Game 45: Tigers at Royals
by Ian Casselberry on May 27, 2009 1:30 PM EDT
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Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals, May 27, 2009 2:10 PM EDT
Rick Porcello (5-3, 3.55) vs. 
Kyle Davies (2-3, 4.78), 2:10 p.m. EST
The Tigers ran into the buzzsaw that is Zack Greinke last night, but a win this afternoon would give Detroit the series and send them out with a four-game lead over the Royals in the AL Central.
Kyle Davies seemed to be exposed as less than a top-tier starter the last time he faced the Tigers, who tagged him for seven runs and eight hits (two of them homers) in 5.1 innings. And he's only won one of his five starts since then. But Davies has also been victimized by the Royals' lineup in his past three games, getting just five runs of support. In those games, he allowed six runs in 19 innings.
Rick Porcello has won four straight starts, giving up just three runs in 24 innings. And with a win today, he'd join some rather exclusive company. According to MLB.com, no pitcher 20 years old or younger has won five in a row since Dwight Gooden in 1985. But one of his three losses came against the Royals, who scored five runs (four earned) against him in five innings at Kauffman Stadium.
Josh Anderson leads off for the Tigers, with Curtis Granderson batting fifth. Hopefully, it works better today than it did on Sunday. Here are your starting lineups.
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It'd be nice to see Porcello and Tags rebound from last night
ProZack Greinke is the real deal
by Detroit4lyfe on May 27, 2009 1:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
John Gibbons will manage the Royals today
Hillman suspended 1 game for his ejection and inadvertently spitting in the umpire’s eyes
by Detroit4lyfe on May 27, 2009 2:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
What happened??
For some reason my online MLB wont show anything yet
by qbdoyle1 on May 27, 2009 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
it isnt showing me anything either i have that too...wtf is wrong with it???
but on gameday anderson singled, stole second, then was picked off at second….the tigers r now done batting
by RudeMood19 on May 27, 2009 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He got picked off
and didn’t slide back to the base. Leyland was disgusted.
"It's designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything is new again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops, and leaves you to face the fall alone". A. Bartlett Giamatti
by densogirl on May 27, 2009 2:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
that's how it started last night, but in our favor
hopefully same switcheroo result
by Detroit4lyfe on May 27, 2009 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rick Knapp out to the mound
a walk, 2 on, with 2 outs.
"It's designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything is new again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops, and leaves you to face the fall alone". A. Bartlett Giamatti
by densogirl on May 27, 2009 2:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Another K
Not the best inning for Porcello, but it didn’t turn into one of those Bonderman-bad first inning.
by TMadison25 on May 27, 2009 2:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Has anyone got the MLB online to show the game yet?
Mine is still not working, this sucks
by qbdoyle1 on May 27, 2009 2:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
are you talking about mlb.tv or gameday?
by Ohio Tiger on May 27, 2009 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Try lowering your video quality
and restarting too…worked for me back in the 1st
by Detroit4lyfe on May 27, 2009 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
restarting MLB.tv
not your computer
by Detroit4lyfe on May 27, 2009 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It just keeps saying commercial break
I have restarted it like 4 times. Guess it doesn’t like me today
by qbdoyle1 on May 27, 2009 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I restarted it
lowered the video quality and it said commercial break and was going to try another game by clicking on “Today’s Games” and as soon as I clicked that it started working
by Detroit4lyfe on May 27, 2009 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Would have been nice to see that huh??
Now I am even more mad that I cant see it
by qbdoyle1 on May 27, 2009 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that musta been nice to see LIVE, thanks mlb.tv
by RudeMood19 on May 27, 2009 2:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It must just be the Detroit game
I just switched to the cubs game and it is showing that
by qbdoyle1 on May 27, 2009 2:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
detroit4lyfe i restarted firefox and mlb.tv and it didnt work...any other suggestions?
by RudeMood19 on May 27, 2009 2:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
GOT IT!....its the NEXdef setting that doesnt work
by RudeMood19 on May 27, 2009 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
good to hear
yeah lowering the video quality is what did it for me
by Detroit4lyfe on May 27, 2009 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I never use higher video quality anyway
I don’t like being like 2 batters behind everyone else
by Detroit4lyfe on May 27, 2009 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes I think I finally figured it out
Do you have yours on hexdex videoquality??
by qbdoyle1 on May 27, 2009 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow Porcello looked amazing in that inning
His pitches have a lot of movement on them
by qbdoyle1 on May 27, 2009 2:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Porcello never seizes to amaze me
with how poised he is
by Detroit4lyfe on May 27, 2009 2:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Agreed
He doesn’t seem to rattle easy.
by TMadison25 on May 27, 2009 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Would like to see him steal again
Think he will?
by Detroit4lyfe on May 27, 2009 2:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
is john gibbons auditioning for a job today or what?
dude has a tight thumb on this one
by MackAveKurt on May 27, 2009 2:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I wish this was a night game
It’s my birthday and there is nothing better then watching a game and having a beer as my present to myself. Instead, I’m stuck at work.
Oh well, I will be at the Tiger’s Angels game next Sunday
by Bigreg1544 on May 27, 2009 2:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
happy birthday
and omg I remember that baseball card
and not a wings fan? that’s a good present!
by MackAveKurt on May 27, 2009 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Happy Birthday
Hopefully you will get a Tigers and Wings victory for presents today….Oh and of course Beer
by qbdoyle1 on May 27, 2009 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Happy birfday
Misssssterrrrr Pressssssssiddddent
by Detroit4lyfe on May 27, 2009 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
let's see....
if my jinx like presence here has passed
by jelletlambie on May 27, 2009 3:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Porcello
has pitched much more efficiently in the 2nd and 3rd. 47 total pitches through 3 IP.
by TMadison25 on May 27, 2009 3:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
6 pitches in the first inning?
was that right? I missed the beginning of the game.
by jelletlambie on May 27, 2009 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that makes more sense
I have contractors in my basement using jackhammers today, my brain is a little scrambled
by jelletlambie on May 27, 2009 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
stupid mark teahan
guess his slump is over
by jelletlambie on May 27, 2009 3:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
teahen is now
3-5 vs Porcello with 2 bombs
alwaysatiger.blogspot.com
by BigJP on May 27, 2009 3:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He's a scrub
Can’t play third to save his life either
by BigDaddyJC on May 27, 2009 3:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
anyone use mlb.tv?
i cant get it to work…its said the telecast has been in a commercial break for this whole inning.
by hines57 on May 27, 2009 3:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Tigers need to bring out the bats
Davies a guy we can string together some runs on in a hurry.
by TMadison25 on May 27, 2009 3:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
nah its streaming fine
thats not the problem – watching the cubs game in HD too but the tigers game won’t come back from commercial break
by hines57 on May 27, 2009 3:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
yeah it's just the tigers game
you have to lower the video quality (and I restarted it in addition to that too)
by Detroit4lyfe on May 27, 2009 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just turn it off the nexdex
It should come right up. You cant just lower it you have to slide the thing off of nexdex
by qbdoyle1 on May 27, 2009 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's his new friend Wilson
It keeps him sane
by Bigreg1544 on May 27, 2009 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's in uncharted waters!
"It's designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything is new again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops, and leaves you to face the fall alone". A. Bartlett Giamatti
by densogirl on May 27, 2009 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
there we go...
good looks guys thanks got it working
by hines57 on May 27, 2009 3:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Who woulda thunk....
That Porcello would be on the edge of his team leading 6th win at this point?
by jelletlambie on May 27, 2009 3:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
the mud hens win!
apparently they were on a 10 game losing streak.
Thames finally got a hit but he’s now 1-for-13.
by MackAveKurt on May 27, 2009 3:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice heads up baserunning
it seemed to be missing recently
Chet Lemon for the HOF
by YakAttack on May 27, 2009 3:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Mario trying to induce a cuss word out of Rod
that’s a dirty trick
by Detroit4lyfe on May 27, 2009 3:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ah, yes you're right
but Rod is too country strong to fall for Mario’s tricks
by Detroit4lyfe on May 27, 2009 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stop it Poly!!
That was pretty funny Rod
by qbdoyle1 on May 27, 2009 3:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
will Rick stay in the game?? he's only at 82 pitches
by RudeMood19 on May 27, 2009 3:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
doubt it
bullpen needs a bit of work
by MackAveKurt on May 27, 2009 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
no reason to
up six runs, may as well limit his innings
alwaysatiger.blogspot.com
by BigJP on May 27, 2009 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
GIRLISH SQUEAL! I want that to happen to me!
by wepri31 on May 27, 2009 4:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
You know what's a joke?
Youkilis leads the all-star voting at 1st base by more than 100,000 votes over Miguel and he’s been on the DL
by Detroit4lyfe on May 27, 2009 4:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
whatever...id rather our guys rest
by RudeMood19 on May 27, 2009 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good point
but I’d rather have the best players playing for the AL so we can get home field in the World Series
by Detroit4lyfe on May 27, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No one's really gonna care about the Tigs unless we do this well for 2 more months or so
at which point, we might get players some more popularity, featured games on sports sites, etc.
by Kmann on May 27, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
all-star voting is always a joke
mike schmidt was voted to start after he retired
alwaysatiger.blogspot.com
by BigJP on May 27, 2009 4:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
anyone watching Champions' League?
sick game going on, barcelona is winning 2 – 0 over Manchester United!! :)
by RudeMood19 on May 27, 2009 4:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I would be if the tigers weren't on
any time Man U loses, it’s a good thing!
by MackAveKurt on May 27, 2009 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i got a nice set up going
tv has the soccer game, laptop has the tiegrs game
by RudeMood19 on May 27, 2009 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Get well soon to Dan Dickerson (because listening to Jim Price is horrible…)!
The world's greatest wiffle ball tournament! TheFatty.com
by rings on May 27, 2009 7:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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