Toting his tiny aluminum bat, 5-year-old Gage Brookens wandered toward the cage and watched Austin Jackson, Omar Infante and a few other Tigers take batting practice on a chilly afternoon at Comerica Park.
The bump on Doug Fister's head from a hard line drive was much less of a concern for the Detroit Tigers' pitcher than the 2-0 hole his team needs to climb out of in the World Series.
Justin Verlander already lost. Doug Fister pitched gamely, but his fine effort wasn't good enough either.
The final score is Giants 2, Tigers 0.
A Giant dose of small ball, and suddenly San Francisco finds itself in a most unique position — way ahead in a postseason series.
The final score is Giants 2, Tigers 0.
San Francisco breaks through for a run in the seventh.
Detroit needs Prince Fielder to start producing before it's too late. He's having a tough postseason.
Those postseason struggles that plagued Justin Verlander his first two trips to the postseason looked to be a thing of the past this year.
