GDT: 6/15/08 - DET (31-37) VS LAD (31-37) - 1:05 p.m. ET

GoGetEmTigers wrote:

We have won every game where Thames homers!

Still have despite the horrendous pitching by Jones. It took him 3 tries, but he got that wild pitch :haha:

Thinking Seay may have made a tough decision a bit easier today

How many have we won in a row now?

Rockies beat CWS!!!!! 1 game closer to 1st!

gdennis59 wrote:

How many have we won in a row now?

6

tigerswinloseordraw wrote:

Thinking Seay may have made a tough decision a bit easier today

uh, oh
here it comes

Thanks GoGetEm,

what does win mean by that?

gdennis59 wrote:

Thanks GoGetEm,

what does win mean by that?

we are now six games out of 1st.

well, what does that have to do with seay?

gdennis59 wrote:

well, what does that have to do with seay?

HE PITCHED VERY BAD and the Tigers have to cut two players from the bullpen to make room for Rodney and Zoom!

did he volunteer?

Jones gets his 12th save. Still waiting for mlb to get their box score updated.

Gogetem...is that storm over by you now?

gdennis59 wrote:

did he volunteer?

No, Leyland must make the decision on 1 today and the 2nd for the San Fran game.

laprimamirala wrote:

Gogetem...is that storm over by you now?

No storm here

June 15, 2008

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
LA Dodgers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4		4	10	0
Detroit	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	X		5	14	0

LA Dodgers AB- R- H- RBI- BB- SO- LOB- AVG Pierre, LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .278 Maza, 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .245 - b-LaRoche, PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 DeWitt, 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .279 Martin, DH-C 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .311 Loney, 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .295 Kemp, CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .297 Ethier, RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .281 Berroa, SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .200 - c-Kent, PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .243 Ardoin, C 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 - a-Sweeney, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .115 - Broxton, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 - d-Young, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .295 Totals 36 4 10 3 1 3 18 a-Flied out for Ardoin in the 8th. b-Grounded out for Maza in the 8th. c-Singled for Berroa in the 9th. d-Flied out for Broxton in the 9th. BATTING 2B: Kemp (15, Bautista). HR: Martin (6, 9th inning off Seay, 1 on, 0 out). TB: Pierre 2; Maza; DeWitt; Martin 4; Loney; Kemp 3; Berroa; Kent. RBI: Martin 2 (31), Kent (30). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Loney; DeWitt; Ethier; Pierre. GIDP: DeWitt. Team LOB: 6. FIELDING DP: 2 (DeWitt-Maza-Loney, Berroa-LaRoche-Loney).		Detroit AB- R- H- RBI- BB- SO- LOB- AVG Renteria, SS 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .274 Polanco, 2B 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .304 Guillen, 3B 5 0 3 1 0 1 1 .304 Ordonez, RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .310 Cabrera, 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .285 Thames, DH 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .248 Inge, C 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .221 Raburn, LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .219 - Granderson, CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 Clevlen, CF-LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .217 Totals 35 5 14 5 4 6 14 BATTING 2B: Guillen (18, Park). HR: Thames (10, 6th inning off Park, 0 on, 0 out), Inge (6, 6th inning off Park, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Renteria 2; Polanco 2; Guillen 4; Cabrera 2; Thames 4; Inge 4; Granderson; Clevlen 2. RBI: Polanco (22), Guillen (32), Cabrera (42), Thames (25), Inge (23). 2-out RBI: Polanco; Guillen; Cabrera. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Guillen; Ordonez 2; Clevlen. GIDP: Polanco 2. Team LOB: 10. FIELDING DP: (Cabrera-Renteria).
LA Dodgers IP-- H- R- ER- BB- SO- HR- ERA Kershaw 4.0 2 0 0 2 2 0 3.75 Park (L, 2-2) 1.1 8 5 5 1 2 2 2.95 Beimel 1.2 3 0 0 1 1 0 1.29 Broxton 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.28		Detroit IP-- H- R- ER- BB- SO- HR- ERA Robertson (W, 5-6) 6.0 4 0 0 0 3 0 5.46 Bautista 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.32 Seay 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 1 3.92 Jones, T (S, 12) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.26
Seay pitched to 3 batters in the 9th. WP: Kershaw, Robertson, Jones, T. Pitches-strikes: Kershaw 65-37, Park 40-27, Beimel 34-20, Broxton 13-8, Robertson 66-45, Bautista 36-22, Seay 13-7, Jones, T 18-12. Ground outs-fly outs: Kershaw 6-4, Park 1-0, Beimel 2-2, Broxton 2-0, Robertson 12-3, Bautista 4-2, Seay 0-0, Jones, T 0-3. Batters faced: Kershaw 15, Park 12, Beimel 9, Broxton 3, Robertson 21, Bautista 8, Seay 3, Jones, T 5. Inherited runners-scored: Beimel 1-0, Jones, T 1-1. Umpires: HP: Marvin Hudson. 1B: Tom Hallion. 2B: Brian Knight. 3B: Hunter Wendelstedt. Weather: 78 degrees, sunny. Wind: 8 mph, R to L. T: 2:50 (:47 delay). Att: 41,189.

Los Angeles Top 1st
- UMPIRES: Home,Marvin Hudson; First, Tom Hallion; Second, Brian Knight; Third, Hunter Wendelstedt;
- Juan Pierre singled to center. Runner on first with none out and Luis Maza due up.
- Luis Maza struck out looking. Runner on first with one out and Blake DeWitt due up.
- Blake DeWitt grounded into a double play, first to short to end the inning.

Detroit Bottom 1st
- Pitchers confirmed.
- Edgar Renteria walked. Runner on first with none out and Placido Polanco due up.
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Placido Polanco grounded into a double play, third to second to first.
Edgar Renteria out at second. None on with two outs and Carlos Guillen
due up.
- Carlos Guillen singled to center. Runner on first with two outs and Magglio Ordonez due up.
- Magglio Ordonez grounded into a fielder`s choice, short to second to end the inning. Carlos Guillen out at second.

Los Angeles Top 2nd
- Russell Martin grounded out short to first. None on with one out and James Loney due up.
- James Loney grounded out to first. None on with two outs and Matt Kemp due up.
- Matt Kemp grounded out pitcher to first to end the inning.

Detroit Bottom 2nd
- Miguel Cabrera grounded out short to first. None on with one out and Marcus Thames due up.
- Marcus Thames walked. Runner on first with one out and Brandon Inge due up.
- Brandon Inge fouled out to short. Runner on first with two outs and Ryan Raburn due up.
- Ryan Raburn struck out swinging to end the inning.

Los Angeles Top 3rd
- Andre Ethier grounded out to first. None on with one out and Angel Berroa due up.
- Angel Berroa singled to left. Runner on first with one out and Danny Ardoin due up.
- Danny Ardoin struck out swinging. Runner on first with two outs and Juan Pierre due up.
- Juan Pierre flied out to center to end the inning.

Detroit Bottom 3rd
- Brent Clevlen grounded out third to first. None on with one out and Edgar Renteria due up.
- Edgar Renteria grounded out pitcher to first. None on with two outs and Placido Polanco due up.
- Placido Polanco singled to center. Runner on first with two outs and Carlos Guillen due up.
- Placido Polanco advances to second on a wild pitch. Runner on second with two outs and Carlos Guillen at the plate.
- Carlos Guillen flied out to center to end the inning.

Los Angeles Top 4th
- Luis Maza singled to center. Runner on first with none out and Blake DeWitt due up.
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Blake DeWitt grounded into a fielder`s choice, short to second. Luis
Maza out at second. Runner on first with one out and Russell Martin due
up.
- Russell Martin flied out to right. Runner on first with two outs and James Loney due up.
- James Loney grounded out to first to end the inning.

Detroit Bottom 4th
- Magglio Ordonez lined out to short. None on with one out and Miguel Cabrera due up.
- Miguel Cabrera struck out swinging. None on with two outs and Marcus Thames due up.
- Marcus Thames flied out to right to end the inning.

Delayed
- Matt Kemp grounded out third to first. None on with one out and Andre Ethier due up.
- Andre Ethier struck out looking. None on with two outs and Angel Berroa due up.
- Angel Berroa lined out to right to end the inning.

Detroit Bottom 5th
- Chan Ho Park starts the inning for the Dodgers.
- Brandon Inge struck out swinging. None on with one out and Ryan Raburn due up.
- Ryan Raburn grounded out short to first. None on with two outs and Brent Clevlen due up.
- Brent Clevlen singled to center. Runner on first with two outs and Edgar Renteria due up.
- Edgar Renteria singled to center. Runners on first and second with two outs and Placido Polanco due up.
- Placido Polanco singled to right scoring Brent Clevlen with two out. Runners on first and third with Carlos Guillen due up.
- Carlos Guillen doubled to right scoring Edgar Renteria with two out. Runners on second and third with Magglio Ordonez due up.
- Magglio Ordonez walked. Bases loaded with two outs and Miguel Cabrera due up.
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Miguel Cabrera infield single to short scored Placido Polanco with two
out. Carlos Guillen thrown out at home to end the inning.

Los Angeles Top 6th
- Danny Ardoin grounded out short to first. None on with one out and Juan Pierre due up.
- Juan Pierre singled to right. Runner on first with one out and Luis Maza due up.
- Luis Maza grounded out second to first. Runner on second with two outs and Blake DeWitt due up.
- Blake DeWitt grounded out to first to end the inning.

Detroit Bottom 6th
- Marcus Thames lead-off Home Run (10) to center. Brandon Inge due up.
- Brandon Inge none-out, solo Home Run (6) to left. Ryan Raburn due up.
- Ryan Raburn struck out looking. None on with one out and Brent Clevlen due up.
- Brent Clevlen singled to left. Runner on first with one out and Edgar Renteria due up.
- Joe Beimel enters the game for the Dodgers with a runner on first and one out.
-
Edgar Renteria grounded into a fielder`s choice, third to second. Brent
Clevlen out at second. Runner on first with two outs and Placido
Polanco due up.
- Placido Polanco walked. Runners on first and second with two outs and Carlos Guillen due up.
- Carlos Guillen infield single to third. Bases loaded with two outs and Magglio Ordonez due up.
- Magglio Ordonez flied out to right to end the inning.

Los Angeles Top 7th
- Denny Bautista starts the inning for the Tigers.
- Curtis Granderson replaced Ryan Raburn for the Tigers, batting 8th and playing center field.
- Defensive switch from center field to left field for Brent Clevlen of the Tigers.
- Russell Martin grounded out second to first. None on with one out and James Loney due up.
- James Loney grounded out second to first. None on with two outs and Matt Kemp due up.
- Matt Kemp doubled to center. Runner on second with two outs and Andre Ethier due up.
- Andre Ethier popped out to short to end the inning.

Detroit Bottom 7th
- Miguel Cabrera singled to center. Runner on first with none out and Marcus Thames due up.
- Marcus Thames flied out to center. Runner on first with one out and Brandon Inge due up.
- Brandon Inge struck out swinging. Runner on first with two outs and Curtis Granderson due up.
- Curtis Granderson infield single to pitcher. Runners on first and second with two outs and Brent Clevlen due up.
- Brent Clevlen grounded into a fielder`s choice to third to end the inning. Miguel Cabrera out at third.

Los Angeles Top 8th
- Angel Berroa walked. Runner on first with none out and Danny Ardoin due up.
- Pinch-Hitter Mark Sweeney flied out to center. Runner on first with one out and Juan Pierre due up.
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Juan Pierre grounded into a fielder`s choice, pitcher to short. Angel
Berroa out at second. Runner on first with two outs and Luis Maza due
up.
- Pinch-Hitter Andy LaRoche grounded out first to pitcher to end the inning.

Detroit Bottom 8th
- Andy LaRoche remained in the game at second base for the Dodgers.
- Defensive switch from designated hitter to catcher for Russell Martin of the Dodgers.
- Jonathan Broxton starts the inning for the Dodgers.
- Edgar Renteria singled to center. Runner on first with none out and Placido Polanco due up.
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Placido Polanco grounded into a double play, short to second to first.
Edgar Renteria out at second. None on with two outs and Carlos Guillen
due up.
- Carlos Guillen struck out looking to end the inning.

Los Angeles Top 9th
- Bobby Seay starts the inning for the Tigers.
- Blake DeWitt singled to center. Runner on first with none out and Russell Martin due up.
- Russell Martin none-out, two-run Home Run (6) to left scored Blake DeWitt. James Loney due up.
- James Loney singled to center. Runner on first with none out and Matt Kemp due up.
- Todd Jones enters the game for the Tigers with a runner on first and none out.
- Matt Kemp singled to center. Runners on first and second with none out and Andre Ethier due up.
- Andre Ethier flied out to right. Runners on first and second with one out and Angel Berroa due up.
-
Pinch-Hitter Jeff Kent singled to right scoring James Loney with one
out. Runners on first and third with Jonathan Broxton due up.
- Pinch-Hitter Delwyn Young flied out to left. Runners on first and third with two outs and Juan Pierre due up.
- Todd Jones wild pitch scored Matt Kemp with two out. Runner on second and Juan Pierre at the plate.
- Juan Pierre flied out to center to end the game.

Los Angeles 4, Detroit 5


Final
- Confirmed
- WP: N.Robertson (5-6); LP:C.Park (2-2); S:T.Jones (12).

Los Angeles 4, Detroit 5

gdennis59 wrote:

Why not, he still stopped em from winning.

Yeah but he almost gave up the lead. Closers aren't really supposed to come in and create a save situation if there isn't one.

mrsrabelo wrote:

gdennis59 wrote:

Why not, he still stopped em from winning.

Yeah but he almost gave up the lead. Closers aren't really supposed to come in and create a save situation if there isn't one.

Excellent point.

mrsrabelo wrote:

gdennis59 wrote:

Why not, he still stopped em from winning.

Yeah but he almost gave up the lead. Closers aren't really supposed to come in and create a save situation if there isn't one.

YES, CONSIDERING WE HAD 8 INNINGS OF SHUT OUT BALL!

It took Seay and Jones to almost blow the win!

TigerLily wrote:

mrsrabelo wrote:

gdennis59 wrote:

Why not, he still stopped em from winning.

Yeah but he almost gave up the lead. Closers aren't really supposed to come in and create a save situation if there isn't one.

Excellent point.

Thank you, thank you. *takes a bow*

I love Jonesy to death, but the only thing that ticks me off about him is he just gives up too many runs. Closers aren't really supposed to create themselves a save I just want to smack him sometime.

There's an emoticon for that!

Closers can give up a run every once in a while, Jones' run wasnt even his fault.
It was an inherited runner, and if he woulda given up a hit like he did, without Seay pitching, we woulda shut em out.

this is the first run Jonesy has given up in quite a while actually

mrsrabelo wrote:

gdennis59 wrote:

Why not, he still stopped em from winning.

Yeah but he almost gave up the lead. Closers aren't really supposed to come in and create a save situation if there isn't one.

Seay almost gave up the lead, Jones had an inherited runner. not his fault.

The 3 wild pitches that Jones threw in a row, with Inge barely being able to stop the first two, and the 3rd being so bad, were Jones wild fault! Even Seay had more strike zone control than that! Seay was unfortunate to allow a homer. and then could not throw strikes. I wish they had left Denny in for the 9th!

Love him, or hate him, Jones has had a wonderful career! Even he admits he can be a little wild, once in a while. Today he got lucky and got the outs he needed, and was wild.

WE WON!!!! YESSSSS!!!!!! I was with my dad, and then we went to my grandpa's. He had the game on and it was the 7th inning. I watched the rest of it and I was SOOOO excited!

GO TIGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I went to the game today and met up with gs.

Great fun to meet up with people from the site face to face.

I've got a signature!!!