Framber Valdez Gets Roughed Up, Tigers Lose 4th Straight
· Yahoo Sports
That’s another tough one for the Tigers. I’m not a believer in moral victories, and the fact that we’re this early in the season, content with the fact that the offense at least showed a little bit of life, is probably somewhat concerning. The name of the game should be winning. This isn’t a rebuild anymore. This is a team that’s come in with some expectations, and while we are very early in the 2026 campaign, they are falling very short of those expectations.
I feel like Detroit had this problem last year, but for some reason, the Tigers' pitching cannot figure out this Minnesota lineup. I don’t get it. It makes sense against Byron Buxton, but when you’re getting to the bottom of that lineup, and every single guy seems like they’re spraying the ball against you, it feels like there’s something that this pitching staff isn’t doing right, and the fact that they have tagged both Tarik Skubal and Framber Valdez in back-to-back days just speaks to that. We’re not going to have many days this year in which the tigers lose back-to-back games in which of those guys start, but for some reason, Target Field continues to be a house of horrors.
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I’ve watched a lot of Tiger baseball in my time, and I’ve seen a lot of teams that simply didn’t have the pieces to be competitive. I don’t feel that way about this group. I know that the pieces exist. Gone are the days of us having to endure Cristin Stewart and Jordy Mercer. These guys are absolutely capable of getting it right, but you know the old adage, you can’t win the pennant in April, but you can sure as hell lose it. Detroit is not deep enough underwater for us to be making that statement, but if this goes any further, the hill that you need to climb to get to the top of the American League Central is going to become a lot steeper. There’s not really much else to add. Having the pieces and executing are two different things, and right now, this team isn't executing.