Tiger Fan in Mississippi). Because you can’t be streaking, if you’re wearing Zubazzes.
Anyway, here are the scheduled times/starters for the series:
Detroit Tigers (43-32) at Houston Astros (34-46)
- Fri 6/27 8:10 Justin Verlander (6-7 4.82) vs. Brad Peacock (2-4 4.50)
- Sat 6/28 4:10 Max Scherzer (9-3 3.71) vs. Dallas Keuchel (L) (8-5 2.78)
- Sun 6/29 2:10 Drew Smyly (4-6 3.19) vs. Scott Feldman (3-5 4.00)
Every game at a different time, so there’s something here for every time zone.
The Tigers have gone from a team struggling to stay out of last place to a team with an easy 4 1/2 game lead and the 2nd best record in the league, all in the time since my last turn in the Game Post rotation–primarily because of the Tiger rotation.
The last time the Tigers played Houston they took 3 of 4, all but the start of the dreaded Cy Keuchel, who turned out to be just starting a brilliant run which will likely land him in the All-Star game. 24-yr old Jose Altuve continues to develop into a legitimate star (.334, 30 stolen bases), and 24-yr old George Springer adds power (15 HR, 40 RBI). The Astros are giving the fans reason for optimism, despite their 34-46 record.
Today’s Streaking Lineup:
- Kinsler, 2B
- Hunter, RF
- Cabrera, 1B
- V Martinez, DH
- JD Martinez LF
- Castellanos, 3B
- Jackson, CF
- Avila, C
- Suarez, SS
http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/mlb/story/_/id/11146566/los-angeles-angels-trade-ernesto-frieri-pittsburgh-pirates-jason-grilli
Grilli back to the AL… and this swap (of two struggling “closers”) is another affirmation that along with Tommy John surgeries, ‘closer-itis’ is also going around the league…
SI’s cover this week says “2017 WS Champs – Houston Astros.”
They also picked Tampa Bay to win this year!
Hey Alex you only play because of your defense….nevermind!
Al Avila Sr on the JD Martinez deal……+2
The aggressive base running is kind of jumping the shark right now
Hunter walked yesterday..that mean he is not due for another til August. Therefore a swing and miss in a pitch n the dirt was in order.
Well the new streak wasn’t gonna last forever. But we also knew it would be some bum off the street with 2 wins on the season! Cy Peacock doesn’t even sound like a baseball player!
Can someone explain why the first inning run is earned?
No ball was put in play after the error that would have scored the runner. Seems it should be Unearned!
There was no error that inning.
Wild pitch which allowed Altuve to get to 3rd, and error on Avila allowing him to score.
This is only a guess, but I think the earned run has to do with play being WP+E, scoring play being set in motion with the WP rather than a batted ball.
I’m not getting that either. This game’s a bit clowny.
Thank you!
How about we win this thing before Altuve is due up again.
Tigers put zero effort into winning this game…Houston deserved to win!
Tip of the cap to the Astros, no doubt about it. I have this theory that losing 4-3 in 11 innings requires *some* effort, but I’m probably wrong.
Hunter,Miggy,Jackson, Victor 0-17….at least Miggy hit it hard. The rest didn’t look like they wanted to be there. Worst 5 at bats for Victor all year…….but better than getting blowwn out to end the streak!
Oberholtzer in, Keuchel out. There’s some good news.
Also Davis in, Jackson out, apparently.