The inning started with Maton's single on a fifth-pitch changeup with two strikes, marking his first hit against an offspeed pitch in June. The Tigers scored three runs off right-hander Pablo López in the second inning. He demonstrates so much poise and calmness and ability to get back into counts." Pounding Pablo He was able to throw it to lefties tonight, which was really good, and change the shape with more a curveball to get a little creative. "That's been his best pitch," Hinch said of Olson's slider. He generated 13 whiffs total, plus 19 called strikes. His slider produced 11 whiffs on 15 swings for a 73% swing-and-miss rate. The next batter, Correa, cut the Tigers' lead to 3-1 with a solo home run.įor his 88 pitches, Olson threw 34 four-seam fastballs (39%), 33 sliders (38%), 10 sinkers (11%), seven changeups (8%) and four curveballs (5%). Olson notched his career-high ninth strikeout against Julien to start the sixth inning. Once again, Olson responded with three consecutive strikeouts, sending down Gallo (swinging, 85.7 mph slider), Jeffers (called strike, 95.5 mph fastball) and Taylor (swinging, 95.5 mph fastball). In the fifth inning, Lewis hit a first-pitch sinker for a single. Taylor struck out on three straight sliders, while Julien lost an eight-pitch battle. Taylor (swinging, 85.1 mph slider), Edouard Julien (swinging, 85.2 mph slider) and Correa (called strike, 96 mph fastball). Olson responded by striking out Michael A. In the third inning, Jeffers hit a two-strike fastball for a single. I don't know if that was the plan going in, but they were hacking early, and I made some good pitches." "We played (the Twins) last week, as well," Olson said, "so you feel like you have a pretty good idea. He struck out two batters in the second inning, three batters in the third, three batters in the fifth and one batter in the sixth. The first five innings, however, were controlled by Olson. The Twins ended up chasing Olson later in the sixth.īIG DAY: Tigers' Eduardo Rodriguez faces hitters, throws 50 pitches: 'Everything was perfect' That run wasn't scored until the sixth inning, when Correa hit a middle-up fastball for a 425-foot solo home run to left-center field. Making his fourth start in his fifth appearance, Olson allowed one run on four hits and one walk across 5⅓ innings. Olson, who started 10 games for Triple-A Toledo before his promotion to the Tigers, has recorded 28 strikeouts (with six walks) in the first 24⅔ innings of his MLB career. Giving him a different look, and certainly Cisnero can throw the sinker or change, and he's been pitching great." With Buxton, he can hit the breaking ball. "You know, Reese had done so well up to that point. "The bullet double play was right up my sleeve, and I played that card," Hinch said, laughing. Right-handed reliever José Cisnero finished the sixth inning for Olson by inducing an inning-ending double play on his second pitch to Byron Buxton. After that, Foley took over and got the third out of the inning. In the seventh inning, Joey Gallo launched a solo home run off left-handed reliever Chasen Shreve for the Twins' second run. It's not going to change that hitters are going to get in the box and try to take your money, so go out there, fill up the zone and have fun." "No one feels sorry for you, so go out and do your job," Lange said of his up-and-down performance in June. He struck out the next two batters, including pinch-hitter Kyle Farmer, for his 12th save of the season. Lange returned for the ninth inning and walked Ryan Jeffers on four pitches with one out. "Weak contact," Lange said of his approach. A fielding error by third baseman Nick Maton allowed the Twins to load the bases.īut Lange struck out Royce Lewis with a curveball inside the strike zone to strand the bases loaded. Leading 3-2, the Tigers called Lange out of the bullpen to replace Foley with two outs in the eighth inning. "I have all the confidence in the world in our bullpen," Olson said. With the win, the Tigers (33-42) improved to 4½ games behind the Twins for first place in the American League Central. Right-handed relievers Jason Foley and Alex Lange protected a one-run lead in the seventh, eighth and ninth innings. JEFF SEIDEL: Tigers waste first opportunity in big weekend series against Minnesota TwinsĪfter Olson's dominance, the Tigers fended off a comeback attempt from the Twins to complete Saturday's 3-2 win at Comerica Park. HELP ARRIVING SOON? Tigers' Eduardo Rodriguez faces hitters, throws 50 pitches: 'Everything was perfect'
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