Tigers vs. twins Game Thread August 13

[kalinecountry]

Tigers lineup:
1. Austin Jackson, CF
2. Andy Dirks, LF
3. Miguel Cabrera, 3B
4. Prince Fielder, 1B
5. Alex Avila, C
6. Delmon Young, DH
7. Brennan Boesch, RF
8. Jhonny Peralta, SS
9. Omar Infante, 2B

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_08_13_detmlb_minmlb_1&mode=gameday&c_id=det
Gameday from mlb.com

http://www.baseball-reference.com/previews/2012/MIN201208130.shtml
Tigers vs. twins Game Preview.
from Baseball Reference

http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/preview?gameId=320813109&teams=detroit-tigers-vs-minnesota-twins
Tigers vs. twins Game Preview.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_/id/6472/anibal-sanchez
Sanchez vs. twins. 3 batters 0 for 12.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/_/id/30076/samuel-deduno
twins pitcher has never faced Tigers.
from espn

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2012/8/...116-preview-detroit-tigers-at-minnesota-twins
Tigers vs. twins Game Preview.
from blessyouboystigersblog

The moves in the batting order behind Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder are on again. After about two weeks of Brennan Boesch in the fifth spot, he’s moved down to seventh following an 0-for-7 series against Texas. Alex Avila, 14-for-31 so far in August, moves up to fifth. Delmon Young stays in the sixth spot.
It’s the second start in the fifth spot this season for Avila, who also did it May against the White Sox (Delmon Young was off that day). He started three times in the fifth spot last season.
from Jason Beck

The putz aka Boesch has made outs the last 15 times he has put the first pitch in play. The last 8 times he's grounded out. Small sample? Well, for the season, he's hitting .170 on the first pitch which ranks lowest in major league baseball. The problem, of course, is that pitchers have scouting reports too. They know that there's no need to throw the first pitch to Brennan in a hittable location. Net result is that Brennan decided to override his coach's instructions in his biggest PA of the year and Leyland was so annoyed about it that even I got to hear about what went on behind the scenes.

Alex Avila has been tearing the cover off the ball the past month for the Detroit Tigers.
His reward? He's moving up in the order.
Avila will bat fifth for the second time this season and Brennan Boesch has been bumped to seventh in the lineup in the Tigers' series opener tonight against the Twins in Minnesota.
Avila is hitting .452 with a homer, seven RBIs and a 1.198 OPS in 10 games this month, raising his batting average more than 20 points since the All-Star break.
Boesch, meanwhile, went hitless in seven at-bats in Texas and is batting .250 with a less-than-impressive .388 slugging percentage.
With Twins right-hander Samuel Deduno scheduled to pitch tonight, Tigers manager Jim Leyland has stacked his lineup heavy with left-handed hitters.
As a result, Delmon Young will remain entrenched in the sixth spot as the club's designated hitter and second baseman Omar Infante will bat ninth.
The Tigers have won 11 of 13 in Minnesota -- sweeping a three-game series in late May. They'll need a strong outing from an inconsistent Anibal Sanchez if they are to find continued success.
Sanchez, who is making his fourth start for Detroit, has given up five or more runs in two of his last three outings, including a season-high tying seven runs in three-plus innings last Wednesday in a 12-8 loss to New York.
from Mlive

with thanks to ZonieTigersfan, here's the weather from the Twin Cities tonight. Looks like we'll be lucky to get the game in, at least w/o some delay or two. Then again, we're talking about weather predictions, which are about as accurate as sports predictions! http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick...2=-93.2668&e=0

 

[servinthed]

Flail Twins should be 8/9 or split time as DH. I'm glad Leyland Finally got them out of the 5 spot though. Small steps, I guess.

 

[servinthed]

with thanks to ZonieTigersfan, here's the weather from the Twin Cities tonight. Looks like we'll be lucky to get the game in, at least w/o some delay or two. Then again, we're talking about weather predictions, which are about as accurate as sports predictions! http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick...2=-93.2668&e=0

I just checked out weather.com and they are saying no rain the forecast, and the map shows nothing on the radar?

 

[tomdalton22]

Hopefully Sanchez will pull his head out of his ass tonight. He has been terrible.

 

[cmlfactor]

They'd better sweep this damn series...

 

[Thumb]

I'd like to see Leyland break up Boesch and Young also, hate to see them hitting back to back.

Put Peralta in between them.

 

[tigermud]

They'd better sweep this damn series...

Don't count on it, the Twins ain't no easy lineup to get through, Sanchez hasn't been impressive at all and the bats are going up against someone they've never faced before. Already ain't looking good before it even starts. LOL.

 

[kalinecountry]

I'd like to see Leyland break up Boesch and Young also, hate to see them hitting back to back.

Put Peralta in between them.

If they continue to hack attack, maybe he will put Peralta 6th behind Alex, and drop the hacktwins to 7th and 8th.

 

[tigerfantroy]

I would be shocked if we sweep. Winning 2 out of 3 seems more likely.

 

[Thumb]

Boesch is an enigma.

He had a good July[.295/.329/.538/.868], and August looked good too to start, but now it's looking bad again[.289/.325/.368/.693].

He needs to be better because contrary to what people think, Berry is worse.

 

[Thumb]

I would be shocked if we sweep. Winning 2 out of 3 seems more likely.

Agreed.

I could care less if we sweep, just need to win this series, and keep winning series.

Our best chnace to make up ground and get past the White Sox is going to be head-to-head against the White Sox.

 

[tigermud]

Boesch is an enigma indeed. The other thing that still just doesn't look the same as I remember is that he's not smoken the ball much anymore. Way more weakly hit balls this year than I remember previously. It looks like he's swinging with 1 hand all the time i'm sure he's always had that follow through but for whatever reason he's just not getting much behind it this year.

 

[kalinecountry]

over under for pitches seen by Boesch and Young tonight. 3 or 4 at bats each.
Set it at 12.

 

[kalinecountry]

Boesch is an enigma.

He had a good July[.295/.329/.538/.868], and August looked good too to start, but now it's looking bad again[.289/.325/.368/.693].

He needs to be better because contrary to what people think, Berry is worse.

Since HR's in consecutive games on 7/21-22 vs. WSox, hitting .227 with 0 HR, 5 RBI in 19 games - .261 OBP, .288 slug, .549 OPS.

 

[Thumb]

over under for pitches seen by Boesch and Young tonight. 3 or 4 at bats each.
Set it at 12.

Is this for each or combined?

Because if it's combined I'll take the over.

 

[kalinecountry]

Is this for each or combined?

Because if it's combined I'll take the over.

yeah I meant for it combined.
kinda leaning that way too. especially after Boesch's first pitch shyt swing grounder late in the game with risp and Leyland going off on it post game.

 

[gotime909]

Boesch is an enigma.

He had a good July[.295/.329/.538/.868], and August looked good too to start, but now it's looking bad again[.289/.325/.368/.693].

He needs to be better because contrary to what people think, Berry is worse.

I'd like to know what your gauge is on this statement?

 

[tinselwolverine]

Let's turn it around fellas! Go Tigers, I says!!!

 

[Thumb]

I'd like to know what your gauge is on this statement?

His stats? The only gauge that matters...which is why you still don't understand everyones hatred of Delmon Young, all you have to do is look at the numbers.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.cgi?id=berryqu01&year=2012&t=b#half

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.cgi?id=boescbr01&year=2012&t=b#half

 

[kalinecountry]

Cabrera hits great here;
21 games 76 ab 31 hits 9 doubles 4 homers 18 rbi .408/.500/.684/1.184