Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Series Preview - Tigers at Phillies: April 30th to May 1st

2019 Chachi Fan Favorites #5
1971 Topps #246
Tuesday and Wednesday 7:05
Citizens Bank Park - Philadelphia, PA

Tigers 12-14, Tied for 3rd place in the A.L. Central, 5 games behind the Twins
Phillies 16-12, 1st place in the N.L. East, 2 games ahead of the Braves and Mets

Tigers Probables:  Tyson Ross (1-3, 4.03), Spencer Turnbull (1-2, 2.77)
Phillies Probables:  Vince Velasquez (1-0, 1.99), Aaron Nola (2-0, 5.68)

At the Ballpark:  Tonight is the third of four Dollar Dog Nights planned this season by the Phillies.

Tigers Leaders
Average:  Miguel Cabrera - .283
Runs:  Nicholas Castellanos - 14
Home Runs:  Three tied with - 3
RBIs:  Chrstin Stewart - 13
Stolen Bases:  Niko Goodrum - 3

Wins:  Victor Alcantara and Matthew Boyd - 2
ERA:  Spencer Turnbull - 2.77
Strikeouts:  Matthew Boyd - 48
Saves:  Shane Greene - 11

Phillies Leaders
Average:  J.T. Realmuto - .278
Runs:  Andrew McCutchen - 23
Home Runs:  Rhys Hoskins - 8
RBIs:  Rhys Hoskins - 23
Stolen Bases:  Cesar Hernandez - 2

Wins:  Jake Arrieta - 4
ERA:  Zach Eflin - 3.34
Strikeouts:  Aaron Nola - 32
Saves:  Hector Neris - 4

1 comment:

Steve F. said...

I never thought of it until seeing them together now, but Juan Samuel is like Tony Taylor 20 years later...similar happy-go-lucky personalities, both from the Caribbean, both played second base, both had long (16 and 19 year) careers, both hit about .260 with over 1500 hits and 200 stolen bases, both are mostly thought of as Phillies but spent time as Tigers, both came back to coach the Phillies including in the playoffs, both appeared in TV commercials for the Phillies (Tony's may have been for Phillies Franks, but still), and both are on the Phillies Wall of Fame. Pretty cool!