AL Central Watch

[cmlfactor]

Of course Youk homers to put the Sox on top. ****ers. When are they going to start losing?

(Wonder how many Sox fans thought that about the Tigers last year. It never happened.)

 

[kalinecountry]

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AjxYxI1SjlxFdHMyWHVVbU5zVGtHc0xsSGFfcnBOaHc#gid=0
2012 Tigers-White Sox Stretch Run Spreadsheet.
from WalkoffWoodwardTigersblog

the White Sox face Matt Moore, Jeremy Hellickson, David Price, and James Shields in the last week of the regular season.

 

[tigerfan2272]

Hey White Sox finally lose a game!

 

[jas5lf]

Hey White Sox finally lose a game!

Good. Hopefully they lose all of their remaining 35 games as well.

 

[jmakula87]

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AjxYxI1SjlxFdHMyWHVVbU5zVGtHc0xsSGFfcnBOaHc#gid=0
2012 Tigers-White Sox Stretch Run Spreadsheet.
from WalkoffWoodwardTigersblog

the White Sox face Matt Moore, Jeremy Hellickson, David Price, and James Shields in the last week of the regular season.

I was wondering who they would face there. Sooooooooo happy they face the Rays late in the season. And about freaking time the twatsox lost. I swear all they do is hit homeruns. It just makes me more and more angry.

 

[grandy]

Nice showing by the AL Central last night

Every team lost except the Tigers, who of course didn't play.

 

[grandy]

The Indians are 11-32 since the ASB, including 5-20 this month.

 

[kalinecountry]

pitching matchups for the Tigers- 'twatsox' series: thankyou jmakula87

Friday: Doug Fister vs. Jake Peavy
Saturday: Max Scherzer vs. Francisco Liriano
Sunday: Justin Verlander vs. Chris Sale

 

[cmlfactor]

With those matchups there's no reason to not take at least 2 of 3...sweep is not unheard of. Just need to not beat themselves...

 

[kalinecountry]

Gavin Floyd was placed on the 15-day DL, retroactive to August 27, with a strained right elbow. The MRI ruled out any major structural damage but did reveal a strain to the flexor mass of the elbow, the same structure that was inflamed earlier in 2012. Given the timing of the injury, Floyd is likely finished for the season. In a corresponding move, Dylan Axelrod was recalled from the minors.

 

[grandy]

Updated

Tigers fall to 3 back

 

[kalinecountry]

Since WhiteSox reclaimed 1st in AL Central (32G each), both Tigers and CWS are 20-12. Only three times when CWS lost have Tigers won.

 

[grandy]

Prep for the September/October edit

September/October Records
Chicago 0-0
Detroit 0-0
KC 0-0
Cleveland 0-0
Minnesota 0-0


September/October AL Central Battles
1-2 Chicago @ Detroit
1-2 Minnesota @ KC
3-5 Minnesota @ Chicago
3-5 Cleveland @ Detroit
7-9 KC @ Chicago
7-10 Cleveland @ Minnesota
10-13 Detroit @ Chicago
11-13 KC @ Minnesota
14-16 Chicago @ Minnesota
14-16 Detroit @ Cleveland
18-20 Chicago @ KC
18-20 Minnesota @ Cleveland
21-23 Minnesota @ Detroit
21-23 Cleveland @ KC
24-26 Cleveland @ Chicago
24-27 KC @ Detroit
28-30 Detroit @ Minnesota
28-30 KC @ Cleveland
1-3 Chicago @ Cleveland
1-3 Detroit @ KC

September/October Schedules

Chicago
1-2 @ Detroit
3-5 vs Minnesota
7-9 vs KC
10-13 vs Detroit
14-16 @ Minnesota
18-20 @ KC
21-23 @ LA Angels
24-26 vs Cleveland
27-30 vs Tampa
1-3 @ Cleveland

Detroit
1-2 vs Chicago
3-5 vs Cleveland
7-9 @ LA Angels
10-13 @ Chicago
14-16 @ Cleveland
18-20 vs Oakland
21-23 vs Minnesota
24-27 vs KC
28-30 @ Minnesota
1-3 @ KC

KC
1-2 vs Minnesota
3-6 vs Texas
7-9 @ Chicago
11-13 @ Minnesota
14-16 vs LA Angels
18-20 vs Chicago
21-23 vs Cleveland
24-27 @ Detroit
28-30 @ Cleveland
1-3 vs Detroit

Cleveland
1-2 vs Texas
3-5 @ Detroit
7-10 @ Minnesota
11-13 @ Texas
14-16 vs Detroit
18-20 vs Minnesota
21-23 @ KC
24-26 @ Chicago
28-30 vs KC
1-3 vs Chicago

Minnesota
1-2 @ KC
3-5 @ Chicago
7-10 vs Cleveland
11-13 vs KC
14-16 vs Chicago
18-20 @ Cleveland
21-23 @ Detroit
24-26 vs NY Yankees
28-30 vs Detroit
1-3 @ Toronto

 

[kalinecountry]

Last year 2011 the Tigers were 45 and 36 on the road,

this year after 64 games they are 30 and 34. Last year after 64 games they were 33 and 31, going 12 and 5 the last 17 on the road to finish at that road record. This years team isn't playing as well away from Comerica....so far.

Batting,
Tigers 2012 Home .276 .341 .445 .785
Tigers 2012 Away .262 .333 .404 .737

Tigers 2011 Home .288 .348 .463 .811
Tigers 2011 Away .267 .332 .406 .738

Pitching,
2012 Home 39 and 26 .364 ERA .257 BAA .315 .396 .711 OBP SLG OPS
2012 Away 30 and 34 .423 ERA .265 BAA .320 .431 .751 OBP SLG OPS

2011 Home 50 and 31 .403 ERA .261 BAA .319 .394 .713 OBP SLG OPS
2011 Away 45 and 36 .406 ERA .252 BAA .323 .399 .722 OBP SLG OPS

 

[kalinecountry]

orioles beat the sox 5 - 3, chance to close to 2 GB with a win tonight.

 

[tigerfan2272]

Thank you Orioles, please for the love of god win this game Tigers.

 

[grandy]

August is in the books

August Records
Chicago 16-12
Detroit 16-11
KC 17-11
Cleveland 5-24
Minnesota 9-19


August AL Central Battles
1 Chicago @ Minnesota (Chicago 1-0)
1-2 Cleveland @ KC (KC 2-0)
3-5 Cleveland @ Detroit (Detroit 3-0)
6-8 Minnesota @ Cleveland (Minnesota 2-1)
6-8 KC @ Chicago (KC 2-1)
13-15 Detroit @ Minnesota (Detroit 2-1)
17-19 Chicago @ KC (KC 3-0)
28-30 Detroit @ KC (KC 3-0)
31 Minnesota @ KC (Postponed)
31 Chicago @ Detroit (Detroit 1-0)

August Schedules

Chicago
1 @ Minnesota (1-0)
3-5 vs LA Angels (2-1)
6-8 vs KC (1-2)
10-12 vs Oakland (2-1)
13-16 @ Toronto (3-1)
17-19 @ KC (0-3)
20-22 vs NY Yankees (3-0)
24-26 vs Seattle (3-0)
27-30 @ Baltimore (1-3)
31 @ Detroit (0-1)

Detroit
1 @ Boston (1-0)
3-5 vs Cleveland (3-0)
6-9 vs NY Yankees (2-2)
10-12 @ Texas (1-2)
13-15 @ Minnesota (2-1)
17-19 vs Baltimore (1-2)
21-23 vs Toronto (3-0)
24-26 vs LA Angels (2-1)
28-30 @ KC (0-3)
31 vs Chicago (1-0)

KC
1-2 vs Cleveland (2-0)
3-5 vs Texas (1-2)
6-8 @ Chicago (2-1)
9-12 @ Baltimore (2-2)
14-16 vs Oakland (2-1)
17-19 vs Chicago (3-0)
20-22 @ Tampa (1-2)
24-27 @ Boston (1-3)
28-30 vs Detroit (3-0)
31 vs Minnesota (Postponed)

Cleveland
1-2 @ KC (0-2)
3-5 @ Detroit (0-3)
6-8 vs Minnesota (1-2)
9-12 vs Boston (2-2)
13-15 @ LA Angels (1-2)
17-19 @ Oakland (0-3)
20-22 @ Seattle (0-3)
24-26 vs NY Yankees (1-2)
27-30 vs Oakland (0-3)
31 vs Texas (0-1)

Minnesota
1 vs Chicago (0-1)
2-5 @ Boston (3-1)
6-8 @ Cleveland (2-1)
10-12 vs Tampa (0-3)
13-15 vs Detroit (1-2)
17-19 @ Seattle (0-3)
20-22 @ Oakland (1-2)
23-26 @ Texas (1-3)
27-30 vs Seattle (1-3)
31 @ KC (Postponed)

 

[grandy]

Updated

August is over, Tigers finish it with a nice win over the White Sox

A loss to Texas leaves the Indians 5-24 this month

 

[grandy]

My AL Central Top Hitter in August

Prince Fielder (Tigers) - 25 G, 116 PA, 7 HR, 21 RBI, .370 AVG, .491 OBP, .663 SLG, 1.154 OPS, .476 wOBA, 206 wRC+, 1.6 WAR

My AL Central Top Starter in August

Max Scherzer (Tigers) - 5 GS (4-0), 32 IP, 4.89 K/BB, 2.25 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, .258 OppAVG, 2.53 xFIP, 1.1 WAR


My AL Central Worst Hitter in August

Jason Kipnis (Indians) - 24 G, 101 PA, 2 HR, 11 RBI, .180 AVG, .250 OBP, .281 SLG, .531 OPS, .245 wOBA, 50 wRC+, -0.2 WAR

My AL Central Worst Starter in August

Justin Masterson (Indians) - 6 GS (3-3), 33.1 IP, 1.69 K/BB, 6.75 ERA, 1.77 WHIP, .312 OppAVG, 4.56 xFIP, -0.1 WAR

 

[grandy]

Updated

Tigers move to 1 game back

Minnesota sweeps the double header against KC