ST GDT: 03/06/12 - DET @ MIA (SS) - 1:05 PM

ST GDT: 03/06/12 - DET @ MIA (SS) - 1:05 PM



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DETROIT TIGERS
AT.
MIAMI MARLINS (SS)
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Roger Dean Stadium, Jupiter, FL
Game Time - 1:05 p.m.
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TIGERS DEFEAT THE BLUE JAYS 4-2 YESTERDAY: The Tigers knocked off the Blue Jays 4-2 yesterday afternoon at Joker Marchant Stadium. David Pauley (1-0) earned the win for Detroit, while Collin Balester closed out the game for his first save. Quintin Berry finished with a single, triple and two RBI for the Tigers, while Andy Dirks collected two hits and an RBI.

GOING YARD: Through three games of Grapefruit League action this spring the Tigers have belted 10 home runs. Detroit is tops among all American League clubs with 10 home runs this spring.

TWO MINOR LEAGUERS JOIN TIGERS FOR TODAY’S GAME: The following two minor league players have joined the Tigers for today’s game at Miami: righthanded pitcher Daniel Bennett (#52) and lefthanded pitcher Kenny Faulk (#21).
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TODAY’S STARTERS
RHP Rick Porcello (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Alex Sanabia (0-0, 0.00)

TODAY’S TIGERS STARTER - RICK PORCELLO
Makes his first start of the spring this afternoon at Miami...established career highs with 182.0 innings pitched and 104 strikeouts during the 2011 season, while he matched a career best with his 14 wins...the 2011 season marked the third consecutive season he posted 10-or-more wins to become the first major league pitcher to post three-or-more such consecutive seasons prior to turning 23 since Dwight Gooden did so in four consecutive seasons with the New York Mets (1984-87)...selected by the Tigers in the first round (27th overall) of the 2007 MLB First-Year Player Draft.

2011 Season (Detroit): 14-9, 4.75 ERA, 31 G, 31 GS, 0 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 182.0 IP, 210 H, 103 R, 96 ER, 46 BB, 104 SO
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TIGERS ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH:
LHP Casey Crosby, LHP Drew Smyly, LHP Daniel Schlereth, RHP Jose Ortega and RHP Brayan Villarreal

MARLINS ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH:
RHP J.D. Martin, LHP Brad Hand, RHP Omar Poveda, RHP Sandy Rosario, RHP Rob Delaney and RHP Corey Madden.

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Next Games:

WEDNESDAY, March 7 VS. ATLANTA:
RHP Jacob Turner, LHP Andy Oliver, LHP Darin Downs, RHP Jose Valverde, RHP Joaquin Benoit and RHP Octavio Dotel
vs.
RHP Brandon Beachy, RHP Cory Gearrin, RHP Todd Redmond, RHP Jairo Asencio and RHP Erik Cordier.

THURSDAY, March 8 AT TAMPA BAY (ss):
RHP Doug Fister, LHP Duane Below, RHP Chris Bootcheck, LHP Phil Coke, RHP David Pauley and LHP Matt Hoffman
vs.
LHP David Price, RHP Fernando Rodney, RHP Joel Peralta, LHP Cesar Ramos, LHP Jake McGee and RHP Jeremy Hellickson.

FRIDAY, March 9 VS. PHILADELPHIA: 1270 AM
RHP Max Scherzer, LHP Adam Wilk and LHP Daniel Schlereth
vs.
RHP Roy Halladay, RHP Joel Pineiro, RHP David Herndon, RHP Brian Sanches, LHP Jeremy Horst and LHP Raul Valdes.
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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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