Tigers' Jim Leyland: Jury still out on Alburquerque's return to major leagues 'I don't know if he's getting them out on strikes, or they're swinging at that slider in the dirt,' Leyland said. 'I don't know what he's striking them out on. I know he's striking them out on a slider, but I don't know if it is a slider that they take up here or if it is a legitimate slider.'
June 21, 2013 - Detroit Free Press
Peralta lifts Tigers over Red Sox, Rangers win to close in (Reuters) - Jhonny Peralta belted a two-run walk off homer in the bottom of the ninth to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 4-3 win over the Boston Red Sox in the battle of American League division leaders on Thursday. Peralta placed an Andrew Bailey slider over the left-field fence to move the Tigers (40-31) to their 40th win of the season while dropping the Red Sox to (44-31). Elsewhere Jordan ...
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Baseball-Peralta lifts Tigers over Red Sox, Rangers win to close in June 20 (Reuters) - Jhonny Peralta belted a two-run walk off homer in the bottom of the ninth to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 4-3 win over the Boston Red Sox in the battle of American League division leaders on Thursday. Peralta placed an Andrew Bailey slider over the left-field fence to move the Tigers (40-31) to their 40th win of the season while dropping the Red Sox to (44-31). Elsewhere ...
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Terry Francona in PhillySportsline I thought he threw some good pitches,Boston manager Terry Francona said about Matsuzaka's outing. "I thought he had some depth to his slider and there was some differential, and I thought his fastball was good. Just a lot of deep counts."
Mike Lowell in Lewiston Sun Journal I basically could have bet the house he was going to throw a slider there and he threw a fastball in and Manny was on it and basically hit it over the lightsin left field, Lowell said. "That showed me when he's locked in I don't think...
Shane Victorino in USA Today He threw me a slider,Victorino said. "He provided most of the power but I put a good swing on it and it left the park."