Tigers vs. braves Spring Training March 31

[kalinecountry]

Tigers lineup :
1. Austin Jackson, CF
2. Brennan Boesch, DH
3. Miguel Cabrera, 3B
4. Prince Fielder, 1B
5. Andy Dirks, LF
6. Alex Avila, C
7. Ryan Raburn, 2B
8. Jhonny Peralta, SS
9. Clete Thomas, RF
Verlander P

Justin Verlander will make his final Grapefruit League start today when the Detroit Tigers face the Atlanta Braves.
Verlander is 1-0 with a 2.18 ERA in five spring starts. He has struck out 20 and walked three in 20 2-3 innings this spring.
Joaquin Benoit, Collin Balester and Phil Coke are also scheduled to pitch today for the Tigers.

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/mlb/p...60-4460&partnerId=aw-6438110968750202902-4460
Tigers Game Information.

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_03_31_detmlb_atlmlb_1&mode=gameday&c_id=det
Gameday from mlb.com

Inge did not make trip to Braves game - second in a row - sore groin.
Laird didn't make trip to Braves game because of a sprained left knee.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Inge is probably sitting in home thinking he's already made this team.

 

[Thumb]

Inge is probably sitting in home thinking he's already made this team.

When he gets cut, do you think he will use the groin injury as an excuse?

Like by saying it had bothered him all spring but he just kept quiet?

 

[kalinecountry]

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_03_31_detmlb_atlmlb_1&mode=gameday&c_id=det
Gameday from mlb.com

 

[kalinecountry]

Jackson leads off the game with a line drive single to left,

Boesch batting and Jackson steals second, grounder to second and Jackson to third,

Cabrera with an rbi grounder to third Jackson scores,

Tigers lead 1 - 0,

Fielder grounds to short.

 

[kalinecountry]

Verlander pitching 1st inning,

bourne grounds out to Peralta,

wilson grounds out to Raburn,

freeman flys out to Jackson.

 

[kalinecountry]

Tigers batting 2nd inning,

Dirks grounds out to third,

Avila is out on strikes,

Raburn flys out to right,

Tigers lead 1 - 0.

 

[kalinecountry]

Verlander pitching 2nd inning,

uggla strikes out swinging,

haywire pops out to Peralta,

ff hinske strikes out swinging,

Tigers lead 1 - 0.

 

[kalinecountry]

Tigers batting 3rd inning,

Peralta singles to short,

Thomas grounds into a 1/6/3 double play,

Jackson flys out to right.

 

[Monster]

damn, sounds like JV is in mid-season form already.

 

[kalinecountry]

Verlander pitching 3rd inning,

ross singles to right,

pastrami grounds into a force out ross out at second Fielder to Peralta,

hanson strikes out into a double play runner out at second,

Tigers lead 1 - 0.

 

[kalinecountry]

Tigers batting 4th inning,

Boesch pops out to third,

Cabrera singles to left,

Fielder with a line drive single to center Cabrera on second,

Dirks lines out to center,

Avila batting and throwing error on pickoff attempt Cabrera to third, fly out to center.

 

[kalinecountry]

Verlander pitching 4th inning,

bourne grounds out to Raburn,

wilson strikes out swinging,

freeman ground ball singles to right,

uggla doubles to center runner scores, uggla out at third, Jackson to Raburn to Cabrera,

tie game.

Per Jason Beck; This looks like one of Verlander's old outings. Lots of foul balls driving up what should be a low pitch count. Could be bullpen time soon.

 

[Mitchrapp]

When he gets cut, do you think he will use the groin injury as an excuse?

Like by saying it had bothered him all spring but he just kept quiet?

Lol, no doubt.

:lmao:

 

[kalinecountry]

Tigers batting 5th inning,

Raburn flys out to right,
Since his last (6th) homerun March 20, Raburn has mudhened at a 1 for 22,

Peralta grounds out to second,

Thomas homers to right,

Tigers lead 2 - 1,

Jackson flys to left.

 

[Thumb]

Yeah, KC...I was thinking that myself, Raburn smells April and May on the horizon.

 

[kalinecountry]

Verlander pitching 5th inning,

haywire grounds out to Verlander flips to Fielder,

ff hinske grounds out to Fielder,

ross flys out to Jackson,

Tigers lead 2 - 1.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Raburn has two different halves during the season, makes sense he does the same during spring training.

 

[kalinecountry]

Yeah, KC...I was thinking that myself, Raburn smells April and May on the horizon.

That could be, also pitchers might be adjusting and throwing him other stuff, off speed, tought to say not being able to watch ST games, but yeah from his past, cold weather might be on his mind the closer we get.

as for Inge's using the groin injury as an excuse, I say we all mail him some maxipads, lol

 

[kalinecountry]

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=20326525&c_id=det
Webvideo of Clete's homerun.
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