06/02/2026 6:40p EDT Detroit Tigers at Tampa Bay Rays

[Tiger337]

17 minutes ago, chasfh said:

I'm glad it's not May anymore.

The June boon.  

[1984Echoes]

4 hours ago, Sports_Freak said:

So Jones is a better hitter against LH pitchers then Carpenter. And Short is a better hitter against LH pitchers than Keith is. With Perez, Short, and Jones in the starting lineup, the Tigers will be shutout. Pathetic, lazy managing. Forget platooning, it isn't working...put your best hitters in the starting lineup. This is one of the reasons we're 15 games under .500.

4 hours ago, Sports_Freak said:

Look at Hinch's lineup tonight and pick up a book. Why even bother??

 

Hilarious FAILS.

[Sports_Freak]

Flaherty got his first win of 2026. And the Tigers win a series, first since Texas on May 3rd?

[Sports_Freak]

Just now, 1984Echoes said:

 

Hilarious FAILS.

Yeah, I had crow for dinner. Thanks for pointing it out. I'm glad you're never wrong...😅😅

[lordstanley]

Sparky Anderson once said that it's too soon to judge a team until  after their first 10 games following a 4-21 stretch. 

[gehringer_2]

29 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said:

Carpenter, Greene, McKinstry and Vierling. The problem is a backup for CF. And too many LH bats. At SS we have McKinstry as the only backup, Short has a spot until Javy gets back.

Perez is 5 for 27 in his last 7 games ---  3 of the 5 were HR. 🤷‍♂️

[Sports_Freak]

21 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

Perez is 5 for 27 in his last 7 games ---  3 of the 5 were HR. 🤷‍♂️

Well, since Carpenter apparently can't hit LH pitchers and we need a backup for CF, Perez may stick. And Short may be here to backup (and occasionally start) at SS. When Javy gets back, both of these guys may be out. At least Short, they may keep Perez around.

[lordstanley]

KC loses, the Tigers out of last place in the AL Central!

[Tiger337]

8 minutes ago, lordstanley said:

KC loses, the Tigers out of last place in the AL Central!

The Twins are next.  

[IdahoBert]

I’m just floored this team is capable of engineering a shut out. And scoring so many runs.

[IdahoBert]

1 minute ago, IdahoBert said:

I’m just floored this team is capable of engineering a shut out. And scoring so many runs.

A part of me thinks someone should pinch me, but I don’t want to wake up from this dream. 

[gehringer_2]

3 minutes ago, IdahoBert said:

I’m just floored this team is capable of engineering a shut out. And scoring so many runs.

well, lets just hope you not really floored because the Rays have found ways to pitch and hit as badly as the May Tigers.

[Tigermojo]

McGonigle and Dingler are establishing themselves as star players along with Skubal. Tork, Carpenter, Greene and Mize all have that star potential but haven't put it all together yet.

[papalawrence]

11 hours ago, romad1 said:

If we go 22-6 for June we should be right as rain. 

I think that's a quote from the Matrix 

[SoCalTiger]

If we hit homers we win. Power is very important. Instant runs and high energy. Power = Winning. Slugging pct  > OBP.

[Tiger337]

11 minutes ago, SoCalTiger said:

If we hit homers we win. Power is very important. Instant runs and high energy. Power = Winning. Slugging pct  > OBP.

You can't score a run without getting on base.  SLG is slightly more important, but they are both really important.   Both of them together even more important.  

[SoCalTiger]

10 minutes ago, Tiger337 said:

You can't score a run without getting on base.  SLG is slightly more important, but they are both really important.   Both of them together even more important.  

Great information and yes of course you need men on base but three walks and the bases left stranded deflates a team and one homer - even a solo- is a run. 

It's very simplistic as am I but sometimes the basics cut through all the noise. I always profess Earl Weaver's mantra of "Pitching , Defense and the 3 run homer " but I guess that was easy with Frank Robinson - Boog Powell bombing and - Jim Palmer - McNally and Cualler on the mound with Brooks Robinson- Mark Belanger and Paul Blair catching everything in sight. 

[papalawrence]

3 hours ago, lordstanley said:

Sparky Anderson once said that it's too soon to judge a team until  after their first 10 games following a 4-21 stretch. 

And Chris Pittaro will be an all-star

[papalawrence]

1 hour ago, SoCalTiger said:

If we hit homers we win. Power is very important. Instant runs and high energy. Power = Winning. Slugging pct  > OBP.

I remember an interview with Billy Beane going into an A's vs Tigers playoff series. He was asked what will be the most telling sign in the series. He said that the team that hits the most home runs will likely take the series. The Brewers show the world that's not always true. But then again, they've never won a world series

[gehringer_2]

1 hour ago, papalawrence said:

I remember an interview with Billy Beane going into an A's vs Tigers playoff series. He was asked what will be the most telling sign in the series. He said that the team that hits the most home runs will likely take the series. The Brewers show the world that's not always true. But then again, they've never won a world series

slugging+OBP.  OPS is generally the best predictor for team run production of the 'simple' stats.

 

[romad1]

6 hours ago, papalawrence said:

I think that's a quote from the Matrix 

its fuddy duddy English from the 19th c.   The Matrix is a fine movie for sure. 

[alex]

It is all pretty entertaining. Nobody can predict anything with any real regularity. That is why the house most always wins and why sports betting feeds that machine. Heck, with the amount of injuries in sports - it may be the safest bet to never bet, lol.

[gehringer_2]

9 hours ago, Tiger337 said:

You can't score a run without getting on base.  SLG is slightly more important, but they are both really important.   Both of them together even more important.  

Of course they all cross correlate to a more or less degree because good hitters tend to be good at all the good things in their ABs, but the logic that home runs with men on base are optimal isn't hard to figure 🙄

[Tiger337]

5 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

Of course they all cross correlate to a more or less degree because good hitters tend to be good at all the good things in their ABs, but the logic that home runs with men on base are optimal isn't hard to figure 🙄

Not many outliers on the OPS plot.  

[DTroppens]

That game was so nice, I watched the replay to make sure I didn't dream it the first time I watched it. 🙂