Someone better tell the Yankees to watch out. The Tigers overcame Bullpen by Committee, which managed - along with two costly errors in the eigth inning - to blow a 6-3 lead, on the back of Dmitri Young’s flawless 5-for-5 performance. Young had two solo home runs, two triples, a single, and five RBIs to pace the Tigers in their third consecutive win, a streak unmatched since August 18th-20th, 2002.
He also selflessly legged out a triple in the top of the ninth, putting an insurance run at third base instead of second and missing his chance to become the first Tiger to hit for the cycle since Damion Easley did it against the Brewers in 2001. Young, whose performance tonight raised his batting average nearly 40 points, from .190 to .229, in one game, is batting .778 (7-9) against Baltimore pitching this series.
The 6-25 Tigers wrap up their three-game series with Baltimore tomorrow afternoon at Camden Yards.
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