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The Tigers lost Wednesday night's game in the bottom of the ninth, then committed three errors in the first inning on Thursday, setting the tone for an ugly 16-4 loss to the Kansas City Royals.
The Royals knocked Tigers starter Michael Fulmer out of the game in the third inning, the shortest start of his career, after he allowed eight runs (five earned) on seven hits.
But much of the blame could be pegged on the first inning. The Tigers committed three errors -- the most in one inning since May 1, 2010 --
and forced Fulmer to labor through 37 pitches in the oppressive heat.
His final line looked like this: 2 2/3 innings, seven hits, eight runs ? five earned ? one walk and two strikeouts. It marked the first start in his career he did not pitch three innings, and the first he had allowed more than seven runs.
NOTABLE
Miguel Cabrera drove in the 1,600th run of his career with a single in the sixth inning, becoming the 36th player to accomplish the feat and the 33rd since 1920, when the RBI became an official stat.
After Eric Hosmer launched a 444-foot home run off of Fulmer in the third inning, the very next pitch bounced off Salvador Perez's helmet.
That's normally an invitation to fisticuffs, but Fulmer's 76 mph off-speed pitch wasn't intentional and no warnings were issued.
Perez got the last laugh. When the Tigers didn't hold him at first, he stole second for only the third stolen base of his career.
Andrew Romine started in right field for the first time in his career on Thursday. He now has starts at first base, second base, shortstop, third base and all three outfield positions in 2017.
Although he is unlikely to start a game there, he is the team's emergency catcher and has also pitched twice before in his career in blowout games.
It was the first time the Tigers allowed 16 runs this season. They last did so here against the Royals last June 18.
https://www.mlb.com/gameday/tigers-...525#game_state=final,game_tab=box,game=491525
Boxscore.
The Tigers made three physical errors and one costly error of omission in a four-run Royals first inning. They hadn?t made three errors in one inning since May 1, 2010.
The Royals knocked Tigers starter Michael Fulmer out of the game in the third inning, the shortest start of his career, after he allowed eight runs (five earned) on seven hits.
But much of the blame could be pegged on the first inning. The Tigers committed three errors -- the most in one inning since May 1, 2010 --
and forced Fulmer to labor through 37 pitches in the oppressive heat.
His final line looked like this: 2 2/3 innings, seven hits, eight runs ? five earned ? one walk and two strikeouts. It marked the first start in his career he did not pitch three innings, and the first he had allowed more than seven runs.
NOTABLE
Miguel Cabrera drove in the 1,600th run of his career with a single in the sixth inning, becoming the 36th player to accomplish the feat and the 33rd since 1920, when the RBI became an official stat.
After Eric Hosmer launched a 444-foot home run off of Fulmer in the third inning, the very next pitch bounced off Salvador Perez's helmet.
That's normally an invitation to fisticuffs, but Fulmer's 76 mph off-speed pitch wasn't intentional and no warnings were issued.
Perez got the last laugh. When the Tigers didn't hold him at first, he stole second for only the third stolen base of his career.
Andrew Romine started in right field for the first time in his career on Thursday. He now has starts at first base, second base, shortstop, third base and all three outfield positions in 2017.
Although he is unlikely to start a game there, he is the team's emergency catcher and has also pitched twice before in his career in blowout games.
It was the first time the Tigers allowed 16 runs this season. They last did so here against the Royals last June 18.
https://www.mlb.com/gameday/tigers-...525#game_state=final,game_tab=box,game=491525
Boxscore.
The Tigers made three physical errors and one costly error of omission in a four-run Royals first inning. They hadn?t made three errors in one inning since May 1, 2010.
