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Grapefruit League Gamethread: Tigers at Yankees, canceled

Update: Canceled due to weather.

When: 1:05 p.m.
Where: George M. Steinbrenner, Tampa, FL
Media: FS Detroit, 1170 AM and 97.1 FM in Detroit area, MLB.com

Tigers lineup:

Brandon Inge, 3B
Johnny Damon, LF
Magglio Ordonez, RF
Miguel Cabrera, 1B
Carlos Guillen, DH
Don Kelly, CF
Gerald Laird, C
Scott Sizemore, 2B
Adam Everett, SS

Pitching: Justin Verlander starting. Also scheduled Joel Zumaya, Jose Valverde, Phil Dumatrait, Phil Coke and Josh Rainwater

Yankees lineup:

TBA

Pitching: AJ Burnett, Phil Hughes and Mariano Rivera scheduled. (And presumably some others!)

A few tidbits from the Tigers media notes: Detroit is leading all American League teams with 113 runs scored and 190 hits, while the club is third with a .365 on-base percentage. The recently re-signed Casey Fien will be joining the squad, as well.

Comment of the Night

We normally don't have one for a canceled game but this one by ScarletP deserves it:

Winning pitcher

would be Rainwater, no?