We start writing these game recaps before the game is over — obviously, we want to get it out as soon as we can — and to try and change the Tigers’ fortunes, I have decided that today’s will be entirely in haiku form. Someone tried this a few years ago and I can’t remember if it worked or not, but I figured it was worth a shot.
Losing, getting old.
Trying to not get swept? Yes!
Pure desperation.
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Sunday afternoon,
Summer sun was torturous.
I pray for winter.
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Game four of four now.
Can Tigers change their stripes? Yes!
Detroit 10, Jays 4.
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Tigers: Flaherty.
Not great lately. Worrisome.
Walks a lot. Dingers.
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Toronto: Scherzer.
Not dominant anymore?
Class guy. Fiery. (Old.)
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First inning, Blue Jays
A pair of two-out singles
Strikeout! No damage.
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Early on, Max great.
Happy forty-first birthday!
Then, bottom of third…
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Dingler, Meadows. Yes!
Two on, then two popouts. No!
Gleyber. Three-run. Woo!
Flaherty? Real nice.
Four singles through four innings.
How far could he go?
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Bo Bichette annoys;
Endless fouls inflate pitch counts.
Love to have that guy.
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Jack goes six shutout.
Five hits, no runs, seven whiffs.
Let’s see more of this!
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Holton starts seventh.
Two outs but leaves two on base.
Hanifee! One pitch.
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Max goes seven strong.
Eleven strikeouts. Vintage.
Aging like fine wine.
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Hanifee the eighth,
A one-out Bichette double.
Again, no problem.
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Bottom-eight add-on.
Meadows singles, then… ¡Javy!
Double; it’s four-nil.
Báez steals third,
Torres plates him for fifth run.
Five runs! Is this real?!
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Runners, corners, Greene:
Single to right, sixth run scores.
Tork single… SEVEN!!
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Dam breaks. Rout is on.
More score. Fans rejoice. Tide turns.
Are we… good again?
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“Cool Hand” Luke Jackson
New guy from Texas in ninth.
All over the place.
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Walks, singles, three runs.
Enns brought in for final out.
‘Nother run. Come on!
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Final strikeout, yay!
Losing streak’s over! Hooray!
Can this continue?
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It’s a long season.
Stretches like this will happen.
Sports are meaningless.
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Final score: Tigers 10, Blue Jays 4
Also…
This day, ‘54
Korean War armistice
(technically, still war)