Last night Brennen Boesch hit his 16th home run of the season to snap a tie, and propel Detroit to a 6-5 win over Texas. He was 3-4 on the game. He bailed out Joaquin Benoit in the bullpen. Benoit inherited Max Scherzer's 3 run lead in the top of the 8th, after Scherzer gave up 2 runs in 6 innings pitched. Solo home run, double, and 2-run home run in a 4 batter span and the lead was gone. Benoit did end up getting the win though. His record is now even at 3-3 on the season.
That after David Pauley made his Tiger debut in the 7th inning, working around a double to the first batter he faced to get 2 outs. Phil Coke then got Josh Hamilton to ground out to second with the runner on third to get out of the jam. Jose Valverde notched save number 29 on the season.
Alex Avila was 2-3 with his 11th home run of the season and 3 RBIs. Victor Martinez was 2-3 with an RBI. Wilson Betemit was 2-4 with an RBI. Miguel Cabrera was 2-4.
Tonight Doug Fister made his Tiger debut. His first start lived up to the buzz of his sterling 3.30 ERA despite the 3-12 record that Seattle's terrible offense had saddled him with. Fister allowed 2 earned runs on 8 hits in 7 innings pitched. He earned the win in his first Tiger start, snapping a personal string of 9 straight losses.
Alex Avila was 2-3. He hit his 12th home run and drove in 2. He seems like he's breaking out of the slump he was in for a couple weeks after the All-Star break. Ryan Raburn was 3-4 with his 10th home run of the season and 2 RBIs. Miguel Cabrera added an RBI double. Detroit won another 1 run game 5-4.
Jose Valverde made it 30 for 30 in saves, despite giving up a solo home run in the 9th. He's converted 32 consecutive save opportunities dating back to last season, which ties him for the longest streak in Tigers' history. Valverde's 30 saves also leads the American League.
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