Between 2006 and 2014, a total of five detroit tigers It’s a playoff team. They went to the World Series twice, lost both times, and made it to the American League Championship Series twice, but have had fan ratings below .500 in eight of the nine seasons since.
Those fans have company in their pain too— Colorado Rockies.this the Rocky Mountains Made the playoffs twice in the past 14 seasons and has just one winning record in non-playoff years
That’s the backdrop for the weekend series in Denver — two teams looking for a new recipe for success.this the Rocky Mountains Won the first game of the three-game series 8-5 on Friday, the two teams will meet again Saturday night in what could be a bullpen game
Neither team has announced a starter.
Detroit admitted it was rebuilding and acquired some high draft picks and other young players.this tigers There are also veterans like catcher Eric Haase, who is in his fourth full season.
Haas has had a rough year after hitting 22 and 14 homers the past two seasons. He hit a career-low .218 and hit just three homers in 62 games.
Haase hits from the right, and logically he’ll hit lefties well, but he’s batting just .180 against lefties this season.That’s one of the reasons head coach AJ Hinch didn’t use him as a backup hitter at Texas on Thursday, but he did send him against the Rocky Mountains Seventh-inning lefty Austin Goumber on Friday night.he made a mistake
“Obviously, we need to keep Hasey going,” Hinch said. “He’s been very frustrated. His timing hasn’t looked right lately, and it’s a tough league when you’re late with the fastball and too early with the steal.”
this tigers Hope the new month will bring them new success, following June’s 9:00 to 18:00. Because they play in the weaker American League Central, tigers Going into Saturday’s game, they are just five games behind the division-first Minnesota Twins.this the Rocky Mountains 16 1/2 games behind the No. 1 Arizona Diamondbacks in the National League West
Colorado also has some young players, the most exciting of late being 21-year-old shortstop Ezequiel Tovar. The rookie has struggled this season but has been outstanding of late. He extended his hit streak to 13 games on Friday and boosted his batting average to .269 after hitting .323 in June.
Coupled with his excellent defense, Tovar seems to have a chance to be a Colorado shortstop at the level of Troy Tulowitzki and Trevor Storey.
“Statistically, what he’s done in the last month and the last few weeks shows that he’s in a good position in terms of his confidence, his feel in the box and his perception of the ball.” the Rocky Mountains said manager Bud Black. “A lot of good things are happening.
Even in high-leverage situations, Tovar showed composure.
“My whole career, I’ve been that type of player, very calm,” Tovar said through a translator. “I’ll celebrate, but it’s not part of my game. I tend to stay calm, but you know, the most important thing is that I’m really excited and happy.”
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