Philadelphia PhilliesvsDetroit Tigers
PHI 2/DET 10
Things to say
The Detroit Tigers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 10-2 at Comerica Park.
01
opener
Tigers just hung a ten-spot on the Phillies. Ten to two, wasn't even close. Detroit swung the bats all night.
02
key player
The heart of that Tigers order was locked in. Whoever they ran out there kept leaving the yard, and Philly had no answer.
03
hot take
Honestly, Philly's got a way better record but they looked flat. That's a getaway-day loss if I've ever seen one.
04
deep cut
Watch the Phillies bullpen. Manager went to the pen way too early and they got shelled — that's the real story, not the box score.
05
exit
Anyway, we'll see if the Phils bounce back next series. Long season, right?
The recap
Detroit took the Phillies out behind the woodshed on getaway day, 10-2, and it wasn't close after the middle innings. Philly's got the better record but you'd never have known it here — Detroit's bats got into everybody's stuff and put up a crooked number that turned this into a laugher early.
When you hang ten on a first-place club, that's a statement, and the Tigers' pen barely had to break a sweat with that kind of cushion. Nice little confidence builder for a team scrapping to climb back to .500.