![]() ![]() Of those 62 fastballs, the Tigers swung at 41 of them: 16 misses, 19 fouls and six balls in play. His four-seamer averaged 92.2 mph and generated 16 of his 18 swings and misses. Ryan threw 78 pitches (63 strikes), but 79% of them were four-seam fastballs. We tried to make adjustments, it just didn't happen. "The rest of the league doesn't seem to have trouble seeing his pitches or making adjustments to the rate that we are. The 26-year-old rookie allowed one run on three hits with nine strikeouts, without allowing a walk, across five innings. Opposing Alexander, Ryan carved up the Tigers. Gio Urshela's sacrifice fly made it 4-1, but Law struck out Gordon with a curveball to strand two runners in scoring position. Right-handed reliever Derek Law loaded the bases with one out for his second jam in as many appearances for the Tigers this season. The Twins tacked on their fourth run in the eighth inning. Right-handed reliever Jose Cisnero replaced Alexander for the sixth and immediately created a mess when he walked Byron Buxton on four pitches before a wild pitch moved the runner up to second base.Ĭorrea put the Twins ahead 3-1 with an RBI single to center field. But he kept putting up zeroes and got better as the outing went." We played pretty good defense behind him. "He's getting stretched out," Hinch said. He recorded 12 swings and misses, including four with his changeup. He also struck out Contreras (slider) in the second.įor his 66 pitches (47 strikes), Alexander tossed 23 four-seam fastballs (35%), 14 cutters (21%), 13 changeups (20%), nine sliders (14%) and seven two-seam fastballs (11%). He struck out two - Miranda (slider) and Nick Gordon (changeup) - in the fourth and two - Jake Cave (two-seam fastball) and Mark Contreras (changeup) - in the fifth. In the second inning, the walk killed me. In the next three innings, I executed very well, so I made an adjustment. "I thought the first two innings was kind of a laser show," Alexander said. León drove Alexander's cutter into the left-field corner for a two-run double and Minnesota's 2-0 lead.Īfter León's double, Alexander retired the final 10 batters he faced. Jose Miranda singled and Nick Gordon walked before León stepped into the batter's box with two outs for his first plate appearance with the Twins. The Twins scored both runs in the second inning. Left-hander Tyler Alexander, making his second start since returning to the starting rotation, allowed two runs on two hits and one walk with five strikeouts over five innings. New closer Jorge López, acquired at the deadline from the Baltimore Orioles, notched his first save with the Twinshis new team. Good for Michael making pitches right there, and I wish him success going down the road." I won't get into that, but not much of a surprise. ![]() "Fortunately for Michael, very general strike zone with his sliders. "I know I'm going to see a lot of sliders," Haase said. ![]() He also got Javier Báez to groundout and Eric Haase to strike out on three pitches: slider, sinker and slider. To end the sixth, Fulmer paired up with Twins shortstop Carlos Correa and picked off Castro trying to steal second base. The Twins needed the ex-Tiger to protect a one-run advantage. Right-hander Michael Fulmer, traded from the Tigers to the Twins shortly before Tuesday's deadline, pitched the sixth inning for his new team. It wasn't our friend this series, but for Harold today, it certainly was beneficial." "He's getting a lot of playing time this year, and he's demonstrating the control of the bat like he always has. The Tigers' final hit came on Castro's one-out single in the sixth inning. Utility player Harold Castro was responsible for three hits, his ninth game this season with at least that many hits.īut Castro's teammates couldn't push him across home plate. ![]() We had a lot of swing-and-miss this series and lost the series." "It's one thing to chase, it's another when you get beat in the zone. "He beat us today, (Twins starter) Joe Ryan did, with fastballs in the zone," Hinch said. The Twins posted 41 strikeouts in the three-game series and 148 strikeouts in 16 games against the Tigers this season. WELCOME MATT: Manning returns from injured list in Tigers' 5-3 win over Twins on Tuesdayĭetroit's offense, averaging a league-worst 3.21 runs per game, finished with four hits (all singles), one walk and 14 strikeouts. GOODBYE, OLD FRIELD: Tigers trade reliever Michael Fulmer to Twins for pitching prospect DEADLINE DOOM: Tigers neglect offense at MLB trade deadline, adding to pressure of offseason ![]()
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