Detroit hands ball to Porcello in finale at Toronto
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08/29/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Detroit Tigers and Toronto Blue Jays close out a four- game weekend set at Rogers Centre this afternoon.
Detroit will give the ball to Rick Porcello, and the second-year hurler is just 6-11 this season with a 5.43 ERA. On Tuesday, Porcello defeated Kansas City in impressive fashion, tossing seven shutout innings of two-hit ball. He began his career as a sinkerball pitcher, but has developed more of a repertoire in recent weeks.
The Detroit righty is 1-2 in his short career against Toronto with a 4.76 ERA.
Lefty Marc Rzepczynski is in line to get the start today for the Blue Jays, and he hopes to bounce back from a lackluster showing against the Yankees on Tuesday. The lefty lasted only three innings in that game and was touched for six earned runs on eight hits. Rzepczynski is 1-2 this season with a 6.31 ERA, and he is set to face Detroit for the first time.
Brandon Morrow had another solid outing yesterday for Toronto, allowing just one run in six innings, as the Blue Jays held on to beat the Tigers, 5-4, in the third portion of this set.
Morrow (10-6) gave up five hits, striking out nine and walking one for the Blue Jays, who have won four of six, including two of three in this series. Morrow is now 3-0 in the month of August with 49 strikeouts in 30 1/3 frames over five starts.
"I've been able to wriggle out of some jams recently when I get guys on," Morrow said. "I bear down and make some good pitches, and I've been able to get out of those last five starts and keep my pitch counts down."
Jose Bautista didn't add to his league-leading homer total, but ended 2-for-3 with a triple, double and two RBI for Toronto. Travis Snider went 3-for-4 with an RBI. Adam Lind and Yunel Escobar each had two hits in the win.
Miguel Cabrera belted his 33rd home run for the Tigers, who lost for the third time in four games. Casper Wells went 2-for-2 with two RBI in defeat.
The Tigers have recorded a homer in 10 straight road games, and Cabrera increased his hitting streak to 11 games.
Alfredo Figaro (0-2), making his fourth career major league start, was reached for five runs, eight hits and two walks in five-plus innings.
"Today was a bullpen day," said Tigers reliever Brad Thomas, who pitched a scoreless inning. "You just go in there and try to eat up some innings and keep the team in the game."
Toronto has won four of the seven matchups with the Tigers this season after taking five of the eight matchups between the teams a year ago.
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Teams that should be in: Stanford
Oregon and USC get their tickets punched after taking care of business this weekend. Yes, the Trojans' computer numbers aren't great, but there's no way the third-place team in this league is getting nixed. Grudgingly, I added Arizona after consultation with our Bracketologist. I don't know that Arizona will lose its last three (including a Pac-10 quarterfinal game), and even if the Cats do, I still can't see how they'd be left out, given the overall profile. That said, it bears watching, as three more L's would leave them at 18-12 (9-9) and on a 6-11 skid entering the Dance. It would be nice to see the Wildcats get at least one W in the Bay Area next week, as Cincinnati (albeit without Armein Kirkland and with a worse profile) was axed after a similar slide last season. I just couldn't rationalize having some of the other teams as locks and not having Arizona in that category -- there just aren't enough good teams behind the Cats to threaten their spot, it seems. Stanford has its fate in its own hands with the Arizona schools coming to the Farm to close out the regular season next weekend.
Should be in:
Stanford [17-10 (9-7), RPI: 40, SOS: 21] No shame in not getting a win in L.A., but that makes the home game against Arizona State a must-win ahead of what could be an intriguing meeting with Arizona should the Cats lose at Cal. Getting to 11 Pac-10 wins would make Selection Sunday much more comfortable, but 10's probably more than enough this season. The Cardinal have nonconference wins over Texas Tech and at Virginia to lean on, although they also lost badly to Air Force and Santa Clara at home.
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Work left to do: Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Mississippi State It looks more and more possible that no one from the SEC West will make the NCAAs. How weird is that? Tennessee and Vandy move into the locks category after more good work this weekend. Kentucky stays there, although it would be smart for the Cats to handle Georgia at home Wednesday ahead of a trip to the Swamp. Could a disaster scenario (two more L's and a first-round SEC tourney exit) somehow dislodge the Cats despite their incredible computer numbers? Still unlikely, but not worth chancing it.
Work left to do: Alabama [19-9 (6-8), RPI: 43, SOS: 47] The tough L at Tennessee was understandable, and even created some hope. Unfortunately, that hope was dashed by a home loss to Auburn, which leaves the Tide in some real trouble. There's still no signature win on the profile (no, Kentucky doesn't count), and the computer profile is weakening rapidly. The Tide conceivably could beat Ole Miss and win at Miss. State to get to 8-8 and clinch at least a share of the West crown, but that's probably not enough right now. The Tide will need to do some work in the SEC tourney. Georgia [16-10 (8-6), RPI: 52, SOS: 23] This is the team with the best chance to make it from this section right now. The Bulldogs rebounded from a terrible performance at Ole Miss to beat down Miss. State. Now they are at Kentucky (king of the RPI 51-100 win) and home to Tennessee. That would be worth a lot of computer points to get both (which is doable), as both teams are in the top 11 in RPI. Finishing at least 9-7 is an absolute must, and I would feel much better about the Dawgs' chances if they got both to get to 10 SEC wins. They also beat Gonzaga, but lost to ACC bubblers Georgia Tech and Clemson. Mississippi [18-10 (7-7), RPI: 63, SOS: 79] Like everyone else in this division, Ole Miss gacked up a chance to stake a claim, losing by double figures at South Carolina. Even 9-7 likely is not nearly enough with a nonconference profile devoid of anything notable. Mississippi State [16-11 (7-7), RPI: 66, SOS: 37] With a chance to get in the mix, these Bulldogs were leashed by their Georgia counterparts. Could they get to 9-7? I guess -- although winning at Arkansas, then beating Alabama is no lock -- but would that mean all that much for a team with this overall profile? Probably not. There's nothing of note (on the good side) in the nonconference profile. |
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