Cleveland @ Detroit...Tree the Cats

• TBone14

  

  It's getting redundant to keep saying, "This is a huge series", but this is a huge series. Last 3 meetings between the clubs. 8-8 so far this year.
  
  Tigers start the day a half game behind the Royals for AL Central Title, a game behind Oakland for the hosting the WC game and leading the 2nd WC by half a game over Seattle.
  
  The Tribe come in 3.5 behind Detroit (tied with Toronto) for the WC and 4 back of Royals in the Division. Surprisingly, the Tribe are just 4.5 out of the 1st WC.
  
  Friday
  CC vs Price
  
  Saturday
  Salazar vs Lobstein
  
  Sunday
  Bauer vs Verlander
  
  Normally, I would post a plethora or stats and trends but none of it matters this weekend. We need 3 beyond quality outings from the starters. I don't anticipate a ton of run support so they have to be good. Need to be aggressive when we do get runners and try to manufacture runs. Caution be damned. Don't leave bullets in the holster. Bullpen mafia has to do what they have done.
  
  2 of 3 will put us in nice shape. KC seems to be coming back to earth a bit. Oakland plays Seattle this weekend. It will be a playoff atmosphere in the Motor City. Likely 3 sell outs.
  
  Go Tribe.
• BRF

  

  Go Tribe!
• HitsRus

  

  Key series ... Need at least to win at least 2.
• GOONx19

  

  Go Tribe. A sweep would knock us out. Two or three wins and I feel good.
• Laley23

  

  Win 2/3 and move on.
• TBone14

  

  Kinsler with a 2 out RBI double to tie game at 1.
  
  Raburn with a solo shot for the Tribe.
• Crimson streak

  

  Fucking jd Martinez kills us
• TBone14

  

  Crimson streak;1653561 wrote:Fucking jd Martinez kills us

  Fucking Houston. How do they let that guy walk?
  
  He has our number.
• TBone14

  

  CC wasn't bad. He will get charged with 4 after Lee allows a 2 out RBI single to Victor.
  
  Offense needs to help out every once in a while. A solo homer from Raburn is all we have managed so far.
• TBone14

  

  JD blows it open as I type. 2 run double.
  
  6-1 Tigers
  
  Martinez has 18 RBI vs the Tribe. More than VMart and Miggy.
  
  And another run.
  
  Can't even get a post in without the Tigers scoring.
• BRF

  

  Nicht gut.
• HitsRus

  

  ....what else can I say.
• HitsRus

  

  The season hangs by a thread.
• TBone14

  

  The game last night was always going to be the hardest to win. Price has stellar career numbers vs us plus the whole lefty thing.
  
  We wanted 2 of 3...we still have that opportunity. It feels better to win the first but oh well. Hopefully we tee off of Lobstein tonight and tomorrow we get JV who we have had much success lately.
• vball10set

  TBone14;1653638 wrote:The game last night was always going to be the hardest to win. Price has stellar career numbers vs us plus the whole lefty thing.
  
  We wanted 2 of 3...we still have that opportunity. It feels better to win the first but oh well. Hopefully we tee off of Lobstein tonight and tomorrow we get JV who we have had much success lately.

  
  I like today's chances but not tomorrow's--Bauer's pitching like shit.
• Laley23

  

  Helps that everyone else lost last night.
• TBone14

  

  Brantley with an at bat for the ages. At least 12 pitches. Ends with a 2 run bomb and the Tribe lead in the 1st.
• Laley23

  

  I would walk the bases loaded before I would pitch to one of those 3.
• vball10set

  Just can't follow baseball during football Saturdays...keep on it, guys.
• Laley23

  

  Last time the Tribe was consistently as good as the Tigers with stars the fans knew year in year out...they were at about their 70th sellout.
  
  @Indians: Atchison fans Castellanos to end Detroit 6th, score is 4-3 #Indians, top 7.
  
  
  41,190 here at Comerica, 26th sellout of the season.
• TBone14

  

  vball10set;1653801 wrote:Just can't follow baseball during football Saturdays...keep on it, guys.

  Get more TVs. Have 3 with football and one with baseball.
  
  Step your game up.
• TBone14

  

  Shaw is going to get the meat of this order in the 8th. Considering Allen has struggled vs the heart of the Tigers order...it may not be bad.
• HitsRus

  

  I just fricking hate the Tigers. ... Gotta hold this lead.
• TBone14

  

  HitsRus;1653810 wrote:I just fricking hate the Tigers. ... Gotta hold this lead.

  This times infinity.
• TBone14

  

  4 pitch walk to Miggy for Shaw.
  
  Uh oh.