Early in Game 6 and it’s deja vu all over again.
Rangers vs. Tigers: Another Solo Homer, Tigers Up 2-0
In the top of the first, Miguel Cabrera drove one of Derek Holland's outside fastballs just over the right-field wall for a solo home run.
In the top of the second, Jhonny Peralta drove one of Derek Holland's outside fastballs just over the right-field wall for a solo home run.
The Tigers have now hit 11 homers in this series, and nine have come with nobody on bases.
Which obviously helps explain, just a little bit, why they’re down 3-2 in the series.
But there’s nothing wrong with a 2-0 lead in the second inning, and now the Tigers have that.
Holland did recover nicely, striking out Alex Avila and retiring Brandon Inge on a fly to left.
We’ve been told that Holland’s on a short leash, but there’s not a lot you can do with a pitcher who gives up one opposite-field homer per inning, except send him back out there every inning and hope it stops.
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