04/09/2026 1:40pm EDT Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins

[IdahoBert]

Another 100 pitch plus starter from the twins. Do they know something the rest of us don’t or are they just flying by the seat of their pants?

[IdahoBert]

The wheels on the bus may be coming off of Flaherty start today after allowing two hits in a row. 

[Sports_Freak]

Tigers get good pitching? Yeah, sorry, no offense. Baserunners but 0 runs.

[holygoat]

What if they call up Max Clark, not to replace Parker Meadows, but Riley Greene?

[Sports_Freak]

8 minutes ago, IdahoBert said:

The wheels on the bus may be coming off of Flaherty start today after allowing two hits in a row. 

Everytime he gives up baserunners, I wonder if this is the inning he implodes. Hinch did a good job pulling him today.

[Sports_Freak]

1 minute ago, holygoat said:

What if they call up Max Clark, not to replace Parker Meadows, but Riley Greene?

No. The Clark we saw needs a season of...seasoning.

[Tigermojo]

Come on Colt, make Jake run.

[kdog]

It was always possible that running most of the same offense back might not lead to improvement.

[chasfh]

Oh my god, they scored a run in the blue jerseys.

[chasfh]

3 minutes ago, kdog said:

It was always possible that running most of the same offense back might not lead to improvement.

Fun fact: Tigers are a top ten offense in terms of wRC+ and wOBA, and top half in runs scored, right about where they were last year.

Their pitching, however, is 22nd in strikeouts, 23rd in walks yielded, 18th in FIP, 22nd in ERA.

[gehringer_2]

4 minutes ago, chasfh said:

Fun fact: Tigers are a top ten offense in terms of wRC+ and wOBA, and top half in runs scored, right about where they were last year.

Their pitching, however, is 22nd in strikeouts, 23rd in walks yielded, 18th in FIP, 22nd in ERA.

yeah - it always looks bad when a team doesn't score, but sometimes you are going to face good pitching in the majors. Run prevention has been the bigger problem, both pitching and some of their defense.

Edited 1 hour ago by gehringer_2

[IdahoBert]

So we’re tied, but on a sac fly nothing to write home about. I wonder if this team was figured out by “baseball” because they’re picking up where they left off in the regular season last year, regardless of showing some sparks in the playoffs. Or I wonder if it’s just baseball  

[gehringer_2]

Holton wanted no part of Buxton there.

[Hongbit]

It’s truly amazing they employ 3 guys as hitting coaches yet they miss so many middle, middle mistake fastballs.  It happened all last year too.   

[IdahoBert]

Got out of the inning at least. Right now I’m just hoping for a skin of your teeth, white knuckled, hold my beer Martha, one run victory. I’d take anything that results in a W. 

[gehringer_2]

5 minutes ago, Hongbit said:

It’s truly amazing they employ 3 guys as hitting coaches yet they miss so many middle, middle mistake fastballs.  It happened all last year too.   

Or just take them. I find it an odd combination. As a team, they K a lot, but they are fundamentally not aggressive hitters, it seems more because they get behind. Tork esp takes a lot of good strike ones. 

Edited 1 hour ago by gehringer_2

[CMRivdogs]

Greene just killed Parker..

[NorthWoods]

Jeezus that happens enough with Tigers OFers.  You would think they learn to yell.

[Tigermojo]

He's going to the concussion IL for sure.

[Hongbit]

About those Max Clark posts

[NorthWoods]

1 minute ago, Hongbit said:

About those Max Clark posts

Just thought about whether he'd be scratched if Toledo plays today.

[GalagaGuy]

Parker got jacked in the jaw.  

[Tigermojo]

He was able to get up and sit on the cart.

[Tigermojo]

5 minutes ago, Hongbit said:

About those Max Clark posts

Would be fun but Wenceel is on the roster.

[GalagaGuy]

Well, so much for that.