Tigers vs. royals Game Thread August 29

[kalinecountry]

Tigers lineup:
Jackson CF
Dirks LF
Cabrera 3B
Fielder 1B
Young DH
Peralta SS
Baker RF
Avila C
Santiago 2B
Sanchez P

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_08_29_detmlb_kcamlb_1&mode=gameday&c_id=det
Gameday from mlb.com

http://www.baseball-reference.com/previews/2012/KCA201208290.shtml
Tigers vs. royals Game Preview.
from Baseball Reference

http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/preview?gameId=320829107&teams=detroit-tigers-vs-kansas-city-royals
Tigers vs. royals Game Preview. Tigers heavy favorites again.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_/id/6472/anibal-sanchez
Sanchez vs. royals. 2 batters.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_/id/3926/bruce-chen
Tigers hitters vs. maka hai yai kai yai chen.
from espn

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2012/8/...-preview-detroit-tigers-at-kansas-city-royals
Tigers vs. royals Game Preview.
from blessyouboystigersblog

It’s a righty-heavy lineup for Royals left-hander Bruce Chen, except that Alex Avila stays behind the plate, presumably because he seems to work better with Anibal Sanchez. Ramon Santiago, 3-for-6 with two doubles off Chen, gets the start at shortstop and rests Jhonny Peralta, 3-for-20 off Chen. Andy Dirks, 2-for-5 off Chen, not only starts but bats second.
from Jason Beck's Tigers blog

Detroit Tigers first-base coach Tom Brookens will miss the games tonight and Thursday at Kansas City for personal reasons, the team announced today.
He will return to the club Friday in Detroit.
Infield coach Rafael Belliard will coach first base during Brookens’ absence.

Offense wasn't the problem for the Detroit Tigers last night. It was pitching.
Justin Verlander was shelled in a 9-8 loss that saw him give up eight runs on 12 hits in arguably the worst outing of his career.
So, if Kansas City can light up Verlander, what can the Tigers expect out of Anibal Sanchez, who has allowed at least five runs in three of five outings since coming to Detroit?
Sanchez takes the mound tonight as the Tigers continue their three-game series in Kansas City and Sanchez tries for his first road win with his new team.
Sanchez will make this start on six days' rest for the Tigers, who still trail the Chicago White Sox by two games in the AL Central after both clubs suffered losses Tuesday night.
Andy Dirks gets the starting nod over Brennan Boesch and Quintin Berry in left field, batting second, and Jeff Baker will start in right field with left-hander Bruce Chen slated to start for the Royals.
The last time the Tigers saw Chen, they bullied him for for six runs in 3 1/3 innings last month. He's 4-5 with a 6.10 ERA in 15 starts and 13 appearances against the Tigers.
Ramon Santiago will spell Omar Infante at second base and Delmon Young will bat fifth for the fourth straight game.
from Mlive

 

[servinthed]

Good news hearing Fister is starting on Friday. I hope he is fully healthy, we need him down the stretch. This allows Smyly to go to the bullpen for long relief, and maybe Downs can take over as lefty specialist, bc Coke is complete garbage.

 

[mhughes0021]

said it b4 and ll say it again....august was supposed to be brutal and we faired pretty well. Sept should be a breeze if we beat the teams were supposed to.

 

[servinthed]

Lefties are 2 for 22 against Downs, with a .192 OPS. Small sample size, but anything is better than what Coke has been.

 

[Thumb]

said it b4 and ll say it again....august was supposed to be brutal and we faired pretty well. Sept should be a breeze if we beat the teams were supposed to.

We gotta have a winning record against LAA, CWS, and OAK in Sept. or else we might as well start looking towards 2013.

 

[mhughes0021]

We gotta have a winning record against LAA, CWS, and OAK in Sept. or else we might as well start looking towards 2013.

If our tough series are CHW and LAA i think thats an easy month. OAK is done now that Inge is injured lol

 

[manchild98]

If our tough series are CHW and LAA i think thats an easy month. OAK is done now that Inge is injured lol

Everytime people say this should be difficult for them or this should be easy....this team does the opposite. This team has too many flaws for anything to be easy for them.

 

[mhughes0021]

Everytime people say this should be difficult for them or this should be easy....this team does the opposite. This team has too many flaws for anything to be easy for them.

agreed....we seem to have difficulty with the "if we beat who were supposed to" teams.

 

[servinthed]

Smyly will be available out of the bullpen tonight, hopefully he wont be needed.

 

[amajjd]

I know this is off topic but they just showed Lloyd McClendon hitting a HR on the first pitch, first at bat in the little league WS when he was a kid.

It was on PTI as a happy anniversery

 

[mhughes0021]

I know this is off topic but they just showed Lloyd McClendon hitting a HR on the first pitch, first at bat in the little league WS when he was a kid.

It was on PTI as a happy anniversery

welp no more yelling at delmon/BB then :/ lol

 

[grandy]

Think BB would crack the top 10 in little league?

 

[tigermud]

Suxs put up 4 in the first already missed a golden opp to gain a game yesterday.

 

[servinthed]

Coke, last night after asked if he's feeling if he getting on track, "Gimme the ball tomorrow"

No Coke, you don't deserve to touch the ball. You are lucky you haven't lost your job yet.

 

[jas5lf]

Coke, last night after asked if he's feeling if he getting on track, "Gimme the ball tomorrow"

No Coke, you don't deserve to touch the ball. You are lucky you haven't lost your job yet.

Kind of makes you wonder who's payroll Coke is really on. Bum.

 

[tigermud]

Hey is BB still on the team?

 

[kalinecountry]

I have the royals feed on mlb extrainnings, away game for Tigers and they just showed the left field angle, from that it was foul, the mlb video from last night looked like it was fair.

Let's just win and put that play and game in the rear view mirror along with the whitesox by the end of the weekend.

 

[servinthed]

Hey is BB still on the team?

Who cares, he doesn't deserve to play.

 

[mhughes0021]

love it when we K with a man on 3rd

 

[mhughes0021]

...twice. Bruce fucking Chen dominating Prince and Miggy -.-