Well, we got to see most of the Mud Hen pitching staff that first game, so that saves a drive to Toledo. Lobstein wasn’t bad, really: 3 runs over 5 2/3 innings. Not that it mattered by that point.
Tonight, Justin Verlander returns after missing a start with a not-damaged shoulder. It will be interesting to see if they’ve got him on a short pitch count. On the one hand, that would make sense after missing a start with a sore shoulder; on the other hand, you have the bullpen.
Tonight’s Saving-Romine-For-The-Bullpen Lineup:
- Kinsler, 2B
- Hunter, RF
- Cabrera, DH
- V Martinez, 1B
- J Martinez, LF
- Castellanos, 3B
- Holaday, C
- Suarez, SS
- Davis, CF
Comments
44 responses to “Game 2014.128: Tigers at Twins”
Even if JV pitches the greatest game in MLB history. Even if JV throws a perfect game of only 81 pitches without throwing a ball. If he strikes out all 27 Twins…………….so what!!!!!!!
it’s a place to start. Things look bleak for sure given what has occurred over the last 24 hours (and last 6 weeks) but there is still a month to go. The Royals will cool off.
A 13 pitch first inning is a start, but I will hold my comments until we get thru the 2nd inning.
Why is it that all these teams being up their scrub pitchers with 0 or 1 win and the completely shut the Sluggos down…..the Tigers bring up their scrub pitchers and they give up 5-10-15 or 20
Let’s see if JV can hold them to a field goal here. Got to stop giving up touchdowns!
At least he struck out the side.
Yeah, what were those post-game comments about Verlander about one month ago….velocity was up and my arm felt good, gonna be a good next game start…zzzzz
Did y’all here the fan Verlander comment on the radio? Jim called him a leather tongue. Made my day/night.
Miggy the Rally Killer. Sigh.
In the past month Cabrerra faces minor league pitchers almost every night….no doubles… no home runs…hitting a whopping .308 …nice gig for $22+ mil……..big deal!
Could the Verlander contact be worse than the Fielder contract? Who would have known!
Kate luvs that contract!
Holaday came to play.
Good job Rookie!..plates 2
0-2 on Plough….hang a curve ball..boy that will get it done!…
JV..wasn’t pretty..but better than you have been doing…so we will take it!
Let the real game begin!!!!
It looked to me like JV had quite the look for Brad the Boy Blunder when he walked off the mound. Or is it just me?
It was pretty easy to do the lip-reading when the saw Brad come out for him.
Blaine Hardy, only 24, has been a bright light in a very no lights on bullpen!!!
Hey Miggy…..nevermind!!!
Not again Miggy!
3 hits for Torii hitting 2nd, 3 hits for Victor hitting 4th, but there is a black hole in the 3 spot.
And now 3 for JD.
Atta boy..other rookie!!!..plate two..
Now we’re talking!! The ever-elusive add-on runs, good job rookie!
But the question is: Are we Blow Pen proof yet?
We aren’t even Closer-Proof
You just know that the Twinkies are dying to see “Sloppy Joe” on the mound tonight.
I think that’s my favorite name for him right now.
Gardenhire left his rookie in an inning too long. Ausmus pulled Verlander at just the right time. Smarty +1 (it’s about time).
I’ll agree that smarty gets one back for the move re JV tonight but I think his tally is still close to the negative.
He got an F-word for his trouble, but Santana had been killing Verlander, and his pitch count was high, and his curve wasn’t curving. It was the right move.
Very un-Miggy like but we’ll take it.
Hey, in the box score it’s an RBI single, we’ll take it.
OK, Smarty, send Joba back out for the 9th and I’ll give you a +5. Yeah, I know there’s no chance, but a guy can dream.
…and miss out on all that drama?
And his Sloppiness has entered the fray.
all kidding and AAA pitchers aside, I never imagined winning “a game” against the Twinkies would be such a tall order
sure a win is ‘a win’, but that game has the after-taste of a loss
I’m satisfied with it. A game that looked like another going down the tubes got turned around by some good plays, good calls, big hits, and good (enough) bullpen. Feels great, in fact, after the humiliation and then the annihilation of the past three.
How far have we sunk when all we can hope for is a split with the AAA Twins
Second place in the AL Central, maybe? 6th in the AL? 10th in MLB? Those are my guesses.
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Sounded like good news, Not really. I’m done with mlb.tv immediately following Game 162.