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MILWAUKEE – Almost nothing went right for the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night in a 5-0 loss against the Milwaukee Brewers.
Their offense disappeared – they didn't get their one and only hit until the sixth inning and went 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position.
Jack Flaherty got the start for the Tigers but he was out of sync and his pitch count started to climb – he lasted just 4⅔ innings.
The Tigers played great defense ... until Javier Báez had an error, they tried bouncing a ball off the Brewers back instead of turning a double play and suddenly, the Tigers stopped making plays.
The only thing that was good about this game for the Tigers?
They have a chance to flush it quickly.
After playing late Tuesday night, they will turn around and play at 1:10 p.m. Wednesday in the series finale.
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Milwaukee pitcher Quinn Priester completely shut down the Tigers. He took a no-hitter into the sixth inning, even though his pitch count started to climb and there was virtually no chance that he would complete it.
Besides, Gleyber Torres broke up the no hitter with a double in the sixth.
Which was basically the extent of the Tigers' offense.
Flaherty was making his fourth start of the season and his second on the road. He came into the game with a 1.62 ERA, one of only seven total sub 2.00 ERAs in the American League.
But the Brewers scored first when Rhys Hoskins crushed a 440-foot no-doubter over the center-field wall.
Right after, Flaherty threw a couple of balls to Sal Frelick and he looked frustrated. Flaherty threw the rosin bag down in disgust. Then, Frelick hit a slider into right field corner for a triple.
Gerritt Mitchell lofted a fly ball to left and Kerry Carpenter didn’t have much chance to get the quick Frelick at the plate.
But after that rough start, Flaherty settled down, keeping the Tigers within striking distance, pitching into the fifth inning.
His line: 4⅔ innings, five hits, three runs, walked two and struck out four.
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In many ways, this game was out of character for the Tigers.
The Tigers came into Tuesday’s game with a 10-6 record, the best in the American League. But they also had an American League best plus-23 run differential, one of only three AL teams in positive run-differential territory and were the only team in the AL Central within that positive status.
"It just means we're playing well,” Hinch said before the game. “Our style of play has been the same. Our consistency has been the same. We've responded to success and failure similarly."
And now, they will need to respond to clunker.
The Tigers had all kinds of chances to climb into this game. Dillon Dingler crushed a ball into right center, but Garrett Mitchell caught it on the warning track, a 381-foot blast snagged just a few feet from the wall.
Báez had a great opportunity, coming up with two guys on and one out. But he lined out to left field.
Then, Trey Sweeney ground out on a 2-2 count.
In the fifth inning, Christian Yelich, the Brewers cleanup batter, came up with a guy on first. So, Hinch turned to Tyler Holton, who promptly struck him out.
Priester took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and Torres promptly crushed a ball off the in the gap for a double. Kerry Carpenter was coming up, so Milwaukee went to lefty Jared Koenig.
So, Hinch countered with Andy Ibáñez, who replaced Carpenter in the lineup.
Yes, it was a game of cat and mouse.
Ibáñez lined a ball to right field and Frelick threw to third trying to prevent Torres from advancing. Oliver Dunne tagged Torres in the head and the ball squirted out. Torres was shook up but stayed in the game.
But Koenig struck out Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson to end another threat.
Contact Jeff Seidel: [email protected]. Follow him on X @seideljeff
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit Tigers score: Brewers give up just one hit in 5-0 loss
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Their offense disappeared – they didn't get their one and only hit until the sixth inning and went 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position.
Jack Flaherty got the start for the Tigers but he was out of sync and his pitch count started to climb – he lasted just 4⅔ innings.
The Tigers played great defense ... until Javier Báez had an error, they tried bouncing a ball off the Brewers back instead of turning a double play and suddenly, the Tigers stopped making plays.
The only thing that was good about this game for the Tigers?
They have a chance to flush it quickly.
After playing late Tuesday night, they will turn around and play at 1:10 p.m. Wednesday in the series finale.
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Struggling on offense
Milwaukee pitcher Quinn Priester completely shut down the Tigers. He took a no-hitter into the sixth inning, even though his pitch count started to climb and there was virtually no chance that he would complete it.
Besides, Gleyber Torres broke up the no hitter with a double in the sixth.
Which was basically the extent of the Tigers' offense.
Flaherty out of sync
Flaherty was making his fourth start of the season and his second on the road. He came into the game with a 1.62 ERA, one of only seven total sub 2.00 ERAs in the American League.
But the Brewers scored first when Rhys Hoskins crushed a 440-foot no-doubter over the center-field wall.
Right after, Flaherty threw a couple of balls to Sal Frelick and he looked frustrated. Flaherty threw the rosin bag down in disgust. Then, Frelick hit a slider into right field corner for a triple.
Gerritt Mitchell lofted a fly ball to left and Kerry Carpenter didn’t have much chance to get the quick Frelick at the plate.
But after that rough start, Flaherty settled down, keeping the Tigers within striking distance, pitching into the fifth inning.
His line: 4⅔ innings, five hits, three runs, walked two and struck out four.
MORE SEIDEL: Detroit Tigers' goal of deep playoff run is obvious through actions, words
Who are these guys?
In many ways, this game was out of character for the Tigers.
The Tigers came into Tuesday’s game with a 10-6 record, the best in the American League. But they also had an American League best plus-23 run differential, one of only three AL teams in positive run-differential territory and were the only team in the AL Central within that positive status.
"It just means we're playing well,” Hinch said before the game. “Our style of play has been the same. Our consistency has been the same. We've responded to success and failure similarly."
And now, they will need to respond to clunker.
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Plenty of chances
The Tigers had all kinds of chances to climb into this game. Dillon Dingler crushed a ball into right center, but Garrett Mitchell caught it on the warning track, a 381-foot blast snagged just a few feet from the wall.
Báez had a great opportunity, coming up with two guys on and one out. But he lined out to left field.
Then, Trey Sweeney ground out on a 2-2 count.
Cat and mouse
In the fifth inning, Christian Yelich, the Brewers cleanup batter, came up with a guy on first. So, Hinch turned to Tyler Holton, who promptly struck him out.
Priester took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and Torres promptly crushed a ball off the in the gap for a double. Kerry Carpenter was coming up, so Milwaukee went to lefty Jared Koenig.
So, Hinch countered with Andy Ibáñez, who replaced Carpenter in the lineup.
Yes, it was a game of cat and mouse.
Ibáñez lined a ball to right field and Frelick threw to third trying to prevent Torres from advancing. Oliver Dunne tagged Torres in the head and the ball squirted out. Torres was shook up but stayed in the game.
But Koenig struck out Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson to end another threat.
Contact Jeff Seidel: [email protected]. Follow him on X @seideljeff
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit Tigers score: Brewers give up just one hit in 5-0 loss
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