Game Day

The day was Friday October fourth. I was done with the long school week, and didn’t have to work until Monday afternoon. You could say at the very least I was ready to enjoy my free Friday. Waking up in the early afternoon I crawled out of bed, took a shower, and walked to my closet to get dressed. Already knowing my outfit for the day I grabbed my Prince Fielder jersey and put it on. Almost every game I watch on the weekends I make sure to wear my jersey to support the team, and not to mention that the game Friday was extra important with it being the first post game for the Tigers. Last season the Tigers played the Oakland Athletics in the first round and it was a battle every game, but however the Tigers won the battle in the end and advanced. With the same turn out like last year the Tigers flew to Oakland to battle them once again to start the road to the World Series.

            The Oakland Athletics I feel are always a sleeper team with not many big name players, but they always have a solid line up. With the playoffs being the best out of five to advance both teams were throwing the ace pitchers to start the game. For the Tigers was Max Scherzer, by far the most dominant pitcher in Major League baseball in the 2013 season and for the Athletics was Bartolo Colon, the pitcher that’s name was on the biogenesis list but never received any punishment. Colon had trouble right from the start with the Tigers bats becoming hot right from the start. Austin Jackson, the lead off man doubled to right field, Torii Hunter was hit by a pitch, and then Miguel Cabrera knocked a single to center scoring Jackson. The Tigers ended the first inning with three runs on the scoreboard. Scherzer ended up throwing seven innings and had 11 strikeouts; the Athletics though scored two runs the seventh making it a close game towards the end of the game. Joaquin Benoit being Tigers number one closer stepped in the game to help Scherzer seal the victory. With Oakland’s bats tamed by the two pitchers, the Detroit Tigers clinched the first game of the series. With it being the first game and the Tigers being on the road made it a really important win, and it sent a message to Oakland telling them that they shouldn’t take Detroit lightly.

             The Tigers are looking like a team that can make another playoff push if they stay focused. The following night they lost some of that focus and dropped a game to the Athletics in extra innings. With a day off to regroup and to travel back to Comerica park in Detroit, hopefully they come out with heavy bats and fast pitches Monday night.