HighOPS

Maybin does some road games on the radio. Makes sense because every 4 years or so he comes back to Detroit.

Is there a story behind the jumping on third home run celebration? Or is there just no equivalent to cheap pizza spears in TB?

That was a manufactured run- manufactured by the Rays.

I keep hoping for strike outs looking because I like how Porter calls them.

Probably a lot of Tigers fans on social media backspacing after that Baez hit.

2-3-1 inning.

The Polanco trauma is real.

Surprisingly (at least it surprised me) the difference between a mediocre and optimal line up is probably only 10 runs or 1 win per year. No real reason not to have high OBP hitters batting more often, but you can bat your Don Kelly types second every once in a while. Sometimes they'll homer in game 5 versus the Yankees.

Varland is having a really tough day- two sliders on pitches 4 and 5 that even Baez wouldn't swing at.

The force out at second

That challenge was worth 1.3 runs if successful. When will it be worth more?

Still laughing at "Third prize in the Kid Rock look-alike contest"

Bases loaded no outs 2.9 RE First and third one out 1.6 RE What are you saving the challenge for?

Also, sad

Uh, isn't Ibañez on the bench now? I guess you have to do the parlay ad anyway if they paid for it.