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The Tigers swung the bats pretty well but didn’t capitalize on enough opportunities against the Phillies southpaw ace.
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Cristopher Sanchez smothers Tigers’ bats to even the series.
The Tigers swung the bats pretty well but didn’t capitalize on enough opportunities against the Phillies southpaw ace.
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Tigers' win streak ends as former Detroit draft pick steals the show.
This is exactly what the Tigers envisioned with they drafted speedy, athletic outfielder Derek Hill in the first round in 2014.
Flying around the spacious outfield at Comerica Park, stealing hits, being a tough out himself and causing mayhem on the bases.
Back then, though, they envisioned he’d be wearing a Tigers uniform while doing all of that.
Twelve years and six teams later, Hill, still only 30 years old, bedeviled the Tigers Saturday, making a run-saving catch, stealing three bases and knocking in a run as the
Phillies snapped the Tigers’ six-game winning streak, 4-2.
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Tigers offense stumped by Phillies ace to snap 6-game win streak
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Detroit Tigers' offense threatened but ultimately could not deliver the big hit against one of the best pitchers in baseball.
Philadelphia Phillies left-hander Christopher Sánchez navigated through a hot Tigers lineup, leading the way in a 4-2 Tigers loss on Saturday, July 11, at Comerica Park. The Tigers (44-51)
had won six straight games and nine of 10 entering Saturday.
Detroit's only big swing came from rookie catcher Eduardo Valencia, who hit his second home run in the first three games of his major league career with an opposite-field shot off Sánchez. But the rest of the offense had few answers for the National League All-Star.
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Tigers’ six-game win streak ends as Derek Hill comes up big for Phillies.
Derek Hill tormented his former team with both his bat and his glove.
The speedy center fielder was at the center of both Philadelphia rallies, stole three bases and made an incredible catch in the Phillies’ 4-2 win over the Tigers on Saturday night at Comerica Park.
The Tigers (44-51) saw their six-game winning streak snapped. They split the first two games of the series with the Phillies (53-43) and will play the rubber match Sunday.
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Tigers rookie Eduardo Valencia keeps slugging, passes first test behind plate.
Eduardo Valencia had already shown the Detroit Tigers what he could do with a bat in his hands.
Saturday brought a more important test, and a somewhat more nerve-wracking one for the rookie.
For the first time in the major leagues, Valencia was responsible for guiding a pitching staff through nine innings in the
Tigers’ 4-2 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies at Comerica Park. He had to handle an aggressive Phillies running game while managing the nerves that came with his first big-league start behind the plate.
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