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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 (59-65) at Toronto Blue Jays (63-57) Saturday, August 21, 2021 • Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON • 3:07 p.m. ET RHP Wily Peralta (3-2, 3.70) vs. LHP Hyun Jin Ryu (11-6, 3.72) Game #125 • Road Game #62 • TV: Bally Sports Detroit/MLB.tv • Radio: WWJ 950 AM RECENT RESULTS: The Tigers snapped their four- *Enters today's game with a 59-65 (.476) record as the TIGERS AT A GLANCE game losing streak with a come-from-behind 4-1 win Tigers manager and 629-517 (.549) career record... Overall ........................................................... 59-65 in 10 innings last night at Toronto. Jonathan Schoop he leads active Major League managers (min. eight Current Streak ...................................................W1 had two hits and a RBI, while Jeimer Candelario and seasons) in career win percentage. At Comerica Park ........................................... 33-30 Harold Castro each added a hit and drove in a run. *Managed the Houston Astros from 2015-19, leading On the Road................................................... 26-35 Tyler Alexander was stellar in his start, allowing one the club to the playoffs four times in five seasons, Day games ..................................................... 25-28 run on four hits with two walks and six strikeouts in including in his first year as manager in 2015, snapping Night games ................................................... 34-37 7.0 innings. Gregory Soto picked up his fifth win of the a nine-year drought for Houston and posting a 16-win vs. LH starting pitchers .................................. 23-18 season, throwing 2.0 hitless innings of relief with two improvement from the previous year. vs. RH starting pitchers .................................. 36-47 walks and a strikeout. vs. AL East ........................................................ 12-8 TIGERS ON THE IL: OF Akil Baddoo (concussion, 10- vs. AL Central ................................................. 25-38 ROSTER MOVES: The Tigers have announced the day IL on August 11); LHP Matthew Boyd (left arm vs. AL West .................................................... 17-14 following roster moves: discomfort, 60-day IL on June 15); RHP Rony García vs. NL ................................................................. 5-5 • Designated INF Renato Núñez for assignment (left knee sprain, 60-day IL on June 10); UTIL Niko Tigers score first ............................................ 37-16 • Reinstated OF Derek Hill from the 10-day Goodrum (left groin strain, 10-day IL on August 12); C Opponents score first .................................... 22-49 injured list Eric Haase (right abdominal strain, 10-day IL on August Scoring five-or-more runs .............................. 42-15 19, retroactive to August 16); C Jake Rogers (right arm Scoring four-or-less runs ................................ 17-50 HITTIN' HAROLD COMES UP CLUTCH: Harold Castro soreness, 10-day IL on July 19); RHP Julio Teheran Extra innings ...................................................... 9-5 provided the go-ahead hit in the 10th inning of last (right shoulder strain, 60-day IL on April 10, retroactive One-run games .............................................. 17-14 night's game, hitting a single into left field to score to April 7); RHP Spencer Turnbull (right forearm strain, Two-run games .............................................. 12-12 Willi Castro from second base. It marked the first 60-day IL on June 5); RHP José Ureña (right groin Tigers get quality start ................................... 23-15 time a Tiger has had a go-ahead pinch hit in the extra strain, 10-day IL on July 17). Tigers starter works 6+ innings ......................24-17 innings since June 13, 1999 at St. Louis, when Frank Lead after 6th/7th/8th inning ....... 46-8/44-3/45-1 Catalanotto hit a go-ahead pinch hit homer in the 10th ON THE TAXI SQUAD: The Tigers have the following Trail after 6th/7th/8th inning ........ 7-52/2-52/1-55 inning. players on the taxi squad for this weekend's series Tied after 6th/7th/8th inning ...............6-5/8-6/7-5 at Toronto: RHP's Alex Lange and Will Vest, C Juan Tigers out hit opponent ................................. 39-12 TYLER THE STARTER: Tyler Alexander turned in his Centeno and OF Jacob Robson. Opponent out hits Tigers ............................... 15-47 best start of the season last night against the Blue Tigers and opponent have equal hits ................5-6 Jays, tying a career best with 7.0 innings (other, July TOP PERFORMERS AT THE AFFILIATES: Five Tigers Tigers hit a home run .................................... 40-40 21, 2019 vs. Toronto) and allowing one run on four hits affiliates were in action on Friday. Below are some Tigers do not hit a home run .........................19-25 with two walks and six strikeouts. Alexander closed his of yesterday's top performers from Detroit's player Come-from-behind wins ..................................... 25 outing by retiring the final 11 batters he faced. In four development system. starts during August, Alexander has compiled a 2.95 • Triple A Toledo (L, 5-0 vs. Indianapolis): Kody ERA (21.2IP/7ER) with a 1.03 WHIP and 16 strikeouts. Clemens (1x3, 2B), Isaac Paredes (1x3, BB), TIGERS VS. BLUE JAYS Ryan Kreidler (1x3), Spencer Torkelson (1x4), 2021 Record: 1-0 SCHOOP, THERE IT IS!: Jonathan Schoop had a pair of Pedro Payano (6.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, ER, 3 BB, 4 SO) 2021 at Home: 0-0 hits and a RBI last night, recording his 44th multi-hit • Double A Erie (L, 7-6 at Richmond): Josh Lester 2021 at Toronto: 1-0 game of the season, which is tied for the Major Lead (2x4, 2 R, 2 HR, 2 RBI), Christopher Proctor All-Time Record: 201-233 lead, and are the most by a Tiger in a single season (2x3, 2 R, HR, RBI), Dane Myers (1x2, RBI), All-Time at Home: 107-107 since Nick Castellanos had 56 multi-hit efforts in 2018. Dylan Rosa (1x2), Reese Olson (4.0 IP, 4 H, R, All-Time at Comerica Park: 32-36 With two hits yesterday, Schoop now has 136 on the ER, 4 BB, SO) All-Time at Toronto: 94-126 season, which ranks fourth in the American League • Single A West Michigan (L, 11-1 vs. Fort All-Time at Rogers Centre: 54-89 and tied for sixth in the Majors. Wayne): Gage Workman (2x4, 2 2B, RBI), Cooper Johnson (1x3, 2B), Jake Holton (1x3, 2021 Game Log ON THE CUSP OF 500 HOMERS: Miguel Cabrera will R, BB), Parker Meadows (1x4, 2B), Austin Murr Date Site Result Winner/Loser/Save look to make history today as he enters the game (1x4) 8/20 TOR W, 4-1 (10) Soto/Richards with 499 home runs in his career. Cabrera is looking • Single A Lakeland (L, 7-5 at Jupiter): Josh 8/21 TOR to become the 28th player to reach the 500-homer Crouch (2x4, R, 3B, 2 RBI), Eliezer Alfonzo 8/22 TOR milestone and the first to do so while wearing the (2x4, R), Colt Keith (1x3, R, BB), Kingston Liniak 8/27 DET Olde English 'D'. Additionally, Cabrera would be the (1x4, R, HR, RBI), Ben Malgeri (1x4, R), Carlos 8/28 DET sixth player born outside the United States to reach Mendoza (1x4) 8/29 DET 500 homers, joining Albert Pujols, Sammy Sosa, Rafael • FCL Tigers West (L, 5-4 vs. FCL Phillies): Roberto Palmeiro, Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz. Campos (2x4, RBI), Carlos Pelegrin (2x4), TIGERS STREAKS Iverson Leonardo (1x2, 2 BB), Frank Veliz (1x3, Last five games: 1-4 MLB All-Time Home Runs List R, BB), Cristian Calzadilla (1x3, R, 2B, RBI, BB), Last 10 games: 5-5 Rank Player HR Nick Quintana (1x4, R, 2B, RBI, BB), Rodolfo Last 15 games: 7-8 23. Ernie Banks 512 Fajardo (4.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 SO), Yeremi Last 20 games: 10-10 Eddie Mathews 512 Bastardo (2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, BB, 2 SO) 25. Mel Ott 511 26. Gary Sheffield 509 DETROIT ROOTS ONLINE AUCTION NOW UNDERWAY: MLB ALL-TIME HITS LIST 27. Eddie Murray 504 As a fun, new way to give Tigers fans an opportunity Rank Player Hits 28. Miguel Cabrera 499 to access unique memorabilia from their favorite 32. Roberto Clemente 3,000 players and enjoy exclusive experiences, the Detroit 33. Sam Rice 2,985 TIGERS AND BLUE JAYS: The Tigers and Blue Jays Tigers Foundation is hosting the "Detroit Roots" Online 34. Sam Crawford 2,963 continue their six-game season series today. Detroit Auction, continuing until August 31. Auction items 35. Willie Keeler 2,956 has a 1-0 lead in the series after winning last night's include autographed memorabilia from current and 36. Miguel Cabrera 2,954 opener. In 2019, the Tigers went 3-4 against the Blue former Tigers, a behind-the-scenes experience with Jays, including a 2-2 record at Rogers Centre. Dating Detroit's broadcasters and tickets to a Tigers game back to 2014, Toronto has won the season series in in the Tiger Den during Fan Appreciation Weekend. five-of-seven years the two teams have met. Additionally, there will be special "flash" packages throughout the auction period, including a chance to ON THE ROAD: The Tigers are 1-0 on their five-game bid on a virtual pitching or hitting mechanics analysis road trip, which includes three games at Toronto (1- by a Tigers position coach (August 24-26) or a virtual 0) and two games at St. Louis (August 24-25). Detroit meet-and-greet with A.J. Hinch (August 29-31). 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