Game 50: Record 28-22

Da Sawx too much for Porcello and team.

Rick Porcello pitched OK, but not good enough. Dice-K pitched better than OK, but not great. He always seems to "just barely" keep the Tigers down when he pitches against them. The Tigers always seem to be on the brink of breaking him down and getting him out of the game, but they never seem to do it.

Then Papelbon comes in for a non-save situation in the 9th and gives up 3 straight singles. So, the Tigs have the bases loaded in the bottom of the 9th with no outs and a 5-1 deficit. Then Josh Anderson struck out for out #1. Then Jeff Larish pinch hit for Gerarld Laird...and he struck out for out #2. Finally, Ramon Santiago struck out to end the game. Pathetic ending to a promising inning. The only bright spot is that Pap had to throw 35 pitches, so he may not be available tonight if they need him.

No offensive stars as they only could muster one single run.

Now they have the two weakest guys in the rotation going the next two nights - Armando and Dontrelle. Here's hoping we do not get swept.