When many fans and media spoke of the Detroit Tigers in the pre-season, the most common thing they would say is "They're built to win a lot of games 10-9". As everyone knows, it's gone like that, but without any offense.
Once again, it was more of the same. Jeremy Bonderman pitched decently well, but a dropped pop-foul by Pudge Rodriguez continued an inning and allowed two runs to score. Bondo let another three cross the plate in the 6th, and the deficit ballooned to 5-0.
In the bottom of the 6th, it finally happened. Gary Sheffield hit a two out infield single, and Magglio Ordonez came right back with a single into center field. Miguel Cabrera managed to shoot one past Mike Lamb's outstretched glove into left field, and Gary Sheffield came in to start the scoring. Carlos Guillen mashed a 2-run double down the left field line, and scored on a line drive Edgar Renteria single. Spirits were up as the score was cut to 5-4.
With two guys on in top of the 7th, Bonderman got the hook, and last year's bullpen hero Bobby Seay came in to face Twin lefties Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau. Mauer walked to load the bases. Before it was all said and done, the Twins stretched their lead back out to five.
After a somewhat uneventful bottom of the 7th (in which Pudge Rodriguez hit a comical home run off of Denard Span's glove), the Tigers absolutely exploded in the bottom of the 8th. Six hits (including two doubles and two triples), a throwing error, and a sac fly gave the Tigers the lead 11-9.
But as any Tigers fan knows, no lead is safe as long as Todd Jones is around to close. Two men on base, two outs, a long flyball, and an excellent Ryan Raburn catch. A typical Jones outing.
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