Tigers vs. rays Game Thread April 12

[kalinecountry]

Good 2nd inning for Smyly, 11 pitches.

 

[jdbaker1]

Better inning there, now it is time for the offense to start doing what they are paid to do.

 

[motown1958]

posted, and from the detnews today is the rays lead all majors in those kinds of defensive shifts/alignments the past 2 years...indians 2nd.

Thats interesting KC thanks. It just seemed really extreme.

 

[kalinecountry]

Thats interesting KC thanks. It just seemed really extreme.

Yeah, it is, and I really don't remember the indians doing it 'that' much. but even with Fielder's at bat that was longoria making the play towards the shortstops middle...

 

[kalinecountry]

Alex makes up for the bad strike call with a single,

 

[theTutor]

Alex makes up for the bad strike call with a single,

Come on Offense!!!!!

ps. looks like Indians signed Damon

 

[cmlfactor]

WTH. That's 22 innings now of pretty lame offense in this series out of a lineup that is supposed to score runs. Wake the frig up...

 

[jdbaker1]

Need to capitalize on the leadoff walk guys.

 

[jdbaker1]

Dirs comes through, nice. Now it's your turn mudhen.

 

[jdbaker1]

Come on BB.

 

[jdbaker1]

I like seeing AJax aggressive on the basepaths.

 

[jdbaker1]

Attababy Boesch.

 

[Monster]

good job boesch! turn this bad start around!

 

[biggunsbob]

Lou Whitaker bat... I guess i need to grab it at the beginning of games.. Nice hit by BB going the other way..

 

[kalinecountry]

Lou Whitaker bat... I guess i need to grab it at the beginning of games.. Nice hit by BB going the other way..

The Lou Whitaker bat comes through for Boesch and I think Dirks first career triple.
Smyly had 90 pitches, and from what I can see settled down well after the 1st inning,
Balester starts the 7th, and bring on the late guys,
Tigers lead 3 - 1.

 

[jdbaker1]

By the way, what was Smyly's pitch count, he got pulled fairly early considering he pitched OK.

 

[kalinecountry]

By the way, what was Smyly's pitch count, he got pulled fairly early considering he pitched OK.

Gameday had him at 90.


http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=20559637&c_id=det&partnerId=aw-8919085475831049785-4460
Webvideo of Boesch's 2 run double.

 

[cmlfactor]

90 pitches for Smyly. Yeah it was a pretty fast hook. I guess that don't want him getting into the 100s too soon...

 

[kalinecountry]

Villarreal in the 7th,

crap seeing eye single through the hole short and third,
Tigers lead 3 - 2,

 

[cmlfactor]

Good grief. This bullpen has not been good in close game situations so far.