Game 108 Tigers vs. orioles August 4, 2017

[kalinecountry]

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

orioles lineup:
jones cf
machado 3b
schoop 2b
davis 1b
beckham ss
rickard rf
smith dh
joseph c
gentry lf
gausman rhp

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2017/08/tigers_orioles_preview_1.html#incart_river_index
Tigers, Orioles preview: Justin Verlander pitching as Detroit goes for 4th straight win.
Mlive

http://m.tigers.mlb.com/news/articl...rlander-starts-in-baltimore/?topicId=26688836
Post-Deadline, Verlander starts in Baltimore.
Tigers official site

http://www.espn.com/mlb/preview?gameId=370804101
Tigers vs. orioles Game Preview.
espn

https://www.baseball-reference.com/previews/2017/BAL201708040.shtml
Baltimore Orioles vs. Detroit Tigers, at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, August 4, 2017 Matchups.
Baseball Reference

Detroit Tigers
RHP Justin Verlander (6-7, 4.29 ERA)
22 GS, 130 IP, 127 H, 62 ER, 15 HR, 60 BB, 126 K, 4.14 FIP

Baltimore Orioles
RHP Kevin Gausman (8-7, 5.37 ERA)
23 GS, 120 2/3 IP, 151 H, 72 ER, 19 HR, 52 BB, 112 K, 4.71 FIP

How to watch and listen
Who: Detroit Tigers (50-57) vs Baltimore Orioles (53-55)
When: 7:05 p.m. EDT
Where: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
TV: Fox Sports Detroit
Radio: FM 97.1 The Ticket and the Tigers radio network

Notable
The Orioles snapped a five-game winning streak in the series opener Thursday night.

The Tigers have now won three in a row and five of their last six.

Tigers starter Justin Verlander pitched six scoreless innings in his last start July 30 against Houston.
He has a 2.25 ERA in his last five starts. Excluding one bad start against the Cleveland Indians, Verlander has a 3.25 ERA in 10 starts since June 1.
Verlander will be making his 10th start at Camden Yards, where he's 7-1 with a 2.63 ERA in his career.

Orioles starter Kevin Gausman and Tigers center fielder Mikie Mahtook were teammates at LSU.
Mahtook is 0-for-3 in his career against Gausman.
Other notable matchups: Ian Kinsler is 7-for-14 against Gausman, while Victor Martinez is 1-for-15.

Three things to know about this game
Ian Kinsler has hit .583 against Gausman in his career during the regular season, including two doubles, one home run and an RBI.

Of the stadiums that Verlander has made at least five starts in his career, he has his third-best ERA at Camden Yards at 2.63, and he holds Orioles batters to just a .202 batting average on their home turf.

Gausman allowed an 88.8-mph average exit velocity, 37.4-percent hard-hit rate and 9.6-percent barrel rate over his first 20 starts, according to Statcast. But over his past three starts, he's improved to an 83.2-mph average exit velocity, 20.4-percent hard-hit rate and 4.1-percent barrel rate.

Tigers by the numbers
Overall: 50-57
Current streak: W3
At Comerica Park: 27-25
On the road: 23-32
Day games: 23-15
Night games: 27-42
vs. AL East: 13-11
vs. AL Central: 24-22
vs. AL West: 8-18
vs. NL: 4-6
Tigers record when...
Scoring first: 30-22
Opponent scores first: 20-35
Scoring 5 or more: 41-14
Scoring 4 or less: 9-43
Extra innings: 1-4
One-run games: 12-16
Two-run games: 9-10
Tigers get Quality Start: 36-23
Tigers starter works 6+ innings: 40-27
Lead after 6th/7th/8th inning: 43-8/44-8/45-4
Trail after 6th/7th/8th inning: 2-42/2-45/0-49
Tied after 6th/7th/8th inning: 5-7/4-4/5-4
Tigers outhit opponent: 34-11
Opponent outhits Tigers: 14-39
Tigers hit a home run: 46-28
Tigers don't hit a home run: 4-29
Come-from-behind wins: 25

End-of-season projection
After Thursday's win, the Tigers' final projected record by FiveThirtyEight is 77-85. The site gives Detroit a 7 percent chance of making the playoffs and a 2 percent chance of winning the division.

 

[jas5lf]

Adduci goes opposite field. 1-0 Tigers.

 

[kalinecountry]

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/tigers-.../491726#game_state=live,game_tab=,game=491726
Gameday.

 

[jas5lf]

Tigers had no idea it was the third out after Verlander Ks another batter. That's how prepared and focused Brad has this team.

 

[biggunsbob]

Just wish we were a faster team.

 

[kalinecountry]

Tigers had no idea it was the third out after Verlander Ks another batter. That's how prepared and focused Brad has this team.

Heard that on the XM/radio from the orioles announcers.
As Tigers fans we're fucked as long as the shithook GM, asst. GM, and manager are running the show

 

[tigermud]

JV not getting much run support this year

 

[jas5lf]

Heard that on the XM/radio from the orioles announcers.
As Tigers fans we're fucked as long as the shithook GM, asst. GM, and manager are running the show

The whole scene was bizarre. The next Oriole batter was getting ready to get into the batter's box. Tigers were throwing the ball around the horn completely clueless to the number of outs.

Perhaps it was a tribute to Jim Joyce and the 28 out game he made them play a few years back.

 

[kalinecountry]

JV not getting much run support this year

He is pitching another good game, but as the ace of this staff he is going up against some top pitchers who more often than not handle the Tigers, hence like other games he is behind a run or two depending if the Tigers score.
What's he got into the bottom 7th, 9 K's.

 

[tigermud]

Tigers had no idea it was the third out after Verlander Ks another batter. That's how prepared and focused Brad has this team.

 

[jas5lf]

This little turd Beckham has been a nightmare tonight.

 

[jas5lf]

Really......that's 3 outs?

 

[biggunsbob]

Needed to make that dang catch .

 

[biggunsbob]

I mean his jump timing looked way off to me.

 

[biggunsbob]

Tough call. Batter getting out of the way or a swing ?

We will take it.

 

[tigermud]

I'm confused if that hit the bat wouldn't it be a foul ball?

 

[jas5lf]

This has been a strange game. Most bizarre strikeout I've ever seen.

 

[jas5lf]

I'm confused if that hit the bat wouldn't it be a foul ball?

You would think, but it hit his hand first.

 

[biggunsbob]

Nice work jv!!!!!

Come on hitters we need 3 spot !!!!

 

[tigermud]

You would think, but it hit his hand first.

Did it? Couldn't really tell and if it did then wouldn't it be a hit batter, really trying to understand how that was a k