Detroit utilizing their cute pink bats and wearing their adorable pink arm bands took care of business Sunday, Mother’s Day, by sweeping the Cleveland indians. If anything makes Mother proud, it’s cleaning up after yourself and that’s exactly what the Tigers did yesterday when they whipped out the brooms and did some sweeping before leaving Progressive Field heading into today’s off-day.
This series was probably the best and the biggest for the Tags thus far this season. That’s not saying much since we are just halfway through May, but the Tigers were coming off a 6-0 defeat to those windy queer Sox from Chicago and basically playing inconsistent .500 baseball the past couple weeks.
Friday night started off with a huge bang as Justin Verlander threw an absolute gem, his third solid start in a row. He went 9 shutout innings and gave up just 2 hits. That’s not even the main story of the game as Verlander was absolutely saved by JC, I mean CJ, Curtis Granderson’s orgasmic rob-job of what would have been a game winning home run in the bottom of the 9th inning. Verlander has allowed just one run in his past three starts (23 IP) and has 31 K’s.
Saturday was another shutout, 4-0, as Edwin Jackson went seven strong and was followed up by a scoreless inning apiece from Zumaya and Rodney. Some small ball and another Rafael Betancourt beat down allowed the Tigers to score some runs and finally lend Jackson some run support. (The Tigers have scored just six runs in Jackson’s last three starts, the same number of runs they have scored in both of Jackson’s wins this season).
Sunday was Rick Porcello’s turn to show his stuff and he gave five adequate innings, allowing just one run. Miner, Lyon, Seay, and Rodney provided the relief en route to the Tigers 5-3 win and series sweep. Granderson and Everett had 2 RBI’s each, and Larish got the scoring going with a solo-dinger. Rick Porcello has allowed just one run in his last 12 IP, shushing talks that he might be the odd man out when Willis and Bonderman return.
With the sweep, the Tigers finished Mother’s Day feeling so fresh and so clean, clean; and in a first place tie with the 3-game, underpants skidding Royals. The Tigers starting pitching has been collectively Cy Young worthy and at 17-13, the Tigers have a chance to be 5 games above .500 come Tuesday night for the first time in two years.
It feels great to see this team really putting it all together.
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