As I was standing and applauding for the majority of the fifth inning yesterday at Comerica Park, the magnitude of what was happening really hit me. This Detroit Tiger team had always played, for the past year or so, like a happy ball club that was ready to go out and enjoy the game. The Tiger team we saw yesterday was an angry team- they were looking to kick some ass. And that they did.
Before I get to the performances at the plate, I'm going to take a look at the giant kid on the mound. Andrew Miller truly impressed with his first major league start yesterday, going six strong innings, allowing four hits, no runs, and striking out two. Miller was rolling through everyone in the St. Louis line up except for the Pujols, Encarnacion, and Rolen trio. Other than those three, it was one-two-three. Between his stuff and his intimidating presence on the mound (the dude looks like he's standing on stilts! He's huge!), Miller is going to be a force in this league.
The moment that turned the tide of the entire game was Gary Sheffield's eighth home run of the year in the bottom of the first. He hit that ball like a man possessed- it would still be going if the left-field seats didn't get in the way. Fast forward to the fifth inning and it became a waterfall of hits and runs.
Sean Casey had one helluva game yesterday, going 4-5 with two RBIs. Placido Polanco had one helluva game yesterday going 3-4 with three RBIs. Magglio Ordonez had one helluva game going 3-4 with an RBI (and a great shot the other way for a homer. The man is on.) These three sparked the line up to totally beat the Cardinals into submission. Sure, it looks like beating up on a bad team, but you know what? These guys deserve it after the way they played in the World Series.
Just a fun game to watch. Except for Jason Grilli coming in and promptly giving up two runs. Way to work. But then again, what do we expect from this guy at this point?
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