-Another pretty good performance by Jackson. 7 innings, 3 ER, no walks and 5 K's should be good enough for a win. Unfortunately, he stays stuck at 6 wins. Regardless, he continues to impress and as we reach the halfway point of the season, he has a 2.49 ERA. It was basically two triples that hurt him today and 2 HBP. Both of the Astros he hit ended up ended up crossing home plate.
-According to Brooks Baseball, Jackson threw 69 fastballs today with an average speed of 94.3 MPH, and a strike percentage of 71.01%. He threw his slider15 times today with his curve and changeup only accounting for 12 of his pitches. So, he really relied on his fastball today. He had three innings where he threw more than 15 pitches and two innings where he threw 8 or less. Here is the location of his pitches in a normalized strike zone:
-So, he had about 10 or so pitches that were not close to the plate. Other than that, though, he had good control. Hence, the 0 walks today.
-Seay and Rodney delivered again at the back end of the bullpen. Seay has a 0.00 ERA in June ad Rodney has 17 saves already without one official blown save. Those two, in addition to Lyon and Miner have each had great months of June.
-Houston's decision to bat Ortiz in the bottom of the 7th with a runner on third and just a 1 run lead came back to bite them. They essentially gave away that at bat and were hoping that the one run lead was going to stick. With Miguel Tejada on the bench and waiting to pinch hit, that is unacceptable managing and the Tigers ultimately benefited.
-Inge will get the glory, but how about Thames working the walk before the home run. Thames is definitely in a bit of a slump as he only has 3 hits in his last 7 games, but that was a crucial walk.
-Did I mention that Inge should be an All Star?
Player Performances:
Laird- Just missed on a home run that sent Inge home. Called a good game and I give him credit for playing the day after he had to be taken out because of back spasms.
Cabrera- He has multi-hit games in 8 of the last 12 games. Today was not one of those games as he went 0 for the day. He did have a couple good defenisve plays.
Polanco- Not a good game for Polanco. He did get a hit, but his swing and a miss in the first inning led to Granderson getting caught stealing. And, he made a poor relay throw to home in the 7th that led to the Astros 3-2 lead. It might not have mattered if it were on target, though.
Everett- As I mentioned in my pre game post, he did not match up well with Ortiz, and I was worried about his play in this game. He went 0 for 3.
Inge- What more can you say? This guy better be in the All Star game.
Thames- Slump continues and he made several poor swings with the ball out of the strike zone. But, he worked that crucial walk. I'm not complaining.
Granderson- I had mentioned in the pre game post that he is our best slider and cutter hitter and should do well against Ortiz. Sometimes the events on the field don't play out like they would on paper. Today was not one of those games. Grandy went 3 for 3 against Ortiz and hit a HR to tie the game.
Ordonez- He is a statue in RF and he went 0 for the day again. What more can I say? His trip to the DL or his outrigtht release is inevitable.
-I'll have a post tomorrow sometime previewing the A's. I will say this, though. 3 LH starters are going against us and we do have Porcello and Verlander going. Oakland is a good matchup for us. The Twins in the Metrodome are not. We need to get some wins in this series before we play Minnesota in that stadium.
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