Game 77 Tigers vs. royals June 28, 2017

[kalinecountry]

Tigers lineup:
1. Ian Kinsler, 2B
2. Alex Avila, C
3. Justin Upton, LF
4. Miguel Cabrera, 1B
5. J.D. Martinez, RF
6. Victor Martinez, DH ------- VICTOR BATTING SIXTH
7. Nicholas Castellanos, 3B
8. Mikie Ironhead Mahtook, CF
9. Jose Iglesias, SS
Daniel Beavis Norris LHP
Bench: C James McCann, OF Matt den Dekker, OF/IF Andrew Romine, IF Dixon Machado.

royals lineup:
merrifield 2b
bonafuckio rf
cane cf
f'n hoghead 1b
perez c
pig pen mistakeus 3b
soler dh
crater face ss
the goon lf
kennedy rhp


http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2017/06/tigers_royals_preview_daniel_n.html#incart_river_index
Tigers, Royals preview: Daniel Norris goes for first win in 6th career start vs royals.
Mlive

http://m.tigers.mlb.com/news/articl...rending-up-vs-norris-tigers/?topicId=26688732
Norris looking to bounce back against Royals.
Tigers official site

http://www.baseball-reference.com/previews/2017/DET201706280.shtml
Detroit Tigers vs. Kansas City Royals, at Comerica Park, June 28, 2017 Matchups, Tickets, Preview.
Baseball Reference

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/royals-...view,lock_state=preview,game_tab=,game=491269
Gameday.

Wednesday night cigars. Hope to come home to the Tigers winning.

Notable:
Miguel Cabrera is hitting .307 with 26 home runs and 115 RBIs in 164 career games against Kansas City.

Detroit has a .647 win percentage (17-11) against the AL Central this season, which is by far the best in the division.

Norris’ string of five straight starts of allowing three earned runs or fewer was snapped in his last start against Seattle. He gave up five runs on five hits in six innings in the loss.
Norris is 0-1 with a 3.81 ERA in five career starts against Kansas City. He allowed three runs on six hits in five innings in a no-decision against the Royals earlier this season.
Norris has been tagged on his four-seam fastball so far this year.
He ranks second in highest slugging percentage (.544) and batting average against (.337) among pitchers who've allowed at least 150 four-seam fastballs in play, according to Statcast.

Kennedy has allowed at least one home run in 11 of his 13 starts this season. He gave up five runs on four hits, including one home run, in three innings in a May 31 loss to Detroit.
Kennedy is 1-4 with a 4.66 ERA in seven career starts against the Tigers. Justin Upton is 5 for 16, including one home run against Kennedy, while Ian Kinsler is 7 for 15, including one home run.
Giving up home runs has been a problem for Kennedy this season.
He's allowed 14 in 13 starts, including at least one in each of the past 10 starts. While Tigers catcher Alex Avila is only 2-for-13 (.154) in his career against Kennedy, both those hits were home runs.
Of the 14 home runs Kennedy's allowed, 13 have come against fastballs, accounting for 11.2 percent of the total number of batted balls those pitches have produced. That's the highest homer rate among all pitchers with at least 100 batted balls off fastballs (four-seamers, two-seamers, sinkers).
He's holding opponents to a .133 batting average (6-for-45) on his changeup, which is fourth lowest among pitchers who've allowed at least 40 changeups in play,

 

[LGRW_9]

Need at least six out of Norris tonight, preferably seven. When our BP has to cover 3+ innings, regardless of the magnitude of the lead, bad things happen.

 

[biggunsbob]

Just go ahead and grove one jack ass.. Just ridiculous how dumb our pitchers are.
Well thanks Norris 4-0.. Not fooling anyone. Our pitchers just have no game plan ever it seems.

 

[Mawilli]

Daniel Norris is fucking trash.

 

[biggunsbob]

Team just can't get any type of winning streak togther sadly. Need a major comeback now.

 

[biggunsbob]

Norris yanked .

 

[biggunsbob]

5-1 .

Solo shot by Avila's best off season signing.. His son.
Then next batter hacks at the first pitch and gets out :/

 

[lonesometiger]

Just got back from supper. This a real downer. Alex lifts one out. A start to get back in to the game. Peck time.

 

[lonesometiger]

A run an inning wins 6-5. Peck peck peck.

 

[lonesometiger]

Got to love that 1st pitch out! Team works on getting two on. One pitch it's over!

 

[lonesometiger]

Breaking up Avila and Cabrera and batting Upton 3rd. IDK brad I don't get it! Cabrera beast one #10.

 

[manchild98]

Miggy's 7th homer to RF this year. This isn't a complaint...has Miggy hit a home run that's made it past the 3rd row this year?

 

[tomdalton22]

Miggy's 7th homer to RF this year. This isn't a complaint...has Miggy hit a home run that's made it past the 3rd row this year?

his last 2 were about 350' each

 

[lonesometiger]

COL Kinsler 1st pitch out again!

 

[lonesometiger]

Kinsler 0-4 no walks

 

[lonesometiger]

did not think Kennedy would win this game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[lonesometiger]

BOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

 

[lonesometiger]

Lets see the 2 runs awfulfence was not enough. Starting pitching was awful. Relief turned out just as bad. 1st pitch hitting does not work and just plain makes me mad as, I don't want to take any more!

 

[lonesometiger]

Needed this game sell time. Kinsler, Upton, Castellanos send them out the door.

 

[kalinecountry]

What??!!??