We had a great time as the Tigers finished off a sweep of the Cardinals with a 4-1 win. It was Kid’s Day so the nephews didn’t have much autograph luck, but they did get to run the bases afterwards. I didn’t though, the adults had to walk around the fence and meet the kid’s on the other side.

The game came down to one thing - pitching! Jeremy Bonderman was outstanding and Sidney Ponson was equally as good. It was a 1-1 duel until the eighth when the Tigers finally broke through on offense led by a Curtis Granderson double. Bonderman finished with 8 strikeouts and impressive back-to-back strikeouts of Albert Pujols and Scott Rolen in the 1st inning!

My favorite photo of the day!

The atmosphere was electric, the fans were pumped!

Brandon Inge made two great diving plays at third. On the first, he threw a guy out from his knees, and the second he robbed Pujols of extra bases and saved a run! He is fun to watch at third!

Joel Zumaya also had an impressive strikeout against Pujols, that was fun to watch. Todd Jones even managed to save the game.

All in all, it was a very fun day and it was fun to get back to the ballpark. I really think this Tigers team can contend and will be battling until the end. Never count them out!

Read Detroit 4, St. Louis 1 at Yahoo! Sports for a game recap.

Here’s some photos from the game, we sat behind the third base dugout (FREE tickets!) and the pictures are taken from my seat in section 122.

1st Place!

It was around 80° all game, luckily there was a nice little breeze.
The Sports Guy did get a little red!

Comerica was packed!

Bonderman pitched another great game!

Pudge played first and Polanco was at second.
It was Placido Bobblehead Day as well!

Pujols had a rough day, he was robbed of extra bases
by Inge and struck out against Bonderman and Zumaya.

Another crowd shot!

Curtis Granderson had another good day,
including the big hit in the eighth!

Pudge!

Maggs!

Zumaya “zooms” one in against Pujols!

GO TIGERS!

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