Tigers vs. Mets Game #30 5/4/2023

[byco42]

Game Time: 1:10 p.m.

ESPN GameCast

Tigers SP: E. Rodriguez #75 LHP 0-1 2.21 0.873
Mets SP: J. Verlander #35 RHP 0-0 0.00 0.00

Detroit Tigers (12-17, 3rd in AL Central)

Expected Lineup:
2B Z. McKinstry L
CF Riley Greene L
SS Javier Baez R
1B S. Torkelson R
3B Nick Maton L
LF Akil Baddoo L
RF M. Vierling R
DH Eric Haase R
C Jake Rogers R


New York Mets (16-15, T-2nd in NL East)

Expected Lineup:
CF B. Nimmo L
RF S. Marte R
SS F. Lindor S
1B Pete Alonso R
LF Mark Canha R
2B Jeff McNeil L
DH Tommy Pham R
3B E. Escobar S
C F. Alvarez R

Game Notes BR

Game Notes Freep

Umpires: Assignments TBD

1% Precipitation
58? Wind 6 mph Out
LINE NYM -175
O/U 7.5 Runs

Tickets

 

[Mitchrapp]

Verlander's first this year. How he is rusty.

 

[byco42]

Greene and Baez roughed up JV some.

 

[coulomb]

Ok, umm erod is pitching out of his mind this season.

 

[biggunsbob]

Sweep !

 

[biggunsbob]

Thanks for running down 2-0 !

Stupid !

 

[coulomb]

Sweeeeeeep!

Hey mets, and your 207million dollar payroll.

You just got swept by the tiggers.

 

[Michchamp]

I'm not saying this team is GOOD, but I'm starting to think the schedule has made them look a lot worse than they are.

Their record is shaking out better than expected, and they still haven't gotten to plan any really bad teams yet

 

[Mitchrapp]

I'm not saying this team is GOOD, but I'm starting to think the schedule has made them look a lot worse than they are.

Their record is shaking out better than expected, and they still haven't gotten to plan any really bad teams yet

Streaky.

 

[kalinecountry]

https://www.mlive.com/tigers/2023/0...-detroit-no-longer-feels-like-homecoming.html
Almost 6 years since trade, Justin Verlander?s return no longer feels like homecoming.
Mlive

 

[kalinecountry]

The Tigers are 2-14 vs the AL East and 11-3 against the rest of baseball.
And
No more AL East teams until July 7th.
Detroit has already won series against the Mets, Guardians, Astros, Brewers and Giants this season.
3 of those teams made the playoffs last year and 1 the WS.

Eduardo Rodriguez's last four starts (including today): 26 2/3 innings, one run, 11 hits, three walks, 27 strikeouts.

Congratulations to Eduardo Rodriguez on his 1,000th career strikeout!
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FvTZ4RUWwAAfGz4?format=jpg&name=small
https://twitter.com/i/status/1654186581341683712

Riley. Javy. BACK. TO. BACK.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1654176281745817627

https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/eduardo-rodriguez-8-scoreless-innings-tigers-sweep-mets
E-Rod leads Tigers to sweep with another stellar showing.
Tigers official site

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/mets-vs-tigers/2023/05/04/718318/final/box
Boxscore and Webvideos.

https://www.blessyouboys.com/2023/5...uardo-rodriguez-justin-verlander-riley-greene
Tigers 2, - Mets 0: Eduardo Rodriguez is flat out dealing.
Justin Verlander?s first start of the year started badly with Riley Greene and Javy B?ez taking him deep, though the ace settled in from there.
BYBTB

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/s...der-for-two-home-runs-sweep-mets/70183565007/
'He's electric': Rodriguez shines as Tigers top Verlander, sweep Mets.
Detnews

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/...ander-new-york-mets-series-sweep/70182503007/
Detroit Tigers take Justin Verlander deep (twice) as Eduardo Rodriguez deals in 2-0 win for sweep.
Verlander has a 7 minute webvdeo here.
Freep

https://www.mlive.com/tigers/2023/0...ls-justin-verlander-as-tigers-sweep-mets.html
Eduardo Rodriguez outduels Justin Verlander as Tigers sweep Mets.
Mlive

 

[kalinecountry]

https://totallytigers.wordpress.com/2023/05/04/five-for-friday-66/
FIVE FOR FRIDAY.
Totally Tigers

The Tigers have played just over a month of baseball so it?s time to turn our attention to what we?re now seeing.

As I?ve written over the past couple weeks, this team?s performance is going to resemble that of a roller coaster. Some great games followed by disappointing performances. Slow starts by some players who then start to blossom. And impressive starts that ended up being less so.

And I don?t expect it to change.

I can tell you that a number of players have grown on me so far. And yes, some players I?ve become disappointed in. All of this could change once again.

But in the meantime, here?s a challenge for all of us. It involves positional players only as we haven?t seen a bigger sampling of pitchers quite yet.

If you could pick only 5 positional players to hang onto going forward as the building blocks of this team, who would you pick? They must have spent at least some time on the 26-man roster. And yes, you can include those on the IL.

We?ll compile results and report back. But please, for tabulation purposes, submit your list in alphabetical order.

Without further adieu, here is mine:

 

[tigermud]

Beat Max and JV, would have never predicted that.


https://youtu.be/XR77ef69iAQ

 

[kalinecountry]

Who has the best cutter in the league? Eduardo Rodriguez, producing a run value of -6.
https://twitter.com/rogcastbaseball/status/1654505257886466050/photo/1

 

[kalinecountry]

Tigers just swept a club who won 101 games last year. The Tigers beat Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander. These facts should grab ya by the (base)balls!

 

[kalinecountry]

Motor City Metrics Episode 010-Detroit Sweeps The Mets. 94 minutes.
The Detroit Tigers get back to back quality starts as they sweep the Mets. The guys recap the series and talk about the upcoming series with St. Louis.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSa...d3SxtYqgQ&index=1&ab_channel=MotorCityMetrics