Game 139: Angels (84-53) at Tigers (66-72)
by Ian Casselberry on Sep 3, 2008 6:00 PM EDT
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PrintLos Angeles Angels at Detroit Tigers, Sep 3, 2008 7:05 PM EDT
Jon Garland (12-8, 4.54) vs. 
Zach Miner (8-4, 3.46)
It's Miguel Cabrera Bobblehead Night at Comerica Park, as the Tigers try once again to match up with perhaps the best team in the American League. Perhaps Cabrera will take inspiration from being immortalized in toy-sized plastic and smack a home run for the fourth straight game tonight.
Jon Garland has allowed five runs in consecutive starts, covering 12 1/3 innings. But in his last outing, most of that damage occurred in the first inning, as Garland eventually settled down and held the Rangers to just one run over his remaining seven innings. (And yes, the Angels came back to win that one.) Earlier this season, he held the Tigers to four hits over 7 1/3 scoreless innings. Garland's career record against Detroit is 13-6 with a 3.06 ERA in 25 starts.
Zach Miner, meanwhile, gets a chance to show he can dominate a team other than the Kansas City Royals. Actually, with one lone exception against the Orioles, he's been very good in eight games as a starting pitcher. As a reliever earlier in the year, Miner allowed only one hit to the Angels in 3 1/3 innings of relief (over two appearances).
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Starting Lineups
LA ANGELS
1. Chone Figgins, 3B
2. Garret Anderson, LF
3. Mark Teixeira, DH
4. Vladimir Guerrero, RF
5. Torii Hunter, CF
6. Kendry Morales, 1B
7. Mike Napoli, C
8. Brandon Wood, SS
9. Sean Rodriguez, 2B
DETROIT
1. Curtis Granderson, CF
2. Placido Polanco, 2B
3. Magglio Ordonez, RF
4. Miguel Cabrera, 1B
5. Matt Joyce, LF
6. Gary Sheffield, DH
7. Edgar Renteria, SS
8. Mike Hessman, 3B
9. Brandon Inge, C
And... it appears there will be a delay
Tarp still on the field, raindrops making ripples in puddles. Stay tuned.
From Bill Plunkett’s Angels Blog at OCRegister.com:
The tarp has been on the field since late afternoon here at Comerica Park so batting practice was cancelled. The Angels hit in the batting cages under the stadium instead — and then most of them could be found in the players’ lounge of the visitors’ clubhouse watching, "Two For the Money" starring Matthew McConaughey and Al Pacino.
Possible 8 p.m. start time?
Go Tigers.
Let’s get one sweet game closer to .500. Do you guys think we have a shot at a winning season still? (With more games against KC and Oakland)…
Eat 'em up!
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