Game 135: Tigers at Rays
by Ian Casselberry on Sep 5, 2009 6:00 PM EDT
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PrintDetroit Tigers at Tampa Bay Rays, Sep 5, 2009 7:08 PM EDT
Armando Galarraga (6-10, 5.05) vs. 
James Shields (9-10, 3.86), 7:08 p.m. EST
The Tigers repeated Sunday's pitching duel between Justin Verlander and Jeff Niemann with another low-scoring match-up last night. The Rays would surely love to replay Monday's 11-run outburst for James Shields. But they won't have Jarrod Washburn to knock around this time.
Shields hardly pitched a gem last Monday against the Tigers, giving up five runs (four earned) and 10 hits over seven innings. However, after getting an early 6-0 lead, he could afford to just throw strikes and let the Tigers hit the ball a bit. At home this season, Shields has a 4-6 record and 3.35 ERA in 15 starts. Carlos Guillen got four hits the last time he faced Shields. Can he swing that kind of bat again?
Armando Galarraga was already set to be recalled from Triple-A today. But the original plan was for him to pitch a rehab start for the Mud Hens last night. Change of plans, thanks to Washburn's sore knee. Before Galarraga was optioned to Toledo to rest his sore elbow, he'd pitched two consecutive starts in which he allowed two runs. In one start at Tropicana Field last year, Galarraga gave up one and four hits in seven innings.
Lineup-wise, Alex Avila gets the start at catcher tonight. Will he be able to shut down the Rays' running game the way Gerald Laird has. (Avila got the start last Monday, but Tampa didn't have to steal any bases, as they were too busy scoring runs.) Magglio Ordonez is in right field, while Ramon Santiago starts at shortstop.
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Starting Lineups
TIGERS
1. Curtis Granderson CF
2. Placido Polanco 2B
3. Carlos Guillen LF
4. Miguel Cabrera 1B
5. Aubrey Huff DH
6. Magglio Ordonez RF
7. Brandon Inge 3B
8. Alex Avila C
9. Ramon Santiago SS
RAYS
1. Jason Bartlett SS
2. Carl Crawford LF
3. Ben Zobrist RF
4. Carlos Pena 1B
5. Pat Burrell DH
6. Evan Longoria 3B
7. Akinori Iwamura 2B
8. Gregg Zaun C
9. Fernando Perez CF
hi
I’m still watching the rangers.. they are getting shut down after a tough 1st inning by matsuz or whatever his name is. pretty epic (and sad), the kid looks good.
That's the spirit!!!!!
Let’s go Galarraga. Here’s hoping that some of Robertson’s stuff rubbed off on him.
yes kelly is in st. pete
beck’s blog — with a guest blogger — says.
by Kurt Mensching on Sep 5, 2009 6:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Avila vs. Laird
Quick numbers. Avila’s first, then Laird.
Batting: .308/.400/.641 in 16 games 45 plate appearances — .220/.299/.327 in 109 games 386 plate appearances
Fielding (percentage/errors/chances/caught stealing): 1.000/0/68/13% — .996/779/3/43%
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Doh.
Laird’s fielding was in the wrong order, but that should be fairly obvious that he hasn’t committed 779 errors in 3 chances.
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damn it.
greinke’s start tonight is the same time as ours. this always happens when he pitches. boooo
Did you ever have to make up your mind?
And pick up on one and leave the other behind
It’s not often easy, and not often kind
Did you ever have to make up your mind?
haha.
I’ll keep KC in the little window and switch during commercials I guess. I wish I could just get one of the games on tv
Hello everyone
I’ve been sitting on my butt watching Michigan football for the past three hours, so I should probably get up and do something. Check back with you in an hour or so.
been sitting on my butt too
Watching college football since noon…pretty drunk..hope i dont fall asleep early…but seems likely
I can't even consider watching football until November
Baseball is just so much better in my opinion.
I don't think I have ever watched a football game on purpose
though I got dragged to a few, years ago. I just do not like it very much at all.
i learned a lesson as a kid
it’s much easier to watch a sport if you’ve played that sport for at least a season.
i wasn’t a huge baseball fan until about 5 years ago when i got to tech. i played on an intermural baseball team and fell in love. since then i’ve watched the tigers a lot and learned all about the game.
I Like Pie
Absolutely!
I can watch a football game, but I can’t follow football.
If there is a baseball game on then football has to go away.
This "How do they do it?" ad reminds me that I saw District 9 today
I loved it. The best sci-fi movie I’ve seen in a long time.
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hey folks
Michigan won and Armando is giving away an early lead. All is right in the world.
Maybe now you'll never slime a guy with a positron collider!
the St. Petersburg newspaper used to advertise that you got a free paper
if the sun didn’t shine the day before.
so why do they have a dome there?
Right after Rod said "Tigers just need to chip away"
I said ’Damn straight" out loud.
My cats are now convinced I was calling them to come play.
THERE YOU GO CARLOS
make me eat my words.
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by john.kmiecik on Sep 5, 2009 7:49 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I don't know if I'll ever get tired of this
or any of our other puns this seayson.
by kendra.michelle on Sep 5, 2009 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Ba-ZING!
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by john.kmiecik on Sep 5, 2009 7:51 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
thanks for the jinx rod
Again. And always at a timely place.
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How does someone
hit 39 home runs, have 100 RBIs and hit .227?
Maybe now you'll never slime a guy with a positron collider!
I smell a runfest.
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by john.kmiecik on Sep 5, 2009 7:58 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
armando cant pitch anymore.
Get him out of there.
by rook34 on Sep 5, 2009 7:59 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Here's the thing, folks
Would Washburn be any better? The Rays are hitting extremely well tonight.
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After today,
I hope we don’t have to see Armando until next spring training. He’s barely done anything since April.
I don't know what his problem is.
but I think he lost confidence. He just doesn’t go out there and take command. It’s like he’s waiting for the hits to happen.
After watching Michigan dominate
this is a total letdown
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i went downstairs to put the leftovers away
and armando isn’t even in the game anymore.
oh, and thanks bonine for the DP eh?
I Like Pie
They've got some nice HD cameras down there
I’ve always noticed how good games look broadcast from there.
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Huff
Now with near warning track power!
I'm hittin' .361, don't y'all mess with me.
by StorminNormanCash on Sep 5, 2009 8:12 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
BINGE is not impressed with your commands
Demand something of him again and he’ll somehow brain Avila with the hit.
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probably because they played montana state
Maybe now you'll never slime a guy with a positron collider!
Lot of people picked Michigan to lose
And Western is no pushover. They are a good mid major team
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Not sure why. Look, UM is godawful but Western lost a good number of players last year.
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Yeah it's not all that compelling
I was hoping for a runfest but that ain’t happening.
Might slink back to The Wire.
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If you had told me we'd have 3 runs in the 4th inning
and be losing by 3, I would believe you
Maybe now you'll never slime a guy with a positron collider!
I like Avila as much as the next guy
But you know, just to be clear, I was implying that our bats were sleeping.
And adorable.
yeah I don't support this
though I know jim wants Ni to get back out there after having a rough night
Rod and Mario talk about a lot of stuff
that has nothing to do with the game
Maybe now you'll never slime a guy with a positron collider!
When did Armando put on a Fu Te Ni costume
Maybe now you'll never slime a guy with a positron collider!
what's a skrull?
dare I ask?
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Leyland must be thinkin
F it, I got a full bullpen now
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GOAL USA! 1-1
and now back to your regularly scheduled baseball programming
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So, uh, Ian, the fantasy league is a live draft league?
Wasn’t aware of that…might not be able to make it, regardless of time.
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Yeah, it is. And was always meant to be. Sorry about any mix-up there.
by Ian Casselberry on Sep 5, 2009 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Leyland should have switched bondo and armando
I am basing this off the fact Bondo hasnt compltely imploded. Yet.
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Bondo fighting Miner for "best improvement in season ERA" award
he’s shaved about 3.5 runs off his ERA with those 4 outs
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It may have taken most of the season
But he’s turning it around during this critical junction of the season.
I think Leyland managed Maggs perfectly this season.
And I think Maggs responded like a true professional.
Magglio didn't whine or throw a tantrum (though his agent did but that's Boras)
Magglio has come across as very professional.
Glory to Avila in the highest
Sing Glory to Avila
Glory to Avila in the Highest
And Peace to Tiger Fans on Earth.
Ramon takes it to the top
(of the lineup, anyway)
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way to work it Raburn
WHO WANTS A CRACKER!!!???
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actually, I'd take Grant living up to his last name, again
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For all of the inexplicable failures against some pitchers,
at least we have inexplicable success against someone.
This game is showing me that the Tigers are legit
With awful starting pitching, against a very good pitcher, and against a team that is despirate for a win while the tigers can afford to lose this one
I don't follow tennis
So I honestly have no idea the significance of that statement ;P
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Boooo :(
Thanks for the info. I’ve been trying to watch but my ESPN 2 is kind of screwy.
by kendra.michelle on Sep 5, 2009 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Nah
It’s just working your blood pressure up for the Fernando “Todd Jones” Rodney experience, still to come.
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how tall is he?
wondering if wee wilkin fits or not
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he made a really awesome slide into home last night
when the catcher for the rays was blocking the plate.
For that slick slide he made to score the go-ahead run last night, I believe.
by Ian Casselberry on Sep 5, 2009 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions
I like "Rápido"
for the ability to make it “Rápido Ramírez.” Slider makes me think of the pitch.
by kendra.michelle on Sep 5, 2009 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions
That's legit
Slider would be fine too haha
by kendra.michelle on Sep 5, 2009 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Tampa has not even been close stealing the last 2 games
The Tigers have had to wait for the runner to get there to make the tag
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It’s looking that way. The six Rays runs all came off Armando, the bullpen has gone 4IP so far with just 2 hits and no runs.
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sniff
poor Syracuse football lost today. I need a Tiger’s win to cheer me up, and to knock the Twins out to make up for losing to Minnesota
That you crying on my Twitter feed?
I was trying to figure out who that was.
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My son used to say that
12, 13, 14, eleventeen
I'm hittin' .361, don't y'all mess with me.
by StorminNormanCash on Sep 5, 2009 9:37 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
FERNANDO
FERRRRRRRRRRNANDOOOOOO!
So fun to say.
My neighbors most likely think I’m insane.
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I can catch a nap between Seay pitches
I'm hittin' .361, don't y'all mess with me.
by StorminNormanCash on Sep 5, 2009 9:32 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Fine by me
That way we don’t kill ourselves and outlaw someone from working tomorrow. As I see it, only Bondo would be unavailable tomorrow due to pitch restrictuon.
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Here comes Carlos "home run or bust" Pena
Maybe now you'll never slime a guy with a positron collider!
Does Pena still have more home runs than singles?
I suppose I could look it up myself, but what would be the fun in that?
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