The Detroit Tigers Count on Phil Coke Against the Seattle Mariners

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The Detroit Tigers Count on Phil Coke Against the Seattle Mariners

The Detroit Tigers are on the winning track once again due to great pitching. They will look for another great performance when they battle the Seattle Mariners in game two.

After 157 relief appearances, Phil Coke struggled when he made his first career start in the 2010 season finale. The left-hander, though, is now making a strong case to be a permanent fixture in the Detroit Tigers’ rotation.

Coming off his first career win as a starter, Coke will try to extend his 12-inning scoreless streak Tuesday night when the visiting Tigers continue their series with the Seattle Mariners. Coke (1-2, 2.25 ERA), who spent 2008 and 2009 with the New York Yankees, went 7-5 with a 3.76 ERA in 74 appearances for Detroit last season. In his first career start - only getting the ball Coke made his first two appearances this season as a reliever, but he has been solid in two starts since, going 1-1 while allowing two runs and six hits over 13 2-3 innings. He threw seven innings of three-hit ball in Thursday’s 3-0 win at Oakland, and has not allowed a run since the second inning of his first start - against Kansas City on April 9.

Coke’s teammates have apparently found their hitting stroke at Safeco Field, where they had dropped four of five prior to Monday’s 8-3 series-opening win. After combining for three runs and 11 hits in back-to-back losses at Oakland over the weekend, the Tigers (8-9) tagged Mariners pitching for 10 hits, including four in a six-run seventh inning.

However, it’s uncertain when hard-hitting catcher Victor Martinez will be back in the Tigers’ lineup after leaving Monday’s game in the second inning with a strained right groin.

The light-hitting Mariners (5-12) continue to struggle at the plate, batting an AL-worst .217. Back home after batting .194 and scoring nine runs while dropping three of four in Kansas City, Seattle scored three or fewer for the sixth time in seven games Monday.Even two-time AL batting champ Ichiro Suzuki can’t get going, hitting a career-low .250 following Monday’s 1-for-5 effort.

Seattle continues to slump as the Tigers win again, even without Martinez.

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