Tigers vs. yankees Game Thread August 7

[kalinecountry]

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

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_08_07_nyamlb_detmlb_1&mode=gameday&c_id=det
Gameday from mlb.com

http://www.baseball-reference.com/previews/2012/DET201208070.shtml
Tigers vs. yankees Game Preview.
from Baseball Reference

http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/preview?gameId=320807106&teams=new-york-yankees-vs-detroit-tigers
Tigers vs. yankees Game Preview.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_/id/29966/rick-porcello
Porcello vs. yankees.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_/id/28638/phil-hughes
Tigers hitters vs. hughes.
from espn

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2012/8/...10-preview-new-york-yankees-at-detroit-tigers
Tigers vs. yankees Game Preview.
from blessyouboystigersblog

Phil Hughes is right-handed, but his splits fit the definition of a “reverse right-hander.” You can throw left-handed hitters against him if you want, but they’re batting just .203 against him this year with more strikeouts (61) than hits (57). By contrast, right-handed batters are .326 with a .977 OPS against him. Thus, Delmon Young is in the lineup and Omar Infante is batting second. No Jeff Baker in the lineup, though. No Quintin Berry, either.
Worth noting, though, that lefties hit .312 off Hughes last year, compared to .234 for righties.
from Jason Beck's Tigers blog

Rick Porcello and red-hot Detroit Tigers seek sixth straight win, 10th consecutive win at home.
Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland will typically bat second baseman Omar Infante ninth in the lineup when a right-handed starter is expected to take the mound.
Not tonight.
Infante is batting second Tuesday night as the Tigers continue their four-game series against the visiting New York Yankees.
The reason? It's simple. Left-handed batters are hitting just .203 off New York Yankees right-hander Phil Hughes. Right-handers are batting .326.
As a result, Infante moves up from the ninth spot to No. 2 -- a spot he typically fills when a left-hander is slated to pitch.
Quintin Berry had recently filled the No. 2 spot against right-handers, but Berry will take a seat on the bench Tuesday as Andy Dirks will start in left for the second straight game.
There was question as to whether Miguel Cabrera, who was removed in the ninth inning Monday night, would need to DH again as he continues to nurse a sore ankle. He won't.
Cabrera will start to third base again and, instead, Delmon Young will serve as tonight's DH. Young will bat sixth behind Brennan Boesch, who will start in right.
Rick Porcello takes the mound as the Tigers look to extend their winning streak to six and their home winning streak to 10. Detroit has hit .310 and averaged 6.3 runs while winning 15 of 16 at Comerica Park.
from Mlive

The last time the Tigers faced Phil Hughes, they were dominated. \
Will they have more success this time around?
The Yankees right-hander throw a complete game, giving up one run and striking out eight in a 5-1 win June 3 at Comerica Park. That lone run came off a Prince Fielder home run.
Hughes (11-8, 3.96 ERA) takes the mound again tonight against Tigers right-hander Rick Porcello (8-6, 4.65).
Facing right-handed and left-handed hitters has been night and day for Hughes this season: Right-handers hit .326 off Hughes, while lefties hit .203.
Porcello, again, finds himself trying to get back on track after a couple rough starts: Despite a 7-5 win against the Red Sox in his last outing, he gave up four runs in 5.2 innings Aug. 1. He also gave up five runs in six innings in a loss to the Blue Jays on July 27.
Although he had a no-decision in his lone start against the Yankees this season, Porcello had a strong 6-inning, 1-run outing June 2 (a 4-3 win).
from the freep

Andy Dirks, who has three hits in seven at-bats since his return from the disabled list, will hit in the nine spot in manager Jim Leyland's lineup Tuesday night as the Tigers play the second game of their series against the Yankees at Comerica Park.
First pitch is 7:05 p.m.
Dirks will start in left field; Quintin Berry is out of the starting lineup for the third consecutive game.
Rick Porcello (8-6, 4.65 ERA), who is 4-1 with two no-decisions in his last four outings, starts for the Tigers. Phil Hughes (11-8, 3.96 ERA) goes for the Yankees.
At his current pace, Porcello's projected record this year will be 12-9. That would give the 23-year-old right-hander double-digits in victories all four years of his MLB career.
The Tigers, who have won five straight, announced Tuesday they had released left-handed pitcher Fu-Te Ni from the Toledo roster.
from the detnews

 

[tomdalton22]

I expect that the Yankees will hit Rick around pretty good tonight. I have a bad feeling about this game.

 

[Thumb]

I expect that the Yankees will hit Rick around pretty good tonight. I have a bad feeling about this game.

How the Yankees hit Rick, will, and always does depend on Rick.

If he keeps the sinker down and can have decent control on the corners he can handle any lineup in baseball.

If he leaves the sinker up and can't get the corners a little league team can murder him.

 

[mjsb2]

RHB are killing Hughes this year.

Baker should be in, and Boesch should be sent to Toledo.

 

[tigermud]

RHB are killing Hughes this year.

Baker should be in, and Boesch should be sent to Toledo.

BB is hitting .444 off Hughes and Baker isn't a better option, you're just being silly.

 

[kalinecountry]

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[mjsb2]

BB is hitting .444 off Hughes and Baker isn't a better option, you're just being silly.

How many ABs?

And yes, RHB are hitting Hughes like they're all Miguel Cabrera (.977 OPS) while LHB are hitting him like Adam Everett (.620).

Baker, being a RHB is a better option.

L/R splits actually have some value, a hitter or pitchers stats against an individual player, has absolutely none.

 

[tigermud]

How many ABs?

And yes, RHB are hitting Hughes like they're all Miguel Cabrera (.977 OPS) while LHB are hitting him like Adam Everett (.620).

Baker, being a RHB is a better option.

L/R splits actually have some value, a hitter or pitchers stats against an individual player, has absolutely none.

I'd rather see BB over Baker, How many AB's does baker even have in the AL? None, zip nadda. 4/9 vs a complete unknown I'll take 4/9. To be honest I still don't understand the Baker pick up at all unless he's Raburn replacement.

 

[kalinecountry]

Yankees all-time record at Comerica Park: 24-27 (.471). They have lost eight of their last 12 here last 3 years.

Porcello vs. Yankees: 2-2 with 4.71 ERA in 5 starts. At Comerica, he is 2-0 with 1.35 ERA in last 3 vs. NYY at Comerica.
Porcello vs. Yankees: Cano 6-13, Granderson 3-8, Jeter 0-12, Ichiro 6-19, Swisher 3-13, Teixeira 2-13, Chavez 3-4.

Hughes is 5-3 with a 3.83 ERA in 7 starts, 9 appearances vs. Tigers. 5 wins tied for most vs. any team (BAL).
Hughes vs. Tigers: Avila 0-5, Cabrera 7-17, Fielder 1-4 (HR), Jackson 0-8, Peralta 7-15, Young 3-9, Boesch 4-9.

 

[tigersofjustice]

How many ABs?

And yes, RHB are hitting Hughes like they're all Miguel Cabrera (.977 OPS) while LHB are hitting him like Adam Everett (.620).

Baker, being a RHB is a better option.

L/R splits actually have some value, a hitter or pitchers stats against an individual player, has absolutely none.

While I might normally agree mjsb, Boesch really doesn't show much if any platoon split himself. In fact, he actually has a bit of a reverse platoon split. So I wouldn't expect it to affect him much at all.

 

[servinthed]

Hopefully Rick can keep the ball down tonight and Tigers hitters have better success against Hughes this time around.

 

[servinthed]

Rick looked good in the first, just needs to avoid that one big inning he seems to have..

 

[kalinecountry]

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[cmlfactor]

We may have been better of had Rick been starting yesterday and JV today. Sure it was nice to see JV dominate on national TV but Rick would've benefited more from last night's strike zone...

 

[kalinecountry]

Rick with 29 pitches.

 

[kalinecountry]

with bob davidson behind home plate both teams will get screwed, one just more than the other.

 

[cmlfactor]

Yes, Ron, I've been getting that message occasionally...

 

[jas5lf]

Uh oh, just got the internal server error. The board is getting ready to shit the bed again. :O

 

[kalinecountry]

Thanks craig and jas5.... I would guess the other guys would be dealing with it as well, since the game thread is slow. I sent a message to Admin Mike.

What seems to be working is a double click, at least my last 2 posts.

 

[kalinecountry]

Tigers get a hit,

hughes with 31 pitches.