September AL Central (OK, Tigers) Watch Thread - The Home Stretch

[kittle42]

Nice to see one of the crappy AL central "leaders" can actually beat an inferior team when it counts.

Well, not really nice, but you know what I mean.

[Jerko]

3 hits for the Tigers and 3 errors for the Royals, all in one inning, and it's only 2-0? Maybe the Tigers can out-Sox the Sox here.

[Senerch23]

Originally Posted by dwitt76

Thanks KC for laying down.

It wouldn't matter if the Sox didn't lay down.

[JB98]

Kansas City has committed four errors the first two innings. Fittingly, the Tigers lead 4-0.

You can't ask other teams to do your work for you.

[amsteel]

So that's how you win a division.

[Lip Man 1]

Looks like Detroit is beating the garbage teams when they have to. The Sox gave them the chance and the appear to be taking advantage of it.

Lip

[amsteel]

Can we start a Sox elimination number thread and see if it has the same jinx effect as the magic number thread?

[dwitt76]

Fister has 9 straight strikeouts. Tigers record

[JB98]

Originally Posted by amsteel

Can we start a Sox elimination number thread and see if it has the same jinx effect as the magic number thread?

FWIW, the elimination number will be six after Fister finishes off the Royals today.

He has a one-hitter through seven, and he's only thrown 82 pitches.

[seventyseven]

so this is what it looks like to have your starters step up in big games...

[kittle42]

Somebody has to win this horrid division. Looks like Detroit got the message.

[soltrain21]

Originally Posted by dwitt76

Thanks KC for laying down.

That's what you want to be mad at in this situation?

[JB98]

Royals open the eighth with back-to-back doubles. It's 4-1 Tigers.

[JB98]

Kansas City adds another run. It's 4-2. Tying run at the plate with two outs in the eighth.

[JB98]

A passed ball and an RBI single by Tony Abreu produces a third KC run. Tigers leading 4-3, still top 8. Abreu at first, two down, Gordon due up.