Tigers vs. whitesox Game Thread July 20

[kalinecountry]

Tigers lineup :
Jackson CF
Berry LF
Cabrera 3B
Fielder 1B
Young DH
Boesch RF
Avila C
Peralta SS
Santiago 2B
Verlander P

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_07_20_chamlb_detmlb_1&mode=gameday&c_id=det
Gameday from mlb.com

Verlander last 5 starts vs. whitesox - 4 - 1 36.1 innings 12 runs 11 earned 34 hits 7 walks 32 k's 4 homers allowed 2.72 ERA.
peavy last 5 starts vs. Tigers - 1 - 1 29.2 innings 21 runs 31 hits 8 walks 28 k's 5 homers 6.37 ERA.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/previews/2012/DET201207200.shtml
Tigers - whitesox Game Preview.
from Baseball Reference

http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/preview?gameId=320720106&teams=chicago-white-sox-vs-detroit-tigers
Tigers - whitesox Game Preview.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_/id/6341/justin-verlander
Verlander vs. whitesox. FU putzynski.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_/id/5019/jake-peavy
Tigers hitters vs. peavy.
from espn

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2012/7/...4-preview-chicago-white-sox-at-detroit-tigers
Tigers - whitesox Game Preview.
from blessyouboystigersblog

A lot of career struggles from Tigers hitters against White Sox starter Jake Peavy. Miguel Cabrera is 8-for-35 (.229) for his career off Peavy, but 6-for-13 with five RBIs over the last couple years. Prince Fielder is 8-for-24 off Peavy, including 4-for-9 with two doubles this year.
Jason Beck

Justin Verlander starts opener vs. AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox.
Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland doesn't want to declare the next three games against division-leading Chicago White a "make-or-break" series.
That's fair. But, it's still pretty darn important.
And, when it comes to important games, is there any other player the Tigers would rather have leading the charge other than their reigning AL Cy Young and MVP winner?
I think not.
Right-hander Justin Verlander takes the mound in Friday night's opener as the Tigers square off against the White Sox in a pivotal three-game weekend series at Comerica Park.
Winners in 10 of their last 12 games, the Tigers currently find themselves trailing the White Sox by 1 1/2 games in the AL Central. Two straight wins, and Detroit will officially own the division lead.
But, there's no sense in thinking ahead, right? One game at a time, as they say.
The White Sox, who have dropped four of six, will stroll out right-hander Jake Peavy, who has struggled out of the gate in the second half, allowing six runs and a career-worst 12 hits over seven-plus innings Saturday night.
With a right-hander on the mound for Chicago, Quintin Bery will remain in left field, batting second. Switch-hitter Ramon Santiago will bat ninth and start at second after a two-game absence. After two straight starts at second, the right-handed hitting Danny Worth will move back to the bench.
Utility infielder/outfielder Don Kelly is the lone left-handed hitter not in today's lineup. Worth, Ryan Raburn and catcher Gerald Laird are available off the bench.
from Mlive

 

[biggunsbob]

Go Tigers!!!!! Keep the MTG streak going!!!!!!

 

[kingofdetroit57]

We need to set the tone for the series tonight. I'd love to see a complete beatdown by or a heartbreaking victory for the Tigers tonight.

 

[hellifino]

the best lineup we can put on paper. the reserves are what's been killing us, every time someone gets a day off, we suffer.

Worth .206
Kelly .180
Raburn .172

 

[Thumb]

the best lineup we can put on paper. the reserves are what's been killing us, every time someone gets a day off, we suffer.

Worth .206
Kelly .180
Raburn .172

IMO Worth should play 2B for the time being. Neither Santiago or Raburn are even hitting .200 for the month of July, might as well just play the best defender, and the better runner. We're not getting shit for production out of 2B anyhow.

 

[kalinecountry]

http://espn.go.com/mlb/team/stats/batting/_/name/det/split/43/detroit-tigers
Tigers splits for month of July.

 

[cmlfactor]

Tonight is the game that really needs to be won with JV out there. I'm not very keen on the other two pitching matchups. Sunday could be a 12-11 type of affair...

 

[cmlfactor]

Today's Fun w/ Stats...AJax's position among qualifying MLB leadoff hitters:

Runs 58 (5th), HR 10 (T2ND), RBI 39 (3rd), BB 37 (3rd), AVG .318 (2nd), OBP .398 (2nd), SLG .521 (2nd), OPS .920 (2nd)

Of the categories in which he's 2nd only Trout is ahead of him.

 

[gotime909]

Just pitch JV. Stop worrying so much about that runner.

 

[kalinecountry]

Verlander pitching 1st inning,

de azza full count, walk,

FUYouk wtf is DetroitFox showing all these past atbats for this guy? did it w/ angels too, changeup looked good called a ball, throws to first, lined foul, curve strike call, swings and misses a curve sit down asshole,

donkeydung throw to first, fastball strike call on the corner, fastball up and in, swings and misses a changeup, grounder to short and the sift has Cabrera with it throws to second and to first for a dp,

JV with 15 pitches.

 

[spockmaster]

good recovery from the walk.

 

[gotime909]

Big dp! Was looking like it could be a high pitch count first inning for JV. Like pitch count even matters with him.

 

[tazmac]

Well fuck me running. This isn't a good start. Also looks like that outside corner keeps stretching out to catch the ball so far.

 

[cmlfactor]

Well that was a great start...

 

[kalinecountry]

Tigers 1st inning,

Jackson takes a strike, swings and misses a slider away, curve up and FF pierzinski pulls the pitch down into the k zone,

Berry swings and misses belt high, called strike off the corner and the f'kn putz is pulling pitches in to the zone and this dumbass ump is falling for it, out on strikes,

Cabrera takes a strike on the corner, check swing slider, strike call and off the outside corner, chases a slider low,

this has the makings of a frustrating game with this dumb F ump and FU pierzynski esad,

 

[gotime909]

Ouch! Peavy k's the side on 11 pitches.

 

[tigermud]

Peavy k's the side with everything away away away and hitting the corner, give him the inside and take the out guys

 

[cmlfactor]

effin' die Rios you sack of garbage...

 

[jas5lf]

No problem for JV.

 

[kalinecountry]

Verlander 2nd inning,

konerko strike call, another, fly to left and Berry has it in the sun field,

rios strike call at the knees, line drive over Cabrera's glove double, better year at the plate holding his hands higher than last couple of years,

FUpierzynski fouled back, again, high fastball fouled back, popped up to Cabrera didn't have to move, sit down asshole,

viciedo fastball on/off the corner, fastball outside, curve strike call, grounder to Peralta,

JV 28 pitches,