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Detroit's running back duo is helping the Lions have a top offensive in the league
Through three games this season, the Detroit Lions have a top-five offense in the league.
What do coaches always preach when talking about getting the offense rolling? We need to establish the run, and Detroit is doing that with their two stellar running backs.
Starting with second-year back Jahmyr Gibbs. There were some questions about why the organization took him in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft, bu those are quickly being answered.
This season, he’s already compiled more than 200 yards on the ground, averaging more than five yards a carry to go along with two touchdowns.
His counterpart, the veteran David Montgomery, is getting a slightly larger load of the carries. He’s up to 230 yards and three touchdowns.
Montgomery was critical in the week one overtime win against the Los Angeles Rams, which included the game-winning touchdown.
The two are on a bit of a historic run. In every game, Montgomery and Gibbs have each topped 70 scrimmage yards, making them the first running back duo to do so in each of the first three games since 2006.
While they are similar in productivity, assistant head coach and running backs coach Scottie Montgomery said they are very different stylistically.
“A lot of people don’t understand how shifty David is. So as he’s coming off of these jump cuts, a lot of people when they come off of jump cuts are very light, but when he comes off of jump cuts he’s heavy. So when they’re hitting him off of jump cuts they think when he gets hit it’s going to knock him off balance, but it’s not he’s very solid. As when Jah comes off the jump cut, more people wait, so now they’re waiting for what’s going to happen after the jump cut, and now he’s very heavy. So it’s just a different way of being able to use a skill,” Montgomery said.
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Wenceel Pérez returns home, but when will he return to Detroit Tigers?
Tarik Skubal injury: Detroit Tigers ace discusses left elbow surgery
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Wenceel Pérez is home.
But when will he return to the Detroit Tigers?
The 26-year-old outfielder returned to Detroit on Friday, June 19, after spending a couple extra days in Houston awaiting clearance to fly. He suffered an orbital fracture June 16 when a plyometric band struck him below his left eye during his postgame workout routine.
Don’t expect to see him in MLB games anytime soon.
“It’s not injured, from what I understand, where it’s going to be something long term,” manager A.J. Hinch said before Tuesday’s game against the New York Yankees at Comerica Park, “but it doesn’t mean it heals itself fast. He’s feeling better and better and reporting progress.”
The fracture doesn’t require surgery.
“We’ve got to pay attention to the bone healing,” Hinch said. “The eye part of it is, the swelling is the main issue. There were a couple of days there where your eye swells shut and the vision is not there.”
Pérez hasn’t played for the Tigers since June 16.
Before the injury, he hit .180 with seven home runs, 14 walks and 29 strikeouts in 53 games.
Parker Meadows injury update
Center fielder Parker Meadows hasn’t played for the Tigers since April 9.
The 26-year-old has been on the injured list with a left radius fracture, a concussion and a right mouth laceration, with the left radius fracture requiring surgery. There isn’t a timetable for his return to the Tigers.
“The bone shattered, so it’s not as simple as healing a simple break,” Hinch said. “I say shattered as a non-doctor, so I’m not sure if that’s the actual term, but I know it’s been a work in progress to continue his ability to do everything with that hand and arm and wrist. It’s been slow, and there’s not much we can do.”
Before the injury, he hit .250 with two walks and 10 strikeouts in 12 games while serving as the everyday center fielder.
“He’s not hitting and doing all those things that would lead you to start to wonder when he’s coming back, but it’s progressing,” Hinch said. “The nature of the injury, as we are learning, has been the slowest a bone heals. It’s by no setback or no issue.”
‘Slow ramp’ for Gleyber Torres
Second baseman Gleyber Torres, who has one of the best on-base percentages in baseball, remains sidelined with a left oblique strain. The 29-year-old received a cortisone shot Friday, but he still hasn’t resumed baseball activities.
It’s his second left oblique strain over the past two months.
Last time, Torres missed one month while recovering on the injured list.
It could be an even longer process this time.
“He’s doing his normal rehab therapy,” Hinch said. “It’ll be a slow ramp for him.”
Before the latest injury, he hit .280 with four home runs, 29 walks and 33 strikeouts in 43 games while serving as the everyday second baseman.
Contact Evan Petzold at epetzold@freepress.com or follow him @EvanPetzold.
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Man armed with gun shot by police in downtown Detroit ahead of fireworks show, police say
A man, who authorities say was armed with a weapon, was shot by Detroit police on Monday ahead of the annual Ford Fireworks show.
Police say another person, a 19-year-old, was arrested before the shooting.
Detroit police say that at about 6:24 p.m., officers arrested the 19-year-old, who was armed, near the area of Farmer and Bates streets. At that time, a man was seen walking away from a group. Police say that the person ran away, prompting a chase.
During the chase, an officer fired shots, hitting the man several times. The individual was taken to the hospital, and a weapon was recovered from the scene. The individual’s identity is currently unknown.
Police say there is no ongoing threat to the public, and the incident remains under investigation.
The annual fireworks show is set to begin at approximately 10 p.m. over the Detroit River.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
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