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...... Tigers Media Relations Department w w Phone (313) 471-2000 w Fax (313) 471-2138 w Detroit, MI 48201 w www.tigers.com at Friday, April 12, 2013 O.co Coliseum, Oakland, CA Game Time - 10:07 p.m. EDT

RECENT RESULTS: The Tigers defeated the 11-1 yesterday afternoon at TIGERS AT A GLANCE Comerica Park. Doug Fister (2-0) limited the Blue Jays to one on eight hits in eight innings of work to earn the victory. finished with two hits, including a , Record: 5-4 / Streak: W1 and four RBI to lead the offense, while finished with a pair of hits and three Game #10 / Road #4 RBI. The club begins a nine-game road trip tonight with the first game of a three-game Home: 4-2 / Road: 1-2 series at Oakland. The club enjoys an off day on Monday before continuing the trip with a three-game series at Seattle beginning Tuesday and a three-game series at Los Angeles Tonight’s Scheduled Starters against the Angels beginning next Friday. RHP Max Scherzer vs. RHP Bartolo Colon WHEN WE LAST MET: The Tigers return to Oakland tonight for the first time since (1-0, 7.20) (1-0, 4.50) defeating the Athletics 6-0 in Game 5 of the Division Series on October TV/Radio 11, 2012. fired a four- shutout in the victory as the Tigers punched FSD/AM 1270 & 97.1 FM their ticket to the American League Championship Series for the second consecutive year. EIGHT IS GREAT FOR FISTER: Doug Fister limited the Blue Jays to one run on eight hits TIGERS VS. ATHLETICS over eight innings to earn the victory yesterday afternoon and improved his record to 9-0 2013 Record: 0-0 with a 0.73 ERA (74.0IP/6ER) in nine starts of eight-or-more innings since joining the 2013 at Home: 0-0 Tigers. Prior to joining the Tigers, Fister posted a 1-3 record and 1.67 ERA (81.0IP/15ER) 2013 at Oakland: 0-0 in 10 starts of eight-or-more innings. All-Time Record: 985-907-14 TURNING IT UP TO 11 WITHOUT A LONGBALL: The Tigers plated 11 runs yesterday All-Time at Home: 552-397-5 afternoon against the Blue Jays without hitting a . It marks the first time the All-Time at Comerica Park: 21-27 Tigers have scored at least 11 runs without hitting a home run since doing so in a 12-3 All-Time at Oakland: 433-510-9 victory over the Kansas City Royals on August 23, 2010 at Comerica Park. JACKSON GETTING ON AND GETTING IN: Austin Jackson collected three hits and 2013 Game Log scored three runs yesterday against the Blue Jays and has reached base safely in all nine Date Site Result Winner/Loser/ games this season, while scoring a run in eight of the nine. He is the sixth Tigers player 4/12 OAK since at least 1916 to score at least one run in eight of the club’s first nine games of the 4/13 OAK season, joining (1986), (1967), (1967), Barney 4/14 OAK McCosky (1939) and (1929). 8/26 DET HUNTER A MULTI-HIT MAVEN: Torii Hunter finished yesterday’s game against the Blue 8/27 DET Jays with two hits, marking his seventh multi-hit game in the team’s first nine games of 8/28 DET the season. He is the third Tigers player since at least 1916 to collect multiple hits in seven 8/29 DET of the club’s first nine games of the season, joining Gee Walker (1937) and Charlie STREAKS Gehringer (1936). HUGE HOMESTAND FOR FIELDER: Prince Fielder collected two hits, two walks and four Last five games: 3-2 RBI yesterday against the Blue Jays and finished the six-game homestand .474 Last 10 games: 5-4 (9x19) with two doubles, two home runs and 13 RBI. The 13 RBI are the second-most that Last 15 games: 5-4 Fielder has racked up in one homestand during his major league career. He drove home Last 20 games: 5-4 15 runs on a 10-game homestand for the Milwaukee Brewers from April 30-May 9, 2007. (Source: Elias Sports Bureau) MIGGY ON THE MARK AGAINST OAKLAND: enters tonight’s game batting .356 (53x149) with 11 doubles, 14 home runs and 43 RBI in 41 career games against the Athletics. He leads all active players with a .459 on-base percentage and .711 against Oakland, while ranking second with a .356 batting average. 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 260 home runs during that stretch, while Cabrera is fifth with 244 home runs. Cabrera is second in the major leagues with 844 RBI since the start of the 2006 season, while Fielder is fourth with 768 RBI. MIGGY’S ON THE MONEY IN RISP MANAGEMENT: Miguel Cabrera is hitting .377 (126x334) with runners in scoring position since the start of the 2011 season, tops in the major leagues during that stretch. LONGEST ERRORLESS STREAK TO BEGIN SEASON SINCE AT LEAST ‘21: Tigers fielders have not committed an error in each of the club’s first nine games of the season, marking the longest season-opening errorless streak by a Tigers team since at least 1921. (Source: STATS LLC) NOTES ON THE SKIPPER: is in his eighth season as the of the Tigers, compiling a 612-532 record (.535). - Leyland enters tonight’s game with 1,681 wins during his major league managerial career, 15th-most all-time in major league history. Leyland is tops among all active major league managers with 1,681 wins. - Tonight’s game marks the 3,347th game Leyland has managed during his career, placing him in 15th place all-time in major league history. - Leyland is one of only three managers in Tigers history to register at least 600 victories with the club. (1,331 wins) and Hughie Jennings (1,131 wins) are the two other managers in Tigers history with at least 600 wins with the club. INJURY UPDATE: OF Avisail Garcia (right heel contusion, 15-day DL on March 22). TIGERS UPCOMING GAME DETAILS TIGERS OPPONENTS DATE OPPONENT GAME TIME PROBABLE PROBABLE PITCHER TV/RADIO Saturday at Oakland 4:07 p.m. RHP Justin Verlander LHP Brett Anderson FSD/1270 & 97.1 (1-1, 2.19) (1-1, 3.38) Sunday at Oakland 4:07 p.m. RHP Anibal Sanchez RHP Jarrod Parker FSD/1270 & 97.1 (1-0, 1.50) (0-1, 6.48) 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 2013 vs. AL East: 4-2 Scoring five-or-more runs: 4-1 Lead after 6th/7th/8th inning: 5-2/5-1/5-1 vs. AL Central: 1-2 Scoring four-or-less runs: 1-3 Trail after 6th/7th/8th inning: 0-1/0-2/0-3 vs. AL West: 0-0 Extra-innings: 0-0 Tied after 6th/7th/8th inning: 0-1/0-1/0-0 vs. NL: 0-0 One-run games: 0-1 Tigers out hit opponent: 5-1 Tigers score first: 5-3 Tigers get quality start: 2-1 Opponent out hits Tigers: 0-3 Opponents score first: 0-1 Tigers starter works 6+ innings: 2-1 Tigers and opponent have equal hits: 0-0 © Detroit Tigers, 2013 ...... Champions w 1935 w 1945 w 1968 w 1984 April 12, 2013 TONIGHT’S TIGERS STARTER - MAX SCHERZER ‘13 Season (Detroit): 1-0, 7.20 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 0 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 5.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 7 SO. ‘13 Spring (Detroit): 1-0, 0.57 ERA, 4 G, 4 GS, 0 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 15.2 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 6 BB, 20 SO. ‘12 Season (Detroit): 16-7, 3.74 ERA, 32 G, 32 GS, 0 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 187.2 IP, 179 H, 82 R, 78 ER, 60 BB, 231 SO. TAKING IT TO THE MAX: In his fourth season with 2013 GAME-BY-GAME RUNDOWN the Tigers, Scherzer will make his second start of the SEASON (DETROIT) season tonight against the Athletics. DATE OPP. RESULT S/R DEC. ERA IP H R ER BB SO PC 4/6 NYY W, 8-4 S W-1 7.20 5.0 5 4 4 2 7 87 HEADED TOWARDS 1,000 : Scherzer TOTALS (1-0 record) 1 start 1-0, 7.20 5.0 5 4 4 2 7 87 enters his start tonight against the Athletics with 836 strikeouts during his major league career, 164 SPRING (DETROIT) strikeouts shy of reaching 1,000 for his career. DATE OPP. RESULT S/R DEC. ERA IP H R ER BB SO PC 3/3 @ATL L, 6-1 S ND 0.00 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 -- LUCKY SEVEN: Since joining the Tigers in 2010, 3/8 NYM W, 3-2 S ND 0.00 2.2 0 0 0 3 6 -- Scherzer has posted 49 outings with seven-or-more 3/13 FSC* W, 11-0 S W ----- 4.0 2 0 0 1 7 -- strikeouts, tied with Felix Hernandez for the second- 3/18 @WAS W, 5-1 S ND 0.93 5.0 5 1 1 1 4 -- 3/23 LAN* ------S ------5.2 1 0 0 2 8 -- most in the American League during that stretch. Only 3/29 TB W, 8-3 S W-1 0.57 6.0 1 0 0 2 9 -- Justin Verlander (61) has posted more during that TOTALS (3-1 record) 4 starts 1-0, 0.57 15.2 6 1 1 6 20 -- period of time. PILING UP THE PUNCHOUTS WITH THE TIGERS: Scherzer has fanned 596 batters with the Tigers since the beginning of the 2010 season. He is second among all American League with 9.20 strikeouts per nine innings during that stretch. ROUGH ON THE RIGHTIES: Scherzer has limited righthanded batters to a .233 batting average (335x1437) during his major league career. Lefties are hitting .272 (444x1632) with Scherzer on the mound. WINNING AGAINST THE AL WEST: Scherzer is making the 21st start of his career against a team from the American League West this evening. In his previous 20 starts, he is 12-3 with a 3.14 ERA (120.1IP/42ER) and 131 strikeouts. RECORD AT O.co COLISEUM: Scherzer is making the third start of his career at O.co Coliseum tonight. In his previous two outings, he is 1-1 with a 5.56 ERA (11.1IP/7ER). He has also made one start in the ballpark during postseason play, posting a no- decision after allowing one unearned run over 5.1 innings of work in Game 4 of the 2012 American League Division Series. CHECKING THE LEADER BOARDS IN 2012: Scherzer led the American League with 11.1 strikeouts per nine innings, while he finished second with 231 strikeouts and tied for sixth with 16 wins. ESTABLISHING A CAREER HIGH IN WINS: Scherzer established a career best with 16 wins for the Tigers during the 2012 season. His previous career high was 15 wins established during the 2011 season. SURPASSING 200 STRIKEOUTS: Scherzer established a career high with 231 strikeouts during the 2012 season, posting 200- or-more strikeouts for the first time during his career. His previous career high was 184 strikeouts established with the Tigers during the 2010 season. MISCELLANEOUS NOTES: Scherzer was acquired by the Tigers from the in a four-player deal on December 9, 2009. Scherzer was selected by the Diamondbacks in the first round (11th overall) of the June 2006 draft. SCHERZER’S GAME HIGHS: LAST CG: No ML CG. LAST SHUTOUT: No ML SHO. HIGH - 2013: 7 - April 6, 2013 vs. . STRIKEOUT HIGH - CAREER: 15 - May 20, 2012 vs. Pittsburgh. WALK HIGH - 2013: 2 - April 6, 2013 vs. New York Yankees. WALK HIGH - CAREER: 7 - April 29, 2012 at New York Yankees. LOW-HIT GAME - 2013: 5 - April 6, 2013 vs. New York Yankees (5.0IP) LOW-HIT GAME - CAREER: 1 - April 7, 2010 at Kansas City (6.0IP). SCHERZER VS. ATHLETICS: LIFETIME: 2-1, 3.79 ERA, 4 G, 4 GS, 0 CG, 19.0 IP, 16 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 9 BB, 35 SO. IN 2012: 1-0, 3.24 ERA, 2 G, 2 GS, 0 CG, 8.1 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 13 SO. LAST START/NO-DECISION: September 18, 2012 at Detroit, 12-2 W (2.0,2,1,1,2,4). LAST WIN: May 10, 2012 at Oakland, 10-6 (6.1,5,2,2,2,9). LAST LOSS: September 15, 2011 at Oakland, 6-1 (5.0,7,5,5,1,8). BATTER-PITCHER MATCH-UPS: SCHERZER vs. ATHLETICS - CAREER (AVG-AB-H-HR): Cespedes .000 0-0-0; Crisp .400 5-2-0; Donaldson .000 1-0-0; Jaso .000 5-0-0; Moss .333 6-2-0; Reddick .600 5-3-0; Smith .250 8-2-0; Sogard .500 2-1-0; Young .500 2-1-0. COLON vs. TIGERS - CAREER (AVG-AB-H-HR): Avila .800 5-4-2; Cabrera .500 10-5-0; Dirks 1.000 2-2-1; Fielder .000 2-0-0; Hunter .241 58-14-2; Infante .200 5-1-0; Jackson .143 7-1-0; Kelly .000 2-0-0; Martinez .294 17-5-1; Peralta .250 8-2-0; Santiago .524 21-11-0. April 12, 2013 TRACKING THE TIGERS

(Series numbers are for three games versus Toronto April 9-11; Homestand numbers are for six games April 5-11) TIGERS SERIES: .368 (42x114) HOMESTAND: .349 (76x218) 0PPONENTS SERIES: .274 (29x106) HOMESTAND: .261 (54x207) AVILA INFANTE SERIES: .308 (4x13) CURRENT STREAK: 1 (.400, 2x5) SERIES: .417 (5x12) CURRENT STREAK: 8 (.400, 12x30) HOMESTAND: .286 (6x21) LONG STREAK: 3 (.333, 4x12, 4/5-9) HOMESTAND: .400 (8x20) LONG STREAK: 8 (.400, 12x30, 4/1-11) • Last Game: 4/11 vs. TOR; 2x5, 2 R, 2 SO at C. • Last Game: 4/11 vs. TOR; 2x4, R, RBI at 2B. • On the Tigers roster for the fourth straight season • In his second stint with the Tigers after being acquired from the (2010-13) -- marks third season as club’s starting . Marlins in a five-player deal on 7/23/12. • Selected to the American League all-star squad in 2011. • Selected to the all-star squad with the Atlanta • Third among all American League by throwing out 26.2 Braves in 2010. percent of baserunners attempting to steal (28x107) in 2012. JACKSON CABRERA SERIES: .375 (6x16) CURRENT STREAK: 3 (.375, 6x16) SERIES: .500 (7x14) CURRENT STREAK: 3 (.500, 7x14) HOMESTAND: .393 (11x28) LONG STREAK: 5 (.429, 9x21, 4/1-6) HOMESTAND: .458 (11x24) LONG STREAK: 3 (.500, 7x14, 4/9-11) • Last Game: 4/11 vs. TOR; 3x6, 3 R, RBI, SO at CF. • Last Game: 4/11 vs. TOR; 1x4, 2 R, 3B, RBI, SO, SB at 3B. • Established career highs with a .300 batting average, 16 home • Collected at least one RBI in each of the team’s first five games this runs and 66 RBI for the Tigers in 2012. season, marking the longest streak by a Tigers player to start the • Led the American League with 10 triples in 2012, while he tied for season since Bobby Higginson did so in the first five games in 2004. fifth with 103 runs scored and tied for eighth with a .377 on-base • Selected the American League Most Valuable Player in 2012 -- led percentage. the league with a .330 batting average, 44 home runs and 139 RBI • Has led off a game with a home run 10 times during his career. to become the first player to win the Crown since Boston’s KELLY did so in 1967...it marked the 14th time since 1900 a player captured the Triple Crown and Cabrera became the SERIES: .000 (0x4) CURRENT STREAK: 0 (.000, 0x4) 12th player to accomplish the feat during that time. HOMESTAND: .000 (0x4) LONG STREAK: 1 (.500, 1x2, 4/4) • Three-time American League all-star selection with the Tigers • Last Game: 4/11 vs. TOR; 0x0 at PR/RF. (2010-12) and a four-time National League all-star selection with • On the Tigers Opening Day roster for the fourth straight season the Florida Marlins (2004-07). (2010-13)...also on Pittsburgh’s Opening Day roster in 2007. • Earned his fourth Silver Slugger Award in 2012. • Seen action at eight different positions during his Tigers career: • Is 184 hits shy of 2,000 and 12 doubles shy of 400 during his major pitcher (one game), catcher (one game), first base (53 games), league career. second base (two games), third base (67 games), left field (120 DIRKS games), center field (24 games) and right field (79 games). MARTINEZ SERIES: .111 (1x9) CURRENT STREAK: 0 (.000, 0x6) HOMESTAND: .188 (3x16) LONG STREAK: 2 (.429, 3x7, 4/6-9) SERIES: .125 (1x8) CURRENT STREAK: 1 (.250, 1x4) • Last Game: 4/11 vs. TOR; 0x4, BB, 2 SO at LF. HOMESTAND: .111 (2x18) LONG STREAK: 1 three times (last, .250, 1x4, 4/11) • On the Tigers Opening Day roster for the second straight season. • Last Game: 4/11 vs. TOR; 1x4, RBI, BB at DH. • Completed his first full season at the major league level in 2012 • Returns to action in 2013 after being sidelined for the entire 2012 -- established career highs with a .322 batting average, 18 season due to surgery on his left knee. doubles, five triples, eight home runs and 35 RBI. • Finished fourth in the American League with a .330 batting average • Hitting .306 (45x147) during his major league career with runners with the Tigers during the 2011 season. in scoring position. • Four-time American League all-star selection with the Indians FIELDER (2004, 2007, 2009) and Red Sox (2010). PENA SERIES: .625 (5x8) CURRENT STREAK: 6 (.474, 9x19) HOMESTAND: .474 (9x19) LONG STREAK: 6 (.474, 9x19, 4/5-11) SERIES: .000 (0x0) CURRENT STREAK: 1 (.250, 1x4) • Last Game: 4/11 vs. TOR; 2x2, 2B, 4 RBI, 2 BB, SF at 1B. HOMESTAND: .250 (1x4) LONG STREAK: 1 (.250, 1x4, 4/7) • Finished with two home runs and five RBI on 4/5 vs. NYY, • Last Game: 4/7 vs. NYY; 1x4 at C. becoming the third Tigers player since at least 1916 to hit • Signed by the Tigers as a free agent on 12/11/12. two-or-more home runs and collect five-or-more RBI in the home • Established a career high with 25 RBI for Kansas City in 2012. opener, joining Dmitri Young (4/4/05 vs. KC) and PERALTA (4/7/86 vs. BOS) -- marked the 25th multi-homer game of his career and his third since joining the Tigers in 2012. SERIES: .462 (6x13) CURRENT STREAK: 2 (.750, 6x8) • Selected to the American League all-star squad in 2012...three- HOMESTAND: .364 (8x22) LONG STREAK: 2 (.750, 6x8, 4/10-11) time National League all-star selection with the Milwaukee Brewers • Last Game: 4/11 vs. TOR; 3x4, R, BB at SS. (2007, 2009, 2011). • Second among all American League with a .988 fielding • Second in the American League with a .412 on-base percentage in percentage during the 2012 season. 2012, while he finished fifth with 108 RBI, tied for sixth with a .313 • Selected to the American League all-star squad in 2011. batting average and finished seventh with a .528 slugging SANTIAGO percentage. • Earned his third Silver Slugger Award in 2012. SERIES: .000 (0x0) CURRENT STREAK: 1 (.250, 1x4) • Has played in 352 consecutive games dating back to 9/14/10 -- HOMESTAND: .125 (1x8) LONG STREAK: 1 (.250, 1x4, 4/7) marks the longest active streak in the major leagues. • Last Game: 4/11 vs. TOR; 0x0 at 3B (def. replacement in 9th). HUNTER • On the Tigers Opening Day roster for the sixth straight season and the eighth time in his career (2003, 2006, 2008-13). SERIES: .429 (6x14) CURRENT STREAK: 6 (.464, 13x28) • Since the start of the 2006 season, he has compiled a .996 fielding HOMESTAND: .464 (13x28) LONG STREAK: 6 (.464, 13x28, 4/5-11) percentage at second base (721TC/3E) and .977 fielding • Last Game: 4/11 vs. TOR; 2x4, 2 R, 3 RBI at RF. percentage at (1033TC/24E). • Collected the 2,000th hit of his career on Tuesday vs. TOR, a TUIASOSOPO off Esmil Rogers in the sixth inning. • Has collected multiple hits in seven of his first nine games. SERIES: .333 (1x3) CURRENT STREAK: 0 (.000, 0x2) • Signed by the Tigers as a free agent on 11/19/12. HOMESTAND: .500 (3x6) LONG STREAK: 2 (.750, 3x4, 4/7-9) • Tied for sixth in the American League with a .313 batting average • Last Game: 4/11 vs. TOR; 0x0 at 1B (def. replacement in 9th). with the Angels in 2012. • Signed by the Tigers as a minor league free agent on 11/28/12 -- • Won nine Rawlings Gold Glove Awards with the Twins (2001-07) marks his third time on an Opening Day roster at the major league and Angels (2008-09)...four-time American League all-star level (also, 2009 and 2010 with Seattle.) selection with the Twins (2002, 2007) and Angels (2009-10). • Marks his first major league action since 2010 with Seattle. • Is three home runs shy of 300 and 14 stolen bases shy of 200 during his major league career. 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 2 4/9/13 vs. TOR 2 2 Cabrera 1 4/9/13 vs. TOR 2 2 4 1 1 2 Dirks 9/29/12 @MIN 1 1 1 1 Fielder 1 1 4/5/13 vs. NYY 4 4 1 1 1 3 Hunter 9/25/12 vs. SEA 5 2 7 1 1 Infante 9/28/12 @MIN 4 4 Jackson 9/26/12 vs. KC 3 2 5 Kelly 6/6/12 vs. CLE Martinez 9/25/11 vs. BAL 1 1 Pena 8/5/12 vs. TEX Peralta 10/1/12 @KC 2 2 4 Santiago 6/9/12 @CIN Tuiasosopo 9/8/10 @OAK 1 1 April 12, 2013 BULLPEN NOTES TIGERS STARTERS AND RELIEVERS W-L ERA IP H R ER BB-I SO STARTERS 5-2 3.42 52.2 51 20 20 15-0 41 RELIEVERS 0-2 6.41 26.2 26 19 19 19-0 32 1ST BATTER RETIRED/FACED PCT. RI/SCORED PCT. SAVES/OPPS. PCT Alburquerque 3/5 .600 7/3 .429 0/0 —— Benoit 4/4 1.000 0/0 —— 0/0 —— Coke 3/4 .750 1/1 1.000 1/2 .500 Dotel 1/3 .333 5/3 .600 0/1 .000 Downs 3/4 .750 2/2 1.000 0/0 —— Smyly 3/3 1.000 0/0 —— 1/1 1.000 Villarreal 2/3 .667 2/2 1.000 0/0 —— TEAM TOTALS 19/26 .731 17/11 .647 2/4 .500 ALBURQUERQUE DOWNS • Last Game Pitched: 4/11 vs. TOR • Last Game Pitched: 4/10 vs. TOR • Last Five Outings: 0.00 ERA (3.1IP/0ER), 3 H, 3 BB, 4 SO • Last Five Outings: 3.18 (5.2IP/2ER), 2 H, 3 BB, 9 SO (4 G) • On an Opening Day roster at the major league level for the first • On an Opening Day roster at the major league level for the first time in his career. time in his career. • Limited to eight games with the Tigers in 2012 as he spent the • S aw his first major league action with the Tigers in 2012 as he majority of the season on the disabled list as he continued to appeared in 18 games with the club. recover from right elbow surgery. SMYLY • Led all American League relievers with a .142 batting average against, 4.36 hits per nine innings and 13.92 strikeouts per nine • Last Game Pitched: 4/9 vs. TOR innings with Detroit during the 2011 season. • Last Five Outings: 3.00 (6.0IP/2ER), SV, 4 H, 3 BB, 6 SO (3 G) • Tossed four perfect innings to record his first career save on 4/5 BENOIT vs. NYY -- marked the first save of four-or-more innings by a Tigers • Last Game Pitched: 4/9 vs. TOR pitcher since Esteban Yan also recorded a four-inning save on • Last Five Outings: 4.15 ERA (4.1IP/2ER), 2 H, 3 BB, 3 SO (4 G) 5/14/04 vs. TEX. • Appeared in a career-high 73 games with the Tigers in 2012, tying • On an Opening Day roster at the major league level for the first for seventh in the American League. time in his career. • Tied for sixth among American League relievers with 84 strikeouts • S aw his first major league action with the Tigers in 2012, splitting during the 2012 season. time between the starting rotation and bullpen. • Compiled a 26-15 record, 3.33 ERA (513.1IP/190ER) and 530 • Earned the win in Game One of the 2012 American League strikeouts in 424 relief outings during his major league career. Championship Series on October 13 at Yankee Stadium against • Is 21 appearances shy of 500 during his major league career. New York after tossing two scoreless innings -- became the third COKE rookie pitcher in Tigers history to win a post-season game, joining Mike Henneman (1987) and Justin Verlander (2006). • Last Game Pitched: 4/10 vs. TOR VILLARREAL • Last Five Outings: 0-1, 10.13 (2.2IP/3ER), SV, 5 H, 3 SO (4 G) • Compiled an 11-11 record, 3.87 ERA (153.2IP/66ER), five saves • Last Game Pitched: 4/10 vs. TOR and 137 strikeouts in 177 relief outings since joining the Tigers • Last Five Outings: 54.00 ERA (1.1IP/8ER), 5 H, 5 BB, 3 SO (3 G) prior to the start of the 2010 season. • On an Opening Day roster at the major league level for the • Posted a 0.84 ERA (10.2IP/1ER), two saves and 13 strikeouts in 10 second time in his career (also, 2011 with the Tigers). outings during the post-season in 2012. • Appeared in a career-best 50-games with the Tigers in 2012 -- led • Is 24 appearances shy of 300 during his major league career. all club relievers with a .201 batting average against, 6.26 hits per DOTEL nine innings and 10.87 strikeouts per nine innings. • Last Game Pitched: 4/10 vs. TOR • Last Five Outings: 5.40 ERA (3.1IP/2ER), 5 H, 2 BB, 4 SO (3 G) • Appeared in 57 games with the Tigers during the 2012 season -- Detroit is the 13th different team he has pitched for at the major league level. • He joins as the only two active major league pitchers with at least 50 wins, 100 saves and 1,000 strikeouts during their major league careers. • Is 45 appearances shy of 800 during his major league career. TIGERS VERSUS ATHLETICS TIGERS BATTING VERSUS ATHLETICS 2012 CAREER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Avila .167 12203 .204 54 11 0 4 Cabrera .483 29 14 3 14 .356 149 53 14 43 Dirks .462 26 12 2 3 .414 29 12 2 3 Fielder .074 27214 .074 27214 Hunter .351 57 20 4 14 .247 555 137 22 75 Infante .250 12303 .210 105 22 0 11 Jackson .292 24703 .230 87 20 1 7 Kelly .200 5100 .367 30 11 1 5 Martinez —————— .327 217 71 3 21 Pena .154 13200 .208 48 10 0 2 Peralta .250 16412 .221 217 48 7 18 Santiago .286 7200 .229 83 19 1 11 Tuiasosopo —————— .222 36824 Team Totals .298 245 73 7 39

TIGERS PITCHING VERSUS ATHLETICS 2012 CAREER G W-L-S ERA IP H ER G W-L-S ERA IP H ER Alburquerque 1 0-0-0 0.00 2.1 1 0 4 0-0-0 0.00 6.2 3 0 Benoit 4 0-0-0 0.00 3.1 3 0 39 0-2-3 3.63 57.0 42 23 Coke 4 0-0-0 18.00 3.0 8 6 14 2-0-0 5.00 18.0 21 10 Dotel 4 0-0-0 9.82 3.2 2 4 16 2-1-0 5.74 15.2 13 10 Downs 1 1-0-0 0.00 2.2 2 0 1 1-0-0 0.00 2.2 2 0 Smyly 1 0-0-0 —— 0.0 1 2 1 0-0-0 —— 0.0 1 2 Villarreal 1 0-0-0 0.00 0.2 1 0 2 1-0-0 20.25 1.1 4 3 Team Totals 7 4-3-1 5.31 61.0 60 36 April 12, 2013 2013 DETROIT TIGERS HIGHS AND LOWS

(* - ties club record; # - sets club record; + - current streak)

GENERAL (Nine inning games unless otherwise noted) TEAM PITCHING Longest winning streak - overall ...... 2 (4/5-4/6) Fewest runs, game ...... 1 (4/11 vs. TOR) Longest winning streak - home...... 2 (4/5-4/6) Most runs, game ...... 8 twice (last, 4/10 vs. TOR) Longest winning streak - road ...... 1 (4/1) Most runs, inning...... 5 (4/4 @MIN, 8th) Most consecutive losses - overall .....2 (4/3-4) Fewest hits, game ...... 5 (4/3 @MIN) Most consecutive losses - home...... 1 twice (last, 4/10) Most hits, game ...... 13 (4/7 vs. NYY) Most consecutive losses - road ...... 2 (4/3-4+) Most hits, inning...... 4 twice (last 4/10 vs. TOR, 6th) Longest game, time (nine inn.)...... 3:36 (4/10 vs. TOR) Fewest walks, game ...... 1 (4/9 vs. TOR) Longest game, time (extra inn.)...... N/A Most walks, game...... 6 twice (last, 4/3 @MIN) Longest game, innings ...... 9 nine times (last, 4/11 vs. TOR) Most strikeouts, game...... 12 (4/1 @MIN) Shortest game, time ...... 2:55 (4/9 vs. TOR) Most home runs, game ...... 2 (4/4 @MIN) Best homestand, percentage ...... 667 (4-2, 4/5-11) Most , game ...... 2 (4/5 vs. NYY) Worst homestand, percentage ...... 667 (4-2, 4/5-11) Most wild pitches, game ...... 2 (4/4 @MIN) Best road trip, percentage ...... 333 (1-2, 4/1-4) Longest scoreless streak ...... 8.0 (4/1-3) Worst road trip, percentage...... 333 (1-2, 41/-4) INDIVIDUAL BATTING Most runners left on base, game .....12 (4/9 vs. TOR) Most at-bats, game...... 6 (Jackson, 4/11 vs. TOR) Most errors, game ...... N/A Most runs, game ...... 3 three times (last, Jackson, 4/11 vs. TOR) Most DP turned, game ...... 2 (4/6 vs. NYY) Most hits, game ...... 4 twice (last, Cabrera, 4/9 vs. TOR) Most DP turned, opponent...... 2 twice (last, 4/6 vs. NYY) Most consecutive hits...... 4 (Cabrera, 4/6) Largest margin of victory...... 10 (4/11 vs. TOR) Most doubles, game ...... 1 eleven times (last, Fielder, 4/11 vs. TOR) Largest margin of defeat ...... 7 (4/7 vs. NYY) Most triples, game...... 1 (Cabrera, 4/11 vs. TOR) Biggest comeback to win...... 1 (4/5 vs. NYY) Most home runs, game ...... 2 (Fielder, 4/5 vs. NYY) Biggest lead lost in a loss...... 5 (4/10 vs. TOR) Most total bases, game...... 8 (Fielder, 4/5 vs. NYY) Highest attendance, home...... 45,051 (4/5 vs. NYY) Most RBI, game ...... 5 (Fielder, 4/5 vs. NYY) Highest attendance, road ...... 38,282 (4/1 @MIN) Most walks, game...... 2 four times (last, Fielder, 4/11 vs. TOR) TEAM BATTING Most strikeouts, game...... 3 (Santiago, 4/6 vs. NYY) Most runs, game...... 11 (4/11 vs. TOR) Most stolen bases, game...... 1 four times (last, Cabrera, 4/11 vs. TOR) Most runs, game - both clubs ...... 14 (4/10 vs. TOR) Most hit by pitch, game ...... 1 twice (last, Hunter, 4/11 vs. TOR) Most runs, inning...... 5 (4/11 vs. TOR, 2nd) Longest batting streak ...... 8 (Infante, 4/1-11+) Most hits, game...... 17 (4/6 vs. NYY) INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most hits, inning ...... 6 twice (last, 4/11 vs. TOR, 2nd) Longest winning streak ...... 2 (Fister, 4/5-11+) Most consecutive hits, inning...... 6 (4/11 vs. TOR, 2nd) Longest losing streak...... 1 four times (Coke, 4/3+; Porcello, 4/4+; Fewest hits, nine-inning game ...... 7 (4/3 @MIN) ...... Verlander, 4/7+; Villarreal, 4/10+) Most extra-base hits, game ...... 5 (4/9 vs. TOR) Most , starter...... 8.0 (Fister, 4/11 vs. TOR) Most singles, game ...... 14 twice (last, 4/11 vs. TOR) Most innings pitched, reliever...... 4.0 (Smyly, 4/5 vs. NYY) Most doubles, game...... 3 twice (last, 4/9 vs. TOR) Fewest innings pitched, starter....5.0 five times (last, Porcello, 4/10 vs. TOR) Most triples, game ...... 1 (4/11 vs. TOR) Fewest hits, ...... N/A Most home runs, game ...... 3 (4/5 vs. NYY) Fewest runs, complete game...... N/A Most home runs, inning...... 1 five times (last, 4/9 vs. TOR, 4th) Most runs, game ...... 5 (Villarreal, 4/4 @MIN) Most home runs - both clubs ...... 4 (4/5 vs. NYY) Most walks, game...... 3 three times (last, Villarreal, 4/10 vs. TOR) Most consecutive games, home run .1 twice (last, 4/9) Most strikeouts, game (starter) ...8 (Sanchez, 4/9 vs. TOR) Most consec. games, no home run...3 (4/1-4) Most strikeouts, game (relief)...... 5 (Smyly, 4/5 vs. NYY) Most walks, game ...... 6 (4/11 vs. TOR) Most home runs, game ...... 2 (Porcello, 4/4 @MIN) Most strikeouts, game...... 8 twice (last, 4/5 vs. NYY) Most hit by pitch, game ...... 2 (Fister, 4/5 vs. NYY) Fewest strikeouts, game...... 1 (4/9 vs. TOR) Most wild pitches, game ...... 2 (Alburquerque, 4/4 @MIN) Most stolen bases, game...... 1 four times (last, 4/11 vs. TOR) Most consec. scoreless innings ....6.0 twice (last, Fister, 4/11) Most caught stealing, game...... 1 (4/6 vs. NYY) TIGERS MISCELLANEOUS STARTING LINEUP BY POSITION STARTING LINEUP BY CA 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th Avila 8 17 Cabrera 9 9 Dirks 5 1 1 5 Fielder 9 9 Hunter 9 9 Infante 8 17 Jackson 9 9 Kelly 2 1 1 Martinez 8 8 Pena 1 1 Peralta 8 8 Santiago 1 1 2 Tuiasosopo 2 2 Pitchers TIGERS RECORD WHEN STARTING... TIGERS RECORD WHEN STARTING... Avila 5-3 Kelly 1-1 Fister 2-0 Scherzer 1-0 Cabrera 5-4 Martinez 4-4 Porcello 0-2 Verlander 1-1 Dirks 5-1 Pena 0-1 Sanchez 1-1 Fielder 5-4 Peralta 4-3 Hunter 5-4 Santiago 1-1 Infante 3-4 Tuiasosopo 0-2 Jackson 5-4 April 12, 2013 TIGERS MISCELLANEOUS

OFFENSE BY POSITION C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH P PH HOME RUNS 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RBI 2 14 4 11 2 2 1 6 3 0 2

OFFENSE BY BATTING ORDER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 HOME RUNS 0012 0 1 0 1 0 RBI 1 6 11 14 4 4 2 1 4

RUNS BY INN. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ TOTAL TIGERS 8 9 2 3 16 3 3 4 0 0 48 OPPONENTS 053157 6 7 5 0 39

ERRORLESS STREAKS CATCHER PROFILE Player Streak Last Error Player Streak Last Error Catcher SB CS CS% Avila 15 9/23/12 vs. MIN Kelly 34 6/16/12 vs. COL Avila 6 0 0.0 Cabrera 21 9/10/12 @CWS Martinez 0 8/4/11 vs. TEX Pena 0 0 0.0 Dirks 38 8/22/12 vs. TOR Pena 22 6/26/12 vs. TB Totals 6 0 0.0 Fielder 14 9/28/12 @MIN Peralta 11 9/29/12 @MIN Hunter 28 9/11/12 vs. OAK Santiago 9 8/24/12 vs. LAA Infante 21 9/20/12 vs. OAK Tuiasosopo 24 7/31/10 @MIN Jackson 42 8/25/12 vs. LAA MILESTONE MONITOR PLAYER MILESTONE PLAYER MILESTONE Joaquin Benoit 21 appearances shy of 500 Omar Infante 17 doubles shy of 200 Miguel Cabrera 184 hits shy of 2,000 Victor Martinez 25 doubles shy of 300 12 doubles shy of 400 Jhonny Peralta 34 doubles shy of 300 Phil Coke 24 appearances shy of 300 Max Scherzer 164 strikeouts shy of 1,000 Octavio Dotel 45 appearances shy of 800 Justin Verlander 8 wins shy of tying Earl Whitehill for Doug Fister 3 starts shy of 100 ninth place in Tigers history (133 wins) 209 strikeouts shy of tying Tommy Torii Hunter 3 home runs shy of 300 Bridges for fourth place in Tigers 14 stolen bases shy of 200 history (1,674 strikeouts) LAST TIME IT HAPPENED IN A GAME

FOR THE TIGERS AGAINST THE TIGERS HITTING HITTING Five-or-more hits: Back-to-back home runs: Quintin Berry (5) - 6/17/12 vs. COL Alexis Rios/A.J. Pierzynski - 9/10/12 @CWS (Porcello) Six-or-more hits: Grand slam: Carlos Pena (6) - 5/27/04 @KC Ryan Doumit - 9/29/12 @MIN (Benoit) Five-or-more RBI: Inside-the-park home run: Prince Fielder (5) - 4/5/13 vs. NYY Jhonny Peralta - 7/18/10 @CLE (Oliver) Six-or-more RBI: Lead-off home run: Miguel Cabrera (6) - 9/18/12 vs. OAK - 9/9/12 @LAA (Sanchez) Seven-or-more RBI: Pinch-hit home run: Ryan Raburn (7) - 7/25/07 @CWS Jeff Keppinger - 6/30/12 @TB (Benoit) Back-to-back home runs: Pinch-hit grand slam: Prince Fielder/Delmon Young - 8/26/12 vs. LAA (Santana) Dewayne Wise - 9/14/08 @CWS (Farnsworth) Switch-hit home run: Three consecutive home runs: Carlos Guillen - 9/23/09 @CLE (Masterson/Gosling) Tony Graffanino/Angel Berroa/Doug Mientkiewicz - 5/25/06 @KC (Maroth) Grand slam: : Miguel Cabrera - 9/18/12 vs. OAK (Chavez) Gary Matthews Jr. - 9/13/06 vs. TEX Inside-the-park home run: PITCHING Austin Jackson - 8/10/12 @TEX (Ross) Lead-off home run: No-hitter: Austin Jackson - 9/22/12 vs. MIN (Deduno) Matt Garza - 7/26/10 @TB Back-to-back home runs to lead off game: One-hitter: Omar Infante/Bobby Higginson - 9/28/04 @CWS (Contreras) Joe Kennedy - 5/2/03 vs. TB Pinch-hit home run: Ten-or-more strikeouts: - 9/14/11 @CWS (Santos) Ervin Santana (10) - 9/7/12 @LAA Pinch-hit grand slam: Fifteen-or-more strikeouts: - 8/11/91 vs. NYY (Guetterman) David Cone (16) - 6/23/97 vs. NYY Walk-off home run: MISCELLANEOUS Miguel Cabrera - 8/5/12 vs. CLE (C. Perez) Steal of home: Three consecutive home runs: Kenji Johjima - 5/31/08 @SEA Robert Fick/Juan Encarnacion/Shane Halter - 6/24/01 vs. MIN (Milton) Triple play: Hitting for the cycle: Ian Kinsler-Elvis Andrus - 5/20/09 vs. TEX Carlos Guillen - 8/1/06 @TB PITCHING No-hitter: Justin Verlander - 5/7/11 @TOR One-hitter: Justin Verlander - 5/18/12 vs. PIT Ten-or-more strikeouts: Doug Fister (10) - 9/27/12 vs. KC Fifteen-or-more strikeouts: Max Scherzer (15) - 5/20/12 vs. PIT MISCELLANEOUS Steal of home: Ryan Raburn - 8/18/09 vs. SEA Triple play: -Deivi Cruz-Shane Halter - 8/1/01 vs. SEA April 12, 2013 TIGERS DAY-BY-DAY

DATE OPP. RESULT REC. POS. +/- WINNER LOSER ATTEN. DATE OPP. RESULT REC. POS. +/- WINNER LOSER ATTEN. APRIL (5-4) JULY, cont. 4/1 @MIN W, 4-2 1-0 t-1st —— Verlander Worley 38,282 7/13 TEX 4/2 OFF DAY t-1st —— 7/14 TEX 4/3 @MIN L, 3-2 1-1 t-3rd -1.0 Perkins Coke 22,963 7/15 ALL-STAR BREAK 4/4 @MIN L, 8-2 1-2 t-4th -1.0 Pelfrey Porcello 24,752 7/16 ALL-STAR GAME IN NEW YORK 4/5 NYY W, 8-3 2-2 t-1st —— Fister Nova *45,051 7/17 ALL-STAR BREAK 4/6 NYY W, 8-4 3-2 t-1st —— Scherzer Hughes *42,453 7/18 ALL-STAR BREAK 4/7 NYY L, 3-0 3-3 t-3rd -1.0 Sabathia Verlander 39,829 7/19 @KC 4/8 OFF DAY 4th -1.0 7/20 @KC 4/9 TOR W, 7-3 4-3 t-2nd -0.5 Sanchez Morrow 28,979 7/21 @KC 4/10 TOR L, 8-6 4-4 t-2nd -1.5 Loup Villarreal 29,631 7/22 @CWS 4/11 TOR W, 11-1 5-4 2nd -1.0 Fister Johnson 28,781 7/23 @CWS 4/12 @OAK 7/24 @CWS 4/13 @OAK 7/25 @CWS 4/14 @OAK 7/26 PHI 4/15 OFF DAY 7/27 PHI 4/16 @SEA 7/28 PHI 4/17 @SEA 7/29 OFF DAY 4/18 @SEA 7/30 WAS 4/19 @LAA 7/31 WAS 4/20 @LAA AUGUST (0-0) 4/21 @LAA 8/1 OFF DAY 4/22 OFF DAY 8/2 CWS 4/23 KC 8/3 CWS 4/24 KC 8/4 CWS 4/25 KC 8/5 @CLE 4/26 ATL 8/6 @CLE 4/27 ATL 8/7 @CLE 4/28 ATL 8/8 @CLE 4/29 MIN 8/9 @NYY 4/30 MIN 8/10 @NYY MAY (0-0) 8/11 @NYY 5/1 MIN 8/12 @CWS 5/2 @HOU 8/13 @CWS 5/3 @HOU 8/14 @CWS 5/4 @HOU 8/15 KC 5/5 @HOU 8/16 KC 5/6 OFF DAY 8/17 KC 5/7 @WAS 8/18 KC 5/8 @WAS 8/19 OFF DAY 5/9 OFF DAY 8/20 MIN 5/10 CLE 8/21 MIN 5/11 CLE 8/22 MIN 5/12 CLE 8/23 @NYM 5/13 HOU 8/24 @NYM 5/14 HOU 8/25 @NYM 5/15 HOU 8/26 OAK 5/16 @TEX 8/27 OAK 5/17 @TEX 8/28 OAK 5/18 @TEX 8/29 OAK 5/19 @TEX 8/30 CLE 5/20 OFF DAY 8/31 CLE 5/21 @CLE SEPTEMBER (0-0) 5/22 @CLE 9/1 CLE 5/23 MIN 9/2 @BOS 5/24 MIN 9/3 @BOS 5/25 MIN 9/4 @BOS 5/26 MIN 9/5 OFF DAY 5/27 PIT 9/6 @KC 5/28 PIT 9/7 @KC 5/29 @PIT 9/8 @KC 5/30 @PIT 9/9 @CWS 5/31 @BAL 9/10 @CWS JUNE (0-0) 9/11 @CWS 6/1 @BAL 9/12 OFF DAY 6/2 @BAL 9/13 KC 6/3 OFF DAY 9/14 KC 6/4 TB 9/15 KC 6/5 TB 9/16 SEA 6/6 TB 9/17 SEA 6/7 CLE 9/18 SEA 6/8 CLE 9/19 SEA 6/9 CLE 9/20 CWS 6/10 @KC 9/21 CWS 6/11 @KC 9/22 CWS 6/12 @KC 9/23 @MIN 6/13 OFF DAY 9/24 @MIN 6/14 @MIN 9/25 @MIN 6/15 @MIN 9/26 OFF DAY 6/16 @MIN 9/27 @MIA 6/17 BAL 9/28 @MIA 6/18 BAL 9/29 @MIA 6/19 BAL * - Denotes a sellout at Comerica Park 6/20 BOS 6/21 BOS TIGERS DAY-BY-DAY RECORDS 6/22 BOS 6/23 BOS Monday 1-0 Friday 1-0 6/24 OFF DAY Tuesday 1-0 Saturday 1-0 6/25 LAA Wednesday 0-2 Sunday 0-1 6/26 LAA Thursday 1-1 6/27 LAA 6/28 @TB 6/29 @TB 6/30 @TB JULY (0-0) 7/1 @TOR 7/2 @TOR 7/3 @TOR 7/4 @TOR 7/5 @CLE 7/6 @CLE 7/7 @CLE 7/8 @CLE 7/9 CWS 7/10 CWS 7/11 CWS 7/12 TEX