MAY 18, 2023•FREEP.COM
Detroit Free PressSince starting 2-9, the Detroit Tigers have gotten within two games of .500 five times — and lost immediately every time. That's what young teams do.
Can Miguel Cabrera's farewell tour coexist with the Tigers' competitive goals?Miguel Cabrera is hitting .182 with no home runs. How will his farewell tour play out as the Tigers attempt to remain in contention?
MAY 18, 2023•THEATHLETIC.COM
Austin Hedges - First multi-hit gameHedges went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI on Wednesday against the Tigers.
ImpactHedges got the Pirates on the board with a two-RBI double in the second inning. He added a single in the seventh frame that drove in his third run of the day and also give him his first multi-hit effort of the season. As that implies, Hedges has been dreadful at the plate early in the campaign, as he's hitting .172/.264/.219 across 75 plate appearances.
MAY 18, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Carlos Santana - Getting back on trackSantana went 1-for-4 with a double, a walk, an RBI and a run scored Wednesday against the Tigers.
ImpactSantana did his damage in the seventh inning, driving in a run with a double prior to also coming around to score. He entered Wednesday's game having collected only seven hits across 43 at-bats in May, though he now has a double in each of his last two games. Santana continues to serve as the Pirates' cleanup hitter, which has helped him rack up 22 RBI across 40 games on the campaign.
MAY 18, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Bryan Reynolds - Multi-hit gameReynolds went 3-for-5 with a double and two runs scored Wednesday against the Tigers.
ImpactReynolds tallied hits in each of his last three at-bats to record his first multi-hit game since May 2. In 13 games since, he's hit just .226 with no RBI and six runs scored. After a scorching start to the campaign, Reynolds has been mediocre but has maintained overall marks of a 122 wRC+ and .353 wOBA across 176 plate appearances.
MAY 18, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Rodolfo Castro - Homers in winCastro went 2-for-4 with a homer, two RBI and two runs scored in Wednesday's 8-0 victory over the Tigers.
ImpactCastro swatted his fifth home run of the season in the fourth inning off Eduardo Rodriguez before adding a second RBI on a base hit in the seventh. Castro, making his first start since May 8, snapped a 1-for-13 stretch with his two-hit effort Wednesday. He's now slashing .260/.366/.452 with 13 runs scored and 16 RBI through 123 plate appearances this season.
MAY 18, 2023•ROTOWIRE
John Niyo: Tigers slow-rolling Miguel Cabrera's race against timeDETROIT — Miguel Cabrera isn’t winning many footraces these days.
MAY 17, 2023•SACBEE.COM
