Tigers 10, Braves 0. [Boxscore]
Summary: Sanchez scalps helpless Braves in 17-K effort; Bats boom!
Pitching: Sanchez, once again, proved his value as he threw 8 innings, giving up just 5 hits and a walk while setting a new club record with 17 K's.
[Video of all 17!] Masterful!
Rondon finished off the game with an inning, collecting a strikeout. Solid performance!
Offense: The bats finally came alive again as they smacked out 10 hits and drew 6 walks. I don't even know where to begin, there were so many good things happening here.
The big one tonight was
Matt Tuiasosopo's 3-run jack to left in the 5th [video], his first of the season for the Cats. He went 2-4 with 5 (!) RBI. Perhaps they should play him a bit more than Kelly, eh?
Victor Martinez finally woke up with a resounding 3-5 effort tonight, whacking 2 doubles (4), driving in 2 (8). Cabrera went 2-4 with a double (5), and Infante collected his first double of the season.
Hunter collected 3 hits and Peralta added 2 as well.
All in all, terrific effort by the Tigers - and this is what many of us envisioned on paper before the season began: Monster offense and stingy pitching. Nice to have reality match up with expectations once in a while!
Next game: Braves @ Tigers, 1:08 Eastern. TV: Fox (national). Radio: 97.1 The Ticket. It will be Medlen vs. Porcello.