By: Joe Lami

The San Francisco Giants attempt at sweeping, the AL Central leading, Detroit Tigers came up short Sunday Evening, losing 6-1. Reigning American League Most Valuable Player, Miguel Cabrera lead the Tiger offensively with 3 RBI. Two of which came off a home run in the third inning on a ball hit to deep left center for the slugger’s 22^nd long fly of the season, and his third in the last two games.

The Giants only run came off the bat of Angel Pagan in the fifth inning bringing in Gregor Blanco. Pagan’s RBI was his only hit of the game, as he struggled from the lead-off spot batting one for five in Sunday’s contest. He wasn’t the only Giant who struggled, as the team was able to only mustard up one hit with runners in scoring position, as they hit a dreaded one for eight.

Most of this was due part to young left-handed pitcher, Kyle Lobstein. Lobstein earned his third start of the season and his best start since. He pitched 5.2 innings giving up one run on four hits, while striking out three in the process, earning his first win of the season.

Tim Hudson was handed his tenth loss of the season, as his record drops to 9-10. In the losing effort, the right-hander threw six innings, allowing eight hits for three runs and only striking out one.

The relievers didn’t do much better, as it took three different pitchers to get through the Tiger three run seventh. After Alex Avila started the inning with a strikeout, the Tigers were able to string some hits together. Andrew Romaine started things off with a single and a stolen base. Ian Kinsler would follow that up with an RBI double. Cabrera would earn his third RBI of the game and 100^th on the season with a single to left, bringing in Kinsler. Finally, Cabrera scored on a Victor Martinez double.

Sunday was a bad day to lose for the Giants’, as it doesn’t help their playoffs chances, with wins from Los Angeles, and Atlanta. All of which are vying for playoff positioning. The Giants fall to three games back behind the Dodgers in the NL West, while still holding onto the top Wild Card spot only three and half games up on Pittsburg. Atlanta and Milwaukee are on the heels of Pittsburg as well at a half game back.