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The Tigers win the Pennant
The title pretty much says it all. With such a roller coaster ride in the regular season, it’s very gratifying to see the Tigers win the pennant and go back to the World Series. Although the bats were broke out in game 4, it was the starting pitching that really got this team here. The Yankees are not easy opponents, and two of the three games were won in extra innings. Yes I wanted the sweep, I wanted a route, but not because I’m a Yankee hater or anything. I simply respect the fact that they have the talent that can win, no matter what the score or the series. If the Tigers let up one bit, the Yanks might have extended this series. The 8-1 win gave Tiger fans a chance to relax just a little, and enjoy the road to the World Series in this one game. Of course the Tigers couldn’t have done it without a few former Whitecaps that worked their way up the chain to the big team’s roster. In yesterday’s game Avisail Garcia went 2-5 with an RBI, Omar Infante went 2-5 with two runs scored, and Andy Dirks was 3-5. Granted, without Miggy’s monster shot, Jhonny’s two homers, and the ACLS MVP Delmon Young, Detroit wouldn’t be celebrating tonight, but it’s still fun to see the young guys help out. At this point it looks like another showdown with the St. Louis Cardinals is destined…and remember, it’s the Tigers turn.
Former West Michigan Whitecaps Brennan Boesch and Ramon Santiago celebrate the Tigers winning the American League Pennant!!!
Photos courtesy of the Associated Press(top)/USA Today(bottom)
Whitecaps’ Alum hurles No-No for Akron
Soto pitching for the Whitecaps in 2010.
Now a member of the Akron Aeros, former West Michigan Whitecaps pitcher Giovanni Soto pitched a no-hitter against the Altoona Curve this week. The Puerto Rico native struck out six batters and walked three. He took advantage of his teams ability to ‘turn two’ to face just one over the minimum number of hitters at 27. He threw 11 groundouts on 64 strikes.
“I thought about [the no-hitter] around the seventh inning,” Soto told MiLB.com. “I knew I had a catcher, Michel Hernandez, with a lot of experience, so I wasn’t shaking him off. I had command of all my pitches. I was using my fastball more than I usually do. I was keeping the ball down.”
So far this season with Akron, his first in Double-A, he’s sporting a record of 6-6 with a 3.73 ERA. As a member of the Whitecaps in 2010, he was also 6-6, with a 2.61 ERA through 16 games. He was traded to the Cleveland Indians in July of that year in a deal that brought Jhonny Peralta to the Detroit Tigers. Soto was drafted in the 21st round of the 2009 Draft by Detroit.
Photo courtesy of the West Michigan Whitecaps
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