He appeared to turn the corner with back-to-back quality starts earlier this month but got hammered in his last outing, allowing eight runs on eight hits in four innings to Texas.
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Justin Wilson replaced Sanchez for the eighth with a 1-0 lead and allowed a tying homer to Alex Gordon on his first pitch.
“His bat’s not slow; he’s just out of sync mechanically”, manager Brad Ausmus said when asked what is hampering the 28-year-old at the plate. The Tigers had lost six of eight before falling to the Royals Tuesday at home where nothing went in their favor. Mondesi hit 31 home runs in the minors, but it took him five seasons to do it.
“He’s a skinny kid who we know is going to fill out over the next few years, but we knew he had some pop, ” Yost said.
Drew Sharp, Anthony Fenech and George Sipple discuss the latest Tigers issues, including the slew of injuries, the trade for Erick Aybar and the outlook for the rest of August and September.
Verlander’s start was reminiscent of the one against Cleveland, just without the one inning barrage of home runs.
As for the oblique, Greene said: “I’m not going to say it’s ideal, but it’s doable”. In his career, he had posted a 2.79 ERA against Kansas City in 77 1/3 innings, including 11 starts.
Eric Hosmer went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and a double in a win over the Tigers on Wednesday. We only got four hits off him, but somehow, three of them were homers. However, the Tigers bullpen couldn’t hold the lead. The flawless game would end when Hosmer led off the fifth with a walk.
Ventura scattered five hits over his 6.1 innings and got a sterling defensive play from Cheslor Cuthbert to save a run or two in the fourth inning.
Sanchez retired the first 12 batters Wednesday night, then walked Hosmer and Alex Gordon in the fifth inning. “I wasn’t thinking about the no-hitter”. Lorenzo Cain singled with one out, and no-hitter-killer Eric Hosmer blasted a home run to give the Royals the lead.
Sanchez threw a no-hitter in his rookie season for the Florida Marlins. He’s the first Detroit player to wear that number since Brandon Inge.
Verlander joked that the Tigers trading for Aybar on Tuesday made him glad he didn’t retaliate. LHP Jason Vargas, who has missed the entire season after Tommy John surgery, was scheduled to start Wednesday night for Double-A Northwest Arkansas.
Norris paid for a shaky first inning, and first baseman Miguel Cabrera paid even more.
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The under is 12-4 in Kansas City’s last 16 overall and is 9-3 in their last 12 on grass while going 7-3 in their last 10 road games.
