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http://beck.mlblogs.com/2012/05/09/ejection-gives-leyland-new-angle-on-offense/
Ejection gives Leyland new angle on offense.
from Jason Beck's Tigers blog

the stats sheet provides another angle, and for the season, they?re not even close to the top of the list in strikeouts. They?re fifth-lowest among the 14 American League teams with 207 strikeouts, compared with 252 from the league-leading White Sox and 239 from the second-place Mariners. Both of those teams are hitting for a lower batting average and on-base percentage than Detroit (.251/.312).

The Tigers rank in the middle of the pack among AL teams in plate appearances per strikeouts at 5.22, eighth-highest among the 14 AL teams according to STATS.

In other specialized categories from STATS, however, the difference shows. They?re taking just 52.6 percent of pitches thrown, the lowest percentage among AL teams. They?re swinging at the first pitch of an at-bat 29.1 percent of the time, which is a league high. They?re missing on 22.1 percent of their swings, sixth-highest in the league.
 
http://mlb.sbnation.com/2012/5/8/3006127/detroit-tigers-defense-miguel-cabrera-prince-fielder
The Wholly Unsurprising Detroit Tigers (infield).
from SBNation

If you look at the entire league, batters so far have a .227 average on grounders. If you include errors, that mark goes up to .256. Basically, on average, about three-quarters of grounders have been turned into outs. The Tigers' infield, however, has allowed a .294 average on grounders, and .312 if you include errors. That .294 mark is the worst in baseball, above the runner-up Milwaukee Brewers. That .312 mark is the second-worst in baseball, between the Brewers and the Atlanta Braves.
 
In Justin Verlander (1.8) and Austin Jackson (2.1), Tigers have the number two AL pitcher in fWAR and the number two AL batter in fWAR.
 
mariners Jason Vargas career against the Tigers - 1-1, 5.91 ERA, 1.594 WHIP, .851 OPS against, 27 hits allowed, 7 BB, 14 K in 21 1/3 IP.
 
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