OK, OK ... not a bad road trip for the Tigers, who suddenly -- and I mean suddenly -- are three games under .500 (36-39) and in the hunt in the god-awful Central Division. They should take two of three from the dismal Padres, whose only punch in the lineup comes from the Gonzalez kid at first base. He looks like the real deal; maybe the Yankees or Mets are looking in a few years and he ends up in the Big Apple.
But back to the Tigers. In mid-May, when the Tigers where 10-games under (17-27) I wrote on this blog they needed to go 30-20 to reach .500 after 94 games. On June 4, just a few weeks later, they again were 10-games under (24-34). Do the math. Since I beat the keys to post that blog, the Tigers have won 12 of 17 and are 5.5 games behind the division-leading ChiSox (who play the Cubs in Wrigley Field in a few minutes).
On Tuesday, the Tigers start a series vs. Minnesota, and it's imperative they start winning inter-division games. If they can hover around .500, they could be in this thing in late August. The pitching has improved, especially the bullpen. Who'd have thunk it?
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