Game #155: Atlanta Braves @ Detroit Tigers, Saturday September 20th, 1:10 Pm

[tinselwolverine]

So much for the Tigers getting out to their first lead in about a month.

Am I the only one who feels like the Captain of the Titanic?

 

[biggunsbob]

He Had Baldwin 0-2 and on 2-2 pitch he crushed it. 2 more homers for the damn Braves. Montero just cant throw his fastball for strikes good enough sadly. Although one of his pitches did not the box an was not called a strike.. Dickerson said it was outside but it did hit the box.
Tigers trail 3-1.

 

[biggunsbob]

Tigers 3rd
Baez popout
Jones single
Torres (0-2) count single (Hit #1000)
Perez sac Fly 3-2 Braves . (Least he did that)
Tork F-8

(First and third one out and inning fizzles as tiger hitters just cannot produce any type of big inning anymore) .

 

[biggunsbob]

So AJ turns to Tommy Kahnle to keep the game close.

Braves 4th
4-3
F-7
G-3

Braves lead 3-2. Bottom 4th.

 

[biggunsbob]

Tigers 4th
Greene 4-3
Ibanez F-8
Dingler BB
Meadows K’s

Just pathetic at bats by 1st two.

 

[biggunsbob]

Wentz is getting calls they KM did not get.

 

[biggunsbob]

Braves 5th
Popout 1st
F-8
Holton in
3-1

Bottom 5th trail 3-2.



I know you take guys out in certain spots but TK just pitched to 5 batters and got them all out.

 

[nydo77]

All I see is an offense that refuses to take their walks

I see a jumpy offense that isn't seeing the ball at all.

 

[nydo77]

He Had Baldwin 0-2 and on 2-2 pitch he crushed it. 2 more homers for the damn Braves. Montero just cant throw his fastball for strikes good enough sadly. Although one of his pitches did not the box an was not called a strike.. Dickerson said it was outside but it did hit the box.
Tigers trail 3-1.

And one of Montero's pitches was way off of the plate and was called a strike as well. Not that it mattered, as his other four pitches to that batter were all even farther out of the strike zone.

 

[biggunsbob]

Tigers 5th
Baez Auto-out F-7
Jones singles.
Torres singles.
Perez. K’s. (One awful at bat)
Torks BB
Greene F-7 (worse at bat then Perez’s)


That is not a strike to jones.
Perez should not be batting 3rd. He is awful last 30 games.
I’d pitch around Tork to get to Greene.
You could tell from Greene’s body language he had no shot to get a hit off this crappy lefty. The difference between Greene’s at bats and guys like Kwan ad Ramirez in pressure situations is night and day.

 

[biggunsbob]

Cleveland already up 3-0 in game one of dh

 

[gotime909]

Riley is the least clutch hitter on this team. Good lord

 

[nydo77]

Tigers 5th
Baez Auto-out F-7
Jones singles.
Torres singles.
Perez. K’s. (One awful at bat)
Torks BB
Greene


That is not a strike to jones.
Perez should not be batting 3rd. He is awful last 30 games.
I’d pitch around Tork to get to Greene.

They pitched around Tork, to the usual result.

 

[nydo77]

Riley is the least clutch hitter on this team. Good lord

Greene doesn't really have an approach after the big swing (flail) with the huge arc that only connects a small percentage of the time. Sure, if he makes good contact, it will get good results much of the time, but that good contact is just not there the rest of the time.

 

[biggunsbob]

Braves 6th
5-3
4-3
Melton in
3-1

Bottom 6th

 

[gotime909]

I don't like still using Melton out of the pen. HE SHOULD BE STARTING!!!!

 

[biggunsbob]

Greene doesn't really have an approach after the big swing (flail) with the huge arc that only connects a small percentage of the time. Sure, if he makes good contact, it will get good results much of the time, but that good contact is just not there the rest of the time.

And that is the difference between him and guys like the two Cleveland guys who crush us.

 

[biggunsbob]

Tigers 6th
PH- McKinstry HR LF . 3-3
Dingler 6-3
Meadows popout Ss.
Baez popout

the at bats after McKinstry homer were just not MLb quality.
Dingler 1 pitch.
Meadows 3 pitches .
Auto-out Baez 1 pitch.

 

[tinselwolverine]

It will literally feel like the end of the world if the Tigers cannot manage to score one more run and then hang onto win this game.

 

[biggunsbob]

Top 7
1-3
F-7
F-7