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Wow, what's not to like?
Our ace goes 8 innings allowing one run, our leadoff hitter gets on base three times, we get 7 RBI's from the middle of the lineup, our new right fielder gets two more hits, and Miggy grounds into a double play on a 3-0 pitch for just the second time in his career. Insult to injury.
For the Tigers the Castro brothers got 5 of their 10 hits and also a sac fly. Nine singles and one double with the hits well scattered.
Bieber was at 90-91 all day with the fastball but it was so well located they never squared it up.
Oscar Gonzalez came advertised as an undisciplined free swinger who can't hit a breaking ball that big league pitchers would toy with. He wasn't even rostered after last season and could have signed with anybody. But that's not the player I'm seeing so far. He's taking pitches and getting ahead in the count. He's not chasing. He's not swinging and missing. He's hitting the breaking ball. He's using all fields. He already has two doubles to right field. He just looks like a big league hitter who is patient, works the count to his favor, swings at good pitches to hit, and goes to all fields.
Yeah, it's only 8 at-bats but even if he were 0-for-8 I'd say he looks good at the dish and he runs well for a big guy.
Our ace goes 8 innings allowing one run, our leadoff hitter gets on base three times, we get 7 RBI's from the middle of the lineup, our new right fielder gets two more hits, and Miggy grounds into a double play on a 3-0 pitch for just the second time in his career. Insult to injury.
For the Tigers the Castro brothers got 5 of their 10 hits and also a sac fly. Nine singles and one double with the hits well scattered.
Bieber was at 90-91 all day with the fastball but it was so well located they never squared it up.
Oscar Gonzalez came advertised as an undisciplined free swinger who can't hit a breaking ball that big league pitchers would toy with. He wasn't even rostered after last season and could have signed with anybody. But that's not the player I'm seeing so far. He's taking pitches and getting ahead in the count. He's not chasing. He's not swinging and missing. He's hitting the breaking ball. He's using all fields. He already has two doubles to right field. He just looks like a big league hitter who is patient, works the count to his favor, swings at good pitches to hit, and goes to all fields.
Yeah, it's only 8 at-bats but even if he were 0-for-8 I'd say he looks good at the dish and he runs well for a big guy.