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Tigers can't afford to waste the gift of four games in Kansas City
This is an extremely important weekend for the Tigers, who are sputtering. The Royals are not a good club - probably the worst in the American League.
And the Tigers will be facing four starters this weekend - Danny Duffy, Kyle Davies, Luke Hochevar and Jeff Francis - who have struggled. Only Francis has an ERA below five. Davies' ERA is over seven.
It would be typical of the Tigers of recent years to go to Kansas City and struggle. They can't be that way if this summer is going to be different. The season is past its halfway point. The Tigers have turned away from enough opportunity. The All Star break is almost here.
Last year, it was four games after the All Star break - a sweep by the Indians, who were struggling at the time, in Cleveland that determined the Tigers' fate. They can't afford the same thing before the break this year.
The Tigers, who have lost five of their last six multiple game series, need to beat up on the Royals. You can bet other division foes will - now that the schedule is focused on games with the American League Central. The division-leading Indians, for example, have beaten the Royals five straight times - by a combined score of 50-12.
And the Tigers will be facing four starters this weekend - Danny Duffy, Kyle Davies, Luke Hochevar and Jeff Francis - who have struggled. Only Francis has an ERA below five. Davies' ERA is over seven.
It would be typical of the Tigers of recent years to go to Kansas City and struggle. They can't be that way if this summer is going to be different. The season is past its halfway point. The Tigers have turned away from enough opportunity. The All Star break is almost here.
Last year, it was four games after the All Star break - a sweep by the Indians, who were struggling at the time, in Cleveland that determined the Tigers' fate. They can't afford the same thing before the break this year.
The Tigers, who have lost five of their last six multiple game series, need to beat up on the Royals. You can bet other division foes will - now that the schedule is focused on games with the American League Central. The division-leading Indians, for example, have beaten the Royals five straight times - by a combined score of 50-12.
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posted by Pat Caputo at
12:23 PM
4 Comments:
In case you forgot, the tigers are an average team. no more and no less. if getting wins from KC are gifts, then the tigers should never win a game against the yankees, red sox, rays, or angels. funny how they seem to luck up once in a while.
Anonymous,
The point is, it's not about wins once in awhile, but beating those teams on a consistent basis. The Tigers can't lose much to the Royals because the rest of the AL Central likely won't.
Caputo
Caputo. it's not about wins once in a while? oh thats right. that ranks right up there with you saying losses in april or may dont matter. funny how you forget that when the tigers come down to the last week in the season and are a game out of the playoffs.
KC could be dead last and the tigers comfortably in first and they'd still give the tigers fits.
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