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Detroit Tigers (3-2) at Washington Na onals (2-1) Saturday, March 5, 2016 • Space Coast Stadium, Viera, FL • 1:05 p.m. ET RHP Jordan Zimmermann (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Stephen Strasburg (0-0, 0.00) TV: None • Radio: 97.1 FM RECENT RESULTS: The Tigers posted their fi rst shutout of the spring on Friday with a 3-0 win over the New NUMERICAL ROSTER York Yankees at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland. Seven Tigers combined on a six- shutout 1 Jose Iglesias INF with Jus n Verlander star ng and throwing 2.0 scoreless , while Drake Bri on, Angel Nesbi , Kyle 3 Ian Kinsler INF Ryan, Logan Kensing, Joe Jimenez and Warwick Saupold each turned in a scoreless ou ng in relief. Bri on 4 OF picked up his fi rst win of , while Saupold recorded his fi rst . Off ensively, 8 Jus n Upton OF provided all three runs for Detroit with his fi rst home of the spring. 9 Nick Castellanos INF TIGERS-NATIONALS SPRING TRAINING SERIES: The Tigers and Na onals are mee ng for the fi rst me this 12 Anthony Gose OF spring today in Viera. Following today’s game, the two clubs will meet twice more during Spring Training 14 Mike Aviles INF with games scheduled for March 9 in Lakeland and March 20 in Lakeland. 17 INF 18 Tyler Collins OF FIVE MINOR LEAGUERS JOIN TIGERS FOR TODAY’S GAME: Righthanded pitchers Endrys Briceno (#89), 19 Anibal Sanchez RHP Gabe Hemmer (#95), Cory Riordan (#90) and Thad Weber (#85) and ou ielder Jose Azocar (#86) will join 21 Mark Lowe RHP the Tigers for today’s game. 24 Miguel Cabrera INF TIGERS TO HOLD TRYOUT CAMP MONDAY IN LAKELAND: The Tigers will hold a tryout camp at the 26 Jeff Ferrell RHP TigerTown Minor League Complex in Lakeland on Monday, March 7. Registra on for the camp begins at 8 27 Jordan Zimmermann RHP a.m., with the tryout beginning at 9 a.m. The tryout camp is for players age 18-23, or those players with 28 J.D. Mar nez OF previous experience with a Major League organiza on. No pre-registra on or 30 Alex Wilson RHP par cipa on fee is necessary to a end the camp. Those interested in trying out must provide their own 31 Casey McGehee INF glove and workout equipment. Wood bats, helmets and will be provided by the Tigers. 32 RHP TIGERS FLEX PLANS ON SALE NOW: Tigers fans can now create their own personalized cket package with 33 Steven Moya OF a Detroit Tigers Flex Plan. With the Fan’s Choice 10-Game Flex Plan, you get to see the games you want to 34 James McCann C see! Select any two games in April (excluding ), May, June and September along with one each 35 Jus n Verlander RHP in July and August to complete your plan. 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For more informa on on Detroit Tigers Flex Plans or other cket op ons, please visit gers. 39 Jarrod Saltalamacchia C com or call (313) 471-2255. 40 Montreal Robertson RHP INDIVIDUAL GAME TICKETS ON SALE TODAY: Individual game ckets for the 2016 Detroit Tigers season go 41 Victor Mar nez DH on sale this morning beginning at 10 a.m. Fans may purchase single game ckets at the Comerica Park Box 43 Bruce Rondon RHP Offi ce on Witherell Street, online at gers.com, and by calling 866-66-TIGER (84437). 44 LHP 45 Buck Farmer RHP TODAY’S TIGERS PITCHERS 48 Ma Boyd LHP 49 Dixon Machado INF #27 RHP Jordan Zimmermann — (0-0, 0.00) 50 Bryan Holaday C 2016 Spring: Zimmermann is making his fi rst start of the spring today at the Na onals. 53 Jairo Labourt LHP 2015 Season: Started 33 games and posted a 13-10 record with a 3.66 ERA (201.2IP/82ER) and 164 54 Drew VerHagen RHP ... ed for the Na onal League lead with 33 starts, while he ranked sixth with 1.74 walks per nine 56 Kyle Ryan LHP innings and ed for eighth with 22 quality starts...fi nished his six-year Na onals career as the club’s all- me 57 Francisco Rodriguez RHP leader in wins (70), innings (1094.0), strikeouts (903) and games started (178)...one of just four major 58 Jose Valdez RHP league pitchers to throw 190.0 innings-or-more and start at least 32 games in each of the last four seasons. 60 Angel Nesbi RHP #43 RHP Bruce Rondon — (0-0, 0.00) 61 RHP 2016 Spring: Rondon is making his second appearance of the spring today at the Na onals...tossed a 62 Nate Schierholtz OF scoreless on Wednesday at Pi sburgh, allowing one hit with one . 63 Wynton Bernard OF 2015 Season: Appeared in 35 games with the Tigers...posted a 1-0 record with fi ve saves, a 5.81 ERA 64 John Mayberry Jr. OF (31.0IP/20ER) and 36 strikeouts. 65 Blaine Hardy LHP #26 RHP Jeff Ferrell — (0-0, 0.00) 66 Drake Bri on LHP 2016 Spring: Ferrell is making his second appearance of the spring today at the Na onals...pitched on 67 Logan Kensing RHP Wednesday at Pi sburgh and allowed a hit and a walk in a scoreless inning of work. 68 Lendy Cas llo RHP 2015 Season: Spent most of the season in the minors, spli ng the year between Double A Erie and 70 Miguel Gonzalez C A Toledo...had 12 saves and a 1.67 ERA (27.0IP/5ER) with 35 strikeouts in 17 games, including one start, at 71 Aus n Green C Erie...went 0-1 with a 4.76 ERA (11.1IP/6ER) and 10 strikeouts in 11 ou ngs with Toledo...named the Tigers 72 Dominic Ficociello INF Minor League of the Month for June a er pos ng nine saves with a 1.54 ERA (11.2IP/2ER) and 18 73 Jason Krizan OF strikeouts in 10 games. 74 INF #82 LHP Kevin Ziomek — (0-0, 0.00) 75 Mike Gerber OF 2016 Spring: Ziomek is making his fi rst Grapefruit League appearance today at the Na onals...started 76 Preston Guilmet RHP Monday’s game vs. Florida Southern and allowed one hit with two strikeouts in 2.0 shutout innings. 77 Joe Jimenez RHP 2015 Season: Spent the en re 2015 season with Single A Lakeland, making 27 starts and pos ng a 9-11 79 JaCoby Jones INF record with a 3.43 ERA (154.2IP/59ER) and 143 strikeouts...named to the Florida State League’s midseason 80 Raff y Lopez C All-Star team...selected by the Tigers in the second round of the June 2013 dra . 81 Kade Scivicque C #53 LHP Jairo Labourt — (0-0, 0.00) 82 Kevin Ziomek LHP 2016 Spring: Labourt is making his fi rst Grapefruit League appearance today at Washington...tossed 1.2 innings on Monday vs. Florida Southern and gave up one run on one hit with two walks and two strikeouts. 2015 Season: Began the season in the Blue Jays organiza on, before being acquired by the Tigers on July 30...started 25 games between Single A Dunedin and Single A Lakeland and had a 3-12 record with a 5.12 ERA (116.0IP/66ER) and 104 strikeouts...selected to par cipate in the 2015 Futures Game at Cincinna ’s Great American Ball Park and threw a scoreless inning with two strikeouts. #58 RHP Jose Valdez — (0-0, 18.00) 2016 Spring: Valdez is making his second appearance of the spring today at the Na onals...made his spring debut on Wednesday at the Yankees, allowing two runs on three hits with two strikeouts in 1.0 inning. 2015 Season: Spent the majority of the 2015 season with Triple A Toledo...went 4-5 with fi ve saves, a 3.32 ERA (57.0IP/21ER) and 43 strikeouts in 43 games with the Mud Hens...pitched in seven games with the Tigers and had a 0-1 record with a 4.00 ERA (9.0IP/4ER) and four strikeouts. NATIONALS ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH: RHP AJ Cole, RHP Taylor Hill, RHP Rafael Mar n, LHP Sammy Solis, RHP , RHP Ma Belisle, RHP Wander Suero UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PITCHING MATCHUPS DATE OPPONENT GAME TIME TIGERS PITCHERS OPPONENT PITCHERS Sunday vs. Miami 1:05 p.m. LHP Ma Boyd RHP Dylan Axelrod

Monday at New York (NL) 1:10 p.m. RHP Mike Pelfrey RHP Bartolo Colon

Tuesday vs. Tampa Bay 1:05 p.m. RHP Shane Greene TBA March 5, 2016 GAME NOTES 2016 Tigers Spring Training Schedule Date Opponent Result Winner Loser Save A endance February 29 Florida Southern W, 7-2 Bri on Brooks 3,190 March 1 Pi sburgh L, 4-2 Scahill Kensing Marte 6,779 March 2 @New York (AL) L, 10-9 Goody Man ply 9,023 @Pi sburgh W, 10-3 Farmer Locke 6,952 March 3 @Atlanta W, 8-2 Norris Newcomb 5,618 March 4 New York (AL) W, 3-0 Bri on Pestano Saupold 8,696 March 5 @Washington March 6 Miami March 7 @New York (NL) March 8 Tampa Bay March 9 Washington March 10 @Philadelphia March 11 @Houston March 12 Pi sburgh March 13 @Pi sburgh March 14 New York (NL) March 15 Atlanta March 16 @Houston March 17 St. Louis March 18 @St. Louis March 19 @Miami March 20 @Atlanta Washington March 21 Philadelphia March 22 Toronto March 24 @Toronto March 25 Atlanta March 26 @Philadelphia March 27 Houston March 28 @New York (AL) March 29 Toronto March 30 @Bal more March 31 New York (AL) April 1 Tampa Bay April 2 @Atlanta

Record: 3-2 Home: 1-1 Road: 2-1 vs. AL: 1-1 vs. NL: 2-1 “B” Games: 1-0 2016 SPRING BATTING LOGS

2016 SPRING TRAINING TRANSACTIONS DATE TRANSACTION February 18 Signed RHP Bobby Parnell as a minor league free agent February 23 Signed INF Casey McGehee as a minor league free agent