DETROIT -- Robbie Ray provided a glimpse of what the Detroit Tigers saw in him
when they acquired the pitching prospect for Doug Fister.
Randall Cobb Packers Jersey . Ray gave up one
run in his major league debut and got plenty of run support, especially from
Miguel Cabrera, to help Detroit rout the Houston Astros 11-4 on Tuesday night
for its season-high seventh straight win. When Ray walked off the mound and
toward the dugout in the sixth inning, he was given a standing ovation by a
crowd that included his mother, father, fiancee and her family. "I did enjoy
it," he said. "I started tearing up a little bit." Some of those same fans may
have wondered what the Tigers were thinking when they traded a 14-game winner to
Washington for the 22-year-old Ray during the off-season. "I got the sense that
before today, they didnt know who I was," Ray said. Now, they know and 27,939
fans probably liked what they witnessed from the hard-throwing lefty. Ray (1-0)
gave up one run, five hits and a walk, and struck out five in 5 1-3 innings. He
probably earned another turn in the rotation because Anibal Sanchez is on the
disabled list with a cut on his right middle finger. "Id be surprised if it was
somebody else," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. Ray responded well when
Jose Altuve led off the game with a bloop down the right field line, which he
turned into a double. Dexter Fowler followed with an infield single after Ray
ran past first base when Cabrera tossed him the ball. With the poise Ausmus
predicted he would have, Ray struck out the third and fourth batters in Houstons
lineup and an inning-inning groundout got him out of the jam. "That was a big
inning," Houston manager Bo Porter said. "You have a guy whos making his first
major league start on the ropes with the middle of the order coming up. "But to
his credit, he was able to get out of it." The former Nationals prospect had a
shot to have a scoreless start, but second baseman Ian Kinsler dropped a popup
that allowed Fowler to score in the sixth inning. "Hes got good stuff and a good
head on his shoulders," Tigers catcher Alex Avila said. "But people cant -- or
shouldnt -- put pressure on the kid about being part of the Fister trade."
Cabrera homered in the first inning for his first of four hits and four RBIs. He
raised his batting average to .293 after it was .206 on April 21. The reigning
two-time AL MVP, who matched a season high with the four hits, had an RBI single
in the seventh and a two-run double in the eighth. "Every player goes through a
little bit of a lull once in a while," Ausmus said. "Its just that I think Miggy
has set such a high standard that people dont expect it." The Tigers scored two
runs in the third inning and another in the fourth. J.D. Martinez was the only
player in Detroits lineup who did not have a hit until he had an RBI single in
the five-run eighth. Houston, which has the worst record in the majors (10-23),
lost its fourth straight and sixth in seven games. "Its a little tough, you
know," right-hander Josh Fields said after giving up five runs and getting only
two outs. "Were struggling. But itll be all right." Brett Oberholtzer (0-6)
allowed four runs, nine hits, two sacrifice flies and a walk over six innings.
"I thought he did a good job of battling and did a good job of leaving us in a
good position when he left the game," Porter said. The Astros bullpen, though,
ended any shot of at least staying competitive in the game by giving up seven
runs. "Extremely troubled," Porter said. "If our bullpen would have been able to
keep it there, it would have been a different ballgame." NOTES: Detroit OF
Torii Hunter extended his hitting streak to 13 games and had the first of
Detroits three sacrifice flies. ... Porter said RHP Scott Feldman, who has been
on the DL since mid-April with right biceps tendinitis, will start Friday at
Baltimore and said a decision will be made Wednesday or Thursday about who will
be taken out of the rotation.
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goals and an assist as the Kings stretched their streak to seven wins in a row
with a 4-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday.
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is for loving Latrell Scott.EDMONTON - Theyve got three of their own No. 1 draft
picks on their roster but its a former St. Louis Blues first-round selection who
has quietly emerged as the Edmonton Oilers leading scorer. Edmonton picked up
David Perron from St. Louis last summer, and the 2007 first-round selection,
despite missing four games with a neck injury, has 12 goals and 25 points for
the Oilers (10-18-3, 23 points). Whats more, the 25-year-old is just one of
three players on the squad not on the negative side of the plus-minus rating.
"Its only 25-30 games so I dont want to go ahead of schedule," said the native
of Sherbrooke, Que. "I want to keep going, keep working hard and help this team.
"I like the way its going lately with the team and with a lot of the individual
play so we have to keep it up." But Edmonton first-year coach Dallas Eakins said
Perron is more than just an offensive player. The Oilers landed Perron from the
Blues for Swedish-born forward Magnus Paajarvi and a 14 second-round pick. "I
love his competitiveness," Eakins said. "As much skill as he has, hes got that
little bit of nasty in him." Eakins adds the seven-year veteran has wasted no
time becoming a leader in the dressing room. However, the six-foot, 198-pound
Perron admits hes frustrated with the Oilers inconsistent play this season. "I
dont know if its a roller coaster but thats not the way were trying to build,"
said Perron. "I know its frustrating for everybody but were trying not to get on
that roller coaster. "Were trying to stay on an even keel. Were trying to find
that good balance." Thats been difficult for an Edmonton team thats alternated
wins with losses over its last eight games. The Oilers continue their five-game
homestand Tuesday night hosting the Carolina Hurricanes. At no time, perhaps,
was their inconsistency more evident than their two games last week — a 6-2 loss
to Phoenix on Tuesday, then an 8-2 win over Colorado on Thursday.
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followed that up with a 2-1 overtime loss to Calgary and the frustration of
being unable to score led to another breakdown in the system that resulted in a
lot of unsuccessful individual play. "I dont know if its a case of (players)
saying it doesnt matter what the system is, Im going to do it myself but theres
just too many turnovers," said Perron, who is third on the team in penalty
minutes. "Its probably throughout the year some of these guys are so good its
almost like, and Im guilty of it once and while also, that you want to show you
can take care of the game, you want to step up and be the difference maker. "I
know we want to make plays but we have to be smart and keep plays going." And
that means shooting more rather than trying to make an abundance of fancy
passes. Perron has taken a team-high 98 shots so that wouldnt appear to be an
issue for him. "My first two years when Andy Murray was my coach (in St. Louis),
he was saying Youre selfish when you dont shoot the puck because the team needs
you to shoot the puck, " said Perron. "The first couple of years I was like,
what is he talking about? "But sometimes it does make sense. When you overpass
it when you have a lane to shoot, whats the point? You have to put it there (on
net)." Perron scored 13, 15 and 20 goals his first three NHL campaigns before
injuries restricted him to just 115 games from 2010 to 13. Still, he had a
career-best 21 goals in 57 contests with the Blues in 2011-12. Perron said while
many of the young Oilers are great playmakers, they also have greats shots that
they dont make enough use of. "When (Ryan Nugent-Hopkins) has the puck and hes
on a 2-on-1, I know hes going to try to make a play," Perron said. "But if he
sees something he has to try to go for it."
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