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Revenge of the Acquisitions

Posted on June 12, 2013 at 06:44 PM.

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Games 83-85 vs. BAL

Competition between Detroit and Baltimore increased drastically last season when the two teams swapped offensive stars and prospects. Adam Jones and JJ Hardy came to Detroit; Austin Jackson, Jhonny Peralta, and Nick Castellanos went to Baltimore.

All have been successful, but the Tigers have done so much more over that period of time. The series ended in a sweep for the Tigers, but each of these stars made a statement against their former teams.

W: 2-1
After 8 innings of futility, the Tigers got three straight hits and a sacrifice fly to score the game-tying and walk-off runs in the 9th.

W: 5-2
James Shields started off rough (2 ER in 1st), but he gritted through 7 innings and struck out 10. Adam Jones' 2-RBI double scored the game-winning runs. Craig Kimbrel converted his 22nd save.

W: 11-4
Jose Altuve went 2-5, scoring a run and stealing a base in his debut. Johnathan Lucroy went 0-5, but he made lots of contact in each at-bat. The regulars in the lineup seemed to benefit the most. Ryan Braun went 3-5 (HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, SB). Adam Jones went 5-5 (3 RBI). And, it always helps when your starter (Doug Fister) strikes out 10 (in only 6 1/3 IP).