OT- Tigers-Orioles game 1
Well it's playoff time, here's tonight's pitching matchup.
Detroit
- Max Scherzer
- 18-5, 220.1 IP and a 3.15 ERA
- FIP: 3.12
- K/9: 10.29
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BB/9: 2.57
Baltimore
- Chris Tillman
- 13-6, 207.1 IP and a 3.34 ERA
- FIP: 4.01
- K/9: 6.51
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BB/9:2.86
After a horrific start to the season Tillman has really come on during the 2nd half to become Baltimore's pseudo Ace.
Living in Baltimore this is sort of a dream come true for me, hopefully the Tigers have a good showing here and take a split back home to Comerica with them. I'm heading over to Camden in about 20 minutes but here's a gamethread in case anyone wanted it. EAT EM UP!
EDIT: Posting starting lineups here too
| NO. | Detroit | Baltimore |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | I. Kinsler, 2B | N. Markakis, RF |
| 2. | T. Hunter, RF | A. De Aza, LF |
| 3. | M. Cabrera, 1B | A. Jones, CF |
| 4. | V. Martinez, DH | N. Cruz, DH |
| 5. | J. Martinez, LF | S. Pearce, 1B |
| 6. | A. Avila, C | J. Hardy, SS |
| 7. | N. Castellanos, 3B | R. Flaherty, 3B |
| 8. | A. Romine, SS | N. Hundley, C |
| 9. | R. Davis, CF | J. Schoop, 2B |
October 2nd, 2014 at 8:13 PM ^
Scherzer is pitching one hell of a game. See if the fellas can swing for him or not. See this stuff too much with this team
October 2nd, 2014 at 8:18 PM ^
The shift did not work there!
October 2nd, 2014 at 8:19 PM ^
October 2nd, 2014 at 8:22 PM ^
Clearly not a strike.
October 2nd, 2014 at 8:22 PM ^
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October 2nd, 2014 at 8:23 PM ^
Would of tied the game.
October 2nd, 2014 at 8:24 PM ^
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October 2nd, 2014 at 8:29 PM ^
Tillman did that as well. Fidgeting around way too much after coming set.
October 2nd, 2014 at 8:36 PM ^
Miggy comes up big, 4-3 baybay...
October 2nd, 2014 at 8:41 PM ^
Why is Romine even playing in this game. Suarez is so much better.
October 2nd, 2014 at 8:42 PM ^
October 2nd, 2014 at 8:43 PM ^
the stretch. Suarez struggled after his initial hot start.
October 2nd, 2014 at 8:41 PM ^
What the hell, man.
October 2nd, 2014 at 8:41 PM ^
pfffffffft
October 2nd, 2014 at 8:41 PM ^
October 2nd, 2014 at 8:49 PM ^
October 2nd, 2014 at 8:44 PM ^
October 2nd, 2014 at 8:45 PM ^
Bullpens might end up being the difference in this series. Baltimore has one of the best and we are all well aware of the issues the Tiger's pen had during the season.
October 2nd, 2014 at 8:47 PM ^
October 2nd, 2014 at 9:12 PM ^
Joba's second half has somewhat been lost in the shuffle of the Nathan situation. 5+ ERA in the second half for Joba.
October 2nd, 2014 at 8:48 PM ^
Playing D like little leaguers.
October 2nd, 2014 at 8:48 PM ^
October 2nd, 2014 at 8:50 PM ^
October 2nd, 2014 at 8:48 PM ^
Bad defense and bullpen sucking. Davis is also clearly not anywhere near 100%.
October 2nd, 2014 at 8:49 PM ^
October 2nd, 2014 at 8:51 PM ^
October 2nd, 2014 at 8:51 PM ^
October 2nd, 2014 at 8:51 PM ^
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October 2nd, 2014 at 8:52 PM ^
October 2nd, 2014 at 8:52 PM ^
Baltimore in this series. They had a big edge in the bullpen and defensively. Their starters also had very good numbers. People were acting like they won 96 games by accident.
October 2nd, 2014 at 8:55 PM ^
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October 2nd, 2014 at 9:08 PM ^
The O's were not playing 30 game over .500 caliber baseball at that point. This is not the same team the Tigers saw earlier in the season.
If the Tigers pull this series out it will probally be in 5 games, the posts about the Tigers sweeping this series were borderline delusional. The numbers say the Tigers are the underdog in this series.
October 2nd, 2014 at 8:59 PM ^
It's just 1 game, we can come back still. The Tigers hit lefties rather well and I'm fairly certain Chen is pitching tomorrow afternoon so we'll see what happens. Nobody ever predicts baseball correctly, I mean come on the almighty Oakland A's didn't even make the divisional round.
October 2nd, 2014 at 9:14 PM ^
But, the differences between the two teams (bullpen and defense) are proving to be the difference in the game. That doesn't bode well for the rest of the series. The Tigers bullpen is what it is, expecting it to change just because it is the playoffs is being very optimistic.
October 2nd, 2014 at 8:53 PM ^
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October 2nd, 2014 at 9:07 PM ^
holy shit. just pitch competently. We need to win the world series this year.
October 2nd, 2014 at 9:09 PM ^
If you're Dambrowski, you need to get serious bullpen help for next year and maybe better hitters at shortstop, third base and catcher.
October 2nd, 2014 at 9:14 PM ^
Iglesias is the shortstop of the future as he should be, and Nick is going to continue to get everyday AB's at 3rd because his bat will continue to progress. Avila is a problem, but they can cover up his bat if they get more production from Castellanos and a healthy Miggy.
October 2nd, 2014 at 9:21 PM ^
Benoit in the off-season, was a net wash. It did not make the bullpen any better. The fact that Dave was relying on a flyer in Joba to make the difference in the bullpen, is a problem in and of itself.
As far as Soria goes, the Tigers ruined him by how he was handled initially. I have no doubt that pitching in garbage situations initially rather than closing games negatively impacted Soria. Their handling of him after the trade was borderline idiotic. Of course, that one is mostly on Ausmus, not Dave.