Down Streak?

Swept by the "Bo-Sox"

Are the Tigers on a down streak?  They dropped one to Toronto, then lost two close games to Boston for a 3-game losing streak.  Now the Tigers are on to Pittsburgh for a Fri/Sat/Sun 3-game series before hosting the AL East leading Tampa Bay Rays for a Mon/Tues/Wed 3-game series w/Johnny Damon's return to Comerica Park.  After that it's payback time for Boston coming into Detroit for a Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun 4-game match-up, and Minnesota to finish the home stand and the month with a Mon/Tues/Wed 3-game series.  The latest Trend charts (Pitching and Hitting) as of the end of the Boston road series and Regular Season numbers are posted to their respective pages.

Giving a look at the Hitting Trends shows Boesch, Raburn, Sizemore, and to a certain extent even Cabrerra each on a 2-week hitting slump.  The most severe are Raburn and Boesch.  The worst hitters of the 4 are Raburn and Sizemore, illustrating the Tigers near MLB-worst win record against right-handed pitching, with righties Raburn and Sizemore combining with Austin Jackson to lead the Majors in strikeouts against right-handed pitching.   On a plus note Austin Jackson is on a hitting streak, and looks to be out of his early season slump.

Looking at the Pitching trends it's obvious where the let-down has been in the 3-game losing streak.  ALL of the relievers are trending down, while starters Verlander, Penny, and Coke are improving.  Just not getting help from the late inning guys.  Also note the sea of red in the Regular Season numbers for the relievers and you'll see where the issues are.

That's it for the mini-report this week.   I'll post another after the Pitssburgh series.  Enjoy!


GO TIGERS!  ---Rob