I'll admit, I was worried about this game. Detroit is very hot right now and had a 7 game win streak going, which was started when Verlander no hit the Jays. The Jays looked bad against the Tigers, but didn't look bad last night. So now the only team hotter than Detroit is Toronto. Kyle Drabek, after some first inning wildness that only yielded a run, settled in and pitched what one might call a gem. I amend that. 6 walks is not a gem. What is this? An AJ Burnett no-hitter? But 3 hits and 1 earned run spread over 7 innings is approaching a gem. It's zoisite. Drabek has known Jim Leyland since he was a toddler, and Leyland was impressed with Drabek's pitching performance the same way he might have once been impressed with how Kyle shoved peas up his nose and filled his diaper. "His control isn't as good as his dad's," Leyland said. "But he throws a little harder."

Curt Schilling made me agree with him. Yes, apparently he has good points sometimes. This one was about Bautista. Schilling pointed out something I hadn't thought of before. Most guys who were scuffling a little but then find success are reluctant to change anything about their approach. But Schilling points out that Bautista is still evolving as a hitter and is different so far this season. He is also "a good kid."

Bautista had no RBIs last night, but did have 2 singles rounding up his average to .370. Which is ok, I guess. Oh and the search party that was sent out to find Aaron Hill's offense found signs that it is still alive.