Tigers vs. indians Game Thread Sept. 4

[kalinecountry]

Tigers lineup:
1.Austin Jackson CF
2.Andy Dirks LF
3.Miguel Cabrera 3B
4.Prince Fielder DH
5.Brennan Boesch RF
6.Don Kelly 1B 5 for 15
7.Jhonny Peralta SS
8.Alex Avila C
9.Omar Infante 2B
Rick Porcello P

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_09_04_clemlb_detmlb_1&mode=gameday&c_id=det
Gameday from mlb.com

Congratulations to Miguel Cabrera on being selected the AL Player of the Month for August!
AL Player of the Month is Miguel Cabrera, who hit .357 w/ 6 2B, 8 HR, 24 RBI & 19 runs scored for Tigers.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/previews/2012/DET201209040.shtml
Tigers vs. indians Game Preview.
Porcello last 5 vs. indians; 1 and 2 25 innings 21 earned runs 34 hits 7 BB 16 K's 7.56 ERA.
Masterson last 5 vs. Tigers; 1 and 3 25.1 innings 16 earned runs 34 hits 18 BB 20 K's 5.68 ERA.
from Baseball Reference

http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/preview?gameId=320904106&teams=cleveland-indians-vs-detroit-tigers
Tigers vs. indians Game Preview.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_/id/29966/rick-porcello
Porcello vs. indians.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_/id/28977/justin-masterson
Tigers hitters vs. masterson.
from espn

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2012/9/...5-preview-cleveland-indians-at-detroit-tigers
Tigers vs. indians Game Preview.
from blessyouboys

Leyland has talked on and off for most of the summer about trying to get Prince Fielder a day at designated hitter (he hasn’t missed a game since Sept. 14, 2010, and he always says he’s fine to play first base). Leyland was already thinking about it before Fielder took hit-by-pitches in each of the last two games. He’s doing it tonight.
Why now, especially with an off-day coming Thursday? Part of Leyland’s reason was Delmon Young’s struggles against Indians sinkerballer Justin Masterson, despite the way Young has been swinging the past week. He’s 3-for-20 with five strikeouts off Masterson, including 1-for-9 with three strikeouts and three groundouts since the start of last season. Since Masterson is giving up a .291 average and .831 OPS to lefties this year, Young isn’t going to displace either of the corner outfielders.
It’ll be the second game at DH this season for Fielder. The other one was April 22 against Texas, and Don Kelly started at first base in that one, too. Kelly went 0-for-3, Fielder went 1-for-5, and Colby Lewis outpitched Drew Smyly in a 3-2 Texas win.
from Jason Beck's Tigers blog

 

[Thumb]

Okay I get having Don Kelly in the lineup (not really) and giving Prince a night off his feet, but why on earth would he bat him anything but 9th?

 

[Mitchrapp]

Okay I get having Don Kelly in the lineup (not really) and giving Prince a night off his feet, but why on earth would he bat him anything but 9th?

You get it? He, Prince, hasn't missed a game in 3 years. All at 1B because, well the NL doesn't have a DH. There is no need for Prince to not be at 1B, none.

 

[Thumb]

You get it? He, Prince, hasn't missed a game in 3 years. All at 1B because, well the NL doesn't have a DH. There is no need for Prince to not be at 1B, none.

Okay I get having Don Kelly in the lineup (not really) and giving Prince a night off his feet, but why on earth would he bat him anything but 9th?

:ashamed:

 

[Thumb]

http://www.vipboxsports.eu/watch/70...-vs-cleveland-indians-live-stream-online.html

FSD stream if anyone needs.

 

[jdbaker1]

This is a really big game, Tigers have struggled for some reason against this sorry team, time to turn it around.

 

[kalinecountry]

Didn't take long for Avila to get whacked in the facemask with a ball,

choo swings and misses a slider down and in,

krapnis sinker away flys to Dirks near the warning track,

assdribble pops to Peralta on the outfield grass,

Rick with 11 pitches and a good inning mixing pitches away and inside,

 

[gotime909]

Okay I get having Don Kelly in the lineup (not really) and giving Prince a night off his feet, but why on earth would he bat him anything but 9th?

Who the hell brings their garbage back into their house after taking it out to the curb?

 

[kalinecountry]

Jackson with a 7 pitch at bat grounds to third,

Dirks 3 and 0, now a full count, swings and misses a fastball in,

Cabrera lines right at krapnis,

masterson with 14 pitches.

 

[tigermud]

Well Bat Masterson has an ERA close to 5 so we'll prolly only get about 2 if were lucky, hopefully RP continues he good pitching lately and we squeak it out.

Edit: Or not

 

[Thumb]

That's bad luck, that was a good location for that pitch.

He just went down and got it.

 

[tinselwolverine]

Something of an inauspicious beginning...

 

[jdbaker1]

I hate the tribe.

 

[spockmaster]

fuck the indians. they suck against everyone else but still play us well for no reason.

 

[servinthed]

Dickerson said Delmon asked for the night off.

 

[kalinecountry]

Prince's single he has now reached base safely in 25 straight games -- longest streak by a Tigers player this season.

Fielder entered tonight's game with a .468 on-base percentage since the All-Star break -- tops in the AL by 35 points.

 

[Thumb]

Dickerson said Delmon asked for the night off.

Then from this point on I will blame Delmon for Don Kelly being in this game.

 

[tigermud]

The bats are chasing too many pitches outside of the zone, what else is new.

 

[Thumb]

This is going to be a long night.

 

[manchild98]

Funny...Prince wins Tiger of the month but Miggy wins AL player of the month.