Showing posts with label Bob Reynolds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bob Reynolds. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Game 129: Tigers Get 10 Hits, But Lose, 2-1

Arlington, TX (Mon., Aug. 25, 1975) - The Texas Rangers and Detroit Tigers each scored in just one inning, but the Rangers put up two runs, the Tigers one, and Texas won, 2-1, at Arlington Stadium Monday night.

The Rangers scored twice in the first inning on three singles and a force out, while the Tigers pushed across a run in the eighth when hot-hitting Dan Meyer doubled, plating Gary Sutherland.

In between, Tigers starter Ray Bare (4-8) and Texas lefty Jim Umbarger dueled. Umbarger was relieved by Steve Foucault, who picked up the save after taking over following Meyer's hit.

The Tigers (51-78) got a lead-off single from Aurelio Rodriguez in the ninth, but he was erased when Leon Roberts bounced into a double play. Undaunted, Ben Oglivie stroked a single before Foucault got pinch-hitter Gates Brown to ground into a 6-4 force out, ending the game.

The loss ended Detroit's modest three-game winning streak.

Meyer had two doubles, making him 7-for-16 in his last four games.

After the game, the Tigers placed right-handed reliever Bob Reynolds, who pitched a scoreless eighth inning, on waivers and recalled rookie righty Ike Brookens from Toledo. Reynolds, 28, struggled since being acquired from Baltimore in late-May, posting a 5.94 ERA in 36.1 innings and giving up six home runs.

Brookens, 26, will be making his second tour of duty with the Tigers this season. He has pitched 12 innings for Detroit in 1975, yielding just one earned run.

The Major Said: "You get 10 hits, you should score more than one run. That's all I have to say, really. Ray (Bare) pitched his butt off. Umbarger was just a little better, I suppose."

Tigers  000 000 010  1-10-1
Texas   200 000 00x  2-9-0

WP: Umbarger
SV: Foucault
LP: Bare (4-8)

Tigers record: 51-78 (actual 51-78)
Home: 24-41
Away: 27-37
Last 10: 3-7









Sunday, August 5, 2012

Game 107: Bosox Break Away Late, 9-4

Boston (Sat., Aug. 2, 1975) - The Boston Red Sox broke open a 2-2 game with seven runs in the seventh and eighth innings and went on to beat the Tigers, 9-4, Saturday at Fenway Park.

The Red Sox have a chance at a rare five-game series sweep on Sunday.

Carl Yastrzemski clubbed a two-run homer into the right field corner to highlight a three-run seventh inning as the Red Sox broke the tie. Then they added four runs in the eighth, the big blow being another two-run homer, this one by Bernie Carbo.

Willie Horton had an RBI triple and a two-run home run for Detroit (43-64). Horton tried for an inside-the-park home run in the first inning, but was gunned down at the plate after his drive bounced around in right center field before Fred Lynn grabbed the baseball and hit cutoff man Rick Burleson, who threw a strike to catcher Tim Blackwell to nail the Tigers' DH.

Reliever Bob Reynolds bore the brunt of Boston's late-inning assault, giving up five runs (four earned) in 1.2 innings.

Burleson had three singles and a run scored for the first-place Red Sox.

Gene Michael had a solo homer for Detroit.

Rick Wise started and went 8.1 innings for the win for Boston. Vern Ruhle (7-8) took the loss.

The Major Said: "Again, that's what happens here (Fenway Park). Runs happen in a hurry. Unfortunately we have been on the receiving end instead of the other way around so far."

Tigers   100 001 002  4-5-2
Boston  010 100 34x  9-15-0

HR: Yastrzemski (BOS); Carbo (BOS); Michael (DET, 2); Horton (DET, 17)

WP: Wise
LP: Ruhle (7-8)

Tigers record: 43-64 (actual 46-61)
Home: 22-34
Away: 21-30
Last 10: 4-6

Saturday, July 28, 2012

Game 97: Tribe Blasts Tigers, 8-2

Detroit (Fri., July 25, 1975) - The Cleveland Indians used a five-run seventh inning to break open a 3-2 game and defeated the Tigers, 8-2, Friday at Tiger Stadium.

Charlie Spikes' bases-loaded double plated three and was the inning's big blow. The uprising occurred against reliever Bob Reynolds, though Ray Bare (3-3) took the loss.

Bill Freehan (8) hit a two-run homer in the second inning to account for Detroit's offense. It was Freehan's fourth home run in the past two weeks.

Indians starter Don Hood handcuffed the Tigers in 7+ innings of strong work, scattering seven hits.

Boog Powell had three hits and scored twice for Cleveland, who scored three times in the fourth inning to erase a 2-0 deficit.

The Tigers (39-58) have lost two straight after a 5-1 stretch.

The Major Said: "We didn't do much. They (Indians) swung the bats well, got lots of clutch hits. End of story."

Cleveland 000 300 500  8-14-0
Tigers   020 000 000  2-8-1

HR: Freehan (DET, 8)

WP: Hood
LP: Bare (3-3)

Tigers record: 39-58 (actual 44-53)
Home: 20-33
Away: 19-25
Last 10: 6-4

Friday, July 20, 2012

Games 87 & 88: Tigers Score Late in Game 2 to Salvage DH Split

Chicago (Thu., July 17, 1975) - The Tigers broke a 1-1 tie in the eighth inning of game two of a twi-night doubleheader, and salvaged a split of the twinbill with the Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park Thursday.

The Tigers won game two, 3-1, after dropping the opener, 7-0.

Wilbur Wood breezed through the first game, pitching a complete game six-hitter as the Chisox broke the game open with a four-run sixth inning that extended their lead to 6-0.

Tigers starter Mickey Lolich (7-11) gave up 13 hits in six innings in the first game. In the sixth inning, the White Sox went station-to-station as eight consecutive batters reached base on an error, six singles, and a fielder's choice, accounting for the four runs.

In the nightcap, Lerrin LaGrow pitched 6.2 innings, giving up just one run on eight hits and no walks. But the winner was reliever Bob Reynolds (2-1), who was the beneficiary of a Mickey Stanley double, which scored Ben Oglivie from first base in the eighth inning, breaking the 1-1 tie.

The Tigers (34-54) added an insurance run in the ninth on a John Wockenfuss triple and an Aurelio Rodriguez sacrifice fly.

Reliever John Hiller, whose last outing was a four-run implosion in Detroit against the White Sox which lost the game, gave up a walk in the ninth but coaxed a game-ending double play grounder from Jerry Hairston, who had been 3-for-3. The save was Hiller's 15th.

Stanley started the second game at leadoff, subbing for Ron LeFlore in center field, and had three hits, including two doubles.

The Major Said: "I like how we bounced back, and I like how John (Hiller) bounced back. I know that last outing he had haunted him all through the All-Star break, so it was good to see him get the save tonight."

Game 1
Tigers    000 000 000 0-6-2
Chicago 020 004 10x 7-15-0

WP- Wood
LP- Lolich (7-11)

Game 2
Tigers    100 000 011 3-10-0
Chicago 000 001 000 1-8-0

WP- Reynolds (2-1)
SV- Hiller (15)
LP- Osteen

Saturday, July 14, 2012

Game 84: Tigers Return Extra Innings Favor, 2-1

Kansas City (July 11, 1975) - Thursday night, the Tigers lost, 2-1, in 10 innings. One night later, they turned the tables on the Kansas City Royals.

Willie Horton's bloop single to center field with two outs in the 10th scored Ron LeFlore with the go-ahead run, and Bob Reynolds shakily nailed his second save of the season as the Tigers won, 2-1.

Tigers starter Mickey Lolich and counterpart Marty Pattin were both brilliant. Lolich pitched nine innings, giving up the lone Royals run and scattering eight hits. Pattin was pulled with one out in the ninth after surrendering just six hits and striking out eight.

The Tigers scored in the fourth inning on a Jack Pierce ground out, and the Royals tied it in the eighth on Frank White's home run just over the left field wall.

The Tigers reclaimed the lead in the 10th after LeFlore led off with a single and moved to second on a balk by reliever (and loser) Doug Bird. Gary Sutherland sacrificed LeFlore to third, and after a Leon Roberts strikeout, Horton delivered.

In the Royals tenth, Reynolds coaxed a fly ball from George Brett after Kansas City put runners on first and third with two outs. Lolich (7-10) got the win.

The Tigers (33-51) won for just the third time in 12 games.

The Major Said: "I'm just so happy one of our starters finally got rewarded for a great effort. White hit a great pitch, down and in. Good for Mickey (Lolich). He deserved the win."

Tigers 000 100 000 1 2-10-0
KC   000 000 010 0 1-10-0

HR: White (KC)

WP: Lolich (7-10)
SV: Reynolds (2)

LP: Bird

Tigers record: 33-51 (actual 37-47)
Home: 15-30
Away: 18-21
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Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Game 80: Johnson Blasts Tigers in 12th, 3-2

Detroit (July 7) - Deron Johnson drove an opposite field home run to right field in the 12th inning, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Tigers, 3-2, Monday night at Tiger Stadium.

Leading off the 12th, the 36-year-old DH connected off Bob Reynolds as the Tigers fell to 14-29 at home and 31-49 overall. They have lost seven of eight.

The Tigers tied the game 2-2 in the eighth inning and put runners on base in the ninth, 10th, 11th and 12th but couldn't score again. They had 14 hits.

Bill Melton slugged a two-run homer in the sixth to put Chicago ahead, 2-1.

Tom Veryzer had four hits for the Tigers.

The Major Said: "It's not like we didn't have any chances. You should get a lot more runs than two when you have 14 hits. It's not like (the players) are not trying, but the results just aren't there.

Chicago 000 002 000 001 3-10-1
Tigers   100 000 100 000  2-14-0

HR: Melton (CHI); Johnson (CHI)

WP: Gossage
LP: Reynolds

Tigers record: 31-49 (actual 34-46)
Home: 14-29
Away: 17-20
Last 10: 3-7