Through two games in the AL Wild Card series, the Detroit Tigers have managed just three runs total off the Cleveland Guardians' pitching staff. In Game 1, behi
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AJ Hinch's explanation for Riley Greene pinch hit won't distract from Tigers reality.
It's a harsh reality at that.
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Tigers ranked 27th among the 30 MLB teams with a 28% strikeout rate and stumbled to a 3-13 record over their final 16 games in the regular season.
The chief culprits?
Spencer Torkelson: 39.1%
Wenceel Pérez: 34.9%
Riley Greene: 32.3%
Kerry Carpenter: 27.1%
those 4 guys, plus Torres. It's hard to win when all 4 are not making any contact or walking.
Detroit removed its best hitter instead of letting him bat with a runner in scoring position in a tied Game 2. I ran the numbers, and it kind of made sense.
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Wait, the Tigers Pinch-Hit for Riley Greene?
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Jack Flaherty's average fastball was 92.9 MPH in '25. In September, it was 93.2.
Why does that matter?
In Flaherty's 15 starts where his fastball averaged less than 93 MPH, his ERA was 5.80
In Flaherty's 16 starts where his fastball averaged more than 93 MPH, his ERA was 3.60
Thank you Scott Harris for bringing us Chris paddack (no longer on team),
Charlie Morton (no longer on team), Paul Sewald (no longer on team),
Codi Heuer (no longer on team), Rafael Montero (unplayable).
And no quality bats at the deadline!
The Tigers don’t need to abandon pitching, they need to reward it. Where the extra-base threat must come from to make a deep postseason run.
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Concerning Tigers' playoff stat must change if they want to win a World Series.
Detroit’s arms keep delivering in October. The missing piece is what happens when traffic shows up.
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“Out of precautionary reasons, we got it checked out,” Hinch said of Torkelson's foot.
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Tigers notebook: What’s Spencer Torkelson’s status for Game 3?
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