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Page One Layout 1 Game Information ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Detroit Tigers Media Relations Department w Comerica Park w Phone (313) 471-2000 w Fax (313) 471-2138 w Detroit, MI 48201 w www.tigers.com Detroit Tigers vs. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Monday, July 16, 2012 Comerica Park, Detroit, MI Game Time - 7:05 p.m. EDT RECENT RESULTS: The Tigers blanked the Orioles 4-0 yesterday afternoon. Justin TIGERS AT A GLANCE Verlander (10-5) fanned eight batters in eight shutout innings to earn the win for Detroit. Austin Jackson and Miguel Cabrera both homered for the Tigers, while Jhonny Peralta and Record: 46-43 / Streak: W1 Alex Avila both added a hit and an RBI. The Tigers begin a seven-game homestand with Game #90 / Home #43 the first game of a four-game series versus the Angels this evening. The homestand Home: 22-20 / Road: 24-23 concludes with a three-game series against the White Sox beginning on Friday evening. WINNING WAYS: The Tigers enter tonight’s game versus the Angels having won 10 of Tonight’s Scheduled Starters the club’s last 14 games dating back to June 28. Detroit is tops among all American RHP Rick Porcello vs. RHP Ervin Santana League clubs with a .714 winning percentage during that stretch. (6-5, 4.47) (4-9, 5.75) PILING UP THE WINS OVER THE ANGELS AT COMERICA PARK: The Tigers enter TV/Radio tonight’s game having won eight of the club’s last 12 games over the Angels at Comerica FSD/AM 1270 & 97.1 FM Park dating back to June 6, 2009. JHONNY ON THE SPOT VERSUS THE ANGELS: TIGERS VS. ANGELS Jhonny Peralta enters tonight’s game hitting .323 (65x201) with 13 doubles, nine home runs and 31 RBI in 54 games during his 2012 Record: 0-0 career against the Angels. He is seventh among all active major league players with a .323 2012 at Home: 0-0 batting average versus the club during his career. 2012 at Los Angeles: 0-0 ON THE OFFENSIVE: Detroit is hitting .307 (166x541) with 85 runs scored, 30 doubles, All-Time Record: 311-287 six triples and 19 home runs over the club’s last 15 games dating back to June 27. The All-Time at Home: 168-130 Tigers are tops among all American League clubs with a .307 batting average and 166 hits All-Time at Comerica Park: 22-28 during that stretch, while the club is second with a .367 on-base percentage and fourth All-Time at Los Angeles: 143-157 with 85 runs scored and a .490 slugging percentage. A LONG STRETCH WITHOUT BEING BLANKED: 2012 Game Log The Tigers scored four runs yesterday Date Site Result Winner/Loser/Save against Baltimore, marking the 157th straight game dating back to July 17, 2011, in which 7/16 DET the club has not been shut out. It is the longest such streak in Tigers history, surpassing the previous franchise record of 110 consecutive games with at least one run scored 7/17 DET established August 28, 1992-June 29, 1993. (Source: STATS LLC) 7/18 DET CABRERA’S ON THE OFFENSIVE: 7/19 DET Miguel Cabrera is batting .363 (87x240) with 22 doubles, 13 home runs and 51 RBI over his last 59 games dating back to May 10. He is 8/24 DET leading the American League with a .363 batting average, 87 hits and 51 RBI during that 8/25 DET stretch, while he is tied for the lead with 22 doubles, is third with a .417 on-base 8/26 DET percentage and fourth with a .617 slugging percentage. 9/7 LAA BULLISH BEHAVIOR: Tigers relievers have combined to post a 2.30 ERA (156.2IP/40ER) 9/8 LAA and 157 strikeouts over the club’s last 52 games dating back to May 17. Club relievers 9/9 LAA have held opponents to a .229 batting average (132x576) during that stretch. STREAKS PITCHING IN: The Tigers pitchers have compiled a 3.08 ERA (128.2IP/44ER) and 122 Last five games: 4-1 strikeouts over the club’s last 14 games dating back to June 28. Detroit pitchers have limited opponents to a .236 batting average (114x484) during that stretch. The Tigers are Last 10 games: 7-3 third among all American League clubs with a 3.08 ERA dating back to June 28. Last 15 games: 10-5 MIGGY’S HEADING TOWARDS 300 HOME RUNS: Last 20 games: 12-8 Miguel Cabrera enters tonight’s game with 297 home runs during his career, three home runs shy of becoming the second player born in Venezuela to collect 300 home runs during his major league career. Andres Galarraga finished with 399 home runs during his major league career. AUSTIN’S SCORING RUNS REGULARLY: Austin Jackson scored one run yesterday at Baltimore, marking the 12th straight game in which he has scored a run dating back to June 30. It is the longest such streak by a Tigers player since Rocky Colavito also scored a run in 12 straight games for the club August 18-29, 1961. Johnny Groth scored a run in 13 straight games for Detroit August 14-26, 1950. NOTES ON THE SKIPPER: Jim Leyland is in his seventh season as the manager of the Tigers, compiling a 565-497 record (.532). - Leyland enters tonight’s game with 1,634 wins during his major league managerial career, 15th-most all-time in major league history. Leyland is tops among all active major league managers with 1,634 wins. - Tonight’s game marks the 3,265th game Leyland has managed during his career, placing him in 15th place all-time in major league history. - Leyland is one of only five managers in Tigers history to register at least 500 victories with the club. Sparky Anderson (1,331 wins), Hughie Jennings (1,131 wins), Bucky Harris (516 wins) and Steve O’Neill (509 wins) are the four other managers in Tigers history with at least 500 wins with the club. INJURY UPDATE: RHP Al Alburquerque (right elbow surgery, 60-day DL on April 4), OF Andy Dirks (right achilles tendinitis, 15-day DL on May 31), C Victor Martinez (left knee surgery, 60-day DL on March 12), LHP Daniel Schlereth (left shoulder tendinitis, 60-day DL on April 21), LHP Drew Smyly (right intercostal strain, 15-day DL on July 7). TIGERS UPCOMING GAME DETAILS TIGERS OPPONENTS DATE OPPONENT GAME TIME PROBABLE PITCHER PROBABLE PITCHER TV/RADIO Tuesday vs. Los Angeles 7:05 p.m. RHP Jacob Turner TBA FSD/1270 & 97.1 (0-0, 1.80) Wednesday vs. Los Angeles 7:05 p.m. RHP Doug Fister LHP C.J. Wilson FSD/1270 & 97.1 (3-6, 4.39) (9-5, 2.43) Thursday vs. Los Angeles 1:05 p.m. RHP Max Scherzer RHP Jerome Williams FSD/1270 & 97.1 (8-5, 4.84) (6-6, 4.67) All times Eastern. Radio coverage on AM 1270 and 97.1 FM The Ticket, unless otherwise noted. Local TV coverage provided by FOX Sports Detroit (FSD) and FOX Sports Detroit Plus (FSD PLUS). TIGERS AT A GLANCE IN 2012 vs. AL East: 13-10 Scoring five-or-more runs: 30-9 Lead after 6th/7th/8th inning: 33-5/36-5/42-3 vs. AL Central: 17-14 Scoring four-or-less runs: 16-34 Trail after 6th/7th/8th inning: 6-33/5-33/3-35 vs. AL West: 5-12 Extra-innings: 2-4 Tied after 6th/7th/8th inning: 7-5/5-5/1-5 vs. NL: 11-7 One-run games: 14-12 Tigers out hit opponent: 35-13 Tigers score first: 34-13 Tigers get quality start: 33-12 Opponent out hits Tigers: 6-24 Opponents score first: 12-30 Tigers starter works 6+ innings: 34-21 Tigers and opponent have equal hits: 5-6 © Detroit Tigers, 2012 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... World Series Champions w 1935 w 1945 w 1968 w 1984 July 16, 2012 TONIGHT’S TIGERS STARTER - RICK PORCELLO ‘12 Season (Detroit): 6-5, 4.47 ERA, 17 G, 17 GS, 0 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 96.2 IP, 128 H, 54 R, 48 ER, 24 BB, 57 SO. ‘11 Season (Detroit): 14-9, 4.75 ERA, 31 G, 31 GS, 0 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 182.0 IP, 210 H, 103 R, 96 ER, 46 BB, 104 SO. PORCELLO’S PROGNOSIS: In his fourth season with 2012 GAME-BY-GAME RUNDOWN the Tigers, Porcello will make his 18th start of the SEASON (DETROIT) 2012 season this evening versus the Angels. DATE OPP. RESULT S/R DEC. ERA IP H R ER BB SO PC 4/10 TB W, 5-2 S ND 2.57 7.0 7 2 2 1 4 92 HIS LAST FIVE STARTS: Porcello has earned three 4/15 @CWS W, 5-2 S W-1 1.84 7.2 5 1 1 0 4 99 wins in his last five starts after a stretch in which he 4/21 TEX L, 10-4 S L-1 6.32 1.0 10 9 8 1 1 51 failed to record a victory in six straight starts. He is 4/26 SEA L, 5-4 S L-2 6.45 6.2 7 5 5 2 3 105 5/1 KC W, 9-3 S W-2 5.64 8.0 7 3 3 0 3 98 3-1 with a 3.14 ERA (28.2IP/10ER) and 18 strikeouts 5/6 CWS W, 3-1 S W-3 4.91 6.1 4 1 1 2 5 103 over his last five starts.
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