ST GDT: 04/01/12 - HOU @ DET (SS) - 1:05 PM

ST GDT: 04/01/12 - HOU @ DET (SS) - 1:05 PM



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DETROIT TIGERS (SS)
VS.
HOUSTON ASTROS
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland, FL
Game Time - 1:05 p.m.
1270 AM, KTRH 740, Gameday Audio
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TODAY’S STARTERS
RHP Doug Fister vs. LHP Wandy Rodriguez

TODAY’S TIGERS STARTER - DOUG FISTER
Makes his fifth start of the spring this afternoon versus the Astros...fourth in the American League with a 2.83 ERA during the 2011 season with the Tigers and Seattle Mariners...finished fourth in the league with 1.5 walks per nine innings during the 2011 season...established career highs with 11 wins, 216.1 innings pitched and 146 strikeouts during the 2011 season...
acquired by the Tigers from Seattle in a six-player deal on July 30, 2011.

2012 Spring: 3-0, 2.03 ERA, 4 G, 4 GS, 0 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 13.1 IP, 10 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 11 SO
2011 Season (Detroit): 8-1, 1.79 ERA, 11 G, 10 GS, 0 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 70.1 IP, 54 H, 19 R, 14 ER, 5 BB, 57 SO
2011 Season (Seattle): 3-12, 3.33 ERA, 21 G, 21 GS, 3 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 146.0 IP, 139 H, 57 R, 54 ER, 32 BB, 89 SO

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TIGERS ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH:
LHP Phil Coke, RHP Joaquin Benoit, RHP Collin Balester and RHP Jose Valverde.

ASTROS ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH:
RHP Rhiner Cruz, RHP Brett Myers, LHP Wesley Wright and RHP Wilton Lopez.
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TIGERS KNOCK OFF THE BRAVES: The Tigers defeated the Braves 2-1 yesterday afternoon in a rain-shortened game. Justin Verlander (2-0) went the distance for Detroit to earn the win. Clete Thomas belted a solo home run for the Tigers.

TIGERS TRIM TWO PLAYERS FROM ROSTER: The Tigers today announced the club has optioned the contracts of righthanded pitcher Brayan Villarreal and lefthanded pitcher Duane Below to Triple A Toledo.

GOING YARD: Through 29 games of Grapefruit League action this spring the Tigers have belted 39 home runs. Detroit is tops among all American League clubs with 39 home runs this spring.

BOESCH IS BASHING: Brennan Boesch has hit safely in six of his last seven games, batting .348 (8x23) with a double, triple, three home runs and six RBI. He is tied for the lead in the Grapefruit League with six home runs this spring, while he is tied for fourth with 39 total bases and tied for sixth with 15 RBI.

DELMON DOES DAMAGE: Delmon Young is tied for the lead in the Grapefruit League with 19 RBI this spring, while he is tied for fourth with 39 total bases, is fifth with a .365 batting average and tied for seventh with five home runs.

RABURN ROLLING THIS SPRING: Ryan Raburn is tied the lead among all Grapefruit League players with six home runs this spring, while he is third with 18 RBI and tied for ninth with 35 total bases.

THIRTEEN MINOR LEAGUERS JOIN TIGERS FOR TODAY’S GAME: The following 13 minor league players have joined the Tigers for today’s game versus the Astros: righthanded pitchers Patrick Cooper (#29) and Matt Little (#53), lefthanded pitcher Alex Burgos (#49), catchers Zach Maggard (#50) and Wes Thigpen (#26), infielders Audy Ciriaco (#65), Argenis Diaz (#70), Jordan Lennerton (#44) and Niuman Romero (#19) and outfielders Tyler Collins (#24), Michael Rockett (#26), Ismael Salgado (#21) and Patrick Smith (#40).
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Next Games:


MONDAY, April 2 - TOR at DET (Lakeland) 1:05 p.m.
LHP Drew Smyly, RHP Octavio Dotel, LHP Daniel Schlereth and LHP Phil Coke
vs.
LHP Brett Cecil.


TUESDAY, April 3 - DET at TOR (Dunedin) 12:05 p.m.
RHP Max Scherzer, RHP Jose Valverde and RHP Joaquin Benoit
vs.
RHP Henderson Alvarez.


WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4 - DET at TOL Mud Hens (Toledo) 12:00 p.m. FS-D TV, MLB.TV, MLBN

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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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