Detroit Tigers lose to San Francisco Giants 3-8 in Game 1 of World Series – World Series Recap
Detroit Tigers lost to San Francisco Giants 3-8 in Game 1 of their seven-match World Series clash on Wednesday, October 24 at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California.
“I think you can pretty much sum it up, when you use five pitchers in game that Justin Verlander starts, that's not good tonic, That usually doesn't work good. I think momentum is your next day's pitcher," manager Jim Leyland said.
Justin Verlander was hammered big time as he allowed five runs in total which proved disastrous in the end.
“Is it disappointing? Yeah, Would you like to have won Game 1? Absolutely. But I don't know if you guys have been watching, the three guys behind me have been doing pretty daggone well as well. It's not the end of the world by any means. I think we feel confident every day. There's nobody in there hanging their heads at all," Verlander said to the media as he commented on his poor outing.
Tigers’ ace pitched four innings, allowed five runs and six hits along with two home-runs. He struck-out four while his ERA rose to 11.25.
Not just Verlander, but none of the Tigers’ pitcher stood tall against the Giants' offensive batters and lost the game for their team.
Relief pitcher Al Alburquerque pitched two innings as he too received a run and a home-run on his 4.50 ERA. Though he was brought to stabilise the game but he could not find the right momentum and was hammered with big hits by the Giants' hitters.
Later, closer Jose Valverde pitched one inning and allowed two runs and four hits. He was the one pitcher Jim Leyland was counting that he will produce his best but as he started his spell, he looked tired and did not pitch in the right areas.
Valverde pitched 0.1 innings and received four hits and two runs. He struck-out one while his ERA rose to 54.00.
Overall the Tigers pitched eight innings and received eleven hits and eight runs along with three home-runs. Their pitchers struck-out total ten potential batters and remained under pressure during the entire game.
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