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 WASHINGTON (AP) - During the Detroit Tigers' three days in Washington, a half-dozen players went to Capitol Hill, while Justin Verlander got to spend 20 minutes with President Bush in the Oval Office. Exciting? Sure. But that's nothing compared to what they did with their bats.
Considering they were strangers to the nation's capital, the Tigers sure made themselves at home, scoring 32 runs in three games in their first visit to RFK Stadium in 36 years. They wrapped up their three-game series Wednesday night by pounding the Washington Nationals pitching staff yet again, winning 8-4 to give Jeremy Bonderman his eighth straight victory.
"You're seeing what professional hitting is supposed to be like," manager Jim Leyland said. "But it's not that easy. We'll have our fights and have our battles; you don't just hit like that all the time."
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