Tigers vs. Athletics April 18, 2021 Game 16

[kalinecountry]

Expected Lineup:
LF R. Grossman S
SS Willi Castro S
DH Renato Nunez R
3B J. Candelario S
1B J. Schoop R
RF Victor Reyes S
CF Akil Baddoo L
C Wilson Ramos R
2B Niko Goodrum S
Matthew Boyd L

Expected Lineup:
LF Mark Canha R
CF R. Laureano R
2B Jed Lowrie S
1B Matt Olson L
3B Matt Chapman R
C Sean Murphy R
DH Seth Brown L
SS Elvis Andrus R
RF Ka'ai Tom L
Chris Bassitt R

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/tigers-...view,lock_state=preview,game_tab=,game=634480
Game Preview.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Tigers' Spencer Turnbull to debut Wednesday; Tarik Skubal to work in tandem role

https://sports.yahoo.com/m/b9e3ae45-aec0-342b-9101-686b3b6ec3bb/tigers'-spencer-turnbull-to.html

 

[kalinecountry]

https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/spencer-turnbull-to-make-season-debut-for-tigers
Notes: Turnbull's '21 debut; Miggy's Birthday.
Tigers official site

 

[biggunsbob]

Bases freaking loaded and tigers don?t score.

Castro chases a freaking 0-2 waste pitch.

 

[kalinecountry]

Happy 38th Birthday Miguel Cabrera!
Players in MLB history with at least a career .313 avg and 485 HR:
Miguel Cabrera
Babe Ruth
Ted Williams
Lou Gehrig
Jimmie Foxx
Never forget Miggy is one of the greatest hitters we've EVER seen.

 

[kalinecountry]

Tigers rotation next week vs. Pirates:
Tuesday: Michael Fulmer
Wednesday: Spencer Turnbull
Thursday: Jose Urena

Tarik Skubal will pitch somewhere in Pirates series.

"It's a long-term view and a long-term plan for trying to get these guys through the season," A.J. Hinch said.

Spencer Turnbull sliding into Tarik Skubal's spot in the rotation.

In 3 starts, Skubal had a 6.08 ERA in 13.1 innings, 9 walks, 12 strikeouts, 4 home runs.

 

[@Stakesarehigh]

22 innings without a run.

When will AL get fired? Just not buying our farm system is all that good.
To many utility players who can't hit.

 

[biggunsbob]

Finally after 23 innings the Tigers score 2 runs. Had a base open and this Castro owns this pitcher. Why not walk him?
Glad they didn't.

 

[turok]

No 3rd consecutive SHO this afternoon...was beginning to think that it was a definite possibility earlier in the game.

 

[turok]

Baddoo will soon be leading the team in Ks @ this rate. He is currently tied for second with Grossman and Willi Castro w/16, but in 20+ less PAs.

 

[biggunsbob]

Boyd gives up a homer. 2-2 now. Thanks hitters. He needs some run support !

 

[kalinecountry]

oh shit home run a's and tied game.

 

[turok]

Will Boyd come out to pitch the 8th?

yep

I kinda want him to finish the game, don't trust our BP, except for Lange.

So he gives up a solo homer to the leadoff batter murphy...ugh!!

 

[biggunsbob]

Baddoo will soon be leading the team in Ks @ this rate. He is currently tied for second with Grossman and Willi Castro w/16, but in 20+ less PAs.

Sadly they whole team looks lost in this series :/

 

[biggunsbob]

1-2 freaking count and Boyd hits the batter :/

 

[biggunsbob]

Castro can?t come up with the ball 1st and 3rd only 1 out. Boyd?s day is done and he pitched great but the Tiger hitters flat out stunk so far today, and all series. It?s really a triple A hitting lineup from what I see. A bad one at that. Maybe the next series they can bounce back.

 

[turok]

Whelp, maybe not such a good idea, but I understand the reasoning for Boyd pitching another inning as the team needs a win pretty badly.

Cisnero?

Gulp!

 

[biggunsbob]

Cisnero comes in..was 3-0:count. Then 3-2. Then. K. 2 outs.

 

[biggunsbob]

Oh no that dreaded count. 0-2

Foul
Ball

K

Nice pitching C !

 

[turok]

Much better than his last turn in relief.