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...... Media Relations Department w Comerica Park w Phone (313) 471-2000 w Fax (313) 471-2138 w Detroit, MI 48201 w www.tigers.com Detroit Tigers vs. Boston Red Sox Wednesday, October 16, 2013 Comerica Park, Detroit, MI Game Time - 8:07 p.m. EDT

TIGERS AT A GLANCE: Detroit took the best-of-five game Division Tonight’s Scheduled Starters Series 3-2 over the to advance to the American League Championship RHP vs. RHP Jake Peavy Series for the third straight season. The Tigers finished the regular season with a 93-69 (14-9, 3.67) (12-5, 4.17) record to capture the American League Central Division championship. It marks the 15th time in franchise history the Tigers have secured a spot in the playoffs. TV/Radio LOOKING BACK AT LAST NIGHT: The Tigers lost 1-0 yesterday evening at Comerica FOX/97.1 FM Park and Boston now leads the series 2-1. Justin Verlander allowed one run on four hits, while fanning 10 batters over eight of work to suffer the loss. Torii Hunter and TIGERS VS. RED SOX Victor Martinez led the Tigers offense with two hits each. 2013 Record: 4-3 DOUBLE-DIGIT : Justin Verlander fanned 10 batters last night in the loss 2013 at Home: 3-1 against Boston during Game Three of the American League Championship Series. It 2013 at Boston: 1-3 marked the sixth time he has posted a double-digit total in a postseason start. All-Time Record: 958-1026-13 The six games mark the most double-digit strikeout games by a Tigers in All-Time at Home: 526-464-7 postseason history. Additionally, the six career postseason games with 10-or-more All-Time at Comerica Park: 26-30 strikeouts establishes a new Major League record. All-Time at Boston: 432-562-6 SIX STRAIGHT K’S FOR JV: Justin Verlander fanned six straight batters last night from the second to the third in Game Three of the American League Championship 2013 ALCS Game Log Series. The six straight strikeouts establishes a new LCS strikeout record by a single Date Site Result Winner/Loser/Save pitcher in one game. 10/12 BOS W, 1-0 Sanchez/Lester/Benoit PILING ON THE STRIKEOUTS: Tigers combined to strike out 11 batters in last 10/13 BOS L, 6-5 Uehara/Porcello night’s loss. Tigers pitchers have now fanned 11-or-more batters in four straight 10/15 DET L, 1-0 Lackey/Verlander/Uehara postseason games dating back to Game Five of the American League Division Series at 10/16 DET Oakland, which marks the second-longest postseason streak of all time. The Tigers hold 10/17 DET the record in that category with five straight games of 11-or-more strikeouts stretching 10/19 BOS* from Game Three of the 2012 World Series through Game Three of the 2013 American 10/20 BOS* League Division Series. Tigers pitchers have fanned 11-or-more batters in nine of their last 10 games. 2013 Game Log QUALITY WORK: Tigers starting pitchers have registered a quality start in seven of the Date Site Result Winner/Loser/Save club’s eight games thus far during the postseason. Detroit starters have compiled a 2.03 6/20 DET W, 4-3 Smyly/Bailey ERA (53.1IP/12ER) and 74 strikeouts during the eight starts, while limiting opponents to a 6/21 DET L, 10-6 Lester/Fister .159 batting average (30x189). The Tigers led the Major Leagues with 108 quality starts 6/22 DET W, 10-3 Scherzer/Webster during the regular season. 6/23 DET W, 7-5 Benoit/Miller MARTINEZ AND PERALTA IN ACTION DURING PLAYOFFS: Victor Martinez has hit 9/2 BOS W, 3-0 Fister/Lackey/Veras safely in six of the eight Tigers postseason games and has collected multiple hits in five of 9/3 BOS L, 2-1 Lester/Scherzer/Uehara the eight. He is hitting .419 (13x31) with four doubles, a home run and three RBI for the 9/4 BOS L, 20-4 Dempster/Porcello Tigers during the postseason. Jhonny Peralta has hit safely in six of his seven games with the Tigers in the postseason. He is batting .417 (10x24) with four doubles, a home run * - if game is necessary and six RBI for the Tigers during the playoffs. CABRERA STREAK SNAPPED: Miguel Cabrera snapped his postseason on-base streak yesterday evening at 31. The 31-game streak of reaching base safely via hit or walk established a Major League record. He has reached base safely in 46 of his 49 postseason games between the Marlins and Tigers during his career. A THIRD STRAIGHT AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL DIVISION TITLE: The Tigers clinched the American League Central Divison for the third straight season and advanced to the playoffs for the 15th time in franchise history. It marks the sixth time the Tigers have captured a division title since divisional play began during the 1969 season. Detroit has advanced to the playoffs in three consecutive seasons for the second time in club history. The only other time the Tigers have advanced to the playoffs in three consecutive seasons is from 1907-1909. FAMILIAR TERRITORY FOR THE SKIPPER: Tigers Manager Jim Leyland has guided a club to the postseason for the eighth time in his 22 seasons as a major league manager, including the fourth time during his eight-year tenure with the Tigers. He has compiled a 43-38 record (.531) during postseason action. Leyland led the Pittsburgh Pirates to three straight National League East Division titles (1990-92), and he captured the National League Wild Card with the Florida Marlins in 1997. His 1997 Marlins defeated the to win the World Series. Leyland’s 2006 Tigers club won the American League Wild Card, advancing to the World Series after defeating the Yankees in the American League Division Series and Athletics in the American League Championship Series. The 2011 Tigers captured the American League Central Division title and advanced to the American League Championship Series after defeating the Yankees in the American League Division Series. His 2012 Tigers captured the American League Central Division title and advanced to the World Series after defeating the Yankees in the American League Championship Series and defeating the Athletics in the American League Division Series. TAKING ON BOSTON DURING THE PLAYOFFS: The Tigers are taking on Boston in postseason play for the first time in franchise history. The Tigers ended the 2013 season with a 4-3 record against the Red Sox. INJURY UPDATE: RHP Octavio Dotel (right elbow inflammation, 60-day DL on April 20), RHP Luis Marte (right shoulder posterior labral debridement, 15-day DL on July 31), INF Danny Worth (left shoulder subluxation, 60-day DL on September 26th).

TIGERS UPCOMING GAME DETAILS TIGERS OPPONENTS DATE OPPONENT GAME TIME PROBABLE PITCHER PROBABLE PITCHER TV/RADIO Thursday vs. Boston 8:07 p.m. RHP Anibal Sanchez LHP Jon Lester FOX/97.1 (14-8, 2.57) (15-8, 3.75) Friday Off Day Saturday at Boston* 4:37 p.m. TBA TBA FOX/97.1

Sunday at Boston* 8:07 p.m. TBA TBA FOX/97.1

All times Eastern. All records listed are from the regular season. * - if game is necessary.

© Detroit Tigers, 2013 ...... World Series Champions w 1935 w 1945 w 1968 w 1984 October 16, 2013 TONIGHT’S TIGERS STARTER - DOUG FISTER

‘13 Division Season (Detroit): 0-0, 4.50 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 0 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 6.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO. ‘13 Season (Detroit): 14-9, 3.67 ERA, 33 G, 32 GS, 1 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 208.2 IP, 229 H, 91 R, 85 ER, 44 BB, 159 SO. FILLING YOU IN ON FISTER: After completing his 2013 GAME-BY-GAME RUNDOWN second full season with the Tigers, Fister will make his DIVISION SERIES (DETROIT) eighth career appearance and seventh start during the DATE OPP. RESULT S/R DEC. ERA IP H R ER BB SO PC postseason tonight against Boston. 10/8 OAK W, 8-6 S ND 4.50 6.0 7 3 3 1 1 104 DOMINANT AFTER THE BREAK: Fister ended the TOTALS (1-0 record) 1 start 0-0, 4.50 6.0 7 3 3 1 1 104 season 7-4 with a 3.18 ERA (87.1IP/31ER) in 14 SEASON (DETROIT) outings (13 starts) after the all-star break. Since the DATE OPP. RESULT S/R DEC. ERA IP H R ER BB SO PC 2011 season, he is 23-11 with a 2.77 ERA 4/5 NYY W, 8-3 S W-1 5.40 5.0 6 3 3 2 2 96 (279.2IP/86ER) in 43 outings (41 starts) after the all- 4/11 TOR W, 11-1 S W-2 2.77 8.0 8 1 1 1 5 107 star break. He ranks second among all active 4/16 @SEA W, 6-2 S W-3 2.70 7.0 4 2 2 1 5 107 4/21 @LAA L, 4-3 S ND 2.00 7.0 5 3 0 2 5 113 American League pitchers with a 2.77 ERA after the 4/28 ATL W, 8-3 S W-4 2.38 7.0 6 3 3 0 8 105 all-star break since 2011. 5/3 @HOU W, 4-3 S ND 2.48 6.0 9 3 2 1 4 99 HIS POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE 5/9 @WAS L, 5-4 S L-1 3.14 3.0 8 5 4 1 4 74 : Fister is making 5/14 HOU W, 6-2 S W-5 3.06 7.0 5 2 2 0 7 108 the eighth appearance and seventh start of his career 5/19 @TEX L, 11-8 S ND 3.62 4.2 9 5 5 1 3 113 during the postseason this evening against Boston. In 5/25 MIN L, 3-2 S L-2 3.65 7.0 8 3 3 1 7 116 his previous seven outings, he is 2-2 with a 3.19 ERA 5/30 @PIT L, 1-0 S ND 3.28 7.0 4 0 0 1 12 116 (42.1IP/15ER). Tonight marks his first career 6/5 TB L, 3-0 S L-3 3.27 8.1 7 3 3 1 4 105 6/10 @KC L, 3-2 S L-4 3.28 8.0 9 3 3 0 3 103 postseason start against Boston. 6/16 @MIN W, 5-2 S W-6 3.21 7.2 2 2 2 2 7 110 RECORD AT COMERICA PARK: Fister has made 35 6/21 BOS L, 10-6 S L-5 3.66 3.1 11 6 6 1 0 73 6/27 LAA L, 3-1 S ND 3.50 7.0 7 1 1 1 4 111 starts during his career at Comerica Park. He is 18-10 7/2 @TOR W, 7-6 S ND 3.80 6.0 7 6 6 1 4 104 with a 3.18 ERA (232.0IP/82ER) in his previous 35 7/7 @CLE L, 9-6 S ND 4.07 6.0 6 6 6 3 4 110 starts. 7/12 TEX W, 7-2 S W-7 4.02 6.0 8 2 2 2 5 106 LIMITING THE LEFTIES: 7/21 @KC W, 4-1 S W-8 3.90 6.0 6 1 1 1 5 103 Fister limited lefthanders to 7/26 PHI W, 2-1 S W-9 3.67 8.0 3 1 0 1 6 109 a .263 batting average (119x452) this season, while 8/2 CWS W, 2-1 S W-10 3.52 8.0 7 1 1 0 2 88 righthanders hit .304 (110x362). 8/7 @CLE W, 6-5 S ND 3.50 6.0 7 2 2 2 8 109 8/12 @CWS L, 6-2 S L-6 3.60 6.0 8 4 4 3 1 102 THROWING STRIKES WITH REGULARITY: Fister 8/17 KC W, 6-5 S ND 3.63 6.1 10 3 3 2 6 118 issued 38 walks in his last 181.2 innings of work. 8/23 @NYM W, 6-1 S W-11 3.54 6.1 8 1 1 2 4 112 Fister issued one walk-or-fewer in 21 of his 32 starts 8/28 OAK L, 14-4 S L-7 3.81 5.0 13 7 7 0 2 75 this season. He ranked fourth in the American League 9/2 @BOS W, 3-0 S W-12 3.66 7.0 4 0 0 4 4 112 9/8 @KC L, 5-2 S L-8 3.77 6.1 8 5 5 1 4 111 with 1.90 walks per nine innings. 9/14 KC L, 1-0 S L-9 3.67 7.2 8 1 1 4 6 106 PLENTY OF PLUNKING: Fister hit at least one batter 9/19 SEA W, 5-4 S W-13 3.71 7.2 9 4 4 1 10 108 9/24 @MIN W, 4-2 S W-14 3.68 6.1 8 2 2 1 7 109 in 12 of his 32 starts this season and ended the 9/29 @MIA L, 1-0 R ND 3.67 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 13 season ranked second in the major leagues with 16 hit TOTALS (18-15 record)32 starts 14-9, 3.67 208.2 229 91 85 44 159 3351 batters this season. The 16 hit batters were the most by a Tigers pitcher since Justin Verlander hit 19 batters in 2007. AMONG QUALITY LEADERS IN AL: Fister posted a quality start in 22 of his 32 starts this season. He ended the season tied for ninth among American League pitchers with the 22 quality starts. QUALITY WORK WITH DETROIT: Fister has made 68 starts (70 outings) since being acquired by the club during the 2011 season. He has posted a quality start in 47 of 68 starts during his career with Detroit. Fister has compiled a 32-20 record and 3.29 ERA (440.2IP/161ER) in 70 outings (68 starts) during his Tigers career. SURPASSING 200-OR-MORE INNINGS: Fister tossed 208.2 innings this season, which marked the second season of his career surpassing the 200.0-inning mark. His only other season with 200-or-more innings pitched was 2011 when he tossed 216.1 innings between Seattle and Detroit. REACHING THE CENTURY MARK: Fister made the 100th start of his career on April 28 against Atlanta. STARTING THE HOME OPENER: Fister served as Detroit’s starting pitcher in the club’s home opener on April 5 versus the Yankees, becoming the sixth different pitcher to start a home opener for the Tigers during Jim Leyland’s eight-year tenure with the club. Jeremy Bonderman (2006-07), Justin Verlander (2008, 2012), Armando Galarraga (2009), Rick Porcello (2010) and Max Scherzer (2011) have all started the club’s home opener during Leyland’s managerial tenure. STOPPING THE RUNNING GAME: Fister has allowed only 16 stolen bases in his 130 outings at the major league level during his career. Fifteen runners have been caught attempting to steal during his career, including three via a pitcher caught stealing. CAREER HIGH IN WINS: Fister established a career high with 14 wins this season. His previous career high was 11 combined wins between the Mariners and the Tigers during the 2011 season. FISTER FANS NINE STRAIGHT: Fister established a single-game American League record by fanning nine straight batters on September 27, 2012 versus Kansas City. The previous American League record during a single game was eight straight strikeouts by California’s (July 9, 1972 and August 7, 1973), New York’s (May 4, 1981), Boston’s (April 29, 1986) and Kansas City’s Blake Stein (June 17, 2001). MISCELLANEOUS NOTES: Fister was acquired by the Tigers in a six-player deal with the Seattle Mariners on July 30, 2011. He was originally selected by Seattle in the seventh round of the June 2006 draft. FISTER’S GAME HIGHS: LAST CG: June 10, 2013 at Kansas City. LAST SHUTOUT: September 22, 2012 vs. Minnesota. STRIKEOUT HIGH - 2013: 12 - May 30, 2013 at Pittsburgh. STRIKEOUT HIGH - CAREER: 13 - September 5, 2011 at Cleveland. WALK HIGH - 2013: 4 twice - last, September 14, 2013 vs. Kansas City. WALK HIGH - CAREER: 5 - April 30, 2011 at Boston. LOW-HIT GAME - 2013: 2 - June 16, 2013 at Minnesota (7.2IP). LOW-HIT GAME - CAREER (CG): 4 - August 4, 2012 vs. Cleveland. FISTER VS. RED SOX: LIFETIME: 2-4, 4.36 ERA, 8 G, 8 GS, 0 CG, 43.1 IP, 53 H, 24 R, 21 ER, 15 BB, 25 SO. IN 2013: 1-1, 5.23 ERA, 2 G, 2 GS, 0 CG, 10.1 IP, 15 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 5 BB, 4 SO. LAST START/WIN: September 2, 2013 at Boston, 3-0 (7.0,4,0,0,4,4). LAST LOSS: June 21, 2013 at Detroit, 10-6 (3.1,11,6,6,1,0). BATTER-PITCHER MATCH-UPS: FISTER vs. RED SOX - CAREER (AVG-AB-H-HR): Carp .000 2-0-0; Drew .200 5-1-0; Ellsbury .375 8-3-0; Gomes .333 3-1-0; Middlebrooks .400 5-2-0; Napoli .182 11-2-0; Nava .417 12-5-0; Ortiz .250 2-5-0; Pedroia .231 13-3-0; Saltalamacchia .455 11-5-1; Victorino .800 5-4-1. PEAVY vs. TIGERS - CAREER (AVG-AB-H-HR): Avila .190 21-4-1; Cabrera .289 45-13-3; Dirks .222 18-4-0; Fielder .278 36-10-0; Hunter .438 16-7-1; Infante .200 5-1-0; Jackson .321 28-9-1; Kelly .111 9-1-0; Martinez .286 7-2-1; Pena .250 8-2-1; Peralta .206 34-7-1; Santiago .154 13-2-0. October 16, 2013 TRACKING THE TIGERS (Series numbers are for the American League Championship Series vs. Boston) TIGERS SERIES: .225 (23x102) PLAYOFFS: .231 (61x264) RED SOX SERIES: .133 (12x90) PLAYOFFS: .188 (48x256) AVILA INFANTE SERIES: .300 (3x10) CURRENT STREAK: 0 (.000, 0x3) SERIES: .100 (1x10) CURRENT STREAK: 0 (.000, 0x3) CAREER POSTSEASON: .147 (14x95); 2B, 3 HR, 7 RBI CAREER POSTSEASON: .253 (25x99); 3 2B, 3 RBI • Last Game: 10/15 vs. BOS; 0x3, BB, 2 SO at C. • Last Game: 10/15 vs. BOS; 0x3, 2 SO at 2B. • Batted .305 (40x131) with nine doubles, a triple, five home runs • Batted .328 (131x400) with 23 doubles, three triples, 10 home and 26 RBI in 43 games after the all-star break. runs and 47 RBI over his last 104 games. • Hit .139 (11x79) with lefhanders on the mound...while he batted • Batted .301 (44x146) with lefties on the mound...hit .326 .255 (64x251) against righties. (100x307) against righthanded pitchers. • Threw out 12.0 percent of baserunners attempting to steal (10x83). JACKSON CABRERA SERIES: .077 (1x13) CURRENT STREAK: 0 (.000, 0x11) SERIES: .182 (2x11) CURRENT STREAK: 0 (.000, 0x5) CAREER POSTSEASON: .202 (25x124); 7 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 9 RBI CAREER POSTSEASON: .268 (49x183); 9 2B, 12 HR, 34 RBI • Last Game: 10/15 vs. BOS; 0x3, BB, 2 SO at CF. • Last Game: 10/15 vs. BOS; 0x4, 2 SO at 3B. • Ranked fifth in the American League with 99 runs scored and seven triples. • Elected the starting third baseman for the American League in the • Hit .286 (57x199) with 31 runs scored, 13 doubles, three triples, All-Star Game -- marks his eighth All-Star Game (fourth in the four home runs and 22 RBI in 47 games since 8/9. American League), and first fan-elected start. • Batted .214 (34x160) with four home runs and 10 RBI with lefties • Led the American League with a .348 average, a .442 on-base on the mound...hit .296 (116x392) with eight home runs and 39 percentage and a .636 slugging percentage, while he was tied for RBI against righthanded pitching. first with 37 go-ahead RBI, second with 44 home runs, 137 RBI KELLY and 353 total bases, tied for second with 103 runs scored, 193 hits, third with 90 walks, and 9th with 52 multi-hit games. SERIES: .000 (0x4) CURRENT STREAK: 0 (.000, 0x6) • Won his third consecutive batting title in 2013, batting .348 CAREER POSTSEASON: .296 (8x27); 2B, HR, 3 RBI (193x555) in 148 games on the season...became the first Tigers • Last Game: 10/15 vs. BOS; 0x0 at LF (def. replacement in the 9th). player to win three consecutive batting titles since Ty Cobb also did • Batted .229 (11x48) against lefthanded pitchers....hit .220 so in three straight seasons (1917-1919). (37x168) with righties on the hill. • Collected 137 RBI during the season, marking the sixth • Seen action at eight different positions during his Tigers career: consecutive season he has posted 100-or-more RBI for the Tigers- pitcher (1), catcher (1), first base (56), second base (5), third base became just the second player in Tigers history to drive in 100-or- (89), left field (152), center field (49) and right field (100). more RBI in six straight seasons...Harry Heilmann drove in 100-or- MARTINEZ more runs in seven consecutive seasons (1932-1936). • Became just the third player in franchise history to connect for 30- SERIES: .364 (4x11) CURRENT STREAK: 2 (.571, 4x7) or-more home runs and 120-or-more RBI in consecutive seasons. CAREER POSTSEASON: .310 (39x126); 6 2B, 3B, 5 HR, 17 RBI DIRKS • Last Game: 10/15 vs. BOS; 2x4 at DH. • Hit .279 (63x226) with five home runs and 27 RBI with lefties on SERIES: .000 (0x2) CURRENT STREAK: 0 (.000, 0x5) the mound...batted .314 (119x379) with nine home runs and 56 CAREER POSTSEASON: .222 (11x54); 2 2B, RBI RBI against righthanded pitchers. • Last Game: 10/15 vs. BOS; 0x2, SO at LF. • Batted .258 (91x353) in 93 games prior to the All-Star Break...led • Established career highs with 60 runs scored, 112 hits, nine home the American League with a .361 (91x252) batting average runs, and 37 RBI on the season. following the break. • Batted .297 (27x91) with 17 runs scored, four doubles, a triple, PENA two home runs and 11 RBI in 28 games since 8/24. • Posted a .234 average (18x77) against lefthanded pitchers...hit SERIES: .000 (0x0) CURRENT STREAK: 0 (.000, 0x0) .260 (94x361) with righties on the mound. CAREER POSTSEASON: NO CAREER POSTSEASON AT-BATS FIELDER • Last Game: 9/27 at MIA; 0x3 at C. • Batted .312 (59x189) with nine doubles, three home runs and 16 SERIES: .273 (3x11) CURRENT STREAK: 6 (.333, 7x21) RBI over his last 60 games. CAREER POSTSEASON: .203 (27X133), 5 2B, 5 HR, 11 RBI • Hit .264 (28x106) with lefties on the mound...batted .325 (40x123) • Last Game: 10/15 vs. BOS; 1x4, SO at 1B. against righthanders. • Elected to the American League All-Star Team-- marked the fifth PERALTA All-Star selection of his career and second with the Tigers. • Saw action in all 162 games during the season, one of two players SERIES: .417 (5x12) CURRENT STREAK: 6 (.435, 10x23) in the American League to do so -- has played in 505 consecutive CAREER POSTSEASON: .293 (46x157); 13 2B, 8 HR, 24 RBI games dating back to September 14, 2010. • Last Game: 10/15 vs. BOS; 1x4, 2B at SS. • Tied for third in the American League with 29 go-ahead RBI, while • Selected to the American League All-Star team for the second time he was fifth with 106 RBI on the season. in his career, both with the Tigers (2011, 2013). • Recorded 106 RBI during the season -- marks his third consecutive • Placed on the restricted list on August 5 -- activated from the season with 100-or-more RBI and sixth of his career. restricted list on September 26. HUNTER • Hit .352 (44x125) with four home runs and 16 RBI against lefthanded pitchers...batted .282 (16x284) with righties on the mound. SERIES: .214 (3x14) CURRENT STREAK: 1 (.500, 2x4) CAREER POSTSEASON: .280 (46x164); 11 2B, 4 HR, 18 RBI PEREZ • Last Game: 10/15 vs. BOS; 2x4, SO at RF. SERIES: .000 (0x0) CURRENT STREAK: 0 (.000, 0x0) • Batted .307 (35x114) with six doubles, a triple, three homers and CAREER POSTSEASON: NO CAREER POSTSEASON AT-BATS 18 RBI in 28 games since 8/26. • Last Game: 10/15 vs. BOS; 0x0 at PR/DH. • Selected to the American League All-Star team for the fifth time • Spent the majority of the season with Double A Erie, batting .301 during his career, and first with the Tigers (also, 2010, 2009, 2007, 2002). with 28 doubles, two triples, four home runs, 35 RBI and 24 stolen • Led the American League with 17 game-winning RBI, while he was bases in 87 games with Erie. tied for third with 10 sac flies, fourth with 56 multi-hit games, • Compiled a career-high six-game hitting streak July 23-31, batting seventh with a .304 batting average, ninth with 184 hits and tied .421 (8x19) during that stretch. for 11th with 37 doubles. SANTIAGO IGLESIAS SERIES: .000 (0x0) CURRENT STREAK: 0 (.000, 0x0) SERIES: .250 (1x4) CURRENT STREAK: 0 (.000, 0x1) CAREER POSTSEASON: .235 (12x51); 2 2B, 2 RBI CAREER POSTSEASON: .125 (2x16) • Last Game: 10/12 at BOS; 0x0 at 3B (def. replacement in the 8th). • Last Game: 10/15 vs. BOS; 0x1 at PH. • Batted .269 (32x119) over his last 46 games dating back to 7/21. • Led the American League with 35 infield hits, while he was tied for • Hit .196 (10x51) with two RBI vs. lefthanded pitchers...batted .234 second with 10 bunt hits. (36x154) with one home run and 12 RBI vs. righthanded pitchers. • Ranked second among all American League Rookies with 106 hits, • Batted .160 (13x81) in 31 games prior to the All-Star Break...hit and 31 multi-hit games, while he was sixth with 39 runs scored. .266 (33x124) in 49 games following the break. DETROIT TIGERS MISCELLANEOUS HOME RUNS MULTI-HIT GAMES MULTI-RBI GAMES 1R 2R 3R GS LAST HR 2H 3H 4H 5H TOTAL 2BI 3BI 4BI 5BI TOTAL Avila 1 10/13/13 ar BOS 2 2 1 Cabrera 1 1 10/13/13 at BOS 1 Dirks 9/21/13 vs. CWS Fielder 9/22/13 vs. CWS 1 1 Hunter 9/19/13 vs. SEA 1 1 Iglesias 9/8/13 @KC Infante 9/24/13 @MIN 1 1 1 Jackson 9/24/13 @MIN Kelly 9/17/13 vs. SEA 1 1 Martinez 1 10/8/13 vs. OAK 3 2 5 Pena 8/11/13 @NYY Peralta 1 10/8/13 vs. OAK 2 1 3 1 1 Perez Santiago 8/16/13 vs. KC (Game 1) October 16, 2013 BULLPEN NOTES TIGERS STARTERS AND RELIEVERS W-L ERA IP H R ER BB-I SO STARTERS 3-2 2.03 53.1 30 13 12 16-0 74 RELIEVERS 1-2 4.44 16.2 18 9 8 7-0 26

1ST BATTER RETIRED/FACED PCT. RI/SCORED PCT. SAVES/OPPS. PCT Alburquerque 4/4 1.000 4/0 .000 —— —— Alvarez 1/1 1.000 0/0 .000 —— —— Benoit 3/5 .600 4/3 .800 3/4 .750 Coke 1/1 1.000 0/0 .000 —— —— Porcello 0/2 .000 3/1 .333 —— —— Scherzer 0/1 .000 0/0 .000 —— —— Smyly 2/4 .500 1/0 .000 —— —— Veras 4/4 1.000 0/0 .000 —— —— TEAM TOTALS 15/22 .682 13/4 .308 3/4 .750

ALBURQUERQUE COKE • Last Game Pitched: 10/15 vs. BOS (0.1IP/0ER) • Last Game Pitched: 10/15 vs. BOS (0.1IP/0ER) CAREER POSTSEASON: 1-1, 7.50 ERA (7.2IP/6ER) CAREER POSTSEASON: 0-1, 3.50 ERA (18.0IP/7ER), 3 SV • Ranked second among all American League relievers with 12.86 • Recalled from Toledo prior to the game on 8/31 vs. CLE -- had his strikeouts per nine innings. contract optioned following the game on 8/20 vs. MIN. • Posted a 3-1 record, 4.12 ERA (19.2IP/9ER) and 26 strikeouts in 23 • Compiled an 11-15 record, 4.09 ERA (189.1IP/86ER), five saves appearances since 8/1. and 164 strikeouts in 222 relief outings since joining the Tigers. • Posted an 0-1 record, 3.14 (14.1IP/5ER) and 27 strikeouts in • Lefthanded batters hit .299 (23x77) against him...righties batted 10 outings with the Mud Hens this season. .282 (20x71) with him on the mound. • Struck out five straight batters in relief on 4/21 @LAA, marking the PORCELLO most consecutive strikeouts by a Tigers reliever since Nelson Cruz fanned six straight on 7/8/00 @MIL. • Last Game Pitched: 10/13 at BOS (0.0IP/1ER), 2 H CAREER POSTSEASON: 0-1, 5.03 ERA (16.1IP/9ER) ALVAREZ • Made 29 starts on the season, winning 13 games. • Last Game Pitched: 10/7 vs. OAK (3.0IP/0ER), BB, 3 SO • With 13 wins on the season, Porcello is one of just four active CAREER POSTSEASON: 0.00 ERA (3.0IP/0ER) players to reach 60 wins before their 25th birthday. • Named the Tigers Minor League Pitcher of the Year for 2013. • Finished second in the American League with a 2.38 ground ball/fly • Had his contract recalled from Triple A Toledo prior to the game on ball ratio (302 ground balls / 127 fly balls). 9/3 @BOS-- returned for his fifith stint with the Tigers this season • Has posted a 4.91 ERA (3.2IP/2ER) in four appearances out of the after being optioned on August 28. bullpen for the Tigers in the postseason. • Posted an 8-6 record, 2.80 ERA (128.2IP/40ER) and 115 SMYLY strikeouts in 21 outings with the Mud Hens this season. • Made his major league debut on 6/9 vs. CLE and earned his first • Last Game Pitched: 10/13 at BOS (0.0IP/1ER), BB major league win-- became the first Tigers pitcher to win his major CAREER POSTSEASON: 1-0, 3.53 ERA (5.1IP/2ER) league debut since Alfredo Figaro in 2009. • Has compiled a 1-0 record and a 1.93 ERA (4.2IP/1ER) and six strikeouts in five career postseason appearances. BENOIT • Ranked sixth among American League relievers with 76.0 innings • Last Game Pitched: 10/13 at BOS (0.1IP/1ER), H, SO pitched, while he was ninth with 81 strikeouts. CAREER POSTSEASON: 1-0, 2.56 ERA (21.1IP/6ER), 3 SV • Posted a 4-0 record, 2.42 ERA (44.2IP/12ER), one save and 49 • Finished the season ranked ninth among all AL relievers with a 2.01 strikeouts over his last 46 outings. ERA (67.0IP/15ER), while he was 10th with a .197 opponents • Did not allow a run in 13 consecutive outings from 6/28-7/28 batting average, and tied for 12th with 24 saves. • Tossed four perfect innings to record his first career save on 4/5 • Posted a 3-1 record, 2.00 ERA (45.0IP/10ER), 22 saves and vs. NYY -- marked the first save of four-or-more innings by a Tigers 46 strikeouts over his last 45 outings. pitcher since Esteban Yan also recorded a four-inning save on • Compiled a 30-16 record, 3.17 ERA (576.0IP/203ER) and 600 5/14/04 vs. TEX. strikeouts in 486 relief outings during his major league career. VERAS • Has posted a 13-7 record, 2.89 ERA (199.0IP/64ER), 28 saves and 220 strikeouts since joining the Tigers. • Last Game Pitched: 10/15 vs. BOS (0.1IP/0ER), SO CAREER POSTSEASON: 2.45 ERA (3.2IP/1ER) • Posted a 2.07 ERA (39.2IP/9ER), 13 saves and 36 strikeouts in his last 44 appearances - allowed only 11 walks during that stretch. • Acquired from the Astros in exchange for Danry Vasquez and a player to be named later on 7/29/13. • Compiled a 19-22 record, 3.84 ERA (377.0IP/161ER), 26 saves and 388 strikeouts in 394 relief outings during his major league career. TIGERS VERSUS BOSTON RED SOX

TIGERS BATTING VERSUS BOSTON RED SOX 2013 CAREER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Avila .188 16313 .293 75 22 3 10 Cabrera .333 30 10 2 5 .287 174 50 9 30 Dirks .316 19612 .319 47 15 2 5 Fielder .256 39 10 1 7 .327 98 32 7 19 Hunter .262 42 11 0 4 .315 381 120 12 61 Iglesias .308 13402 .308 13402 Infante .200 35712 .273 132 36 1 9 Jackson .333 36 12 0 1 .300 103 31 1 6 Kelly .167 12200 .229 35801 Martinez .237 38916 .311 196 61 8 44 Pena .333 15501 .255 55 14 0 5 Peralta .308 26815 .254 236 60 7 30 Perez .000 1000 .0001000 Santiago .500 2100 .288 96 18 4 14 Team Totals .265 340 90 8 38 TIGERS PITCHING VERSUS BOSTON RED SOX 2013 CAREER G W-L-S ERA IP H ER G W-L-S ERA IP H ER Alburquerque 6 0-0-0 10.98 4.1 5 5 8 0-1-0 10.80 5.0 7 6 Alvarez 1 0-0-0 3.60 5.0 5 2 1 0-0-0 3.60 5.0 5 2 Benoit 3 1-0-1 8.18 2.2 4 2 37 3-3-1 4.27 63.2 64 30 Coke 5 0-0-0 12.86 2.1 2 3 28 2-1-0 3.99 27.1 24 12 Porcello 3 0-2-0 18.00 5.0 9 10 6 1-4-0 10.89 19.0 32 23 Smyly 4 1-0-0 1.80 5.0 5 1 5 1-0-0 4.09 11.0 13 5 Veras 5 0-0-1 2.90 3.1 2 1 18 0-1-0 6.97 14.2 17 11

Team Totals 10 5-5-2 4.86 87.0 89 47