ST GDT: 02-28-11 - NYY @ DET - 1:05 PM

ST GDT: 02-28-11 - NYY @ DET - 1:05 PM




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DETROIT TIGERS VS NEW YORK YANKEES
Monday, February 28, 2011
Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland, FL
Game Time - 1:05 p.m.
Radio - 97.1FM/1270AM and MLB Gameday Audio

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TODAY’S 75TH CELEBRATION INFORMATION:
The Tigers will celebrate 75 years in Lakeland for Spring Training all throughout the spring. As part of that celebration, former Tigers outfielder Willie Horton and Tara Basset (granddaughter of Joker Marchant) will both throw out a ceremonial first pitch prior to today’s game.
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TODAY’S STARTERS
RHP Justin Verlander (0-0, 0.00) vs. LHP CC Sabathia (0-0, 0.00)

TODAY’S TIGERS STARTER - JUSTIN VERLANDER
Makes his first start of the spring this afternoon against the Yankees...selected to the American League’s all-star squad for the third time in his career during the 2010 season as he finished fourth in the league with 209 strikeouts and tied for fourth with 18 wins...fanned 219 batters to mark the second consecutive he posted 200-or-more strikeouts, the first Tigers pitcher with 200-or-more strikeouts in consecutive seasons since Jack Morris did so in 1986 and 1987...tabbed by Jim Leyland to start the club’s season opener on March 31 versus New York at Yankee Stadium...selected in the first round (second overall) in the 2004 MLB First-Year Player Draft.
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TIGERS ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH:
RHP Rick Porcello, RHP Ryan Perry, LHP Daniel Schlereth and LHP Charlie Furbush.

YANKEES ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH:
LHP Pedro Feliciano, LHP Manuel Banuelos, RHP Mark Prior, RHP Daniel Turpen and LHP Robert Fish.

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Next games:

March 1 - DET (ss) at PHI (Clearwater) 1:05 PM (TCN TV) MLB.TV (MLBN TAPE DELAY 8 PM ET)
LHP Andy Oliver, RHP Enrique Gonzalez, RHP Alberto Alburquerque, RHP Robbie Weinhardt, LHP Adam Wilk and RHP Jose Ortega vs. LHP Cliff Lee, RHP Kyle Kendrick, RHP Eddie Bonine, LHP Dan Meyer, RHP Danys Baez and LHP Mike Zagurski.

March 1 - TOR at DET (ss) (Lakeland) 1:05 PM
RHP Jacob Turner, LHP Brad Thomas, LHP John Bale, RHP Brayan Villarreal and LHP Fu-Te Ni vs. LHP Ricky Romero, RHP Zach Stewart, LHP David Purcey, LHP Wilfredo Ledezma, LHP Jesse Carlson and LHP Mike Hinckley.

March 2 - HOU (SS) at DET (Lakeland) 1:05 PM
LHP Phil Coke, LHP Duane Below, RHP Joel Zumaya and RHP Jose Valverde vs. LHP J.A. Happ, RHP Wilton Lopez, LHP Gustavo Chacin, RHP Ross Wolf, RHP David Carpenter and RHP Jorge De Leon.
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On the Internet

• MLB Gameday

• Official game notes

• MLB SCOREBOARD
for anyone who wants the play-by-play (it's slow during ST, but at least you get a few more details)

Text Version http://m.mlb.com/scores/
(choose Tigers game at game time, Play by play, hit refresh on your browser to see new data, normally updates at end of each half inning during ST, this version allows copying and pasting of data)
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STARTING LINEUPS:

TIGERS (2-0)

1. Austin Jackson, CF
   
2. Ryan Raburn, LF
   
3. Magglio Ordonez, RF
   
4. Miguel Cabrera, DH
   
5. Victor Martinez, 1B
   
6. Jhonny Peralta, SS
   
7. Brandon Inge, 3B
   
8. Scott Sizemore, 2B
   
9. Alex Avila, C
   

P: Justin Verlander, Rick Porcello, Ryan Perry, Daniel Schlereth, Charlie Furbush

YANKEES (1-1)

1. Derek Jeter, SS
   
2. Robinson Cano, 2B
   
3. Mark Teixeira, 1B
   
4. Alex Rodriguez, 3B
   
5. Andruw Jones, RF
   
6. Russell Martin, DH
   
7. Francisco Cervelli, C
   
8. Justin Maxwell, LF
   
9. Melky Mesa, CF
   

P: CC Sabathia, Pedro Feliciano, Manuel Banuelos, Mark Prior, Daniel Turpen, Robert Fish