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 (84-73) vs. Cleveland Indians (91-66) Wednesday, September 28, 2016 • Comerica Park, Detroit, MI • 7:10 p.m. ET RHP Michael Fulmer (11-7, 2.95) vs. RHP Zach McAllister (3-2, 3.58) Game #158 • Home Game #80 • TV: FOX Sports Detroit/ESPN • Radio: 97.1 FM RECENT RESULTS: The Tigers snapped their three- STREAKING: Victor Mar nez extended his hi ng TIGERS AT A GLANCE game losing streak with a 12-0 win over the Indians streak to seven games last night, going 1x4. Over his Overall ............................................................. 84-73 on Tuesday night. Jus n Verlander and Kyle Ryan last seven games, Mar nez is ba ng .409 (9x22) with Current Streak ...................................................W1 combined on the four-hit shutout, the Tigers' eighth six runs scored, three home runs and nine RBI. At Comerica Park ...........................................44-35 shutout of the season. Verlander started and earned On the Road...................................................40-38 HOMER HAPPY: With three home runs in last night's Day games .....................................................33-26 his 16th win, allowing four hits with one walk and a game, the Tigers have now hit 204 homers this Night games ...................................................51-47 season-high 12 strikeouts in 7.2 innings. Kyle Ryan season, which is ed for the fi h most in a season vs. AL East ......................................................19-15 struck out one and re red all four ba ers he faced in fracnhise history. The Tigers' 204 homers are the vs. AL Central .................................................37-37 to fi nish the game. Off ensively, Miguel Cabrera was most they've had in a season since hi ng 212 home vs. AL West ....................................................16-16 3x3 with a double, a home run and fi ve RBI, while runs in 1999. vs. NL ...............................................................12-5 Jus n Upton had a pair of hits, including a three-run FOUR TIGERS ON TARGET VS. McALLISTER: Nick Tigers score fi rst ............................................56-16 home run. Andrew Romine also added a two-run Castellanos, Victor Mar nez, Ian Kinsler and Miguel Opponents score fi rst ....................................28-57 homer. The Tigers and Indians play game three of Cabrera have fared well against tonight's Indians Scoring fi ve-or-more runs ..............................56-12 their four-game series tonight Following the series vs. starter, Zach McAllister. Castellanos is hi ng .500 Scoring four-or-less runs ................................28-61 the Indians, the Tigers conclude the regular season (7x14) with two doubles, one home run and seven Extra innings ......................................................5-4 this weekend with a three-game series at Atlanta RBI against McAllister, while Mar nez is ba ng .458 One-run games ..............................................26-16 (September 30-October 2). (11x24) with four doubles, one home run and eight Two-run games ..............................................14-12 CASTELLANOS ACTIVATED FROM 15-DAY DL: Prior to RBI. Kinsler has posted a .389 (7x18) ba ng average Tigers get quality start ...................................50-20 Tigers starter works 6+ innings ......................55-28 last night's game, the Tigers ac vated infi elder Nick with two doubles and a RBI vs. McAllister, while Lead a er 6th/7th/8th inning ....... 62-8/68-7/74-2 Castellanos from the 15-day disabled list. Castellanos, Cabrera is ba ng .360 (9x25) with two doubles and Trail a er 6th/7th/8th inning ...... 12-54/7-59/3-62 who hit a pinch hit double in last night's game, had four RBI. Tied a er 6th/7th/8th inning ...........10-11/8-7/6-9 been sidelined since August 7 with a non-displaced MIGGY, VMART ROCK VS. CLEVELAND: Miguel Cabrera Tigers out hit opponent .................................66-13 fracture of the fi h metacarpal of his le hand. and Victor Mar nez have each put up impressive Opponent out hits Tigers ...............................13-52 MIGGY REACHES 100 RBI: With fi ve RBI in last night's numbers in their career against the Indians. Cabrera is Tigers and opponent have equal hits ................5-8 game, Miguel Cabrera now has 102 RBI this season, hi ng .348 (217x623) with 117 runs scored, 34 doubles, Tigers hit home run .......................................69-41 pos ng his 12th career 100 RBI season and his eighth as 41 home runs and 139 RBI in 164 career games vs. the Tigers do not hit a home run .........................15-32 a member of the Tigers. Cabrera's 12 100-RBI seasons Indians, while Mar nez is ba ng .317 (114x360) with Come-from-behind wins .....................................42 are ed with Manny Ramirez, Barry Bonds and Al 59 runs scored, 29 doubles, 14 home runs and 68 RBI in Simmons for the sixth-most in MLB history. Only Alex 97 games vs. Cleveland. Cabrera leads all ac ve players Rodriguez, who had 14 100-RBI seasons, and Jimmie with 217 hits, 41 home runs and 139 RBI vs. the Indians, TIGERS VS. INDIANS Foxx, Lou Gehrig, Albert Pujols and Babe Ruth, who each while he is second with a .425 on-base percentage and 2016 Record: 3-14 had 13 100-RBI seasons, have recorded more seasons third with a .348 ba ng average and a .600 slugging 2016 at Home: 1-7 with 100-or-more RBI in major league history. Cabrera's percentage. Mar nez ranks ninth among ac ve players 2016 at Cleveland: 2-7 eight 100-RBI seasons with Detroit are ed with Harry with 68 RBI and 10th with a .317 ba ng average and a All-Time Record: 1111-1071-12 Heilmann for the most 100-RBI seasons in club history. .386 on-base percentage. All-Time at Home: 602-483-5 MIGGY MOVING UP THE MLB, TIGERS ALL-TIME CENTRAL FOCUS: The Tigers are 8-7 in their current All-Time at Comerica Park: 81-71 All-Time at Cleveland: 509-588-7 HOME RUNS LIST: Miguel Cabrera hit his 35th home stretch of 17 consecu ve games against teams from run of the season and the 443rd of his major league the American League Central Division. Detroit is 37-37 2016 Game Log career in the second inning of last night's game. With against AL Central opponents this season, including a Date Site Result Winner/Loser/Save his homer, Cabrera broke a e with Dave Kingman for 3-14 record vs. Cleveland, 12-7 vs. Chicago (AL), 7-12 4/22 DET L, 2-1 Tomlin/Verlander/Allen 41st in MLB history. Cabrera is two home runs away vs. Kansas City and 15-4 vs. Minnesota. 4/23 DET L, 10-1 Kluber/Sanchez from tying Adrian Beltre for 40th in MLB history. The 4/24 DET L, 6-3 Bauer/Greene/Allen AT COMERICA PARK: The Tigers are 2-3 on their home run was also Cabrera’s 305th as a member of 5/3 CLE L, 7-3 Tomlin/Verlander current seven-game homestand, which includes 5/4 CLE L, 4-0 KLUBER/Sanchez the Tigers and he is one home run away from tying three games vs. Kansas City (1-2) and four games vs. 5/5 CLE L, 9-4 Bauer/Fulmer Hank Greenberg for third in franchise history. Cleveland (1-1). Detroit has compiled a 44-35 record 6/24 DET L, 7-5 Salazar/Zimmermann MLB All-Time Homers List at home and has posted a 39-26 home record since 6/25 DET L, 6-0 CARRASCO/Sanchez Rank Player HR May 16. The Tigers are hi ng .274 (722x2638) as a 6/26 DET L, 9-3 Tomlin/Verlander 37. Carl Yastrzemski 452 team at home, while the pitching staff has compiled a 7/4 CLE L, 5-3 Manship/Rondon/Allen 38. Jeff Bagwell 449 4.16 ERA (716.0IP/331ER) at Comerica Park. 7/5 CLE L, 12-1 Carrasco/Sanchez Vladimir Guerrero 449 REPLAY RUNDOWN: The Tigers have been involved 7/6 CLE W, 12-2 Fulmer/Tomlin 40. Adrian Beltre 445 in 77 instant replay challenges this season. Detroit 9/16 CLE L, 11-4 Kluber/Fulmer 41. Miguel Cabrera 443 has challenged 35 plays with fi ve calls confi rmed, 10 9/17 CLE L, 1-0 (10) Miller/J. Wilson 9/18 CLE W, 9-5 Norris/Bauer/Rodriguez PILING UP THE PUNCHOUTS: Jus n Verlander struck out plays standing as called and 20 plays being overturned. 9/26 DET L, 7-4 Miller/Farmer/Allen a season-high 12 ba ers in last night's game, giving him Opponents have made 31 challenges with fi ve calls 9/27 DET W, 12-0 Verlander/Clevinger his eighth game this season with 10-or-more strikeouts. confi rmed, six plays standing as called and 20 plays 9/28 DET Verlander eight games with double-digit strikeouts are overturned. There have been 11 crew chief ini ated 9/29 DET the most he's had in a season and are the most by a reviews with seven plays being confi rmed, two plays Tigers pitcher since Max Scherzer also had eight games standing as called, one play overturned and one rules STREAKS with 10-or-more strikeouts in 2013. Verlander now has check review. Last fi ve games: 2-3 an American League leading 246 strikeouts this season, Last 10 games: 6-4 TICKETS FOR POTENTIAL WILD CARD AND ALDS Last 15 games: 8-7 the most punchouts he's recorded in a season since GAMES AT COMERICA PARK NOW ON SALE: Individual Last 20 games: 9-11 2011 (250) and the most strikeouts by a pitcher in his game ckets for Detroit Tigers poten al 2016 Wild age-33 season-or-older since Randy Johnson had 290 Card and American League Division Series home strikeouts in 2004.