Twins @ Tigers 5-17-2016 Game 39

[tigermud]

Detroit (17-21)

Kinsler, 2B
JD, RF
Miggy, 1B
Victor, DH
Nick, 3B
Upton, LF
Maybin, CF
McCann, C
Iggy, SS

P: Pelfrey 0-4 (5.80)

Twins (10-27)

Mauer, 1B
Polanco, SS
Sano, RF
Park, DH
Plouffe, 3B
Dozier, 2B
Rosario, LF
Centeno, C
Santana, CF

P: Hughes 1-6 (6.44)

Game Notes

Brad suspended one game and fined, Lamont managing tonight

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/1...r-brad-ausmus-gets-one-game-suspension-tirade

--Both pitchers in tonight's game are off to horrible starts for 2016. Pelfrey, signed in the offseason, goes against his former team tonight still searching for his first win as a Tiger. He's making his eighth start for Detroit. Hughes also is struggling, with an 8.50 ERA in his last four starts. Hughes is tied for the American League lead in losses with six.

--OK, who would have predicted Nick Castellanos would be leading the American League in batting average on May 17? He is, at a nifty .348 clip. He's got a team-high eight homers (tied with Ian Kinsler) and 30 RBIs, too.

--Victor Martinez is third in the AL batting race at .338. As a team, the Tigers are batting .259, third in the American League.

--Detroit's 4.60 ERA is the fourth-highest in the American League. Minnesota has the AL's worst ERA at 4.92.

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2016/05/detroit_tigers_gameday_mike_pe_3.html

 

[manchild98]

Damn, how'd Sano catch that ball?

 

[manchild98]

Mauer 2 out solo shot in the 5th. 1-0.

 

[manchild98]

Upton gets robbed of a triple

 

[manchild98]

Sano jacks a homer. 2-0.

Sano as 7 homers this year...all solo shots.

 

[manchild98]

Pelfrey done after 5.1 innings. Ryan inherits runners on the corners.

 

[manchild98]

DP ends the inning!

 

[manchild98]

Terrible Phil Hughes has retired 15 of the last 16 batters.

 

[manchild98]

Hughes has a 8 pitch 6th inning. JD saw 6 of them. 70 pitches for the game.

 

[Rebbiv]

Terrible Phil Hughes has retired 15 of the last 16 batters.

And only 70 pitches through 6 innings. Iglesias and Kinsler took only 2 pitches to make outs in the 6th.

 

[tigermud]

Tigers will put a few on the board here in the 7th

 

[manchild98]

Ryan with some nice work tonight.

 

[johnny2x2x]

A Triple!!!

 

[manchild98]

Miggy stand up jog into 3rd triple.

 

[lonesometiger]

Cabrera triples!

 

[Sbee]

the twins bullpen is worse than ours...i hope

 

[manchild98]

Great swing by Upton.....but screwed by the ground rule double.

 

[Sbee]

Great swing by Upton.....but screwed by the ground rule double.

luckily the Savior made sure it didn't matter

 

[SpartyNash]

No Salty here?

 

[manchild98]

Maybin rbi single. 2-2.