Pitches-strikes: Ober 84-58; Stewart 10-4; Thielbar 13-9; Jax 18-10; Flaherty 100-67; Vest 12-9; Foley 27-14.
Groundouts-flyouts: Ober 7-2; Stewart 2-0; Thielbar 0-0; Jax 0-1; Flaherty 5-2; Vest 3-1; Foley 2-1.
Batters faced: Ober 21; Stewart 3; Thielbar 4; Jax 4; Flaherty 28; Vest 5; Foley 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Stewart 1-0; Jax 2-2; Vest 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Ben May. 1B: Adam Beck. 2B: CB Bucknor. 3B: Brock Ballou.
Weather: 78 degrees, Sunny.
Wind: 15 mph, Out To LF.
First pitch: 1:41 PM.
T: 2:27.
Att: 17,317.
Venue: Comerica Park.
April 14, 2024
Inning
Scoring Play
Score
Top 2
Ryan Jeffers singles on a fly ball to left fielder Riley Greene. Carlos Santana scores. Kyle Farmer scores. Edouard Julien to 2nd.
2-0 MIN
Top 4
Christian Vázquez homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field.
3-0 MIN
Bottom 8
Javier Báez homers (1) on a fly ball to left field.
3-1 MIN
Bottom 8
Mark Canha doubles (3) on a ground ball to left fielder Austin Martin, deflected by third baseman Kyle Farmer. Carson Kelly scores. Riley Greene scores. Mark Canha to 3rd.
3-3
Bottom 8
Spencer Torkelson singles on a fly ball to right fielder Manuel Margot. Mark Canha scores.
I was surprised to see Alcala optioned down to make room for Theibar. I'm not sure who I would have picked over him, but I'm guessing it was more on who could be optioned, rather than who was the least important.
I get the idea of keeping some depth around. Still a bummer for someone who seemed to be putting it together.