GDT: 3/18/08 - Wash (8-12) @ DET (11-9) - 1:05 PM

GDT: 3/18/08 - Wash (8-12) @ DET (11-9) - 1:05 PM

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SCHEDULED PITCHERS:
DET: RHP Jeremy Bonderman (0-0, 5.54), LHP Tim Byrdak and RHP Jason Grilli.

WASH: RHP Tim Redding (1-0, 4.09), RHP Joel Hanrahan and RHP Jesus Colome.

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UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS:

WEDNESDAY: OFF DAY.

THURSDAY AT ATLANTA: Justin Verlander (R) vs. Tim Hudson (R).

FRIDAY VS. TORONTO: Dontrelle Willis (L) vs. TBA.

SATURDAY AT PHILADELPHIA: Kenny Rogers (L) vs. Chad Durbin (R), Travis Blackley (L), Fabio Castro (L), Clay Condrey (R).

Redding vs.

Nationals
SS Guzman
CF Milledge
1B Johnson
DH Young
RF Kearns
2B Lopez
LF Maxwell
C Nieves
3B Harris

Tigers
CF :curtis: Granderson
2B :placido: Polanco
C :pudge: Pudge
DH :sheff: Sheff
LF :jjones: J Jones
1B :thames: Thames
SS :edgar: Renteria
3B Inge
RF Timo Perez

Whoo! They're on ESPN! I never thought I'd be happy about that!

Go Tigs!

Flyout.

1 out for Bondo.

K for Bondo.

2 out.

(One strike on a pretty nice change-up... hopefully that sticks.)

Hit for Johnson.

One man on, two outs.

DARN

Base hit for Young.

2 men on.

And what a lovely clip of Johnson busting his leg... ouch!

3-1 on Kearn.

Flyout, that's three!

A relatively damage-free first for Bondo. Of course all the announcers can talk about is how he needs a change-up, which isn't news to anybody.

Grandy leading off. 0-1

Double (into right field) for Grandy!!

My only post of this GDT...

WTG Granderson!

Polly out at first, but Grandy moves over to third.

0-2 on Pudge.

Aw crap!

Pudge flyout, Grandy gets caught running home. Bad call on Grandy's part. That fly was way too shallow to be running on.

Grandy will learn.

GoGetEmTigers wrote:

Grandy will learn.

Yeah. Actually, it could've been really good. The throw very nearly went over the catcher's head and it was very close.

Maggs isn't there

Glad Gary's playing though.

laprimamirala wrote:

Maggs isn't there

I know! I was disappointed too.

1 out at first, and a K for Bondo. 2 gone.

Nice out Thames! one nat down and bondo gets a K!

Thames may prove to be more valuable than we know.

Good inning Tigs, got them nats out quickly!

That's a 1-2-3 2nd for Bondo. (2Ks for him so far)

That change-up looks like it's coming along...

hopefully he can keep it going through the next 4 innings or so! I'm taping it downstairs but can barely hear it.

laprimamirala wrote:

Thames may prove to be more valuable than we know.

He was really smokin' mid-late season last year before he tore that hamstring with that diving catch. Hopefully he's still got it for this year.

He's just so dependable (and cute!)....

I'm recording the game on dvd as it plays!