8/6/25 1:10PM Twins @ Tigers

[papalawrence]

AL truly is up for grabs. No team stands out. Harris was worried about trading a player who would come back to haunt the Tigers. Wonder if he thought that missing the playoffs might haunt the Tigers as well. 

[Sports_Freak]

Skubal pitching next. Bring on the Angels. And enjoy your day off, boys.

[Tiger337]

Don't worry everybody.  The Tigers staff will be fine once Cobb, Lange and Sewald return.  

[papalawrence]

Greene is overdue for a hot streak. Or so I hope

[SeattleMike]

1 minute ago, Tiger337 said:

Don't worry everybody.  The Tigers staff will be fine once Cobb, Lange and Sewald return.  

You forgot the estimable Jose Urquidy.

[Tigermojo]

Can Fetter teach them to pitch with the other arm?

[SoCalTiger]

Well I guess it's back to scoreboard watching.....

[lordstanley]

Tigers lose. It's going to feel like a long time between now and the next game Friday night. I think losing 2 of 3 at home to this Twins team is just as discouraging as being swept on the road by Pittsburgh.

[IdahoBert]

I don’t know what to make of this. If any game seemed on the face of it a done deal this game should’ve been. It’s quite possibly an unfortunate blip on the screen, but in the larger context since briefly before the All-Star break 7–16 I’m not sure how many bold moves before the deadline could’ve affected this outcome for the better. It’s pretty disheartening.

[Adullin]

How do you lose 2 out of three to this trash team?

[romad1]

44 minutes ago, papalawrence said:

Greene is overdue for a hot streak. Or so I hope

He is the straw.  Ne needs to get into the glass.  

[SeattleMike]

20 minutes ago, IdahoBert said:

I don’t know what to make of this. If any game seemed on the face of it a done deal this game should’ve been. It’s quite possibly an unfortunate blip on the screen, but in the larger context since briefly before the All-Star break 7–16 I’m not sure how many bold moves before the deadline could’ve affected this outcome for the better. It’s pretty disheartening.

I agree. Another back end reliever and mid rotation starter probably won't mean much if Mize and Flaherty continue to get nicked regularly. And Holton, Vest, Kanhle, and Hurter struggle. And it sure would be nice if Greene could snap out of this funk. 

[SeattleMike]

29 minutes ago, Adullin said:

How do you lose 2 out of three to this trash team?

Interesting thing about the Twins. They traded everyone with a pulse from their bullpen. They didn't really tear down the offense, other than shedding a bad contract in Correa (who wasn't hitting) and dumping Castro.  Twins offense has been around middle of the pack all year and they kept 5 of their top 7 hitters (by wRC+). So to see them score a few runs is not surprising (not to excuse the god awful performance by Tiger pitchers in this series). The real surprise is that the Tigers couldn't dent their bullpen. That was depressing. 

[lordstanley]

The Guardians are now closer to 1st place in their division (6.0 games) than are the Yankees (6.5 games).

[Adullin]

9 minutes ago, SeattleMike said:

Interesting thing about the Twins. They traded everyone with a pulse from their bullpen. They didn't really tear down the offense, other than shedding a bad contract in Correa (who wasn't hitting) and dumping Castro.  Twins offense has been around middle of the pack all year and they kept 5 of their top 7 hitters (by wRC+). So to see them score a few runs is not surprising (not to excuse the god awful performance by Tiger pitchers in this series). The real surprise is that the Tigers couldn't dent their bullpen. That was depressing. 

I was also confused on this part, The only thing that I can think of is that the pitchers for Minnesota didnt have enough appearances to be scouted and know their weak spots. 

[alex]

4 minutes ago, Adullin said:

I was also confused on this part, The only thing that I can think of is that the pitchers for Minnesota didnt have enough appearances to be scouted and know their weak spots. 

IMHO, they also need a better approach. To many were swinging out of the 'zone' big time. 'Control the zone' has gone away more so lately. With said we have to stop giving up so many runs or nothing is going to help. It puts a lot of pressure on the offense.

[Shinzaki]

Flaherty has been a major disappointment.  

[IdahoBert]

The one good thing about this great disappointment is that it occurred early enough in the day that I didn’t have to sit in expectation like a puppy waiting to be fed in relation to the position of the sun in the sky. Got the bad news over with quickly and early in the day. 

[lordstanley]

Jays go 2 games up on the Tigers, beating Colorado 20-1 and sweeping the 3-game series by a combined score of 45-6. The Jays' 63 hits is an MLB record for a 3-game series.

Edited Wednesday at 10:25 PM by lordstanley

[roarintiger1]

2 hours ago, papalawrence said:

Greene is overdue for a hot streak. Or so I hope

It's pretty sad when a "hot streak" for Riley would mean a whole game without striking out.........

It would be interesting to see how many games he has played this year without striking out at least once. 

[casimir]

59 minutes ago, Shinzaki said:

Flaherty has been a major disappointment.  

Or is this the real Flaherty and last season was the aberration?

[1776]

1 hour ago, casimir said:

Or is this the real Flaherty and last season was the aberration?

I was a little surprised he got the deal he did coming back this year. He found his best self under Fetter last season. Maybe a bit too optimistic about the expectations of a repeat season from him. 

[Sports_Freak]

5 hours ago, IdahoBert said:

The one good thing about this great disappointment is that it occurred early enough in the day that I didn’t have to sit in expectation like a puppy waiting to be fed in relation to the position of the sun in the sky. Got the bad news over with quickly and early in the day. 

But it makes for a miserable off day. Hinch should have the boys running laps tomorrow....lol

Edited Thursday at 03:32 AM by Sports_Freak

[chasfh]

23 hours ago, oblong said:

ah, the "best white guy" award

22 hours ago, Edman85 said:

Now now, Riley Greene was the Tigers nominee last year, and Niko Goodrum in 2019. But yeah, a lot of Eric Haase, Matt Vierling, and Robbie Grossman in between.

I don’t think it’s black guys they’re avoiding giving the award … 😏

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2025/08/05/zach-mckinstry-detroit-tigers-winner-heart-and-hustle-award/85525327007/

2010: Brandon Inge.

2011: Alex Avila.

2012: Austin Jackson.

2013: Don Kelly.

2014: Don Kelly.

2015: James McCann.

2016: Ian Kinsler.

2017: Ian Kinsler.

2018: JaCoby Jones.

2019: Niko Goodrum.

2021: Robbie Grossman.

2022: Eric Haase.

2023: Matt Vierling.

2024: Riley Greene.

And now … Zach in 2025.

[chasfh]

17 hours ago, IdahoBert said:

I’ve switched over to watching King of the Hill for a while. I like the trampy niece who goes to beauty school. Although this game is starting to get interesting. 

Hank Hill living in woke Arlen in 2025 is an interesting twist.