Tigers vs. angels Game Thread July 16

[kalinecountry]

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

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_07_16_anamlb_detmlb_1&mode=gameday&c_id=det
Gameday from mlb.com

http://www.baseball-reference.com/previews/2012/DET201207160.shtml
Tigers - angels Game Preview.
from Baseball Reference

http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/preview?gameId=320716106&teams=los-angeles-angels-vs-detroit-tigers
Tigers - angels Game Preview.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_/id/29966/rick-porcello
Porcello vs. angels.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_/id/6280/ervin-santana
Tigers hitters vs. santana.
from espn

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2012/7/...s-angeles-angels-of-anaheim-at-detroit-tigers
Tigers - angels Game Preview.
from blessyouboystigersblog

It's been 10 days since Detroit Tigers right-hander Rick Porcello last made a start.
Will he be rusty?
Porcello didn't look too sharp in his last start, giving up a career high-tying 12 hits in 3 2/3 innings, but the 23-year-old had been lights out in his previous three starts, allowing a combined three runs in 20 innings pitched.
Which Porcello will the Tigers see tonight when he takes the mound in the opener of a four-game series against the Los Angeles Angels?
Los Angeles will counter with right-hander Ervin Santana, who owns the third-worst ERA in the American League and has allowed five or more runs in five of his last seven starts.
The Angels have dropped seven of 13 and is five games behind West-leading Texas, but the club controls the league's first wild-card spot.
Winners of seven of their last eight games, the Tigers trail Baltimore by one-half game for the second wild card and the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox by 3 1/2.
Members of the media will be meeting with manager Jim Leyland at 3:35 p.m. Stay tuned.
from Mlive

Rick Porcello, who has won three of his last four decisions but was knocked around in his last outing against the Twins, starts for the Tigers on Monday night as they open a four-game series against the Angels at Comerica Park.
Porcello gave up 12 hits and three earned runs over 3.2 innings in the Tigers' 7-3 win over Minnesota on July 5. The decision went to Octavio Dotel. Porcello was ineffective, but was pulled when he was hit by a line drive by Ryan Doumit.
Porcello (6-5, 4.47 ERA) went 5-0 last July.
from the detnews

 

[kalinecountry]

Tonight's game is on ESPN Monday Night Baseball.
and looks to be the free game on mlb.tv


and joe west umpire crew for the game.

 

[cmlfactor]

We've had an atrocious ESPN record the last few seasons. Hopefully we can rack up some runs on Santana early and give Rick a cushion.

This series could either be great or disastrous...

 

[kalinecountry]

Before the Tigers - angels game; Mike Trout just met Al Kaline, who won a batting title at age 20. Only Kaline and Cobb did that.
Tim Kurkjian

 

[amajjd]

Cool stuff KC.

This is a big series. I pretty excited to see Trout too.

 

[gotime909]

Before the Tigers - angels game; Mike Trout just met Al Kaline, who won a batting title at age 20. Only Kaline and Cobb did that.
Tim Kurkjian

Yeah, I just heard Kemit say that on the ESPN broadcast.

 

[gotime909]

Hopefully we can come out hitting against Santana. He's been pretty bad this year.

 

[kalinecountry]

Hopefully we can come out hitting against Santana. He's been pretty bad this year.

Hope they get to him early, and not chase crap pitches.

 

[kalinecountry]

Keep the ball down Rick.

 

[kalinecountry]

woof Rick gets him to swing and miss a hanging slider.

 

[gotime909]

Rick's Fastball has some zip to it tonight.

 

[kalinecountry]

Gotta like that, pujols grounds into a double play,

Rick with 11 pitches.

 

[jas5lf]

This Angels lineup scares me. So many good hitters from top to bottom.

 

[gotime909]

whew! Rick got away with that ball up vs Pujols. Looks like he's really reaching back for a little extra on his FB tonight. Hope it doesn't get him in trouble.

 

[kalinecountry]

Jackson on a runs scored streak,

Austin Jackson has scored a run in his last 12 games. The last Tiger to score a run in 13 straight games was Johnny Groth in 1950. Groth is poster Tiggs95 favorite player as a kid.

 

[gotime909]

2nd time already that the ESPN crew has mentioned AJax with the MVP. Yet, he wasn't even on the All Star team.

 

[gotime909]

Nice break right off the bat!!!

 

[jas5lf]

Woops......

 

[gotime909]

What???? Tiger's haven't stolen a base in 16 games??

 

[johnny2x2x]

Nice steal, now a bunt gets him over to 3rd.