Leadoff triple stranded.
Check.
Leadoff double stranded.
Check.
Good friggin’ job, guys. You should be proud of yourselves. Tonight, they’re 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position.
At least that extra base hit streak is still alive, amirite?
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Oh hey, the Mariners had a runner in scoring position and he just scored. Will you look at that!
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This feels like one of those games the Tigers of April/May would not be able to come back to win.
I don’t think I’ve quite gotten out of that “DOOM DOOM DOOM!” mindset, and maybe for good reason, from the looks of this game.
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ALEX AVILA SHOULD BE AN ALL STAR.
If they strand him at third, they are going to die.
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Don Kelly didn’t want to die, so he singled in Avila. Tigers take the lead, and I am astonished we are no longer losing.
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BOESCH TOOK FISTER DEEP TO RIGHT.
Let’s see how many innuendo-laden comments I can make about Doug Fister now.