Game 59: Rock Bottom-er Than Before

The Gist: Once again the Tigers could’ve tagged A’s pitchers for bushels of runs Wednesday afternoon. Instead, Oakland dropped 10 on Tigers pitchers and Detroit’s feeble lineup pushed a pair across. Nate Robertson cratered in the middle innings — five earned runs — and the offense, well, you know the story. A’s 10, Tigers 2.

The Quote: “Crash! Thwap! Kersplatz!” — Pudge Rodriguez‘s bat as it works over the Tigers bench, water cooler and other dugout accessories, after the game.

The Stat: 11. The number of hitless at bats from Miguel Cabrera, Rodriguez and Jeff Larish.

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