2007 Season, Game Post

Game 26: Orioles at Tigers

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PREGAME: If the rain holds off it’ll be Chad Durbin and Adam Loewen.

Durbin is coming off an outstanding effort against the White Sox on the road. Loewen, has been battling control issues with 5-7-5 walks in his last 3 games.

Carlos Guillen gets his first night off and Neifi Perez will play shortstop with Omar Infante manning centerfield.

Game time (theoretically) 7:05pm

POSTGAME: After a couple of solid starts, Chad Durbin couldn’t find the strike zone with GPS. The Tigers were fortunate to still be in this game after 6 walks in 3 2/3 innings.

Bobby Seay did a great job in relief not allowing a baserunner until he’d retired 7 straight.

While Seay was great, Zumaya was outstanding. He gave up a run scoring single, but that was more a credit to Miguel Tejada. He went down and got a low fastball and bounced through the middle. There wasn’t really any solid contact and Joel had his heater and curve ball working – even throwing in an 88mph change up.

Placido Polanco didn’t take well to that swing and miss last night, and responded with 4 hits. Brandon Inge had his 3rd straight day of decent at-bats. Gary Sheffield deserved better than an 0fer with several hard hit balls and one he just missed on.

And with the surprise of all surprises, Sean Casey picked up a stolen base. His first since July 9th 2005.

Tigers 5 Orioles 4

86 thoughts on “Game 26: Orioles at Tigers”

  1. Guys,

    I have 4 extra seats for tommorrows game. They are row 8 in section 324. I live in Clarkston, If anyone wants them shoot me an e-mail tonight at shoff@pattieng.com. I am flying out tommorrow, so you may have to pick them up tonight. If you want me to cfer them through stub-hub I can, but I want you to pay the fee.

    -Sam

  2. Other than a possible Xfer fee, I don’t want anything for them. I have a paypal account.

    -Sam

  3. What the hell is wrong with the camera angles once a ball is hit? I think a drunk monkey was workin the control room in that first inning.

  4. Well, we’ve found the real Chad Durbin again and left that good imposter in Chicago.

  5. He’s fightin through it, but he doesn’t look nearly as effective as his last start. Farrr from it. And as I write this he gets jacked by Mora. Doh. Durbin may not make it long, with the tight leash that Leyland has on him.

  6. Even before the homer by Mora, I was thinking we wouldn’t see 8 innings from Durbin. Still, 2-0 is not insurmountable. C’mon Neifi, make us proud. 🙂

  7. Tough game for comin’ back with the 5-9 hitters today. And it’s not cute anymore. Would anybody else (seriously and without sarcasm) rather see Durbin try to bunt for a base hit than Neifi’s “at bats”?

  8. I agree, but it’s hard for any hitter to get in the groove with 11 at bats.

    This is not a lineup that is going to score alot of runs.

    Durbin is something else.

    What’s Andrew Miller doing.

  10. I don’t want to seem negative, but Pudge doesn’t seem the same on defense as of late.

  13. “So that’s going to leave it up to Neifi Perez.”

    I don’t ever want to hear that again.

  16. Pretty brutal outing by Durbin. Tigers are fortunate to only be down 2.

    I guess he can only pitch against the White Sox. His last 2 outings (both against the Sox) were solid.

  17. Andrew Miller is not the answer for this year. I’d prefer he not get called up until the rosters expand and the minor league season is done.

    and his ERA is high because he’s working on a more over the top delivery instead of his across-the-body delivery he had in college. That’s what Lynn Henning reported.

  20. Left. It was weird because I thought the Sheff flyout was a home run. I was yelling, then it got caught so shallow that I felt like a tool.

  24. He may be a hairless monkey, but he was a major loss for our bullpen that we havn’t exactly replaced. He’s earning his pay check this year too. Oohh…and he fanned Pudge.

  26. While the loss of Walker was a bummer, the struggles of Rodney and now Zumaya are what make our bullpen look bad — not the loss of Walker.

    Good for him though. I would’ve taken the money and ran, too.

  29. Roberts has a case there. I think his leg might have been in. Took Perez a long time to get rid of that ball.

  30. Wow. Neifi with a nice play. I hung my head when he threw home. I thougt they had no shot at getting him.

    Question: What Jimi Hendrix song does Joel come out of the bullpen to? I cannot think of the name of it for the life of me.

  31. You know, that was just a nice hit by Tejada. High 90’s at the knees is pretty tough.

  35. Great job by Zumaya. His velocity is still a couple ticks down, but he was working at the bottom of the strike zone again, and had control of the hook.

  36. I love that Mario labeled that throw by Neifi a great throw. The dude made an 80 foot throw. Couldn’t be more routine. And he threw it as hard as he could and it had zero mustard on it. It was a nice headsup play by Perez, but let’s not get carried away.

  37. We’ve definetely gotten all of the calls tonight….I’ll take em when we can get em.

  38. All of these close games are brutal. Have we had an exceptionally high number of close games or is it me?

  39. Does anyone remember if last year game day had pitch speed. I really thought they did but I dont see it this year.

    Steve

  40. Safe to say, for tonight at least, Joel’s overcome those control problems. Wow.

  41. Zumaya’s back. That was filthy. The heater, the hook, and even a change, all located well.

    Voodoo child is back.

  42. Zumaya really got back to pitching, not just throwing. He looks amazing today.

    I think his troubles are going to be less this month.

  44. Steve – only during the playoffs they had velocity.

    Eight parks have it so far this year.

  45. Oh, and that change up Joel threw to Patterson to get strike 2 is exactly why i wished he’d break out 3-4 a inning. Patterson had no chance to fouling it off, because of the arm action.

  50. We strike fear in the hearts of pitching staffs everywhere when we can take out the stud known as Neifi Perez in favor of the HOFer Sean Casey.

  54. Perez with a hit, threw a runner out at home plate and Sean Casey get’s a Pinch-hit RBI single?

    The world shall be ending withing 96 hours. Be prepared.

  58. I mean….its not really stolen…it is, but uncontested. Its not a real stolen base

  60. Stolen base by Casey…add that to your list indicating the end of the world Mike R.

  64. Looks like Leyland’s ejection really did something for the team. They’ve been playing like last year since then.

  66. Haha, yeah Joey C, I’m adding that to the list.

    Sean Casey is the ugliest runner in the history of people with two working legs.

  69. That laughter was originally intended for Adam, but it applies to your last comment as well Mike.

  73. Phil Hughes has a no hitter through 6 in Texas.

    just trying to distract myself from the anxiety Todd Jones gives me.

  76. Man does Jones make me sweat…

    It’s turned into a nice little stretch here fellas.

  77. Sweet.

    Your Right mark, that did feel good.

    Z was looking much bettr tonight

    Steve

  78. Hughes just got lifted with 2 outs in the 7th, still had his no-hitter going. Looks like he pulled a hammy.

  79. I just saw that. wow, haha. If the Yanks didn’t have bad luck, they’d have no luck at all.

  80. Trust me, my heart weeps for the yankees.

    No, no it doesn’t. Never mind.

  84. And I was so proud of having the waiver priority to get Hughes on my fantasy team! Yankees S&C coach sucks!

  85. While I’m not a Yankees fan, I love following prospects and whatnot and was pulling for Hughes to pitch well. Shame. He said he heard a pop in his hamstring and is on the shelf for minimum 4-6 weeks or 6-8 weeks, i can’t remember which.

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