He gave up the lead, but he "retired the Royals after the homer, keeping the Tigers close enough to rally for Rodriguez's first victory since April 7."
Jason Beck is a genius! Why? Because he gets paid for writing such articles.
Sad, because they had been pitching decently. AWill threw one terrible pitch after some awful D on Friday, but yesterday was the pen we all know and "love"
You gotta be kidding me! When I read stuff like that I wonder what this guy is thinking. He should be thankful for not being released yet. With that sort of performance he couldn't even make a single-A roster. Maybe it is time for him to accept that the last 15 years are over.
Losing a game in the 1st inning is rare, but our friend Castellanos was part of it once again. They were trying to hit the ball in his direction. One went through the hole, one was certainly out of reach, but one was rather easy to field. The production team is usually trying it's best to cover his ass by not showing any replays, but this time they couldn't avoid it.
For right handed hitters the gameplan is easy: Just pull everything and try to hit it on the ground. Every once in a while a bunt will do the job.