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Enough Drama fo' Yo' Mama!

Posted on June 24, 2013 at 11:31 PM.

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Games 92-94 vs. TEX

L: 1-0
The Rangers laid to rest the longest winning streak in MLB history. They remain the only team to have shut out the Tigers this season; but now, they've done it twice. Neftali Feliz was the reason for the loss, as he dominated the Tigers with that power fastball, slow secondary pitches, and effective wildness.

"Discipline has been the problem all season", says Manager Jim Leyland, "we can tear the cover off the ball, but we swing at the worst of pitches sometimes. By the way, James [Shields] had a great game. It should help his confidence, but the run support was tough for him to stomach." Josh Hamilton's RBI-double produced the game's only run.

W: 5-4
Miguel Cabrera jumped on a Colby Lewis slider to take the early lead with a two-run bomb. Clutch RBI singles from Adam Jones and Mark Trumbo extended the lead. Paul Konerko, the short-time Tiger, killed a curve and diminished the lead to two. David Murphy hit a groundball through the infield, and drove in the final Rangers run. Craig Kimbrel kept the 9th quiet, earning a save.

W: 11-0
The Tigers exacted their revenge with 11 in the series finale. Justin Verlander went the distance for an unprecedented win #20 so early in the season! He struck out 10 and only gave up 3 hits in the 9 innings. Adam Jones went 4-4, with 2 RBI and 3 runs scored. Johnathan Lucroy had his 2nd hit as a Tiger; it was a homer.

Rangers manager Dale Sveum took a strong objection to Brian McCann pinch-hitting in a game where the outcome was practically decided. McCann knocked home two runs, making it 11-0, after a single. Jim Leyland brushed aside Sveum's comments, saying that losing by such a large margin should be a more glaring issue. (Leyland drew laughs from the press.)