Game 118 Tigers vs. rangers August 14, 2017

[kalinecountry]

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

rangers lineup:
deshields dh
bearded mumza ss
mazara rf
scowl face 3b
gallo lf
mr. wop 1b
odor 2b
chirinos c
robinson cf
perez lhp

http://m.tigers.mlb.com/news/articl...turns-to-face-rangers-perez/?topicId=26688836
Fulmer set to return to face Rangers.
Tigers official site

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2017/08/tigers_rangers_preview_michael.html#incart_river_index
Tigers, Rangers preview: Michael Fulmer starting after coming off DL.
Mlive

https://www.baseball-reference.com/previews/2017/TEX201708140.shtml
Texas Rangers vs. Detroit Tigers, at Globe Life Park in Arlington, August 14, 2017 Matchups.
Baseball Reference

Detroit Tigers
RHP Michael Fulmer (10-9, 3.59 ERA)
21 GS, 140 1/3 IP, 127 H, 56 ER, 10 HR, 31 BB, 100 K, 3.43 FIP

Texas Rangers
LHP Martin Perez (6-10, 5.18 ERA)
22 GS, 125 IP, 154 H, 72 ER, 17 HR, 44 BB, 81 K, 4.74 FIP

Who: Detroit Tigers (53-64) vs. Texas Rangers (56-60)
When: 8:05 p.m. EDT
Where: Globe Life Park
TV: Fox Sports Detroit
Radio: FM 97.1 The Ticket and the Tigers radio network

Three things to know about this game
Two of Detroit's struggling veterans, Miguel Cabrera and Victor Martinez, have had the best success against Perez, combining to go 6-for-14 (.429) with a .579 on-base percentage off him in 19 plate appearances.

Tigers outfielder Justin Upton has not enjoyed his time at the plate in Texas. In 12 career games, Upton is slashing .128/.160/.128, with 13 strikeouts, compared to just six hits.

Among pitchers with at least 400 batted ball events, Perez has allowed the seventh-highest percentage of hard contact (36.2 percent). Statcast? quantifies hard contact as balls hit with an exit velocity of 95+ mph.

Notable
Fulmer is making his first start since July 31. He has lost each of his last three starts, giving up 18 runs (14 earned) in 16 2/3 innings during that stretch.
Fulmer pitched a complete game shutout in his only career start against the Rangers.

Perez has the seventh-highest ERA in the AL among qualified starting pitchers.
Perez is 0-2 with a 7.27 ERA in four games (three starts) against Detroit.

Notable Tigers vs Perez: Miguel Cabrera (3 for 6), Victor Martinez (3 for 8, 1 HR), Ian Kinsler (2 for 6, 1 3B).

Tigers by the numbers
Overall: 53-64
Current streak: L1
At Comerica Park: 29-28
On the road: 24-36
Day games: 23-18
Night games: 30-46
vs. AL East: 14-13
vs. AL Central: 25-24
vs. AL West: 8-18
vs. NL: 5-9

 

[kalinecountry]

Upton with a 2 Run Bomb to straight away center,

Tigers lead 2 - 0,

 

[kalinecountry]

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/tigers-.../491866#game_state=live,game_tab=,game=491866
Gameday.

 

[tomdalton22]

Fulmer starts off with 2 walks, a hit & a sac fly. 2-2

 

[tigermud]

Which drives you more nuts getting ahead 0-2 then giving up a hit on the next pitch or getting ahead 0-2 the walking the guy in the next 4. I can't decide

 

[tigermud]

Can this team go more than a week without a brain fart

 

[manchild98]

Tigers are putting on a clinic on what not to do in the field tonight.

 

[kalinecountry]

Getting beat on bunts, and fucked up lack of fielding, their heads aren't into this game, 3 seconds behind on every play.

 

[gotime909]

Angel Hernandez is an attention whore

 

[tigermud]

FU Angel Hernandez you piece of shit

 

[kalinecountry]

Angel Hernandez is an attention whore

Unbelieveable these 100% complete fuckup umpires are able to have a job as umpires, so bad.

 

[tigermud]

That pitch to hicks was outside jackass

 

[tigermud]

Kricsed sakes odor could ya put some more pine tar on your helmet

 

[gotime909]

So we bring Ferrell up and pitch him every game, yet we leave our star young reliever on the bench for a week to get rusty before putting him in. Sound logic

 

[tigermud]

So we bring Ferrell up and pitch him every game, yet we leave our star young reliever on the bench for a week to get rusty before putting him in. Sound logic

Tigers make no sense

 

[tigermud]

This game sucks I'm going to bed

 

[Mitchrapp]

Is it just the Mahtook and JUP show these days .. Damn.

 

[biggunsbob]

Another L..

 

[lonesometiger]

I get home get the bases loaded, only to get the swinging strike out. And yea the Two run awful offence loses again.

Tigers should shut Fulmer down. Idns Tigers making a move.

 

[tinselwolverine]

Fan graphs is showing a one in 500 chance of making the playoffs.