Series Preview: Mets at Tigers

by MatthewLaFave on Jun 28, 2011 1:01 PM EDT in Detroit Tigers Analysis

New York Mets (39-39) at Detroit Tigers (43-36)

Probable Pitchers:
Tuesday June 28, 7:05p:
RHP R.A. Dickey (3-7, 3.76 ERA, 65 K, 30 BB)
Hitter to Fear: Brandon Inge (5 for 17, 1 HR, 2 RBI)
Hitter to Fail: Jhonny Peralta (1 for 8, 2 K)

RHP Rick Porcello (6-5, 4.50 ERA, 45 K, 25 BB)
Hitter to Fear: Jason Bay (1 for 2, 1 HR, 2 RBI)
Hitter to Fail: Has not faced another Mets batter.

Wednesday, June 29, 7:05p:
LHP Chris Capuano (6-7, 3.99 ERA, 71 K, 24 K)
Hitter to Fear: Miguel Cabrera (7 for 19, 2 HR, 4 RBI)
Hitter to Fail: Brandon Inge (0 for 4, 3 K)

LHP Phil Coke (1-7, 4.32 ERA, 36 K, 28 BB)
Hitter to Fear: Daniel Murphy (1 for 1)
Hitter to Fail: Jason Bay (0 for 2, 1 K)

Thursday June 30, 1:05p:
RHP Mike Pelfrey (4-6, 4.78 ERA, 53 K, 25 BB)
Hitter to Fear: Miguel Cabrera (2 for 6, 3 BB)
Hitter to Fail: Has not faced another Detroit batter.

RHP Justin Verlander (10-3, 2.38 ERA, 124 K, 27 BB)
Hitter to Fear: Jose Reyes (1 for 2)
Hitter to Fail: Jason Bay (1 for 4, 3 K)

What to Watch For:
1. Justin-credible - Tigers starter Justin Verlander gets the start in the last game of the series on Thursday afternoon. In his last 3 starts, he is 3-0 with 31 strikeouts and a 0.35 ERA. However, in his only career start against the Mets last year - he went only 2 innings after giving up 5 earned runs on 5 hits.

2. Dickey turning things around - Though his stats are not impressive, Mets starter R.A. Dickey is slowly starting to get some wins and lower his ERA. In his last start against the A's, he went 8 innings while only giving up 1 run and striking out 9. He is 3-2 with a 4.02 ERA career against Detroit.

3. Michigan homecoming - Mets manager Terry Collins is originally from Midland, Michigan. He is a former shortstop at Eastern Michigan University and was inducted in the EMU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1994.
On a side note - Tigers starter Rick Porcello, originally from Morristown, New Jersey, was a Mets fan throughout his childhood.

On Deck:
The San Francisco Giants come into town for a weekend series starting Friday.

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You Have Porcello

As not having faced any other DETROIT batter other than Jason Bay. Might need to switch that to New York.

by TartanElk on Jun 28, 2011 1:13 PM EDT reply actions

You also have Inge as a hitter to fear

That cannot be correct either.

"i think it will be mostly feast the rest of the year,"

by Honeyman on Jun 28, 2011 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions

Hahahaha...

Yeah the Inge thing almost does seem like a typo. Maybe he will indeed come through for us.

by akadwriter on Jun 28, 2011 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions

I think the term is "small sample size"

it will correct itself when he has 4 more AB’s

by Siggzilla on Jun 28, 2011 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions

However,

isnt Dickey that knucklballer that we bombed when he was in texas for like 5 or 6 HR’s in one game?

by Siggzilla on Jun 28, 2011 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions

That was very early in the knuckleball experiment

He is much better with that pitch these days.

The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel, 1981

by momotigers on Jun 28, 2011 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions

I'm feeling a relapse

His PTSD will kick in when he remembers how the ‘bad men’ touched him last time he was in comerica.

by Siggzilla on Jun 28, 2011 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions

the last time he was in comerica

he pitched 2 2/3 scoreless innings against the tigers

Bless You Boys.com

by Kurt Mensching on Jun 28, 2011 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions

Killjoy

"i think it will be mostly feast the rest of the year,"

by Honeyman on Jun 28, 2011 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions

He's also the same guy

That threw 8 shutout innings against us last year.

Detroit4Lyfe

by Rob Rogacki on Jun 28, 2011 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions

Thanks!

Nice catch.

by MatthewLaFave on Jun 28, 2011 2:54 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Hey all! Fantastic news!

I’m not sure if everone figured this out, but for ASG voting you can vote 25 times per day! KEEP VOTING AVILA!

Also a fan of the Rays and Lightning.
There is no offseason.
My icon was drawn by Samara Pearlstein, talented artist/blogger at Roar of the Tigers.

by Tigers&WingsFan on Jun 28, 2011 2:34 PM EDT reply actions

Unrelated, but votes updated today.

Russell Martin, Yankees: 2,779,592
Alex Avila, Tigers: 2,345,065

He’s catching up, but I don’t think it’s going to be fast enough.

by rcpratt on Jun 28, 2011 3:25 PM EDT reply actions

He only closed in about 62k in the last week.

by rcpratt on Jun 28, 2011 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions

I hope Alex catches him.

Either that or Martin gets in a really bad collision at the plate, thus rendering him unable to start the ASG. Not that I’d ever like to see someone get hurt or anything, but this is a special situation. Heck, even the SB Yankees blog had a post up saying to vote Avila!

Also a fan of the Rays and Lightning.
There is no offseason.
My icon was drawn by Samara Pearlstein, talented artist/blogger at Roar of the Tigers.

by Tigers&WingsFan on Jun 28, 2011 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions

Truth has been spoken

Link here: http://www.pinstripealley.com/2011/6/24/2239939/why-yankees-fans-should-vote-against-russell-martin-in-all-star-voting

My favorite comment:

I dont give a crap about this. Its all just a contest anyway.You could stick Deron Williams behind the plate for the Yankees and he would get voted in.

Detroit4Lyfe

by Rob Rogacki on Jun 28, 2011 5:14 PM EDT up reply actions

Why are you attaching Justin's name

to Jason Verlander starts? Justin’s never faced the Mets. You’re just further perpetuating the myth that they are the same person.

by Trysdor on Jun 28, 2011 4:14 PM EDT reply actions

I would prefer to see Justin against poor Giants

possibility of no-no.

by Grzesio on Jun 28, 2011 5:26 PM EDT reply actions

tonights lineup

1. Austin Jackson, cf
2. Brennan Boesch, lf
3. Magglio Ordonez, rf
4. Miguel Cabrera, 1b
5. Victor Martinez, dh
6. Jhonny Peralta, ss
7. Alex Avila, c
8. Brandon Inge, 3b
9. Ryan Raburn, 2b
P: Rick Porcello

by weedig on Jun 28, 2011 5:27 PM EDT reply actions

lineup via beck

by weedig on Jun 28, 2011 5:27 PM EDT up reply actions

I find Boesch at 2 and Maggs at 3

to be an interest choice. Hopefully it’s the best lineup we’ve had yet, and we pound that knuckleballer for all he’s worth.

by Trysdor on Jun 28, 2011 5:37 PM EDT up reply actions

interesting, that is.

by Trysdor on Jun 28, 2011 5:37 PM EDT up reply actions

Thursday

watch K-Lander get his 11th win!!!

by KGW on Jun 28, 2011 5:56 PM EDT reply actions

I hate knuckleballers

Always have. It’s like they can’t really pitch so they gotta have a gimmick. They don’t belong in the majors, if ya’ ask me. No place for ‘em. If can’t get it up there above 60 mph, you should stick to softball. THROW THE BALL LIKE A FRIGGING MAN!!!!

"i think it will be mostly feast the rest of the year,"

by Honeyman on Jun 28, 2011 6:20 PM EDT reply actions

Coke and Porcello

First let me say I like Phil Coke but not as a starter. That experiment failed and it is over. Give Furbush a few starts and Coke back in the pen. Porcello has got to be sent down because in his last 3 starts he has lost all of confidence. The way the opposing teams are hitting him you would think he is a batting practice pitcher. Penny is an average pitcher at best so after Verlander and Sherzer we don’t have much. That doesn’t mean I think the Tigers should bring up Oliver or Turner. Personally I have watched Oliver pitch at Toledo and I think he is a carreer Minor Leaguer. As he has already shown when he was with the Tigers, he just isn’t that good and rushing Turner now would be the same as what’s going on with Porcello. He was rushed to the Show when he wasn’t ready and now he is paying the price.

by LarryLive on Jun 28, 2011 10:02 PM EDT reply actions