DETROIT TIGERS GAME NOTES WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS: 1935, 1945, 1968, 1984 Detroit Tigers Media Rela ons Department • Comerica Park • Phone (313) 471-2000 • Fax (313) 471-2138 • Detroit, MI 48201 www. gers.com • @ gers, @TigresdeDetroit, @DetroitTigersPR Detroit Tigers (38-50) vs. Texas Rangers (38-49) Thursday, July 5, 2018 • Comerica Park, Detroit, MI • 7:10 p.m. ET LHP MaƩ hew Boyd (4-6, 4.18) vs. RHP Yovani Gallardo (2-0, 9.00) Game #89 • Home Game #45 • TV: FOX Sports Detroit • Radio: 97.1 The Ticket RECENT RESULTS: The Tigers were unable to avoid a the Tigers manager and a 1,106-1,089 (.504) career TIGERS AT A GLANCE sweep against the Cubs as they dropped the series record as a manager, which is the eighth-most wins Overall ............................................................. 38-50 fi nale, 5-2, on Wednesday a ernoon at Wrigley Field. among ac ve managers and ranks 54th in baseball Current Streak .....................................................L2 Nicholas Castellanos and John Hicks each hit solo home history. At Comerica Park ...........................................23-21 runs in the game, while José Iglesias added three hits *Earned the 1,100th win of his managerial career on On the Road...................................................15-29 and Niko Goodrum contributed two. Francisco Liriano June 13 vs. Minnesota. Day games .....................................................22-22 had a quality start for Detroit, but took the loss a er *Spent the 2017 season as the bench coach for the Night games ...................................................16-28 vs. LH star ng pitchers ..................................13-10 giving up three runs on fi ve hits with fi ve walks and Arizona Diamondbacks, who captured a Na onal vs. RH star ng pitchers ..................................25-40 fi ve strikeouts in 6.0 innings. The Tigers tonight begin a League Wild Card spot and advanced to the Na onal vs. AL East ......................................................12-10 brief four-game homestand against the Texas Rangers. League Division Series. vs. AL Central .................................................18-20 Following this weekend’s series vs. Texas, Detroit closes *Served as manager of the Minnesota Twins from vs. AL West ......................................................7-11 the fi rst half of the season next week with a six-game 2002-14 and is the winningest manager in Twins vs. NL .................................................................1-9 road trip, which includes three games at Tampa Bay history, pos ng a record of 1,068-1,039 (.507) over his Tigers score fi rst ............................................26-20 (July 9-11) and three games at Houston (July 13-15). 13 seasons...is one of 10 managers in baseball history Opponents score fi rst ....................................12-30 to win 1,000-or-more games with a single team. Scoring fi ve-or-more runs ................................22-9 ROSTER MOVES: The Tigers on Wednesday announced *Guided the Twins to six postseason appearances Scoring four-or-less runs ................................16-41 the following roster moves: (2002-04, 2006, 2009-10), including a berth in the Extra innings ......................................................5-3 *Op oned RHP Warwick Saupold to Triple A Toledo. 2002 American League Championship Series...was the One-run games ..............................................14-13 *Recalled INF Ronny Rodriguez from Triple A Toledo. fi rst manager in MLB history to guide his team to the Two-run games ................................................7-12 *Selected RHP Victor Alcántara to the Major League postseason in six of his fi rst nine seasons. Tigers get quality start ...................................17-17 roster from Triple A Toledo. *Named the BBWAA American League Manager of the Tigers starter works 6+ innings ......................18-22 * To clear a spot on the 40-man roster for Alcántara, INF Year in 2010...also fi nished runner-up for the honor on Lead a er 6th/7th/8th inning ....... 27-6/29-4/33-2 Dixon Machado was designated for assignment. fi ve occasions. Trail a er 6th/7th/8th inning ........ 7-34/4-37/1-40 Tied a er 6th/7th/8th inning .............4-10/5-9/4-8 START ME UP: Francisco Liriano turned in a quality start SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED: The Tigers on Tigers out hit opponent .................................27-15 in yesterday’s game at Chicago (NL), allowing three Wednesday announced that they have agreed to terms Opponent out hits Tigers ...............................10-30 runs on fi ve hits with fi ve walks and fi ve strikeouts in on Minor League contracts with six players as part of Tigers and opponent have equal hits ................1-5 6.0 innings. Tigers star ng pitchers have now thrown the interna onal signing period. With Wednesday’s Tigers hit home run .......................................26-23 6.0-or-more innings in eight consecu ve games, which, signings, Detroit has now agreed to terms with 11 Tigers do not hit a home run .........................12-27 according to the Elias Sports Bureau, is their longest players during the interna onal signing period. Below Come-from-behind wins .....................................15 streak since May 9-17, 2014, when they also had eight is a list of players the Tigers agreed to terms with on straight starts of at least 6.0 innings. Over their last Wednesday. 10 games, Tigers starters have compiled a 3.14 ERA TIGERS VS. RANGERS (63.0IP/22ER) and 49 strikeouts. Detroit ranks third in OF Lester Benitez - 10/15/1999, 6’0/190, R/R - CU 2018 Record: 1-2 the American League with a 3.14 ERA during that me SS Yoan Bravo - 10/14/2001, 6’1/165, R/R - VZ 2018 at Home: 0-0 span. C Cris an Calzadilla - 10/17/2001, 5’10/160, R/R - VZ 2018 at Texas: 1-2 RHP Jose Peraza - 10/29/2001, 5’11/160, R/R - VZ All-Time Record: 360-318 NICK THE STICK: Nicholas Castellanos reached base RHP Rolando Sirit - 11/12/2001, 6’2/160, R/R - VZ All-Time at Home: 189-150 three mes in yesterday’s game, going 1x3 with a solo SS Alexis Ulloa - 12/18/2001, 5’10/150, R/R - VZ All-Time at Comerica Park: 40-37 home run and a pair of walks. Castellanos has hit safely All-Time at Texas: 171-168 in 10 of his last 11 games and is hi ng .372 (16x43) BARK AT THE PARK: The Tigers will be hos ng the with 11 runs scored, four doubles, fi ve home runs and second of four Bark at the Park Nights tonight. A 2018 Game Log 13 RBI during that stretch. Castellanos enters tonight’s por on of the proceeds from the event benefi t the Date Site Result Winner/Loser/Save game ranked third in the American League with 106 Michigan Humane Society, who will also take part in 5/7 TEX L, 7-6 Leclerc/Stumpf/Kela hits, fourth with 33 mul -hit games, fi h with 26 a pre-game ceremony. Bark at the Park ckets s ll 5/8 TEX W, 7-4 Fiers/Minor/Greene doubles, ed for sixth with six ou ield assists, seventh remain for August 13 vs. the Chicago White Sox. 5/9 TEX L, 5-4 (10) Kela/Saupold with 180 total bases, ed for seventh with 43 extra- 7/5 DET base hits and eighth with a .309 (106x343) ba ng TIGERS ON THE DL: RHP Johnny Barbato (right 7/6 DET average. shoulder rotator cuff tendini s, 10-day DL on June 23); 7/7 DET 1B Miguel Cabrera (ruptured le biceps tendon, 60- 7/8 DET RECAPPING THE ROAD TRIP: The Tigers went 2-4 on day DL on June 13); LHP Ryan Carpenter (right oblique their recently completed six-game road trip, going strain, 10-day DL on June 1); RHP Shane Greene (right TIGERS STREAKS 2-2 at Toronto and 0-2 at Chicago (NL). As a team, the shoulder strain, 10-day DL on July 2); OF Leonys MarƟ n Last fi ve games: 2-3 Tigers hit .248 (50x202) on the trip, while the pitching (le hamstring strain, 10-day DL on July 2); LHP Daniel Last 10 games: 2-8 staff compiled a 3.53 ERA (51.0IP/20ER). Individually, Norris (le groin strain, 60-day DL on April 30); RHP Last 15 games: 3-12 Niko Goodrum fi nished the road trip with a .381 (8x21) Drew VerHagen (nasal fracture, 10-day DL on June 20). Last 20 games: 7-13 ba ng average, four runs scored, three doubles, one triple and one RBI. José Iglesias hit .318 (7x22) with two runs scored, one double and three RBI over the PREGAME FESTIVITIES six games. Play Baseball Detroit Day: Play Baseball Detroit Day TIGERS AND RANGERS: The Tigers are 1-2 against the THE DISTRICT DETROIT at Comerica Park will include an on-fi eld ceremony Rangers this season a er losing two-of-three games The District Detroit is a dynamic urban des na on in to celebrate all components of the Play Baseball the heart of Detroit. One that includes something for in Arlington from May 7-9. Detroit has lost the season everyone—a dense neighborhood experience with a Detroit program. During the ceremony, Wayne series to the Rangers fi ve mes in the last six seasons, State University baseball coach Ryan Kelley will be variety of developments alongside Detroit’s premier sports presented as the 2018 Team Tigers Coach of the with the Tigers only series victory coming in 2014. and entertainment venues like Comerica Park. Connec ng Year, while Grosse Pointe South baseball coach Detroit has dropped eight of its last nine games vs. downtown Detroit to growing nearby neighborhoods such Dan Griesbaum Sr. will be honored as the 2018 Texas played at Comerica Park. as Midtown, Corktown and Brush Park, The District Detroit Champions Award winner.