Trailing Zack Greinke in the middle innings isn't the most enviable spot to be in but the Royals' bullpen is a magic elixir to what ailed the Tigers today. They did a fair job against Greinke and eeked out a couple of runs, but it was a walk by Scott Sizemore against Robinson Tejada that opened the floodgates to a big rally that put this game away for the Tigers.
Great bullpen work followed up a fair outing by Justin Verlander. Joel Zumaya and Ryan Perry were throwing BB's out there today and if we're going to see plenty of that kind of stuff this year its going to be a good year. (let's see it against another club besides the toothless Royals)
Miguel Cabrera came to play ball today. Stellar in the field and solid at the plate, he set the tone in some respects for the Tigers. If Cabrera wasn't the tone-setter then Johnny Damon was a good candidate today for the designation as well. I've been very excited to see what kind of dimension Damon may add to the top of the order..well...today was nice first step.
Even with Justin Verlander pitching its always a bit of bonus to walk off the field victorious on a day when Zack Greinke is pitching well. 161 to go.
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