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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 (12-11) at Boston Red Sox (10-15) Thursday, April 25, 2019 • Fenway Park, Boston, MA • 7:10 p.m. ET RHP Jordan Zimmermann (0-3, 4.94) vs. RHP Rick Porcello (0-3, 8.47) Game #24 • Road Game #13 • TV: FOX Sports Detroit/MLB Network/MLB.TV • Radio: 97.1 The Ticket RECENT RESULTS: The Tigers had their three-game among ac ve managers and ranks 50th in baseball TIGERS AT A GLANCE winning streak snapped on Wednesday with an 11-4 history. Overall ............................................................. 12-11 loss to the Red Sox. Dus n Peterson drove in a pair of *Earned the 1,100th win of his managerial career on Current Streak .....................................................L1 runs with a pinch-hit double, while Nicholas Castellanos June 13 vs. Minnesota. At Comerica Park ...............................................6-5 added a hit and a RBI. Tyson Ross started for Detroit *Spent the 2017 season as the bench coach for the On the Road.......................................................6-6 and suff ered the loss, allowing four runs on seven hits Arizona Diamondbacks, who captured a Na onal Day games .......................................................10-5 with three walks and fi ve strikeouts in 5.0 innings. The League Wild Card spot and advanced to the Na onal Night games .......................................................2-6 Tigers and Red Sox conclude their four-game series League Division Series. vs. LH star ng pitchers ......................................1-2 tonight. Following tonight’s game, the nine-game road *Served as manager of the Minnesota Twins from vs. RH star ng pitchers ....................................11-9 trip con nues with three games at Chicago (AL) (April 2002-14 and has the second-most wins in Twins vs. AL East ..........................................................6-4 26-28) and two games at Philadelphia (April 30-May 1). history, pos ng a record of 1,068-1,039 (.507) over his vs. AL Central .....................................................6-5 13 seasons...is one of 10 managers in baseball history vs. AL West ........................................................0-0 HISTORY IN THE MAKING: Miguel Cabrera extended to win 1,000-or-more games with a single team. vs. NL .................................................................0-2 his hi ng streak to 10 games last night a er going 1x4. *Guided the Twins to six postseason appearances Tigers score fi rst ................................................7-1 Cabrera’s 10-game streak, which is ed for the second- (2002-04, 2006, 2009-10), including a berth in the Opponents score fi rst ......................................5-10 longest ac ve streak in the American League, is his 2002 American League Championship Series...was the Scoring fi ve-or-more runs ..................................4-0 longest since September 22-October 2, 2016, when he fi rst manager in MLB history to guide his team to the Scoring four-or-less runs ..................................8-11 also had a 10-game streak. A er opening the season postseason in six of his fi rst nine seasons. Extra innings ......................................................2-2 3x25 in his fi rst seven games, Cabrera has recorded at *Named the BBWAA American League Manager of the One-run games ..................................................4-2 least one hit in 15 of his last 16 games, and is ba ng Year in 2010...also fi nished runner-up for the honor on Two-run games ..................................................5-3 .344/.414/.410 with four doubles and seven RBI during fi ve occasions. Tigers get quality start .......................................9-2 the stretch. Cabrera’s hit last night was the 2,700th Tigers starter works 6+ innings ..........................9-4 of his Major League career, and he is three hits shy of MERCER SCHEDULED TO BEGIN INJURY REHAB Lead a er 6th/7th/8th inning ..............5-1/8-1/9-0 tying Fred Clarke for 69th in MLB history. ASSIGNMENT TONIGHT: The Tigers today announced Trail a er 6th/7th/8th inning ........ 0-10/0-10/0-10 that INF Jordy Mercer is scheduled to begin an injury MLB All-Time Hits List rehab assignment tonight with Single A Lakeland. Tied a er 6th/7th/8th inning ...............7-0/4-0/3-1 Rank Player Hits Tigers out hit opponent .....................................9-3 Mercer has been sidelined since April 14 with a right 66. Dave Parker 2,712 quad strain. Opponent out hits Tigers ...................................3-7 67. Billy Williams 2,711 Tigers and opponent have equal hits ................0-1 68. Doc Cramer 2,705 MOVIN’ ON UP: The Tigers earlier today announced Tigers hit home run ...........................................6-3 69. Fred Clarke 2,703 that RHP Casey Mize and LHP Gregory Soto have Tigers do not hit a home run .............................6-8 70. Miguel Cabrera 2,700 been transferred from Single A Lakeland to Double Come-from-behind wins .......................................7 A Erie. Mize, who is rated as the organiza on’s top RUN AT YOUR OWN RISK: Grayson Greiner threw out prospect and the No. 16 prospect in all of baseball a pair of would-be base stealers in last night’s game. by MLB Pipeline, has started four games for Lakeland TIGERS VS. RED SOX Greiner now has fi ve catcher caught stealings this 2019 Record: 2-1 this season, pos ng a 2-0 record with a 0.35 ERA season, which leads the American League. He also (26.0IP/1ER) and 25 strikeouts. Soto, who is ranked as 2019 at Home: 0-0 ranks ed for seventh among AL catchers (min. fi ve 2019 at Boston: 2-1 the 26th-best prospect in the Tigers system by MLB stolen base a empts) with a 33.3 caught stealing Pipeline, has started one game for the Flying Tigers and All-Time Record: 977-1041-13 percentage. All-Time at Home: 534-472-7 allowed three runs on four hits with fi ve strikeouts in All-Time at Comerica Park: 34-38 BECKHAM VS. PORCELLO: Gordon Beckham has had 4.0 innings. All-Time at Boston: 443-569-6 success in his career against Rick Porcello. Entering TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR 2019 SEASON: Tickets for all tonight’s game, Beckham is hi ng .469/.486/.750 with 2019 games at Comerica Park are on sale. For single- 2019 Game Log six doubles, one home run and six RBI vs. Porcello. game cket informa on, call 866-66-TIGER, and for Date Site Result Winner/Loser/Save Among ac ve players with at least 20 career at-bats season, group, picnic and suite cket op ons call 313- 4/22 PPD., Inclement Weather against Porcello, Beckham ranks second in on-base 471-BALL (2255). For complete cket informa on, visit 4/23 BOS W, 7-4 Boyd/Brewer percentage, while he is third in ba ng average and gers.com/ ckets. 4/23 BOS W, 4-2 Turnbull/Velázquez/Greene slugging percentage. 4/24 BOS L, 11-4 Rodriguez/Ross TIGERS ON THE IL: RHP Michael Fulmer (right elbow ON THE ROAD: The Tigers are 2-1 on their current nine- ulnar collateral ligament reconstruc on, 60-day IL on 4/25 BOS game road trip, which includes four games at Boston 7/5 DET March 23); LHP Blaine Hardy (le forearm strain, 10- (2-1), three games at Chicago (AL) (April 26-28) and day IL on April 23, retroac ve to April 22); INF Jordy 7/6 DET two games at Philadelphia (April 30-May 1). Detroit 7/7 DET Mercer (right quad strain, 10-day IL on April 14); LHP has gone 6-6 on the road this season. As a team, the MaƩ Moore (right knee sprain, 10-day IL on April 7); TIGERS STREAKS Tigers are hi ng .211/.297/.331 away from Comerica OF ChrisƟ n Stewart (right quad strain, 10-day IL on Park, while the pitching staff has compiled a 3.60 ERA April 18). Last fi ve games: 3-2 (105.0IP/42ER). Last 10 games: 4-6 Last 15 games: 7-8 TIGERS AND RED SOX: The Tigers have a 2-1 lead in THE DISTRICT DETROIT Last 20 games: 11-9 the season series vs. Boston. Detroit went 2-4 vs. the The District Detroit is a dynamic urban des na on in Red Sox last season, including a 1-2 record at Fenway the heart of Detroit. One that includes something for Park. Since the start of the 2014 season, Detroit has everyone—a dense neighborhood experience with a DETROIT TIGERS: THE ROAR OF ‘84 posted an 11-7 record in Boston. The Tigers have won variety of developments alongside Detroit’s premier TO AIR ON FS1 SATURDAY NIGHT the season series over the Red Sox in four of the last sports and entertainment venues. Connec ng downtown six seasons. Detroit to growing nearby neighborhoods such as Detroit Tigers: The Roar of ‘84 will air on FS1 Midtown, Corktown and Brush Park, The District Detroit Saturday night at 10 p.m. Celebra ng the 35th ON DECK: The Tigers nine-game road trip con nues is having a drama c economic impact on Detroit and is a anniversary of the Tigers 1984 World Series tomorrow as they open a three-game series at Chicago driving catalyst of the city’s remarkable resurgence. The championship, the fi lm is narrated by Detroit’s (AL). Detroit has a 2-1 lead in the season series over District Detroit represents $1.4 billion in new investment Smokey Robinson and features 13 members of the White Sox a er winning two-of-three games at to Detroit including the new Li le Caesars Arena, Mike the ‘84 Tigers, along with noteworthy local and Comerica Park last weekend.