Tigers 4, Blue Jays 3: The offense of the Tigers lives!

The Detroit Tigers finally ended the long period of cold that haunted their bats in the first three games of the season. Their starter, Matt Moore, earned them another outstanding outing and took advantage of a poor Toronto Blue Jays bullpen performance en route to a 4-3 win.

Once again, the story of the afternoon was the battle between the starters. Matt Moore was a revelation. He entered the game without waiting too long. He left the match after seven rounds of two-balls, carrying a non-hitter to five. He scored six goals over that distance, recording just over 150 km / h with his fastball and beating strikers on the edge of the strike zone. He also seemed to use his cutter much more liberally than in recent seasons and with a powerful effect. It was a promising start, but it remains to be seen he will keep it above a prolonged action.

Trent Thornton was just for the Jays. Thornton was originally a product of the Houston Farming System and debuted at MLB in today's action. Coincidentally, it was also his first game in the Toronto system. It could not get better. His five-run and eight strikeout performance set a team record for MLB-based pitchers.

The Tigers were the first to score in this one, although it took time. They managed to create a three-point lead in the seventh inning. Jeimer Candelario got his first round in twenty-five innings with a pass loaded in bases, then a huge double to score two goals at 3-0. Taking a page from the Toronto game book, they scored three points in one inning and consolidated their lead.

Unfortunately, this resurgence has been unfortunate, at least for a moment. Starting pitcher Matt Moore held the Jays off the board, but Joe Jimenez's backup effort was less than brilliant. Although there was no apparent loss and his fastball was sitting in the mid-90s, the opposition was able to join him. A few singles set the stage for Rowdy Tellez's well-established appearance as a substitute for offensive player Luke Maile.

Now we do not point fingers, but I'll leave that here.

This basically played a Jimenez change at the bottom of the area, placing it in front of the first center bridge. The explosion linked things to three each.

Buck Farmer threw another clean round in the ninth, scoring a pair of punches before Daniel Stumpf replaced the Tigers in the 10th. He got two fast exits, before submitting to a double of the ground rule to leave Richard Urena free. Freddy Galvis followed with one scorched troop for SS Jordy Mercer. Mercer overturned the ball, rushed for a moment, and sent Grayson Greiner home as Urena's attempt to score in second place collapsed. He had gone out by a good 10 feet.

The Tigers regained the lead in the 11th inning. Grayson Greiner and Jeimer Candelario managed a pair of singles that put the riders in first and third place, positioning things well for Nick Castellanos. He drilled a fast ball in the center, pounding Greiner and placing the score at 4-3. That's where the game would end, as Shane Greene came in for the final appearance of the game. Although he did not look flawless and let a few runners out, he was finally effective and the Tigers won.

Remarks

The real hero of the game was Jeimer Candelario. He did not see the ball much earlier in the series, but he came back today with fiery revenge. Making six trips back to the plate, he stroked four singles and one double, placing two on the plate. This line brings its obscure series performance from .083 / .083 / .083 to much more respectable values ​​.333 / .333 / .389. He hopes the story of his season is much closer to this second set of numbers than the first. Anyway, you will not see a lot of five-hit games, and that was the beginning of Candy's young career.

In other solid performances, Niko Goodrum added three hits and a stroll to the winning effort. Two of those shots were double. The tiger-switch-hitters provided much of the punch on Sunday.

Just last season, Matt Moore's fastball pitch averaged 92 mph, and he used his cutter less than 10 percent of the time. On Sunday, the driver was always a quicker tick, while Moore pounded the top of the area. He also appeared to be using the trimmer more liberally, trying for right-handed hitters with large doses of thrower. It will be interesting to see how much that supports Moore at the beginning of the season. The Blue Jays 'offense is not exactly one of the toughest events, but overall, the Tigers' rotation was very well done in the first series of the year.