GDT: 4/21/09 - DET (7-5) AT LAA (4-8) - 10:05 p.m. ET

tigerbob wrote:

Can't believe Inge got a ribbie on that throw by Weaver. Someone's smokin' the drapes.

baseball played different in Anaheim...

B:0 S:0 O:2 -
Coaching visit to mound.

B:3 S:2 O:3 -
Curtis Granderson grounds out, first baseman Kendry Morales to pitcher Jered Weaver.

Bottom Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: Brandon Lyon replaces Zach Miner.

B:0 S:1 O:1 -
Chone Figgins grounds out, second baseman Placido Polanco to first baseman Miguel Cabrera.

B:1 S:1 O:2 -
Howard Kendrick flies out to right fielder Magglio Ordonez.

B:1 S:2 O:2 -
Maicer Izturis singles on a ground ball to center fielder Curtis Granderson.

Polli with a nice take and we're out of the 7th. Nice job Lyon.

B:0 S:1 O:3 -
Bobby Abreu grounds out, second baseman Placido Polanco to first baseman Miguel Cabrera.

3-3 after 7 innings

Inning 8
Top Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: Jose Arredondo replaces Jered Weaver.

B:1 S:0 O:0 -
Placido Polanco reaches on fielding error by third baseman Chone Figgins.

B:2 S:1 O:2 - Magglio Ordonez grounds into double
play, second baseman Howard Kendrick to first baseman Kendry Morales.
Placido Polanco out at 2nd.

B:2 S:2 O:3 -
Miguel Cabrera grounds out, shortstop Erick Aybar to first baseman Kendry Morales.

still 3-3

Bottom Half

B:4 S:2 O:0 -
Torii Hunter walks.

B:0 S:1 O:1 -
Kendry Morales flies out to left fielder Carlos Guillen. Torii Hunter to 2nd.

B:0 S:1 O:1 -
Coaching visit to mound.

B:2 S:2 O:2 -
Mike Napoli grounds out, third baseman Brandon Inge to first baseman Miguel Cabrera.

B:0 S:1 O:2 -
Gary MatthewsJr. doubles (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Curtis Granderson. Torii Hunter scores.

B:0 S:0 O:3 -
Erick Aybar grounds out, shortstop Ramon Santiago to first baseman Miguel Cabrera.


Angels 4-3 after 8 innings

Inning 9
Top Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: Brian Fuentes replaces Jose Arredondo.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Carlos Guillen singles on a soft fly ball to center fielder Torii Hunter.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter Adam Everett replaces Jeff Larish.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Offensive Substitution: Pinch runner Josh Anderson replaces Carlos Guillen.

B:0 S:2 O:1 - With Adam Everett batting, Josh Anderson
picked off and caught stealing 2nd base, pitcher Brian Fuentes to first
baseman Kendry Morales to shortstop Erick Aybar.

B:1 S:3 O:2 -
Adam Everett strikes out swinging. (at a ball in the dirt! stupid!)

B:1 S:2 O:2 -
Gerald Laird hit by pitch.

B:1 S:2 O:2 -
Injury Delay.

B:4 S:2 O:2 -
Brandon Inge walks. Gerald Laird to 2nd.

B:4 S:2 O:2 -
Coaching visit to mound.

B:2 S:3 O:3 -
Ramon Santiago called out on strikes.

Tigers Lose 3-4

April 21, 2009

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Detroit	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	8	0
LA Angels	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	X		4	10	1

Detroit AB- R- H- RBI- BB- SO- LOB -AVG- Granderson, CF 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .232 Polanco, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269 Ordonez, RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .292 Cabrera, M, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .451 Guillen, LF 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .234 --1-Anderson, J, PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353 Larish, DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .154 --a-Everett, PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227 Laird, C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .314 Inge, 3B 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .289 Santiago, SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .276 Totals 34 3 8 3 1 8 11 a-Struck out for Larish in the 9th. 1-Ran for Guillen in the 9th. BATTING 2B: Guillen (3, Weaver). HR: Granderson 2 (4, 1st inning off Weaver, 0 on, 0 out; 3rd inning off Weaver, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Granderson 8; Polanco; Ordonez; Guillen 4; Inge. RBI: Granderson 2 (8), Inge (12). 2-out RBI: Inge. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Larish 2; Santiago. GIDP: Ordonez. Team RISP: 1-for-5. Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING SB: Guillen (1, 2nd base off Weaver/Napoli). CS: Anderson, J (1, 2nd base by Fuentes/Napoli). PO: Anderson, J (1st base by Fuentes). FIELDING Outfield assists: Ordonez (Morales at 3rd base). DP: (Ordonez-Santiago-Inge).		LA Angels AB- R- H- RBI- BB- SO- LOB- AVG Figgins, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .255 Kendrick, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .196 Izturis, M, DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .200 Abreu, LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .373 Hunter, CF 3 2 1 1 1 0 3 .310 Morales, 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .234 Napoli, C 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .214 Matthews, RF 3 0 1 2 0 1 2 .200 Aybar, E, SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .257 Totals 31 4 10 4 4 5 15 BATTING 2B: Matthews (1, Lyon). HR: Hunter (5, 5th inning off Galarraga, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Figgins; Izturis, M 2; Abreu 2; Hunter 4; Morales; Matthews 2; Aybar, E 2. RBI: Aybar, E (4), Matthews 2 (3), Hunter (9). 2-out RBI: Hunter; Matthews. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hunter; Izturis, M 2; Aybar, E. SF: Matthews. Team RISP: 3-for-9. Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING CS: Aybar, E (1, 2nd base by Miner/Laird). FIELDING E: Figgins (2, fielding). DP: (Kendrick-Morales). Pickoffs: Fuentes (Anderson, J at 1st base).
Detroit IP-- H- R- ER- BB- SO- HR- ERA Galarraga 5.0 7 3 3 3 4 1 1.96 Miner 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 8.10 Lyon (L, 1-2) 2.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 5.40		LA Angels IP-- H- R- ER- BB- SO- HR- ERA Weaver 7.0 7 3 3 0 6 2 3.38 Arredondo (W, 1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 Fuentes (S, 3) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 7.20
HBP: Laird (by Fuentes). Pitches-strikes: Galarraga 110-67, Miner 19-11, Lyon 29-21, Weaver 99-72, Arredondo 11-6, Fuentes 24-15. Groundouts-flyouts: Galarraga 5-5, Miner 1-0, Lyon 4-2, Weaver 2-13, Arredondo 3-0, Fuentes 0-0. Batters faced: Galarraga 24, Miner 3, Lyon 9, Weaver 28, Arredondo 3, Fuentes 5. EjectionsLos Angeles Angels Manager Mike Scioscia ejected by HP umpire Tim Timmons. (6th). Umpires: HP: Tim Timmons. 1B: Mark Wegner. 2B: Rob Drake. 3B: Jeff Kellogg. Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, Out to CF. T: 2:47. Att: 41,627. April 21, 2009

Well, at least we weren't totally slaughtered.

Lyon doesn't need to be in as often as he is. We could have left Miner in and done fine, he's way better on the road anyway.

gdennis59 wrote:

Lyon doesn't need to be in as often as he is. We could have left Miner in and done fine, he's way better on the road anyway.

One inning would have been enough for Lyon


Leyland should have used someone else for the 8th inning