One Team Was Still in a Rain Delay: White Sox 6, Tigers 0

by Ian Casselberry on May 8, 2009 12:25 AM EDT in Detroit Tigers News

It was pretty much the Mark Buehrle show tonight in Chicago, as the Detroit Tigers looked like a team that was either more interested in getting out of town to begin the next series, or still groggy from last night's rainout. Buehrle is a guy who likes to work fast, but Tigers batters didn't seem too interested in putting up much resistance at all.

That's not meant to take away from how well Buehrle pitched. He took a perfect game into the seventh inning. It just continues to baffle me how he's been so effective against a lineup that's hit left-handers quite well the past few seasons.

Whimper:

The Tigers only managed three hits tonight, and two of those were in the ninth inning against Bobby Jenks, so you could pass around plenty of whimpers there. They had no answers for Buehrle tonight.

Maybe it wouldn't have mattered if Armando Galarraga had pitched better, but two outs into the first inning, he basically served up the game to the White Sox. After walking two batters, Galarraga teed up a single, double, and home run that brought in five Chicago runs. I guess the consolation is that he didn't pitch for the cycle and allow Jayson Nix to hit a triple in the inning.

Galarraga made up for that later, however, by hanging a slider that Nix jacked out of the park for his first major league home run. (Several guys seem to be breaking that seal against the Tigers this season.)

Turning Point:

Paul Konerko dropping a ball just inside the right-field line for a two-run double in that first inning was probably the decisive hit. But the knockout punch came next from A.J. Pierzynski, who smacked a two-run homer. Game over, man. Game over.

Comment of the Night:

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It'll be more fun against the Indians this weekend, right? Right?

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Selfishly,

I’d like to thank the rain gods for raining last night out. I had tickets and will now get to hope that Rotation Roulette ensures that I don’t get Buherle on the Tigers’ next trip through Chicago. I would not have wanted to witness a game like tonight in person.

Seriously, this team has some offensive problems that I don’t think even the Cult can solve. And it’s not just Magglio. Tonight, we saw some truly pathetic at-bats. I’m not sure there is any combo that will fix things, either, though it looks as if the Old Man River will certainly try just about anything.

Perhaps a visit to Cleveland will help the bats and have JV exorcise his Tribe demons once and for all.

by rook34 on May 8, 2009 12:39 AM EDT reply actions

At Least....

…every other team in the Div has offensive problems too…..It equals it all out.

by BennieBladesFan on May 8, 2009 10:05 AM EDT up reply actions

With an offense this bad...

…I wouldn’t bank on things being better against the Tribe. This club has serious issues.

by BigDaddyJC on May 8, 2009 12:51 AM EDT reply actions

we're talking abut the the same team right/

The Tigers? Scored 14 on the tribe last weekend with Guillen batting .200? Dropped a nine spot Tuesday? I know it feels like feast or famine right now, but they aren’t that bad.

Mack Avenue Tigers

by Kurt Mensching on May 8, 2009 1:42 AM EDT up reply actions

settle down folks

I know it feels like it has happened a lot, but Buerhle was lights-out last night and sometimes that’s gonna happen. The Tigers aren’t gonna score 9 runs everynight and they’re not gonna get shutout everynight. It’s a marathon, not a sprint. Just hang around near the leaders and wait for Magglio to start hitting. Thames will eventually be back and so will Guillen (hopefully back to old form, but I doubt it). to quote Nuke LaLoosh “Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains… Think about that for a while”

by BigJP on May 8, 2009 9:33 AM EDT reply actions