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Max Anderson homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Tigers lead 11-6 in the 8th.

Wenceel Pérez — who doesn’t like all this talk about him being expendable — homers for the second time today on a fly ball to right field. Eduardo Valencia scores. He has five RBI today which I know is a completely meaningless statistic, but chicks dig it.

This is his sixth day, so yeah, he’s due for a little stretch out.

Whoa! Mize come out to pitch.

This is a question for a robot that doesn’t understand baseball.

Max Anderson singles on a ground ball to left fielder Troy Johnston. John Peck scores. Jahmai Jones scores. 8-6 Tigers.

Hurter relieves JV.

JV gives up another homer a two run shot to tie the game.

Wenceel Pérez homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. Colt Keith scores. Matt Vierling scores making it 6-4 Tigers. Dingler has hit two home and the Tigers gave McGonigle a well earned day off and told him he made the team.

I guess JV is still working on things. I Feel like I have to give him the benefit of the doubt.

I’m glad the tigers stopped pussyfooting around…

Until he doesn’t since now it’s 3–2 Rockies

In this last spring game against the Rockies with JV pitching, I don’t know how good the lineup is he’s facing, but he seems to be handling them pretty well.

He played in 20 spring games for the Tigers and two games against the Dominican Republic national team and played generally crisp defense. They didn’t send him to play in the spring breakout games for minor league prospects. I wouldn’t be surprised if he played more games than a lot of the regulars. The fan base is profoundly excited about him and he is only going to get better by facing major league competition not minor league competition. Not putting him on the 26-man roster at this point would be pretty much an admission that the club really doesn’t believe in its philosophy. If he doesn’t make the team, I will be so pissed I’ll go on a six-state crime spree a robbin’ and a shootin’ and dying in a hail of bullets as a way of expressing my dissatisfaction.

Finnegan replaces Jack Flaherty.

Flaherty pulled after 81 pitches and starting to look like he was getting in the groove. “He’s working on things…” Got in 4.2 innings.

Gleyber Torres hits a ground-rule double (2) on a fly ball down the right-field line. Parker Meadows scores. 4-4.

Dingler doubles then Meadows doubles him in. At least our guys are putting some wood on the ball.

Karros triples in a run. They are hitting Jack hard.

Flaherty gives up a long ball to centerfield.

Flaherty does a Flaherty and gives up a two run home run

Meadows ran fast enough down the line to avoid a double play and then he stole second base. And he ends up scoring.

Gleyber Torres singles on a ground ball to center fielder Brenton Doyle. Parker Meadows scores. Javier Báez scores.

For the first two innings, Tigers hitters have been pretty underwhelming.

I really hate the intrusive in-game interviews of players when they’re in the field. I think it’s done for people who think baseball is boring and they need to be entertained. Bah humbug.