Placido’s bat has really started to come around, and over the last week has returned to 2007 form. The importance of this can not be underestimated. Having Granderson and Polanco at the top of the line-up, setting the table for Ordonez and Cabrera is a sure recipe for success. Polanco went 4-5 and scored twice.
Better that that - Jeremy Bonderman pitched his best game of the year, going 7 2/3 innings and only allowing the two runs in the 1st. If Bonderman and Verlander can pitch the way they have for their last two starts, Detroit has a chance to do some good things.
Detroit needed this win, and wouldn’t it be oh-so-sweet to see the Tigers make their last trip to “The House That Ruth Built” a sweep? They haven’t swept The Yankees in The Bronx since 1966, so history is not on our side…
In other news, The Tigers traded Jason Grilli to Colorado (Good luck with your ERA there, Mr. Grilli), in exchange for a RHP in the minors named Zachary Simons. We’ll see how that works out, but more importantly, maybe that leaves room for Armando Galarraga after Dontrelle comes back from the DL.
