May? Won 10, lost 17.
The season began with such great hope and expectations. The Tigers had added several high quality players in the off season: Miguel Cabrera, Edgar Renteria, Dontrelle Willis, and Jacques Jones (released after 24 games). They were thought to have a batting lineup to match any team's lineup, but they were taken apart by opposing pitchers until recently.
The disappointment continued until a recent Tiger home stand. They split four games with Cleveland, then swept both the division leading Chicago White Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers. Today they completed a three-game series at San Francisco by winning two of three (and could have won the first game had Fernando Rodney, recently reactivated from injury, been able to hold a lead--he gave up five runs in the eighth inning that led to a Tiger loss).
The Tigers have cut Chicago's division lead from 11 to 6.5 in just nine games. Talk has now returned to the optimism motivated by the off season signings. They may have turned the season around. We shall see.
Go Get 'Em Tigers.
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