Tigers @ Twins 7-9-15 Game #85

[manchild98]

TIGERS (43-41):

Kinsler 2B
Cespedes LF
VMart DH
JD RF
Avila C
Castellanos 3B
Krauss 1B
Gose CF
Iggy SS

Price P Season: 8-2, 2.54 era (1.13 whip), Lifetime against the Twins 7-3, 2.42 era


Twins (46-39):

Dozier 2B
Mauer 1B
Plouffe 3B
Sano DH
Hunter RF
Nunez SS
Hicks CF
Suzuki C
Robinson LF

Pelfrey P Season: 5-5, 3.94 era (1.49 whip), Lifetime against the Tigers 3-4, 4.37 era


Can the Tigers continue to beat up on the Twins this season (7-2 record)? This series could end up determining if we are buyers or sellers. The Twins own the AL’s best home winning percentage with a 28-15 record and are coming off a 3 game sweep of the Orioles. The Tigers are 21-18 on the road. The Tigers currently trail only the Twins by 2.5 games for the last wild card playoff spot.

Price has been excellent on the road this season posting a 5-1 record and 1.86 era in those 9 starts. Lefties are hitting .268 and righties .241 against him. Price is 2-0 with a 1.80 era against the Twins this season. Tigers are 14-3 when Price takes the mound.

Pelfrey has been great at home. He’s 3-1 with a 1.80 era in 7 starts. He’s only given up 5 home runs on the season and only 1 at Target field. He’s 1-1 with a 3.86 era against the Tigers this year, but he’s 0-3 with a 8.51 era in his last 5 starts.

Tigers are hitting .298 (36 for 121) with 1 home run against Pelfrey. Rajai has an 11 game hit streak. Castellanos and JD each have 9 game hit streaks. The Tigers are batting .328 and are averaging 6 runs per game in their last 12 games but have managed just a 6-6 record over that span.

VMart was hitting .216/.308/.578 when he went to the DL on May 19th. He is now hitting .274/.341/.720 on the season since returning from the DL on June 19th.

The Twins are batting .246 (56 for 228) against Price. Dozier is 6 for 24 with 2 homers, Hunter is 8 for 29 with a homer, Plouffe is 7 for 18 and Mauer is 5 for 30 with 7 strike outs.

The forecast for Minneapolis calls for clear skies and temperatures around 80 degrees for first pitch tonight.

 

[manchild98]

Well that's a good start. Kinsler homers. 1-0. 3rd homer of the year 407 feet.

 

[tomdalton22]

that is a good start. Now let's hope DP can get out of this little jam!

 

[jas5lf]

Sit down bum.

Oh and fuck the Twins. Wish they'd go back to last place where they belong.

 

[manchild98]

Price puts the 1st two on but keeps them off the scoreboard.

 

[tomdalton22]

Price puts the 1st two on but keeps them off the scoreboard.

great job out of him!

 

[tigermud]

92..

 

[lonesometiger]

yea I think the Tigers have that GIDP down pat.

 

[manchild98]

Probably not a good idea to keep letting the first 2 guys reach base each inning.

 

[manchild98]

And he gets out of it again.

 

[lonesometiger]

Price playing with fire, gets out of it again. Offence needs to get it going.

 

[tomdalton22]

he needs a nice, quick 1-2-3 inning here.

 

[manchild98]

he needs a nice, quick 1-2-3 inning here.

10 pitch 1-2-3 inning.

 

[tomdalton22]

10 pitch 1-2-3 inning.

perfect!

 

[tigermud]

93...

 

[tomdalton22]

93...

a few feet from a 3-0 lead to another DP

 

[lonesometiger]

Bed time and STOP WALKING BATTERS!

 

[tigermud]

That was enforced against us in Seattle

Complete Bullshit

And it's going to lead to a run now, brad needs to go bitch about that some more betwen innings just to let them know it was crap

 

[tomdalton22]

That was enforced against us in Seattle

Complete Bullshit

And it's going to lead to a run now, brad needs to go bitch about that some more betwen innings just to let them know it was crap

sure looked like he couldn't reach the bag.

 

[tigermud]

Ok he pitched out of it again I'd still go bitch about that non inference call, he was further away from that bag than JD was in Seattle