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Tigers lineup:
Jackson CF
Hunter RF
Cabrera 3B
Fielder 1B
Martinez DH
Peralta SS
Avila C
Infante 2B
Kelly LF
Scherzer P
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_10_13_detmlb_bosmlb_1&mode=gameday&c_id=det
Gameday from mlb.com
http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/preview?gameId=331013102&teams=detroit-tigers-vs-boston-red-sox
Tigers vs. redsox ALCS Game 2 Preview.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_/id/28976/max-scherzer
Scherzer vs. redsox.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_/id/28855/clay-buchholz
Tigers Hitters vs. bucholz.
http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/10/detroit_tigers_gameday_jhonny_4.html
Detroit Tigers Gameday: Jhonny Peralta back at shortstop, Don Kelly gets start in left field in Game 2.
from Mlive
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/inde...1&mode=preview&vkey=preview_web_away&c_id=det
Tigers vs. redsox ALCS Game 2 Preview.
from the Tigers official site
Jhonny Peralta is back at shortstop tonight, which means Jose Iglesias will move to the bench. Tigers manager Jim Leyland called it a "pretty simple" decision, saying the move gave the Tigers the "best chance two win."
With Peralta at shortstop, Don Kelly will make his third start in left field this postseason. The move gives the Tigers another left-handed bat in their lineup with right-hander Clay Buchholtz set to start for Boston.
Iglesias can be used a late defensive replacement and a pinch-runner if needed tonight. Andy Dirks, Hernan Perez, Ramon Santiago and Brayan Pena are all available off the bench tonight, too.
Just as Jim Leyland did behind Justin Verlander in Game 5 of the AL Division Series, he has Jhonny Peralta at shortstop and Don Kelly in left field. Max Scherzer hasn’t pitched to strikeouts and fly balls to quite the same extreme as Verlander, but he’s in the same mold when he’s on. Considering how many sliders and breaking balls the Red Sox missed in Game 1, it’s an offensive tradeoff Leyland clearly felt was worth the risk.
That said, Leyland defended Peralta’s play at short in the interview room.
“Jhonny Peralta is no donkey. He’s made the All‑Star team twice for me as a shortstop in the last few years,” Leyland said. “He’s a very good shortstop. We’re trying to get another bat in there, and we felt it would be the best way to do it.
“Like I said, this guy is a bona fide Major League shortstop. This is not a utility guy you’re playing there. This is a topnotch shortstop. He doesn’t have the range [Jose] Iglesias has, but this is a very, very good shortstop.”
from JasonBeck'sTigersblog
Jackson CF
Hunter RF
Cabrera 3B
Fielder 1B
Martinez DH
Peralta SS
Avila C
Infante 2B
Kelly LF
Scherzer P
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_10_13_detmlb_bosmlb_1&mode=gameday&c_id=det
Gameday from mlb.com
http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/preview?gameId=331013102&teams=detroit-tigers-vs-boston-red-sox
Tigers vs. redsox ALCS Game 2 Preview.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_/id/28976/max-scherzer
Scherzer vs. redsox.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_/id/28855/clay-buchholz
Tigers Hitters vs. bucholz.
http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/10/detroit_tigers_gameday_jhonny_4.html
Detroit Tigers Gameday: Jhonny Peralta back at shortstop, Don Kelly gets start in left field in Game 2.
from Mlive
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/inde...1&mode=preview&vkey=preview_web_away&c_id=det
Tigers vs. redsox ALCS Game 2 Preview.
from the Tigers official site
Jhonny Peralta is back at shortstop tonight, which means Jose Iglesias will move to the bench. Tigers manager Jim Leyland called it a "pretty simple" decision, saying the move gave the Tigers the "best chance two win."
With Peralta at shortstop, Don Kelly will make his third start in left field this postseason. The move gives the Tigers another left-handed bat in their lineup with right-hander Clay Buchholtz set to start for Boston.
Iglesias can be used a late defensive replacement and a pinch-runner if needed tonight. Andy Dirks, Hernan Perez, Ramon Santiago and Brayan Pena are all available off the bench tonight, too.
Just as Jim Leyland did behind Justin Verlander in Game 5 of the AL Division Series, he has Jhonny Peralta at shortstop and Don Kelly in left field. Max Scherzer hasn’t pitched to strikeouts and fly balls to quite the same extreme as Verlander, but he’s in the same mold when he’s on. Considering how many sliders and breaking balls the Red Sox missed in Game 1, it’s an offensive tradeoff Leyland clearly felt was worth the risk.
That said, Leyland defended Peralta’s play at short in the interview room.
“Jhonny Peralta is no donkey. He’s made the All‑Star team twice for me as a shortstop in the last few years,” Leyland said. “He’s a very good shortstop. We’re trying to get another bat in there, and we felt it would be the best way to do it.
“Like I said, this guy is a bona fide Major League shortstop. This is not a utility guy you’re playing there. This is a topnotch shortstop. He doesn’t have the range [Jose] Iglesias has, but this is a very, very good shortstop.”
from JasonBeck'sTigersblog
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