It’s always good when you beat the first place team. The fact that Chicago was in the midst of a 7-game winning streak makes it even sweeter.

Nate Robertson actually looked pretty good, giving up three runs in 6 1/3 innings of work. He got a lot of big outs when the Tigers needed him to. Todd Jones finished up with the save.

Miguel Cabrera seems to be swinging the bat a little better, which could help this team go on a run. Two more games against the White Sox will certainly be a test though. If the Tigers win one of the next two games, they’ll have only gained a game on Chicago. Now if they could sweep…well, let’s not get ahead of ourselves.

Clevlen came up big with an RBI, and showed off his cannon by throwing out a runner at the plate from left field.

In other news, the Tigers sent Dontrelle Willis all the way down to Single-A ball in Lakeland in hopes of him regaining some control. A day after giving up 8 earned runs and 5 walks in a little more than an inning against Cleveland, the Tigers finally decided they had enough. Thus far he has walked 21 batters in 11 1/3 innings. My 10-year old son has better control at this point.