ST GDT: 03-01-11 - TOR @ DET (SS) - 1:05 PM

ST GDT: 03-01-11 - TOR @ DET - 1:05 PM




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DETROIT TIGERS VS TORONTO BLUE JAYS
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland, FL
Game Time - 1:05 p.m.

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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, Detroit News beat reporter Tom Gage (representing all the writers that have covered the Tigers in Lakeland over the years) and Ralph “Buddy” Fletcher (the former Mayor of Lakeland) will both throw out a ceremonial first pitch prior to today’s game.

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TODAY’S STARTERS
RHP Jacob Turner (0-0, 0.00) vs. LHP Ricky Romero (0-0, 0.00)

TODAY’S TIGERS STARTER - JACOB TURNER
Makes his first start of the spring this afternoon against the Blue Jays...named the top prospect in the Tigers organization, third-best prospect in the Florida State League and fourth-best prospect in the Midwest League following the 2010 season by Baseball America...tabbed the 21st-best prospect in baseball prior to this season by Baseball America...selected in the first round (ninth overall) in the 2009 MLB First-Year Player Draft.
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TIGERS ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH:
LHP Brad Thomas, LHP John Bale, RHP Brayan Villarreal and LHP Fu-Te Ni.

BLUE JAYS ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH:
RHP Zach Stewart, LHP David Purcey, LHP Wilfredo Ledezma, LHP Jesse Carlson and LHP Mike Hinckley.

SEVEN MINOR LEAGUERS JOIN TIGERS FOR TODAY’S GAME: The following seven minor league players have joined the Tigers for today’s game against the Blue Jays: righthanded pitcher Jordan Pratt (#54), lefthanded pitcher Drew Smyly (#43), infielders Javier Azcona (#63), Nick Castellanos (#44) and Dixon Machado (#76) and outfielders Daniel Fields (#29) and Edwin Gomez (#58).
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Next games:

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.

March 3 - DET at ATL (Disney World) 1:05 PM - ESPN
RHP Max Scherzer, RHP Ryan Perry, RHP Brendan Wise and RHP Chris Oxspring vs. RHP Jair Jurrjens, LHP George Sherrill, LHP Jonny Venters and RHP Cory Gearrin.

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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)