The Eye of the Tiger: A Detroit Tigers Franchise (MLB 2K12)

[TheNumber35]

Series Recap for May 22nd-24th:
Detroit (26-16) @ Cleveland (17-24)



Game 1: Boesch homer not enough for Tigers who fall 5-2


Detroit's only offense of the day came from Brennan Boesch on a homer and a Delmon Young RBI single, hardly an encouraging sign for a team that thought it had fixed its offensive woes. Tomlin locked down Detroit and pitched to a lot of contact in his 6.1 innings of work. Scherzer continues to have one bad inning that plagues him in games, this time being the 3rd inning in which he allowed 3 runs and 5 hits.

Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Indians
May 22, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Detroit (26-17)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	11	1
Cleveland (18-24)	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	x	5	12	0
W: Josh Tomlin (1-3) L: Max Scherzer (3-6) S: Chris Perez (12)

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Brennan Boesch	5	1	2	1	0	0	1	.271
Ramon Santiago	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.179
Prince Fielder	4	1	3	0	0	1	0	.295
Miguel Cabrera	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	.387
Delmon Young	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	.291
Alex Avila	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	.179
Andy Dirks	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.219
Danny Worth	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167
Austin Jackson	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.190

Cleveland Indians
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Michael Brantley	5	0	0	0	0	2	0	.253
Shin-Soo Choo	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	.153
Jason Kipnis	4	0	2	1	0	1	0	.227
Carlos Santana	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.136
Asdrubal Cabrera	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	.302
Matt LaPorta	4	0	3	1	0	0	0	.243
Lonnie Chisenhall	4	1	2	1	0	1	0	.248
Grady Sizemore	2	0	0	1	1	2	0	.196
Casey Kotchman	3	1	2	0	1	0	0	.252

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Max Scherzer (L; 3-6)	6.0	9	5	5	0	9	0	4.89
Phil Coke	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	3.14
Andrew Oliver	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0.00

Cleveland Indians
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Josh Tomlin (W; 1-3)	6.1	11	2	2	0	4	1	4.64
Dan Wheeler	.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	2.41
Tony Sipp	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5.12
Chris Perez (S; 12)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.45

Game 2: Porcello and Tigers roughed up again, Cleveland wins 8-3


This one is tough to swallow for Detroit, they had a good performance from Rick Porcello through 5 innings and he looked good to go back out for the 6th, he gave up 4 runs in the frame and exited for Colin Balester. Balester gave up 2 runs of his own and so did Daniel Schlereth. All 3 pitchers allowed a HR ball. Miguel Cabrera homered for the 18th time this season and Brennan Boesch left with a pulled hamstring, he's out 2 weeks.

Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Indians
May 23, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Detroit (26-18)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	7	1
Cleveland (19-24)	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	3	x	8	12	0
W: Kevin Slowey (2-2) L: Rick Porcello (3-5)

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Brennan Boesch	4	1	2	0	0	1	0	.271
Ryan Raburn	4	0	1	2	0	1	0	.279
Prince Fielder	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.295
Miguel Cabrera	4	1	2	1	0	1	1	.387
Delmon Young	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.291
Alex Avila	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.179
Andy Dirks	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.219
Danny Worth	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.167
Austin Jackson	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	.190

Cleveland Indians
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Michael Brantley	5	1	2	1	0	1	1	.253
Shin-Soo Choo	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.153
Jason Kipnis	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	.227
Carlos Santana	4	1	1	0	0	2	0	.136
Asdrubal Cabrera	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.302
Matt LaPorta	4	2	2	0	0	1	0	.243
Lonnie Chisenhall	4	1	1	1	0	1	0	.248
Grady Sizemore	4	1	2	2	0	0	0	.196
Casey Kotchman	4	1	2	3	0	2	1	.252

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Rick Porcello (L; 3-5)	5.2	8	4	4	0	5	1	6.70
Colin Balester	1.2	2	2	2	0	1	1	4.20
Daniel Schlereth	.2	2	2	2	0	1	1	2.70

Cleveland Indians
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Kevin Slowey (W; 2-2)	8.0	6	2	2	1	5	0	3.61
Tony Sipp	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	5.12

Game 3: LaPorta Walk-off HR seals Sweep for Indians


Matt LaPorta took Jose Valverde deep in the 9th inning with a runner on 2nd base and 2 outs to give the Tigers their 3rd straight loss after 5 straight wins. Valverde blows his first save of the season and in the process blows a win for young Jacob Turner. The Tigers took a lead early and didn't really doubt they could win this one, but it slipped away late.

Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Indians
May 24, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Detroit (26-19)	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	7	1
Cleveland (20-24)	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	4	10	2
W: Vinnie Pestano (1-0) L: Jose Valverde (2-1)

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Andy Dirks	5	0	0	0	0	3	0	.205
Ryan Raburn	4	1	1	0	0	2	0	.279
Prince Fielder	4	1	1	0	0	2	0	.294
Miguel Cabrera	4	1	2	2	0	0	1	.389
Delmon Young	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	.289
Alex Avila	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.169
Brandon Inge	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.183
Danny Worth	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.181
Austin Jackson	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.191

Cleveland Indians
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Michael Brantley	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	.264
Shin-Soo Choo	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.150
Jason Kipnis	4	1	1	1	0	1	1	.227
Carlos Santana	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.133
Asdrubal Cabrera	4	2	2	0	0	1	0	.306
Matt LaPorta	4	1	3	2	0	0	1	.256
Lonnie Chisenhall	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.246
Grady Sizemore	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	.192
Casey Kotchman	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Jacob Turner	6.0	5	2	1	0	7	1	2.28
David Pauley	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1.46
Octavio Dotel	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2.45
Jose Valverde (L; 2-1)

Cleveland Indians
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Jon Garland	5.1	7	3	3	0	4	1	4.04
Vinnie Pestano (W; 1-0)	3.2	0	0	0	1	5	0	2.96

Next Series: Detroit (26-19) @ Minnesota (18-27)

[econoodle]

35, keep it up.
great stuff here.

tough cleveland series.

pitching: why u betray him?

[TheNumber35]

Quote: Originally Posted by econoodle

35, keep it up. great stuff here. tough cleveland series. pitching: why u betray him?

Thanks, I apologize to everyone following me here as I have the Minnesota series to post but I have been SO busy the last week or so that I really keep forgetting to do it...plus I regained interest in NCAA basketball and did a little bit with my coaching career dynasty I'd been meaning to post. But no worries, at the very latest you'll have another series to digest (went MUCH better than this one) by mid-day Saturday

[TheNumber35]

Series Recap for May 25th-27th
(26-19) Detroit @ Minnesota (18-27)


Game 1:
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Detroit (27-19) aaa5 aaa13 aaa2
Minnesota (18-28) 3 aaa 7 aaa1

W: Justin Verlander (6-2) L: Scott Baker (3-5) S: Jose Valverde (17)

RECAP: The Tigers won a close game here behind two long balls from Andy Dirks against Scott Baker. Baker pitched well up until the point of allowing Dirks' second long ball, then the wheels came off. Verlander pitched well and righted the ship for Detroit after being swept outta town by Cleveland.


Justin Verlander: 8IP, 7h, 3R (2ER), 4K
Andy Dirks: 2-4, 2 HR(2,3)
Ryan Raburn: 3-5, 3R


Justin Morneau: 1-4, HR(12), RBI
Josh Willingham: 1-4, RBI
Scott Baker: 7IP, 12h, 5ER, 4K



Game 2:
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Detroit (28-19) aaa10 aa20 aa 1
Minnesota (18-29) 5 aaa12 aaa1

W: Doug Fister (8-1) L: Francisco Liriano (2-5)

RECAP: The Tigers won another game here in Minnesota, this time by clobbering Twins pitching to the tone of 10 runs and 20 hits. Prince Fielder was the star today, hitting a pair of HRs and getting 4 hits. Fister was solid, going 6 innings of 2 run ball for Detroit. They go for the sweep tomorrow.


Doug Fister: 6IP, 7h, 2ER, 8K
Prince Fielder: 4-6, 2 HR(9,10), 3R, 3RBI
Delmon Young: 3-5, R, 3RBI, BB


Justin Morneau: 1-4, 2RBI
Joe Mauer: 3-5, 2RBI
Francisco Liriano: 5.2IP, 9h, 5ER, BB, 5K



Game 3:
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Detroit (28-20) aaa2 aaa4 aaa 1
Minnesota (19-29) 3 aaa7 aaa0

W: Carl Pavano (2-4) L: Max Scherzer (3-7) S: Matt Capps (12)

RECAP: The Twins avoided being swept at home with a 3-2 win in a tough pitcher's duel. Fielder homered for Detroit along with Andy Dirks, giving each 3 in the series. Fielder's power has come while Cabrera may be cooling off a little bit. Scherzer pitched well but Pavano just outpitched him today giving Scherzer a tough luck loss. Detroit travels to Boston to play the Red Sox, who they split the opening series against.


Max Scherzer: 7IP, 7h, 3R (1ER), 2BB, 5K
Andy Dirks: 1-3, HR(4)
Prince Fielder: 1-4, HR(11)


Joe Mauer: 2-3, BB
Ryan Doumit: 2-3, R, 2RBI, BB
Carl Pavano: 6.2IP, 4h, 2ER, BB, 5K




NEXT SERIES: Detroit (28-20) @ Boston (24-24)

[TheNumber35]

Oh, btw...do you guys like the new format or the old one better? I wanted to try something new and get opinions. So what do you think?

[THE JENNERALS]

I personally like the old one better, but I'm guessing the MINNY series was easier and quicker to do.

[TheNumber35]

Quote: Originally Posted by THE JENNERALS

I personally like the old one better, but I'm guessing the MINNY series was easier and quicker to do.

It was a little faster, but the only reason I did the Minny series like that was like I said, to try something new. The old way didn't bother me or consume too much time. Just wanted to try something new, and that was the simplest way to do that and get the series up quick.

[THE JENNERALS]

Yeah in my chise, i can't use the tables because my iPad won't let me copy and paste the HTML code for the table it looks so much more organized and everything is easy to read