Because of the unseasonably cold weather, the Tigers changed the start time of all three of their home games against the Yankees this week to day games. The Mets changed the time of their game on Tuesday against the Marlins from 7:10 p.m. to 4:10 p.m. Their game on Wednesday was already a 1:10 p.m. game.

Normally, the most frustrating batch comes from that middle third basket. The games you blow in the ninth inning. The games you strand a small village of men on base. The games you waste a great outing from your starter and lose 2-1.