Rain happens. This time, though, it could have bigger consequences for the Detroit Tigers. On Tuesday evening at Comerica Park, the Tigers had to endure a near
Rain happens. This time, though, it could have bigger consequences for the Detroit Tigers. On Tuesday evening at Comerica Park, the Tigers had to endure a nearly two-hour rWednesday night, it happened again, but worse.
A major storm popped up on the radar headed right for Detroit. The call was made to go ahead and start the matchup. Detroit’s star free agency signing Framber Valdez took the mound. After throwing a scoreless first inning with no hits, one walk and one strikeout, the grounds crew then took over.
They rolled out the tarp between the top and bottom of the first. Rain delay. The $115 Million Man Sitting In the DugoutWhile Valdez may not be producing what the Tigers expected him to when they signed aNow A.J. Hinch is going to have to make the call about how long Valdez can sit and allow his arm to cool down before he is done.
Can Valdez realistically take the field again? If he can’t , the Tigers just burned one of their most important starters on one inning and will have to hand the rest of an important game off to the bullpen. Hopefully the delay won’t last long and Valdez will be able to return, but the bottom line here is that the Twins will have a fresh starter when play resumes.
The decision to start the game with a major storm brewing on the radar seemed to have unevened the playing field, and the Tigers happened to fall on the wrong side of that. Detroit is sitting 28-39 and 7.5 games back in the AL Central. Every single game at this point is important especially after dropping the ball in May with a dismal 6-22 record.
It feels like this may have been a preventable situation, but Mother Nature doesn’t always play by the rules. Hopefully, the Tigers can continue their newfound momentum and take game two of this three-game series. Loading recommendations... Please wait while we load personalized content recommendationsLaura Lambert resides in Wiggins, Colo. with her husband, Ricky and two sons, Brayden and Boedy.
She attended the University of Northern Colorado while studying economics. She is an accomplished rodeo athlete and barrel horse trainer along with being a life-long sports fan. Over the years, Laura has been active in journalism in a variety of roles. While continuing to cover western sports and country music, she is currently enjoying expanding her reach into multiple sports including MLB, NFL, and WNBA.
Laura covers the Washington Nationals, Houston Astros, Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers, Colorado Rockies, Toronto Blue Jays, and Rodeo for On SI. You can reach her at lauralambertmedia@gmail.com
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