The Bruce is in.

Sanchez had allowed 9 homers in 21 innings pre-Toledo; only one homer in 17 innings since.

Sanchez has a 3.12 ERA in 3 starts since returning from his sojourn to Toledo: 17 1/3 IP, 11 H, 6 ER, 4 BB, 14 K, 1 HR.

gotime909 said:

yeah, seems like we've been hit quite a few times by them the last couple years.

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McCann got hit by a pitch 2 different at bats?

Either way, Tigers pitchers need to drill an indian's batter right on the fists.

Bruce lower era to 12.46 wow.

kalinecountry said:

McCann got hit by a pitch 2 different at bats?

Either way, Tigers pitchers need to drill an indian's batter right on the fists.

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Tomlin and McAllister both hit him.

gee there that ball one by the reliever! he got him in 4

gee there that ball one by the reliever! and now ball 2, strike 1,fly out left.

O strike 1,ball1. ball2,ball3, 3-2 now. k save and win

Tigers beat the indians 7 - 4,

Recap I think the cold one in the eight did the trick. Take a nap second game latter.

dale675 said:

Leave Sanchez in to face lefty gives up hit. Brings in lefty to face righty gives up HR. Brad deserves some kind of award

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He is a switch hitter with much less power from the right side

There were two bright spots on Saturday afternoon, two things that happened rarely in 2016:
Anibal Sanchez was dealing, and the Detroit Tigers were beating the Cleveland Indians.
The Tigers topped the Indians 7-4 at Comerica Park in Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader to improve to 5-2 against the Tribe this year. They won only four games against Cleveland all of last season.

Sanchez allowed three runs on four hits over 6 1/3 innings for the Tigers.
He walked one and struck out five while throwing a season-high 102 pitches (66 strikes).
In three starts since returning from a month long assignment in Toledo, Sanchez has allowed only one home run in 17 innings and posted a 3.11 ERA.
Before accepting the demotion, Sanchez had given up nine home runs in 21 innings.
Through six innings he allowed two hits – both in the third inning. In one stretch between the third and sixth innings, he retired 10 of 11, the only blemish a one-out walk in the fourth.
Nine of Sanchez’s first 12 pitches were well-located fastballs, 90-92 mph. His ability to command the fastball unlocked the rest of his arsenal. Between his curve ball, slider split-fingered fastball and change-up, Sanchez’s velocity range was 63 mph on a curve ball, to 92 mph.

Tomlin continued to spiral downward, having allowed a 7.94 ERA and a .394 batting average (1.163 on-base plus slugging) in his past five starts (22 2/3 innings).

NOTABLE :
J.D. Martinez, who wasn't supposed to play in Game 1 of the doubleheader, got the Tigers on the board with a solo home run to left in the third inning.
Martinez was added to the lineup card after Justin Upton was scratched just before game time with "right side soreness," according to the team.

Miguel Cabrera followed up Martinez's home run with a shot of his own, who has hit three in his last four games, giving the Tigers back-to-back home runs for the third time this season.
Last time June 3 by Castellanos and Alex Presley).

Nick Castellanos finished a home run shy of the cycle for the Tigers. He was 3-for-4 a RBI and a run scored.
Mikie Mahtook went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored, while Jose Iglesias was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.

Matt den Dekker started in left for the Tigers. He was slated to start in right, which would have given J.D. Martinez a rest for the first game of a split doubleheader. But Justin Upton was a late scratch with what the Tigers called right side soreness. Den Dekker moved to left and Martinez started in right.

Bruce Rondon and Justin Wilson locked it down, pitching scoreless eighth and ninth innings, respectively.
It was save No. 8 for Wilson.

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/indians...nal,lock_state=final,game_tab=box,game=490519
Boxscore.

http://m.mlb.com/det/video/search?team_id=116&tagName=Detroit Tigers
Webvideo Highlights of the Tigers Win over the indians.

Well we can be sad, as a beautiful partnership appears set to end, or we can revel in the ongoing display of combined power we’ve enjoyed over the past 4 seasons.
On Saturday, with the Tigers trailing 1-0, J.D. Martinez and Miguel Cabrera asserted themselves in the third inning to turn the game around. It still feels good to beat up on the Indians.
Martinez’ shot was his 14th of the year, as he continues to provide outstanding power production, no matter where he is in the lineup. And you don’t get much better protection batting third, than to have Cabrera hitting cleanup. Manager Brad Ausmus, perhaps belatedly, has really gotten loose in terms of shaking up his lineup in recent weeks.
For Cabrera, the solo shot was his 11th of the season, and third of the week.
Whether it’s the warmer weather helping his back, or the pounds he’s shed early in the season, the big guy appears to be rounding into form. Picking on a low pitch and turning on it with serious authority has to be seen as a good sign.
We’re not likely to see this classic display of power for much longer, so we’ll savor it while we can.

ROARS:
Nick Castellanos, who was a home run shy of the cycle, and actually showed defensive prowess by robbing Jason Kipnis of a base hit.

Anibal Sanchez pitched 6.1 capable innings, giving up three runs on four hits, with one walk and five strike outs. His work was efficient and never veered towards the nerve-jangling. It’s safe to say he’s showing signs of where he was in late spring training, and that’s damn good news for the Tigers.

J.D. “I wasn’t even supposed to be here this game” Martinez, getting the scoring started early with a solo home run. Miguel Cabrera followed up with a solo blast of his own, and the Tigers were off to the races.

HISSES:
Daniel Stumpf didn’t look great working in the seventh, letting the Indians tie the game and leaving the whole mess for Shane Greene to get out of.