ST GDT: 03-07-11 - DET @ NYM - 1:05 PM

ST GDT: 03-07-11 - DET @ NYM - 1:05 PM




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DETROIT TIGERS AT NEW YORK METS
Monday, March 7, 2011
Digital Domain Park, Port St. Lucie, FL
Game Time - 1:05 p.m.
today's game is on MLB.TV, (SNY) & MLBN
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TODAY’S STARTERS
RHP Brad Penny (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP R.A. Dickey (0-0, 3.00)

TODAY’S TIGERS STARTER - BRAD PENNY
Makes his second start of the spring this afternoon against Mets...two-time National League all-star selection with the Los Angeles Dodgers (2006-07). ...sidelined for the remainder of the 2010 season after landing on the disabled list with a latissimus dorsi muscle injury on May 22...signed by the Tigers as a free agent on January 19, 2011.
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TIGERS ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH:
RHP Chris Oxspring, RHP Alberto Alburquerque, RHP Lester Oliveros, RHP Brendan Wise and RHP Jose Ortega.

METS ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH:
RHP Bobby Parnell, RHP Ryota Igarashi and RHP Jason Isringhausen.
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TIGERS TOPS AMONG AL CLUBS IN ERA: The Tigers enter this afternoon’s game against the Mets tops among all American League clubs with a 2.30 ERA in 11 games this spring.

DYNAMITE DIRKS: Andy Dirks finished with two hits for the Tigers yesterday afternoon against the Phillies and he is now hitting .500 (9x18) with three doubles, a triple and three RBI over his last seven games. He enters today’s game against the Mets leading the Grapefruit League with nine hits this spring, while he is third with a .474 batting average, fourth with 14 total bases and a .524 on-base percentage, tied for fourth with three doubles and is ninth with a .737 slugging percentage.
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Next games:

TUESDAY, March 8 - FLA at DET (Lakeland): RHP Max Scherzer, LHP Charlie Furbush, RHP Robbie Weinhardt, RHP Joaquin Benoit, RHP Ryan Perry, LHP John Bale and LHP Brad Thomas vs. RHP Alex Sanabia, RHP Burke Badenhop, RHP Edward Mujica, LHP Dustin Richardson and RHP Sandy Rosario.

WEDNESDAY, March 9 - PHI at DET (Lakeland) (MLB.COM): RHP Rick Porcello, LHP Adam Wilk, LHP Duane Below and RHP Jose Valverde vs. RHP Joe Blanton, RHP Ryan Madson, RHP Justin De Fratus, RHP David Herndon, LHP Mike Zagurski and LHP J.C. Romero.
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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)