DETROIT TIGERS GAME NOTES WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS: 1935, 1945, 1968, 1984 Detroit Tigers Media Relations Department • Comerica Park • Phone (313) 471-2000 • Fax (313) 471-2138 • Detroit, MI 48201 tigers.com • facebook.com/tigers • Twitter- @tigers, @TigresdeDetroit, @DetroitTigersPR • Instagram/Snapchat- @tigers, @TigresdeDetroit Detroit Tigers (6-7) at Oakland Athletics (6-7) Friday, April 16, 2021 • Oakland Coliseum • 9:40 p.m. ET RHP José Ureña (0-2, 8.22) vs. RHP Frankie Montas (1-1, 8.31) Game #14 • Road Game #8 • TV: Bally Sports Detroit+/MLB.tv • Radio: 97.1 The Ticket RECENT RESULTS: The Tigers dropped last night's seasons) in career win percentage. TIGERS AT A GLANCE series opener in Oakland, 8-4. Tarik Skubal started for *Has a history with Detroit's opponent this series, as Overall ............................................................... 6-7 Detroit and battled his way through 4.0 innings with a he was drafted out of Stanford University by Oakland Current Streak .....................................................L1 At Comerica Park ............................................... 3-3 good deal of traffic on the basepaths, but limited the in the third round of the 1996 MLB Draft. Hinch went On the Road....................................................... 3-4 damage to just two runs, one of which was earned. on to play 202 games for the Athletics in three seasons, Day games ......................................................... 3-4 The bullpen struggled after the starter's departure, posting a combined .225/.284/.342 slashline, with 16 Night games ....................................................... 3-3 allowing six runs over the game's final 4.0 innings. home runs and 59 RBI. vs. LH starting pitchers ...................................... 1-2 At the plate, Niko Goodrum posted his second three- vs. RH starting pitchers ...................................... 5-5 hit game of the season, which included a solo blast TAXI SQUAD MEMBERS: The Tigers currently have four vs. AL East .......................................................... 0-0 to center field. Willi Castro was the only other Tigers players on the taxi squad for this road trip. vs. AL Central ..................................................... 3-6 player with multiple hits in the contest, finishing 2x4 • RHP Kyle Funkhouser vs. AL West ........................................................ 3-1 with a double, triple, run scored and two RBI. • RHP Erasmo Ramírez vs. NL ................................................................. 0-0 • INF Zack Short Tigers score first ................................................ 4-2 ROSTER MOVE: RHP Rony García has been returned • C Dustin Garneau Opponents score first ........................................ 2-5 Scoring five-or-more runs .................................. 4-1 from his rehabilitation assignment, reinstated from Scoring four-or-less runs .................................... 2-6 the injured list and optioned to Double A Erie. He had TIGERS ON THE IL: INF/DH Miguel Cabrera (left biceps Extra innings ...................................................... 1-0 been sidelined with an abdominal strain since the start strain, 10-day IL on April 11); OF Nomar Mazara (left One-run games .................................................. 2-1 of Spring Training, and was placed on the injured list on abdominal strain, 10-day IL on April 15); RHP Julio Two-run games .................................................. 1-0 April 1, retroactive to March 29. Teheran (right shoulder strain, 60-day IL on April 10, Tigers get quality start ....................................... 2-1 retroactive to April 7); RHP Spencer Turnbull (IL on Tigers starter works 6+ innings .......................... 2-1 STARTERS ARE STREAKING: Though Tarik Skubal faced March 29) Lead after 6th/7th/8th inning ..............6-1/6-0/5-0 some adversity last night, he only allowed one earned Trail after 6th/7th/8th inning ...............0-6/0-7/0-7 run over 4.0 innings pitched, on two hits and four walks, ON SALE NOW - MAY TIGERS TICKETS: Starting today, Tied after 6th/7th/8th inning ...............0-0/0-0/1-0 while striking out five. It marked the fifth consecutive fans can purchase tickets to enjoy Tigers baseball at Tigers out hit opponent ..................................... 4-2 outing in which Detroit's starter surrendered two-or- Comerica Park during May games. Next month's home Opponent out hits Tigers ................................... 1-5 fewer earned runs. That streak dates back to the series opponents include the Cubs and Yankees, in addition Tigers and opponent have equal hits ................1-0 Tigers hit a home run ........................................ 3-7 finale in Cleveland, and has seen the starters post a to divisional foes in the Twins, Royals and Indians. Tigers do not hit a home run ............................. 3-0 combined 1.98 ERA (27.1IP/6ER), on 18 hits and 13 Tickets start as low as $10, and are available in limited Come-from-behind wins ....................................... 2 walks, while striking out 20 batters. That starter ERA quantities with the ballpark's capacity running at ranks No. 3 in the American League and No. 5 in the approximately 20% due to health and safety protocols. Majors over that span. Those performances include: Additionally, limited seats remain for the final few TIGERS VS. ATHLETICS • April 11 at CLE: José Ureña, two ER April home games, coming up following this series in 2021 Record: 0-1 • April 12 at HOU: Casey Mize, zero ER Oakland. Visit Tigers.com/Tickets for more details! 2021 at Home: 0-0 • April 13 at HOU: Matthew Boyd, one ER 2021 at Oakland: 0-1 • April 14 at HOU: Micheal Fulmer, two ER All-Time Record: 1001-939 • April 15 at OAK: Tarik Skubal, one ER All-Time at Home: 559-415 GOODRUM WITH THE WEST COAST SWING: Making All-Time at Comerica Park: 28-45 his second start of the season in left field, Niko All-Time at Oakland: 442-524 Goodrum posted his 16th career game with three-or- more hits last night against the Athletics. He finished 2021 Game Log the contest 3x4 with a solo homer, his first longball Date Site Result Winner/Loser/Save of the season. Three of his four at-bats, including the 4/15 OAK L, 8-4 Manaea/Skubal sixth-inning solo shot, came against the left-hander, 4/16 OAK Sean Manaea. Facing southpaws usually doesn't bode 4/17 OAK well for Goodrum's power stroke, with five homers 4/18 OAK coming in 263 ABs against them compared to 29 in 8/31 DET 807 ABs against right-handers. Last night's home run 9/1 DET traveled 413 feet to center field, marking the longest 9/2 DET homer that he's hit as a Major Leaguer against a lefty, topping the previous high of 408 feet on August 10, TIGERS STREAKS 2020 off of Dallas Keuchel. Last five games: 3-2 Last 10 games: 4-6 TROUBLE WITH THE ATHLETICS: The Tigers have struggled in the win/loss department vs. Oakland in COMMUNITY HOT CORNER Last 15 games: 6-7 recent years. Since the start of the 2017 season, the Detroit Tigers Fun At Bat At Home Series, Powered Last 20 games: 6-7 Athletics have come out on top in 19-of-21 games by Bally Sports Detroit and USA Baseball between the two teams, including 11-straight in A new, free virtual program, the Detroit Tigers Fun Detroit and eight out of 10 out west. 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Hinch was named the 39th Craig Monroe, and featuring current Tigers players manager in Detroit Tigers history on October 30, 2020. and personnel, the virtual lessons begin April 30. *Enters tonight's game with a 6-7 (.462) record as the To learn more and register a child for the free Tigers manager and 576-459 (.557) career record... 5-week program, visit www.Tigers.com/FunAtBat. he leads active Major League managers (min. seven UPCOMING GAME DETAILS DATE OPPONENT GAME TIME (ET) TIGERS OPPONENT TV/RADIO PROBABLE PITCHER PROBABLE PITCHER Saturday at Oakland 4:07 p.m. RHP Casey Mize LHP Cole Ervin BSDET/97.1 (1-0, 0.82) (0-2, 7.45) Sunday at Oakland 4:07 p.m. LHP Matthew Boyd RHP Chris Bassitt BSDET/97.1 (2-1, 1.86) (1-2, 4.96) April 16, 2021 TONIGHT'S TIGERS STARTER José Ureña - RHP JOSÉ UREÑA - 2021 DAY-BY-DAY Height: 6-2 • Weight: 208 lbs. • Age: 29 Date-Opp. Decision IP H R ER HR BB SO P-S Initially Signed: August 29, 2008 as a non-drafted FA (Florida) Birthplace: Santo Domingo, DR 4/5 vs. MIN L, 15-6 3.0 4 6 5 1 4 5 81-39 Residence: Santo Domingo, DR 4/11 at CLE L, 5-2 4.2 3 2 2 0 5 4 85-47 Tonight's Start at Oakland TOTALS 0-2 (0-2) 7.2 7 8 7 1 9 9 166-86 • Ureña will make his third start of the season tonight in the second game of the series at Oakland. 2021 HIGHS STATISTIC CAREER HIGHS • Will be making his third career start against the Athletics tonight... has won the first two of those apperances, posting a combined 5.73 4.2, 4/11/21 at CLE Innings Pitched 9.0, 8/19/18 at WSH ERA (11.0IP/7ER) and seven strikeouts...his only career start at the 4, 4/5/21 vs. MIN Hits 12, 4/28/17 vs. PIT Oakland Coliseum was as a member of the Miami Marlins on May 23, 2017, when he picked up the win after giving up six runs on four 6, 4/5/21 vs.