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This has been a Bizarro World-level of performance by the Tiger bullpen. Lowest ERA in baseball, third in FIP? I don’t know when I last saw something like this. That 21st in xFIP might be a little concerning, though …

Two Hall of Famers facing off. Enjoy this sight.

Great five innings by the kid. Nice shot in the arm for the team.

Two outs in the fifth—now it’s his last hitter.

Well, hello, Beau.

He’s also getting effective separation from his secondary pitches.

They go 14 pitches, 9 pitches, 6 pitches against us. We go one pitch, one out. Bleah.

Wow, that’s some guts pitching right there. That’s gotta be it for the kid.

I can’t believe they are just now stirring in the bullpen.

Ooh, that was close. Actually made it competitive at second.

Perfect catch by Candy.

Epic at bat. Pyrrhic victory. Brieske may not last the inning now.

Oh my god, that was almost one of the greatest third base plays ever, because an accurate throw had Candelario there. Instead, first and second.

Now Kershaw is thinking to himself: goddammit, I’m old now.

Leave it to the rookie. 😉 And, oh, great, now we’re going to be in the highlight that’ll be played for the next 100 years when they show Kershaw breaking this record.

Austin laces one. No one wants to be that strikeout, so they’re all focusing on hard contact versus jacking a bomb.

Way to pitch out of that jam. Brieske is feelin it.

Maybe because he gets a good jump running and just tops out below average. EDIT: Dude, I was totally serious! 😅

Whoa,on the replay, Baez looked pissed when the ball shot into the outfield.

I’m not sure where the number comes from. I had assumed that it was the speed within a few feet off the bat, but I don’t know. It really doesn’t matter, because it’s all relative to how the fielders field it, anyway. I didn’t see anything wrong with how the Tigers played it. Schoop fielded it clean and there was no hitch or delay from Javy in turning it, and TORK! scooped it cleanly. So I don’t see what we did to cause it. That’s why I thought it was just hit too slowly, especially to get a guy who sprints at the 44th percentile.

Whoa, Javy, what a shot! And the bobble in left ensures the tying run! Come on, boys, keep it up!

One can hardly blame you.

Raise your hand if you had Derek Hill as the first one tonight to hit a sharp extra-base hit. Now put your hand down, because you’re lying.

They’re totally pressing. Everyone wants to break the slump like right fucking now. Failure can be contagious.

I love how he busted Bellinger up in the zone. Just a good ol’ country fastball. Striking out a recent MVP like that can be a wake-up moment for a brand new big leaguer: “Hey, I can hang with these guys.”