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 (3-11-1) at New York Yankees (12-3) Saturday, March 11, 2017 • George M. Steinbrenner, Tampa, FL • 1:05 p.m. ET LHP Daniel Norris (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Masahiro Tanaka (0-0, 0.00) TV: FOX Sports Detroit • Radio: 97.1 The Ticket RECENT RESULTS: The Tigers suff ered a 6-2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday a ernoon at Publix Field at NUMERICAL ROSTER Joker Marchant Stadium. Jus n Upton went 2x2 at the plate, including a two-run home run, his third of the spring. 1 José Iglesias INF Omar Infante, JaCoby Jones, Jason Krizan and J.D. Mar nez each added one hit in the loss. Jordan Zimmermann 3 Ian Kinsler INF started for the Tigers and took the loss a er giving up fi ve runs on fi ve hits with one walk in 1.1 innings. Buck 4 Omar Infante INF Farmer struck out three and walked one over 3.0 hitless innings of relief. Kyle Ryan tossed 1.0 shutout inning out of the bullpen, while Daniel Stumpf pitched 1.1 scoreless innings with two strikeouts. 8 Jus n Upton OF ROSTER MOVES: Prior to today's game, the Tigers have op oned righthanded pitcher Victor Alcantara to Triple A 9 Nicholas Castellanos INF Toledo and op oned le handed pitcher Jairo Labourt to Double A Erie. Addi onally, the Tigers have reassigned 12 Anthony Gose OF righthanded pitchers Jeff Ferrell and Adam Ravenelle to minor league camp. The Tigers have 59 players remaining 14 Alex Presley OF in major league camp. 15 Mikie Mahtook OF TIGERS IN THE WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC: Team USA (Ian Kinsler, Jim Leyland) began play in Pool C of the WBC last 17 Andrew Romine INF night with a 3-2 win over Colombia (William Cuevas) in 10 innings. Kinsler went 2x5 with a run scored, while Cuevas 18 Tyler Collins OF threw 2.1 innings, allowing one run on four hits with two strikeouts. Puerto Rico (Joe Jimenez) defeated Venezuela (Miguel Cabrera, Victor Mar nez, Francisco Rodríguez, Bruce Rondón, Omar Vizquel), 11-0, in each team's fi rst game in 19 Anibal Sanchez RHP Pool D. Cabrera went 1x2 with a walk, while Mar nez was 0x2 with a walk. Jimenez pitched a scoreless inning of relief 21 Mark Lowe RHP for Puerto Rico, giving up one hit with one walk and one strikeout. On Saturday in Pool C, Colombia faces Canada (Dus n 24 Miguel Cabrera INF Molleken, Daniel Pinero) at 12 p.m., while the USA faces the Dominican Republic at 6:30 p.m. In Pool D, Venezuela plays 26 Brendan Ryan INF Italy at 3 p.m. and Puerto Rico plays Mexico (Efren Navarro) at 9:30 p.m. All games are being televised on MLB Network. 27 Jordan Zimmermann RHP TIGERS TIDBITS: Dominic Ficociello and Jus n Upton are ed for fourth in the Grapefruit League with three home runs...Ficociello ranks second in the Grapefruit League with eight RBI...Andrew Romine is hi ng .600 (6x10) with 28 J.D. Mar nez OF three runs scored and a RBI over his last four games. 30 Alex Wilson RHP FIVE MINOR LEAGUERS JOIN TIGERS FOR TODAY’S GAME: Righthanded pitcher Arcenio Leon (#83) and infi elders 31 Alex Avila C Gustavo Nunez (#97), Gabriel Quintana (#96), A.J. Simcox (#87) and Logan Watkins (#95) will join the Tigers for 32 Michael Fulmer RHP today's game. 33 Steven Moya OF INDIVIDUAL GAME TICKETS NOW ON SALE: Individual game ckets for the 2017 Detroit Tigers season are now on 34 James McCann C sale. Fans may purchase single game ckets online at gers.com and by calling 866-66-TIGER (84437). 35 Jus n Verlander RHP COMERICA PARK PARTY SUITES AVAILABLE FOR 2017: 2017 Party Suites and Party Areas at Comerica Park are on 36 Blaine Hardy LHP sale now. Groups of 15-or-more receive discounted ckets. Addi onally, fans can guarantee their cket to Opening 37 Mike Pelfrey RHP Day with the purchase of a 10-game party suite package. For more informa on on party suites, visit gers.com or call (313) 471-2255. 38 Jus n Wilson LHP 39 Edward Mujica RHP TODAY’S TIGERS PITCHERS 40 JaCoby Jones OF #44 LHP Daniel Norris — (0-0, 0.00) 41 Victor Mar nez DH 2017 Spring: Norris will make his third Grapefruit League start today at New York (AL)...threw 3.0 shutout innings 43 Bruce Rondón RHP with one hit allowed, one walk and two strikeouts on Sunday at Philadelphia. 44 Daniel Norris LHP 2016 Season: Split the season between Detroit and Triple A Toledo…posted a 5-7 record with a 4.54 ERA (73.1IP/37ER) 45 Buck Farmer RHP and 77 strikeouts in 14 starts with the Mud Hens, while he was 4-2 with a 3.38 ERA (69.1IP/26ER) and 71 strikeouts in 48 Ma hew Boyd LHP 14 appearances, including 13 starts, with the Tigers…allowed three earned runs-or-less in all 13 starts with the Tigers and has now given up three earned runs-or-less in 19 straight starts da ng back to August 12, 2015, the longest ac ve 49 Dixon Machado INF streak in the majors. 50 Dus n Molleken RHP #54 RHP Drew VerHagen — (0-1, 13.50) 53 Warwick Saupold RHP 2017 Spring: VerHagen is slated to make his third appearance of the spring today at the Yankees...pitched a shutout 54 Drew VerHagen RHP inning on Sunday at the Phillies. 55 John Hicks C 2016 Season: Limited to 19 games with the Tigers a er missing most of the season due to injury…made an Opening 56 Kyle Ryan LHP Day roster at the major league level for the fi rst me in his career and picked up the win on Opening Day at Miami… compiled a 1-0 record with a 7.11 ERA (19.0IP/15ER) and 10 strikeouts in 19 games with Detroit. 57 Francisco Rodríguez RHP #38 LHP Jus n Wilson — (0-1, 13.50) 60 Angel Nesbi RHP 2017 Spring: Jus n Wilson will make his third ou ng of the spring today at New York (AL)...gave up two runs on 61 Shane Greene RHP one hit with two walks and one strikeout in 0.1 innings on Tuesday vs. Philadelphia. 62 Sandy Baez RHP 2016 Season: Completed his fi rst season with the Tigers, appearing in 66 games and pos ng a 4-5 record with one 64 Chad Bell LHP save, a 4.14 ERA (58.2IP/27ER) and 65 strikeouts…ranked ed for seventh in the American League with 25 holds… 65 Myles Jaye RHP picked up the fi rst save of his major league career on July 27 at Boston. #64 LHP Chad Bell — (0-0, 23.62) 67 Logan Kensing RHP 2017 Spring: Bell will make his fourth ou ng of the spring today at New York (AL)...gave up two runs on three hits 68 Daniel Stumpf LHP with one walk in 1.0 inning on Tuesday vs. Philadelphia. 70 Miguel Gonzalez C 2016 Season: Began the season in the Texas Rangers organiza on, before being acquired by the Tigers on May 3… 71 Aus n Green C combined to pitch in 33 games, including 12 starts, between Triple A Round Rock and Triple A Toledo and had an 11-4 72 Dominic Ficociello INF record with a 3.29 ERA (98.1IP/36ER) and 88 strikeouts…had his contract purchased by the Tigers on November 4. 73 Jason Krizan OF #39 RHP Edward Mujica — (1-0, 6.00) 2017 Spring: Mujica is scheduled to make his fourth appearance of the spring today against the Yankees...walked 74 Efren Navarro INF two in a scoreless inning of relief on Monday vs. Bal more. 75 Mike Gerber OF 2016 Season: Combined to pitch in 51 games between Triple A Lehigh Valley in the Philadelphia Phillies organiza on, 76 Juan Perez OF Triple A Omaha in the Kansas City Royals organiza on and Triple A Rochester in the Minnesota Twins organiza on… 77 Joe Jimenez RHP selected to the Interna onal League’s midseason and postseason All-Star Team…led the Interna onal League with 26 79 A.J. Achter RHP saves, while he ranked second with 33 games fi nished. 80 Ruben Alaniz RHP #65 RHP Myles Jaye — (0-0, 15.00) 2017 Spring: Jaye will make his third Grapefruit League ou ng today at the Yankees...allowed one run on one hit 81 William Cuevas RHP with two walks and one strikeout in 2.0 innings on Monday vs. Bal more. 82 Grayson Greiner C 2016 Season: Completed his fi rst season in the Tigers organiza on, spli ng the year between Double A Erie and Triple A 84 Bre Pill INF Toledo…made 21 starts with Erie and had a 4-8 record with a 4.04 ERA (122.2IP/55ER) and 104 strikeouts, while he was 1-4 with a 3.69 ERA (39.0IP/16ER) and 31 strikeouts in seven starts with Toledo…named the Eastern League Pitcher of the Week twice during the season. #60 RHP Angel Nesbi — (0-0, 2.45) 2017 Spring: Nesbi is scheduled to make his fourth Grapefruit League ou ng today at New York (AL)...tossed 1.2 scoreless innings with one hit allowed and three strikeouts last Saturday vs.