Milwaukee, WI (Fri., Sept. 26, 1975) - Darrell Porter's two-run homer in the first inning proved to be all the offense the Milwaukee Brewers needed, as they beat the Tigers, 6-0, at County Stadium.
The Tigers managed just six hits off starter Pete Broberg in 7.1 innings, and went hitless against reliever Bill Castro the rest of the way.
The Tigers loaded the bases with one out in the eighth inning with Milwaukee ahead, 4-0, but Castro entered the game and retired Aurelio Rodriguez and Chuck Scrivener to squash the threat. The Brewers then added two more runs in their half of the eighth.
Porter drove a Ray Bare (7-11) fastball deep over the right field wall with Bob Sheldon on first base in the opening inning for a 2-0 Milwaukee lead. Porter finished with three hits.
The Brewers pounded out 14 hits.
The Major Said: "Too many shutouts. It's inexcusable to have so many games where we don't score a single run. We deserve everything we get these days."
Tigers 000 000 000 0-6-1
Milw. 200 020 02x 6-14-0
WP: Broberg
LP: Bare (7-11)
Tigers record: 60-97 (actual 57-100)
Home: 31-49
Away: 29-48
Last 10: 4-6
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Saturday, September 29, 2012
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Game 153: Tigers Edge Bosox, 2-1
Detroit (Fri., Sept. 19, 1975) - Ben Oglivie's single drove home the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, and the Tigers survived the first-place Boston Red Sox, 2-1, at Tiger Stadium.
Oglivie's line drive to right scored Dan Meyer, who had walked to lead off the inning.
The Tigers scored an unearned run in the third inning to lead, 1-0. Leon Roberts reached on a botched ground ball by third baseman Rico Petrocelli. He came around to score on a two-out single by Tom Veryzer, who was batting third in the lineup for the first time in his career.
The Red Sox tied the game in the fourth on a double from Denny Doyle and a single from Fred Lynn.
The loser was lefty Bill Lee, who pitched the whole game for Boston. Ray Bare (7-10) picked up the win, with rookie Steve Grilli registering his first career save with two scoreless innings of relief.
Bare kept the potent Boston lineup in check, giving up just six hits and one walk in seven innings.
The Major Said: "We tend to win low-scoring games, but against (the Red Sox), you're really not expecting that. But Ray (Bare) did a great job, and I felt great for the kid, Grilli. Two gutsy innings there."
Boston 000 100 000 1-6-2
Tigers 001 000 10x 2-7-1
WP: Bare (7-10)
SV: Grilli (1)
LP: Lee
Tigers record: 60-93 (actual 56-97)
Home: 31-47
Away: 29-46
Last 10: 4-6
Oglivie's line drive to right scored Dan Meyer, who had walked to lead off the inning.
The Tigers scored an unearned run in the third inning to lead, 1-0. Leon Roberts reached on a botched ground ball by third baseman Rico Petrocelli. He came around to score on a two-out single by Tom Veryzer, who was batting third in the lineup for the first time in his career.
The Red Sox tied the game in the fourth on a double from Denny Doyle and a single from Fred Lynn.
The loser was lefty Bill Lee, who pitched the whole game for Boston. Ray Bare (7-10) picked up the win, with rookie Steve Grilli registering his first career save with two scoreless innings of relief.
Bare kept the potent Boston lineup in check, giving up just six hits and one walk in seven innings.
The Major Said: "We tend to win low-scoring games, but against (the Red Sox), you're really not expecting that. But Ray (Bare) did a great job, and I felt great for the kid, Grilli. Two gutsy innings there."
Boston 000 100 000 1-6-2
Tigers 001 000 10x 2-7-1
WP: Bare (7-10)
SV: Grilli (1)
LP: Lee
Tigers record: 60-93 (actual 56-97)
Home: 31-47
Away: 29-46
Last 10: 4-6
Monday, September 17, 2012
Game 149: O's Frolick, 13-1
Detroit (Sun., Sept. 14, 1975) - Doug DeCinces had three hits and five RBI, including a three-run homer, and the Baltimore Orioles routed the Tigers, 13-1, at Tiger Stadium.
The Orioles turned a 2-1 game after four innings into a romp, scoring 11 runs from the fifth through eighth innings. DeCinces' home run provided the last of those runs on the night for Baltimore, who took the weekend series, 2-1.
Tigers starter Ray Bare (6-10) went five innings, giving up six runs on eight hits. After Bare left, the bullpen duo of Gene Pentz and Fernando Arroyo surrendered seven more runs between them in three innings of work.
The Orioles banged out 16 hits off Tigers pitching, including three hits each from DeCinces, Al Bumbry and Mark Belanger.
Baltimore starter Mike Cuellar pitched a complete game as the Tigers (57-92) managed just five hits. The loss was the 28th in the past 38 games for Detroit.
The Major Said: "The Orioles can do that at any time. They have been swinging the bats good for the past 10 years or so. Everyone talks about their pitching over the years, but they always have a strong lineup."
Baltimore 002 043 130 13-16-2
Tigers 001 000 000 1-5-1
HR: DeCinces (BAL); Hendricks (BAL)
WP: Cuellar
LP: Bare (6-10)
Tigers record: 57-92 (actual 55-94)
Home: 28-46
Away: 29-46
Last 10: 3-7
The Orioles turned a 2-1 game after four innings into a romp, scoring 11 runs from the fifth through eighth innings. DeCinces' home run provided the last of those runs on the night for Baltimore, who took the weekend series, 2-1.
Tigers starter Ray Bare (6-10) went five innings, giving up six runs on eight hits. After Bare left, the bullpen duo of Gene Pentz and Fernando Arroyo surrendered seven more runs between them in three innings of work.
The Orioles banged out 16 hits off Tigers pitching, including three hits each from DeCinces, Al Bumbry and Mark Belanger.
Baltimore starter Mike Cuellar pitched a complete game as the Tigers (57-92) managed just five hits. The loss was the 28th in the past 38 games for Detroit.
The Major Said: "The Orioles can do that at any time. They have been swinging the bats good for the past 10 years or so. Everyone talks about their pitching over the years, but they always have a strong lineup."
Baltimore 002 043 130 13-16-2
Tigers 001 000 000 1-5-1
HR: DeCinces (BAL); Hendricks (BAL)
WP: Cuellar
LP: Bare (6-10)
Tigers record: 57-92 (actual 55-94)
Home: 28-46
Away: 29-46
Last 10: 3-7
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Game 143: Tigers Bats Come Alive, 10-5
Queens, NY (Tue., Sept. 9, 1975) - Ben Oglivie slammed two home runs and had four RBI, and rookie Billy Baldwin had two doubles and scored three runs as the Tigers broke free from a 4-4 tie to beat the New York Yankees, 10-5, at Shea Stadium.
Gary Sutherland also had four RBI for the Tigers, who finished their season series with the Yanks with an 11-7 record, including 6-3 in New York.
The Tigers rocked Yankees starter Doc Medich for seven runs and 10 hits in 5+ innings of work.
Tigers starter Ray Bare (6-9) was shaky (6 IP, 5 R, 8 H) but managed to get the victory.
In the sixth inning, with the game tied 4-4, the Tigers erupted for four runs. Oglivie led off with a home run, and the next three batters reached base, sending Medich to the showers. Sutherland, who had four hits on the night, added a two-run triple in the inning, off reliever Dick Tidrow.
Detroit, leading 8-5, then added two insurance runs in the eighth inning.
The Tigers (56-87) rapped out 13 hits, one night after getting shutout on six hits.
Tom Walker pitched three innings for his first save of the year.
The Major Said: "That's baseball. You score nothing one night, ten the next. You knew (the Yankees) would keep coming, so there's no such thing as feeling comfortable against them, even when we went up, 8-5."
Tigers 103 004 020 10-13-2
New York 100 211 000 5-9-0
HR: Oglivie (DET, [2] 11); Herrmann (NY); Bonds (NY)
WP: Bare (6-9)
SV: Walker (1)
LP: Medich
Tigers record: 56-87 (actual 54-89)
Home: 27-44
Away: 29-43
Last 10: 4-6
Gary Sutherland also had four RBI for the Tigers, who finished their season series with the Yanks with an 11-7 record, including 6-3 in New York.
The Tigers rocked Yankees starter Doc Medich for seven runs and 10 hits in 5+ innings of work.
Tigers starter Ray Bare (6-9) was shaky (6 IP, 5 R, 8 H) but managed to get the victory.
In the sixth inning, with the game tied 4-4, the Tigers erupted for four runs. Oglivie led off with a home run, and the next three batters reached base, sending Medich to the showers. Sutherland, who had four hits on the night, added a two-run triple in the inning, off reliever Dick Tidrow.
Detroit, leading 8-5, then added two insurance runs in the eighth inning.
The Tigers (56-87) rapped out 13 hits, one night after getting shutout on six hits.
Tom Walker pitched three innings for his first save of the year.
The Major Said: "That's baseball. You score nothing one night, ten the next. You knew (the Yankees) would keep coming, so there's no such thing as feeling comfortable against them, even when we went up, 8-5."
Tigers 103 004 020 10-13-2
New York 100 211 000 5-9-0
HR: Oglivie (DET, [2] 11); Herrmann (NY); Bonds (NY)
WP: Bare (6-9)
SV: Walker (1)
LP: Medich
Tigers record: 56-87 (actual 54-89)
Home: 27-44
Away: 29-43
Last 10: 4-6
Friday, September 7, 2012
Game 137: Tigers Keep Yanks' Number, 11-4
Detroit (Thu., Sept. 4, 1975) - The Tigers have won 54 games this season. Almost 20 percent of those wins have come against the New York Yankees.
The Tigers blitzed the Yankees, 11-4 at Tiger Stadium on Thursday night, Detroit's 10th win over New York in 16 meetings in 1975.
In this win, the Tigers bats didn't get going until the fifth inning, when they scored three runs to erase a 2-0 deficit. Dan Meyer kept his hot and clutch hitting going with a two-run double in the inning.
But it was in the sixth where the Tigers blew the game open, knocking out starter Rudy May with a five-run explosion. Aurelio Rodriguez started the inning with a home run, and a walk and two singles to the next three batters sent May to the showers. Sparky Lyle entered the game and the lefty surrendered an RBI single to Gary Sutherland and Willie Horton knocked in two more with a double to cap the five-run frame.
The Yankees made the score 8-4 with two runs in the eighth, but the Tigers immediately responded with three runs of their own to put the game away.
Detroit (54-83) raked Yankees pitching for 18 hits for its second straight victory.
Ray Bare (5-9) broke a personal four-game losing streak by pitching 7.2 innings of six-hit ball.
Horton had four RBI, giving the previously struggling designated hitter nine ribbies in the two-game series. Horton's 82 RBI leads the Tigers by far.
The Major Said: "That's a good team (Yankees) and we have handled them, for whatever reason. I'm sure Billy (Martin, manager) is beside himself, but we've had a much tougher year than they have, I'll tell you that."
New York 110 000 020 4-8-1
Tigers 000 035 03x 11-18-0
HR: Rodriguez (DET, 4)
WP: Bare (5-9)
LP: May
Tigers record: 54-83 (actual 53-84)
Home: 27-44
Away: 27-39
Last 10: 4-6
The Tigers blitzed the Yankees, 11-4 at Tiger Stadium on Thursday night, Detroit's 10th win over New York in 16 meetings in 1975.
In this win, the Tigers bats didn't get going until the fifth inning, when they scored three runs to erase a 2-0 deficit. Dan Meyer kept his hot and clutch hitting going with a two-run double in the inning.
But it was in the sixth where the Tigers blew the game open, knocking out starter Rudy May with a five-run explosion. Aurelio Rodriguez started the inning with a home run, and a walk and two singles to the next three batters sent May to the showers. Sparky Lyle entered the game and the lefty surrendered an RBI single to Gary Sutherland and Willie Horton knocked in two more with a double to cap the five-run frame.
The Yankees made the score 8-4 with two runs in the eighth, but the Tigers immediately responded with three runs of their own to put the game away.
Detroit (54-83) raked Yankees pitching for 18 hits for its second straight victory.
Ray Bare (5-9) broke a personal four-game losing streak by pitching 7.2 innings of six-hit ball.
Horton had four RBI, giving the previously struggling designated hitter nine ribbies in the two-game series. Horton's 82 RBI leads the Tigers by far.
The Major Said: "That's a good team (Yankees) and we have handled them, for whatever reason. I'm sure Billy (Martin, manager) is beside himself, but we've had a much tougher year than they have, I'll tell you that."
New York 110 000 020 4-8-1
Tigers 000 035 03x 11-18-0
HR: Rodriguez (DET, 4)
WP: Bare (5-9)
LP: May
Tigers record: 54-83 (actual 53-84)
Home: 27-44
Away: 27-39
Last 10: 4-6
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Game 133: Angels Clobber Tigers, 11-0
Detroit (Sat., Aug. 30, 1975) - The California Angels pounded out 18 hits and routed the Tigers, 11-0, Saturday at Tiger Stadium.
Bruce Bochte had a single, a double and a home run and four RBI. Adrian Garrett hit a solo home run and an RBI single.
Angels starter Chuck Hockenberry pitched six innings, and Don Kirkwood went the final three for the save as the pair limited the Tigers to five hits.
Dan Meyer had a one-out triple in the sixth, but Hockenberry retired the next two hitters to keep the shutout alive.
Tigers reliever Dave Lemanczyk was especially torched, surrendering seven runs and seven hits in one full inning of work. Starter Ray Bare (4-9) took the loss, his fourth straight.
The score was a respectable 4-0 until the eighth, when the Angels scored three times. They added four in the ninth. All seven runs were charged to Lemanczyk.
The Tigers (52-81) are 5-17 in their past 22 games.
The Major Said: "11-0. What can I say? Sometimes you get your (butt) kicked in this game. It happens."
Calif. 031 000 034 11-18-0
Tigers 000 000 000 0-5-0
HR: Garrett (CAL); Bochte (CAL)
WP: Hockenberry
SV: Kirkwood
LP: Bare (4-9)
Tigers record: 52-81 (actual 52-81)
Home: 25-42
Away: 27-39
Last 10: 4-6
Bruce Bochte had a single, a double and a home run and four RBI. Adrian Garrett hit a solo home run and an RBI single.
Angels starter Chuck Hockenberry pitched six innings, and Don Kirkwood went the final three for the save as the pair limited the Tigers to five hits.
Dan Meyer had a one-out triple in the sixth, but Hockenberry retired the next two hitters to keep the shutout alive.
Tigers reliever Dave Lemanczyk was especially torched, surrendering seven runs and seven hits in one full inning of work. Starter Ray Bare (4-9) took the loss, his fourth straight.
The score was a respectable 4-0 until the eighth, when the Angels scored three times. They added four in the ninth. All seven runs were charged to Lemanczyk.
The Tigers (52-81) are 5-17 in their past 22 games.
The Major Said: "11-0. What can I say? Sometimes you get your (butt) kicked in this game. It happens."
Calif. 031 000 034 11-18-0
Tigers 000 000 000 0-5-0
HR: Garrett (CAL); Bochte (CAL)
WP: Hockenberry
SV: Kirkwood
LP: Bare (4-9)
Tigers record: 52-81 (actual 52-81)
Home: 25-42
Away: 27-39
Last 10: 4-6
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
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
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Game 125: Tigers Shutout Again, Drop 10th Straight
Oakland, CA (Wed., Aug. 20, 1975) - Sonny Siebert and Jim Todd combined to shutout the Tigers on three hits, and the Oakland A's beat Detroit, 4-0 on Wednesday afternoon, the Tigers' 10th straight loss and 13th in their past 14 games.
Siebert went seven innings, surrendering just two hits, and Todd pitched the eighth and ninth.
Ray Bare (4-7) was the latest hard-luck loser for the Tigers (48-77), pitching all eight innings and only giving up four hits. A three-run first inning doomed Bare, despite recovering and finishing the game.
The Tigers managed to get just two base runners to second base the entire game in suffering their third straight three-game sweep. Two of the losses in Oakland were shutouts.
Gene Tenace was again poison to the Tigers, with three RBI, all on his first inning, bases-loaded double. Tenace drove in the game-winning run in the eighth inning on Tuesday night.
The Major Said: "Three hits. You're not going to win very many games with three hits. What else can I say?"
Tigers 000 000 000 0-3-2
Oakland 300 100 00x 4-4-0
WP: Siebert
LP: Bare (4-7)
Tigers record: 48-77 (actual 50-75)
Home: 24-41
Away: 24-36
Last 10: 0-10
Siebert went seven innings, surrendering just two hits, and Todd pitched the eighth and ninth.
Ray Bare (4-7) was the latest hard-luck loser for the Tigers (48-77), pitching all eight innings and only giving up four hits. A three-run first inning doomed Bare, despite recovering and finishing the game.
The Tigers managed to get just two base runners to second base the entire game in suffering their third straight three-game sweep. Two of the losses in Oakland were shutouts.
Gene Tenace was again poison to the Tigers, with three RBI, all on his first inning, bases-loaded double. Tenace drove in the game-winning run in the eighth inning on Tuesday night.
The Major Said: "Three hits. You're not going to win very many games with three hits. What else can I say?"
Tigers 000 000 000 0-3-2
Oakland 300 100 00x 4-4-0
WP: Siebert
LP: Bare (4-7)
Tigers record: 48-77 (actual 50-75)
Home: 24-41
Away: 24-36
Last 10: 0-10
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Game 121: Tigers' 9th-Inning Rally Falls Short, 6-5
Anaheim, CA (Sat., Aug. 16, 1975) - Bill Freehan hit into a game-ending double play with the bases loaded, snuffing out a potential go-ahead rally as the Tigers lost to the California Angels, 6-5 at Anaheim Stadium Saturday night.
The Tigers trailed 6-2 heading into the ninth, then kicked up their heels off reliever Dick Lange.
A double, a single and a hit batsman loaded the bases with no outs. Ron LeFlore walked to force in a run, driving Lange out of the game in favor of Don Kirkwood. Gary Sutherland then lofted a sacrifice fly to left field. Dan Meyer singled, re-loading the bases, and Willie Horton singled, scoring Gates Brown to make the score 6-5 as the crowd grew restless.
But then Freehan bounced into a 4-6-3 double play to end the threat and the game.
The Angels scored a pair of runs in the second, third and seventh innings to build their 6-2 lead.
Bruce Bochte had three hits and three RBI for California, who have won the first two games of the weekend series. The Tigers (48-73) have lost six straight games.
Tigers starter Ray Bare (4-6) was roughed up for 12 hits and five runs in six-plus innings.
Detroit scored twice in the second inning to take a 2-0 lead, but that was short-lived as the Angels answered with two runs in their half of the inning.
The Major Said: "The irony is that Bill (Freehan) has been one of our best hitters in recent weeks. When you saw him up there in that situation, it was hard not to think that maybe tonight was our night."
Tigers 020 000 003 5-12-1
Calif. 022 000 20x 6-13-0
WP: Hockenberry
SV: Kirkwood
LP: Bare (4-6)
Tigers record: 48-73 (actual 47-74)
Home: 24-41
Away: 24-32
Last 10: 1-9
The Tigers trailed 6-2 heading into the ninth, then kicked up their heels off reliever Dick Lange.
A double, a single and a hit batsman loaded the bases with no outs. Ron LeFlore walked to force in a run, driving Lange out of the game in favor of Don Kirkwood. Gary Sutherland then lofted a sacrifice fly to left field. Dan Meyer singled, re-loading the bases, and Willie Horton singled, scoring Gates Brown to make the score 6-5 as the crowd grew restless.
But then Freehan bounced into a 4-6-3 double play to end the threat and the game.
The Angels scored a pair of runs in the second, third and seventh innings to build their 6-2 lead.
Bruce Bochte had three hits and three RBI for California, who have won the first two games of the weekend series. The Tigers (48-73) have lost six straight games.
Tigers starter Ray Bare (4-6) was roughed up for 12 hits and five runs in six-plus innings.
Detroit scored twice in the second inning to take a 2-0 lead, but that was short-lived as the Angels answered with two runs in their half of the inning.
The Major Said: "The irony is that Bill (Freehan) has been one of our best hitters in recent weeks. When you saw him up there in that situation, it was hard not to think that maybe tonight was our night."
Tigers 020 000 003 5-12-1
Calif. 022 000 20x 6-13-0
WP: Hockenberry
SV: Kirkwood
LP: Bare (4-6)
Tigers record: 48-73 (actual 47-74)
Home: 24-41
Away: 24-32
Last 10: 1-9
Monday, August 13, 2012
Game 116: Tigers Bats Remain Cold in 6-2 Loss
Detroit (Sun., Aug. 10, 1975) - The Tigers' hitting slump continued as the Minnesota Twins broke open a tie game in the eighth inning and beat Detroit, 6-2, at Tiger Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
The Twins took the weekend series, 2-1.
The score was tied 2-2 when the Twins erupted for four runs in the eighth inning, punctuated by Johnny Briggs' three-run homer.
Tigers starter Ray Bare (3-5) pitched into the eighth inning and only allowed four hits and one walk, but the Tigers' offense continued to slumber. Detroit (48-68) has scored just three runs in their past four games.
Bill Freehan had two hits and scored both Tigers runs. Tom Veryzer had both RBI.
Minnesota starter Bert Blyleven pitched eight innings, giving up one earned run and six hits. He walked two and struck out six.
In the eighth, Jerry Terrell led off with a double, knocking Bare out of the game. Danny Thompson bunted, but reliever Tom Walker fumbled the ball for an error, placing runners on the corners with nobody out. Glenn Borgmann followed with a sacrifice fly, scoring Terrell. Lyman Bostock singled, and after Dan Ford struck out, Briggs drove a Walker fastball deep into the right field upper deck.
The Major Said: "We're just not swinging the bats. There isn't much to say. You aren't going to win very many games scoring zero, one or two runs, as we tend to do. We have pitched pretty good this year but it hasn't really mattered."
Minnesota 000 200 040 6-9-2
Tigers 000 010 100 2-6-1
HR: Briggs (MIN)
WP: Blyleven
LP: Bare (3-5)
Tigers record: 48-68 (actual 46-70)
Home: 24-38
Away: 24-30
Last 10: 5-5
The Twins took the weekend series, 2-1.
The score was tied 2-2 when the Twins erupted for four runs in the eighth inning, punctuated by Johnny Briggs' three-run homer.
Tigers starter Ray Bare (3-5) pitched into the eighth inning and only allowed four hits and one walk, but the Tigers' offense continued to slumber. Detroit (48-68) has scored just three runs in their past four games.
Bill Freehan had two hits and scored both Tigers runs. Tom Veryzer had both RBI.
Minnesota starter Bert Blyleven pitched eight innings, giving up one earned run and six hits. He walked two and struck out six.
In the eighth, Jerry Terrell led off with a double, knocking Bare out of the game. Danny Thompson bunted, but reliever Tom Walker fumbled the ball for an error, placing runners on the corners with nobody out. Glenn Borgmann followed with a sacrifice fly, scoring Terrell. Lyman Bostock singled, and after Dan Ford struck out, Briggs drove a Walker fastball deep into the right field upper deck.
The Major Said: "We're just not swinging the bats. There isn't much to say. You aren't going to win very many games scoring zero, one or two runs, as we tend to do. We have pitched pretty good this year but it hasn't really mattered."
Minnesota 000 200 040 6-9-2
Tigers 000 010 100 2-6-1
HR: Briggs (MIN)
WP: Blyleven
LP: Bare (3-5)
Tigers record: 48-68 (actual 46-70)
Home: 24-38
Away: 24-30
Last 10: 5-5
Friday, August 3, 2012
Games 104 & 105: Tigers Drop Twinbill in Boston
Boston (Thu., July 31, 1975) - The Tigers racked up 12 hits but failed to score, and Roger Moret pitched 8.1 innings of shutout ball as the Boston Red Sox won Game 2 of a twi-night doubleheader, 4-0, to complete a sweep of the twinbill.
Boston won Game 1, 5-4, despite blowing a 4-0 lead.
In the nightcap, the Tigers (43-62) constantly had runners on base, but couldn't plate any against lefty Moret. They left 12 runners on base, including the bases loaded twice.
Dwight Evans hit a two-run homer for Boston in Game 2.
In the first game, the Red Sox stormed to a 4-0 lead off Tigers starter Ray Bare by the third inning, but the Tigers erased that lead with three in the fourth and one in the fifth off Bill Lee.
The Red Sox scored the eventual game-winning run in the sixth on a force out by Denny Doyle, which scored Rico Petrocelli.
Bare (3-4) took the loss in the first game, and Dave Lemanczyk (0-2) was roughed up in Game 2 in a spot start.
The Major Said: "I can't remember the last time I've seen a team get 12 hits and not score. But that's kind of how our season has gone this year."
Game 1
Tigers 000 310 000 4-6-1
Boston 022 001 00x 5-14-2
WP: Lee
SV: Drago
LP: Bare (3-4)
Game 2
Tigers 000 000 000 0-12-2
Boston 002 020 00x 4-9-0
HR: Evans (BOS)
WP: Moret
SV: Segui
LP: Lemanczyk (0-2)
Tigers record: 43-62 (actual 46-59)
Home: 22-34
Away: 21-28
Last 10: 4-6
Boston won Game 1, 5-4, despite blowing a 4-0 lead.
In the nightcap, the Tigers (43-62) constantly had runners on base, but couldn't plate any against lefty Moret. They left 12 runners on base, including the bases loaded twice.
Dwight Evans hit a two-run homer for Boston in Game 2.
In the first game, the Red Sox stormed to a 4-0 lead off Tigers starter Ray Bare by the third inning, but the Tigers erased that lead with three in the fourth and one in the fifth off Bill Lee.
The Red Sox scored the eventual game-winning run in the sixth on a force out by Denny Doyle, which scored Rico Petrocelli.
Bare (3-4) took the loss in the first game, and Dave Lemanczyk (0-2) was roughed up in Game 2 in a spot start.
The Major Said: "I can't remember the last time I've seen a team get 12 hits and not score. But that's kind of how our season has gone this year."
Game 1
Tigers 000 310 000 4-6-1
Boston 022 001 00x 5-14-2
WP: Lee
SV: Drago
LP: Bare (3-4)
Game 2
Tigers 000 000 000 0-12-2
Boston 002 020 00x 4-9-0
HR: Evans (BOS)
WP: Moret
SV: Segui
LP: Lemanczyk (0-2)
Tigers record: 43-62 (actual 46-59)
Home: 22-34
Away: 21-28
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
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
Monday, July 23, 2012
Game 91: Bare Spins Shutout; Tigers Win, 2-0
Detroit (Sun., July 20, 1975) - Ray Bare pitched a complete game, six-hit shutout, leading the Tigers to a 2-0 win over the Kansas City Royals Sunday at Tiger Stadium.
Bare walked two and struck out three in keeping the Royals at bay.
Gary Sutherland hit a solo home run and Ben Oglivie doubled home a run to account for the Tigers (36-55) offense.
Bare (3-2) only allowed two Royals runners past first base.
Oglivie's RBI double occurred in the third, while Sutherland connected off Kansas City starter Nelson Briles in the fifth inning.
The win was just the Tigers' sixth in their past 19 games.
The Major Said: "Well, Ray was terrific, obviously. We've wasted a lot of efforts like that this year, so it was good to see Ray get rewarded. He was great today."
KC 000 000 000 0-6-0
Tigers 001 010 00x 2-5-1
HR: Sutherland (2, DET)
WP: Bare (3-2)
LP: Briles
Tigers record: 36-55 (actual 42-49)
Home: 17-30
Away: 19-25
Last 10: 4-6
Bare walked two and struck out three in keeping the Royals at bay.
Gary Sutherland hit a solo home run and Ben Oglivie doubled home a run to account for the Tigers (36-55) offense.
Bare (3-2) only allowed two Royals runners past first base.
Oglivie's RBI double occurred in the third, while Sutherland connected off Kansas City starter Nelson Briles in the fifth inning.
The win was just the Tigers' sixth in their past 19 games.
The Major Said: "Well, Ray was terrific, obviously. We've wasted a lot of efforts like that this year, so it was good to see Ray get rewarded. He was great today."
KC 000 000 000 0-6-0
Tigers 001 010 00x 2-5-1
HR: Sutherland (2, DET)
WP: Bare (3-2)
LP: Briles
Tigers record: 36-55 (actual 42-49)
Home: 17-30
Away: 19-25
Last 10: 4-6
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Game 82: Hiller Implodes; Chisox Stun Tigers, 9-8
Detroit (July 9) - Pat Kelly's RBI single capped a stunning four-run ninth inning rally, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Tigers, 9-8, at Tiger Stadium Wednesday night.
The Tigers entered the ninth with an 8-5 lead, thanks to Jack Pierce's three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth. Pierce's blast was in response to Chicago scoring twice in their half of the eighth to tie the game, 5-5.
Chicago jumped on Tigers starter Ray Bare with three runs in the first inning.
The Tigers took a 5-3 lead with three runs in the fifth.
In the ninth, Hiller allowed a single and a walk to start the frame. The fans got restless as the Tigers closer, who has battled inconsistency all season, got into immediate trouble. But after Jerry Hairston flied out for the second out, Hiller still had the 8-5 lead, albeit with the bases loaded.
But the next three White Sox hitters singled, leading to the four runs as the Tiger Stadium crowd of 13,567 booed lustily.
White Sox reliever Ozzy Osborn set the Tigers down in order in the ninth to cap the stunning win.
Ron LeFlore had three hits and an RBI for the Tigers.
The Tigers (32-50) travel to Kansas City for a four-game weekend series.
The Major Said: "Obviously John (Hiller) hasn't been himself this year. He takes two steps forward and one step back. You just gotta believe that he's going to find his groove and get this thing back on track. And it's not like (the White Sox) hit the ball all that hard. They hit a couple flares."
Chicago 300 000 024 9-15-0
Tigers 011 030 030 8-14-1
HR: Horton (14); Pierce (2)
WP: Osborn
LP: Hiller (3-7)
Tigers record: 32-50 (actual 36-46)
Home: 15-30
Away: 17-20
Last 10: 2-8
The Tigers entered the ninth with an 8-5 lead, thanks to Jack Pierce's three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth. Pierce's blast was in response to Chicago scoring twice in their half of the eighth to tie the game, 5-5.
Chicago jumped on Tigers starter Ray Bare with three runs in the first inning.
The Tigers took a 5-3 lead with three runs in the fifth.
In the ninth, Hiller allowed a single and a walk to start the frame. The fans got restless as the Tigers closer, who has battled inconsistency all season, got into immediate trouble. But after Jerry Hairston flied out for the second out, Hiller still had the 8-5 lead, albeit with the bases loaded.
But the next three White Sox hitters singled, leading to the four runs as the Tiger Stadium crowd of 13,567 booed lustily.
White Sox reliever Ozzy Osborn set the Tigers down in order in the ninth to cap the stunning win.
Ron LeFlore had three hits and an RBI for the Tigers.
The Tigers (32-50) travel to Kansas City for a four-game weekend series.
The Major Said: "Obviously John (Hiller) hasn't been himself this year. He takes two steps forward and one step back. You just gotta believe that he's going to find his groove and get this thing back on track. And it's not like (the White Sox) hit the ball all that hard. They hit a couple flares."
Chicago 300 000 024 9-15-0
Tigers 011 030 030 8-14-1
HR: Horton (14); Pierce (2)
WP: Osborn
LP: Hiller (3-7)
Tigers record: 32-50 (actual 36-46)
Home: 15-30
Away: 17-20
Last 10: 2-8
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Game 76: Singles Galore as Tigers Tame Brewers, 4-1
Detroit (July 4) - The Tigers rapped out 11 hits, all singles, and Ray Bare pitched seven strong innings in a 4-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers Friday night at Tiger Stadium.
The Tigers' 7-8-9 hitters went 4-for-8 and scored three runs, drawing three walks in the process.
Bare (2-2) scattered seven hits over seven innings, striking out five and walking none.
The Tigers broke a 1-1 tie in the fourth inning with a single run, then added two more runs in the sixth.
Ron LeFlore had two RBI for the Tigers (31-45), who improved to 14-25 at home.
Robin Yount had two hits and an RBI for Milwaukee.
The Major Said: "Ray was good. We got some timely hits. We played good defense. And we won. Funny how that works."
Milwaukee 001 000 000 1-8-0
Tigers 001 102 00x 4-11-0
Tigers record: 31-45 (actual 30-46)
Home: 14-25
Away: 17-20
Last 10: 4-6
The Tigers' 7-8-9 hitters went 4-for-8 and scored three runs, drawing three walks in the process.
Bare (2-2) scattered seven hits over seven innings, striking out five and walking none.
The Tigers broke a 1-1 tie in the fourth inning with a single run, then added two more runs in the sixth.
Ron LeFlore had two RBI for the Tigers (31-45), who improved to 14-25 at home.
Robin Yount had two hits and an RBI for Milwaukee.
The Major Said: "Ray was good. We got some timely hits. We played good defense. And we won. Funny how that works."
Milwaukee 001 000 000 1-8-0
Tigers 001 102 00x 4-11-0
Tigers record: 31-45 (actual 30-46)
Home: 14-25
Away: 17-20
Last 10: 4-6
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Game 59: Wow! Tigers Erase 8-Run Deficit; Dump Yanks, 16-11
Detroit (June 19) - If this is the Tigers' new formula for winning home games, then get ready for some 3-1/2 hour baseball games. And for some fireworks.
The offensively-challenged Tigers spotted the New York Yankees an 8-0 lead, then exploded for 16 runs from the third thru seventh innings to beat the Yanks 16-11 tonight at Tiger Stadium.
Yes, that's right. The Tigers scored 16 runs, a total that sometimes takes them a week to achieve.
"Who can explain it?" manager Ralph Houk said. "That's baseball."
What's even more amazing is that the outburst began against the Yankees' much-ballyhooed free agent signee, Jim "Catfish" Hunter.
Hunter had an 8-0 lead going into the bottom of the third. The Tigers nicked him for two runs in the third, then poured it on in the fourth with eight runs (seven charged to Hunter) to go ahead 10-9, the last two coming on Willie Horton's mammoth home run into the left field upper deck. It was Horton's second at-bat of the inning.
The eight-run fourth included seven hits, highlighted by Horton's homer and Danny Meyer's two-run triple.
The Tigers extended the lead to 14-9 with four runs in the sixth. Horton knocked in two more with a double.
Horton had four RBI to lead the Tigers to an unexpected victory
Ron Blomberg clubbed a two-run homer in the seventh to bring the Yankees to within 14-11, but the Tigers answered with two runs of their own in the bottom of the frame on Leon Roberts' two-out, two-run single.
The Tigers banged out 20 hits as everyone except shortstop Tom Veryzer had at least one hit. Ron LeFlore (three hits) and Gary Sutherland (4-for-4) stayed hot. Combined with Meyer's three hits, the Tigers' 1-2-3 hitters went 10-for-14 and had seven RBI.
Quite a change from a team that normally scores runs like it's pulling teeth.
"It was a lot of fun out there tonight," Horton said. "Maybe this will get us going. Lots of smiles in the dugout, man."
LeFlore (.307), Sutherland (.322) and Horton (.318), three of the Tigers' first four hitters in Houk's lineup, are all hitting above .300. So why hasn't the team scored more runs this season?
"We've been streaky," LeFlore said. "I'm going good now but I wasn't for awhile. Suds (Sutherland) is hot again. And Willie has been the most consistent. But a lot of us have hit in streaks."
The offense made everyone forget the bad start of Ray Bare, who went just 1.2 innings and surrendered 9 hits and seven runs (five earned). Dave Lemanczyk (4-0) picked up the win with 3.2 innings of relief (two runs, none earned).
The game started ominously, as the first five Yankees scored, culminating with Chris Chambliss's three-run home run. When the Yankees went ahead 8-0 in the third, the booes could be heard loud and clear.
"It didn't look good, that's for sure," Houk said. "But baseball is nine innings, 27 outs."
The Tigers (24-35) get the Yankees three more times this weekend. It's doubtful any of those games will be as exhilirating as tonight's.
But you never know.
Notes: The 16 runs tied a season high, set exactly one month ago (May 19) in Minnesota...Chambliss had four hits for New York...The fourth inning knockout was Hunter's earliest since 1972...The Tigers team BA went from .264 to .268 during tonight's game...LeFlore is 17 for his last 34, raising his average 30 points (.277 to .307).
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Tigers record: 24-35 (actual (25-34)
Home: 11-22
Away: 13-13
Last 10: 4-6
The offensively-challenged Tigers spotted the New York Yankees an 8-0 lead, then exploded for 16 runs from the third thru seventh innings to beat the Yanks 16-11 tonight at Tiger Stadium.
Yes, that's right. The Tigers scored 16 runs, a total that sometimes takes them a week to achieve.
"Who can explain it?" manager Ralph Houk said. "That's baseball."
What's even more amazing is that the outburst began against the Yankees' much-ballyhooed free agent signee, Jim "Catfish" Hunter.
Hunter had an 8-0 lead going into the bottom of the third. The Tigers nicked him for two runs in the third, then poured it on in the fourth with eight runs (seven charged to Hunter) to go ahead 10-9, the last two coming on Willie Horton's mammoth home run into the left field upper deck. It was Horton's second at-bat of the inning.
The eight-run fourth included seven hits, highlighted by Horton's homer and Danny Meyer's two-run triple.
The Tigers extended the lead to 14-9 with four runs in the sixth. Horton knocked in two more with a double.
Horton had four RBI to lead the Tigers to an unexpected victory
Ron Blomberg clubbed a two-run homer in the seventh to bring the Yankees to within 14-11, but the Tigers answered with two runs of their own in the bottom of the frame on Leon Roberts' two-out, two-run single.
The Tigers banged out 20 hits as everyone except shortstop Tom Veryzer had at least one hit. Ron LeFlore (three hits) and Gary Sutherland (4-for-4) stayed hot. Combined with Meyer's three hits, the Tigers' 1-2-3 hitters went 10-for-14 and had seven RBI.
Quite a change from a team that normally scores runs like it's pulling teeth.
"It was a lot of fun out there tonight," Horton said. "Maybe this will get us going. Lots of smiles in the dugout, man."
LeFlore (.307), Sutherland (.322) and Horton (.318), three of the Tigers' first four hitters in Houk's lineup, are all hitting above .300. So why hasn't the team scored more runs this season?
"We've been streaky," LeFlore said. "I'm going good now but I wasn't for awhile. Suds (Sutherland) is hot again. And Willie has been the most consistent. But a lot of us have hit in streaks."
The offense made everyone forget the bad start of Ray Bare, who went just 1.2 innings and surrendered 9 hits and seven runs (five earned). Dave Lemanczyk (4-0) picked up the win with 3.2 innings of relief (two runs, none earned).
The game started ominously, as the first five Yankees scored, culminating with Chris Chambliss's three-run home run. When the Yankees went ahead 8-0 in the third, the booes could be heard loud and clear.
"It didn't look good, that's for sure," Houk said. "But baseball is nine innings, 27 outs."
The Tigers (24-35) get the Yankees three more times this weekend. It's doubtful any of those games will be as exhilirating as tonight's.
But you never know.
Notes: The 16 runs tied a season high, set exactly one month ago (May 19) in Minnesota...Chambliss had four hits for New York...The fourth inning knockout was Hunter's earliest since 1972...The Tigers team BA went from .264 to .268 during tonight's game...LeFlore is 17 for his last 34, raising his average 30 points (.277 to .307).
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Tigers record: 24-35 (actual (25-34)
Home: 11-22
Away: 13-13
Last 10: 4-6
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Games 51 and 52: Tigers Lifeless at Home Again, Swept by Halos
Detroit (June 11) - Three runs and 12 hits. That's what the Tigers mustered tonight---in two games.
Needless to say, it wasn't enough to win a game, as the California Angels swept a twi-night doubleheader, 4-2 and 3-1 at Tiger Stadium.
The Tigers (21-31) continue to struggle at home, where they are 8-18.
They swept the Angels in a three-game series in Anaheim last week, but that just underscores the discrepancy between the Tigers at home and on the road (13-13).
The Tigers were hoping that a 6-2 road trip would give them some momentum heading into tonight's twinbill, which kicks off a 12-game home stand.
The way the Tigers are playing at Michigan and Trumbull, they might want to consider wearing their road grays during this homestand.
"It's a thought," manager Ralph Houk said wryly when it was thrown out there by a reporter.
Houk can't do much more than show gallows humor as his team's offense continues to slumber. Even during the successful road trip, the bats were suspect.
Rookie catcher John Wockenfuss, called up from Toledo (fellow catcher Terry Humphrey was sent to the Mud Hens), started both games and went 2-for-7 with a double.
The Tigers managed just three hits in the nightcap off lefty Andy Hassler, who went 7.1 innings.
It got so bad that even Ron LeFlore's one-out triple in the sixth inning failed to yield a run. Boos cascaded when the Tigers couldn't get LeFlore home.
In Game 1, Detroit native and lefty Frank Tanana, just 21 years old, kept the Tigers at bay with eight innings of eight-hit ball.
Mickey Lolich (5-7) took the loss in Game 1, while Ray Bare (1-2), making his first start of the season, was tagged with the loss in the nightcap.
The Angels scored twice in the ninth inning in Game 1, breaking a 2-2 tie. The runs came after two were out and nobody on base. A couple walks and two singles produced the game-winning tallies. The key hit was Bruce Bochte's two-run single off reliever Bob Reynolds.
Bochte was the hero in Game 1
In Game 2, the Angels pecked away, scoring single runs in the second, sixth and seventh innings.
There wasn't much offense from the Angels, either, but these days, it doesn't take much to beat the Tigers.
"Tomorrow is another day," Houk said.
It was difficult to tell if he was trying to convince the reporters, or himself.
Notes: Rumors persist that the Tigers are about to rid themselves of Nate Colbert any day now. Colbert is 20-for-162 (.123) and has 58 strikeouts...Houk, on Wockenfuss starting both games behind the plate: "He's young and fresh. No issue." Wockenfuss: "I would have started three if it was a tripleheader."
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Tigers record: 21-31 (actual 24-28)
Home: 8-18
Away: 13-13
Last 10: 6-4
Needless to say, it wasn't enough to win a game, as the California Angels swept a twi-night doubleheader, 4-2 and 3-1 at Tiger Stadium.
The Tigers (21-31) continue to struggle at home, where they are 8-18.
They swept the Angels in a three-game series in Anaheim last week, but that just underscores the discrepancy between the Tigers at home and on the road (13-13).
The Tigers were hoping that a 6-2 road trip would give them some momentum heading into tonight's twinbill, which kicks off a 12-game home stand.
The way the Tigers are playing at Michigan and Trumbull, they might want to consider wearing their road grays during this homestand.
"It's a thought," manager Ralph Houk said wryly when it was thrown out there by a reporter.
Houk can't do much more than show gallows humor as his team's offense continues to slumber. Even during the successful road trip, the bats were suspect.
Rookie catcher John Wockenfuss, called up from Toledo (fellow catcher Terry Humphrey was sent to the Mud Hens), started both games and went 2-for-7 with a double.
The Tigers managed just three hits in the nightcap off lefty Andy Hassler, who went 7.1 innings.
It got so bad that even Ron LeFlore's one-out triple in the sixth inning failed to yield a run. Boos cascaded when the Tigers couldn't get LeFlore home.
In Game 1, Detroit native and lefty Frank Tanana, just 21 years old, kept the Tigers at bay with eight innings of eight-hit ball.
Mickey Lolich (5-7) took the loss in Game 1, while Ray Bare (1-2), making his first start of the season, was tagged with the loss in the nightcap.
The Angels scored twice in the ninth inning in Game 1, breaking a 2-2 tie. The runs came after two were out and nobody on base. A couple walks and two singles produced the game-winning tallies. The key hit was Bruce Bochte's two-run single off reliever Bob Reynolds.
Bochte was the hero in Game 1
In Game 2, the Angels pecked away, scoring single runs in the second, sixth and seventh innings.
There wasn't much offense from the Angels, either, but these days, it doesn't take much to beat the Tigers.
"Tomorrow is another day," Houk said.
It was difficult to tell if he was trying to convince the reporters, or himself.
Notes: Rumors persist that the Tigers are about to rid themselves of Nate Colbert any day now. Colbert is 20-for-162 (.123) and has 58 strikeouts...Houk, on Wockenfuss starting both games behind the plate: "He's young and fresh. No issue." Wockenfuss: "I would have started three if it was a tripleheader."
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Tigers record: 21-31 (actual 24-28)
Home: 8-18
Away: 13-13
Last 10: 6-4
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Game 49: Otis Zings Tigers In 12th, 3-2
Kansas City, MO (June 9) - Amos Otis delivered a single in the 12th inning, scoring Jim Wohlford, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Tigers, 3-2, at Royals Stadium tonight.
It was Otis' only hit in the game, and it couldn't have come at a better time for his team.
The Royals put runners on first and second with one out in the 12th off Ray Bare, the Tigers' fourth pitcher of the night.
Otis lofted a soft liner into left field, and Wohlford easily beat Danny Meyer's throw to the plate.
The Tigers (20-29) have lost two straight after a five-game winning streak.
"It was a slider that didn't do much," Bare said of the losing pitch.
The Tigers tied the game in the sixth on a two-run double by Willie Horton, who had three hits, lifting his team-leading BA to .322.
Otis scored the second of two Royals runs in the fourth after reaching on an error by SS Tom Veryzer. Fran Healy's single scored Otis after Hal McRae's single scored George Brett, who walked.
Otis was the Royal hero in the 12th inning
Tom Walker, so effective from the bullpen in recent games, started for the Tigers, as the team has run into the need for a fifth starter in the midst of having no days off recently and with a twi-night doubleheader coming up this week against California.
Walker pitched six innings, allowing five hits and two unearned runs. He struck out three and walked two.
"Very pleased with Walker," manager Ralph Houk said. "But as usual we didn't help our pitchers much with the bats."
Despite winning five of their past seven games, the Tigers have scored more than three runs in just one of those games.
Royals starter Al Fitzmorris pitched the first nine innings before giving way to Lindy McDaniel (two innings) and winning pitcher Nelson Briles (one inning).
Houk seemed at a loss to explain why runs have come so difficult for his team to muster. The Tigers have scored 172 times in 49 games for an average of just 3.5 per game.
"If I had an answer, I wouldn't be doing this. I'd be writing a book and letting everyone know the secret," Houk said.
The Tigers conclude their eight-game road trip tomorrow before heading back to Detroit for the DH with the Angels on Wednesday and a single game on Thursday.
Notes: Aurelio Rodriguez made his first start at 3B in six games, his left heel injury having healed. He went 1-for-5...Wohlford had three hits...Rookie 1B Jack Pierce got his first hit as a Tiger, a double in the second inning...The Tigers fell back to under .500 on the road (12-13).
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Tigers record: 20-29 (actual 23-26)
Home: 8-16
Away: 12-13
Last 10: 6-4
It was Otis' only hit in the game, and it couldn't have come at a better time for his team.
The Royals put runners on first and second with one out in the 12th off Ray Bare, the Tigers' fourth pitcher of the night.
Otis lofted a soft liner into left field, and Wohlford easily beat Danny Meyer's throw to the plate.
The Tigers (20-29) have lost two straight after a five-game winning streak.
"It was a slider that didn't do much," Bare said of the losing pitch.
The Tigers tied the game in the sixth on a two-run double by Willie Horton, who had three hits, lifting his team-leading BA to .322.
Otis scored the second of two Royals runs in the fourth after reaching on an error by SS Tom Veryzer. Fran Healy's single scored Otis after Hal McRae's single scored George Brett, who walked.
Otis was the Royal hero in the 12th inning
Tom Walker, so effective from the bullpen in recent games, started for the Tigers, as the team has run into the need for a fifth starter in the midst of having no days off recently and with a twi-night doubleheader coming up this week against California.
Walker pitched six innings, allowing five hits and two unearned runs. He struck out three and walked two.
"Very pleased with Walker," manager Ralph Houk said. "But as usual we didn't help our pitchers much with the bats."
Despite winning five of their past seven games, the Tigers have scored more than three runs in just one of those games.
Royals starter Al Fitzmorris pitched the first nine innings before giving way to Lindy McDaniel (two innings) and winning pitcher Nelson Briles (one inning).
Houk seemed at a loss to explain why runs have come so difficult for his team to muster. The Tigers have scored 172 times in 49 games for an average of just 3.5 per game.
"If I had an answer, I wouldn't be doing this. I'd be writing a book and letting everyone know the secret," Houk said.
The Tigers conclude their eight-game road trip tomorrow before heading back to Detroit for the DH with the Angels on Wednesday and a single game on Thursday.
Notes: Aurelio Rodriguez made his first start at 3B in six games, his left heel injury having healed. He went 1-for-5...Wohlford had three hits...Rookie 1B Jack Pierce got his first hit as a Tiger, a double in the second inning...The Tigers fell back to under .500 on the road (12-13).
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Tigers record: 20-29 (actual 23-26)
Home: 8-16
Away: 12-13
Last 10: 6-4
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