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Game 29: Tigers @ Twins

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Detroit Tigers
@ Minnesota Twins

Saturday, May 3, 2008, 7:10 PM EDT
Metrodome

Justin Verlander vs Scott Baker

 

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2008 - Justin Verlander 1-4 6 6 0 0 0 0 36.0 35 31 26 5 18 20 6.50 1.47

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2008 - Scott Baker 2-0 5 5 0 0 0 0 30.0 30 15 15 6 5 27 4.50 1.17




 

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That's an interesting lineup choice...

...batting Lamb second. Personally I’d be batting him eighth and go Harris, Mauer, Cuddyer, Morneau, Kubel, Young, Monroe, Lamb, Everett. But that’s just me. Lamb hasn’t done much this season to prove to me he’s a good table-setter.

by Jesse on May 3, 2008 6:46 PM EDT   0 recs

I'm excited to watch Baker pitch tonight.

Hopefully that muscle strain won’t inhibit his performace.

by Jesse on May 3, 2008 7:07 PM EDT   0 recs

Baker

Would like to see Baker establish himself as the ace tonight by pitching his team into first place. Go Twins!

by .mnqwerd on May 3, 2008 7:14 PM EDT   0 recs

Verlander in the 1st

13 pitches

11 fastballs, 9 strikes
2 changeups, 2 strikes

1 strikeout, 2 fly outs

by Jesse on May 3, 2008 7:29 PM EDT   0 recs

Verlander in the 2nd

10 pitches

6 fastballs, 4 strikes
4 changeups, 2 strikes

2 GO, 1 K

by Jesse on May 3, 2008 7:39 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Baker in the 1st

16 pitches

11 fastballs, 8 strikes
2 sliders, 2 strikes
2 changeups, 0 strikes
1 cutter, 1 strike

1 GO, 1 FO, 1 K

by Jesse on May 3, 2008 7:32 PM EDT   0 recs

Baker in the 2nd

11 pitches

7 fastballs, 5 strikes
3 cutters, 1 strike
1 slider, 1 strike

1 pop-up, 1 GO, 1 K

by Jesse on May 3, 2008 7:35 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Baker in the 3rd

17 pitches

12 fastballs, 8 strikes
4 sliders, 4 strikes
1 curveball, 1 strike

2 GB (1 hit), 2 FB

by Jesse on May 3, 2008 7:50 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Holy hell a baserunner!

Renteria’s the first, the pitchers owned the first two innings.

by Jesse on May 3, 2008 7:42 PM EDT   0 recs

Baker looks good

3 scoreless innings for Baker, now lets get some runs before Verlander gets to comfortable.

by .mnqwerd on May 3, 2008 7:46 PM EDT   0 recs

He has been good.

But pounding Granderson with five consecutive fastballs makes me nervous, he strikes me as a hitter who’d love nothing more than to get around on a fastball. But maybe they were setting him up, I’m sure by the fourth and fifth pitch he might have been thinking there’s no way they’ll feed me another fastball here.

by Jesse on May 3, 2008 7:52 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Baker Injured

Baker tweaked the groin again and is out of the game. Brian Bass is coming in for the 4th inning.

by .mnqwerd on May 3, 2008 7:53 PM EDT   0 recs

DAMMIT

This sucks, I was worried this might happen.

by Jesse on May 3, 2008 7:55 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Delmon goes down swinging

But it was a good PA, fouling off a number of 2-strike pitches. That’s good work.

by Jesse on May 3, 2008 7:54 PM EDT   0 recs

Baker DL

I have a feeling Baker is gonna need a stint on the DL after this. I would guess Slowey gets the call as he was likely in line to take over Liriano’s spot next week. So now who takes Liriano’s spot next week when the Twins need a 5th starter?

by .mnqwerd on May 3, 2008 7:57 PM EDT   0 recs

Perkins/Humber/Duensing?

If Baker does indeed go to the DL…

by Jesse on May 3, 2008 7:59 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Mulvey?

What about Kevin Mulvey? He seems to have been doing well in Rochester. My guess is Perkins will be given the first opportunity.

by .mnqwerd on May 3, 2008 8:05 PM EDT   0 recs

Mulvey's done well too, yeah...

...he has to be considered as one prospective replacement too. But I agree that Perkins would probably get the first crack.

by Jesse on May 3, 2008 8:06 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Bed time.

This Detroit lineup makes me nervous against Bass…although his stuff certainly isn’t any less intimidating that Livan’s and he did alright. Hopefully I can wake up tomorrow and see he pitched quite well after the 4th.

by Jesse on May 3, 2008 8:05 PM EDT   0 recs

Bass

This will be a big appearance for Bass. If he can do well he would be giving himself a good opportunity at a permanent spot in the bullpen.

by .mnqwerd on May 3, 2008 8:08 PM EDT   0 recs

he has earned

his spot IMO…great outing for him

by guinness junky on May 3, 2008 8:58 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

1-0 Twins

Twins get one, but thats a situation where the Twins need to get at least one more.

by .mnqwerd on May 3, 2008 8:15 PM EDT   0 recs

Nice job Bass

3 Scoreless innings

by .mnqwerd on May 3, 2008 8:38 PM EDT   0 recs

Monroe HR

4-0 Twins. Good game so far, very impressed with Bass

by .mnqwerd on May 3, 2008 9:05 PM EDT   0 recs

Granderson HR

Thanks Neshek for letting Nathan get a Save

by .mnqwerd on May 3, 2008 9:18 PM EDT   0 recs

Great Win

We are in 1st place! Yea its only May 3rd, still it’s nice to see the Twins play some good ball.

by .mnqwerd on May 3, 2008 10:38 PM EDT   0 recs

Neshek velocity

Has anyone else noticed that Neshek’s velocity is still down? I’m pretty sure it’s usually in the low to mid 90’s but tonight it was only in the mid to high 80’s, reaching 90 once.

by clutchhit20 on May 3, 2008 10:58 PM EDT   0 recs

can you

can you trust the gun tonight? Jesse Crain threw a 99 mph fastball according to FSN

by DedicatedFollowerOfFashion on May 3, 2008 11:09 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Gameday

I’m just going by what I see on Gameday. I dont recall seeing Crain throw a 99 mph FB on GD so I’m going to trust it in this instance.

OTC is right though. The results speak for themselves. Obviously something is up.

by clutchhit20 on May 3, 2008 11:28 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Dome gun

Against Ordonez, Crain threw a 92 mph slider. Ordonez was late on it. He turned back to the ump and asked what the pitch was and had a look of surprise when the ump told him. The next pitch was a fastball, and it registered on the dome gun at 99. Most scouts say the Dome gun is pretty accurate. For reference, the fastest pitch Nathan threw was 93.

"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot

by cmathewson on May 3, 2008 11:42 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

All we can really trust

are results.

I’d like to see them, but it seems that Neshek’s stats are down this year. Whether that is a velocity issue or something else is open to debate, but he is definitely not untouchable.

I think the 8th inning role is now open for competition, with Crain and Rincon the competing candidates along with Neshek.

by Old Twins Cap on May 3, 2008 11:24 PM EDT   0 recs

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