Tigers vs. twins Game Thread May 16

[kalinecountry]

Tigers lineup:
Jackson CF
Dirks LF
Cabrera 3B
Fielder 1B
Young DH
Avila C
Raburn 2B
Boesch RF
Santiago SS
Porcello P.

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_05_16_minmlb_detmlb_1&mode=gameday&c_id=det
Gameday from mlb.com

http://www.baseball-reference.com/previews/2012/DET201205160.shtml
Game Preview.
from Baseball Reference

http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/preview?gameId=320516106&teams=minnesota-twins-vs-detroit-tigers
Tigers - suckasstwins Game Preview.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_/id/29966/rick-porcello
Porcello vs. suckasstwins.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_/id/28889/nick-blackburn
Tigers hitters vs. blackburn.
from espn
blackburn 0-3 with a 10.34 ERA in his last four appearances -- three starts -- against the Tigers, and he hasn't fared well in his matchups with Miguel Cabrera.
The Detroit slugger is 13 for 29 (.448) with three homers off Blackburn.
Porcello is 5-1 with a 2.61 ERA in his last six starts against Minnesota.
Morneau is 3-16 (.188) with 1 HR and Mauer is 3-17 (.176) against Tigers Porcello.

Tigers won 18 of the last 22 meetings overall while outscoring the Twins by 49 runs.
twins starting pitching staff also hasn't performed up to standards, posting a 6.38 ERA that is by far the worst in baseball. The Twins (10-26) possess the majors' worst record and finished a 3-6 homestand with a 5-0 loss to Cleveland on Tuesday. They haven't won consecutive games since April 11-12, and their .235 batting average is among the worst in the AL.

Leyland: Valverde day-to-day with tight back. Closer would likely be Benoit if Valverde unavailable, but Leyland didn't want to be locked in. Leyland said he'd play the matchups w/ closer, too. Could be Dotel, could be Coke.
Valverde says he expects to be ready for series against Pirates this weekend.
Valverde same number of saves through 36 games as last year (7), but 5.51 ERA compared to 1.80

Peralta is off again today in part because of matchups and in part because Leyland admitted he has to get Santiago going.

Corrie Thornburg, 3-time breast cancer survivor, was today's Honorary Bat Girl. She poses w/ Tigers pitcher @SmylyD http://atmlb.com/J04lJD

 

[Thumb]

Young 5th again....

Let's just drop the DH for today and let Porcello bat.

 

[hellifino]

leave Peralta at ss you dumbass, and throw Santiago AT 2B, and bench shinebox

 

[manchild98]

Minnesota is last in the AL in runs scored and last in all of baseball in era. Please let us just take this 2 game series.

 

[Thumb]

leave Peralta at ss you dumbass, and throw Santiago AT 2B, and bench shinebox

You mean Shinebox who has 4 hits and 4 RBI in the last 2 games?

Shinebox who's last 7 days line is .273/.304/.500/.804?

Yeah, let's bench him over Santiago.

 

[servinthed]

Raburn's bat > Santiago's bat

 

[tigermud]

Why is JP getting another day off again already. and hey yes leave Raburn alone he finally hit one yesterday maybe he's going to heat up now for the rest of the year.

 

[servinthed]

JP is 5 for 26, .192, against Blackburn, but i'd still have him over Santiago..

 

[tigermud]

2 errors already in the first inning. wonderful

 

[Thumb]

Come on guys....it's the Twins, don't help them out by breaking out the clown shoes...

Fielder and Santiago should run laps after the game.

 

[gotime909]

I wonder if playing the same lineup for 3-4 games would help this team be more consistent.

 

[tigermud]

I wonder if playing the same lineup for 3-4 games would help this team be more consistent.

Naww that's just silly talk. LOL.. :nod:

 

[tigermud]

Tiger errors give em 2 Tigers coming to bat.

 

[biggunsbob]

freaking errors....tighten it up boys...

 

[kalinecountry]

It is understandable that Fielder's numbers might take a hit for awhile, different league, pitchers, parks, all that, but it is unacceptable to drop a ball thrown to him at first at or above his knees, Cabrera was better at first than Prince is there.
I go off to get something to eat and they get 2 runs, another error this one by Santiago.
not the start you want.
At least Porcello k'd the last two hitters.

 

[gotime909]

Well at least Cabrera and Prince had productive outs to scratch out a run.

 

[kalinecountry]

Dirks has drawn five walks in 40 plate appearances since moving into the No. 2 spot.

 

[gotime909]

Are you kidding me Young!?!?! That ball was literally 2 feet off the plate!!!!

 

[manchild98]

Miggy is getting pretty good at the barehand bunt play.

 

[biggunsbob]

Yipes!!!