Game #92: Tampa Bay Rays @ Detroit Tigers, Monday July 7th, 2025. 6:40

[biggunsbob]

Times Eastern. Subject to change.

July 7th, 2025​

Tv FanDuel Sports​

Rays@Tigers​

6:40 PM​

Comerica Park​

Shane Baz
RHP
8-3, 4.33 ERA, 97 SO

Rays Record
(49-41)


TB Lineup

1. Y Díaz (R) DH
2. J Aranda (L) 1B
3. J Caminero (R) 3B
4. J Lowe (L) RF
5. J Mangum (S) LF
6. J Caballero (R) 2B
7. C Simpson (L) CF
8. T Walls (S) SS
9. D Jansen (R) C

Keider Montero
RHP
3-1, 4.03, 39 So


Tigers Record
(57-34)

DET Lineup

1. C Keith (L) DH
2. G Torres (R) 2B
3. Z McKinstry (L) RF
4. R Greene (L) LF
5. S Torkelson (R) 1B
6. D Dingler (R) C
7. P Meadows (L) CF
8. T Sweeney (L) SS
9. J Báez (R) 3B

 

[biggunsbob]

KC series overlapped May and June.

Record)(Updated records)
(2-1)@ KC (43-48)
(2-2)@ WSox (30-60)
(2-1) vs Cubs (53-36)
(2-1) @ O’s (40-49)
(1-2) Reds (46-44’
(2-1)vs Pirates (38-53)
(1-2)@ TB (49-41)
(2-1) A’s (37-55)
(2-1) Twins (43-47)
(1-2) wash (37-53)
(3-0)@ Cleve (40-48)
3 vs TB (49-41)
3 vs M’s (46-42)


Verses AL Central
White Sox……5-2
Royals…………..5-2
Twins……………4-2
Guardians…..4-3

Inter-League Play
(17-13) (153-133) (RS-R

Records by month
March (1-3)
April…..(18-9)
May……(19-9)
June….(15-11)
July……(4-2)

 

[biggunsbob]

Ron
I heard on the radio today there is a lot of movement in the minors.
Players getting moved up a level.
Sorry if I missed it on a thread taking care of my granddaughter today

 

[kalinecountry]

Ron
I heard on the radio today there is a lot of movement in the minors.
Players getting moved up a level.
Sorry if I missed it on a thread taking care of my granddaughter today

I always post it in the Tigers minor leagues thread, and sometimes in the game thread.

Top prospects Kevin McGonigle, Max Clark, and Josue Briceño promoted to Double-A Erie

The Tigers future looks very bright.

www.blessyouboys.com

Top prospects Kevin McGonigle, Max Clark, and Josue Briceño promoted to Double-A Erie.
The Tigers future looks very bright.
BYBTB

Tigers promote three top prospects to Double A Erie

Top Detroit Tigers prospects Kevin McGonigle, Max Clark and Josue Briceno were promoted.

www.detroitnews.com

Tigers promote three top prospects to Double A Erie.
Detnews

 

[kalinecountry]

Detroit Tigers recall Keider Montero, reassign Bailey Horn to Toledo

Keider Montero has been on the move for much of the season; since March 22, the 25-year-old has been recalled and optioned five times.

www.freep.com

Detroit Tigers recall Keider Montero, reassign Bailey Horn to Toledo.
Freep

The people are flipping out for Ben Malgeri! The Tigers prospect earned 45 percent of last week's MiLBPremierPlays voting with this wild catch for Erie Seawolves!

Quick guide to potential promotions in the Detroit Tigers farm system

With the big three advancing, here are your likeliest options for promotions at each level to follow.

www.blessyouboys.com

Quick guide to potential promotions in the Detroit Tigers farm system.
With the big three advancing, here are your likeliest options for promotions at each level to follow.
BYBTB

TMLR Emergency Pod: Max Clark, Kevin McGonigle and Josue Briceno Head To Erie. 42 minutes.


Spencer Torkelson is hitting .333 with a whopping .704 slugging percentage off of
4-seam fastballs.
In 2024, he hit .226 with a .441 slug on 4 seamers.
Tork is in top 10 percentile in chase rate & barrel rate, and top third in most technological hitting metrics.

Tigers notes: With 22 homers, Riley Greene has become only the second Tiger, aged 24 or younger, since the advent of the All-Star Game in 1933 to reach 22 homers prior to the Break and the first in 90 years, joining Hank Greenberg who had 24 homers in 1935 at the age of 24.

The Redeemers of fWAR comparison:
McKinstry 2024: 1.1 | 2025: 2.6
Torres 2024: 1.8 | 2025: 2.3
Torkelson 2024: 0.2 | 2025: 1.8
Baez 2024: -0.7 | 2025: 1.6
Dingler 2024: -0.1 | 2025: 1.8

https://www.mensjournal.com/sports/j-k-simmons-blamed-putting-curse-guardians

J.K. Simmons Blamed for Putting Curse on Guardians.
The Guardians have now lost 10 games in a row.
Mens Journal

Tarik Skubal is the 4th left-handed pitcher in MLB history to have at least 3 starts in a single season featuring 0 R, 0 BB and 10+ K, joining Sandy Koufax in 1965, Randy Johnson in 2004 and Clayton Kershaw in 2015.

Zach McKinstry is now tied for the 12th-highest fWAR (2.6) of any American League position player. He and Riley Greene are both hitting .320 since the start of June, which is tied for 5th-best in the AL over that span.

Tigers fans outraged by All-Star snub for Tigers utilityman who just sparked incredible comeback

Tigers fans are up in arms about Zach McKinstry's exclusion from the All-Star Game's reserves.

motorcitybengals.com

Tigers fans outraged by All-Star snub for Tigers utilityman who just sparked incredible comeback.
MCBTB

 

[tinselwolverine]

I had one encounter with Simmons once, because as most of you
probably know l live here in Hollywood, which makes me a star myself.

JK came off as kind of an asshole.

Why would Cleveland have a lifelong Tiger fan do a first pitch thing?

They brought this problem upon themselves.

 

[biggunsbob]

Kaboom !
Baez #10. 391 Feet to left !
2 run jack !

Picks up Meadows Sweeney!

 

[biggunsbob]

Not a fan of nibbling. 1 out Walk.
Also not a fan of pitches right down the middle with a
Freaking 1-2 count. Next guy singles . Next guy
Flys out to RF.
Single makes game 2-1 but McKinstry throws runner out at third.
Great deek by JB.
(1-2 count hits really hurt)

Great throw by ZM ends the inning.

 

[biggunsbob]

Damn when Greene goes in a funk he goes into a funk. Besides the homer in extra innings at Cleveland he is swinging over everything.
I’d really like to see Montero get some runs.

 

[biggunsbob]

Yes Meadows leadoff single !

 

[biggunsbob]

Sweeney swings at first pitch and pops out. Sometimes I wonder what is wrong with small ball when guys are struggling.
That homer in Cleveland I wish he would bottle that approach.
Baez pops into a double play with meadows running

 

[biggunsbob]

1 out double by Tampa bay. Followed by a fly out to cf.

Baez handles the smash to him. Inning over 5-3.

 

[tinselwolverine]

A little bit of a break on that first picture Torres not that I’m gonna ask them to change the call

 

[tinselwolverine]

He got him anyway. Oh well.

 

[biggunsbob]

Man even Torres is chasing back to back balls high and strikeout .
Frustrating we can’t move the runner over.

 

[biggunsbob]

This is maddening we keep wasting chances.

 

[biggunsbob]

Greene Singles to RF ! RBI 3-1 tigers !

RG picks up Torres and McKinstry.
Tork first pitch hunting flys out to deep cf.
if he only could have pulled that.

 

[tinselwolverine]

Well, there’s a big run. Riley Green. Nice job. Runs in close games are at a Premium

 

[biggunsbob]

I know bunting is supposed to be bad but would have meadows try and bunt for a base hit.
At least meadows steals the base.
Sweeeny is just guessing. K’s looking.
Baez 5-3 Nice pick at first sadly.

 

[biggunsbob]

Great job by Montero !
Holton in

4-3
5-3
F-7