Game 89 Tigers @ royals July 14, 2019

[turok]

Tigers:

Reyes, Victor CF

Castro, Harold RF

Castellanos, Nicholas DH

Stewart, Christin LF

Dixon, Brandon 1B

Candelario, Jeimer 3B

Goodrum, Niko SS

Hicks, John C

Beckham, Gordon 2B



SP: Zimmermann, Jordan



royals:

merrifield, whit dh

mondesi, adalberto ss

gordon, alex lf

dozier, hunter 3b

soler, george rf

duda, lucas 1b

starling, bubba cf

lopez, nicky 2b

gallagher cam c


SP bailey, homer

Edit: traded to the oakland A's...ex-Tigers prospect brian flynn in as replacement sp.


So the vexing ? of the day, is can the Kitties break their 5 game losing streak this afternoon, and avoid being swept by what is considered to be a pretty equally shitty team by most of the other ballclubs' fans and pundits in MLB?

With Zimmersuck and flynn toeing the mound....maybe, maybe not.

 

[tigermud]

Today’s Royals pitcher Bryan Flynn was once in the tigers organization

06-07-2011 Selected by Detroit Tigers in the 7th round of the free-agent draft (June 7, 2011 - signed June 16, 2011).

07-23-2012 Traded by Detroit Tigers with Rob Brantly and Jacob Turner to Miami Marlins in exchange for Omar Infante and Anibal Sanchez (July 23, 2012).

 

[turok]

Tigers again draw first blood on a Nicky double and Stewie rbi double...lead 1-0 in the first.

 

[turok]

And just like that, Zimm coughs up the lead on a dozier rbi single, 1-1.....then gives up a 2 run homer to soler....3-1 royals.

 

[tigermud]

Only took zimmsersucks 9 pitches to give back that early lead

 

[tigermud]

No buyout option for this bum either 25m yet next year tigers will have to dish out for this garbage

I?d say take the hit and release him anyway any league min mudhen in the spot would be an improvement

 

[turok]

NiKo picks up where he left off in the first game of the series, and Ks looking.

Hicks singles...first and Jeimer on third....who is tagged out @ home on a Beckham IF grounder.

Reyes Ks...Tigers threaten but don't score.

 

[tigermud]

Not sure why candy was going home on that out by a mile, team still makes a lot of base running mistakes bunch of bafoons

 

[turok]

Jordan pitches a clean second inning...but his PC is quickly rising.

 

[turok]

Harry stretches to third on a Nicky single---first and third no outs...bases now loaded on a Stewie HBP.

Cmon Dixon hit a grand salami here...but he gets HBP as well, scoring a run...3-2.

Candy with a bases-clearing rbi double, Tigers retake the lead, 5-3.

Niko finally gets a rbi single to right, scoring Jeimer 6-3.

Looks like Zimm lucked out by pitching vs flynn who is worse than he is...but gets yanked, of course...lopez in to relieve with a runner on first and still no outs.

Hicks Ks but Niko steals second....and third.

Becky hits a 2 run homer to left...8-3.

Tigers bat around...Harry singles.


Nick flys to right...thats all for now folks.

 

[tigermud]

Potentially super monster inning here 4 in still no outs

 

[tigermud]

That’ll be all for Flynn

 

[turok]

Pitching with a 5 run lead lets Jordan relax a bit, maybe he can go for 6 or 7 today.

 

[turok]

Stewie with his second double of the game leading off the 4th.

Scores on Niko's second rbi single...9-3.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Combined perfect game through 8 TB vs Baltimore. There must be something about the 1st pitcher going 2 innings and the other guy finishing it up.

Edit: If they get it done it would be first time in history.

 

[turok]

Zimm hits dozier with a pitch while staked to a 6 run lead...then gives up an rbi double to soler...meh.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Broken up in the 9th, dang.

 

[turok]

Combined perfect game through 8 TB vs Baltimore. There must be something about the 1st pitcher going 2 innings and the other guy finishing it up.

Edit: If they get it done it would be first time in history.

Close but no nono or a PG...o's got two hits so far in the bottom 9th.

No SHO now, either.

 

[turok]

Tigers go up 10-4 on a Harry rbi double.

 

[turok]

Last time that Zimm won a game, the Tigers also scored 10 runs.