Tigers vs. rays Game Thread April 10

[kalinecountry]

Tigers batting 1st inning,

Jackson takes a fastball outside, another is high, misses another inside, strike call, fastball fouled back and off the umpire right in the chest/shoulder, full count on Jackson, looked low and off the corner called strike,

Boesch drops a bunt down third foul, fastball way in on the belt, grounder to first and pitcher covering,

Cabrera swings and misses knee high fastball, inside low at the knees, again, big shift in the left side of the infield, takes high, fouled back full count, letter high fouled back, up and in for a walk,

Fielder takes a high strike and catcher out to talk with pitcher, fastball popped to third,

18 pitches for rays pitcher.

 

[kalinecountry]

Porcello pitching 2nd inning,

joyce 2 and 2, 2 seamer hangs and a ground ball single to right,

zobrist fly to right and caught,

keppinger with a hit and run on and a fly to right center, Jackson has it and throws to Prince at first and they double up the runner, Nice,

Porcello with 18 pitches.

 

[kalinecountry]

Tigers batting 2nd inning,

Young'sTongue broken bat flare single to right,

Raburn takes a fastball inside, swings and misses a changeup, mudhens it to first in foul ground,

Peralta first pitch grounder to short and a 6/4/3 dp, dumb,

f'n 5 pitch inning now with 23.

 

[durtymrclean]

Looks like Porcello breaking out his slider more and more...good.

 

[jdbaker1]

Come on Rick, buckle down.

 

[spockmaster]

looks like Ricky forgot what the strike zone was for a bit there.

 

[kalinecountry]

Porcello pitching 3rd inning,

punkrodriguez 2 nice streaks on the corners, and he swings over another,

molina with the foot in the bucket stance has two called strikes, outside, slider in the dirt, grounder to Worth behind second and throws to Prince,

brignac hard one hop single to right,

jennings singles to right,

pena hbp bases loaded,

longoria walks in a run,

Jones out to talk,

joyce grounder to short,

Porcello with 43 pitches,

1 - 0.

 

[jdbaker1]

I take it.

 

[Mitchrapp]

DY got boned on that check swing.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Nice work from Porcello so far.

 

[Mitchrapp]

1-1 b5.

 

[jdbaker1]

Aside from the 3rd inning, Rick is looking really good.

 

[johnny2x2x]

Looks like 5 strong from Porcello so far, lets get him the run support he deserves now.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Not that I didn't expect this from Laird but come on..

 

[jdbaker1]

AJax with another walk?

 

[jdbaker1]

Wouldn't mind a steal attempt here.

 

[Mitchrapp]

BB with another hit from a lefty..

 

[Mitchrapp]

This is where u make you're money Prince..

 

[jdbaker1]

Come on Prince, this is why you are here.

 

[johnny2x2x]

Well, I just saw they intentionally walked Cabrera, make them pay Prince!!!