Game 108 Tigers vs. orioles August 4, 2017

[jas5lf]

Tigers deserve a few of these breaks as it always seems they're on the wrong end of them.

 

[gotime909]

Why is Jimenez up if we aren't gonna use him? He's not a mop up pitcher.

 

[tigermud]

Ahhh ok so that guy was hit in the 7th but they said he swung at it so the tip off that bat after that was moot. That's happened to us before to guy just trying to get out of the way but turns into it as he's hit with the bat going around enough to ring it up. Tigers really did catch a lot of breaks tonight and yes nice to finally see that stuff in our favor for once!

 

[tigermud]

Verhagen starting tommorrow

 

[kalinecountry]

It looked like it was going to be another empty night for Justin Verlander. Another night when he crafted another strong, but labor-intensive, performance and came away without a team win.

Justin Upton crushed a grand slam in the eighth inning, his second this week, to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 5-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles Friday night at Camden Yards. Upton, has four homers and 14 RBIs over his past six games. His 20 home runs and 75 RBIs lead the Tigers.

The Tigers have now won four in a row, and matches the Tigers’ longest winning streak of the season, and six of their last seven.

Tigers starter Justin Verlander allowed two solo home runs but was otherwise dominant, striking out 10 without a walk in seven innings.
JV ran into trouble in the seventh when two runners reached base and he appeared to drill Caleb Joseph with a pitch to load the bases.
But the Tigers wisely appealed to first base umpire Jeff Nelson, who ruled that Joseph had swung at the pitch for strike three.
Verlander is 10-5 lifetime against Baltimore, including 8-1 at Camden Yards.

The Tigers entered the eighth trailing 2-1, but after James McCann and Jose Iglesias reached base on singles against Orioles reliever Mychal Givens, Jim Adduci worked a 3-2 walk to load the bases.
Upton jumped all over a first-pitch fastball to hit the seventh grand slam of his career and the third this season. (The other one this week came on Sunday against the Houston Astros.)

Alex Wilson pitched a 1-2-3 eighth inning in relief, aided by three stellar defensive plays -- two by Jose Iglesias and then a jumping catch at the wall by center fielder Mikie Mahtook.
Shane Greene off after pitching on three consecutive nights, the Tigers turned to Bruce Rondon, who pitched a scoreless ninth to earn his first save of the season and first since 2015.

NOTABLE
Jim Adduci's home run in the first inning was his first of the season and only the second of his big-league career. His first came on Aug. 9, 2014, when he played for the Texas Rangers.
Adduci surpassed his dad, also named Jim, in the family home run rankings. The elder Adduci's lone home run came against the Orioles on Aug. 14, 1988, when he played for the Milwaukee Brewers.

Orioles shortstop Tim Beckham's home run in the second inning came in his first career plate appearance against Verlander.

When Verlander struck out Jonathan Schoop to end the top of the third inning, no one on the field seemed to know how many outs there were. That included the Tigers, Orioles and, it even appeared for a moment, the umpires.
It wasn't until the next batter, Chris Davis, was approaching the batter's box that it collectively dawned on everyone that the inning was over.
Verlander seemed to gesture as if to say, "I thought so."

Orioles starter Kevin Gausman twice struck out twice former LSU teammate Mikie Mahtook. Mahtook is now 0-for-6 in his career against Gausman.

Upton’s blast, a no-doubter, was his 20th home run of the season.
It made a winner of Verlander, who was outstanding once again.
Verlander recorded his third double-digit strikeout game of the season with 10.

The Tigers have won six out of their past eight games. They stand 5 1/2 games out of the American League’s second wild-card spot.

ROARS:
Justin Upton: Duh.

Justin Verlander: Ten strikeouts, zero walks, and another strong outing from Verlander.
Verlander now has a 2.31 ERA with 44 strikeouts to 13 walks in his last six starts.

Jim Adduci: Not only did he hit his first home run in a Tigers uniform, but he drew a key walk to load the bases for Upton before the decisive grand slam.

HISSES:
Missing in action, just like Joe Jimenez.

STATS AND STUFF:
Upton’s grand slam was his third of the season and seventh of his career.

James McCann extended his hitting streak to 14 games with a single in the top of the eighth.

Verlander’s performance (10+ strikeouts, zero walks) was the 41st such game of his career.
He has accomplished the 10+ K, 0 walks feat six times in his career.

 

[biggunsbob]

Tigers would be in first place if we had a better pen and Kinsler, Martinez, and Miggy were hitting like they use to. Oh well only 5.5 out of they wildcard game !!!!!

 

[biggunsbob]

51-57 record .
39-15 last 54 games should do it!!!!!!
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90-72

 

[Mitchrapp]

51-57 record .
39-15 last 54 games should do it!!!!!!
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90-72

Better win 40 just to be sure..

 

[kalinecountry]

Verhagen starting tommorrow

The win streak will end.

 

[Mitchrapp]

The win streak will end.

Lets hope we score a lot of runs..

 

[kalinecountry]

I doubt I will be available to do Saturday Or Sundays Game Threads.

Will someone please pick up the slack over the weekend?

Doesn't take much, you get the lineups from Mlive a couple of hours before the game and any game preview links; Mlive, Tigers official site, BR, espn would be a bonus.

 

[kalinecountry]

Lets hope we score a lot of runs..

It's possible if the orioles pitcher stays true to form vs. Tigers;
Wade Miley (5-9. 5.60 ERA) is 0-0 lifetime versus Detroit, the only team in the majors he has no record against. In two career starts against the Tigers, he's yielded nine runs in 11 innings.

 

[Mitchrapp]

If Miggy is having eye problems isn't there something they can do? Why is he having eye problems?

 

[Mitchrapp]

Just saw that Iggy play in the 8th.. That was one sweet play.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Meathook too..

 

[tigermud]

51-57 record .
39-15 last 54 games should do it!!!!!!
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90-72

They are winning as a result of being relaxed with no pressure to win now, as nobody expects them to now. If by chance they climb back into this, that pressure to succeed will return, and once again result in thier inability to remain relaxed under that pressure.

 

[tigermud]

I doubt I will be available to do Saturday Or Sundays Game Threads.

Will someone please pick up the slack over the weekend?

Doesn't take much, you get the lineups from Mlive a couple of hours before the game and any game preview links; Mlive, Tigers official site, BR, espn would be a bonus.

It doesn't take much when in front of the computer in time to do it, will do if able

 

[kalinecountry]

If Miggy is having eye problems isn't there something they can do? Why is he having eye problems?

I thought it was a 'certain' eye problem, but Miggy meant he is having trouble keeping his head steady and that gives a batter trouble in seeing the ball come in,

 

[Mitchrapp]

I thought it was a 'certain' eye problem, but Miggy meant he is having trouble keeping his head steady and that gives a batter trouble in seeing the ball come in,

Okay, thanks.