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Game Information ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Detroit Tigers 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 at Seattle Mariners Tuesday, May 8, 2012 Safeco Field, Seattle, WA Game Time - 10:10 p.m. EDT RECENT RESULTS: The Tigers suffered a 3-2 loss to the Mariners last night. Octavio Dotel TIGERS AT A GLANCE (1-1) allowed three runs in the ninth inning to take the loss for Detroit. Prince Fielder finished with two hits and an RBI for the Tigers, while Brennan Boesch added a run-scoring Record: 14-14 / Streak: L1 single. Austin Jackson, Andy Dirks and Jhonny Peralta all finished with two hits. The Tigers Game #29 / Road #11 continue a nine-game road trip with the second game of a three-game series at Seattle Home: 9-9 / Road: 5-5 this evening. The trip continues with four games in Oakland and two games in Chicago. ON THE ROAD: Tonight at Seattle marks the second game of a 24-game stretch in which Tonight’s Scheduled Starters 19 of Detroit’s games will be played on the road. The Tigers have posted a 22-11 record in RHP Justin Verlander vs. RHP Kevin Millwood road games dating back to August 11, 2011. Detroit is second among all major league (2-1, 2.38) (0-3, 5.34) clubs with a .667 winning percentage on the road during that stretch. TV/Radio MIGGY’S THE MAN AGAINST THE MARINERS: Miguel Cabrera is hitting .333 (50x150) FSD/AM 1270 & 97.1 FM with 12 doubles, six home runs and 23 RBI in 41 games during his career against the Mariners. He is third among active major league players with a .333 batting average versus TIGERS VS. MARINERS Seattle, while he is fourth with a .416 on-base percentage. 2012 Record: 0-4 BOESCH BASHES VERSUS SEATTLE: Brennan Boesch has hit safely in 18 of his 19 2012 at Home: 0-3 games played versus the Mariners during his career. He is hitting .410 (30x73) with eight 2012 at Seattle: 0-1 doubles, two home runs and 10 RBI in 19 games versus the club. All-Time Record: 197-171-1 CABRERA ON COURSE AGAINST MILLWOOD: Miguel Cabrera enters tonight’s game at All-Time at Home: 111-76-1 Seattle hitting .371 (13x35) with four doubles, three home runs and 11 RBI during his All-Time at Comerica Park: 29-30 career against Kevin Millwood. He is third among all active major league players with at All-Time at Seattle: 86-95 least 30 plate appearances versus Millwood with a .743 slugging percentage against the pitcher, while he is ninth with a .371 batting average. 2012 Game Log STARTING WELL: Tigers starters have posted seven quality starts in the club’s last eight Date Site Result Winner/Loser/Save games dating back to April 28. Detroit starters have compiled a 2.21 ERA (53.0IP/13ER) 4/24 DET L, 7-4 Vargas/Scherzer/League and 45 strikeouts during the eight-game stretch, while they have limited opponents to a 4/25 DET L, 9-1 Hernandez/Wilk .215 batting average (41x191). 4/26 DET L, 5-4 Furbush/Porcello/League PAPA GRANDE CONVERTS HIS SAVE CHANCES: Jose Valverde has converted 80 of his 5/7 SEA L, 3-2 Delabar/Dotel 85 save opportunities for the Tigers since the beginning of the 2010 season. He is tops 5/8 SEA among all major league pitchers during that stretch by converting 94.1 percent of his save 5/9 SEA opportunities. Valverde is 20 saves shy of reaching 100 during his Tigers career as he STREAKS looks to become the fifth pitcher in club history to record 100 saves for the team. JACKSON SWINGS INTO ACTION: Last five games: 2-3 Austin Jackson enters this evening’s game at Seattle having hit safely in eight of his last 10 games. During the 10-game stretch, he is batting Last 10 games: 4-6 .415 (17x41) with three doubles, a home run and six RBI. Jackson is currently ninth in the Last 15 games: 5-10 American League with a .318 batting average this season. Last 20 games: 9-11 CABRERA, FIELDER FORM POWERFUL COMBO: Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder are among the leaders in the major leagues in home runs and RBI since the start of the 2006 season. Fielder is third in the major leagues with 232 home runs during that stretch, while Cabrera is seventh with 206 home runs. Cabrera is third in the major leagues with 716 RBI since the start of the 2006 season, while Fielder is seventh with 660 RBI. SCHLERETH ON TIGERS DISABLED LIST: The Tigers announced on Monday that lefthanded pitcher Daniel Schlereth’s option to Triple A Toledo has been voided and he has been placed on Detroit’s disabled list retroactive to April 21 with left shoulder tendinitis. RADIO BOOTH UPDATE: Tigers radio broadcaster Jim Price, per the club's request, did not accompany the team on the long journey out West. Price will return to the booth when the Tigers host Minnesota on May 16. Former Tigers pitcher Dan Petry will serve as radio analyst and join Dan Dickerson for the entire road trip. NOTES ON THE SKIPPER: Jim Leyland is in his seventh season as the manager of the Tigers, compiling a 533-468 record (.532). - Leyland enters tonight’s game with 1,602 wins during his major league managerial career, tied for 16th-most all-time in major league history along with Fred Clarke. He is 17 wins shy of matching Ralph Houk for 15th-most all-time in major league history with 1,619 wins. Leyland is tops among all active major league managers with 1,602 wins. - Tonight’s game marks the 3,204th game Leyland has managed during his career, placing him in 15th place all-time in major league history. - Leyland is one of only five managers in Tigers history to register at least 500 victories with the club. Sparky Anderson (1,331 wins), Hughie Jennings (1,131 wins), Bucky Harris (516 wins) and Steve O’Neill (509 wins) are the four other managers in Tigers history with at least 500 wins with the club. CASTELLANOS NAMED FSL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Single A Lakeland third baseman Nick Castellanos was tabbed the Florida State League Player of the Week for April 30-May 6. In seven games during the week, Castellano batted .464 (13x28) with two doubles, a home run and seven RBI. INJURY UPDATE: RHP Al Alburquerque (right elbow surgery, 60-day DL on April 4), RHP Luis Marte (left hamstring strain, 15-day DL on April 4), C Victor Martinez (left knee surgery, 60-day DL on March 12), LHP Daniel Schlereth (left shoulder tendinitis, 15-day DL on April 21). TIGERS UPCOMING GAME DETAILS TIGERS OPPONENTS DATE OPPONENT GAME TIME PROBABLE PITCHER PROBABLE PITCHER TV/RADIO Wednesday at Seattle 10:10 p.m. LHP Drew Smyly LHP Jason Vargas FSD/1270 & 97.1 (1-0, 1.61) (3-2, 3.09) All times Eastern. Radio coverage on AM 1270 and 97.1 FM The Ticket, unless otherwise noted. Local TV coverage provided by FOX Sports Detroit (FSD) and FOX Sports Detroit Plus (FSD PLUS). TIGERS AT A GLANCE IN 2012 vs. AL East: 6-3 Scoring five-or-more runs: 8-1 Lead after 6th/7th/8th inning: 8-5/10-6/12-4 vs. AL Central: 7-4 Scoring four-or-less runs: 6-13 Trail after 6th/7th/8th inning: 2-8/2-8/2-7 vs. AL West: 1-7 Extra-innings: 1-1 Tied after 6th/7th/8th inning: 4-1/2-0/0-3 vs. NL: 0-0 One-run games: 6-6 Tigers out hit opponent: 8-5 Tigers score first: 10-3 Tigers get quality start: 11-5 Opponent out hits Tigers: 3-9 Opponents score first: 4-11 Tigers starter works 6+ innings: 11-8 Tigers and opponent have equal hits: 3-0 © Detroit Tigers, 2012 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... World Series Champions w 1935 w 1945 w 1968 w 1984 May 8, 2012 TONIGHT’S TIGERS STARTER - JUSTIN VERLANDER ‘12 Season (Detroit): 2-1, 2.38 ERA, 6 G, 6 GS, 1 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 45.1 IP, 30 H, 14 R, 12 ER, 9 BB, 42 SO. ‘11 Season (Detroit): 24-5, 2.40 ERA, 34 G, 34 GS, 4 CG, 2 SHO, 0 SV, 251.0 IP, 174 H, 73 R, 67 ER, 57 BB, 250 SO. JUSTIN’S CASE: In his seventh full season at the 2012 GAME-BY-GAME RUNDOWN major league level, Verlander will make his seventh SEASON (DETROIT) start of the season this evening against the Mariners. DATE OPP. RESULT S/R DEC. ERA IP H R ER BB SO PC LOOKING AT THE LEADERS: Verlander enters his 4/5 BOS W, 3-2 S ND 0.00 8.0 2 0 0 1 7 105 4/11 TB L, 4-2 S L-1 2.20 8.1 4 4 4 2 7 104 start this evening at Seattle third among all American 4/16 @KC W, 3-2 S W-1 2.13 9.0 7 2 2 2 9 131 League pitchers with 5.96 hits per nine innings, while 4/21 TEX W, 3-2 S W-2 1.72 6.0 4 1 0 3 8 115 he is tied for third with a .184 batting average 4/27 @NYY L, 7-6 S ND 2.41 6.0 7 5 4 0 4 102 against, is fifth with 42 strikeouts, sixth with 4.67 5/2 KC L, 3-2 S ND 2.38 8.0 6 2 2 1 7 123 strikeouts per walk, tied for seventh with a 2.38 ERA TOTALS (3-3 record) 6 starts 2-1, 2.38 45.1 30 14 12 9 42 680 and is 10th with 1.8 walks per nine innings.