Tigers vs. redsox Game Thread July 31

[kalinecountry]

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

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_07_31_detmlb_bosmlb_1&mode=gameday&c_id=det
Gameday from mlb.com

http://www.baseball-reference.com/previews/2012/BOS201207310.shtml
Tigers - redsox Game Preview.
from Baseball Reference

http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/preview?gameId=320731102&teams=detroit-tigers-vs-boston-red-sox
Tigers - redsox Game Preview.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_/id/6341/justin-verlander
Verlander vs. redsox.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_/id/4242/josh-beckett
Tigers Hitters vs. beckett.
from espn

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2012/7/31/3199937/2012-game-104-preview-detroit-tigers-at-boston-red-sox
Tigers - redsox Game Preview.
from blessyouboystigersblog

Justin Verlander back on mound; Prince Fielder has excellent numbers vs. Josh Beckett.
Justin Verlander will try to get the Detroit Tigers back on track.
Verlander will have to get back on track himself.
Verlander got roughed up for four runs in the seventh inning Thursday night and suffered the loss in a 5-3 loss to the Cleveland Indians.
The Tigers held a 3-1 lead before Verlander allowed six hits -- including home runs by Carlos Santana and Travis Hafner -- in the seventh inning.
Verlander (11-6, 2.60 ERA) will start for the Tigers tonight when they play the second game of a three-game series against the Boston Red Sox. He is 3-3 with a 3.22 ERA in nine career starts against the Red Sox.
Prince Fielder is 4-for-8 with three home runs in his career against Red Sox right-hander Josh Beckett (5-9, 4.57 ERA). Delmon Young is hitting .350 (7-for-20) against Beckett for his career.
The lineup the Tigers are using tonight has become their regular lineup against right-handed starters with one exception: Alex Avila and Jhonny Peralta have switched spots. Brennan Boesch and Avila, a pair of left-handed hitters, will bat back-to-back, followed by Peralta and Omar Infante, who hit right-handed.
The Tigers are 2-5 on their current nine-game road trip.
from Mlive

 

[kalinecountry]

Supposed to be rain here, game could be delayed or postponed.
http://www.weather.com/weather/map/interactive/02116:4:US?animation=true

 

[biggunsbob]

Hopefully we can win the game. We just had a nice dinner at Bran's for my son's 15th birthday, and now I'm going out..

 

[tinselwolverine]

Verlander Day! Go Tigers, I says!

 

[kalinecountry]

Tigers batting 1st inning vs. headhunter beckett,

Jackson called out on strikes,

Berry lines it down left just foul, swings and misses, fastball fouled back, changeup outside, curve stays up, Berry calls time, now a fly to left,

Cabrera takes fastball inside, high fly to center,

game time temp about 66-67 with the wind blowing in,

12 pitches,

 

[tigermud]

And... we're off to another fabulous night of offensive offense up against another pitcher we haven't had any problems with this year up till now.

 

[kingofdetroit57]

Verlander Day! Go Tigers, I says!

Your new avatar is fantastic. LOL!

 

[jas5lf]

It always rains when Verlander pitches. Mother nature hates JV.

 

[jas5lf]

**** off midget.

 

[tigermud]

stressful first inning already.

 

[tigermud]

Just love how we just let teams have bases like that, happened last night to.

 

[jas5lf]

Just love how we just let teams have bases like that, happened last night to.

We don't even throw anymore.

 

[gotime909]

JV with a tough first inning so far.

 

[tigermud]

What was wrong with that pitch?

 

[tigermud]

JV already hitting 96/ 97 now in the first, that 6 innings or more per start consecutive streak may come to end tonight.

 

[gotime909]

I don't care if it's 110mph, you gotta throw it for a strike!

 

[jas5lf]

34 pitches and counting. Unbelievable.

 

[tigermud]

I hope the offense shows up tonight. He may not make it 6 tonight.

 

[gotime909]

JV already hitting 96/ 97 now in the first, that 6 innings or more per start consecutive streak may come to end tonight.

I was thinking the same thing. Rain factor too.

 

[tigermud]

nothing like a 1 pitch 1 out after a long bottom half, dumb.. stupid.