You know things are going good when a split is a let down. The Tigers ran out of magic, and Jim Leyland washed his pants on Thursday. The Tigers offense was shut down by Jeff Weaver and Kevin Gregg. While Nate Robertson kept the string of stellar starting alive, Justin Verlander didn’t have his good stuff on Thursday.
| Angels | Tigers | |
| Wins | 1 | 1 |
| Offense | ||
| Runs | 8 | 4 |
| BA | .279 | .175 |
| OBP | .333 | .210 |
| SLG | .441 | .298 |
| HR | 0 | 4 |
| SB/CS | 2/1 | 0/0 |
| Pitching | ||
| BB/9 | 1.6 | 2.0 |
| K/9 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
| ERA | 2.12 | 3.50 |
Series Studs
- Nate Robertson only allowed 4 hits in 7 1/3 innings while fannings 6.
- Brandon Inge had the big homer off of Jeff Weaver. He also hustled his away around the bases to score the winning run off of Alexis Gomez single.
- Fernando Rodney continued his scoreless-ness picking up a fairly uneventful save (except for the HBP).
And those who struggled
- Carlos Guillen failed to reach base in the series.
- Jordan Tata got tagged for a dinger and 3 runs while only retiring one batter.
- Curtis Granderson struggled for the second series with only a single and a walk. However, he did cut down on his K’s with only one strike out.