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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 Sea" le Mariners (8-12) vs. Detroit Tigers (10-8) Tuesday, April 25, 2017 • Comerica Park, Detroit, MI • 7:10 p.m. ET RHP Felix Hernandez (2-1, 3.65) vs. RHP Jordan Zimmermann (1-1, 5.94) Game #19 • Home #8 • TV: FOX Sports Detroit • Radio: 97.1 The Ticket TIGERS AT A GLANCE SUNDAY’S ACTION : The Tigers defeated the Twins, 13- SEATTLE’S BEST: In 2016, the Tigers and Mariners 4, at Target Field to pick up the series victory. Starter exchanged series sweeps, each winning every game Overall 10-8 ............................................................... Michael Fulmer threw a season-high 7.0 innings, at home. Detroit won all four of their contests over Current Streak ...................................................W2 At Comerica Park ...............................................5-2 allowing two earned runs on four hits with one walk the Mariners at Comerica Park last June, while Sea! le On the Road.......................................................5-6 and seven strikeouts. Detroit jumped on opposing won all three over the Tigers at Safeco Field in August. Day games .........................................................9-5 starter Kyle Gibson early. Alex Avila crushed a two-run The Tigers current three-game losing streak against Night games .......................................................1-3 homer in the 2nd inning to give the Tigers a 2-1 lead. the Mariners is their longest since a fi ve-game stretch vs. AL East ..........................................................3-4 Detroit plated fi ve more runs in the 3rd inning on an from June 12, 2011 to May 7, 2012. On the bright vs. AL Central .....................................................7-4 vs. AL West ........................................................0-0 RBI single by Victor Mar nez, a two-run double by side, the four-game home winning streak is their vs. NL .................................................................0-0 Jim Adduci, and a two-run single by John Hicks. In the longest over the Mariners since the 2008-09 seasons. Tigers score fi rst ................................................5-6 top of the 9th, Hicks launched his fi rst career home They have not won more than four straight over the Opponents score fi rst ........................................5-2 run, a three-run shot off Ryan Pressly, to fi nish with a Mariners in Detroit since a nine-game winning streak Scoring fi ve-or-more runs ..................................6-4 career-best fi ve RBI on the day. here from July 26, 1994 to April 10, 1996. Scoring four-or-less runs ....................................4-4 Extra innings ......................................................0-0 One-run games ..................................................5-1 ELIAS SAYS: John Hicks contributed three hits and fi ve TIGERS ON THE DL: 1B Miguel Cabrera (right groin Two-run games ..................................................1-1 RBI in the Tigers’ 13-4 win against the Twins on strain, 10-day DL on April 22); SS José Iglesias Tigers get quality start .......................................9-2 Sunday. It was the earliest in a season by calendar (concussion, 7-day DL on April 21 - retro to 4/20); OF Tigers starter works 6+ innings ..........................9-3 date that a Detroit rookie drove in fi ve runs in one JaCoby Jones (le" lip lacera• on, 10-day DL on April Lead a" er 6th/7th/8th inning ............9-2/9-2/10-1 game since April 20, 1949, when Johnny Groth 23); OF J.D. Mar nez (right midfoot sprain, 10-day DL Trail a" er 6th/7th/8th inning ...............0-6/0-6/0-7 knocked in every Detroit run in a 5-2 victory against on March 31 (retro to 3/30). Tied a" er 6th/7th/8th inning ...............1-0/1-0/0-0 Tigers out hit opponent .....................................5-2 the White Sox at Briggs Stadium. The Tigers’ season Opponent out hits Tigers ...................................5-6 started on April 19 that year, and over their fi rst two READ ON THE ROSTER: - 6 Tigers were on an Opening Tigers and opponent have equal hits ................0-0 games, Groth went 5-for-7 with three homers and Day roster at the major league level for the fi rst me, Tigers hit home run .........................................10-7 seven runs ba! ed in. compared to three in 2016. Tigers do not hit a home run .............................0-1 - 12 have less than three years in the major leagues, Come-from-behind wins .......................................7 CATCHING FIRE: Tigers catchers have combined to compared to seven in 2016. hit seven home runs this season, more than any - 8 have fi ve-or-more years in the majors. TIGERS VS. MARINERS other Major League club at that posi on (next: SD, 2016 Record: 4-3 6). James McCann is currently ed for the American NOTES ON THE SKIPPER : Brad Ausmus is in his fourth 2016 at Home: 4-0 League lead at catcher with four homers with TEX’s season at the helm for the Tigers a" er being named 2016 at Sea! le: 0-3 All-Time Record: 213-184-1 Robinson Chirinos and KC’s Salvador Perez, while Alex the 37th manager in Tigers history on November 3, All-Time at Home: 121-81-1 Avila is ed for fourth with three long balls (other: 2013. All-Time at Comerica Park: 39-35 Geovany Soto, CWS). - Enters tonight’s game with a 260-242 (.518) record All-Time at Sea! le: 92-103 as the Tigers manager. ZAC ATTACK: Lakeland Flying Tigers third baseman - Led the Tigers to a 90-72 record and a postseason 2016 Game Log Zac Shepherd was named Florida State League (FSL) berth in his fi rst year as manager in 2014, joining Date Site Result Winner/Loser/Save Player of the Week for the period of April 17-23. Hughie Jennings (1907), Mickey Cochrane (1934) and 6/20 DET W, 8-7 (13) Sanchez/Nuno Shepherd hit .400 (10x25) with three doubles and two Jim Leyland (2006) in accomplishing the feat. 6/21 DET W, 4-2 Rondon/Paxton/Rodriguez 6/22 DET W, 5-1 Ryan/Iwakuma home runs in seven games. He scored seven runs and - Became the 14th manager in Tigers history to have 6/23 DET W, 5-4 (10) Ryan/Cishek knocked in 11. The 2017 season is Shepherd’s fourth also played at the major league level for Detroit, 8/8 SEA L, 3-0 Iwakuma/Fulmer/Diaz as a pro. He was signed by Detroit as a non-dra" ed joining Alan Trammell, Dick Tracewski, Billy Mar n, 8/9 SEA L, 6-5 (15) Miranda/Rodriguez free agent on July 4, 2012. He is a na• ve of Sydney, Bob Swi , Billy Hitchcock, Fred Hutchinson, Mickey 8/10 SEA L, 3-1 Caminero/J. Wilson/Vincent Australia. Cochrane, Del Baker, Bucky Harris, George Moriarty, Ty Cobb, Hughie Jennings and Bobby Lowe. STREAKS DIGGING THE LONG BALL: The Tigers have hit at least - Managed Team Israel in the 2013 World Baseball Last fi ve games: 2-3 one home run in 17 of their fi rst 18 games this season Classic. Last 10 games: 4-6 (excep• on: 4/19 at TB). They have hit 24 total home - Spent 18 seasons as a catcher at the major league Last 15 games: 8-7 Last 20 games: 10-8 runs so far, ed for 5th most in the AL and ed for level with the Padres (1993-96), Tigers (1996, 1999- 12th in the majors. Last year, Detroit hit 211 home 2000), Astros (1997-98, 2001-07) and Dodgers (2009- runs, 8th-most in MLB. 10)...made eight postseason appearances as a player, including two trips to the Na• onal League WATCHING THE GRASS GROW: Over their fi rst 18 Championship Series and one to the World Series. games this season, the Tigers have logged the longest - Ranks third all- me among catchers with 12,839 average me of game (per 9 innings) of any team in putouts, while he is 10th with 15,840.2 innings the majors at three hours and 20 minutes. On their played and 1,766 games started. last road trip alone, the Tigers played two nine-inning games that lasted exactly four hours (4/19 at TB, 4/22 THE DISTRICT DETROIT at MIN). The District Detroit is one of the largest sports and entertainment developments in the country. Located HIGHEST AVG TOG G TIME in the heart of Detroit, this 50-block, mixed-use Detroit Tigers 18 3:20:07 development led by the Ilitch organiza• on unites six world-class theaters, fi ve neighborhoods and three Cleveland Indians 18 3:17:11 professional sports venues in one vibrant, walkable Boston Red Sox 19 3:16:56 des• na• on for people who want to live, work and Tampa Bay Rays 21 3:15:03 play in an exci ng urban environment. Home to the Chicago Cubs 19 3:12:49 Detroit Tigers, Detroit Red Wings, Detroit Pistons and Detroit Lions - The District Detroit represents ON THIS DATE IN TIGERS HISTORY: 1901 - On Opening the greatest density Day at Benne! Park, the Tigers rallied for 10 runs in of professional sports the bo om of the ninth inning to beat Milwaukee, teams in one downtown 14-13. The contest was the American League’s fi rst core in the country. For more informa• on, game in Detroit. visit districtdetroit.com/ fanguide. UPCOMING GAME DETAILS DATE OPPONENT GAME TIME TIGERS OPPONENT TV/RADIO PROBABLE PITCHER PROBABLE PITCHER Wednesday, 4/26 vs. Sea! le 7:10 p.m. ET LHP Daniel Norris (1-1, 3.71) LHP James Paxton (2-0, 1.78) FSD/97.1 Thursday, 4/27 vs.