Remember yesterday when I said that the offensive output wasn't an aberration? I knew that there would be fireworks in Detroit with Kenny Rogers squaring off against Luis Mendoza. But I had no clue that it would be this bad (I promise).
Every Tiger in the starting lineup collected at least one hit, and the only player that didn't manage an RBI was Edgar Renteria. Carlos Guillen is really stretching out that hot start, as he reached base four times and notched five RBIs. Anyone who questioned the ridiculous contract that Miguel Cabrera received is probably pretty quiet by now. And just to prove himself a little more he flipped another ball into the right field seats.
The starting pitching was, for the lack of a better word, horrendous on both sides. Kenny was chased after only 3.1 innings, and Mendoza couldn't even manage two innings. The Texas bullpen made any bad showings by the Tigers earlier in the season look pedestrian in comparison. Nine walks, two hit by pitches, and nine runs.
On the Tigers bullpen front, they were pretty darn good today. Clay Rapada completely bailed Kenny Rogers out of a bases loaded situation, and Aquilino Lopez was brilliant throught three innings.
I'll go out on a limb and say that the fireworks in this series aren't done, and that tomorrows game is going to be very entertaining one way or another.
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