Tigers @ Braves 9-30-16 Game #159

[manchild98]

TIGERS (85-73):

Kinsler 2B
Maybin CF
Miggy 1B
JD RF
Upton LF
Nick 3B
McCann C
Iggy SS
Norris P 3-2 3.59 era

BRAVES (66-92):

Inciarte CF
Garcia 3B
Freeman 1B
Kemp LF
Markakis RF
Flowers C
Swanson SS
Castro 2B
Wisler P 7-12 4.86 era


Atlanta has won 10 of its last 11 games.
Tigers are 1.5 games back of a wild card spot.
VMart on the bench in an NL park.
In his only 3 plate appearances against the Cubs last year, Norris homered, walked and k'd.

http://www.espn.com/mlb/preview?gameId=360930115
http://m.mlb.com/gameday/tigers-vs-...256?#game=449256,game_state=preview,game_tab=
http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2016/09/tigers_lineup_atlanta_braves.html
http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2016/09/tigers_braves_friday.html

 

[kalinecountry]

The last time Daniel Norris batted, he hit his famous home run at Wrigley Field last year before leaving with an oblique strain.
He has not taken batting practice recently (the Tigers couldn?t even take batting practice outside the last couple days thanks to all the rain in Detroit), and he made it clear a couple days ago that he?ll be focusing his efforts on the mound rather than at the plate.
So it remains to be seen whether he?ll have the green light to swing or if he?ll simply be bunting or taking pitches. Meanwhile, Victor Martinez resumes his second job as situational pinch-hitter.

The only two Tigers who have faced Braves starter Matt Wisler are Justin Upton and Jordan Zimmermann, with three plate appearances combined (and no hits).

Reminder: This is a 7:35pm ET game, not 7:05, or 7:10, or even 7:08.
JasonBeck'sTigersBlog

 

[kalinecountry]

Kinsler with a Bomb to left!! Had one just foul on the first pitch straightened out the 1 and 2 pitch,
Ian Kinsler's 28 homers are tied with Lou Whitaker (1989) for the most homers in a season by a Tigers second baseman. Kinsler's 40th career leadoff homer, 7th most all-time.
The leadoff homer Kinsler hit was his 8th leadoff homer of the season, establishing a Tigers single-season record.

 

[kalinecountry]

Maybin singles,

Miggy first pitch drives it to deep center for a 2 run Bomb!!!

Tigers lead 3 - 0,

 

[kalinecountry]

Miggy passes Tigers and Baseball Legend Hank Greenberg with his 307 career homerun as a Tiger and passes Fred McGriff with career RBI 1,552.
Miggy hits career home run No. 445, tying him with Adrian Beltre for 40th in MLB history.
Miggy's homerun was his 2,514 career hit tying Buddy Bell for 98th place all-time.
Miggy's 1st inning homerun gives him 4,406 career total bases, passing Mike Schmidt and Dave Parker for 55th place all-time.

 

[jas5lf]

Two big blasts in the first! Time for the Braves to cool off. Go Tigers!

 

[tigermud]

Sweet! Up 3-0 already!

 

[manchild98]

Norris gets out of the mini jam.

 

[kalinecountry]

Miggy is the man and a f'n Beast!!!! Another BOMB to center,

Tigers lead 4 - 0,

Miggy's 39th career multi-homer game, and iirc 6th this season.
Miguel Cabrera now has 30 multi-HR games w/ Detroit, breaking a tie with Cecil Fielder for 2nd most in club history (Hank Greenberg, 32).

Since watching the Indians clinch at Comerica on Monday, Miguel Cabrera has responded by going 8-for-9 with 5 HRs, 1-2B and 14 RBI.

 

[manchild98]

Miggy to CF again!!!!

 

[LGRW_9]

Another Miggy bomb!

 

[jas5lf]

Miggy is dialed in tonight. 2nd homer in 2nd ab.

 

[manchild98]

We need about 3 or 4 more of those in the next 2 games Miggy...you can do it.

 

[kalinecountry]

With 3 HRs so far in tonight's game, the Tigers have now hit 209 homers this season, tied for the 3rd most in club history & most since 1999 (212).

 

[johnny2x2x]

Miggy is an absolute monster. Wow!!!

 

[kalinecountry]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CtpGOCgUIAAONkp.jpg:large
Tigers All-Time Homer list Updated through 2 ABs for Cabrera tonight:

 

[tigermud]

Whew

 

[kalinecountry]

I have to put this game on mute. MLB extra innings have 4 braves guys in the booth with diarhea of the mouth.

 

[manchild98]

Looks like the Orioles aren't doing us any favors tonight. Up 5-1. Now we need to be Red Sox fans.

 

[LGRW_9]

Looks like the Orioles aren't doing us any favors tonight. Up 5-1. Now we need to be Red Sox fans.

Yankees laying down like a $20 .......... [censored]