The Lineups

Starting to clear up at McKechine. May as well give ya the lineups:

The Tigers:
Curtis Granderson, cf
Placido Polanco, 2b
Gary Sheffield, dh
Brent Clevlen, lf
Mike Hessman, 1b
Ryan Raburn, rf
Brandon Inge, 3b
Matt Treanor, c
Adam Everett, ss
Justin Verlander, p

Former Pirate skipper Jim Leyland brought a nice group for Lakeland. Good thing, too - this is the only meeting this spring between the two clubs.

The Pirates
Nyjer Morgan, lf
Freddy Sanchez, 2b
Nate McLouth, cf
Ryan Doumit, c
Craig Monroe, rf
Ramon Vazquez, dh
Andy LaRoche, 3b
Garrett Jones, 1b
Jack Wilson, ss
Jimmy Barthameir, p

Andy LaRoche, who has battled back spasms this spring, gets the nod today - though his brother, Adam, gets the day off. Monroe is looking to make the Opening Day roster, and gets a shock to up his stock against his old team.