Tigers vs. rays Game Thread June 28

[kalinecountry]

Tigers lineup:
Jackson CF
Berry LF
Cabrera 3B
Fielder 1B
Young DH
Avila C
Peralta SS
Boesch RF
Santiago 2B
Scherzer P

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_06_28_detmlb_tbamlb_1&mode=gameday&c_id=det
Gameday from mlb.com 7:10 start time.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/previews/2012/TBA201206280.shtml
Tigers - rays Game Preview.
from Baseball Reference

http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/preview?gameId=320628130&teams=detroit-tigers-vs-tampa-bay-rays
Tigers - rays Game Preview.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_/id/28976/max-scherzer
Scherzer vs. rays. Dominant numbers.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_/id/28474/james-shields
Tigers Hitters vs. shields.
from espn

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2012/6/28/3112987/2012-game-76-preview-detroit-tigers-at-tampa-bay-rays
Tigers - rays Game Preview.
from bybtb

Key Matchups: Miguel Cabrera is 10-22 (.455) vs James Shields. That's the highest BA for any player with 22+ AB vs Shields.
Peralta is 9-for-19 (.474) with three home runs in his career against Shields.

http://www.foxsportsdetroit.com/06/...anding_tigers.html?blockID=753062&feedID=3701
Tigers - rays series.
from DetroitFox

Delmon Young, Brennan Boesch and Prince Fielder have combined for the same number of at-bats against Tampa Bay Rays right-hander James Shields as Jhonny Peralta has had against him in his career.
Peralta has nine times as many hits as his three teammates combined.
Peralta is 9-for-19 (.474) with three home runs in his career against Shields (7-4, 3.99 ERA), who will start opposite Tigers right-hander Max Scherzer (6-5, 5.12 ERA) tonight as the teams open a four-game series at Tropicana Field.
Miguel Cabrera is hitting .455 (10-for-21) with a home run against Shields. Young, Boesch and Fielder are a combined 1-for-19 (.053) against the right-hander.
The Tigers are using their "everyday lineup" in the opener with Boesch in right, Quintin Berry in left and Ramon Santiago at second base. Alex Avila is in the lineup as the catcher for the third consecutive game.
Shields is 5-0 with a 3.51 ERA in eight career starts against the Tigers. Scherzer is 0-2 with a 3.06 ERA in three career starts against the Rays.
from Mlive

 

[buddyboy2121]

Why wouldn't Leyland put Raburn in RF over Boesch?

 

[Mitchrapp]

Why wouldn't Leyland put Raburn in RF over Boesch?

Because of .176?

 

[kalinecountry]

http://beck.mlblogs.com/2012/06/28/v-marts-knee-good-but-no-return-before-september/
V-Mart?s knee good, but no return before September.
from Jason Beck's Tigers blog

 

[Thumb]

Because of .176?

Raburns line stats since his recall from Toledo: .320/.346/..480/.826


I don't think he's back to second-half Raburn yet, but he's a better option than both Young and Boesch right now.

 

[buddyboy2121]

Because of .176?

Because Boesch is hitting so much better with an .119 average and .213 OBP since June 13th.

 

[bdemil1]

Royals

When do they pass us?

 

[Mitchrapp]

Because Boesch is hitting so much better with an .119 average and .213 OBP since June 13th.

So? DY is batting .400 since June 27. Lol.

 

[Thumb]

So? DY is batting .400 since June 27. Lol.

I get you were trying to make a joke, but...

Another reason using batting average as an indicator is terribly wrong, June has been DY's best month for BA. at .272, yet his worst in .OBP at .280, and his OPS for June is the lowest so far too at .627, and a dismal Slg. of .348

What this tells us is that Delmon is a shitty singles hitter, with hardly any extra base power, and should be hitting 8th or 9th if at all.

I vote for not at all.

 

[Mitchrapp]

I get you were trying to make a joke, but...

Another reason using batting average as an indicator is terribly wrong, June has been DY's best month for BA. at .272, yet his worst in .OBP at .280, and his OPS for June is the lowest so far too at .627, and a dismal Slg. of .348

What this tells us is that Delmon is a shitty singles hitter, with hardly any extra base power, and should be hitting 8th or 9th if at all.

I vote for not at all.

Yes and I agree.

 

[Thumb]

When do they pass us?

After this series we have about 10 games of Pure gravy coming up against KC, MIN, and BAL (hopefully gravy) maybe we can get on a roll.

 

[Mitchrapp]

After this series we have about 10 games of Pure gravy coming up against KC, MIN, and BAL (hopefully gravy) maybe we can get on a roll.

KC just swept the Rays. Nothing is gravy anymore.

 

[Thumb]

The real question should be how my HR's for Luke fucking Scott against us this series?

 

[biggunsbob]

Raburns line stats since his recall from Toledo: .320/.346/..480/.826


I don't think he's back to second-half Raburn yet, but he's a better option than both Young and Boesch right now.

Come on MI... Since June 14th when he came back he is 8 for 25 with 4 doubles and 4 singles and 1 rbi and 3 runs...1 BB and 8 k's... Some .320's are better the others.. RR,BB, and DY can all take a hike but you don't start RR verses Shields...He is 1 for 5 with 4 k's verses him... Maybe Shields screws up and BB closes his eyes and swings..

 

[jas5lf]

Great start to this one.......jfc...

 

[gotime909]

Dammit, thought that was gone.

 

[biggunsbob]

fudge

 

[grandy]

Did they really just give a weather update for a domed stadium?

 

[buddyboy2121]

The Rays announcer just said the shift should be banned because Pena just got robbed of a base hit. The other announcer is speechless right now.

 

[jas5lf]

The Rays announcer just said the shift should be banned because Pena just got robbed of a base hit. The other announcer is speechless right now.

lol