OT: Tiger v. Angels

Submitted by artds on

Laird, Sizemore and Boesch all homered in the 4th, and Boesch's was a GRAND SLAM.

Also, Austin Jackson is 3/3 with 2 runs.

Tigers rookies are all doing very well today.

10-4 Tigers in the middle of the 5th.

artds

April 30th, 2010 at 9:59 PM ^

You have to feel for Gerald Laird.

The poor guy has been worse than usual at the plate this year.

Then out of nowhere, he hits a 2-run homer in the 4th to tie the game, only to have his feat overshadowed on the very next at-bat by the rookie Sizemore's go-ahead HR, and then have his hero-status completely forgotten a few at-bats later with the rookie Boesch's Grand Slam.

They guy just can't catch a break.

Dread-Our_Dreads

April 30th, 2010 at 9:50 PM ^

Im happy with the tigers winning and everything, but I was really hoping to see  good performance from him today. He might be the weakest pitcher in the rotation right now.

Steve Lorenz

May 1st, 2010 at 12:08 AM ^

He's also striking out at a ridiculous pace. I realize he has cut down the last few games, but it's not like he's going to stop striking out all of a sudden. There's no way he'll sustain the success he has had so far, but it's looking more and more like he might avoid the massive slump most are calling for. It's still hard to say though, Pineiro looked awful today. 

Steve Lorenz

May 1st, 2010 at 12:24 AM ^

I have advocated the trade to get him here almost more than anyone on this board, so I am far from a Jackson hater. But facts are facts. He's either striking out or getting a hit, which is incredibly fortunate to say the least. I fully believe he's legit, but he won't hit over .300 this season or any other until he cuts down on the Ks. The fact that he has not struck out over the last four games doesn't change the fact that he's still on pace to set the major league record for Ks in a season.