On Location

Coming to you live from my friend Jeff's laptop on the opposite end of campus, it's time for the preview! Pretty shitty day in East Lansing, hope it's warm where you're at.

A very winnable game for the Tigers today as they send out Justin Verlander to face the O's. Verlander looked good in his first start of the year against KC on Friday, but came away with no decision as the bullpen threw the game away in the final innings. Still trying to get a read on Justin to see if there's any sign of the ol' Sophomore Slump, which straight up frightens me. The Mark Fydrich scenario also scares me. Just pray that Verlander holds it all together and keeps the same form he had in the first three-quarters of last season.

Baltimore sends Adam Loewen to the mound against the Tigs today. I've never heard of Loewen, never seen him pitched, didn't even know he existed. This is going to be his first start of his career against Detroit. He's 1-0 so far on the season, shutting down the New York Yankees in his first start, allowing just two runs in five innings of work in a 5-2 Oriole victory. This'll be a chance for some of the Tigers' right-handed bats to get on track against a lefty, seeing that, as a team, they're only batting .185 on the season.

Last night's game featured a few plays by the Orioles that cost them the game, like a missed double play and a single turned double that never was. The Tigs capitalized on those plays and they need to have that same approach over and over again, if they're going to keep playing the way they are. The only game this season that the Tigs have truly deserved to win the whole way was the 10-9 defeat of the Blue Jays, and even then they almost gave the game away. But if Verlander comes out throwing fire like he usually does, their chances for today look pretty good.

Oh and if Brandon Inge doesn't get his first hit tonight, providing he plays of course, I'm going to fucking explode.