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Get StartedNot sure I'd call 1 good inning, 7 hits a breakout.
Nope but 5 runs should win you the game. Team just can't put it together on this trip
DET is 4-15 in Sanchez starts
3-2 with Salty catching him
1-13 with McCann catching him
Salty has not caught Sanchez in his last 14 starts (April 28th was last).
Sanchez last 2 years:
w/McCann Catching = 1.86 HR/G
w/Saltalamacchia = 1.44 HR/G
w/Avila catching = 0.86 HR/G
DET Pitchers last 2 seasons:
w/McCann catching = 1,514.6 IP 209 HR 1.24 HR/G
wo/McCann catching = 954.0 IP 110 HR 1.04 HR/G
That loss probably was McCann's fault. He went 2-4 with a 2B, HR and 3 RBI. He did catch 8 innings. The first 4 he didn't know what he was doing and gave up 4 HRs and 8 earned runs. The second 4 he figured it all out and he gave up no HRs and 0 runs.
Lineup getting weaker by the day...injuries galore and upton isn't steeping up to help bridge carry the gap like we are told he's capable of. Five back again now? Bleeeeh
Only 1.5 back of second wild card spot though yet, hmmm thought it would have been more than that after dropping five straight...interesting..not over yet but damn can they survive all these injuries for another few weeks, idk...
Losing our 3rd baseman, Short stop, and Centerfielder hurts, add that 2 starting pitchers are also on the DL hurts as well. Zimmermann having trouble staying healthy, and Pelfrey a poor man's number 5 starter.
Plus Sanchez, who is 80/90% trick instead of treat.
Add that Greene had a slight back problem, and imo K-Rod being over used whether or not consecutive days or something up with him too. Yet they still won't bring up Joe Jimenez for BP depth.
At least with McGehee they don't lose as much as having Aviles play 3rd, woof he is at the end of the line, and bringing up Machado at least the defense should be ok, but honestly I don't see Collins as a real CF'er. He is doing the best he can, as does Romine when he is out there. I don't like Carlos Gomez, but if he is healthy he can play there if they took a flier on him.
Too many leaks in the dam to go far in the playoffs if they survive all this and some how could make it.
What's funny is that at the beginning of the season if you said that losing Nick, Maybin and Iggy's bats would mean so much to this team you'd have been laughed off the board. lol
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