Detroit Tigers vs Minnesota Twins (Clinch Day?!)

For their birthdays, Anna and I picked this evening to take Mom and Dad to the Detroit Tigers game!  When we picked this date to go, it was mainly because it was my Mom's birthday.  The closer it got to game night, we realized that we might actually be at the game where the Detroit Tigers would clinch the AL Central Division title.  And sure enough, tonight had the potental to be the game.  If Tigers beat the Twins tonight and Kansas City Royals lost to the White Sox, Tigers would be division champs! We went with high hopes and expectations . . . and the Tigers disappointed us . . . 

The kids all dressed in their Tiger gear and ready to cheer the team on from home.  Samuel cried LOTS of tears when he realized that he wasn't going along. :(

The rest of their birthday presents - buying them new Tigers apparel!  My Dad got a new hat and my Mom got an Ian Kinsler t-shirt.

A beautiful night for a baseball game!

Love these people!!

73 degrees on September 26?!!? At 7:10 at night? Yes, please!

Ready for the game to start!

Yeah, well, this game isn't going so well!!  First two pitches and Porcello gave up a double and then a single making it 1-0. Did I mention that was only after two pitches?!  Then he got a couple of outs before giving up a home run. Top of the 1st and the score is 3-0.  Tigers have some work to do!

Still having fun even though the score is 6-3 in favor of the Twins . . .and getting worse as this picture was taken.

By the 8th inning the fans were clearing out quickly.  More empty seats or more full seats?

The good news was . . . we got to sit on cushy chairs for the 9th inning because so many people had already left!

In the 9th inning, Ausmus put in a whole new line-up of no-namers. The starters didn't even wait in the dugout for the end of the game. They were so embarrassed that they headed straight for the clubhouse. 

Final Score: Tigers 4, Twins 11.  Even the rally cap didn't work.  Oh - and the Royals beat the White Sox. Wow that ended all wrong!!  Oh well - great company, great weather, and still SO FUN to be at Comerica Park cheering on the Tigers!