detroit tigers President of baseball operations Scott Harris was asked during the All-Star break whether his team, which had 11 games under .500, would sell before the trade deadline
“If we play well after the break, we’ll change our approach,” Harris said Wednesday on 97.1 The Ticket. “We’re going to react to how the team is doing at the deadline. We’re going to try to Make the best decision for the organization.”
carey carpenter and others tigers Seems to have noticed what the boss said
Carpenter hit two home runs Saturday, All-Star Michael Lorenzen allowed two hits in 6 2/3 innings, Detroit beat hosts 6-0 seattle mariners
this tigers We’ll sweep the three-game series by the end of Sunday afternoon in Seattle
“I think we can send a message and come out enthusiastically and make some noise,” Carpenter said. “We’re going to do everything we can to win the game.”
Carpenter also hit a home run Friday night in a 5-4 victory.
“He has a plan,” tigers manager AJ Hinch said of Carpenter. “He works hard, he hits the ball pretty well and nights like (Saturday) are obviously why we love him.
this tigers Just five games away from the middle of the American League, where the Minnesota Twins (47-46) are the only team above .500
“My expectation level wasn’t focused on what we were going to do (before the trade deadline),” Hinch said. “My level of expectation is to play against these guys. I obviously know where we’re at and what can happen, but I also know that by playing better over the last couple of weeks and giving us the power to make a strong statement every year It’s time for our department to organize something worth thinking about.”
this sailors Winning seven of their nine games leading up to the All-Star break bolstered their playoff hopes.However, the team may be in sales mode unless it can make a strong push to meet the deadline
“It wasn’t the performance we wanted coming off the break,” he said. sailors manager Scott Serves said. “It’s been a fight the last few nights. We got beat. They beat us, they beat us, they beat us
“Unfortunately, that’s been a recurring theme throughout the year. We’ll pull together and play well for seven, eight, 10 days, and then we just don’t follow through. We just can’t sustain it.”
Sunday’s scheduled pitching contest will feature a pair of rookie right-handers, Detroit’s Reece Olson (1-2, 4.05 ERA) and Seattle’s Bryce Miller (5-3, 3.97).
olsen will face sailors For the first time, in each of the past four games, it has conceded a point or fewer, the last two of which were long reliefs
Miller will be taken off the injured list after dealing with a blister on his right middle finger.he beat tigers 5-0 at Detroit on May 13, seven scoreless innings, three hits
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