Do you think a lot of righthanded Tiger batters complained about little aches and pains and volunteered to sit tonight? Nobody in the AL looks forward to hitting against Roy Halladay. Whether you think the ten-inning shutout, the three straight complete games, the 0.78 ERA on short rest or The Streak was the highlight of his season, it's been tremendous. As Carlos Tosca told Mike Klis of the Denver Post, "You get the feeling he could close for us in the games between his starts."
Mike D compared this to an NCAA hoops tournament mismatch, but if Halladay is Kansas, poor Shane Loux is an intramural team at Humber College. Doc is 8-1 with three complete games and a 1.72 ERA against the Tigers. Loux has an 8.22 ERA at home.
Phelps sits in favour of Cash; Myers could catch, but is the DH. Reed Johnson gets a night off, with Cat and Hinske at the top of the order.
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