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Torres has 4 SB on the year. So they've had him straight steal plenty.

A Maddux is just a complete game with under 100 pitches. That list is of pitchers who did that with 11+ Ks.

The Tigers send the runners on steals with two outs regularly. And because Hunch is not an incompetent moron we can safely assume he did not call a hit and run on a 1-2 count when the pitcher is likely going to try and get Greene to chase a pitch. Torres has 4 SB on the year BTW, so it's incredibly asinine to act like they would never send him. Also, the Tigers would rather have Torrest thrown out stealing than have Riley batting in a 1-2 count with 2 outs.

Inside the parker.

It was a 1-2 count when Torres went. It was very obviously a straight steal, he just had a bad jump.

Incorrect. It was a 1-2 count, and Greene should've been called out on strikes.

It was absolutely a straight steal. It would be idiotic to call a hit and run in a 1-2 count.

No. They pretty much always send the runner with two outs.

Tyler Mattison will comeback from his TJ and be a double digits strikeout guy out of the pen down the stretch. Then add in Jobe being converted to a high leverage RP for the playoffs and we'll have the best postseason bullpen performance in MLB history this year.

Because the NFL draft has more viewers than the world series.

I read that the Marlins approached the Tigers at the winter meetings and asked if they'd be interested. Both sides then went to a hotel room and knocked out the details.

This gotta be one of the luckiest BABIP innings I've seen.

2 weak ass contact hits and a strikeout leads to 2 and 3rd and one out.

Terrible missed call turns a strikeout into a walk. Awesome.

Win today and take the series in St. Louis. They have a fringe top 10 pitching staff, they are far from a juggernaut.

That one was just evening out the missed ball four call the prior pitch.

The biggest difference is equal revenue sharing. There is nothing you can do to overcome the fact that teams generate $300 mill+ more in revenue than others.

Robot umps please.

Notice Briceno has missed back to back games. Any word on what's wrong there?

Magglio used to wear those didn't he?

Montero would not be on short rest, he is on the same schedule as Mize.

He has 5 BB in 47.2 IP this year.

Looking at some statcast data the Tigers have a team wOBA of .333 with an xwOBA of .340. Those rank 7th and 8th in MLB respectively. The next closest team in the Central in wOBA is Cleveland at .312 and in xwOBA is the Twins at .319. The Tigers are 5th in first swing% but 15th in swing%. The pitching has wOBA of .283 and an xwOBA of .301 which rank 2nd and 1st in MLB. The Royals are close behind ranking 3rd in both wOBA and xwOBA with .285 and .305. Tigers staff is second in baseball with a whiff rate of 27.8%. Overall, the statcast data is very good and reinforces that this isn't some flukey run. This team is legit. And we still haven't added back Vierling/Meadows.

25 hits and 4 ER.