Dominating pitching continues to be the story for the Detroit Tigers as
they aim for a three-game sweep against the Boston Red Sox tonight at
Fenway Park.
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Winners of five in a row and six of the last seven, the Tigers have
surrendered a total of just eight runs during the current win streak,
thanks in part to a commanding 6-1 victory on Saturday. While he may not
get as much press as Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander, Rick Porcello
continued his strong start by picking up his seventh win in eight
decisions.
Porcello gave up just a single run on six hits and a walk, striking our
four over the course of eight innings as he lowered his ERA to 2.91.
Thanks to the positive effort, Detroit continues to sport the best
winning percentage (.684) in the majors and is 6 1/2 games ahead of
Minnesota for first place in the American League Central.
"Its May," Porcello said after his performance. "Ive said before, this
is a marathon, its not a sprint. ... The most important thing to me
right now is that were in first place and were playing good ball. Thats
huge. We want to keep that going."
From an offensive standpoint, the Tigers picked up support from
Miguel Cabrera who finished with three hits and two RBI, while
Victor Martinez added a pair of hits and scored once.
Over on the other side, Mike Napoli tallied three singles in four trips
to the plate for a Boston squad which is fourth in the AL East, 2 1/2
games off the pace set by Baltimore and New York. Xander Bogaerts
pitched in with another two hits at the bottom of the order. His solo
home run in the bottom of the fifth inning accounted for the lone run of
the contest for the Sox.
John Lackey suffered his third loss of the season after giving up five
earned runs on nine hits and a couple of walks over 5 1/3 innings.
"Theyre deep all the way through the lineup," Lackey said of the
visitors. "Theyre pretty good."
Detroit hitters are currently first in the AL in batting at .275, coming
in second in slugging (.421), which combines well with the fact that
the pitching staff is second in the league with a combined 3.19 ERA.
Sundays slate of games culminates with Anibal Sanchez taking the hill
for the Tigers and Jake Peavy facing off against the Detroit lineup.
Peavy, a right-hander from Alabama, has appeared in eight games in 2014
but has just a 1-1 mark to show for his efforts. Earlier this week the
hurler lasted just 4 1/3 innings against Minnesota on the road, giving
up six runs on nine hits and a pair of walks as the Sox suffered an 8-6
setback.
Sporting a career mark of 4-5 with a 4.83 ERA in 12 all-time appearances
against Detroit, Peavy lasted only three innings in his most recent
matchup versus the Tigers, allowing seven runs on five hits and three
walks.
Over on the other side, Sanchez is still searching for his first win of
the campaign. The right-hander has been on the shelf for several weeks,
last pitching against Minnesota on April 26 when he lasted a mere 2 2/3
innings in what turned into a 5-3 setback on the road.
A member of the Miami staff for the bulk of his career, Sanchez has yet
to register a decision versus Boston.
Detroit, which edged the Red Sox in the season series last year by a 4-3
count, is now ahead this time around at 2-0. Overall, the Tigers are
off to their best start since 1984, thanks in part to a 10-game road win
streak which is their longest in three decades.
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Pittsburgh Penguins in Sundays Game 6 battle at Madison Square Garden.
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Rinne had surgery on his left hip May 9 and recovered in time to start
the season. He then had arthroscopic surgery on Oct. 24 because of a
bacterial infection in his hip.Former England captain Alan Shearer has
criticised Roy Hodgson for omitting Leicester midfielder Danny
Drinkwater from his Euro 2016 squad.
Drinkwater was in Englands 26-man provisional squad for the
tournament in France after playing a starring role in the Foxes stunning
Premier League title win.He made the first of his three appearances for
England against the Netherlands in March and played 35 times in the
league for Claudio Ranieris side, who finished 10 points clear of
second-placed Arsenal. But, alongside Andros Townsend and an
injured Fabian Delph, Drinkwater was not selected by Hodgson when the
23-man squad was officially announced on Tuesday.Former Newcastle
striker Shearer, who scored 30 goals in 63 appearances for England from
1992 to 2000, believes the 26-year-old should have been in the squad.
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Drinkwater to bbe left out, Shearer told Sky Sports News HQ.
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es been magnificent all season. If theres one guy that I thought
deserved a place in the squad then I thought it would be him.Roy hasnt
chosen him and I hope he doesnt come back to regret that.Drinkwaters
omission means there are fewer defensive-minded players in Hodgsons
squad, and Shearer says that is a concern heading into the European
Championship, with England kicking off their first game against Russia
on June 11. He added: Going forward I think we will definitely score
goals but I do worry about us defensively.
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