08/12/2023 4:10pm EDT Detroit Tigers vs Boston Red Sox

[casimir]

  

Detroit Tigers vs Boston Red Sox

Watch:  Red Sox - NESN, Tigers - Bally Sports Detroit
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[gehringer_2]

Rain we had yesterday looks to pass well north of Boston.

[Dave Christian]

Anyone know why Baez is scratched from the lineup?

I missed the start so I'm trying to catch up.

[Dave Christian]

Carpenter with a lead off homer top of two.

Edited August 12, 2023 by Dave Christian

[RandyMarsh]

Another Carp bomb, this one to the opposite field just clearing the Green Monster, 1-0 Tigers!

[Tigermojo]

Carpenter over the green monster!

[Tigermojo]

1 minute ago, Dave Christian said:

Anyone know why Baez is scratched from the lineup?

I missed the start so I'm trying to catch up.

Right knee soreness.

[Dave Christian]

Just now, Tigermojo said:

Right knee soreness.

Thanks!

[lordstanley]

I care more about Manning’s performance the rest of the year than any other Tiger, apart from maybe Torkelson. 

[Dave Christian]

Tork 2-2 at the plate so far!

[gehringer_2]

Manning featuring a 96 mph heater today. Where was it last time out?

[chasfh]

Great moment. I’m so glad I could be here to experience it.

[RandyMarsh]

4 minutes ago, lordstanley said:

I care more about Manning’s performance the rest of the year than any other Tiger, apart from maybe Torkelson. 

I mean I'll be pulling for Manning but I just don't see anything special in him now. Ordinary stuff, sub par command, inconsistent and no plus pitches. At this point I have much more faith in Reese Olson becoming legit than Manning. To me Manning is a back end starter at best that needs BABIP luck to succeed. 

[Tigermojo]

What was that Maton?

[Klondike]

Just now, Tigermojo said:

What was that Maton?

Yeah, I think the shadow got in his eyes..

[Dtrain72]

Oh look, Maton still sucks, weird...

[gehringer_2]

8 minutes ago, RandyMarsh said:

I mean I'll be pulling for Manning but I just don't see anything special in him now. Ordinary stuff, sub par command, inconsistent and no plus pitches. At this point I have much more faith in Reese Olson becoming legit than Manning. To me Manning is a back end starter at best that needs BABIP luck to succeed. 

Manning is frustrating because when the fastball is there, his stuff does play, but I don't get why a young healthy guy has 3-4 mph just disappear from his FB from start to start.

[Tigermojo]

Haase homer for his wife in attendance.

[Dtrain72]

It's nice to see Haase not suck for a sec

[gehringer_2]

12 minutes ago, Tigermojo said:

What was that Maton?

Doesn't matter who the manager or GM, it seems like there is one player every year that the Tiger brain trust falls in love with for totally unexplained reasons. This year it's Maton.

[RandyMarsh]

7 minutes ago, Tigermojo said:

Haase homer for his wife in attendance.

He saw her talking to ladies man Johnny Kane and realized that he had to do something special. 

[Tigermojo]

3 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

Doesn't matter who the manager or GM, it seems like there is one player every year that the Tiger brain trust falls in love with for totally unexplained reasons. This year it's Maton.

The bat improved after he was sent down but he should not be playing third. I don't get why they don't swap him and Ibanez but I'm not a chess master.

[Klondike]

good to see the Tiger's use Fenway Park to an advantage. Hit high flies to left... not deep flies to cavernous right field.

[gehringer_2]

9 minutes ago, Tigermojo said:

The bat improved after he was sent down but he should not be playing third. I don't get why they don't swap him and Ibanez but I'm not a chess master.

LOL - good thing Ibanez was where he was!

That was 96 right at the bottom of the zone but down the middle. Low is good but keep it out of the middle.

[Tigermojo]

Significant other homer day!