Gane Report - August 26, 2010 - Tigers 7, Blue Jays 1
Steve Bielawski
The Tigers and Blue Jays put up zeroes in fifteen of the eighteen
half-innings of this game. Each team had one one-run half-inning, and
in the fourth, the Tigers scored six runs. I think we can all easily
see where the big difference in this game is.
The fourth inning started out with a single by Ramon Santiago and a walk
to Johnny Damon. Miguel Cabrera was up next, and the Blue Jays elected
to pitch to him. He made a good attempt at hitting a home run, but he
hit it to the largest part of the ballpark, so it stayed in play and
became a long out. Ryan Raburn then hit a ground ball to Edwin
Encarnacion at third base. There should have been at least one out on
that play, but Mr. Encarnacion threw wildly to second. Mr. Santiago
scored, Mr. Damon was safe at second, and Mr. Raburn was safe at first.
Jhonny Peralta then came to the plate with two on and one out, and he
homered. Brandon Inge then grounded out, but Casper Wells walked and
Gerald Laird homered to add yet another pair of runs to the four already
scored in the inning. Austin Jackson ended the inning by grounding out.
In the seventh, Austin Jackson, Ramon Santiago, and Johnny Damon singled
to load the bases with none out. Miguel Cabrera lined out to shortstop
and Ryan Raburn struck out to make it bases loaded with two outs.
Jhonny Peralta then walked to drive in Mr. Jackson. Brandon Inge fouled
out to end the inning. Yes, it would have been nice to score a bit
more, but with a six-run lead when the inning started, it wasn't that
vital for the Tigers to push more runs across the plate. They could be
a bit less daring on the basepaths.
In the bottom of the seventh, Jose Bautista homered.
The Tigers continue to get good pitching and hitting in bunches for the
moment. They have now won six of their last seven games. Seven in a
row would have been better, but six out of seven is still good.
> Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI TB BB K AVG OBP SLG
> A. Jackson, CF 5 1 2 0 2 0 0 .307 .359 .408
Singled up the middle in the seventh and scored.
Singled up the middle in the eiighth.
> R. Santiago, 2B 5 1 2 0 2 0 0 .280 .354 .342
Singled to left in the fourth and scored.
Singled to left in the seventh.
> J. Damon, DH 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 .269 .359 .403
Walked in the first.
Walked again in the fourth and scored.
Singled to left in the seventh.
> M. Cabrera, 1B 5 0 1 0 2 0 1 .340 .434 .638
Doubled off the wall in centre in the ninth.
> R. Raburn, LF 5 1 1 1 1 0 2 .245 .312 .418
Singled up the middle in the second.
Was safe on an error in the fourth
as Mr. Saantiago crossed the plate;
he would soon score as well.
> J. Peralta, SS 4 1 1 4 4 1 3 .244 .310 .405
Homered to left in the fourth
to drive in Mr. Damon and Mr. Raburn.
Walked in the seventh
to drive in Mr. Jackson.
> B. Inge, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .257 .334 .405
Grounded into a double play in the second.
Walked in the sixth.
In the KIITI club.
> C. Wells, RF 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 .154 .267 .231
Walked in the fourth and scored.
Walked again in the sixth.
In the KIITI club.
> G. Laird, C 4 1 1 2 4 0 0 .203 .262 .286
Homered to left-centre in the fourth
to drive in Mr. Wells.
> Totals 36 7 9 7 16 6 7 - - -
Seven runs is plenty to win most games.
> 2B: M Cabrera (40, J Carlson)
> HR: J Peralta (13, 4th inning off R Romero 2 on, 1 Out);
> G Laird (4, 4th inning off R Romero 1 on, 2 Out)
> RBI: R Raburn (40), J Peralta 4 (61), G Laird 2 (22)
> 2-out RBI: G Laird 2, J Peralta
> Tigers RISP: 2-10 (B Inge 0-1, R Raburn 0-3,
> M Cabrera 0-2, G Laird 0-1,
> J Damon 1-1, J Peralta 1-2)
> Team LOB: 8
> GIDP: B Inge
> DP: 1 (J Peralta-R Santiago-M Cabrera).
> Outfield Assist: R Raburn (E Encarnacion at 2nd base).
> Toronto Blue Jays AB R H RBI TB BB K AVG OBP SLG
> F. Lewis, LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .269 .336 .435
> Y. Escobar, SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 .331 .386
Collared.
> J. Bautista, RF 3 1 2 1 6 1 0 .261 .376 .607
> V. Wells, CF 4 0 1 0 2 0 1 .273 .325 .510
> A. Lind, DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 .290 .404
Corralled.
Looked more like Jennie Lind up there.
> J. Buck, C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283 .314 .493
Caught.
> L. Overbay, 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .248 .335 .430
Contained.
> A. Hill, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .206 .278 .384
Ceded.
Six Blue Jays were aboard the 0-fer Express.
> E. Encarnacion, 3B 3 0 3 0 3 0 0 .249 .314 .454
> Totals 31 1 7 1 12 1 8 - - -
One run is rarely enough to win.
> 2B: J Bautista (27, M Scherzer); V Wells (38, E Bonine)
> HR: J Bautista (41, 7th inning off M Scherzer 0 on, 0 Out)
> RBI: J Bautista (96)
> Blue Jays RISP: 0-3 (A Lind 0-2, V Wells 0-1)
> Team LOB: 4
> GIDP: Y Escobar
> SB: F Lewis (14, 2nd base off M Scherzer/G Laird)
> CS: F Lewis (5, 3rd base by M Scherzer/G Laird)
> E: E Encarnacion (14, throw)
> DP: 1 (Y Escobar-A Hill-L Overbay).
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> Detroit (64-64, 21-39 away) 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 - 7 9 0
> Toronto (66-61, 33-26 home) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 7 1
> ------------------------------------------------------------
It's pretty obvious where this game turned.
> Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB K HR BFP Pit B-S ERA OpBA
> M. Scherzer (W 10-9) 8.0 6 1 1 1 8 1 28 117 42 - 75 3.60 .247
Fine and then some. Nice ratio of strikes,
and not that many hits.
> E. Bonine 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 13 5 - 8 3.86 .289
Did his job.
> First-pitch strikes/Batters faced:
> M Scherzer 19/28; E Bonine 1/4
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes:
> M Scherzer 16-19-21-19;
> E Bonine 1-0-3-4
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Scherzer 6-8; E Bonine 2-1
> Game Scores: M Scherzer 73
> Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB K HR BFP Pit B-S ERA OpBA
> R. Romero (L 10-8) 5.2 4 6 3 5 4 2 26 98 51 - 47 3.54 .246
For five of his six innings, he was as scary as his Uncle George.
In the fourth inning, he was a joker, like his Uncle Cesar.
> C. Janssen 1.1 3 1 1 1 1 0 8 30 14 - 16 3.79 .280
Got himself in a terrible jam,
but he escaped with only one run allowed.
> S. Camp 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 11 3 - 8 2.81 .250
> J. Carlson 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 14 3 - 11 1.93 .200
> First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: R Romero 9/26;
> C Janssen 5/8; S Camp 3/4; J Carlson 4/4
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes:
> R Romero 11-11-8-17;
> C Janssen 4-2-5-5;
> S Camp 3-1-1-3; J Carlson 3-1-4-3
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Romero 10-3;
> C Janssen 0-3; S Camp 0-2; J Carlson 0-2
> Game Scores: R Romero 42
> Game Information
> Stadium Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON
> Attendance 16,088 (32.5% full)
Plenty of good seats still available.
> Game Time 2:26
> Weather 70 degrees, partly cloudy
> Wind 12 mph
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Scherzer wins 10th game as Tigers topple Jays
TORONTO -- Max Scherzer doesn't feel any different on the mound.
His manager and teammates see an air of confidence in the Detroit
right-hander, one that's turned him into a consistent winner.
Jhonny Peralta and Gerald Laird each homered, Scherzer became a 10-game
winner for the first time and the Tigers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-1
Thursday.
Scherzer (10-9) gave up six hits in eight innings. He walked one and
struck out eight.
"You can see him on the mound, he has a mound presence that is saying
'Hey, I'm doing pretty good and I feel pretty good about myself,"'
Tigers manager Jim Leyland said. "You'd be a fool if you can't see
that."
Third baseman Brandon Inge has noticed the change in Scherzer.
"He's confident right now and it kind of bleeds into us and what we're
trying to do," Inge said. "It's good whenever you have a guy that, when
he toes the rubber, you know he's going to take it to the other team."
Scherzer, however, denies feeling any more confident when he takes the
hill.
"I'm pitching the same way as I did my whole life," he said. "Every
start has been the exact same."
Results, however, have been far better for Scherzer since he was
recalled from Triple-A Toledo on May 30. He's 9-5 with a 2.20 ERA in 17
starts since.
"Ever since he got back from Triple-A he's got that confidence where he
believes in his other pitches, like his changeup and slider," Laird
said. "When he started doing that, you could tell."
Tigers starting pitchers are 6-0 with an 1.09 ERA in the past seven
games, striking out 43 while walking seven. Detroit is 6-1 in that span.
"As a whole, we're putting it together," Scherzer said. "We're doing a
much better job of not walking people and when that happens, you allow
the defense to make plays behind you. Nine times out of 10, they do.
When we're not beating ourselves, we can be a pretty good group. That's
the key to our success right now."
Detroit's only loss in the past week came Wednesday. The Tigers blew a
three-run lead before Kansas City's Willie Bloomquist hit a solo homer
in the 12th inning as the Royals won 4-3.
"We did let one get away yesterday so it's nice to bounce back," Leyland
said.
Peralta hit a three-run drive and Laird added a two-run shot in
Detroit's six-run fourth inning. It's the eighth time in eight road
games that the Tigers have hit two or more home runs. They've hit 19 in
that span.
Toronto's Jose Bautista hit his major league-leading 41st home run, a
leadoff drive into the second deck in left in the seventh. It was the
100th homer of Bautista's career.
The Blue Jays lead the majors with 193 homers this season, including an
ML-high 108 at home.
Eddie Bonine worked the ninth for the Tigers.
Detroit did all its damage against Blue Jays left-hander Ricky Romero
(10-8) in the fourth, sending nine men to the plate. Ramon Santiago led
off with a single, Johnny Damon walked and Santiago went to third when
Miguel Cabrera flied out to deep center. Ryan Raburn followed with a
grounder to third, but Edwin Encarnacion's throw to second pulled Aaron
Hill off the bag as Santiago scored and Damon advanced to third. Peralta
followed with a homer to left, his 13th.
Brandon Inge grounded out and Casper Wells walked before Laird also went
deep to left, his fourth.
Romero, away from the team the past two days because of strep throat,
allowed six runs, three earned, and four hits in 5 2/3 innings. He
walked five, matching a season high, and struck out four.
"I didn't pitch like I wanted to and I left some balls over the middle
and cost us the game," Romero said. "I don't want to use the whole I was
sick excuse because I felt great."
Detroit added one more in the seventh off reliever Casey Janssen when
Peralta drew a bases-loaded walk.
Toronto had two hits and a stolen base off Scherzer in the third but
failed to score. Encarnacion was thrown out at second by Raburn trying
to stretch a single into a double, and Fred Lewis was thrown out at
third after hitting a single to left and stealing second.
Cabrera doubled to center in the ninth, giving him 40 this season and
making him only the fourth player in Detroit history with 40 or more
doubles and 30 or more homers in a single season. Hank Greenberg, Bobby
Higginson and Rudy York were the others. Cabrera has 31 homers.
Notes
Scherzer has allowed two earned runs or fewer in six straight starts.
Tigers OF Brennan Boesch was held out of the starting lineup.
Toronto 2B Hill batted eighth for the second straight game.
Encarnacion's error was his team-leading 14th of the season.
Romero lost for the first time since July 22 at Detroit.
f.. Laird has hit safely in a season-high seven straight games.
Smith, Brad
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Subject: Gane Report - August 26, 2010 - Tigers 7, Blue Jays 1
Smith, Brad
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> Detroit Tigers 7, Toronto Blue Jays 1 - final
In the bottom of the seventh, Jose Bautista homered.
*Before this year he had a career high in the teens and 59 home runs in over 2000 career at bats.
> Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI TB BB K AVG OBP SLG
> A. Jackson, CF 5 1 2 0 2 0 0 .307 .359 .408
Singled up the middle in the seventh and scored.
Singled up the middle in the eiighth.
*Wants that ROY!
> J. Peralta, SS 4 1 1 4 4 1 3 .244 .310 .405
*.237/.314/.462 with 6 home runs as a Tiger.
> C. Wells, RF 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 .154 .267 .231
Walked in the fourth and scored.
*First major league run scored.
Homered to left-centre in the fourth
to drive in Mr. Wells.
*Cracked the Mendoza line on Wednesday for the first time all year.
> Totals 36 7 9 7 16 6 7 - - -
> 2B: M Cabrera (40, J Carlson)\
*Trails Longoria by 1 for league lead.
> Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB K HR BFP Pit B-S ERA OpBA
> M. Scherzer (W 10-9) 8.0 6 1 1 1 8 1 28 117 42 - 75 3.60 .247
*Now leads Tigers in ERA. 9-5, 2.20 with 116 K in 110 IP since returned from Toledo on May 30. 4-2, 1.50 in last 8 starts.
Brad
Roger King
>> Stadium Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON
>> Attendance 16,088 (32.5% full)
>
> Plenty of good seats still available.
I watched this game on the tube but will be at the ballpark for the other 3
games of the series. Naturally, I fear this is the only one of the 4 the
Tigers will win :)-
RK
Tanvir Shaikh
> What the heck is up with Jose Bautista this year?
Is it too cynical to suspect he's been taking some 'B12'?
Steve Bielawski
will probably be a bigger crowd for the other three games of the series,
so you will likely get not-as-good seats as you would have for
Thursday's game. I file this under the "if-only-I-could-have" folder.
Roger King
Saturday's game a couple of months ago, or that because I represent the
Toronto Blue Jays stadium announcer, that my tickets are free for tonight
:)-
I did just buy tickets for Sunday's game today and got good seats down the
1st baseline.
Roger King
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Steve Bielawski
I am going on my own initiative. The last time that I went so suddenly
on my own was in September of 2000, when the Tigers suddenly found
themselves in the discussion for the A.L. Wild Card standings. And you
can see how well that worked out.
I was hoping to hear of better crowds for the rest of this series, but I
now wonder how good attendance will be for Sunday's game. Then again,
you are still a couple of days ahead of walk-up ticket sales, so it may
not be that bad.
I sure hope that you get some good games to see. Tonight's looks like
it could be a good pitchers' duel.
John Black
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Subject: Gane Report - August 26, 2010 - Tigers 7, Blue Jays 1> Detroit Tigers 7, Toronto Blue Jays 1 - final
In the bottom of the seventh, Jose Bautista homered.*Before this year he had a career high in the teens and 59 home runs in over 2000 career at bats.
Where are those "random" drug tests when you need them?
> Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI TB BB K AVG OBP SLG
> A. Jackson, CF 5 1 2 0 2 0 0 .307 .359 .408
Singled up the middle in the seventh and scored.
Singled up the middle in the eiighth.*Wants that ROY!
And why not ?!?!
> J. Peralta, SS 4 1 1 4 4 1 3 .244 .310 .405
*.237/.314/.462 with 6 home runs as a Tiger.
Be nice if he could figure out how to boost that BA by ~30 pts. (or learn to take a bunch more BB) - to get that OPS up flirting with .800.
> C. Wells, RF 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 .154 .267 .231
Walked in the fourth and scored.
*First major league run scored.
Does that mean he's no longer a virgin?
> G. Laird, C 4 1 1 2 4 0 0 .203 .262 .286
Homered to left-centre in the fourth
to drive in Mr. Wells.*Cracked the Mendoza line on Wednesday for the first time all year.
Guess that solves the C problem for 2011 :-/
> Totals 36 7 9 7 16 6 7 - - -
> 2B: M Cabrera (40, J Carlson)\
*Trails Longoria by 1 for league lead.
Plenty of time left for this one, but those taters may be a bit tougher.
> Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB K HR BFP Pit B-S ERA OpBA
> M. Scherzer (W 10-9) 8.0 6 1 1 1 8 1 28 117 42 - 75 3.60 .247
*Now leads Tigers in ERA. 9-5, 2.20 with 116 K in 110 IP since returned from Toledo on May 30. 4-2, 1.50 in last 8 starts.
Really nice to see that he is coming up to his "advertising". If Leyland would ever give Schlereth a reasonable shot (ref: also Perry), we just might have all three of our "newbies via trade" on the mound (inc. Coke) "lookin' good".
JtE
Brad
Jason Rice
I just bought tickets to the Saturday game and was surprised to get
3rd row in the 2nd deck. I was expecting something like row 20. It was
before I knew about Bonderman being scratched from the start, otherwise
I might have went on Sunday.
The Jays get decent numbers on the weekend usually and Sunday will be
Dave Steib bobblehead day at the 'Dome to mark the 20th anniversary of
his no-hitter.
Roger King
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