Bless You Boys - Game 112: Yankees 1, Tigers 0 A detailed list of nope about the Detroit Tigershttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/47585/default.png2014-08-07T17:13:06-04:00http://www.blessyouboys.com/rss/stream/57438542014-08-07T17:13:06-04:002014-08-07T17:13:06-04:00Was pinch hitting Miguel Cabrera for J.D. Martinez right choice?
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<p>Did Brad Ausmus act impulsively replacing J.D. Martinez with Miguel Cabrera with the game on the line, when Don Kelly waited on deck?</p> <p>The <a href="https://www.blessyouboys.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Tigers</a> played a postseason game today. Not an actual playoff game, but a low-scoring game as should be expected in October. <span>Miguel Cabrera</span> was given the day off to rest his possibly still-healing core.</p>
<p>Scoring is down throughout the major leagues. Small ball is making a comeback. In the sixth inning, <span>Ezequiel Carrera</span> had an opportunity to steal second base after a Happy Gilmour single. He would have scored on a subsequent single by Kinsler, but ended the inning stranded on third base.</p>
<p>The ninth inning began optimistically. With Cabrera waiting in the wings, Kinsler singled to drive <span>Shane Greene</span> from the mound. <span>Victor Martinez</span> then walked. With two on and nobody out, <span>J.D. Martinez</span> was due up. The only other bench option was <span>Bryan Holaday</span>, with <span>Eugenio Suarez</span> and <span>Torii Hunter</span> injured. A depleted bench would tend to make a manager more reluctant to make a move, but <span>Brad Ausmus</span> chose to pinch hit Cabrera for Martinez. Miggy grounded into a double play. <span>Don Kelly</span> was up next and softly popped out to end the game.</p>
<p>Ausmus' choices were to have J.D. Martinez bat followed by Miguel Cabrera, or Cabrera bat followed by Don Kelly. The <a href="https://www.pinstripealley.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Yankees</a> closer, <span>David Robertson</span>, is right-handed. Martinez is right-handed, and Kelly bats from the left side. But the platoon split does not make up for the difference in ability. Castellanos and Avila followed Don Kelly, and neither would likely be replaced. By the time <span>Andrew Romine</span>, batting ninth, was due up the game would have been decided. Kelly was the obvious spot for the pinch hitter.</p>
<p>On Monday night Ausmus had an opportunity to pinch hit for Avila in the 6<sup>th</sup> inning. <span>Matt Thornton</span>, a bad match for Avila, was brought in to face him. Ausmus left Avila in, Avila grounded out, and the Tigers lost 2 to 1.</p>
<p>This time Ausmus pulled the trigger too soon, and it may have cost the game.</p>
https://www.blessyouboys.com/2014/8/7/5980267/Ausmus-Martinez-Cabrera-pinch-hitJohn A McGeehan2014-08-07T17:03:09-04:002014-08-07T17:03:09-04:00Yankees 1 , Tigers 0: Offense on vacation
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<p>Rick Porcello gave up just one run in seven innings but suffered a tough loss against the New York Yankees as the Detroit Tigers' offense took another day off.</p> <p><span>Rick Porcello</span> had a strong outing against the <a href="https://www.pinstripealley.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">New York Yankees</a>, but one run allowed seemed more like 10 with the <a href="https://www.blessyouboys.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Tigers</a> offense on vacation. As a result, the Tigers were shut out, 1–0, dropping the game, and the series to the Yankees as their lead in the American League Central Division was cut to three.</p>
<p>Porcello retired the first seven batters before he allowed a single to <span>Ichiro Suzuki</span> in the third inning. Porcello said he didn't have firm command of his fastball and continued to leave several pitches up in the strike zone. As a result of that, the Yankees got several hits, striking first in the fourth inning and three consecutive hits yielded a run with two outs.</p>
<p>The Tigers caught somewhat of a break though, because had the ground-rule double by <span>Stephen Drew</span> stayed on the field it would have likely given the Yankees another run. Instead, they went into the fifth inning trailing 1–0 rather than 2–0. As much as Porcello's command of the zone lacked on Thursday, he managed to keep the damage to the bare minimum.</p>
<p>The sixth and seventh innings put Porcello into jams because of his difficulty keeping the ball down, however, he managed to escape them without giving up one run as solid defensive plays by the Tigers kept the damage low.</p>
<p>However, the offense either couldn't get a hit or couldn't catch a break. While a one-run deficit seems like an easy one to overcome, the Tigers made sure that wasn't the case and even though <span>Miguel Cabrera</span> came on in the ninth inning after what was supposed to be an off-day for him, the Tigers couldn't get the job done.</p>
<p>The Tigers missed out on an opportunity in the fourth inning when <span>Victor Martinez</span> singled and <span>J.D. Martinez</span> drew a four-pitch walk to put two aboard with two outs. However, <span>Don Kelly</span>, who had singled to right field in the second inning, struck out swinging on three pitches on the appeal to third base.</p>
<p>In the sixth inning, back-to-back hits by <span>Ezequiel Carrera</span> and <span>Ian Kinsler</span> put runners on the corners with one out. Just as quickly as the rally began, however, it died off the bat of Victor Martinez, who hit into an inning-ending double play.</p>
<p>The only other opportunity came in the ninth inning when Kinsler hit a leadoff single and Victor Martinez walked to put two aboard. Miguel Cabrera came on to pinch hit for J.D. Martinez, but he grounded into a double play and with Kinsler at third base, Don Kelly popped out harmlessly to end the game.</p>
<p>The Tigers offense certainly helped the Yankees take the series as a result of their slumbering at-bats, but the Yankees starting rotation didn't exactly pitch an awful series. To the Yankees' credit, they pitched well against one of the better teams in baseball and sometimes you have to tip your cap when it happens.</p>
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<p><b>ROARS:</b></p>
<p><b>Rick Porcello: </b>Like Max Scherzer and <span>Justin Verlander</span>, Porcello deserved a much better fate than the one that was handed to him. He went seven strong innings despite not having his best stuff, giving up just one run on nine hits while striking out five. Porcello slipped out of four big jams, most notably in the seventh when the bases were loaded without allowing a run. The only run he gave up was in the fourth inning on a ground-rule RBI double by Drew.</p>
<p><b>Tigers defense: </b>Strong plays by the defense, in particular <span>Andrew Romine</span>, Ian Kinsler and Ezequiel Carrera, prevented more than the one-run of damage from being done. Kinsler started two sparkling 4–6–3 double plays in the third and sixth innings that ended the third and gave Porcello two outs to work with.</p>
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<p><b>HISSES:</b></p>
<p><b> </b><b>Tigers offense: </b>Forget the idea that the offense never left the airport, it stayed on the plane and took a vacation. Despite two golden opportunities to score in fourth and sixth innings with runners at second and third respective to their innings, they kicked both to the curb without so much as a thank you.</p>
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<p><b>Yankees defense: </b>The Tigers had a few hard-hit balls, but the Yankees flashed the leather and took them away just as quickly as they could hit them.</p>
<p><b>Victor Martinez and Miguel Cabrera: </b>Both came on in big moments of the game with the ability to break things wide open. Instead, Martinez and Cabrera both grounded into a double play in the sixth and ninth innings respectively.</p>
<p><b>STREAKS AND STATS:</b></p>
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<li><span>The Tigers have scored eight runs in the last seven road games and have hit a mere .160/.200/.225 with just nine extra-base hits and nine walks. They have struck out 59 times in that stretch.</span></li>
<li><span>The Tigers defense turned the 23rd double play behind Porcello and their 122nd of the season, which is first in MLB.</span></li>
<li><span>The Tigers were shut out for the sixth time this season.</span></li>
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<td><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/users/DJ%20Screw">DJ Screw</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www.blessyouboys.com/2014/8/7/5978243/game-112-tigers-at-yankees-1-05-p-m#249875678">When they traded away one of their better hitters, and continued to field a lineup of guys who were due for negative regression</a></td>
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<td><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/users/Alex%20Baker">Alex Baker</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www.blessyouboys.com/2014/8/7/5978243/game-112-tigers-at-yankees-1-05-p-m#249841814">The French Army in WWII has a stronger offense</a></td>
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<td><a href="http://www.blessyouboys.com/2014/8/7/5978243/game-112-tigers-at-yankees-1-05-p-m#249873406">great game Rick</a></td>
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<td><a href="http://www.blessyouboys.com/2014/8/7/5978243/game-112-tigers-at-yankees-1-05-p-m#249873114">They've had 32 cents worth of hits on the day</a></td>
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<td><a href="http://www.blessyouboys.com/2014/8/7/5978243/game-112-tigers-at-yankees-1-05-p-m#249876092">like Rivera last year?</a></td>
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https://www.blessyouboys.com/2014/8/7/5979261/yankees-1-tigers-0-porcellos-outing-spoiled-by-offensive-droughtCatherine Slonksnis2014-08-07T16:01:24-04:002014-08-07T16:01:24-04:00Game 112 Thread of Shame
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<p>Do your kvetching here.</p>
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<p>The Tigers try to split their four game series at Yankee Stadium this afternoon. Rick Porcello will take the mound for the Tigers.</p> <h4>
<a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.blessyouboys.com/">Detroit Tigers</a> (62-49) at <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.pinstripealley.com/">New York Yankees</a> (59-54)</h4>
<p><b>Time/Place:</b> 1:05 p.m., Yankee Stadium</p>
<p><b>SB Nation blog:</b> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.pinstripealley.com/">Pinstripe Alley</a></p>
<p><b>Media:</b> Fox Sports Detroit, MLB Network, <a target="_blank" href="http://mlb.mlb.com/mediacenter/index.jsp?c_id=mlb&affiliateId=mlbMENU#date=8/7/2014">MLB.TV</a>, <a target="_blank" href="http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/det/schedule/radioaffiliates.jsp">Tigers Radio Network</a></p>
<p><b>Pitching Matchup:</b> RHP <span>Rick Porcello</span> (13-5, 3.18 ERA) vs. RHP <span>Shane Greene</span> (2-1, 3.68 ERA)</p>
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<td>21</td>
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<td>5</td>
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<td>3.07</td>
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<p>You can laugh about the fact that a team with a $200 million payroll is using a dude named Shane Greene as one of their starters, but the 25 year old right-hander hasn't been half bad so far. He had a rough debut in April, allowing three walks and three unearned runs in just one-third of an inning in relief, but returned with something to prove after a short demotion to the minors. Greene has won two of his three decisions since joining the Yankees' rotation in early July, allowing a 3.72 ERA in 29 innings of work. He has a solid 23:7 strikeout-to-walk ratio during this stretch, though a fair number of those came in a dominating performance against the first-place <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.camdenchat.com/">Baltimore Orioles</a> on July 12th. Greene held the O's scoreless through 7 1/3 innings while striking out nine, leading the <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/madden-greene-yanks-hope-article-1.1871334" target="_blank">New York Daily News</a> to dub him the "Yankees' only hope."</p>
<p>He also did this, so maybe we should temper expectations a bit.</p>
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<p>Greene's command has been fine through five major league starts, but it has gotten the better of him at times in the minor leagues. He had three separate outings with four walks or more with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in May and June, and has walked a total of 36 batters in 95 2/3 innings this season. He has also allowed plenty of runners to reach base at all levels. The last time Greene held opponents to under a hit per inning was way back in Single-A ball in 2010. Things have been better at the major league level so far, but he has given up 14 hits (and six runs) in his last two starts.</p>
<p>Rick Porcello dazzled on BYB meet-up day, allowing two runs in eight innings while striking out 10. While his ERA didn't fall much, his 10 strikeouts (to two walks) took a sizeable chunk out of his FIP and SIERA. Those figures were 3.78 and 3.98, respectively, at this time last week. He got a whopping 16 swings and misses on 108 pitches, a solid 14.8 percent whiff rate. For reference, Porcello doesn't have that high of a whiff rate on any of his individual pitches this season. However, this was the fourth start in a row that Porcello posted a whiff rate above 10 percent. He has 24 strikeouts to just five walks in 29 innings since getting throttled by the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.draysbay.com/">Tampa Bay Rays</a> -- led by now teammate <span>David Price</span> -- on July 6th.</p>
<p><b>Hitter to fear:</b> <span>Jacoby Ellsbury</span> (.700/.727/1.400 in 11 plate appearances)<br><b>Hitter to fail:</b> <span>Derek Jeter</span> (.111/.111/.167 in 18 plate appearances)</p>
<p>Holy hell, Jacoby. Ellsbury has seven hits in 10 career at-bats against Porcello, including a double and a pair of home runs. One of those dingers came in that 20-4 drubbing that the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.overthemonster.com/">Boston Red Sox</a> put on Porcello and the Tigers last season. Things haven't gotten much better for the Tigers' right-hander at Yankee Stadium either. Porcello has allowed nine earned runs in just 10 innings at the park, and has a career 4.69 ERA overall against the Yankees. Ichiro Suzuki and <span>Brett Gardner</span> have joined in on the fun as well, hitting .360 and .308, respectively.</p>
<h5>Outlook</h5>
<p>The Tigers would love to get a win against a rookie pitcher and a ragged Yankees' lineup -- they had scored just six runs in 27 innings prior to last night's eighth inning -- but things don't always go their way in New York. They are 4-12 in regular season games at Yankee Stadium since 2009 and haven't won a series in the Bronx since 2008 (go figure). Ironically, the Tigers' offense has done them in this time around despite ranking in the top five in baseball in batting average, slugging average, OPS, wOBA, and wRC+ away from home.</p>
<h5>Prediction</h5>
<p>Porcello keeps rolling and the Tigers split the series.</p>
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