Series Recap: Stop the World – I Want to Get Off

The Tigers’ three-game set in Tampa Bay was hardly a clinic in good pitching, good defense, or good hitting. The Tigers got drubbed in two of the three, and then handed away the other game on a game-ending error. Some fans might be wondering, “Is there anything we can take from this series?” It’s still rather early in the season so I don’t advocate attempting to draw meaningful conclusions from a three-game series, no matter how miserable it was.

Tigers drop series. More at 11. Or after this read-more.

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Game 14: Graph of Oh, For Heaven’s Sake

This game was weird.

Tigers
Best Performers

Nicholas Castellanos: .388 WPA
Miguel Cabrera: .174 WPA
Justin Wilson: .137 WPA

Tigers
Worst Performers

Francisco Rodriguez: -.809 WPA (5.64 pLI)
JaCoby Jones: -.256 WPA
Jordan Zimmermann: -.183 WPA

Rays
Best Performers

Evan Longoria: .520 WPA
Kevin Kiermaier: .269 WPA

Rays
Worst Performers

Jumbo Diaz: -.479 WPA
Derek Norris: -.139 WPA
Tim Beckham: -.118 WPA