Tigers vs. a's Game Thread September 18

[tigersofjustice]

Status quo today seems to be just don't swing because this ump will call a ball no matter what.

 

[tigers99888]

GOod start for Verlander.. I hope we don't have this joke ump again..

 

[kalinecountry]

Verlander 7th inning,

willingham flys to Young,

dejesus fastball strike call, fastball inside corner no, curve strike call, fastball high, fastball line single to right,

carter fastball up and in, fastball fouled back, throw to first, slider in the dirt wide of home and Avila saves a wild pitch, throw to first, swings and misses a changeup, squeezed on the corner with a curve full count, throw to first, 98 swings and misses,

Verlander up to 100 pitches,

allen changeup low, throw to first, swings and misses a changeup, fastball inside, swings and misses a changeup, curve at the knees and this motherfucking ump doesn;t call it a strike, lined to right and Dirks has it,

JV yells to the ump and they get together and talk, JV says you suck, the ump says I know it,

Verlander with 110 pitches,

Tigers lead 1 - 0.

 

[tigermud]

JV wants to really let him have it but he knows he needs to keep the cool cuz they only winning by 1

Jackson with both hits today. where is the rest of the offense.

 

[tigers99888]

INge with a huge double... 2-0

 

[tigermud]

Inge with a double to make it 2-0 good job inge

 

[tigers99888]

Wow JV back out there..

 

[kalinecountry]

Tigers 8th inning,

Santiago grounds to short,

Jackson lines a single right up the middle, after an 0 for 19 he haas a good game,

Kelly is pinch hit for by Inge, throw to first, lines a double to the wall in left and Jackson races home from first,

Tigers lead 2 - 0,

Young takes outside, fouled down first, changeup low, fastball bloop to first,

Cabrera gets another intentional walk,

first and second,

Martinez takes low in the dirt blocked, slider inside strike call, lined to first knocks it down and throws to pitcher covering,

Tigers lead 2 - 0.

 

[tigers99888]

Now the strikezone is getting bigger..

 

[tigers99888]

Verlander is dealing... Down below 2.30 ERA now..

 

[kalinecountry]

Verlander 8th inning, Worth at 3rd, Raburn to RF,

suzuki first pitch pop fly to shallow right and Raburn has it,

sogard fastball strike call, curve finally a called strike, curve low ok, curve high, swings and misses a changeup,

weeks fastball inside broken bat lined foul, slider in the dirt, slider fly to Young,

Verlander with 116 pitches, 8 innings, 0 runs, 3 hits, 3 walks, 6 strikeouts,

Tigers lead 2 - 0.

 

[johnny2x2x]

Wow, great game by Verlander in the face of a little adversity in the form of a bad strike zone. The triple crown is his to lose in his last start.

 

[kalinecountry]

Verlander is dealing... Down below 2.30 ERA now..

yes, a nifty 2.29

 

[johnny2x2x]

Josh Outman has to be the greatest name for a relief pitcher in baseball history.

 

[tigers99888]

Great bunt by Santiago.. Too bad Worth can't do it..

 

[Mitchrapp]

Nice squeeze.

 

[kalinecountry]

Santiago did a great job of making contact on that high fastball.

 

[kalinecountry]

Tigers 9th inning,

Avila singles up the middle,

Raburn deep fly doubles off the wall in right, Avila held up and only got to third,

Worth fly to shallow left no advance,

Santiago swings and misses a changeup, takes a fastball low, fastball high and squeeze is on and Santiago gets it still and bunts away from catcher and Avila scores Raburn to third,

Tigers lead 3 - 0,

Jackson takes slider low, again, fastball strike call, again, golfs a liner to right,

3 more outs.

Tigers lead 3 - 0.

 

[tigermud]

#46 Papa Grande 46 of 46

 

[tigers99888]

Good win here!!! 89 now and on track to 95... Also JV on track for 25 wins!!