Tigers vs. royals Game Thread September 1

[kalinecountry]

Tigers lineup :
Jackson CF
Ordonez RF
Young LF
Cabrera 1B
Martinez DH
Avila C
Peralta SS
Raburn 2B
Inge 3B
Turner P

http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/preview?gameId=310901106&teams=kansas-city-royals-vs-detroit-tigers
Tigers vs. royals Game Preview.
from espn

http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/_/id/30526/jacob-turner
Jacob Turner 2011.
from espn
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=P&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=545363
Jacob Turner minor league stats.
from milb.com

http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_/id/31114/danny-duffy
Tigers hitters vs. duffy.
from espn

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2011_09_01_kcamlb_detmlb_1&mode=gameday&c_id=det
Gameday from mlb.com

http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=310901106&teams=kansas-city-royals-vs-detroit-tigers
Boxscore from espn

 

[cmlfactor]

Don't know what you can glean from that sampling. Raburn does have a homerun against him. Just as long as he keeps the butter off his hands today...

 

[cmlfactor]

Is Turner on a pitch count today, KC?

 

[grandy]

Another win would be nice, Indians play their last game against the A's today.

 

[johnny2x2x]

Well at least that bum Ramon Santiago isn't in the lineup. I mean, he's been just awful for us lately.

I know, I know, lefty pitcher.

 

[kalinecountry]

Is Turner on a pitch count today, KC?

Hi cmlfactor, I didn't see anything from before and when posting the game thread. I would think maybe 90 pitches? sound right?
The other question I/we might have is how he is used going forward.
Innings count has to be around 150, so maybe he is used in relief to keep sharp, and/or one more start. That is all a guess on my part.

update: Mlive says JT won't be on a pitch count today.
DETROIT -- Jacob Turner, the club's top prospect, is set to make his second career start as the AL Central-leading Tigers close out a four-game series against the last-place Kansas City Royals.
Manager Jim Leyland said Turner will not be limited to a pitch count and his appearance will be dictated by Kansas City's success against him.
Turner, 20, was pulled after 96 pitches over 5 1/3 innings in a 5-1 loss to Los Angeles in his first career start on July 30.
"This is not some kind of experiment," Leyland said. "We're trying to win the game."
Jacob will square off against left-handed rookie counterpart Danny Duffy, who is closing in on his limit of 150 total innings.

Magglio Ordonez, who is 5-for-18 in his past five appearances since the club

 

[Mitchrapp]

Well at least that bum Ramon Santiago isn't in the lineup. I mean, he's been just awful for us lately.

I know, I know, lefty pitcher.

He's a switch hitter though. Not sure what his splits are but I trust him more in the IF and he's been hitting well of late.

 

[cmlfactor]

Sounds about right. I assume he'll get another start the last week of the season if they wrap up the division early. (Man it would be nice to kick back and relax for 3 or 4 days.)

 

[biggunsbob]

Santiago should be playing over Raburn.... Inge should not be playing at all..... I hope they both do well but your holding your breath every time a ball gets hit towards Mr. Hack at second base. With Inge all we can hope for is he will be within 2 feet of the ball on a swing...

 

[Thumb]

Be nice if Ajax can stay hot like yesterday.

 

[biggunsbob]

Why not play Gullien.... Who cares if he has to bat right... He was activated today.. He is a much better fielder then Raburn...

 

[biggunsbob]

Be nice if Ajax can stay hot like yesterday.

Looks like your going to zoom by me today LOL....

 

[jdbaker1]

I would prefer Santiago instead of Raburn as well but Raburn has been hitting a little better lately. He blows defensively though. Inge on the otherhand is just about useless. He would have to get on fire to finish the season above the Mendozan line. His glove isn't impressing anyone either. Too bad Raburn is such a defensive liability or we could put him at 3rd.

 

[jdbaker1]

Be nice if Ajax can stay hot like yesterday.

This offense could do some things if he could get on base consistantly.

 

[jdbaker1]

tribe still scoreless in the 4th

 

[jdbaker1]

Hope JT either pitches a perfect game or has learned how to hold runners on. Can't stand seeing walks essentially turned into triples.

 

[mjsb2]

Another abysmal top 3.

 

[Thumb]

Hope JT either pitches a perfect game or has learned how to hold runners on. Can't stand seeing walks essentially turned into triples.

Well Vmart is not catching him this time.

 

[jdbaker1]

Hope JT either pitches a perfect game or has learned how to hold runners on. Can't stand seeing walks essentially turned into triples.

Well Vmart is not catching him this time.

True, good start so far.

 

[mjsb2]

Strikeout and a pair of GBs.

Good start for Turner.