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Tigers vs. royals 8-16-16 Game 119
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lonesometiger
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Watch them score 4 here and make it look like a close game.
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no fight in the 9th
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3 freaking hits :/
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Jarrod Saltalamacchia: Salty had one of the Tigers? three hits, a deep homer to the shrubbery in center field.
J.D. Martinez: He only had one hit, but found himself in scoring position twice, which is more than one could say for any other Tigers player.
Martinez would have had a second hit if not for a spectacular defensive play by Cheslor Cuthbert (Martinez still reached base on the fielder?s choice) in the seventh.
Ian Kinsler: The entire Tigers offense is probably deserving of a hiss, but Duffy is pretty good. Instead, our scorn is focused on Kinsler, who was picked off of first base after he walked with one out in the sixth. He probably should have caught that pop-up too.
Justin Upton: He looks so lost at the plate right now.
The Tigers? defense: That eighth inning was brutal.
STATS AND REACTIONS:
It?s interesting that McCann has been Verlander?s personal catcher for most of the year, yet Verlander shakes him off as often as any pitcher I?ve ever seen.
The first two home runs Verlander allowed came off his hybrid slider/cutter. It has averaged 89-90 miles per hour for most of the year, but both homers were on cutters in the 87-88 mph range.
Verlander?s fastball looked much better than his slider... until he hung a heater to Hosmer for a third solo homer in the seventh.
The Tigers offense struggled against Duffy, but they?re not alone. Duffy?s 2.72 ERA is second in the AL, and he is just as much of a dark horse Cy Young contender as AL ERA leader Michael Fulmer.
Tyler Collins has looked competent in center field this year. He should be a solid fourth outfielder next season.
J.D. Martinez: He only had one hit, but found himself in scoring position twice, which is more than one could say for any other Tigers player.
Martinez would have had a second hit if not for a spectacular defensive play by Cheslor Cuthbert (Martinez still reached base on the fielder?s choice) in the seventh.
Ian Kinsler: The entire Tigers offense is probably deserving of a hiss, but Duffy is pretty good. Instead, our scorn is focused on Kinsler, who was picked off of first base after he walked with one out in the sixth. He probably should have caught that pop-up too.
Justin Upton: He looks so lost at the plate right now.
The Tigers? defense: That eighth inning was brutal.
STATS AND REACTIONS:
It?s interesting that McCann has been Verlander?s personal catcher for most of the year, yet Verlander shakes him off as often as any pitcher I?ve ever seen.
The first two home runs Verlander allowed came off his hybrid slider/cutter. It has averaged 89-90 miles per hour for most of the year, but both homers were on cutters in the 87-88 mph range.
Verlander?s fastball looked much better than his slider... until he hung a heater to Hosmer for a third solo homer in the seventh.
The Tigers offense struggled against Duffy, but they?re not alone. Duffy?s 2.72 ERA is second in the AL, and he is just as much of a dark horse Cy Young contender as AL ERA leader Michael Fulmer.
Tyler Collins has looked competent in center field this year. He should be a solid fourth outfielder next season.
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Duffy was good. JV pitched well except for a few that caught way more plate than he wanted. Defense in the 8th was a joke.
Sanchez vs. Ventura tonight. Looks like a KC sweep
Sanchez vs. Ventura tonight. Looks like a KC sweep
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Kinsler getting picked off first is inexcusable. Flat-footed, leaning the wrong way, not watching cues...Baseball 101. Border-line balk by Duffy, though.
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From ESPN article about worst base running teams in MLB
27. Detroit Tigers (-11.6 runs)
Key stats: They're 49 for 68 in steals (an acceptable 73 percent), but take the extra base just 33 percent of the time, worst in the majors. They're actually improved from last year, when they ranked last in the majors at -27.3 runs.
Key contributors: Victor Martinez (-7.5 runs), Miguel Cabrera (-7.2), J.D. Martinez (-3.6). Martinez and Cabrera are rated as the two worst baserunners in the league in value added (or in their case, value lost since they rarely take the extra base).
27. Detroit Tigers (-11.6 runs)
Key stats: They're 49 for 68 in steals (an acceptable 73 percent), but take the extra base just 33 percent of the time, worst in the majors. They're actually improved from last year, when they ranked last in the majors at -27.3 runs.
Key contributors: Victor Martinez (-7.5 runs), Miguel Cabrera (-7.2), J.D. Martinez (-3.6). Martinez and Cabrera are rated as the two worst baserunners in the league in value added (or in their case, value lost since they rarely take the extra base).
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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2016/08/mike_aviles_braves.html#incart_river_index
Former Tiger Mike Aviles DFA'd by Braves less than 24 hours after trade.
Mlive
http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2016/08/blaine_hardy_optioned.html#incart_river_index
As Erick Aybar joins Tigers, Blaine Hardy optioned to Toledo.
Mlive
Former Tiger Mike Aviles DFA'd by Braves less than 24 hours after trade.
Mlive
http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2016/08/blaine_hardy_optioned.html#incart_river_index
As Erick Aybar joins Tigers, Blaine Hardy optioned to Toledo.
Mlive
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Miguel Cabrera is back in the lineup Wednesday after missing Tuesday's game with a biceps strain.
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Day off wednesday for Justin Upton. "I think he's out of sync mechanically," Ausmus said. "His timing is off. Ya think??
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glad he is back...let's just hope it's not premature.
Nice to see Brad finally figure what everybody else has already known for weeks, wud a Doofus
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It's not like he has Willie Horton sitting on the bench.
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