DETROIT TIGERS GAME NOTES
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Detroit Tigers (3-1) vs. Boston Red Sox (2-2)
Sunday, April 9, 2017 • Comerica Park, Detroit, MI • 1:10 p.m. ET
LHP Daniel Norris (No Record) vs. RHP Rick Porcello (1-0, 4.26)
Game #5 • Home Game #3 • TV: FOX Sports Detroit/MLB Network • Radio: 97.1 The Ticket
TIGERS AT A GLANCE
Overall ................................................................. 3-1
Current Streak ...................................................W2
At Comerica Park ............................................... 2-0
On the Road....................................................... 1-1
Day games ......................................................... 3-1
Night games....................................................... 0-0
vs. AL East .......................................................... 2-0
vs. AL Central ..................................................... 1-1
vs. AL West ........................................................ 0-0
vs. NL ................................................................. 0-0
Tigers score first ................................................ 1-1
Opponents score first ........................................ 2-0
Scoring five-or-more runs .................................. 2-0
Scoring four-or-less runs.................................... 1-1
Extra innings ...................................................... 0-0
One-run games .................................................. 1-0
Two-run games .................................................. 0-0
Tigers get quality start ....................................... 3-0
Tigers starter works 6+ innings .......................... 3-0
Lead a•er 6th/7th/8th inning ..............3-0/3-0/3-0
Trail a•er 6th/7th/8th inning ...............0-1/0-1/0-1
Tied a•er 6th/7th/8th inning ...............0-0/0-0/0-0
Tigers out hit opponent ..................................... 0-0
Opponent out hits Tigers ................................... 3-1
Tigers and opponent have equal hits ................ 0-0
Tigers hit home run ........................................... 3-1
Tigers do not hit a home run ............................. 0-0
Come-from-behind wins....................................... 3
2017 Record: 2-0
2017 at Home: 2-0
2017 at Boston: 0-0
All-Time Record: 971-1033-13
All-Time at Home: 532-469-7
All-Time at Comerica Park: 32-35
All-Time at Boston: 439-564-6
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MR. APRIL: Jordan Zimmermann turned in an impressive
season debut yesterday, allowing a run on four hits with
one walk and three strikeouts in 6.0 innings. Over his last
seven starts in April, Zimmermann has compiled a 7-0
record with a 1.17 ERA (46.0IP/6ER) and 33 strikeouts.
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the only other
pitchers who have won each of their last seven-or-more
April starts are Jake Arrieta (won eight straight) and Rick
Porcello (won seven straight).
McCANN-DO ATTITUDE: James McCann belted a
solo home run in the fi•h inning of yesterday’s game.
McCann has now homered in back-to-back games for
the second •me in his career. He also hit a homer in
consecu•ve games on July 27 at Boston and July 29
vs. Houston.
TIGERS VS. RED SOX
Date
4/7
4/8
4/9
4/10
6/9
6/10
6/11
RECENT RESULTS: The Tigers picked up a 4-1 win
over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday a•ernoon at
Comerica Park. Jordan Zimmermann started for Detroit
and pitched 6.0 solid innings, allowing one run on
four hits with one walk and three strikeouts. Jus•n
Wilson fanned two in a scoreless ninth inning for his
first save of the season. Shane Greene and Kyle Ryan
also pitched a scoreless inning in relief. Offensively,
José Iglesias had a pair of hits, including a solo home
run, and drove in two RBI, while James McCann also
added a solo home run. The Tigers and Red Sox play
the third game of their four-game series this a•ernoon.
Following the series vs. Boston, the season-opening,
seven-game homestand con•nues with three games
vs. Minnesota (April 11-13).
2017 Game Log
Result
Winner/Loser/Save
W, 6-5
Rodríguez/Hembree
W, 4-1
Zimmermann/Rodriguez/J. Wilson
GETTIN’ IGGY WITH IT: José Iglesias blasted his first
home run of the season in the third inning of yesterday’s
game, hi!ng a solo shot. It marked Iglesias’ first home
run since July 25, 2016. According to MLB.com Statcast,
Iglesias’ home run was measured at 433 feet, which is
the longest of his major league career.
JUSTIN WILSON SHUTS THE DOOR: Jus•n Wilson
notched the second save of his major league career
yesterday vs. Boston, striking out two in a perfect
ninth inning. Wilson’s only other major league save
also came against the Red Sox on July 27, 2016 at
Fenway Park.
STREAKS
Last five games: 3-1
Last 10 games: 3-1
Last 15 games: 3-1
Last 20 games: 3-1
TIGERS AND RED SOX: The Tigers have won each
of the first two mee•ngs against the Red Sox this
season and have now won seven of their last nine
games vs. Boston. The Tigers have won the season
series against Boston three of the last four seasons.
The Tigers are 532-469-7 all-•me against the Red
Sox in Detroit and have a 32-35 record vs. Boston at
Comerica Park.
KINSLER ON TARGET VS. PORCELLO: Ian Kinsler
has fared well in his career against today’s Red Sox
starter, Rick Porcello. Kinsler has posted a .438 (7x16)
ba!ng average against Porcello with one double, one
triple and five RBI. Among ac•ve players with at least
15 career at-bats vs. Porcello, Kinsler’s .438 ba!ng
average ranks third.
MIGGY ON THE MARK VS. BOSTON: Miguel Cabrera
has enjoyed facing the Red Sox in his career, pos•ng
a .318 (69x217) ba!ng average with 40 runs scored,
16 doubles, 11 home runs and 38 RBI. Cabrera ranks
second among ac•ve players with a .417 on-base
percentage vs. Boston, while he is sixth with a .318
ba!ng average and seventh with a .544 slugging
percentage. Cabrera has hit safely in 20 of his last 26
games against the Red Sox and has recorded mul•ple
hits in 11 of his last 26 games.
NOTES ON THE SKIPPER: Brad Ausmus is in his fourth
season at the helm for the Tigers a•er being named
the 37th manager in Tigers history on November 3,
2013.
- Enters today’s game with a 253-235 (.518) record
as the Tigers manager.
- Led the Tigers to a 90-72 record and a postseason
berth in his first year as manager in 2014, joining
Hughie Jennings (1907), Mickey Cochrane (1934) and
Jim Leyland (2006) in accomplishing the feat.
- Became the 14th manager in Tigers history to have
also played at the major league level for Detroit,
joining Alan Trammell, Dick Tracewski, Billy Mar•n,
Bob Swi•, Billy Hitchcock, Fred Hutchinson, Mickey
Cochrane, Del Baker, Bucky Harris, George Moriarty,
Ty Cobb, Hughie Jennings and Bobby Lowe.
- Managed Team Israel in the 2013 World Baseball
Classic.
- Spent 18 seasons as a catcher at the major league
level with the Padres (1993-96), Tigers (1996, 19992000), Astros (1997-98, 2001-07) and Dodgers (200910)...made eight postseason appearances as a player,
including two trips to the Na•onal League
Championship Series and one to the World Series.
- Ranks third all-•me among catchers with 12,839
putouts, while he is 10th with 15,840.2 innings
played and 1,766 games started.
REPLAY RUNDOWN: The Tigers have been involved in
two instant replay challenges this season. Detroit has
challenged one play and the call was overturned and
opponents have made one challenge and the ruling
was overturned.
TODAY IN TIGERS HISTORY: 2015 - The Tigers set an
American League record by extending their streak of
innings without allowing a run to start the season to
24, before giving up an unearned run in the seventh
inning of a 7-1 win over the Twins. The previous mark
of 22 innings was set by the 1947 Chicago White Sox.
TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR HOMESTAND: Tickets are
available for the remaining games in the current
homestand. Tickets remain for the final two games
of the series vs. Boston and for all three games of the
series against Minnesota. For more informa•on or to
purchase •ckets, visit •gers.com, or call 866-66-TIGER
(84437).
TIGERS ON THE DL: OF J.D. Mar!nez (right midfoot
sprain, 10-day DL on March 31, retroac•ve to March
30).
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UPCOMING GAME DETAILS
DATE
OPPONENT
GAME TIME
Monday
Boston
1:10 p.m.
TIGERS
PROBABLE PITCHER
RHP Jus•n Verlander
(1-0, 2.84)
OPPONENT
PROBABLE PITCHER
LHP Chris Sale
(0-0, 0.00)
TV/RADIO
FSD/MLBN/97.1
April 9, 2017
GAME NOTES
TODAY’S TIGERS STARTER - DANIEL NORRIS
‘17 SPRING (DETROIT): 1-2, 6.08 ERA, 7 G, 7 GS, 0 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 23.2 IP, 33 H, 16 R, 16 ER, 1 HR, 7 BB, 17 SO.
‘16 SEASON (DETROIT): 4-2, 3.38 ERA, 14 G, 13 GS, 0 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 69.1 IP, 75 H, 30 R, 26 ER, 10 HR, 22 BB, 71 SO.
‘16 SEASON (TOLEDO/ERIE/LAKELAND): 6-7, 4.50 ERA, 17 G, 17 GS, 0 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 86.0 IP, 92 H, 46 R, 43 ER, 4 HR, 32 BB, 91 SO.
CAREER (TORONTO/DETROIT): 7-4, 3.64 ERA, 32 G, 27 GS, 0 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 136.0 IP, 133 H, 65 R, 55 ER, 20 HR, 46 BB, 120 SO.
ABOUT DANIEL: Norris is making his first start of the season this a•ernoon
against the Red Sox.
2017 GAME-BY-GAME RUNDOWN
SPRING (DETROIT)
DATE
OPP.
RESULT
VS. BOSTON: Norris has faced the Red Sox three !mes in his career,
2/28
@NYY L, 9-5
including two !mes as a starter, and has a 0-2 record with an 8.31 ERA
3/5
@PHI
L, 8-5
(8.2IP/8ER) and eight strikeouts.
3/11
@NYY L, 7-1
@ATL
W, 5-3
AT COMERICA PARK: Norris has made nine career starts at Comerica Park and 3/16
3/22
@TOR L, 5-4
has a 1-3 record with a 4.14 ERA (45.2IP/21ER) and 46 strikeouts. He made
3/27
@ATL
L, 11-3
seven home starts last season and went 1-2 with a 3.86 ERA (37.1IP/16ER)
4/1
@MIA L, 3-2
and 39 strikeouts.
TOTALS
(1-6 record)
AGAINST THE AL EAST: Norris has pitched in 10 games, including six starts,
against teams from the American League East and has compiled a 2-2 record
with a 4.17 ERA (36.2IP/17ER) and 30 strikeouts.
S/R
DEC. ERA
IP
S
ND 0.00 1.2
S
ND 0.00 3.0
S
L
2.16 3.2
S
W
2.77 4.2
S
ND 3.00 5.0
S
L
6.43 3.0
S
ND 6.08 2.2
7 starts
1-2, 6.08 23.2
H
1
1
3
6
4
13
5
33
R
0
0
2
2
2
9
1
16
ER BB
0 1
0 1
2 1
2 1
2 2
9 1
1 0
16 7
SO
1
2
3
4
5
2
0
17
PC
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RECAPPING SPRING TRAINING: Norris made seven Grapefruit League starts and posted a 1-2 record with a 6.08 ERA (23.2IP/16ER) and 17 strikeouts.
THREE IS ENOUGH: Norris allowed three earned runs-or-less in all 13 of his starts with the Tigers last season and has now given up three earned runs-or-less in 19
consecu!ve starts da!ng back to August 12, 2015. The streak is !ed with teammate Jus!n Verlander for the longest ac!ve streak in the majors.
LEFT VS. RIGHT: Le•ies are ba"ng .223 (31x139) against Norris in his career, while righ!es are hi"ng .264 (102x387). In 14 ou!ngs last season, le•ies posted a .214
(15x70) ba"ng average, while righthanded hi#ers ba#ed .290 (60x207).
HELPING HIS OWN CAUSE: Making his first professional plate appearance, Norris hit a two-run home run in the second inning on August 19, 2015 at Chicago (NL) to
record his first major league hit, home run and RBI. Norris became the first Tiger pitcher to homer in a game since Jason Johnson on June 8, 2005 at Los Angeles (NL).
He also became the first American League pitcher to hit a home run at Wrigley Field.
EARNING HIS FIRST BIG LEAGUE WIN: Norris earned the first victory of his major league career on April 9, 2015 at New York (AL). Norris pitched 5.2 innings against
the Yankees and allowed three runs on six hits with two walks and five strikeouts.
MAKING HIS MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUT: Norris made his major league debut on September 5, 2014 at Boston and struck out David Or!z, the only ba#er he faced in the
game.
BACK TO THE FUTURES: Norris was selected to the U.S. Team for the 2014 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game at Target Field in Minneapolis. In the game, Norris pitched a
scoreless inning with one strikeout.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES: Norris was acquired by the Tigers along with le•handed pitchers Ma# Boyd and Jairo Labourt from the Blue Jays on July 30, in exchange for
le•handed pitcher David Price. Norris was selected by the Blue Jays in the second round of the 2011 MLB Dra•.
NORRIS’ GAME HIGHS:
LAST CG: No ML CG.
LAST SHUTOUT: No ML SHO.
STRIKEOUT HIGH - 2017: N/A
STRIKEOUT HIGH - CAREER: 11 - September 12, 2016 vs. Minnesota.
WALK HIGH - 2017: N/A
WALK HIGH - CAREER: 4 - August 15, 2016 vs. Kansas City.
LOW-HIT GAME - 2017: N/A
LOW-HIT GAME - CAREER: 0 - September 22, 2015 vs. Chicago (AL) (5.0IP).
NORRIS VS. RED SOX:
LIFETIME: 0-2, 8.31 ERA, 3 G, 2 GS, 0 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 8.2 IP, 17 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 2 HR, 2 BB, 8 SO.
IN 2016: 0-1, 5.40 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 0 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 5.0 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 HR, 2 BB, 4 SO.
LAST START/LOSS: August 20, 2016 at Detroit, L 3-2 (5.0,8,3,3,2,4).
LAST WIN: No career wins vs. the Red Sox.
BATTER-PITCHER MATCHUPS:
NORRIS vs. RED SOX - CAREER (AVG-AB-H-HR-RBI): Benintendi .000 1-0-0-0; Be#s .333 3-1-0-0; Bradley Jr. .200 5-1-0-0; Holt .333 3-1-0-0; Moreland .000 1-0-0-0;
Pedroia .333 3-1-0-0; Ramirez .500 4-2-0-2; Sandoval .500 2-1-0-0; Young .000 3-0-0-0.
PORCELLO vs. TIGERS - CAREER (AVG-AB-H-HR-RBI): Avila .400 5-2-0-0; Cabrera .000 3-0-0-0; Castellanos .000 3-0-0-0; Collins .000 3-0-0-0; Iglesias .500 2-1-0-0;
Kinsler .438 16-7-0-5; Mahtook .000 4-0-0-0; V. Mar!nez .000 9-0-0-0; Romine .000 3-0-0-0; Upton .167 6-1-0-1.
TOMORROW’S TIGERS STARTER - JUSTIN VERLANDER
'17 SEASON (DETROIT): 1-0, 2.84 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 0 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 6.1 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 HR, 2 BB, 10 SO.
‘17 SPRING (DETROIT): 0-1, 1.99 ERA, 6 G, 6 GS, 0 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 22.2 IP, 15 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 HR, 6 BB, 16 SO.
‘16 SEASON (DETROIT): 16-9, 3.04 ERA, 34 G, 34 GS, 2 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 227.2 IP, 171 H, 81 R, 77 ER, 30 HR, 57 BB, 254 SO.
CAREER (DETROIT): 174-106, 3.47 ERA, 353 G, 353 GS, 23 CG, 7 SHO, 0 SV, 2345.1 IP, 2078 H, 983 R, 904 ER, 217 HR, 701 BB, 2207 SO.
ABOUT JV: In his 12th full season with the Tigers, Verlander will make his second start of the season tomorrow a•ernoon vs. Boston.
LAST TIME OUT: Verlander made his ninth career Opening Day start on Tuesday at Chicago (AL) and earned the win, allowing two runs on six hits with two walks
and 10 strikeouts in 6.1 innings. The 10 strikeouts were !ed for the most by a Tigers pitcher on Opening Day since 1913, equaling the mark set by Jean Dubuc in
1914 vs. the St. Louis Browns and Mickey Lolich in 1966 at the New York Yankees and 1970 at the Washington Senators.
VS. BOSTON/AT COMERICA PARK: Verlander has faced the Red Sox 15 !mes in his career and has posted a 5-5 record with a 2.96 ERA (100.1IP/33ER) and 86
strikeouts. Over his last four starts against Boston, Verlander has a 2-1 record with a 1.04 ERA (26.0IP/3ER) and 20 strikeouts. Among ac!ve pitchers with at least
10 career starts vs. Boston, Verlander's 2.96 ERA ranks second, trailing only Bal!more's Chris Tillman, who has a 2.95 career ERA against the Red Sox. Verlander has
made 174 career starts at Comerica Park and has a 91-48 record with a 3.24 ERA (1168.0IP/420ER) and 1,082 strikeouts.
STRIKEOUT STREAK: Verlander enters tomorrow's game having struck out at least one ba#er in 316 consecu!ve games, da!ng back to May 4, 2007. The streak
ranks as the longest streak among ac!ve pitchers and is the ninth-longest streak among all pitchers since 1913.
April 9, 2017
GAME NOTES
TRACKING THE TIGERS
(Series numbers are for four games vs. Boston April 7-10; Homestand numbers are for seven games April 7-13)
TIGERS
OPPONENTS
SERIES: .245 (13x53)
SERIES: .239 (16x67)
HOMESTAND: .245 (13x53)
HOMESTAND: .239 (16x67)
#31 Alex Avila - C
Height: 5-11 • Weight: 210 • B/T: L/R • Age: 30 (1/29/87 in Hialeah, FL)
SERIES: 000 (0x0)
CURRENT STREAK: 1 (1.000, 1x1)
HOMESTAND: .000 (0x0)
LONG STREAK: 1 (1.000, 1x1, 4/6)
• Last Game: 4/6 at CWS: 1x1, 2B, RBI at PH/DH.
• On an Opening Day roster at the major league level for the eighth straight season.
• Played in 20 games during Spring Training and hit .116 (5x43) with three runs
scored.
• Hit .213 (36x169) with 19 runs scored, six doubles, seven home runs and 11
RBI in 57 games in 2016 with Chicago (AL).
• Ranks second among ac!ve American League catchers since 2010 with 127
catcher caught stealing, while he ranks fi#h with a 29.1 caught stealing
percentage (min. 300 games played).
• Selected to the AL All-Star Team and won his first AL Silver Slugger Award in 2011.
#24 Miguel Cabrera - 1B
Height: 6-4 • Weight: 240 • B/T: R/R • Age: 33 (4/18/83 in Maracay, VZ)
SERIES: .000 (0x6)
CURRENT STREAK: 0 (.000, 0x12)
HOMESTAND: .000 (0x6)
LONG STREAK: 0
• Last Game: 4/8 vs. BOS: 0x3, BB, 3 SO at 1B.
• Hit .429 (12x28) with two runs scored, three doubles, one home run and three
RBI in 11 games during Spring Training...played in six games with Venezuela in
the World Baseball Classic and hit .190 (4x21) with two runs scored, one home
run and three RBI.
• Won his seventh career Silver Slugger Award in 2016 a#er hi$ng .316
(188x595) with 92 runs scored, 31 doubles, one triple, 38 home runs and 108
RBI -- finished the season !ed for the AL lead with 15 inten!onal walks, while
he was second with a .563 slugging percentage, fourth with a .316 ba$ng
average, fi#h with a .393 on-base percentage, sixth with 335 total bases, !ed
for sixth with 188 hits and 108 RBI and !ed for eighth with 38 home runs.
• Named the AL Most Valuable Player in 2012 and 2013, joining Hal Newhouser
as the only two players in franchise history to win the award in back-to-back
seasons...one of only eight Tigers to capture the MVP award.
• Seven !me AL All-Star selec!on with the Tigers (2010-16) and a four-!me NL
All-Star selec!on with the Florida Marlins (2004-07).
• Is all-!me leader among Venezuelan-born players in HR's (446), RBI (1,553),
ba$ng average (.320), on-base percentage (.398), slugging percentage (.561)
and total bases (4,414).
#9 Nicholas Castellanos - 3B
Height: 6-4 • Weight: 210 • B/T: R/R • Age: 25 (3/4/92 in Davie, FL)
SERIES: .143 (1x7)
CURRENT STREAK: 0 (.000, 0x5)
HOMESTAND: .143 (1x7)
LONG STREAK: 3 (.273, 3x11, 4/4-4/7)
• Last Game: 4/8 vs. BOS: 0x4, SO at 3B.
• On the Tigers Opening Day roster for the fourth consecu!ve season.
• Hit the first Opening Day home run of his major league career on Tuesday at CWS.
• Posted a .377 (23x61) ba$ng average with 10 runs scored, nine doubles, four
home runs and 15 RBI in 22 Grapefruit League games...!ed for the Grapefruit
League lead with nine doubles, while he was !ed for second with 23 hits and
!ed for seventh with 15 RBI.
• Completed his third full season with the Tigers in 2016 and established career
highs with 54 runs scored and 18 home runs.
#18 Tyler Collins - OF
Height: 5-11 • Weight: 215 • B/T: L/L • Age: 26 (6/6/90 in Lubbock, TX)
SERIES: .667 (2x3)
CURRENT STREAK: 2 (.429, 3x7)
HOMESTAND: .667 (2x3)
LONG STREAK: 2 (.429, 3x7, 4/6-4/7)
• Last Game: 4/7 vs. BOS: 2x3, R, SO, CS at RF.
• On the Tigers Opening Day roster for the third !me in his career (also, 2014
and 2016).
• Played in 24 games during Spring Training and hit .259 (14x54) with three runs
scored, two doubles, three home runs and 13 RBI.
• Split the 2016 season between Detroit and Triple A Toledo -- hit .235 (32x136)
with 14 runs scored, two doubles, three triples, four home runs and 15 RBI in
56 games with the Tigers, while he hit .214 (55x257) with 29 runs scored, seven
doubles, seven home runs and 30 RBI in 68 games with the Mud Hens.
#1 José Iglesias - SS
Height: 5-11 • Weight: 185 • B/T: R/R • Age: 27 (1/5/90 in Havana, CU)
SERIES: .286 (2x7)
CURRENT STREAK: 1 (.667, 2x3)
HOMESTAND: .286 (2x7)
LONG STREAK: 1 (.667, 2x3, 4/8)
• Last Game: 4/8 vs. BOS: 2x3, 2 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI at SS.
• Finished Spring Training with a .314 (16x51) ba$ng average with three runs
scored, three doubles and four RBI in 21 games.
• Completed his second full season with the Tigers in 2016 and established
career highs with 467 at-bats, 57 runs scored, 26 doubles, four home runs,
32 RBI and 28 walks...led the AL with 10.26 plate appearances per strikeout,
while he was !ed for fourth with seven sacrifice hits.
• Was one of three finalists for the AL Gold Glove as a shortstop.
• Selected to the AL All-Star Team in 2015.
#40 JaCoby Jones - OF
Height: 6-2 • Weight: 205 • B/T: R/R • Age: 24 (5/10/92 in Chickasha, OK)
SERIES: .400 (2x5)
CURRENT STREAK: 2 (.400, 2x5)
HOMESTAND: .400 (2x5)
LONG STREAK: 2 (.400, 2x5, 4/7-4/8)
• Last Game: 4/8 vs. BOS: 1x2, R, 2B, BB, SO at CF.
• Hit the first home run of his major league career on Tuesday at CWS with a threerun homer off of José Quintana -- became the first Tigers rookie to homer on
Opening Day since Kirk Gibson in 1980.
• Played in 25 games during Spring Training and hit .314 (16x51) with seven runs
scored, one double, one triple, two home runs and four RBI.
• Spent most of the 2016 season in the minors, spli$ng the year between Double A
Erie and Triple A Toledo before making his major league debut late in the season.
• Made his major league debut on August 30 vs. Chicago (AL), going 2x4 with a
run scored, a double and two RBI.
#3 Ian Kinsler - 2B
Height: 6-0 • Weight: 200 • B/T: R/R • Age: 34 (6/22/82 in Tucson, AZ)
SERIES: .286 (2x7)
CURRENT STREAK: 2 (.286, 2x7)
HOMESTAND: .286 (2x7)
LONG STREAK: 2 (.286, 2x7, 4/7-4/8)
• Last Game: 4/8 vs. BOS: 1x4, RBI at 2B.
Kinsler, con't
• Belted his fi#h career Opening Day home run on Tuesday at CWS...marked the
second straight year he has homered in the season opener and he became the first
Tiger to homer in consecu!ve season openers since Aaron Robinson in 1949-50.
• Hit .212 (7x33) with four runs scored, one double, one home run and one RBI
in 13 Grapefruit League games...played in seven games with Team USA in the
World Baseball Classic and hit .267 (8x30) with six runs scored, one double,
one home run and three RBI.
• Won the AL Gold Glove as a second baseman in 2016.
• Ranked fourth in the AL with 117 runs scored and !ed for seventh with 55
mul!-hit games.
• Established a club single-season record with eight leadoff home runs in 2016,
bes!ng the previous record of seven, set by Cur!s Granderson in 2007 and 2009.
• Four-!me AL All-Star with the Texas Rangers (2008, 2010, 2012) and Tigers (2014).
#49 Dixon Machado - INF
Height: 6-1 • Weight: 169 • B/T: R/R • Age: 25 (2/22/92 in San Cristobal-Tachira, VZ)
SERIES: .000 (0x0)
CURRENT STREAK: 0 (.000, 0x1)
HOMESTAND: .000 (0x0)
LONG STREAK: 0
• Last Game: 4/6 at CWS: 0x1 at 2B.
• On an Opening Day roster at the major league level for the first !me in his career.
• Played in 34 games during Spring Training and hit .239 (17x71) with seven runs
scored, three doubles and five RBI.
• Spent most of the 2016 season with Triple A Toledo and hit .266 (131x492) with
59 runs scored, 28 doubles, two triples, four home runs and 48 RBI in 131 games.
#15 Mikie Mahtook - OF
Height: 6-1 • Weight: 200 • B/T: R/R • Age: 27 (11/30/89 in Lafaye&e, LA)
SERIES: .333 (1x3)
CURRENT STREAK: 0 (.000, 0x2)
HOMESTAND: .333 (1x3)
LONG STREAK: 1 (1.000, 1x1, 4/7)
• Last Game: 4/8 vs. BOS: 0x2, BB, 2 SO at RF.
• Hit a game-tying pinch hit RBI double in the eighth inning of Friday's game -marked his first hit with the Tigers and the first pinch hit of his major league career.
• Is in his first season with the Tigers a#er being acquired from Tampa Bay in
exchange for a player to be named later or cash considera!ons on January 18.
• Posted a .188 (12x64) ba$ng average with three runs scored, two doubles,
two triples and two RBI in 28 Spring Training games.
• Hit .195 (36x185) with 16 runs scored, nine doubles, three home runs and 11
RBI in 65 games with Tampa Bay in 2016, while he ba&ed .305 (32x105) with
16 runs scored, five doubles, three triples, one home run and seven RBI in 27
games with Triple A Durham.
#41 Victor Mar!nez - DH
Height: 6-2 • Weight: 210 • B/T: S/R • Age: 38 (12/23/78 in Ciudad Bolivar, VZ)
SERIES: .200 (1x5)
CURRENT STREAK: 0 (.000, 0x3)
HOMESTAND: .200 (1x5)
LONG STREAK: 1 twice (last, .500, 1x2, 4/7)
• Last Game: 4/8 vs. BOS: 0x3, BB, SO, GIDP at DH.
• Played in 14 Grapefruit League games and hit .150 (6x40) with one run scored,
one double, one home run and three RBI...appeared in seven games with
Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic and ba&ed .136 (3x22) with two runs
scored, one home run and two RBI.
• Finished the 2016 season with 27 home runs, marking the third !me in his
career he has hit 25-or-more homers in a season.
• Recorded the 1,000th RBI of his career on 4/20 at KC -- became the fi#h
Venezuelan-born player to reach 1,000 RBI, joining Miguel Cabrera, Andres
Galarraga, Bobby Abreu and Magglio Ordoñez.
• Five-!me AL All-Star selec!on with the Cleveland Indians (2004, 2007, 2009),
Boston Red Sox (2010) and Tigers (2014).
#34 James McCann - C
Height: 6-2 • Weight: 210 • B/T: R/R • Age: 26 (6/13/90 in Santa Barbara, CA)
SERIES: .400 (2x5)
CURRENT STREAK: 3 (.375, 3x8)
HOMESTAND: .400 (2x5)
LONG STREAK: 3 (.375, 3x8, 4/6-4/8)
• Last Game: 4/8 vs. BOS: 1x2, R, HR, RBI, BB at C.
• Hit a solo home run in the fi#h inning of yesterday's game and has now
homered in back-to-back games for the second !me in his career (other, 7/277/29/2016).
• Posted a .250 (13x52) ba$ng average with five runs scored, two doubles, two
home runs and seven RBI in 21 Grapefruit League games.
• Established single-season career highs with 12 home runs and 48 RBI in 2016.
• Was one of three finalists for the AL Gold Glove as a catcher -- ranked second
in the AL with 25 catcher caught stealing, while he was fourth with a 45.0
caught stealing percentage (min. 20 stolen base a&empts) -- his 45.0 caught
stealing percentage was the best by a Tigers catcher since Ivan Rodriguez had
a 51.0 caught stealing percentage in 2006.
#17 Andrew Romine - INF
Height: 6-1 • Weight: 200 • B/T: S/R • Age: 31 (12/24/85 in Winter Haven, FL)
SERIES: .000 (0x0)
CURRENT STREAK: 0 (.000, 0x1)
HOMESTAND: .000 (0x0)
LONG STREAK: 0
• Last Game: 4/7 vs. BOS: 0x0, R at PR/DH.
• On an Opening Day roster for the fi#h consecu!ve year.
• Finished the spring with a .300 (21x70) ba$ng average with 11 runs scored,
five doubles, one triple, two home runs and eight RBI in 29 games.
• Tied a career high with 109 games played in 2016 -- saw !me at eight different
posi!ons during the season, playing 44 games at third base, 22 games in
center field, 20 games at first base, 14 games at shortstop, 12 games at second
base, two games at right field, one game at le# field and one game at pitcher.
#8 Jus!n Upton - OF
Height: 6-2 • Weight: 205 • B/T: R/R • Age: 29 (8/25/87 in Norfolk, VA)
SERIES: .000 (0x5)
CURRENT STREAK: 0 (.000, 0x8)
HOMESTAND: .000 (0x5)
LONG STREAK: 1 (.333, 1x3, 4/4)
• Last Game: 4/8 vs. BOS: 0x3, SO, CS at LF.
• Hit .297 (19x64) with eight runs scored, four doubles, five home runs and
14 RBI in 24 Grapefruit League games...ranked !ed for sixth in the Grapefruit
League with five homers.
• Tied a career high with 31 home runs in his first season with the Tigers in 2016.
• Belted the 200th home run of his major league career on 7/18 vs. MIN.
• Selected to the NL All-Star Team three !mes in his career (2009, 2011, 2015).
• Earned a NL Silver Slugger Award in 2011 with Arizona and 2014 with Atlanta.
TIGERS BATTING MISCELLANEOUS
1R
Avila
Cabrera
Castellanos
Collins
Iglesias
Jones
Kinsler
Machado
Mahtook
V. Mar!nez
McCann
Romine
Upton
1
1
1
1
HOME RUNS
2R 3R
GS
LAST HR
9/21/16 at PHI
9/30/16 at ATL (2)
1
4/4/17 at CWS
4/6/17 at CWS
4/8/17 vs. BOS
1
4/4/17 at CWS
4/4/17 at CWS
No ML HR's
9/29/16 at CWS
9/25/16 vs. KC
1
4/8/17 vs. BOS
9/27/16 vs. CLE
10/1/16 at ATL
2H
MULTI-HIT GAMES
3H
4H 5H
TOTAL
2BI
MULTI-RBI GAMES
3BI 4BI 5BI TOTAL
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
April 9, 2017
GAME NOTES
BULLPEN NOTES
STARTERS
RELIEVERS
Greene
Rodr!guez
Rondón
Ryan
Sanchez
A. Wilson
J. Wilson
TEAM TOTALS
W-L
2-1
1-0
ERA
3.48
7.53
1ST BATTER
RETIRED/FACED
1/2
1/2
2/2
0/1
1/1
0/2
3/3
9/14
IP
20.2
14.1
PCT.
.500
.500
1.000
.000
1.000
.000
1.000
.643
#61 Shane Greene - RHP
Height: 6-4 • Weight: 210 • B/T: R/R • Age: 28 (11/17/88 in Clermont, FL)
• Last Game Pitched: 4/8 vs. BOS: (1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 SO, 1 HB, 1 WP).
• Last Five Ou!ngs: 9.00 ERA (1.0IP/1ER), 2 H, 0 BB, 2 SO, 2 HB, 1 WP (2G).
• On an Opening Day roster at the major league level for the third straight season.
• Made 12 appearances during Spring Training and had a 4.91 ERA (11.0IP/6ER)
with nine strikeouts.
• Established a career high with 50 appearances in 2016 with the Tigers and had a
5-4 record with two saves, a 5.82 ERA (60.1IP/39ER) and 59 strikeouts.
• Inherited 20 runners during the 2016 season and did not allow any of them to
score.
#57 Francisco Rodríguez - RHP
Height: 6-0 • Weight: 180 • B/T: R/R • Age: 35 (1/7/82 in Caracas, VZ)
• Last Game Pitched: 4/7 vs. BOS: (1.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO, 1 HR, W).
• Last Five Ou!ngs: 1-0, 3.86 ERA (2.1IP/1ER), 3 H, 0 BB, 0 SO, 1 HR, 1 SV (2G).
• Made four Grapefruit League appearances and had a 0-1 record with a 12.27 ERA
(3.2IP/5ER) and four strikeouts -- pitched in two games for Venezuela in the World
Baseball Classic and was 1-0 with one save and a 3.86 ERA (2.1IP/1ER).
• Finished the 2016 season with 44 saves, which ranked as the second most in a
season in Tigers history, trailing only Jose Valverde, who saved 49 games in 2011.
• Ranked second in the AL with 44 saves, while he was seventh with an 89.8 save
percentage.
• Posted 40-or-more saves in a season for the sixth "me in his career, which is
the third most 40-save seasons in MLB history, trailing only Mariano Rivera and
Trevor Hoffman, who each had nine 40-save seasons.
• Three-"me American League All-Star selec"on with the Los Angeles Angels
(2004, 2007-08) and three-"me Na"onal League All-Star selec"on with the
New York Mets (2009) and Milwaukee Brewers (2014-15)..
• Leads all ac"ve pitchers and ranks fourth in major league history with 431
saves, while he leads all ac"ve pitchers with 922 appearances and 659 games
finished.
MLB ALL-TIME SAVES LEADERS
Rank Player
Saves
1.
Mariano Rivera
652
2.
Trevor Hoffman
601
3.
Lee Smith
478
4.
Francisco Rodríguez
431
MLB ALL-TIME APPEARANCES LEADERS
Rank Player
Apps.
19.
David Weathers
964
20.
Rollie Fingers
944
21.
Gene Garber
931
22.
Francisco Rodríguez
922
#43 Bruce Rondón - RHP
Height: 6-3 • Weight: 275 • B/T: R/R • Age: 26 (12/9/90 in Valencia, VZ)
• Last Game Pitched: 4/7 vs. BOS: (0.1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 SO).
• Last Five Ou!ngs: 20.25 ERA (1.1IP/3ER), 3 H, 1 BB, 1 SO (2G).
• On an Opening Day roster at the major league level for the first "me in his career.
• Appeared in eight games during Spring Training and had a 0-1 record with a
7.36 ERA (7.1IP/6ER) and 10 strikeouts...made four ou"ngs with Venezuela in
the World Baseball Classic and had a 5.40 ERA (1.2IP/1ER) with three strikeouts.
• Split the 2016 season between Detroit and Triple A Toledo -- posted a 5-2
record with a 2.97 ERA (36.1IP/12ER) and 45 strikeouts over 37 appearances
with the Tigers and compiled a 2-2 record with nine saves, a 3.74 ERA
(21.1IP/9ER) and 30 strikeouts in 22 games with the Mud Hens.
• Averaged 11.15 strikeouts per nine innings (45SO/36.1IP) with the Tigers last
season and has posted 10.36 strikeouts per nine innings (112SO/97.1IP) in his
career.
H
19
16
R
8
12
RI/SCORED
0/0
4/3
0/0
0/0
0/0
2/1
1/0
7/4
ER
8
12
PCT.
----.750
------------.500
.000
.571
BB-I
9-0
4-0
SAVES/OPPS.
0/0
1/2
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
1/1
2/3
SO
19
14
PCT.
----.500
----------------1.000
.667
#56 Kyle Ryan - LHP
Height: 6-5 • Weight: 215 • B/T: L/L • Age: 25 (9/25/91 in Auburndale, FL)
• Last Game Pitched: 4/8 vs. BOS: (1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 SO).
• Last Five Ou!ngs: 0.00 ERA (1.0IP/0ER), 1 H, 1 BB, 0 SO (1G).
• Reinstated from the paternity list prior to yesterday's game.
• Made an Opening Day roster at the major league level for the second straight
season.
• Made 11 Grapefruit League appearances and had a 0-1 record with one save, a
2.84 ERA (12.2IP/4ER) and 14 strikeouts.
• Appeared in a career-high 56 games with Detroit in 2016 and posted a 4-2
record with a 3.07 ERA (55.2IP/19ER) and 35 strikeouts -- also made eight
appearances with Triple A Toledo and did not allow a run in 7.0 innings.
#19 Anibal Sanchez - RHP
Height: 6-0 • Weight: 205 • B/T: R/R • Age: 33 (2/27/84 in Maracay, VZ)
• Last Game Pitched: 4/6 at CWS: (3.2 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 4 SO, 1 HR, 1 WP).
• Last Five Ou!ngs: 12.27 ERA (3.2IP/5ER), 5 H, 2 BB, 4 SO, 1 HR, 1 WP (1G).
• Appeared in seven games, including three starts, during Spring Training and had
a 2-1 record with a 4.56 ERA (23.2IP/12ER) and 24 strikeouts -- over his final
four ou"ngs of the spring, he had a 0.50 ERA (18.0IP/1ER) with five hits
allowed, two walks and 20 strikeouts.
• Made 35 appearances, including 26 starts, in 2016 and compiled a 7-13 record
with a 5.87 ERA (153.1IP/100ER) and 135 strikeouts...had a 5-12 record with a
6.04 ERA (138.2IP/93ER) and 124 strikeouts in 26 starts, while he went 2-1 with
a 4.30 ERA (14.2IP/7ER) and 11 strikeouts in nine relief appearances.
• Led the American League with a 2.57 ERA (182.0IP/52ER) in 2013.
• Threw a no-hi%er as a member of the Florida Marlins on September 6, 2006 vs.
Arizona, becoming the 19th rookie in MLB history to throw a no-hi%er.
#30 Alex Wilson - RHP
Height: 6-0 • Weight: 215 • B/T: R/R • Age: 30 (11/3/86 in Dhahran, SB)
• Last Game Pitched: 4/7 vs. BOS: (0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO).
• Last Five Ou!ngs: 13.50 ERA (1.1IP/2ER), 2 H, 0 BB, 2 SO, 1 HR, 1 HB (2G).
• On an Opening Day roster at the major league level for the first "me in his career.
• Appeared in 11 games during Spring Training and had a 5.56 ERA (11.1IP/7ER)
and eight strikeouts.
• Established career highs in wins (4), appearances (62), innings pitched (73.0)
and strikeouts (49) with the Tigers last season.
• Had a career-long 14 straight scoreless appearances from July 4-August 15,
2016 -- during the streak, threw 15.2 scoreless innings with 10 hits allowed, six
walks and six strikeouts.
#38 Jus!n Wilson - LHP
Height: 6-2 • Weight: 203 • B/T: L/L • Age: 29 (8/18/87 in Anaheim, CA)
• Last Game Pitched: 4/8 vs. BOS: (1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 SO, SV).
• Last Five Ou!ngs: 0.00 ERA (2.2IP/0ER), 0 H, 0 BB, 3 SO, 1 WP, 1 SV (3G).
• On an Opening Day roster at the major league level for the fi&h consecu"ve
season.
• Pitched in 10 Grapefruit League games and had a 0-1 record with a 5.19 ERA
(8.2IP/5ER) and 13 strikeouts.
• Completed his first season with the Tigers in 2016 and posted a 4-5 record with
one save, a 4.14 ERA (58.2IP/27ER) and 65 strikeouts.
• Ranked "ed for seventh in the American League with 25 holds.
• Picked up the first save of his major league career on 7/27 at BOS.
TIGERS VS. BOSTON RED SOX
2017 VS. BOSTON RED SOX
AVG
AB
H
HR
Avila
--------Cabrera
.000
6
0
0
Castellanos
.143
7
1
0
Collins
.667
3
2
0
Iglesias
.286
7
2
1
Jones
.400
5
2
0
Kinsler
.286
7
2
0
Machado
--------Mahtook
.333
3
1
0
V. Mar"nez
.200
5
1
0
McCann
.400
5
2
2
Romine
.000
0
0
0
Upton
.000
5
0
0
TEAM TOTALS .245
53
13
3
RBI
--0
0
0
2
1
1
--1
2
3
0
0
10
2017 VS. BOSTON RED SOX
G W-L-S ERA
IP
H ER
Greene
1
0-0-0 0.00 1.0 1 0
Rodríguez
1
1-0-0 6.75 1.1 3 1
Rondón
1
0-0-0 81.00 0.1 2 3
Ryan
1
0-0-0 0.00 1.0 1 0
Sanchez
--------- --- --A. Wilson
1
0-0-0 27.00 0.1 1 1
J. Wilson
2
0-0-1 0.00 2.0 0 0
TEAM TOTALS 2
2-0-1 3.00 18.0 16 6
CAREER VS. BOSTON RED SOX
AVG
AB
H
HR
Avila
.267
101
27
2
Cabrera
.318
217
69
11
Castellanos
.283
60
17
3
Collins
.222
18
4
0
Iglesias
.245
53
13
2
Jones
.400
5
2
0
Kinsler
.279
283
79
15
Machado
.000
1
0
0
Mahtook
.239
46
11
2
V. Mar"nez
.292
260
76
11
McCann
.361
36
13
4
Romine
.125
24
3
0
Upton
.309
55
17
3
CAREER VS. BOSTON RED SOX
G W-L-S ERA
IP
Greene
10 0-2-0 9.00 18.0
Rodríguez
31 3-0-16 1.64 33.0
Rondón
7
1-0-1 7.94 5.2
Ryan
5
0-0-0 7.20 5.0
Sanchez
3
1-0-0 5.87 15.1
A. Wilson
5
1-0-0 4.76 5.2
J. Wilson
19 2-0-2 1.04 17.1
RBI
9
38
5
2
7
1
39
0
7
59
8
2
14
H ER
29 18
21 6
6 5
7 4
19 10
5 3
13 2
CAREER AT COMERICA PARK
AVG
AB
H
HR
Avila
.259 1023 265
38
Cabrera
.335 2541 851 156
Castellanos
.276
743 205
17
Collins
.218
193
42
4
Iglesias
.277
513 142
4
Jones
.389
18
7
0
Kinsler
.278 1099 306
31
Machado
.191
47
9
0
Mahtook
.357
14
5
1
V. Mar"nez
.286 1522 436
49
McCann
.252
381
96
14
Romine
.240
275
66
2
Upton
.259
282
73
15
RBI
159
530
87
15
33
3
148
2
3
237
48
18
43
CAREER AT COMERICA PARK
G W-L-S ERA
IP
Greene
35 6-5-0 4.89 81.0
Rodríguez
44 4-3-27 2.59 41.2
Rondón
52 4-1-3 4.98 47.0
Ryan
40 4-4-0 2.58 66.1
Sanchez
66 26-20-0 3.94 381.1
A. Wilson
65 4-2-1 2.10 77.0
J. Wilson
39 4-0-1 2.89 37.1
ER
44
12
26
19
167
18
12
H
78
33
48
53
331
72
25
April 9, 2017
GAME NOTES
2017 DETROIT TIGERS HIGHS AND LOWS
(* - !es club record; # - sets club record; + - current streak)
GENERAL (Nine inning games unless otherwise noted)
Longest winning streak - overall .........................................................2 (4/7-4/8+)
Longest winning streak - home ..........................................................2 (4/7-4/8+)
Longest winning streak - road .................................................................... 1 (4/4)
Most consecu•ve losses - overall ............................................................... 1 (4/6)
Most consecu•ve losses - home...................................................................... N/A
Most consecu•ve losses - road ................................................................ 1 (4/6+)
Longest game, •me (nine inn.) ..................................................3:35 (4/7 vs. BOS)
Longest game, •me (extra inn.) ....................................................................... N/A
Longest game, innings ...........................................9 four •mes (last, 4/8 vs. BOS)
Shortest game, •me ..................................................................3:05 (4/8 vs. BOS)
Best homestand, percentage........................................................................... N/A
Worst homestand, percentage ....................................................................... N/A
Best road trip, percentage .........................................................500 (1-1, 4/4-4/6)
Worst road trip, percentage ......................................................500 (1-1, 4/4-4/6)
Most runners le• on base, game.................................................... 7 (4/6 at CWS)
Most errors, game ...............................................1 three •mes (last, 4/7 vs. BOS)
Most DP turned, game ...................................................................2 (4/8 vs. BOS)
Most DP turned, opponent ............................................................3 (4/7 vs. BOS)
Largest margin of victory ...............................................3 twice (last, 4/8 vs. BOS)
Largest margin of defeat................................................................. 9 (4/6 at CWS)
Biggest comeback to win .....................................1 three •mes (last, 4/8 vs. BOS)
Biggest lead lost in a loss ................................................................ 1 (4/6 at CWS)
Highest a•endance, home ....................................................45,013 (4/7 vs. BOS)
Highest a•endance, road ...................................................... 36,534 (4/4 at CWS)
TEAM BATTING
Most runs, game............................................................6 twice (last, 4/7 vs. BOS)
Most runs, game - both clubs ....................................................... 13 (4/6 at CWS)
Most runs, inning ................................................................... 5 (4/4 at CWS, 2nd)
Most hits, game ..............................................................................8 (4/7 vs. BOS)
Most hits, inning ..................................................................... 4 (4/8 vs. BOS, 5th)
Most consecu•ve hits, inning ................................................. 4 (4/8 vs. BOS, 5th)
Fewest hits, nine-inning game ........................................................ 4 (4/6 at CWS)
Most singles, game .........................................................................5 (4/7 vs. BOS)
Most doubles, game ......................................................2 twice (last, 4/8 vs. BOS)
Most triples, game..........................................................................1 (4/7 vs. BOS)
Most home runs, game .................................................................. 3 (4/4 at CWS)
Most home runs, inning ......................................................... 2 (4/4 at CWS, 2nd)
Most home runs - both clubs ......................................................... 4 (4/6 at CWS)
Most consec. games, home run .........................................................4 (4/4-4/8+)
Most consec. games, no home run ................................................................. N/A
Most walks, game ...........................................................................7 (4/7 vs. BOS)
Most strikeouts, game ...................................................9 twice (last, 4/8 vs. BOS)
Fewest strikeouts, game ................................................................. 5 (4/4 at CWS)
Most stolen bases, game ...............................................1 twice (last, 4/6 at CWS)
Most caught stealing, game ..........................................1 twice (last, 4/8 vs. BOS)
TEAM PITCHING
Fewest runs, game..........................................................................1 (4/8 vs. BOS)
Most runs, game........................................................................... 11 (4/6 at CWS)
Most runs, inning ................................................................... 5 (4/7 vs. BOS, 8th)
Fewest hits, game ...........................................................................6 (4/8 vs. BOS)
Most hits, game ............................................................................ 11 (4/6 at CWS)
Most hits, inning ..................................................................... 4 (4/7 vs. BOS, 8th)
Fewest walks, game .......................................................2 twice (last, 4/8 vs. BOS)
Most walks, game ........................................................................... 6 (4/6 at CWS)
Most strikeouts, game .................................................................. 11 (4/4 at CWS)
Most home runs, game .................................................................. 3 (4/6 at CWS)
Most hit by pitch, game..................................................................2 (4/8 vs. BOS)
Most wild pitches, game .......................................1 four •mes (last, 4/8 vs. BOS)
Longest scoreless streak ....................................................................8.0 (4/6-4/7)
INDIVIDUAL BATTING
Most at-bats, game........................... 4 nine •mes (last, two players, 4/8 vs. BOS)
Most runs, game.............................................. 2 twice (last, Iglesias, 4/8 vs. BOS)
Most hits, game ..................................... 2 three •mes (last, Iglesias, 4/8 vs. BOS)
Most consecu•ve hits...................................... 2 twice (last, Iglesias, 4/8 vs. BOS)
Most doubles, game ............................ 1 six •mes (last, two players, 4/8 vs. BOS)
Most triples, game......................................................1 (Castellanos, 4/7 vs. BOS)
Most home runs, game ..................1 seven •mes (last, two players, 4/8 vs. BOS)
Most total bases, game ................................... 6 twice (last, Iglesias, 4/8 vs. BOS)
Most RBI, game ................................................................... 3 (Jones, 4/4 at CWS)
Most walks, game ......................................2 four •mes (last, Upton, 4/7 vs. BOS)
Most strikeouts, game ..................................................... 3 (Cabrera, 4/8 vs. BOS)
Most stolen bases, game ................................... 1 twice (last, Upton, 4/6 at CWS)
Most hit by pitch, game.................................... 1 twice (last, Kinsler, 4/7 vs. BOS)
Longest ba!ng streak ....................................... 3 twice (last, McCann, 4/6-4/8+)
INDIVIDUAL PITCHING
Longest winning streak ........................... 1 three •mes (last, Zimmermann, 4/8+)
Longest losing streak .......................................................................1 (Boyd, 4/6+)
Most innings pitched, starter......................... .............6.1 (Verlander, 4/4 at CWS)
Most innings pitched, reliever ...................................... 3.2 (Sanchez, 4/6 at CWS)
Fewest innings pitched, starter ......................................... 2.1 (Boyd, 4/6 at CWS)
Fewest hits, complete game ............................................................................ N/A
Fewest runs, complete game........................................................................... N/A
Most runs, game........................................5 twice (last, two players, 4/6 at CWS)
Most walks, game ................................................................. 4 (Boyd, 4/6 at CWS)
Most strikeouts, game (starter)................................... 10 (Verlander, 4/4 at CWS)
Most strikeouts, game (relief) ......................................... 4 (Sanchez, 4/6 at CWS)
Most home runs, game ....................... 1 four •mes (last, Rodríguez, 4/7 vs. BOS)
Most hit by pitch, game..................... 1 five •mes (last, two players, 4/8 vs. BOS)
Most wild pitches, game ......................... 1 four •mes (last, Greene, 4/8 vs. BOS)
Most consec. scoreless innings..................................................6.0 (Fulmer, 4/7+)
TIGERS MISCELLANEOUS
STARTING LINEUP BY POSITION
CA
Avila
Cabrera
Castellanos
Collins
Iglesias
Jones
Kinsler
Machado
Mahtook
V. Mar•nez
McCann
Romine
Upton
1B
2B
3B
SS
LF
CF
RF
STARTING LINEUP BY BATTING ORDER
DH
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
TIGERS RECORD WHEN STARTING
Avila
Cabrera
Castellanos
Collins
Iglesias
Jones
Kinsler
0-0
3-1
3-1
1-1
3-1
3-1
3-1
TIGERS RECORD WHEN STARTING
Machado
Mahtook
V. Mar•nez
McCann
Romine
Upton
0-0
2-0
3-1
3-1
0-0
3-1
Boyd
Fulmer
Norris
0-1
1-0
0-0
Verlander
Zimmermann
1-0
1-0
HOME RUN NOTES
2-HOME RUN GAMES BY TIGERS (0 IN 2017)
Last: Miguel Cabrera, 9/30/2016 at Atlanta
WALKOFF HOME RUNS BY TIGERS (0 IN 2017)
Last: Jarrod Saltalamacchia, 7/17/2016 vs. Kansas City off Joakim Soria
3-HOME RUN GAMES BY TIGERS (0 IN 2017)
Last: Victor Mar•nez, 6/16/2016 at Kansas City
INSIDE-THE-PARK HOME RUNS BY TIGERS (0 IN 2017)
Last: James McCann, 4/29/2015 at Minnesota off Aaron Thompson
PINCH-HIT HOME RUNS BY TIGERS (0 IN 2017)
Last: Victor Mar•nez, 9/22/2016 at Minnesota (Gm. 1) off Michael Tonkin
INSIDE-THE-PARK HOME RUNS AT COMERICA PARK (0 IN 2017)
Last: Lorenzo Cain, 9/8/2014 off Jus•n Verlander
GRAND SLAMS BY TIGERS (0 IN 2017)
Last: Victor Mar•nez, 9/25/2016 vs. Kansas City off Edinson Volquez
BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS BY TIGERS (0 IN 2017)
Last: Tyler Collins and Jarrod Saltalamacchia, 7/24/2016 at Chicago (AL) (9th)
FIRST-INNING LEADOFF HOME RUNS BY TIGERS (0 IN 2017)
Last: Ian Kinsler, 9/30/2016 at Atlanta off Ma• Wisler
BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS BY TIGERS (0 IN 2017)
Last: Victor Mar•nez, Jhonny Peralta and Alex Avila, 6/1/2013 at Bal•more (4th)
April 9, 2017
GAME NOTES
TIGERS MISCELLANEOUS
OFFENSE BY POSITION
Home Runs
RBI
C
2
3
OFFENSE BY BATTING ORDER
Home Runs
RBI
RUNS BY INNING
TIGERS
OPPONENTS
1B
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
2B
1
2
3B
1
2
2
1
2
2
6
3
SS
1
2
3
0
0
3
1
3
LF
0
0
4
0
3
4
1
5
CF
1
4
5
0
0
5
3
0
RF
1
1
DH
0
2
6
1
2
6
1
1
7
2
1
7
2
3
8
3
5
9
0
1
ERRORLESS STREAKS
PLAYER
Avila
Cabrera
Castellanos
Collins
Iglesias
Jones
Kinsler
STREAK
41
17
15
0
41
15
11
LAST ERROR
5/15/16 at NYY
9/16/16 at CLE
7/29/16 vs. HOU
4/7/17 vs. BOS
8/3/16 vs. CWS
No ML Errors
9/24/16 vs. KC
PLAYER
Machado
Mahtook
V. Mar!nez
McCann
Romine
Upton
P
0
0
PH
0
2
8
1
4
10+
0
0
9
1
2
TOTAL
18
20
CATCHER PROFILE
STREAK
15
75
13
4
99
37
LAST ERROR
9/26/15 vs. MIN
9/20/15 vs. BAL
8/20/15 vs. TEX
10/2/16 at ATL
4/14/16 at PIT
8/24/16 at MIN
Catcher
Avila
McCann
Totals
SB
0
1
1
CS
0
1
1
CS%
0.0
50.0
50.0
MILESTONE MONITOR
PLAYER
Avila
Castellanos
Greene
MILESTONE
6 RBI shy of 300 career RBI
1 RBI shy of 200 career RBI
8 strikeouts shy of 200 career strikeouts
PLAYER
Rondón
Zimmermann
MILESTONE
2.2 innings pitched shy of 100.0 career innings pitched
3 starts shy of 200 career starts
LAST TIME IT HAPPENED IN A GAME
FOR THE TIGERS
HITTING
Five-or-more hits:
Ian Kinsler (5) - 8/18/15 at Chicago (NL)
Six-or-more hits:
Carlos Pena (6) - 5/27/04 at Kansas City
Five-or-more RBI:
Miguel Cabrera (5) - 9/27/16 vs. Cleveland
Six-or-more RBI:
Jus!n Upton (6) - 8/21/16 vs. Boston
Seven-or-more RBI:
Ryan Raburn (7) - 7/25/07 at Chicago (AL)
Back-to-back home runs:
Tyler Collins/Jarrod Saltalamacchia - 7/24/16 at Chicago (AL) (Robertson)
Switch-hit home run:
Victor Mar!nez - 7/1/16 at Tampa Bay (Farquhar/Romero)
Grand slam:
Victor Mar!nez - 9/25/16 vs. Kansas City (Volquez)
Inside-the-park home run:
James McCann - 4/29/15 at Minnesota (Thompson)
Lead-off home run:
Ian Kinsler - 9/30/16 at Atlanta (Wisler)
Back-to-back home runs to lead off game:
Omar Infante/Bobby Higginson - 9/28/04 at Chicago (AL) (Contreras)
Pinch-hit home run:
Victor Mar!nez - 9/22/16 at Minnesota, Gm. 1 (Tonkin)
Pinch-hit grand slam:
Mickey Te#leton - 8/11/91 vs. New York (AL) (Gue#erman)
Walkoff home run:
Jarrod Saltalamacchia- 7/17/16 vs. Kansas City (Soria)
Three consecu!ve home runs:
Victor Mar!nez/Jhonny Peralta/Alex Avila - 6/1/13 at Bal!more (Hammel)
Hi$ng for the cycle:
Carlos Guillen - 8/1/06 at Tampa Bay
PITCHING
No-hi#er:
Jus!n Verlander - 5/7/11 at Toronto
One-hi#er:
Jus!n Verlander - 8/26/15 vs. Los Angeles (AL)
Ten-or-more strikeouts:
Jus!n Verlander (10) - 4/4/17 at Chicago (AL)
Fi%een-or-more strikeouts:
Anibal Sanchez (17) - 4/26/13 vs. Atlanta
MISCELLANEOUS
Steal of home:
Ryan Raburn - 8/18/09 vs. Sea#le
Triple play:
Damion Easley-Deivi Cruz-Shane Halter - 8/1/01 vs. Sea#le
AGAINST THE TIGERS
HITTING
Back-to-back home runs:
Cheslor Cuthbert/Raul Mondesi - 9/25/16 vs. Kansas City (Sanchez)
Grand slam:
Jonathan Schoop - 5/14/16 at Bal!more (Lowe)
Inside-the-park home run:
Lorenzo Cain - 9/8/14 vs. Kansas City (Verlander)
Lead-off home run:
Brian Dozier - 9/22/16 at Minnesota, Gm. 1 (Sanchez)
Pinch-hit home run:
Clint Robinson - 5/9/15 at Washington (Lowe)
Pinch-hit grand slam:
Franklin Gu!errez - 7/21/15 vs. Sea#le (Feliz)
Three consecu!ve home runs:
Ryan Braun/Adam Lind/Aramis Ramirez - 5/19/15 vs. Milwaukee (Sanchez)
Hi$ng for the cycle:
Gary Ma#hews Jr. - 9/13/06 vs. Texas
PITCHING
No-hi#er:
Henderson Alvarez - 9/29/13 at Miami
One-hi#er:
Andrew Cashner - 4/11/14 at San Diego
Ten-or-more strikeouts:
Julio Teheran (12) - 10/2/2016 at Atlanta
Fi%een-or-more strikeouts:
Max Scherzer (20) - 5/11/16 at Washington
MISCELLANEOUS
Steal of home:
Andres Blanco - 5/25/16 vs. Philadelphia
Triple play:
Jonathan Villar-Jose Altuve-Chris Carter - 5/23/15 vs. Houston
GAME NOTES
April 9, 2017
TIGERS DAY-BY-DAY
DATE OPP. RESULT REC. POS. +/- WINNER
APRIL (3-1)
4/3
@CWS PPD., Rain
T-3rd -0.5
4/4
@CWS W, 6-3
1-0 T-2nd -0.5 Verlander
4/5
@CWS PPD., Rain
3rd -1.0
4/6
@CWS L, 11-2
1-1 T-3rd -1.5 Shields
4/7
BOS W, 6-5
2-1
3rd -1.5 Rodríguez
4/8
BOS W, 4-1
3-1
2nd -0.5 Zimmermann
4/9
BOS
4/10 BOS
4/11 MIN
4/12 MIN
4/13 MIN
4/14 @CLE
4/15 @CLE
4/16 @CLE
4/17 OFF DAY
4/18 @TB
4/19 @TB
4/20 @TB
4/21 @MIN
4/22 @MIN
4/23 @MIN
4/24 OFF DAY
4/25 SEA
4/26 SEA
4/27 SEA
4/28 CWS
4/29 CWS
4/30 CWS
MAY (0-0)
5/1
CLE
5/2
CLE
5/3
CLE
5/4
CLE
5/5
@OAK
5/6
@OAK
5/7
@OAK
5/8
OFF DAY
5/9
@ARI
5/10 @ARI
5/11 @LAA
5/12 @LAA
5/13 @LAA
5/14 @LAA
5/15 OFF DAY
5/16 BAL
5/17 BAL
5/18 BAL
5/19 TEX
5/20 TEX
5/21 TEX
5/22 @HOU
5/23 @HOU
5/24 @HOU
5/25 @HOU
5/26 @CWS
5/26 @CWS
5/27 @CWS
5/28 @CWS
5/29 @KC
5/30 @KC
5/31 @KC
JUNE (0-0)
6/1
OFF DAY
6/2
CWS
6/3
CWS
6/4
CWS
6/5
OFF DAY
6/6
LAA
6/7
LAA
6/8
LAA
6/9
@BOS
6/10 @BOS
6/11 @BOS
6/12 OFF DAY
6/13 ARI
6/14 ARI
6/15 TB
6/16 TB
6/17 TB
6/18 TB
6/19 @SEA
6/20 @SEA
6/21 @SEA
6/22 @SEA
6/23 @SD
6/24 @SD
6/25 @SD
6/26 OFF DAY
6/27 KC
6/28 KC
6/29 KC
6/30 CLE
JULY (0-0)
7/1
CLE
7/2
CLE
7/3
OFF DAY
7/4
SF
7/5
SF
7/6
SF
7/7
@CLE
7/8
@CLE
7/9
@CLE
7/10 ALL-STAR BREAK
LOSER
ATTEN.
Quintana
36,534
Boyd
Hembree
Rodriguez
10,842
45,013*
32,622
DATE OPP. RESULT REC. POS.
JULY, con’t.
7/11 ALL-STAR GAME IN MIAMI
7/12 ALL-STAR BREAK
7/13 ALL-STAR BREAK
7/14 TOR
7/15 TOR
7/16 TOR
7/17 @KC
7/18 @KC
7/19 @KC
7/20 @KC
7/21 @MIN
7/22 @MIN
7/23 @MIN
7/24 KC
7/25 KC
7/26 KC
7/27 OFF DAY
7/28 HOU
7/29 HOU
7/30 HOU
7/31 @NYY
+/-
WINNER
LOSER
ATTEN.
AUGUST (0-0)
8/1
@NYY
8/2
@NYY
8/3
@BAL
8/4
@BAL
8/5
@BAL
8/6
@BAL
8/7
@PIT
8/8
@PIT
8/9
PIT
8/10 PIT
8/11 MIN
8/12 MIN
8/13 MIN
8/14 @TEX
8/15 @TEX
8/16 @TEX
8/17 OFF DAY
8/18 LAD
8/19 LAD
8/20 LAD
8/21 OFF DAY
8/22 NYY
8/23 NYY
8/24 NYY
8/25 @CWS
8/26 @CWS
8/27 @CWS
8/28 @COL
8/29 @COL
8/30 @COL
8/31 OFF DAY
SEPTEMBER (0-0)
9/1
CLE
9/2
CLE
9/3
CLE
9/4
KC
9/5
KC
9/6
KC
9/7
OFF DAY
9/8
@TOR
9/9
@TOR
9/10 @TOR
9/11 @CLE
9/12 @CLE
9/13 @CLE
9/14 CWS
9/15 CWS
9/16 CWS
9/17 CWS
9/18 OAK
9/19 OAK
9/20 OAK
9/21 MIN
9/22 MIN
9/23 MIN
9/24 MIN
9/25 OFF DAY
9/26 @KC
9/27 @KC
9/28 @KC
9/29 @MIN
9/30 @MIN
OCTOBER (0-0)
10/1 @MIN
* - Denotes a sellout at Comerica Park
TIGERS DAY-BY-DAY RECORDS
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
0-0
1-0
0-0
0-1
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
1-0
1-0
0-0