Tigers vs. astros Spring Training April 1

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Tigers lineup :
1. Austin Jackson, CF
2. Jhonny Peralta, SS
3. Miguel Cabrera, 3B
4. Ryan Raburn, 2B
5. Delmon Young, LF
6. Alex Avila, C
7. Tyler Collins, DH
8. Jordan Lennerton, 1B
9. Michael Rockett, RF
Fister P

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/mlb/p...02-4460&partnerId=aw-7009019813077712376-4460
Tigers Game Information.

Fister is good to go for his start. Jordan Lennerton gets a start at first base with Prince Fielder on the road end of this split-squad day. Tyler Collins is the DH with both Andy Dirks and Clete Thomas headed to split squad vs. mets.

Boesch out today with neck spasms. Revised lineup above.

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_04_01_houmlb_detmlb_1&mode=gameday&c_id=det
Gameday from mlb.com

 

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LAKELAND, Fla. -- Doug Fister will make his final Grapefruit League start of the spring when the Detroit Tigers play the Houston Astros today at Joker Marchant Stadium.

The Tigers also have a split-squad team playing a road game against the New York Mets today in Port St. Lucie.

Fister is 3-0 with a 2.03 ERA this spring but missed his last start due to a sore middle finger that flared up March 23 in a start against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

 

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LAKELAND, Fla. -- Detroit Tigers outfielder Brennan Boesch was a late scratch from Sunday's split-squad game against the Houston Astros due to neck spasms.

He was removed for precautionary reasons and replaced by minor league outfielder Michael Rockett in right field. Jhonny Peralta will bat second.

Boesch said he tweaked his neck during a batting practice session Sunday morning.

"It happened during a swing this morning," Boesch said. "It's only spring training, so I'm not trying to be hero."

He is listed day-to-day, but Boesch said he will be in Monday's lineup against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays.

It's the second game this spring that Boesch has been scratched due a minor injury. He was removed March 14 due to general soreness.
Mlive

 

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Tigers nab Astros Carlos Lee by 21 steps at first on DP - looks like he thought his shot up the middle off Fister had gotten through,
Crazy diving stop and flip by Ryan Raburn to start inning-ending double play. In related news, Carlos Lee is slow.

 

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Jackson with a leadoff walk, gets to second on a Peralta ground out, and to third on a fly by Cabrera, but Raburn pops to first.

 

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Fister with a 1/2/3 second inning.

 

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Tigers 2nd inning,

Young with a ground ball single to left, and is picked off/caught stealing,

Avila k's,

Collins walks,

Lennerton singles to center,

Rockett k's.

 

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Fister 3rd inning,

gives up a leadoff homerun to castro catcher,

and then gets a 1/2/3 inning,

1 - 0.

 

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Tigers 3rd inning,

Jackson singles to center,

Peralta batting and a wild pitch gets Jackson to second,

Peralta homers to right field,

Tigers lead 2 - 1,

Cabrera walks,

Raburn singles to left, Cabrera to second,

Young grounds into a dp, Cabrera to third,

Avila with an rbi line drive single to center scores Cabrera,

Tigers lead 3 - 1.

 

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Fister with 6 innings, 1 run 4 hits 3 walks 4 k's

Tigers lead 3 - 1.

 

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Tigers score another run,

after a Collins single and a Lennerton dp,

Rockett singles, steals second with Jackson batting who gets his second walk of the game,

and Peralta ground rule doubles Rockett home with a run,

Tigers lead 4 - 1.

 

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WXYT's broadcast saying Tigers set new spring-training attendance record (nearly 130K) with today's crowd.

 

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Valverde in the 9th inning,

leadoff double and 2 quick outs on a grounder to first and pop up to second,

sinlge scroes the runner from third,

Tigers lead 4 - 2,

runner to second on indifference,

game ending k for Valverde,

Tigers win 4 - 2.