The start of games is still an issue for Detroit Tigers left-handed starter Framber Valdez.
Laboring through a 28-pitch first inning, Valdez gave up what turned out to be an insurmountable lead in a 4-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday, Aug. 24. The first two Rays hitters reached base on singles and eventually came in to score on a pair of ground **** , aided by a Brett Callahan fielding error in left field.
"It is frustrating for him," Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said postgame. "It is frustrating for us. A couple of singles and then Callahan is in between and makes the error. All of a sudden, instead of first and second, where that ground ball can maybe get you some breathing room, we are under a lot of stress."
MONDAY'S ACTION: Bats still slumbering as Tigers skid continues with 6th straight loss
Valdez limited the damage, but the early two-run deficit was costly in the low-scoring loss. Valdez has now given up 24 runs – 20 earned – in the first innings of his starts as a Tiger, spanning 25⅔ total innings, for a 7.01 ERA before reaching the second inning. His ERA after the first inning? 3.78.
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Laboring through a 28-pitch first inning, Valdez gave up what turned out to be an insurmountable lead in a 4-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday, Aug. 24. The first two Rays hitters reached base on singles and eventually came in to score on a pair of ground **** , aided by a Brett Callahan fielding error in left field.
"It is frustrating for him," Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said postgame. "It is frustrating for us. A couple of singles and then Callahan is in between and makes the error. All of a sudden, instead of first and second, where that ground ball can maybe get you some breathing room, we are under a lot of stress."
MONDAY'S ACTION: Bats still slumbering as Tigers skid continues with 6th straight loss
Valdez limited the damage, but the early two-run deficit was costly in the low-scoring loss. Valdez has now given up 24 runs – 20 earned – in the first innings of his starts as a Tiger, spanning 25⅔ total innings, for a 7.01 ERA before reaching the second inning. His ERA after the first inning? 3.78.
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