ST GDT: 03/10/12 - DET (SS) @ HOU - 1:05 PM

ST GDT: 03/11/12 - DET (SS) @ HOU - 1:05 PM



-- AT --


DETROIT TIGERS
AT.
HOUSTON ASTROS
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Osceola County Stadium, Kissimmee, FL
Game Time - 1:05 p.m.
KTRH 740, Gameday Audio
________________________________________________

TIGERS VS. ASTROS at Kissimmee: Alex Avila, Brennan Boesch, Nick Castellanos, Prince Fielder, Avisail Garcia, Brandon Inge, Austin Jackson, Eric Patterson, Jhonny Peralta, Ryan Strieby, Danny Worth.

TIGERS FINISH IN TIE WITH NATIONALS: The Tigers and Nationals tied 5-5 in 10 innings yesterday afternoon at Joker Marchant Stadium. Justin Verlander fanned four batters as he tossed four shutout innings for Detroit. Brennan Boesch finished with a home run and two RBI for the Tigers, while Brandon Inge belted a solo home run.

GOING YARD: Through eight games of Grapefruit League action this spring the Tigers have belted 17 home runs. Detroit is tops among all American League clubs with 17 home runs this spring.

STINGY STAFF: Tigers pitchers have compiled a 2.22 ERA through the club’s first eight games of Grapefruit League action this spring. Detroit is tops among all American League clubs with a 2.22 ERA.

CHECKING THE LEADER BOARDS: Brennan Boesch, Ryan Raburn, Delmon Young and Eric Patterson are all tied for second in the Grapefruit League with two home runs this spring. Raburn is tied for the league lead with eight RBI, while Young is sixth with six RBI and Boesch is tied for seventh with five RBI.

SIX MINOR LEAGUERS JOIN TIGERS FOR TODAY’S GAME: The following six minor league players have joined the Tigers for today’s game at Houston: righthanded pitchers Bruce Rondon (#22) and Rob Waite (#47), lefthanded pitcher Austin Wood (#30), infielders Corey Jones (#25) and Brandon Loy (#28) and outfielder Daniel Fields (#29).
________________________________________________

TODAY’S STARTERS
LHP Drew Smyly vs. LHP Wandy Rodriguez

TODAY’S TIGERS STARTER - DREW SMYLY
Makes his second appearance, first start, of the spring this afternoon at Houston...tabbed the Tigers Minor League Pitcher of the Year in 2011 after splitting the season between Single A Lakeland and Double A Erie...saw action with Team USA during the Pan American Games following the 2011 season, posting a 2-0 record as he fanned 17 batters in 17.0 scoreless innings of work over three starts...selected by the Tigers in the second round of the 2010 MLB First-Year Player Draft.

2012 Spring: 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 0 GS, 0 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO
2011 Season (Erie): 4-3, 1.18 ERA, 8 G, 7 GS, 0 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 45.2 IP, 32 H, 10 R, 6 ER, 15 BB, 53 SO
2011 Season (Lakeland): 7-3, 2.58 ERA, 14 G, 14 GS, 0 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 80.1 IP, 71 H, 32 R, 23 ER, 21 BB, 77 SO
________________________________________________

TIGERS ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH:
LHP Phil Coke, RHP Tyler Stohr, LHP Darin Downs and RHP Luis Marte.

ASTROS ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH:
RHP Brett Myers, RHP Lucas Harrell, RHP Fernando Rodriguez, RHP Jorge De Leon, LHP Xavier Cedeno and RHP Henry Villar.
________________________________________________

Next Games:

MONDAY, March 12 VS. NEW YORK (NL):
LHP Duane Below, RHP Jacob Turner, LHP Andy Oliver, LHP Matt Hoffman and RHP Collin Balester
vs.
LHP Jonathon Niese, RHP D.J. Carrasco, LHP Daniel Herrera, LHP Garrett Olson and LHP Robert Carson.

TUESDAY, March 13 AT WASHINGTON: MASN HD, MLBN (delay), MLB.TV
RHP Doug Fister, LHP Adam Wilk, RHP Joaquin Benoit and RHP Jose Valverde
vs.
RHP Edwin Jackson.
________________________________________________

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)