Detroit Tiger @ Minnesota Twins (July 17-19)

boblee · Post by **boblee** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 11:15 pm

Tigers lead the Twins by 6 games in the AL Central.

From twinsbaseball.com:

Tuesday, July 17 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 7:10 PM CT

Nate Robertson, LHP (5-6, 4.92)
Tigers (54-36) @ Matt Garza, RHP (1-0, 0.00)
Twins (49-43)

Scouting Report:
Tigers: As far as No. 5 starters go, Robertson has been pretty good this season for the Tigers, giving the club adequate innings since a trip to the 15-day disabled list to cure a "tired arm." He has gone at least five innings in three starts since his return, including a 6-5 win over the Red Sox on July 8 in his final start before the break. It was Robertson's first victory since May 19.
Twins: Garza made quite the debut in an outing against the White Sox, throwing six shutout innings. The right-hander displayed a better ability to mix in his breaking pitches with his dominant fastball. And it was enough to earn him a spot in the rotation -- for now. Garza will have to show the success can continue and he'll have another tough test in his next start against the Tigers. Garza allowed four runs to Detroit over 4 1/3 innings in his only career appearance vs. the Tigers.

Wednesday, July 18 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 7:10 PM CT

Andrew Miller, LHP (4-3, 3.35)
Tigers (54-36) @ Johan Santana, LHP (11-6, 2.60)
Twins (49-43)

Scouting Report:
Tigers: Miller, a rookie who opened up the Tigers' rotation in the second half, is coming off a solid but hard-luck outing against the Mariners. He allowed six hits and two earned runs in a 3-2 loss. Miller was a victim of a controversial call in the fifth inning that allowed the Mariners to score the go-ahead run. But he wasn't as efficient as needed, throwing 98 pitches in five frames. Miller was the losing pitcher on June 30 against Minnesota, giving up six hits and six runs in five innings.
Twins: Against the A's on Friday, Santana pitched a gem and earned his fifth consecutive win in as many starts. Santana tossed seven scoreless innings and allowed just four hits while striking out eight. In Santana's last contest against Detroit, on June 29, he allowed just one earned run over six innings while winning his ninth game of the season.

Thursday, July 19 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 12:10 PM CT

Jeremy Bonderman, RHP (10-1, 3.50)
Tigers (54-36) @ Scott Baker, RHP (4-3, 5.43)
Twins (49-43)

Scouting Report:
Tigers: Bonderman focused on strikes in his last start, on Friday at Seattle. He threw 87 pitches, 62 for strikes, striking out five and walking none. In his last outing against Minnesota, on July 1, he beat the Twins for the first time in five career starts with a dazzling performance. He went eight innings, allowing six hits and no runs while striking out seven in a 1-0 victory.
Twins: Baker began the second half with a strong win against the A's. He lasted six innings and gave up just two earned runs on five hits and a walk while striking out three. In his last outing against the Tigers, Baker allowed just one earned run on three hits over eight innings, but he got the loss because the Twins could only give him one run in support.

Neutron 14 · Post by **Neutron 14** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 8:03 am

Well done bobber...

HShockeywatcher · Post by **HShockeywatcher** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 8:23 am

Well, should be one in the bag. Hopefully Garza can keep his ERA where it's at and get a win. If both win and our offense is on a roll, that could help Baker a lot.

Only time will tell.

packerboy · Post by **packerboy** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 8:58 am

Usually these "big series" draw a lot of attention but not much gets resolved with sweeps being rare.

BUT, a sweep would be huge for the Twins.

Lets go get em.

Govs93 · Post by **Govs93** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 9:16 am

They've got a brutal couple weeks coming up. I think we'll have to stick with Gardy's philosophy of winning series. 2 out of 3 against Detroit would be outstanding... same goes for Anaheim, Toronto, and Cleveland.

Hang in there...

HShockeywatcher · Post by **HShockeywatcher** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 9:51 am

Yeah, well, for Cleveland I'd take one at this point considering we haven't beat them this year. The others winnings series is exactly what we need to do. Going 1 for 3 in series isn't going to cut it.

Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 10:29 am

packerboy wrote: BUT, a sweep would be huge for the Twins.

Hit meter for the rally thread if the Twins win streak reaches 7.

boblee · Post by **boblee** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 12:00 am

Neutron 14 wrote:Well done bobber...

Just a little copy & paste.

Neutron 14 · Post by **Neutron 14** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 7:01 pm

I was referring to it being on time...

Neutron 14 · Post by **Neutron 14** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 7:52 pm

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Hit the B-B-BOOFIN B-B-BALL!!!

Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 8:01 pm

Are the fish not biting this summer? Are the Twin Cities golf courses infested with mosquitos? Are rec sofball leagues already concluded? What gives? It looks like there are a lot of bodies in the dome again, 36,000+ yesterday and maybe that again on a weekday night. The Twins are drawing well.

Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 8:04 pm

Hang it Neut, hang it!

Neutron 14 · Post by **Neutron 14** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 8:06 pm

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Your vacation is about up IS....

Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 8:14 pm

You're doing just fine.

Neutron 14 · Post by **Neutron 14** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 8:21 pm

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Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 8:29 pm

Come on, get that Fresno Bulldog some points.

Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 8:32 pm

Where did the 0-2 to Granderson miss?

Neutron 14 · Post by **Neutron 14** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 8:42 pm

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Garza has done a great job, 1 unearned run. He needs to learn how to throw a ball when hes got two strikes on a hitter.

Neutron 14 · Post by **Neutron 14** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 9:07 pm

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Its taken 92 games, but I think the Twins have found their #2 starter.

GET HIM SOME RUNS!

Neutron 14 · Post by **Neutron 14** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 9:27 pm

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Guerrier hangs one in the eighth.

Shhhh... Twins are coming to bat. The silence has been deafening.

boblee · Post by **boblee** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:32 pm

I can't handle it when the Twins lose 1-0. It makes it so much worse when the run is UNEARNED.

HShockeywatcher · Post by **HShockeywatcher** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 8:38 am

I'm guessing it does, but does the loss go to Garza even though he didn't give up any earned runs?

Let me guess to all you "we need better starting pitching" people, last night's loss was probably Garza's fault, right?

packerboy · Post by **packerboy** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 9:03 am

HIT THE BOOFIN BALL.

That wasnt Sandy Koufax last night. It wasnt Jim Kaat.

It sure as heck wasnt Johan Santana.

It was Nate Boofin Robertson.

Come on!

Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 9:22 am

2. Polanco 0x4
3. Sheffield 0x4
4. Ordonez 1x4
5. Guillen 0x4
6. Pudge 0x4
7. Casey 0x3

There are no must win games in July unless the opposing team's 2-7 hitters are a collective 1x23.

_____ the _________ ball!

ChrisK · Post by **ChrisK** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 10:58 am

Score one for packerboy, they needed to hit the boofin' ball last night. When you get a start like that from Garza the hitters need to come through and they choked.

Packerboy had a thoughtful, witty and informative rant in one of the other threads about Ryan's signing Ponson and Ortiz, two bargain basement pitchers, rather than going with the young guns. The only hitter he signed was Jeff Cirillo and he's made no effort to replace Rondell White. Maybe at the beginning of the season it was reasonable to expect Punto and Bartlett and others to repeat their fine stats from last season, but as it became clear that these guys were not Ryan has continued to stay the course. That course has them sailing into third place and I'd say Ryan's lack of movement in getting a hitter is more egregious than signing Ponson and Ortiz.

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