Ingenious Tigers VS Damonic Rays 8/22-8/25

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The Tigers are 4 ½ up in the ALC after a 4 game sweep of the Tribe. The Rays are trying to inch their way back into play-off contention , just swept the M’s and have a 5 game win streak.


Probables

Verlander VS Niemann

Penny VS Price

Scherzer VS Davis

Fister VS Hellickson



Tonight’s match ups

Justin Verlander is 18-5 with a 2.31 ERA will be pitching tonight with an extra days rest. He allowed one run over 7 ⅔ innings to win his 18th of the year against the Twins.


Jeff Niemann is 8-4, with a 3.29 ERA, he pitched a CG in the 2nd of the DH last Tues. against the Red Sox. He held the sox to just 2 runs on 3 hits with 10 K.s for the win.
He has won his last seven decisions and is 8-1 since April 28.

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Line ups

Tigers

Jackson CF
Boesch RF
Young LF
Cabrera DH
Avila C
Peralta SS
Betemit 3B
Kelly 1B
Santiago 2B



Rays

Joyce RF
Damon DH
Longoria 3B
Zobrist 2B
Kotchman 1B
Upton CF
Fuld LF
Jaso C
Rodriguez SS

Jennings getting a night off. Martinez was scratched due to back spasms.

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Jackson flies out to right.
Boesch down swinging.
Young grounds out to third.

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Matty J with a lead off home run to right. There goes the no-hitter.


Rays lead 1-0.

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Damon Ks.
Longoria singles on a grounder to left.
Zobrist hits a come backer to the mound, Verlander to second to start the DP.

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Cabrera singles on a liner into center.
Avila lifts one high and deep to left………. Fuld back, back. looks up…GONE! An oppo taco.

Tigers lead 2-1.

Peralta is aboard with a liner to short.

Benemit grounds into a FO, Peralta out at second.
Kelly hits up the middle, deflects off Niemann’s glove, Zobrist throws to first for the out, Benemit advances to second.
Santiago flies out to center.

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Kotch grounds out to second.
BJ Ks swinging.
Fuld Ks looking.

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Jackson flies out to right.
Boesch grounds out to first.
Young sends a rocket into left, Fuld plays the carom quick release but Zobrist not able to handle it Young safe at second.
Cabrera flies out to right.

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Jaso grounds out to pitcher.
SRod flies out to center.
Joyce walks.
Damon Ks

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Avila Ks looking.
Peralta Ks swinging.
Betemit flies out to center.

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Longoria flies out to center.
Zobrist walks.
Kotch bating, Zobrist is caught stealing.
Kotch flies out to left.

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Kelly grounds out to short.
Santiago grounds out to second.
Jackson grounds out to third.

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BJ grounds out to short.
Fuld Ks on a foul tip.
Jaso walks.
SRod Ks.

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Boesch Ks looking.
Young grounds out to third.
Cabrera flies out to right.

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Joyce Ks on a foul tip.
Damon doubles to right.
Longo grounds out to third.
Zobrist Ks.