Detroit Tigers crush Pittsburgh Pirates 6-0 – MLB Recap
The Detroit Tigers crushed the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-0 in the first game of their three-match regular series encounter on Friday, May 18 at Commercial Park, Detroit in 2012 Major League Baseball season.
The Tigers starter Justin Verlander played perfectly and never allowed any Pirates’ hitter to play him easy as he finished with only one hit and no run in nine innings.
Striking out 12 Pirates, he went on to finish the game and maintained his 2.14 ERA.
"That's why throwing no-hitters is so difficult, It doesn't take a hard one; it just takes the right placement. The adrenaline is like nothing else. You don't really feel anything. My legs were just kind of tingling, Everything's amplified in that situation.
You're like, 'Man, I don't want to throw the wrong one.' But you've just got to trust your instincts and go with what you feel. Would I rather it be hard-hit? Of course, But a hit's a hit's a hit." Verlander said in detail.
The Tigers pushed behind the Pirates in the very first inning when third baseman Miguel Cabrera and left fielder Andy Dirks and Prince Fielder added two runs in their team’s score tally.
Later designated Hitter Delmon Young smashed a homer in the left field and gave the Tigers three runs’ clear lead in the fourth inning. Left Fielder Don Kelly, catcher Alex Avila and second baseman Ryan Raburn added three more runs which eventually proved
the winning factor for the Tigers.
Pittsburgh’s pitchers especially starter Charlie Morton could not do anything to slow down the Tigers batting offence as he alone went with four runs, nine hits and four earned runs. On the other hand, closer Chris Resop also remained unfortunate with his
dire pitching as he went with two important runs and two earned runs.
In the meanwhile, though the Tigers have won this particular game, but it is not the answer to their lame performances in 20 games in which they have lost bitterly from much lesser opponents. In order to keep the chances alive for post season qualification,
the Tigers certainly need to be more consistent in near future.
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