Game 121: Blue Jays (62-59) at Tigers (58-62)
by Ian Casselberry on Aug 14, 2008 12:00 PM EDT
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Jesse Litsch (8-7, 4.46) vs. 
Armando Galarraga (10-4, 3.23)
With one game left in this four-game series, the Tigers try to avoid a crushing sweep at the hands of the Blue Jays. Although, really, this series has already been crushing. If you had any delusions whatsoever about the Detroit Tigers still being in contention for the AL Central, those hopes have surely been pummeled into dust.
The Tigers are now 9 1/2 games out of first place. Cleveland and Kansas City are both within four games of catching them.
But if there's one guy on this pitching staff right now that seems capable of stopping this losing streak and providing even just a momentary winning feeling, it's Armando Galarraga. He's thrown four quality starts in a row, giving the Tigers just about their only dependable option to start a game these days. (Zach MIner, you get a pat on the head, too.) Galarraga beat the Jays in his second start of the season, giving up no runs and three hits in 5 1/3 innings.
By the way, did you know Galarraga has the second-most wins in the majors among rookies? You probably don't want to hear who has the most.
Jesse Litsch is fresh up from the minors, after being sent down in late July to work on adding a four-seam fastball and featuring his sinker more. Before getting sent down to Triple-A Syracuse, Litsch had lost his previous three starts. However, he began this season strong, with a 7-1 record and 3.18 ERA. This will be the first time he faces the Tigers.
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Starting Lineups
TORONTO
1. Joe Inglett, 2B
2. Marco Scutaro, 3B
3. Alex Rios, RF
4. Vernon Wells, CF
5. Matt Stairs, DH
6. Adam Lind, LF
7. Lyle Overbay, 1B
8. Gregg Zaun, C
9. John McDonald, SS
DETROIT
1. Curtis Granderson, CF
2. Placido Polanco, 2B
3. Magglio Ordonez, RF
4. Miguel Cabrera, 1B
5. Gary Sheffield, DH
6. Matt Joyce, LF
7. Edgar Renteria, SS
8. Brandon Inge, 3B
9. Dane Sardinha, C
by Ian Casselberry on Aug 14, 2008 12:20 PM EDT reply actions
Jair!!!
11-7 with a 3.18 ERA. Granted, the NL is generally seen as an easier league for pitchers, but ya still gotta go out there and get guys out. And that’s what Jair has done.
Meanwhile, Virgil is sucking it up for Toledo. Oops.
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Hi All – Just opened up Gameday, looks like we’re ahead, 0-0. Who’s going to be the designated Gas Can today, considering AG’s pitch count so far?
ground ball to the catcher?
That must have been funny to see, since, as Gameday says, it was deflected by the pitcher.
Tigers Fatigue
has set in for me. Well, it did a while ago. A 1-0 deficit feels like 5-0.
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2 freakin hits after 5 innings!!!!!!! PATHETIC
I love the people that keep bringing up this team was thought to have a chance to score a thousand runs this year….by my count they have scored 561…I think its going to be one hell of a month and a half boys…because if the prognasticaters are right the Tigers will score 10.5 runs a game the rest of the year…look out..
Pitiful
This is one awful performance. Let’s stack the bats up and burn them. What we’re doing now is a no less obvious surrender.
Again, great job
by Galarraga. Fastball’s down to 88, though. hope we can score in this half. AG deserves something for this effort.
Couldn't catch the game
b/c I haven’t been able to sit down at my desk at work all afternoon. What a nice surprise to see a win come up. It was starting to get to the point that I didn’t want to check in because I was getting disappointed every time I saw the scores
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