ST GDT: 3/06/11 - PHI (SS) @ DET - 1:05 PM

ST GDT: 3/06/11 - PHI (SS) @ DET - 1:05 PM



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DETROIT TIGERS
VS.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (SS)
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland, FL
Game Time - 1:05 p.m.
Game Audio broadcast on 97.1 FM/1270 & MLB Gameday Audio

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TODAY’S STARTERS
LHP Phil Coke (1-1, 1.80) vs. RHP Kyle Kendrick (0-0, 0.00)

TODAY’S TIGERS STARTER - PHIL COKE
Makes his third start of the spring this afternoon against the Phillies...joins the Tigers starting rotation in 2011 after making the first 157 appearances of his major league career in relief (started the final game of the 2010 season for the Tigers at Baltimore). ...established career bests with seven wins, 74 appearances, 64.2 innings pitched and 53 strikeouts with the Tigers during the 2010 season...acquired by the Tigers from the New York Yankees on December 9, 2009.
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TIGERS ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH:
RHP Jose Valverde, RHP Enrique Gonzalez, LHP Duane Below, RHP Ryan Perry, LHP Brad Thomas and LHP Fu-Te Ni.

PHILLIES ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH:
RHP David Herndon, RHP Michael Stutes, LHP Juan Perez, RHP Brian Schlitter and RHP Michael Schwimer

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, Tigers manager Jim Leyland (the Florida State League Manager of the Year in both 1977 and 1978 with the Lakeland Tigers) will throw out a ceremonial first pitch prior to today’s game.
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Next Games:

MONDAY, March 7 - DET at NYM (Port St. Lucie) 1:05 PM (SNY) MLBN MLB.TV:
RHP Brad Penny, RHP Chris Oxspring, RHP Alberto Alburquerque, RHP Lester Oliveros, RHP Brendan Wise, RHP Jose Ortega, RHP Brayan Villarreal and LHP Adam Wilk vs. RHP R.A. Dickey, RHP Bobby Parnell, RHP Ryota Igarashi and RHP Jason Isringhausen.

TUESDAY, March 8 - FLA at DET (Lakeland) 1:05 PM: RHP Max Scherzer, LHP Charlie Furbush, RHP Robbie Weinhardt, RHP Joaquin Benoit, RHP Ryan Perry, LHP John Bale and LHP Brad Thomas vs. TBA.
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On the Internet
MLB.TV
Gameday Audio
• 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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