Tigers vs. angels Game Thread August 25

[kalinecountry]

Tigers lineup:
Jackson CF
Infante 2B
Cabrera DH
Fielder 1B
Young LF
Dirks RF
Peralta SS
Avila C
Baker 3B
Smyly P

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_08_25_anamlb_detmlb_1&mode=gameday&c_id=det
Gameday from mlb.com

http://www.baseball-reference.com/previews/2012/DET201208250.shtml
Tigers vs. angels Game Preview.
from Baseball Reference

http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/preview?gameId=320825106&teams=los-angeles-angels-vs-detroit-tigers
Tigers vs. angels Game Preview.
Smyly has never faced angels.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_/id/5565/dan-haren
Tigers hitters vs. haren.
from espn

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2012/8/...s-angeles-angels-of-anaheim-at-detroit-tigers
Tigers vs. angels Game Preview.
from blessyouboystigersblog

Miguel Cabrera will be DH for second straight game; Jeff Baker to start at third.
Manager Jim Leyland said Friday night that it was "very questionable" that Miguel Cabrera would be able to play third base tonight due to his ankle injuries.
He was right.
Cabrera will be in the starting lineup as the designated hitter for the second consecutive game tonight when the Detroit Tigers play the Los Angeles Angels in the second game of a three-game series.
Cabrera homered and doubled for two of his team's five hits Friday night in a 2-1 loss to the Angels, but he was clearly affected by his injured right ankle, which forced him to leave the game Thursday in the second inning.
Drew Smyly (4-3, 4.42 ERA) will make his first start for the Tigers since July 6. He is starting in place of Doug Fister, who is battling a groin strain. Smyly made 15 starts for the Tigers earlier this season, but he has never faced the Angels.
Dan Haren (8-10, 4.90 ERA) will start for the Angels. Current members of the Tigers are hitting .221 (25-for-113) with a .516 OPS against Haren. Omar Infante is 6-for-12 with six singles against Haren, while Cabrera has the only home run a current Tigers player has against Haren. Cabrera is 3-for-13 (.231) against the right-hander.
With Cabrera at designated hitter, Tigers manager Jim Leyland has Delmon Young in left field for the second consecutive game. Andy Dirks will start in right field in place of Brennan Boesch. Jeff Baker will start at third base.
from Mlive

 

[kalinecountry]

Leyland: "I doubt very much whether Cabrera will play 3rd base before Kansas City [series next week."

Leyland said unlikely he'd pinch run for Cabrera in 7th but might later.

Because Tigers can't play Cabrera in field right now, Boesch not playing tonight, and Young off tomorrow.


Reason behind Delmon (and Baker) playing today vs. Haren: RHH are hitting nearly 100 points higher (.337 to .240) than LHH.

Everybody but Villarreal available out of Tigers bullpen tonight. Bullpen is short an arm after Putkonen sent down.

 

[biggunsbob]

Damn we need a win badly tonight!!!

 

[manchild98]

Score some damn runs tonight.

 

[Thumb]

Haren has been somewhat crummy this year, hopefully tonight he leaves a few mistakes up over the plate and we can get good wood on them.

These 5-8 hit, 1-2 run [Tiger offense] games have to stop, I can;t believe I'm actually hoping Raburn comes back soon.

 

[Thumb]

Nice first inning for Smyly.

 

[Thumb]

As much as I dislike him, I wonder if the Tigers would offer Torii Hunter a couple year contract this off-season?

37, but still plays good D, runs well, and gets on base pretty good. His power numbers might suck in Comerica though.

 

[coulomb]

Why is C Mo doing the color?

 

[kalinecountry]

haren getting the outside corner or just off it from home plate ump gary darling.

oh and this bit of good news.... Ryan Raburn homers for MudHens in bottom 1st ... his 4th this season.

 

[kalinecountry]

Why is C Mo doing the color?

maybe something to do with Rod Allen away west coast?, that's what Rod was saying.

 

[coulomb]

haren getting the outside corner or just off it from home plate ump gary darling.

oh and this bit of good news.... Ryan Raburn homers for MudHens in bottom 1st ... his 4th this season.

Its also his 4th HR in the last 5 games. He will be up here sucking soon enough.

 

[kalinecountry]

Smyly off to a good start and with 28 pitches.

 

[Thumb]

Prince will get the first Tiger Hit right here.

Dirks will get the fist RBI.

 

[Thumb]

Prince will get the first Tiger Hit right here.

Dirks will get the fist RBI.

Fuck...bad slide so I'm only half right.

 

[coulomb]

argh prince.. fucking physics.

 

[Thumb]

Seriously, who coaches base-running and lets this shit go on?

It's not like this is the first terrible slide we have seen Prince do...

 

[kalinecountry]

Prince drills down right field line, but sliding isn't Prince's forte, too bad, Delmon with a double same place.

 

[Thumb]

Wow, Delmon giving me a chance to be right about Dirks too....

 

[mhughes0021]

Seriously, who coaches base-running and lets this shit go on?

It's not like this is the first terrible slide we have seen Prince do...

watch the reply he was trying to duck out of the way caus ehe thought he was going to get drilled in the head lol...i cant fault the guy.

 

[Thumb]

watch the reply he was trying to duck out of the way caus ehe thought he was going to get drilled in the head lol...i cant fault the guy.

He overran the bag, that's a mistake. The fact his name is Prince fielder does not absolve him of that.

He's not a good slider, and whoever coaches that [Lamont? :hmm:] should have been working with him.