6 takeaways, box score from Tigers’ intrasquad game Friday - MLive.com

DETROIT -- It’s only one week into summer camp and already several Detroit Tigers starters have played a full nine-inning game.

That might not sound like much, but by spring training standards, it’s incredible.

If this had been Lakeland in early March, players like JaCoby Jones, Christin Stewart, Jonathan Schoop and Niko Goodrum would have been showered, changed and on the golf course by the time the game ended.

Instead, on Friday afternoon at Comerica Park, they played until the very end.

The Tigers are a bit shorthanded, but manager Ron Gardenhire said players are also eager to get live game reps after months of deprivation.

“The guys keep saying, ‘We’re fine, we want to play, we want as many at-bats as we can get,‘” Gardenhire said.

Scroll to the bottom for the box score from Saturday’s game. And read on for six takeaways from Comerica Park.

1. Even an intrasquad can snowball in a hurry.

Young right-hander Matt Manning got a bit out of sync in a miserable second inning and just couldn’t get back on track.

The Tigers pulled the plug on the inning as Manning approached his max pitch count. Perhaps, if it had been a real game, Manning could have escaped his self-inflicted jam. Or perhaps it would have gotten worse.

In any case, Manning walked three consecutive batters, something that doesn’t happen often in scrimmages filled with players trying to take hacks. Early on, Manning was struggling to locate his off-speed pitches. By the end, he was missing with his fastball, too.

“It was the first time out there on the mound against our guys. He was probably a little too jumpy, a little too aggressive right now,” Gardenhire said.

There will be many better days for Manning; of that, there is little doubt. But Friday was a tough one.

2. Is it cool to bunt in an intrasquad?

Christin Stewart went 4-for-4 on Friday. On Saturday, his only hit came on a bunt single to the third base side against a heavily shifted infield.

There are two schools of thought on this: One says that intrasquads are designed for players to get swings and not get cute. The other says that intrasquads are designed to simulate real baseball and in a real game you’d better be aware that a batter can drop down a bunt when you leave the whole left side of the infield empty.

Count me -- and Stewart -- firmly in the latter camp.

3. Joe strikes out Jeimer -- twice.

A slimmed-down Joe Jimenez pitched a strong inning of relief, retiring all four batters he faced.

He was credited with one strikeout, but he’ll tell you he did it twice.

Jeimer Candelario checked his swing on a two-strike pitch, but doggedly stayed in the batter’s box. (Third base coach Ramon Santiago rung him up, then changed his mind). Jimenez was miffed, but rared back and fired a high fastball by Candelario for strike three. Or maybe four.

4. Why no umps?

Gardenhire said putting coaches or staff members on the field to serve as umpires is a recipe for someone to get clubbed in the head by a line drive. It’s just not worth it to use amateurs. And besides, the game moves fairly smoothly even without umpires.

Catchers call balls and strikes during the intrasquads. Grayson Greiner appears to be more generous to batters, while Jake Rogers isn’t afraid to ring somebody up when he thinks it’s a good pitch.

“I thought Jake was pretty good,” Gardenhire said. “If the hitter has an argument, they can fight. That’d be entertaining.”

5. Soto pops.

Gregory Soto had a strong summer debut, pitching a 1-2-3 eighth inning while unveiling some new, simplified mechanics.

Gardenhire summed it up this way: “When you’re throwing 97, you don’t need to try to trick too many people.”

Soto’s delivery is cleaner, simpler and more direct. And it should make him tougher to steal on if there are runners on base.

“He made the adjustment in spring and it looks pretty good,” Gardenhire said.

6. Harold keeps hitting.

Utility man Harold Castro added two more hits and a walk on Saturday and is now 6-for-9 in intrasquad ball. He also made a brilliant sliding stop of a ground ball at second to get Riley Greene on a 4-6-3 double play.

Detroit Tigers at Detroit Tigers
Jul 10, 2020	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Detroit ()	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Detroit ()	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	x	1	4	0
W: Nova (1-0) L: Manning (0-1) S: Perez (1)

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Niko Goodrum	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	.000
Jonathan Schoop	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.222
Miguel Cabrera	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250
Dillon Dingler	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
C.J. Cron	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.167
Brady Policelli	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jeimer Candelario	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.167
Austin Romine	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000
Jake Rogers	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.500
Jorge Bonifacio	2	1	2	0	1	0	0	.286
Brandon Dixon	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333
Riley Greene	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000
BATTING: 2B: Schoop (1).
BASERUNNING: SB: Goodrum (1).

Detroit Tigers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
JaCoby Jones	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.125
Harold Castro	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	.667
Cameron Maybin	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.286
Derek Hill	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
Christin Stewart	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500
Dawel Lugo	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Spencer Torkelson	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Jordy Mercer	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.111
Frank Schwindel	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
Grayson Greiner	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Eric Haase	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.500
Willi Castro	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Ivan Nova	3.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Dario Agrazal	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0.00
Hector Santiago	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Gregory Soto	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Franklin Perez	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00

Detroit Tigers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Matt Manning	1.1	3	1	1	3	2	0	6.75
Joe Jimenez	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Bryan Garcia	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Zack Godley	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0.00
Tim Adleman	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0.00

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