July 06, 2008
Long Pitching Duel
The Tigers defeat the Mariners 2-1 in fifteen innings when Marcus Thames hits a sacrifice fly after Miguel Cabrera starts the inning with a double. The Mariners staff issued nine walks, but the first run for the Tigers came on a Raburn homer leading off the fifth.
The Mariners lost when they ran out of pitchers, and Jamie Burke, a catcher took the mound. He didn't do too badly, just giving up one hit, but the one run the Tigers scored was enough to give Burke the loss.
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And on the day the Phillies signed Brad Lidge to a big contract, Todd Jones collects his 16th save in 17 chances. (Not to mention a day when Papelbon blew another game.)
So what makes a good closer anyway? A dominating shutdown type, or a rag-armed veteran with nerves of steel?
Jones has an ERA over 5. Not that the Tigres are going to contend anyway but he would have been a liabiltiy.