Blogs > Out of Left Field

A sometimes-irreverent look at Detroit's Boys of Summer, the Tigers, as they try to return to the top of the American League Central.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Tigers lineup vs. Twins, Game 37: Porcello vs. Blackburn

The Tigers (18-18) return from a nine-game, three-city road trip to face the Twins (10-26) for a short two-game series, the first meeting of the season between the two American League Central rivals.
Here is the lineup the Tigers will send out against Nick Blackburn (1-4, 7.18 ERA):

DETROIT TIGERS (18-18):
Austin Jackson, CF (R)
(.323, 5 HR, 16 RBI; vs. Blackburn: 6-for-15)
Andy Dirks, LF (L)
(.351, 3 HR, 11 RBI; vs. Blackburn: 2-for-3)
Miguel Cabrera, 3B (R)
(.308, 8 HR, 31 RBI; vs. Blackburn: 13-for-29, 3 HR)
Prince Fielder, 1B (L)
(.292, 5 HR, 18 RBI; vs. Blackburn: 2-for-13, HR)
Delmon Young, DH (R)
(.234, HR, 10 RBI; vs. Blackburn: 1-for-3)
Alex Avila, C (L)
(.240, 4 HR, 12 RBI; vs. Blackburn: 4-for-11, HR)
Ryan Raburn, 2B (R)
(.162, HR, 6 RBI; vs. Blackburn: 2-for-6)
Brennan Boesch, RF (L)
(.234, 4 HR, 15 RBI; vs. Blackburn: 3-for-15, HR)
Ramon Santiago, SS (S)
(.154, 5 RBI; vs. Blackburn: 6-for-21)

Jhonny Peralta is just 5-for-26 (.192) career off Blackburn, in part the reason for getting a rest Wednesday.

Rick Porcello (3-3, 5.18 ERA) is pitching for the Tigers, looking to bounce back from a loss in Oakland his last time out.

MINNESOTA TWINS:
Erik Komatsu, CF (L)
(.240, 1 RBI)
Brian Dozier, SS (R)
(.297, HR, 2 RBI)
Joe Mauer, DH (L)
(.270, HR, 15 RBI; vs. Porcello: 3-for-17)
Josh Willingham, LF (R)
(.286, 7 HR, 21 RBI; vs. Porcello: 2-for-5)
Justin Morneau, 1B (L)
(.230, 4 HR, 9 RBI; vs. Porcello: 3-for-16, HR)
Ryan Doumit, C (S)
(.252, 5 HR, 23 RBI)
Trevor Plouffe, RF (R)
(.133, HR, 3 RBI; vs. Porcello: 2-for-6)
Alexi Casilla, 2B (S)
(.250, 4 RBI; vs. Porcello: 3-for-11)
Jamey Carroll, 3B (R)
(.222, 7 RBI; vs. Porcello: 4-for-10)


Denard Span, who had the best career numbers against Porcello coming in (8-for-22/.364) was a late scratch with left hamstring soreness, replaced in the lineup by Komatsu.

0 Comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom]

<< Home