All in all, not the most exciting affair.  Plenty of offense, a little sloppiness and a Bubbie Buzachero appearance.  That’s about all you can ask for.  Brett Cecil looks pretty far behind and Rzep made a few mistakes.  Dopirak and Ruiz looked well today and Hoffpauir cemented the fact that he is a defensive liability. For the Tigers, Jacob Turner impressed as did the speed of Gustavo Nunez.

3:59 Dopirak strikes out to end the game.  Tigers win 10-7.

3:58 Dopirak is the Jays’ last hope.

3:57 Ruiz follows suit with a ground out. 2 out.

3:56 Reed flies out to LF for the first out of the inning.

3:55 Jeremy Reed leads off the 9th inning.

3:55 It is Josh Rainwater, of course!

3:53 Diaz mercifully grounds out to 1B.  We go to the top of the 9th. Who will close it out for the Tigers?

3:52 That’s a double for Dlugach. Robinson Diaz at bat.

3:51 Dlugach clears the bases and the Tigers take a 10-7 lead.

3:50 Castro walks. Dlugach up. Base hit puts the Tigers ahead.

3:49 Ball 1 to Kory Castro.

3:48 Cito, not looking too impressed, comes out to talk to Bubbie. Chat lasts about a second and a half. Bubbie stays in.

3:47 RBI single for Jeff Larish as he lines it off Bubbie’s backside. Tie game, 7-7.

3:47 Bubbie tries to nibble and walks Boesch. Jeff Larish up.

3:46 Buzachero’s fastball topping out at 87mph.

3:45 Buzachero pounds the zone with junk and gets Wilken Ramirez to fly out.

3:43 Bubbie Buzachero sighting! On now in relief of Brett Cecil.

3:41 Bruce Walton comes out to change pitchers.

3:40 Ciriaco hits it to the warning track but Aguila is there to track it down. 1 out.

3:37 Nunez has crazy speed and is on with an infield hit.

3:36 3 straight balls from Cecil to Nunez.

3:35 Gustavo Nunez at bat.  Brett Cecil still in the game for the T-Dot.

3;33 Just got hassled.  Back now and the Tigers just got out of it. Bottom of the 8th we go.

3:31 Pastornicky flies out to LF after what seemed like a 30 pitch at bat. 1 out.

3:29 Aaron Matthews is also subbed in for Travis Snider now.

3:28 The previous hitter was JP Arencibia, with the base hit.

3:27 Looks like Pastornicky is up now.

3:26 Enrique Gonzalez back at it again. A leadoff base hit for the “Toronto Player” as we are treated to another pointless interview with Alex Avila.

3:23  The Tigers’ hitter grounds out to end the inning, whoever he was.  These Tigers announcers are kinda sorta bad.  Not as bad as you know who but I would like to know who is up to bat, who is being substituted etc. etc.

3:22 Looks like the relief pitcher Gonzalez was Enrique, if anyone cares.

3:21 Diaz (who?) gets an infield base hit for the Tigers. Runners on 1B & 2B, 2 out.

3:20 Cecil strikes out Brent Dlugach on what looks to be a slider. 2 out.

3:18 Cecil is all over the place as Castro works a walk.

3:17 Kory Castro at bat for the Tigers.

3:16 Cecil strikes out Jeff Larish swinging for the first out.

3:16 7-6 now for the Blue Jays.

3:15 It looks like he crushed a Cecil changeup and swung with only one hand!

3:14 Correction: Brennan, not Brendan.  And Boesch takes Cecil YARD!

3:13 Cecil still in for the Jays. Brendan Boesch leads off for the Tigers.

3:12 We are heading into the bottom of the 7th with the Jays up on the Tigers 7-5.

3:11 Aguila flies out. Stretch time!

3:10 Gonzalez in to pitch for the Tigers against Chris Aguila.  His first name? Yo no se.

3:07 Pitching change! Woohoo!

3:07 Sorry I have a coworker bugging me. It would be nice if she would leave me alone so I would know whats going on.  Travis Snider just walked.

3:05 Something happened.  Not sure what. Ruiz scored and it is 7-5.

3:03 Brad Thomas pitching around Randy Ruiz. 3-0.

3:00 Emaus flies out to Casper Wells 2 out, 1 more until the 7th inning stretch.

2:59 Andy Ciriaco in at 3B, Dlugach at 2B for the Tigers. Hoffpauir flies out to Larish at 1B. 1 out.

2:58 Hoffpauir leads off for the Jays.

2:56 Cecil gets Wilken (?) Ramirez to strike out to end the inning.

2:54 Sizemore gets one in his wheelhouse and strokes the fastball for a double.

2:53 How useful is this outing for Cecil when all the Tiger hitters know what is coming and are just waiting on the fastball in the zone?

2:52 Tie game: 5-5.

2:51 The calamity of errors continues with a throwing error from Brett Cecil to 1B.

2:49 Ugh. Classic Spring Training play. One of the Tigers hitters – who knows, Damon is still running his mouth – hit a double down the line.  Casper Wells tried to score but was out by a mile.  However Molina flubbed the throw and he is safe.

2:48 Doesn’t look like Cecil will attempt any curves yet. All gas so far.

2:47 Check that – not Mills but Cecil.

2:46 Same play, only this time Hoffpauir with a throwing error. 9235th of the Spring.

2:45 Pointless interview with Johnny Damon.  Whoever was up for the Tigers grounded out to Hoffpauir.  A lefty pitching for the Jays – looks like Mills.

2:42 Pastornicky flies out and we head to the home half of the 6th. 5-3 Blue Jays.

2:41 Here come the subs for the Tigers: Ramirez for Damon, Boesch for Ordonez, Larish for Cabrera.

2:39 Molina hits a high chopper to SS and is unable to cash in Aguila. 2 out.

2:38 Jose Molina at bat.  Infield in for the Tigers.

2:37 Aguila slides in to 3B with a wind blown triple off the RF wall.

2:36 Travis Snider grounds out to SS but shows some surprising wheels in the process.

2:36 5-3 for the Blue Jays.

2:35 Dopirak goes oppo with a HR!

2:35 Thomas is a lefty, so Snider should be in deep.

2:34 Ruiz with a lead off double – of course!

2:34 Brad Thomas now pitching for the Tigers.

2:32 Ruiz, Dopirak, Snider should get the call unless they are pinch-hit for.

2:31 Cabrera grounds out to Emaus. Inning over, top of the 6th we go!

2:30 Magglio grounds into the 4-6-3 double play. 2 down.

2:28 Damon works a walk from Janssen, who is a little wild  early on.

2:27 Casey Janssen in for the Blue Jays to face Johnny Damon.

2:26 By the way, Brent Dlugach is playing 3B right now for the Tigers and he bobbled the Emaus grounder.

2:25 Jeremy Reed lines out to SS to end the threat. Home half of the 5th coming up.

2:23 The hit-and-run is on, Emaus grounds out to 3B, Hoffpauir advances to 2B.

2:22 3-0 to Emaus.

2:21 Turner all over the place now, Avila comes out to settle him down.

2:21 Turner loses Hoffpauir on an inside fastball for the BB.

2:19 Pastornicky flies out to RF for the first out of the inning.

2:17 Jacob Turner still in the game.

2:16 In theory, Pastornicky, Hoffpauir and Emaus are due up in the top of the 5th.

2:15 Sizemore steps into one but it dies at the track and into Aguila’s glove in CF. Inning over, Rzep works out of the jam.

2:14 Gustavo Nunez strikes out looking on a Rzepczynski breaking ball on the outside corner. 2 out.

2:11 Casper Wells hits one just beyond the reach of Travis Snider.  It rolls to the wall, Avila is held up at 3B.

2:10 Alex Avila, base hit to CF.

2:09 Inge pops up to Emaus. 1 out.

2:08 Inge leads off and Rzep still in for the Blue Jays.

2:06 Molina strikes out looking at a very nice bender from Turner.  He looked good but the Jays helped him look good – he won’t get away with throwing 93mph straight fastballs at the big league level.

2:03 Snider strikes out – of course! Aguila follows up with a fly out for the 2nd out of the inning.

2:03 Snider can’t catch up to a 93mph follow up fastball.

2:02 Turner is advertised as a fireballer. First pitch is a 91mph fastball to Snider.

2:01 Hot shot prospect Jacob Turner now pitching for the Tigers.

1:59 Guillen flies out to end the inning.  We’re off to the top of the 4th.  Snider, Aguila, Molina due up for the Jays but.. you never know.

1:57 Rzep flashes his nasty slider and fools Carlos Guillen on it for strike 1.

1:56 Cabrera strokes a 2-out double to the gap.

1:55 Maggs grounds out to Hoffpauir at 3B who makes a strong throw to 1B.  2 out with Miguel Cabrera up.

1:53 Looks like Damon got out, somehow. Maggs is up.  Leyland still waggling his tongue.

1:52 Interview with whiskey-voiced Leyland. Bla bla bla bla.

1:50 Dopirak goes down on strikes yet again to end the inning.  He’s not looking like the golden child that he was last season.

1:49 Wild pitch by Galarraga.  Emaus scores. Tie game!

1:47 Ruiz down on strikes. 2 out with Brian Dopirak at bat.

1:45 Jays swinging early and often. Reed lines one off the 1B glove, is out at 1B on the force but Emaus to 2B. Ruiz at bat.

1:44 Emaus with a 2-run base hit to RF. 3-2 now for the Tigers.

1:43 Hoffpauir follows that up with a double down the line. Pastornicky to 3B.

1:42 Galarraga is obviously no McGowan.  Pastornicky rips a bullet up the middle for a base hit.

1:41 Pastornicky, Hoffpauir, Emaus due up for the Blue Jays.

1:40 No matter, Sizemore strikes out swinging.

1:39 Sizemore battles back to a full count after being down 0-2.

1:37 Gustavo Nunez flies out to CF.  2 out.

1:35 Rzep throwing what look to be strikes, not all of them being called that way.  Casper Wells hits a base hit to LF.

1:34 Avila grounds out on the first pitch from Rzep. Groundballs!!

1:33 Avila, Wells, Nunez due up for the Tigers in the bottom of the 2nd.

1:32 Molina hits a flare and that’s all for the Jays this inning.  You’ll have to wait with baited breath for Pastornicky next inning…

1:31 Jose Molina at bat.  Taylor Pastornicky – who was dominated by Dustin McGowan in his simulated game – is on deck.

1:30 Aguila flies out to shallow RF and Ruiz holds at 3B. 2 out.

1:27 Chris Aguila at bat. Who?

1:27 Base hit for Snider to RF, Ruiz advances to 3B. 2 on, 1 out.

1:25 Dopirak goes down swinging feebly.

1:23 Base hit to RF for Ruiz.

1:23 Randy Ruiz leads off for the Jays

1:20 Inge flies out to end the inning. Rzep fooling no one. Well, except Ordoñez.

1:18 First pitch swinging is a HR for Miguel Cabrera. Score that as a 2 run shot. 3-0 for the Tigers.

1:17 Rzep flashes a plus breaking ball but gets squeezed on the call (it is Spring Training for umps too!) Next pitch strikes out Ordoñez. 1 out. Cabrera up.

1:15 Damon is walked.

1:15 3-1 to Damon.

1:13 Just as I say that… next pitch is left up and Sizemore crushes it for a HR.

1:13 First pitch from Rzep is perfect – a strike low and away. He will be successful if he can live there.

1:12 Sizemore, Damon, Ordoñes to lead off for the Tigers.

1:10pm Galaragga’s PFP has paid off as he gets Jeremy Reed on a short chopper. 1-2-3 inning for Armando.

1:09pm Emaus follows suit with a flyout to Casper Wells in CF.

1:08pm Hoffpauir flies out weakly for out #1.

1:06 Jarrett Hoffpauir leads off and takes ball 1.

1:04pm For full lineups, hit up MLBastian.

1:02pm Starting for the Jays is Mark Rzep and for the Tigers it is Armando Galarraga.

1:01pm It’s a go!

12:50pm As long as we’re not blacked out, we’ll be liveblogging the game in 10 minutes.