Civale dominates Tigers again in Cleveland victory
Aaron Civale dominated the Detroit Tigers again, taking a shutout into the ninth inning in the Cleveland Indians 4-1 victory Tuesday night.
The Canadian Press Aaron Civale , The Canadian Press
DETROIT (AP) Aaron Civale dominated the Detroit Tigers again, taking a shutout into the ninth inning in the Cleveland Indians 4-1 victory Tuesday night.
Civale improved to 7-1, becoming the American League s first seven-game winner. St. Louis Jack Flaherty leads the majors with eight victories.
“I really feel like things are going smoothly right now,” he said. “I m having enough success that I m not trying to make major adjustments between starts. I can focus on minor things.”
As of this writing (morning of May 26th), your Detroit Tigers are 18-30 and mired in last place in the American League Central Division.
And after watching a majority of games so far this season. One thing should be very obvious to everybody. They do not have enough hitters in the lineup to win consistently and it s hurting the long rebuild of this organization.
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Look at the averages of the regulars. Only Jeimer Candelario and Robbie Grossman are hitting .250 or better at this point. Niko Goodrum (who should be playing 2nd base, not shortstop, IMO) is hitting only .231. Jonathan Schoop is at .218. Miguel Cabrera is only hitting .210. However, that s improvement after a .097 start in April. Willi Castro is at .199. And former regular Jacoby Jones was hitting so poorly (.170) that he was sent down to Toledo after Sunday s walk-off loss to Kansas City. The other averages of bit players aren t great, either. Here, check it out for yourself.
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MLB roundup: Rays score 7 in 11th to win 11th straight
Field Level Media
25 May 2021, 15:55 GMT+10
Francisco Mejia s tiebreaking, two-run single in Tampa Bay s seven-run 11th inning Monday afternoon boosted the Rays to their major-league-best 11th straight win, 14-8 over the host Toronto Blue Jays in Dunedin, Fla.
A late-game substitution, Mejia lined a single off Joel Payamps (0-2) in his first at-bat to score Mike Brosseau and Taylor Walls, breaking a 7-7 tie. Randy Arozarena s double and Austin Meadows fielder s choice delivered RBIs against Tim Mayza.
Manuel Margot (three RBIs) added a two-run double and Brosseau singled in another in the five-hit frame to help finish off the four-game series sweep.
Eddie Rosario drives in 2 as Indians get by Tigers
Field Level Media
25 May 2021, 13:19 GMT+10
Eddie Rosario drove in two runs, right fielder Jordan Luplow made a game-saving catch, and the visiting Cleveland Indians edged the Detroit Tigers 6-5 on Monday.
Detroit loaded the bases against Indiana closer Emmanuel Clase in the ninth but Luplow made a diving catch of an Eric Haase liner to end the game.
Jake Bauers had three hits and scored twice for Cleveland. Jean Carlos Mejia (1-0) pitched one inning of scoreless relief to get the win while Clase recorded his eighth save. Cleveland starter Sam Hentges gave up three runs and struck out seven in five innings.