St. Petersburg, Fla. – There was a somewhat cheeky item in the game notes Tuesday. Under the tag line, “June Slug,” it was noted the Tigers’ .821 slugging percentage led all of baseball and their 1.239 OPS led the American League – for the month of June.
Was it cheeky or portentous?
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The sample size doubled Tuesday, the second day of June, but so did the production.
The Tigers hit lefty Steven Matz with a barrage of extra-base damage in the first two innings and rode it to their second straight win, 8-0 over the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field.
The win snaps
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