GDT: 8/29/09 - DET (68-59) VS TB (69-58) - 4:05 p.m. ET

Bottom Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter Carlos Guillen replaces Marcus Thames.

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

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: J. Howell replaces Grant Balfour. (Howell has 7 blown saves...)

B:0 S:1 O:1 -
Carlos Guillen grounds out, shortstop Jason Bartlett to first baseman Carlos Pena.

B:0 S:0 O:2 -
Ryan Raburn lines out to left fielder Carl Crawford.

B:1 S:1 O:3 -
Brandon Inge grounds out, shortstop Jason Bartlett to first baseman Carlos Pena.

Tigers lose 1-3

To a starter who had not won an away game.

Figures, Nate pitches better than I would have for the first time in a decade and we still lose

August 29, 2009

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Tampa Bay	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1		3	6	1
Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1	6	2

Tampa Bay AB- R- H- RBI- BB- SO- LOB -AVG- Bartlett, SS 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .338 Crawford, LF 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .313 Zobrist, CF 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 .288 Burrell, DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .241 Pena, C, 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .220 Longoria, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .267 Kapler, RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .247 --a-Gross, PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Navarro, C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .220 Iwamura, 2B 2 2 1 0 2 0 1 .312 Totals 34 3 6 3 4 5 17 a-Grounded out for Kapler in the 8th. BATTING TB: Burrell; Pena, C; Longoria; Kapler; Navarro; Iwamura. RBI: Zobrist (70), Pena, C (92), Crawford (60). 2-out RBI: Pena, C. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Navarro 2; Longoria; Bartlett 2. SF: Crawford. Team RISP: 1-for-11. Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING SB: Kapler (5, 2nd base off Robertson, N/Laird), Longoria (6, 2nd base off Robertson, N/Laird). CS: Bartlett (4, 2nd base by Perry/Laird). FIELDING E: Bartlett (15, throw).		Detroit AB- R-- H- RBI- BB- SO- LOB- AVG Granderson, CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .258 Polanco, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .269 Ordonez, RF 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .276 --1-Thomas, C, PR-RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Cabrera, M, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .338 Thames, DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .244 --a-Guillen, C, PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Raburn, LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 Inge, 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .241 Laird, C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .226 Everett, SS 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .241 Totals 32 1 6 1 1 4 14 a-Grounded out for Thames in the 9th. 1-Ran for Ordonez in the 8th. BATTING TB: Granderson; Ordonez 2; Inge; Laird; Everett. RBI: Ordonez (39). 2-out RBI: Ordonez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Polanco 2; Cabrera, M. S: Everett. Team RISP: 1-for-4. Team LOB: 6. FIELDING E: Everett 2 (14, fielding, throw). PB: Laird (9).
Tampa Bay IP-- H- R- ER- BB- SO- HR- ERA Price (W, 7-6) 7.1 5 1 1 1 4 0 4.63 Wheeler (H, 15) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.42 Balfour (H, 16) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.21 Howell (S, 16) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.48		Detroit IP-- H- R- ER- BB- SO- HR- ERA Robertson, N (L, 1-1) 4.0 4 2 1 1 4 0 6.84 Miner 3.0 2 0 0 2 0 0 4.60 Perry 2.0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3.59
WP: Wheeler. Pitches-strikes: Price 106-65, Wheeler 6-4, Balfour 4-3, Howell 6-5, Robertson, N 70-44, Miner 49-26, Perry 41-26. Groundouts-flyouts: Price 11-7, Wheeler 0-1, Balfour 0-1, Howell 2-1, Robertson, N 7-2, Miner 7-2, Perry 2-2. Batters faced: Price 28, Wheeler 2, Balfour 1, Howell 3, Robertson, N 19, Miner 13, Perry 7. Inherited runners-scored: Wheeler 1-1, Balfour 1-0. Umpires: HP: CB Bucknor. 1B: Mike Everitt. 2B: Brian Gorman. 3B: Gerry Davis. Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, Out to LF. T: 2:54. Att: 39,296. August 29, 2009

catbox_9 wrote:

Figures, Nate pitches better than I would have for the first time in a decade and we still lose

I blame Everett today, 2 frickn errors that led to runs...

It could have been worse... Rays were worse than Tigers in not getting their runners scoring...

TB Team RISP: 1-for-11.
DET Team RISP: 1-for-4.

CABRERA HAS TWO HITLESS DAYS IN A ROW!

GoGetEmTigers wrote:

catbox_9 wrote:

Figures, Nate pitches better than I would have for the first time in a decade and we still lose

I blame Everett today, 2 frickn errors that led to runs...

Yeah, but you can blame him for almost every loss - either the errors or the lack of hitting.

The passed ball also hurt. Granderson's K with RISP and 1 out also hurt.

Scoring 1 run hurts especially - you'll win very few games doing that.

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On the plus side the White Sox lost and the Twins trail 2-0 after half an inning.

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On the plus side the White Sox lost and the Twins trail 2-0 after half an inning.

IF THEY BOTH LOSE, THAT MAKES THE LOSS HURT LESS.

COME ON TEXAS, SPANK THE TWINKEES