
Suns end Warriors' season, await No. 1 Thunder
Suns end Warriors' season with 111-96 win, set to face Thunder
Detroit Tigers lost a low-scoring game against the Boston Red Sox despite Casey Mize's impressive pitching performance. Ranger Suarez also excelled for the Red Sox, leading to the Tigers' struggles against left-handed starters.
Despite Mize's Brilliance, Detroit Loses A Pitching Duel In Fenway
That was one of those ball games that separates the diehards from the casual fans. Iâm sure that there will be people who look at the final score and think that that game was âboringâ, but for me, thatâs about as entertaining as they come. Itâs another night in which the Tigers played a low-scoring game with two starting pitchers who were featuring their best stuff.
Itâs such a shame that it was all for naught, because Casey Mize was as good tonight as weâve ever seen him. You can tell that the guy is pitching with a lot of confidence, but the stuff looks a lot crisper, and heâs pitching deeper into games. This was someone I was kind of skeptical about coming into this season, considering how he pitched in the second half last year and his frustrating spring training, but you feel good with him on the mound right now. Itâs too bad they couldnât get any runs for him.
On the other end, Ranger Suarez was fantastic. Suarez is a legitimate major league pitcher who just earned a pretty big-time contract with the Red Sox in the offseason, but his kind of pitcher, those slow-tossing finesse lefties, are the guys that I feel like Detroit always has a tendency to struggle with. Maybe Iâm generalizing it a little bit too much. Perhaps itâs just left-handed starters that the Tigers canât seem to hit.
I donât know what the exact numbers show, but given the lack of contact in this offense, I never feel particularly good when the Tigers go to extra innings. Youâre facing a swing-and-miss guy like Whitlock, and even though Riley Greene did his job and advanced the runner to third, you had a feeling that the Tigers were going to struggle to score there. Wenceel Perez is very fortunate that he had that big home run against a few nights ago because if it werenât for that, weâd be talking about a guy whoâs done less than nothing since being called back up from AAA. His at-bat in the 10th was brutal. Torkelson at least worked the count, and he had a hard-hit ground ball against a good pitcher. Once Detroit came out of that frame with no runs, I was pretty confident that was going to figure out a way to win this thing, regardless of who the Tigers had on the mound.
Casey Mize delivered an outstanding performance, showcasing improved confidence and pitching deeper into the game, although specific stats were not provided.
The Tigers have a tendency to struggle against slow-tossing finesse lefties, which has been a recurring issue for the team.
Ranger Suarez is a left-handed pitcher for the Red Sox who recently signed a significant contract and was instrumental in the game's outcome with his strong performance.

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