Tigers outslug Rays again; Flaherty posts first win after 0-7 start
St. Petersburg, Fla. - There was a somewhat cheeky item in the game notes Tuesday. Under the tag line, “June Slug,” it was noted the Tigers ’ .821 slugging percentage led all of baseball and their 1.239 OPS led the American League – for the month of June. The sample size doubled
St. Petersburg, Fla. - There was a somewhat cheeky item in the game notes Tuesday. Under the tag line, “June Slug,” it was noted the Tigers ’ .821 slugging percentage led all of baseball and their 1.239 OPS led the American League – for the month of June.
The sample size doubled Tuesday, the second day of June, but so did the production.
The Tigers hit lefty Steven Matz with a barrage of extra-base damage in the first two innings and rode it to their second straight win, 8-0 over the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field.
The win snaps a streak of eight straight series losses. And it was their first road series win since taking two of three in San Diego in the first week of the season.
Gleyber Torres , in his first game back off the injured list, worked a 3-1 count to start the game and then slammed a 433-foot home run in the Daiquiri Deck above cutout in left-center field.
Matt Vierling followed with a triple and Dillon Dingler plated him with a sacrifice fly.
The exit velocities on those three rockets, in order, 106.3 mph, 102 mph ad 102.1 mph.
In the second inning, Spencer Torkelson doubled and Wenceel Perez launched a 404-foot homer. After doubles by Zack Short and Vierling, the Tigers were up 5-0 and Matz was out of the game.
