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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 (62-67) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (66-61) Saturday, August 28, 2021 • Comerica Park, Detroit, MI • 6:10 p.m. ET RHP José Ureña (2-8, 6.19) vs. RHP Alek Manoah (5-2, 3.18) Game #130 • Home Game #65 • TV: Bally Sports Detroit/MLB.tv • Radio: 97.1 The Ticket RECENT RESULTS: The Tigers opened their homestand INJURY REHAB UPDATE: Niko Goodrum continued his TIGERS AT A GLANCE with a 2-1 win over the Blue Jays last night at Comerica injury rehab assignment with Triple A Toledo last night Overall ........................................................... 62-67 Park. Victor Reyes broke a 1-1 tie with a pinch hit vs. St. Paul, starting at center field and going 2x4 with Current Streak ...................................................W1 inside-the-park home run, while Jeimer Candelario a run scored and a walk. Goodrum has been on the At Comerica Park ........................................... 34-30 and Jonathan Schoop each had two hits. Matt Manning injured list since August 12 with a left groin strain. On the Road................................................... 28-37 started for Detroit and threw 6.0 innings, allowing a Day games ..................................................... 26-30 run on six hits with a walk and five strikeouts. Kyle TIGERS ON THE IL: LHP Matthew Boyd (left arm Night games ................................................... 36-37 Funkhouser, José Cisnero and Gregory Soto each discomfort, 60-day IL on June 15); RHP Rony García (left vs. LH starting pitchers .................................. 25-20 pitched a hitless inning in relief with Cisnero picking knee sprain, 60-day IL on June 10); UTIL Niko Goodrum vs. RH starting pitchers .................................. 37-47 his third win and Soto earning his 16th save. (left groin strain, 10-day IL on August 12); RHP Wily vs. AL East ........................................................ 14-9 Peralta (right finger blister, 10-day IL on August 22); C vs. AL Central ................................................. 25-38 vs. AL West .................................................... 17-14 ROSTER MOVES: The Tigers have announced the Jake Rogers (right arm soreness, 10-day IL on July 19); vs. NL ................................................................. 6-6 following roster moves: RHP Julio Teheran (right shoulder strain, 60-day IL on Tigers score first ............................................ 38-16 • Reinstated RHP José Ureña from the 10-day April 10, retroactive to April 7); RHP Spencer Turnbull Opponents score first .................................... 24-51 injured list (right forearm strain, 60-day IL on June 5). Scoring five-or-more runs .............................. 43-15 • Designated LHP Ian Krol for assignment Scoring four-or-less runs ................................ 19-52 • The Tigers 40-man roster is now at 36 TOP PERFORMERS AT THE AFFILIATES: All seven Tigers Extra innings .................................................... 10-6 affiliates were in action on Friday, combining to go 5-2. One-run games .............................................. 19-15 HAIL TO THE VICTOR: Victor Reyes was the hero in last Below are some of yesterday's top performers from Two-run games .............................................. 13-12 night's game, hitting a pinch hit go-ahead, inside-the- Detroit's player development system. Tigers get quality start ................................... 24-16 park home run in the eighth inning. It marked his first • Triple A Toledo (W, 11-1 vs. St. Paul): Isaac Tigers starter works 6+ innings ......................25-18 career pinch hit and inside-the-park homer. According Paredes (2x4, 3 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI, BB), Aderlin Lead after 6th/7th/8th inning ....... 47-8/45-3/47-1 to the Elias Sports Bureau, Reyes' pinch hit go-ahead Rodríguez (2x4, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI, BB), Spencer Trail after 6th/7th/8th inning ........ 7-54/2-54/2-57 inside-the-park homer was the first by any MLB player Torkelson (2x5, 2 R, 2B, 2 RBI), JaCoby Jones Tied after 6th/7th/8th inning .............8-5/10-6/7-5 in the Expansion Era (since 1961), while he was just (1x4, R, HR, 2 RBI), Pedro Payano (7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 Tigers out hit opponent ................................. 41-13 the second Tigers player since 1961 to hit a pinch-hit R, BB, 6 SO, W) Opponent out hits Tigers ............................... 16-48 inside the parker, joining Ben Oglivie on June 2, 1976 • Double A Erie (W, 6-3 at Bowie): Dane Myers Tigers and opponent have equal hits ................5-6 vs. Milwaukee. (2x4, R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI), Eric De La Rosa (2x4, Tigers hit a home run .................................... 43-40 R, SB), Kerry Carpenter (1x4, R, HR, RBI, BB), Tigers do not hit a home run .........................19-27 THE CANDY MAN CAN: Jeimer Candelario continued Reese Olson (5.0 IP, H, R, ER, 4 BB, 3 SO, W), Come-from-behind wins ..................................... 27 to show his extra-base power last night, hitting a pair Gerson Moreno (1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, SO) of doubles, his third multi-double game of the season. • Single A West Michigan (W, 11-6 at Lansing): With a pair of two baggers last night, he now has Daniel Cabrera (4x5, R, 2B, HR, 6 RBI), Wenceel TIGERS VS. BLUE JAYS a Major League leading 36 doubles on the season. Perez (3x5, 2 R, RBI, BB, SB), Eliezer Alfonzo 2021 Record: 3-1 Candelario enters tonight's game with 48 extra-base (3x5, 2 R, 2B), Austin Murr (2x4, 2 R, BB), 2021 at Home: 1-0 hits this season, and is just two shy of equaling his Parker Meadows (2x5, R), Jack O'Loughlin (4.0 2021 at Toronto: 2-1 single-season career high of 50, set in 2018. IP, 5 H, 2 R, ER, 0 BB, SO), Sandel De La Cruz All-Time Record: 203-234 All-Time at Home: 108-107 (2.0 IP, H, 0 R, BB, 2 SO) All-Time at Comerica Park: 33-36 START ME UP: Matt Manning continued Detroit's • Single A Lakeland (W, 8-7 (11) vs. Dunedin): All-Time at Toronto: 95-127 stretch of strong starting pitching last night, tossing 6.0 Mike Rothenberg (3x5, R, 2B, RBI), Carlos All-Time at Rogers Centre: 55-90 innings and giving up one run on six hits with a walk and Mendoza (2x4, R, BB), Ben Malgeri (2x5, R), five strikeouts. Over the last six games, Tigers starting Trei Cruz (1x4, 2 R, HR, RBI, BB), Nick Quintana 2021 Game Log pitchers have combined for a 1.62 ERA (33.1IP/6ER) (1x5, R, HR, 3 RBI), Isrrael De La Cruz (4.0 IP, 3 Date Site Result Winner/Loser/Save with 26 strikeouts. Detroit's starting pitching has been H, R, ER, 0 BB, 8 SO), Gabriel Sequeira (2.0 IP, 8/20 TOR W, 4-1 (10) Soto/Richards one of the team's biggest areas of improvement from H, R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 SO, W) 8/21 TOR L, 3-0 Ryu/Peralta/Romano 2020 as they have posted a 4.14 ERA (639.2IP/294ER), • FCL Tigers West (W, 4-1 (7) at FCL Tigers East): 8/22 TOR W, 5-3 (11) Soto/Snead/Jiménez which ranks sixth in the American League. Last season, Eduardo Valencia (2x3, R, 2 2B, 2 RBI), Frank 8/27 DET W, 2-1 Cisnero/Mayza/Soto the Tigers starting rotation combined for a 6.37 ERA Veliz (2x3, R), Jose Reina (1x2, RBI), Justice 8/28 DET (237.1IP/168ER). Bigbie (1x2, RBI), Edgardo Ibarra (4.0 IP, 3 H, R, 8/29 DET ER, 0 BB, 4 SO), Luke Sommerfeld (3.0 IP, H, 0 TIGERS AND BLUE JAYS: The Tigers and Blue Jays R, BB, 4 SO, W) TIGERS STREAKS continue their six-game season series tonight. Detroit • FCL Tigers East (L, 4-1 (7) vs. FCL Tigers West): Last five games: 3-2 has won three of the first four games against Toronto Danuerys De La Cruz (1x2, R, HR, RBI), Jose Last 10 games: 4-6 this season. With a win tonight, the Tigers can earn De La Cruz (1x3), Jimmy Mojica (1x3), Yerjeni Last 15 games: 8-7 their first season series victory over the Blue Jays since Perez (1x3), Martin Herrera (3.0 IP, H, 0 R, 0 Last 20 games: 10-10 2018. BB, 2 SO) • DSL Tigers (L, 12-4 at DSL Phillies White): AT COMERICA PARK: The Tigers are 1-0 on their current Sebastian Bautista (2x4, 2B, 2 RBI), Nomar MLB ALL-TIME HITS LIST seven-game homestand, which includes three games Fana (1x3, R, RBI, BB), Ignacio Briceno (2.2 IP, 0 Rank Player Hits vs. Toronto (1-0), one game vs. Minnesota (August 30) H, 0 R, BB, 2 SO) 32. Roberto Clemente 3,000 and three games vs. Oakland (August 31-September 33. Sam Rice 2,985 2). Detroit has a 34-30 record at home this season. As DETROIT ROOTS ONLINE AUCTION NOW UNDERWAY: 34. Sam Crawford 2,963 a team, the Tigers are hitting .241/.311/.397, while the As a fun, new way to give Tigers fans an opportunity 35. Miguel Cabrera 2,959 pitching staff has compiled a 3.78 ERA (572.0IP/240ER), to access unique memorabilia from their favorite which is the fifth-lowest home ERA in the American players and enjoy exclusive experiences, the Detroit League. Tigers Foundation is hosting the "Detroit Roots" Online Auction, continuing until August 31. Auction items NOTES ON A.J. HINCH: A.J. Hinch was named the 39th include autographed memorabilia from current and manager in Detroit Tigers history on October 30, 2020. former Tigers, a behind-the-scenes experience with *Enters tonight's game with a 62-67 (.481) record as Detroit's broadcasters and tickets to a Tigers game the Tigers manager and 632-519 (.549) career record..