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| Austin Jackson hits his 7th home run of the season in the first inning. |
Jim Leyland could not be any more pleased. Even though the Detroit Tigers have actually fared well against AL East teams this year (18-14 with only 4 left against Baltimore), it never hurts to poke their eyes out a few more times. In the case of the Thursday afternoon contest in Tampa Bay, it was a black and blue-eyed Devil Ray going blind.
Doug Fister got the start and his 3rd win as a Tiger. Battling Tampa's best pitcher, Jeremy Hellickson, he pitched 7 innings and only gave up 5 hits and struck out 5. He is loving it. The run support he got the last time out was not there - so Fister stepped up and pitched a whale of a game to mow down the Tampa Bay faithful almost all by himself.
Let's give a little credit to Austin Jackson, as well. After all, the Tiger center-fielder (who has been making it easier not to miss Curtis Granderson) had both RBI's.
The Tigers are jetting up to the Twin Cities Friday night and taking on division rival Minnesota in what will be an interesting game. After all of the noise Jim Thome made for the Twins in Detroit 2 weeks ago, we won't see him there. He has been traded to Cleveland in a last-ditch attempt by the Indians to make a run for the division title. However - we'll all be at CUBS' AC watching the game on the big screens and eating something you can't get anywhere else in the world, namely the CUBS' Stadium Burger.
SURGEON GENERALS WARNING: Consuming this hamburger may lead to complications in extreme happiness and pleasure and also a few additional calories that your Doctor advises you try to keep under the 10,000 level until you reach adulthood.
Doug Fister got the start and his 3rd win as a Tiger. Battling Tampa's best pitcher, Jeremy Hellickson, he pitched 7 innings and only gave up 5 hits and struck out 5. He is loving it. The run support he got the last time out was not there - so Fister stepped up and pitched a whale of a game to mow down the Tampa Bay faithful almost all by himself.
Let's give a little credit to Austin Jackson, as well. After all, the Tiger center-fielder (who has been making it easier not to miss Curtis Granderson) had both RBI's.
The Tigers are jetting up to the Twin Cities Friday night and taking on division rival Minnesota in what will be an interesting game. After all of the noise Jim Thome made for the Twins in Detroit 2 weeks ago, we won't see him there. He has been traded to Cleveland in a last-ditch attempt by the Indians to make a run for the division title. However - we'll all be at CUBS' AC watching the game on the big screens and eating something you can't get anywhere else in the world, namely the CUBS' Stadium Burger.
SURGEON GENERALS WARNING: Consuming this hamburger may lead to complications in extreme happiness and pleasure and also a few additional calories that your Doctor advises you try to keep under the 10,000 level until you reach adulthood.
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