Matt Boyd was not the top target for the Detroit Tigers when they traded away David Price last week.
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All three triples scored a run, and the Tigers led 2-1 after four innings of ball.
Boyd received a standing ovation from the crowd of 34,628 after the seventh inning, and couldn’t stop a grin from spreading across his face.
“That was awesome – that’s a moment that I’m never going to forget, ” Boyd said.
Still, while the timing of Tuesday’s decision probably helps both parties in the end – Dombrowski says he’s already fielding calls from other teams, while Avila can start planning for the offseason – it’s jarring, nonetheless. Not only is it bigger, but it looks like a real baseball stadium with all that iron and the ivy..
Catcher James McCann was impressed with Boyd’s poise and ability to adapt. Early in July FOX Sports’ Jon Morosi reported that there had been “no recent progress toward an extension for Dombrowski”, which is pretty late in the year for not having framework for a new deal established.
Once I catch these two a few more times, it will be even better.. Blaine Hardy got the first two outs of the ninth. Cueto has been solid in two starts since joining the Royals, but is still searching for his first win in Royal blue.
What the Tigers have now, though, is an uneasy feeling, with a manager in limbo – Brad Ausmus is “our manager for the rest of this season, for sure”, Avila said – and a team in traction. In 14 years with the Tigers, Dombrowski took one of the worst clubs in the game and took it to six postseason appearances, including World Series losses in 2006 and 2012.
Johnny Cueto (7-7) couldn’t pick up his first win for Kansas City despite allowing only two runs on five hits in seven innings. Detroit ultimately won 2-1 over the Royals thanks to a pair of triples and a strong start by Boyd.
After that, the game was relatively quiet as Cueto settled in.
■And 86-year-old Mike Ilitch, a week after giving Dombrowski the green light to wave a white flag on the season, selling off three of the Tigers’ best players, tells Al Avila – according to Avila, at least – “Make sure you know, the foot is on the pedal – hard”.
“He just pitched up in the zone”, Yost said.
Eric Campbell’s tiebreaking pinch single and Juan Lagares’ two-run triple highlighted a four-run eighth inning that helped send the New York Mets to a 5-1 win over Miami. Ventura is 2-0 with a 4.30 ERA and 11 strikeouts in his career against the Tigers.
Yet another triple let the Tigers regain the lead in their half of the fourth.
Definitely. I tend to get more fly balls and strikeouts, that sort of thing, said Boyd, who didnt have a feel for his breaking ball all game, and was living off his fastball and change-up.
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Royals: OF Alex Gordon (groin strain) took indoor batting practice at Comerica Park on Tuesday and hit soft tosses outside on Wednesday. “He had all of his pitches working”. Cabrera, who had been hoping to return in mid-August, now is only saying that he expects to be back this season.
