Inside Pitch - Jim Leyland

Brad Penny will be the latest to try and snap the slide this is their Herb Chambers Cadillac in Providence pregame show. Penny entered its evidence six with a knee area five to zero last time out he lost to Tampa Bay allowing five runs over six innings including three home runs against the Yankees in June. He shut out New York for six innings but did not factor in the decision. The Tigers sent righthander Edwin Jackson the -- the former ray is 85 this season. -- impressive 262 were earned run average. Last time out he shut out the Orioles over eight innings for the victory. Is only allowed more than three earned runs in -- start twice this season that hasn't happened since early may. Time now for the inside pitch which is brought to you by Harvard Pilgrim Health Care to learn more about Harvard Pilgrim Health Care visit Harvard pilgrim -- award. Here's Tigers manager Jim Leland with Jokester it Leo.

Jim before we get to baseball you made some comments about David Ortiz that you do believe them and that people have had enough of this discussion about. Performance enhancing drugs.

Yeah I want to make clear I don't condone army over there on in the business I don't condone or anything but. I I I don't know do Ortiz go by normal off the noise I've I've been through believe him if he said he'd been knowingly -- steroid -- heart so. -- other users -- never and infineon. Those additional board we know we're gamers are flawed movement by because there's been admission by some players shall we Millwood has been around. But I think through. That they would just waste your time to continue to harp on him I actually do little surveys about a week you'll. From all the games -- the image in the baseball. I think the average crowd the average throughout visuals -- 3940000. People for all the games played that night so. You know why I don't want Rogers who loosened fell off the side and act like to try to sweep on the carpet. But I think a lot of this stuff that ends up become on the nose in the recruitment -- and we can do do you think that put it behind us not -- financial -- Means no more than -- probably will be some other means -- and nothing upsets me because. It is supposed to be confidential thing I just don't think it's fair. You know I think -- wrong -- the guys do -- I don't think that the vanquished some of them but the commissioner has put a wonderful program in place. Evident by the Manny Ramirez situation really this year. And we are trying to pick your businesses as well we possibly cancel. We're not perfect and -- no question mode makes a mistake. But. And that city you don't pay for those mistakes but I'm not saying that who do -- form book of the same time. Let's enjoy rule we do them let's enjoy the game the way it is the pennant races -- and I really meant -- so I don't really think. Overall -- fans here.

teams coming here playing pretty well they will have a lead in the central but they've had some very big come from behind wins.

We -- we don't usually yesterday through enough and got -- let them -- report from back. -- the mound yesterday in the -- a lot of heat yesterday in Detroit and got a nice when -- close while our better wins -- your house with -- course. -- we're going into harshness Cyrano I'm sure -- are fertile embarrassed over the weekend and maybe embarrassed about the right choice to work with. You know losing four straight through Yankees so you know if they play really good here they're going to be pounded a relentless so.

We are -- Try everything -- you know score for 31 innings that this is -- the enforce.

No really you know I think what happens is sometimes the Terry Aaron Carter similar game author of Wakefield -- officers and recruits from interest for him. -- militaries -- you know sometimes managers if you want to push a little bit and there is but we're not score all about getting guys on bases hard to do this soul actually watched the game last I thought their -- almost on a -- together as a Boston win the game. Producer of the home run. MM sure enough things come right back prepared their very dangerous I think the Yankees have a tremendous lineup. And it's going to be a dogfight throughout suffer a long way from beyond the same Aaron Hill and if they get to post season -- aware of the division -- wild -- We started -- back in the first game you do.

Chance. What certainly a year clever as some big bats and that is Curtis Granderson just keep getting better and better yet he -- he's the players feel. -- improve on some reviews and better and better. And you know cut the Jericho final bit more. Toward home -- forceful numbers horrors for. He's our guy I've been Kofi goes for illegal -- And the starting pitching has to. He's young. And throws. Normally if -- chance to win the game -- a couple of hours and but for the most part you know keep him. And the body bullpen loss in my -- that -- he's really picked it up run infamous -- rule accuse your feet. But some -- Todd Jones who's news news -- so. You have to run a good stuff he's very capable yourself think -- losses over approval. And -- your son. Pat is here he's gone to Maryland to play baseball. Mueller gators for -- of -- afforded a dispute. Much rumor. On baseball's. Problem catcher like that he's a catcher blues club that at least open. You always great to see and that -- the best thing you room to push it review jab like you that.

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