Tigers vs. orioles Spring Training March 30

[kalinecountry]

Kelly walks,

Young never saw a first pitch he didn't like and flys to medium right,

Raburn pop out to catcher,

Clete with another swinging strike three is now below the mendoza line,

Tigers lead 3 - 1,

back in a short while...

 

[spockmaster]

clete is in Inge territory now with that BA. id bet on him being cut soon.

 

[spockmaster]

below has given up 3 runs so far, with a homer, 4 walks, and a balk in the mix. not good.

 

[spockmaster]

below out, marte in.

 

[kalinecountry]

Left knee sprain for Gerald Laird, according to Tigers. He'll be further evaluated tomorrow. Day-to-day evaluation from there, bottom line Laird hurting,

Better choice to replace Laird: Brandon Inge, Patrick Leyland, Ivan Rodriguez or Max St. Pierre?

 

[motownwebguy]

Left knee sprain for Gerald Laird, according to Tigers. He'll be further evaluated tomorrow. Day-to-day evaluation from there, bottom line Laird hurting,

Better choice to replace Laird: Brandon Inge, Patrick Leyland, Ivan Rodriguez or Max St. Pierre?

Any rust-removal news from Bengie Molina?...lol

No Mas on Pudge!

 

[kalinecountry]

Any rust-removal news from Bengie Molina?...lol

No Mas on Pudge!

I would have been fine with him as the backup, but guess the Tigers thought Laird knew the pitchers better from his time before.

 

[kalinecountry]

below has given up 3 runs so far, with a homer, 4 walks, and a balk in the mix. not good.

Below didn't do himself any favors, 3 1/3 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 4 BB, 1 K

 

[motownwebguy]

Below didn't do himself any favors, 3 1/3 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 4 BB, 1 K

Smyly wins by default.... some darn good pitching too.

 

[kalinecountry]

Laird says "only couple of days, glad I did not blow it (knee) out".

 

[kalinecountry]

Tigers tie the game at 4 - 4 with Tony Plagman homerun,

top of the 8th coming up.

 

[kalinecountry]

Luis Marte, who was a 2011 Sept. call-up from Double-A last year, went 2.1 IP, 0H, 5K before leaving after walking Betemit, who later scored.

Now Villarreal pitches the 8th.

 

[kalinecountry]

RF Tony Plagman having a terrific game since coming in,

Clete grounds out,

Santiago out on strikes,

Casali walks, Fields walks,

Plagman triples to right scoring both,

Tigers lead 6 - 4,

worth grounds to short.

 

[kalinecountry]

Villarreal pitching bottom of the 9th.

 

[kalinecountry]

Villarreal closes it out, Tigers beat the orioles 6 - 4.