Detroit Tigers: Impact of Joe Nathan’s Injury
The Detroit Tigers are off to one of the best starts in Major League Baseball, but were hit with some bad news as it was announced that closer Joe Nathan will miss the rest of the season due to a…
The Detroit Tigers are off to one of the best starts in Major League Baseball, but were hit with some bad news as it was announced that closer Joe Nathan will miss the rest of the season due to a…
11 J.D. Martinez and Yoenis Cespedes both drove in runs in the win. It was the eleventh RBI for each player on the season. 2 The number of outs recorded by reliever Joba Chamberlain on only two pitches. The former…
40 David Price’s ERA on the season. Price allowed his first earned run of the season on Friday, giving him exactly one earned run in 22.1 innings. One Yoenis Cespedes hit his first home run of the season and as…
10 The number of strikeouts by Tigers hitters. A 10/2 strikeout-to-walk ratio is never a good thing, but Detroit was able to pull out another win regardless. Two The number of hits surrendered by the Tigers pitchers. Detroit pitchers didn’t…
1 The minimum number of times ever Tigers starting position player reached base. Rajai Davis and Jose Iglesias contributed two hits and a walk each while every other starting position player, with the exception of Alex Avila, registered a hit.…
4 The number of hits and runs driven in by Miguel Cabrera. Miggy did all this in a mere four plate appearances while also drawing a walk and scoring three runs. The Triple Crown winner went 11-for-14 in the sweep…
2 The number of Tigers’ starters without a hit. J.D. Martinez and Alex Avila were the only starters without base knocks, though Avila drew two walks. (RELATED: For more Tigers, click here.) 7 The number of Tigers’ starters who registered multi-hit…
Here’s the latest Tweets regarding the Tigers. This is good. Tigers beat Twins 11-0 Tigers: back-to-back shutouts to begin a season for the 1st time in franchise history — ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) April 8, 2015 Looks like that’ll have to…
4 The number of runs scored by catcher Alex Avila. Avila went 1-for-1 with three walks. His batting average on the season is .750. Shortstop Jose Iglesias had four hits for the Tigers. Avila and Iglesias, the team’s 8…
It’s no secret that the Detroit Tigers have had bullpen issues. Detroit finished below league-average in numerous bullpen categories in 2014, including saves and holds. Additionally, the team’s bullpen allowed 4.35 runs per game, easily the worst among playoff teams.…