Game 44 Tigers vs. A's May 18, 2019

[kalinecountry]

Confirmed Tigers Lineup:
2B J. Harrison R
3B Dawel Lugo R
RF N. Castellanos R
1B M. Cabrera R
SS R. Rodriguez R
LF C. Stewart L
DH B. Dixon R
C G. Greiner R
CF JaCoby Jones R
P Matthew Boyd L

Confirmed A's Lineup:
SS M. Semien R
1B Mark Canha R
3B Matt Chapman R
DH S. Piscotty R
RF Chad Pinder R
LF R. Grossman S
CF R. Laureano R
2B J. Profar S
C Nick Hundley R
P Daniel Mengden R

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/athleti...5533#game_state=preview,game_tab=,game=565533
Tigers vs. a's GFame Preview.

https://www.blessyouboys.com/2019/5...ream-tv-schedule-odds-picks-matchups-and-more
Tigers vs. Athletics Preview: Matt Boyd into the breach.
The Tigers need Boyd to play stopper to end a brutal week of losing.
BYBTB

Pre-game view:
Tigers (18-25) vs. Oakland Athletics (21-25)
Comerica Park, 4:10 p.m.
Forecast: Cloudy with a small chance of rain. Game-time high of 67 degrees.
Injury report: Niko Goodrum out again with illness.

 

[kalinecountry]

4 Tigers hitters below the mendoza line today.

Boyd is the only pitcher with a chance to end the current 5 game losing streak and the losing streak vs. the a's that is over 10 games.

 

[kalinecountry]

Ronny Rodriguez said the other day he might ask clubhouse manager Jim Schmakel for a smaller helmet since he kept losing it running bases.
It did not fall off on his 4th-inning double, nor when he scored on a Daniel Mengden wild pitch. 2-1 A's.
Jason Beck

 

[Mitchrapp]

C'mon do something stupid team.

 

[tigermud]

3 hits off some guy named Daniel Mengden

Such a great job Lloyd

 

[lonesometiger]

How was it the Expos's moved/became the Washington Nat's?

 

[lonesometiger]

3 hits off some guy named Daniel Mengden

Such a great job Lloyd

Add to that one run wins a many a games.

The pitchers should run into aa's room/office and demand better hitters.

 

[tigermud]

 

[tigermud]

Craig is going to tell us after the game way the tigers offense blows

 

[lonesometiger]

pinch run with your best hitter on the bench! I once again rest my case of worst managed team in baseball.

 

[lonesometiger]

And the .176 guy double plays into the game ending outs.

 

[turok]

"We hit the ball hard...we hit the ball on the screws, but the A's just caught em" --Gardenhire

 

[turok]

Matt Boyd looks like Matt Dillon's kid brother.

 

[kalinecountry]

https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/matthew-boyd-pays-for-mistakes-in-tigers-loss
Boyd pays for mistakes as Tigers fall to A's.
Tigers official site

https://www.blessyouboys.com/2019/5...ore-matthew-boyd-ronny-rodriguez-jacoby-jones
Athletics 4 - Tigers 1: Matthew Boyd gets no help. Again.
The Tigers offense collected just five hits in another lackluster performance.
BYBTB

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/athleti...533#game_state=final,game_tab=box,game=565533
Boxscore.

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/s...wn-goes-tigers-home-skid-hits-six/3725620002/
'Didn't go our way': And the beat (down) goes on ? Tigers home skid hits six.
Detnews

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/...it-tigers-oakland-athletics-score/3726031002/
Slumping Detroit Tigers lose sixth straight, 4-1 to Oakland A's.
Freep

https://www.freep.com/videos/sports/mlb/tigers/2019/05/18/detroit-tigers-analysis/3726710002/
Webvideo Detroit Tigers improve, but stay winless on homestand. Where's the offense?
Freep

https://expo.mlive.com/sports/g66l-...ing-streak-hits-6-quick-takeaways-photos.html
Tigers offense silenced again as losing streak hits 6: Quick takeaways.
Mlive

 

[biggunsbob]

Damn 15 in a row is hard to do.

 

[kalinecountry]

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2019/05/18/detroit-tigers-ron-gardenhire/3727417002/
Ron Gardenhire sees silver lining despite Detroit Tigers sixth-straight loss.
Freep

Gardenhire sat with Tigers quality control coach Joe Vavra and watched just how many pitches their hitters were chasing out of the zone.
?One of the things we saw, we swung out of the zone something like 36 or 38 times,? Gardenhire said before Saturday afternoon?s game against the Athletics. ?That?s not good.?

 

[byco42]

Min 50 PA, their are four players at or above league average in WRC+. Rodriguez, Beckham, Dixon and Cabrera. Castellanos is 10 points below. Harrison is 74 points below. Interesting that Harrison has not had a single walk this season with RISP. BA .111.

 

[Rebbiv]

In 16 games leading off, Jeimer Candelario (78 PA) has a .372 OBP. Everyone else leading off (125 PA) = .200 OBP. And it is Candelario that we send down. This is why this team sucks. Candelario was doing good leading off.

 

[tomdalton22]

In 16 games leading off, Jeimer Candelario (78 PA) has a .372 OBP. Everyone else leading off (125 PA) = .200 OBP. And it is Candelario that we send down. This is why this team sucks. Candelario was doing good leading off.

.285 OBP overall...he must have really sucked when not leading off.

 

[Rebbiv]

When Harrison got hurt, Gardy put him as leadoff and it worked. 2 for his last 19 (not leading off) and then he gets sent down. His total OBP prior to being moved out of leadoff was .308 OBP. It was .304 before being moved full time in leadoff.