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 (12-10) at Boston Red Sox (9-15) Wednesday, April 24, 2019 • Fenway Park, Boston, MA • 7:10 p.m. ET RHP Tyson Ross (1-2, 3.38) vs. LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (1-2, 7.20) Game #23 • Road Game #12 • TV: FOX Sports Detroit/MLB.TV • Radio: 97.1 The Ticket RECENT RESULTS: The Tigers picked up a pair of wins ON THE ROAD: The Tigers are 2-0 on their current nine- TIGERS AT A GLANCE over the Red Sox on Tuesday, winning the fi rst game game road trip, which includes four games at Boston Overall ............................................................. 12-10 of the doubleheader, 7-4, and taking the second game, (2-0), three games at Chicago (AL) (April 26-28) and Current Streak ...................................................W3 4-2. In the opener, Ronny Rodríguez had three extra- two games at Philadelphia (April 30-May 1). Detroit At Comerica Park ...............................................6-5 base hits, including a pair of doubles and a home run, has gone 6-5 on the road this season. As a team, the On the Road.......................................................6-5 and drove in two runs, while Grayson Greiner also Tigers are hi ng .214/.294/.338 away from Comerica Day games .......................................................10-5 homered and had two hits with two RBI. Ma hew Park, while the pitching staff has compiled a 2.88 ERA Night games .......................................................2-5 Boyd started the fi rst game for Detroit and notched (97.0IP/31ER). his second win of the season, throwing 7.0 innings vs. LH star ng pitchers ......................................1-1 TIGERS AND RED SOX: The Tigers have a 2-0 lead in vs. RH star ng pitchers ....................................11-9 and allowing three runs on three hits with two walks and three strikeouts. In the nightcap, Brandon Dixon the season series vs. Boston a er sweeping yesterday’s vs. AL East ..........................................................6-3 had three hits, including a pair of doubles, and drove doubleheader. Detroit went 2-4 vs. the Red Sox last vs. AL Central .....................................................6-5 in three runs, while Jeimer Candelario also had three season, including a 1-2 record at Fenway Park. Since vs. AL West ........................................................0-0 hits. Spencer Turnbull started for the Tigers and earned the start of the 2014 season, Detroit has posted an vs. NL .................................................................0-2 his fi rst Major League win, pitching 5.0 shutout innings 11-6 record in Boston. The Tigers have won the season Tigers score fi rst ................................................7-1 with three hits allowed, four walks and two strikeouts. series over the Red Sox in four of the last six seasons. Opponents score fi rst ........................................5-9 Shane Greene worked a scoreless ninth for his 11th Scoring fi ve-or-more runs ..................................4-0 NOTES ON THE SKIPPER: Ron Gardenhire is in his save of the season. The Tigers and Red Sox play the second season as the Tigers manager a er being Scoring four-or-less runs ..................................8-10 third game of their four-game series tonight. Following named to the posi on on October 20, 2017. Extra innings ......................................................2-2 the four-games vs. Boston, the nine-game road trip *Enters tonight’s game with a 76-108 (.413) record as One-run games ..................................................4-2 con nues with three games at Chicago (AL) (April 26- the Tigers manager and a 1,144-1,147 (.499) career Two-run games ..................................................5-3 28) and two games at Philadelphia (April 30-May 1). record as a manager, which is the sixth-most wins Tigers get quality start .......................................9-2 SWEEPS SEASON: The Tigers swept a doubleheader among ac ve managers and ranks 50th in baseball Tigers starter works 6+ innings ..........................9-4 from the Red Sox yesterday, winning the fi rst game, history. Lead a er 6th/7th/8th inning ..............5-1/8-1/9-0 7-4, and the nightcap, 4-2. It marked the fi rst me *Earned the 1,100th win of his managerial career on Trail a er 6th/7th/8th inning ...............0-9/0-9/0-9 Detroit has swept Boston in a doubleheader at Fenway June 13 vs. Minnesota. Tied a er 6th/7th/8th inning ...............7-0/4-0/3-1 Park since August 20, 1965. It was also the Tigers fi rst *Spent the 2017 season as the bench coach for the Tigers out hit opponent .....................................9-3 doubleheader sweep since September 22, 2016 at Arizona Diamondbacks, who captured a Na onal Opponent out hits Tigers ...................................3-6 Minnesota. League Wild Card spot and advanced to the Na onal League Division Series. Tigers and opponent have equal hits ................0-1 MIGGY MOVING UP THE TIGERS ALL-TIME HITS LIST: Tigers hit home run ...........................................6-3 *Served as manager of the Minnesota Twins from Miguel Cabrera combined to go 3x7 in yesterday’s 2002-14 and has the second-most wins in Twins Tigers do not hit a home run .............................6-7 doubleheader, extending his hi ng streak to nine Come-from-behind wins .......................................7 history, pos ng a record of 1,068-1,039 (.507) over his games. A er opening the season 3x25 in his fi rst seven 13 seasons...is one of 10 managers in baseball history games, Cabrera has recorded at least one hit in 14 of to win 1,000-or-more games with a single team. his last 15 games, and is ba ng .351/.424/.421 with *Guided the Twins to six postseason appearances TIGERS VS. RED SOX four doubles and seven RBI during the stretch. With 2019 Record: 2-0 (2002-04, 2006, 2009-10), including a berth in the four hits in yesterday’s twinbill, Cabrera now has 1,857 2002 American League Championship Series...was the 2019 at Home: 0-0 as a Tiger, and is two hits shy of tying Bobby Veach for 2019 at Boston: 2-0 fi rst manager in MLB history to guide his team to the eighth in franchise history. postseason in six of his fi rst nine seasons. All-Time Record: 977-1040-13 Tigers All-Time Hits List *Named the BBWAA American League Manager of the All-Time at Home: 534-472-7 Rank Player Hits Year in 2010...also fi nished runner-up for the honor on All-Time at Comerica Park: 34-38 5. Sam Crawford 2,461 fi ve occasions. All-Time at Boston: 443-568-6 6. Lou Whitaker 2,369 7. Alan Trammell 2,365 TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR 2019 SEASON: Tickets for all 2019 Game Log 8. Bobby Veach 1,859 2019 games at Comerica Park are on sale. For single- Date Site Result Winner/Loser/Save 9. Miguel Cabrera 1,857 game cket informa on, call 866-66-TIGER, and for 4/22 PPD., Inclement Weather season, group, picnic and suite cket op ons call 313- EASY BEING GREENE: Shane Greene improved to a 4/23 BOS W, 7-4 Boyd/Brewer 471-BALL (2255). For complete cket informa on, visit perfect 11-for-11 in save situa ons in the second game gers.com/ ckets. 4/23 BOS W, 4-2 Turnbull/Velázquez/Greene of yesterday’s twinbill, pitching a scoreless inning with 4/24 BOS one hit allowed and two strikeouts. Greene’s 11 saves TIGERS ON THE IL: RHP Michael Fulmer (right elbow 4/25 BOS are ed with San Diego’s Kirby Yates for the Major ulnar collateral ligament reconstruc on, 60-day IL on 7/5 DET League lead. Since saves became an offi cial stat in March 23); LHP Blaine Hardy (le forearm strain, 10- 7/6 DET 1969, Greene’s 11 saves in March/April are ed for the day IL on April 23, retroac ve to April 22); INF Jordy 7/7 DET fourth most among all pitchers. Francisco Rodríguez Mercer (right quad strain, 10-day IL on April 14); LHP with Milwaukee in 2014 and Kazuhiro Sasaki with MaƩ Moore (right knee sprain, 10-day IL on April 7); TIGERS STREAKS Sea le in 2001 hold the big league record for saves in OF ChrisƟ n Stewart (right quad strain, 10-day IL on Last fi ve games: 4-1 March/April with 13. April 18). Last 10 games: 4-6 MESS WITH THE (TURN)BULL, YOU GET THE HORNS: Last 15 games: 8-7 Spencer Turnbull earned the fi rst win of his Major Last 20 games: 11-9 League career in the second game of yesterday’s THE DISTRICT DETROIT doubleheader, tossing 5.0 shutout innings and allowing The District Detroit is a dynamic urban des na on in three hits with four walks and two strikeouts. Turnbull the heart of Detroit. One that includes something for DETROIT TIGERS: THE ROAR OF ‘84 has not allowed an earned run in each of his last two everyone—a dense neighborhood experience with a TO AIR ON FS1 SATURDAY NIGHT starts, a stretch that spans 11.0 innings. Turnbull ranks variety of developments alongside Detroit’s premier second among all Major League rookie pitchers with sports and entertainment venues. Connec ng downtown Detroit Tigers: The Roar of ‘84 will air on FS1 Detroit to growing nearby neighborhoods such as Saturday night at 10 p.m. Celebra ng the 35th 26 strikeouts and 26.0 innings pitched, while he ranks Midtown, Corktown and Brush Park, The District Detroit anniversary of the Tigers 1984 World Series eighth among all qualifi ed American League pitchers is having a drama c economic impact on Detroit and is a championship, the fi lm is narrated by Detroit’s with a 2.77 ERA (26.0IP/8ER).