05/27/2023 1:10 pm EDT Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers

[casimir]

  

Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers

Watch:  Tigers - Bally Sports Detroit, White Sox - NBCSCH, National - MLBN (out-of-market only)
Listen:  Tigers - 97.1 The Ticket, WXYT 1270, White Sox - WMVP 1000 AM

[Dtrain72]

I enjoy the level of ass this lineup is today, should go well.

[casimir]

Missed opportunity to dig into the Chicago bullpen last night.  Lynn had a very high pitch count last night and then rebounded a bit in the middle innings, some single digit pitch innings if I remember it correctly.   Scholtens seems like he might be ripe for the Tigers’ recent OBP fueled by BB to take advantage of.

The games count separately in the standings, but I like a series approach of digging into an opponent’s bullpen.  Try to get them worked as much as possible early in a series so the options are slimmer in the final games of a series.  Giolito didn’t last long in game 1.  Lynn shouldn’t have lasted long in game 2.  Now there’s a rookie in game 3 today. The lost opportunity yesterday affects today.  And then Cease starts tomorrow’s game.

Anywho, that’s one of the checkers strategies that I like.

[casimir]

Ibanez with a nice opposite field single to score Baddoo for the early lead.

[casimir]

Crud.  Bases drunk with one out and McKinstry can only manage a sac fly.

[chasfh]

Don't look now, but Jonathan Schoop is hitting .375 (6-for-16) in his last nine days, including today, back to May 12.

Stretch it out to just over a full month (since April 23), and he's hitting .267 (12/45) with an on base over .300.

Keep it going, Schoopy.

[lordstanley]

Lorenzen wth a perfect first time through the order. 

[Crazy Cat Gentleman]

I've definitely gotten to like Lorenzen days.

[lordstanley]

12 up, 12. down for Lorenzen. 

[chasfh]

That's 15.

Where the heck is everyone??

[lordstanley]

[Jim Cowan]

They let Scholtens off the hook with a couple of quick innings. 

[clark1mt]

10 minutes ago, chasfh said:

That's 15.

Where the heck is everyone??

It's Saturday afternoon on a nice day on a holiday weekend.

[Crazy Cat Gentleman]

bummer. but obviously still lots of fun to watch Lorenzen have his way with everyone.

Edited May 27, 2023 by Crazy Cat Gentleman

[RandyMarsh]

Clicked on the box score before turning on the game and the thing that caught my attention was not the 0s in the White Sox column but the 1 hit next to Ibanez's name. I genuinely was starting to think that he was never going to get another hit. Good for him!

[casimir]

10 minutes ago, Crazy Cat Gentleman said:

bummer. but obviously still lots of fun to watch Lorenzen have his way with everyone.

Yup.

Now with only a 2 run lead, does the bullpen start kicking in with warming up?  Or do you wait a bit?

Ugh, leadoff walk.

Personally I’m thinking Foleyon alert for now.

[chasfh]

First two runners on. I think it's time, but it's Fetter coming out instead of Hinch.

[casimir]

I think Grandal is Lorenzen’s last hitter.

[casimir]

A double play would be lovely. 
 

[chasfh]

5 minutes ago, chasfh said:

First two runners on. I think it's time, but it's Fetter coming out instead of Hinch.

Lorenzen gets out of it.

And that's why Hinch is the grandmaster. 😁

[Crazy Cat Gentleman]

hard-earned K there. going out on a high note.

[casimir]

Dusted him!

Hat tip to Lorenzen.  Hell of an effort today.  Way to rebound from the last start.

[casimir]

Jake Burger seems aptly named.  Jake Salad would not make much sense.

[Crazy Cat Gentleman]

wtf Ibáñez

[Dtrain72]

Yeahhh, Ibanez can just be done...

Edited May 27, 2023 by Dtrain72