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Game 121 Tigers vs. Dodgers August 18, 2017

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Tigers lineup:
1. Ian Kinsler, 2B
2. Mikie Mahtook, CF
3. Justin Upton, LF
4. Miguel Cabrera, 1B
5. Nicholas Castellanos, 3B
6. Victor Martinez, DH
7. James McCann, C
8. Alex Presley, RF
9. Jose Iglesias, SS
Jordan Zimmermann RHP
Bench: C John Hicks, IF/OF Andrew Romine, IF Dixon Machado.

dodgers lineup:
taylor dh
seager ss
bearded bozo the clown 3b
bellinger lf
grandal c
puig rf
gonzalez 1b
forsythe 2b
pederson cf
hill lhp

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/m...detroit-tigers-los-angeles-dodgers/578178001/
How to watch tonight's Detroit Tigers vs. Los Angeles Dodgers game.
Freep

http://m.tigers.mlb.com/news/articl...dgers-former-wolverine-hill/?topicId=26688732
Zimmermann set to face mighty Dodgers.
Tigers official site

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2017/08/tigers_dodgers_preview_jordan.html#incart_river_index
Tigers, Dodgers preview: Michigan alum Rich Hill starting for MLB's best team.
Mlive

https://www.baseball-reference.com/previews/2017/DET201708180.shtml
Detroit Tigers vs. Los Angeles Dodgers, at Comerica Park, August 18, 2017 Matchups, Tickets, Preview.
Baseball Reference

Things to watch
Miguel Cabrera is 4-for-9 with a double and a home run lifetime against Hill.

Zimmermann made eight starts against the Dodgers during his Nationals tenure, going 2-2 with a 4.40 ERA. Justin Turner is 4-for-7 with a double and homer against Zimmermann, while Chase Utley is 6-for-25 with four walks against him.

Tigers catcher James McCann was a Dodgers fan growing up in Santa Barbara, Calif., though he became an Angels fan later in his teenage years. He counted Gary Sheffield and Raul Mondesi among his favorite players.

Detroit Tigers
RHP Jordan Zimmermann (7-9, 5.62 ERA)
23 GS, 129 2/3 IP, 155 H, 81 ER, 26 HR, 38 BB, 86 K, 5.46 FIP

Los Angeles Dodgers
LHP Rich Hill (8-4, 3.44 ERA)
17 GS, 89 IP, 70 H, 34 ER, 12 HR, 37 BB, 107 K, 3.97 FIP

Who: Detroit Tigers (53-67) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (85-34)
When: 7:10 p.m. EDT
Where: Comerica Park
TV: Fox Sports Detroit
Radio: FM 97.1 The Ticket and the Tigers radio network.

Notable
The Dodgers are 24-5 since the All-Star break. Rookie first baseman Cody Bellinger is second in the NL with 34 home runs.

As of Thursday, Zimmermann has the third-highest ERA in the AL among qualified pitchers. He has given up 155 hits (sixth-most) and 26 home runs (seventh-most).
Zimmermann is 2-2 with a 4.40 ERA in eight career starts against the Dodgers.

Hill, a Michigan alumnus, has allowed more than two earned runs in just four of 17 starts this season.
Hill is 2-0 with a 3.42 ERA in 15 games (two starts) against Detroit. Notable Tigers vs Hill: Victor Martinez (4 for 11), Miguel Cabrera (4 for 9, 1 HR), Justin Upton (1 for 8).

Tigers by the numbers
Overall: 53-67
Current streak: L4
At Comerica Park: 29-28
On the road: 24-39
Day games: 23-18
Night games: 30-49
vs. AL East: 14-13
vs. AL Central: 25-24
vs. AL West: 8-21
vs. NL: 5-9
 
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Dick Enberg doing all three fox sports Detroit games this weekend !!
 
One of miggy's best swings of the year on that rbi double.
 
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Kinsler walks and then steals second and third,

Mahtook k's,

J_Up with a smash to straight away center bounces off the top of wall and over cf'ers glove, Kinsler scores,

Miggy lines it to the left center to the wall for a double and J_Up scores,

Tigers lead 2 - 0,

Nick with a shallow fly to right and puig has it barely,

Victor lines it right at bearded bozo the clown,
 
Miggy ties Tony Gwynn for 34th all-time with 543 career double next is Jeter at 544,
 
f'n zimmermann already giving it back,

what a waste of a signing,
 
Assmus takes Zimm out top 6th with runners 2nd and 3rd,

Stumpf pitching,

sac fly makes it 7 - 3,

Zimmermann's pathetic line 5 1/3 IP 7 runs 10 hits 2 BB 5 K's

now Stumpf has bases loaded w/ a walk,

3 outs
 
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