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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 Twitter - @DetroitTigersPR, @tigers, @TigresdeDetroit Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Indians Thursday, September 4, 2014 Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH Game Time - 7:05 p.m. EDT RECENT RESULTS: The Tigers lost to the Indians 7-0 on Wednesday night at Progressive TIGERS AT A GLANCE Field. Miguel Cabrera had a pair of hits to lead the Detroit offense, while Nick Castellanos, Bryan Holaday, Torii Hunter, Ian Kinsler, Victor Martinez and Steven Moya each had one Record: 76-63 / Streak: L1 hit. Justin Verlander started for the Tigers and took the loss after allowing seven runs, six Game #140 / Road #75 earned, on nine hits with one walk and seven strikeouts in 6.2 innings. The Tigers and Indians conclude their four-game series tonight. Following tonight’s game, the Tigers Home: 35-30 / Road: 41-33 return home to begin a nine-game homestand, which includes three games vs. San Tonight’s Scheduled Starters Francisco, three games vs. Kansas City and three games vs. Cleveland. MARTINEZ NAMED AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE MONTH: Victor Martinez was RHP Max Scherzer vs. RHP Trevor Bauer named the American League’s Player of the Month for August after hitting .350 (41x117) (15-5, 3.26) (5-7, 3.99) with 20 runs scored, five doubles, six home runs and 30 RBI in 31 games. Martinez led the American League with 30 RBI, while his 41 hits were tied for the league lead. The honor is TV/Radio Martinez’s first career Player of the Month Award and he is the first Tigers player to win FSD/AM 1270 & 97.1 FM the award since Miguel Cabrera was named Player of the Month for August, 2013. MULTI-HIT MIGGY: Miguel Cabrera had two hits in last night’s game, marking his third TIGERS VS. INDIANS straight multi-hit game. Cabrera has 46 multi-hit games this season, which is tied for eighth in the American League. Since joining the Tigers in 2008, Cabrera has recorded 377 2014 Record: 7-8 multi-hit games, which ranks 13th in franchise history. He is 11 multi-hit games away from 2014 at Home: 2-4 tying Willie Horton for 12th in club history with 388 multi-hit contests. 2014 at Cleveland: 5-4 CABRERA RAKING AGAINST THE INDIANS: Miguel Cabrera enters tonight’s game hitting .433 (26x60) with 12 runs scored, eight doubles, three home runs and 10 RBI in All-Time Record: 1093-1050-12 15 games this season vs. the Indians. Cabrera ranks tied for third among all players with All-Time at Home: 593-472-5 10 RBI and fourth with a .433 batting average and a .717 slugging percentage against the All-Time at Comerica Park: 72-60 Indians this season. Cabrera has recorded at least one hit in 13 of 15 games against All-Time at Cleveland: 500-578-7 Cleveland this year. VMART ON THE MARK VS. THE INDIANS: Victor Martinez enters tonight’s game hitting 2014 Game Log .360 (81x225) with 24 doubles, 10 home runs and 49 RBI in 61 career games against Date Site Result Winner/Loser/Save Cleveland. He leads all active players with a .360 batting average, while he is second with 4/15 DET PPD., cold a .426 on-base percentage and a .600 slugging percentage against the Indians. Martinez has recorded at least one hit in 24 of his last 29 games vs. Cleveland and has 13 multi-hit 4/16 DET L, 3-2 McAllister/Sanchez/Axford games against the Indians during that stretch. 4/17 DET W, 7-5 Verlander/Salazar/Nathan STREAKING: Victor Martinez has reached base safely in 22 consecutive games, which 5/19 CLE L, 5-4 (10) Atchison/Alburquerque ranks as the longest active streak in the American League. Martinez has a .490 on-base 5/20 CLE L, 6-2 Bauer/Verlander percentage during his streak. Nick Castellanos has reached base safely in 14 straight 5/21 CLE L, 11-10 (13) Tomlin/Coke games and has a .383 on-base percentage during his streak. 6/20 CLE W, 6-4 Porcello/Kluber/Nathan TIGERS GETTING OFFENSIVE: The Tigers currently lead the American League with a 6/21 CLE W, 5-4 (10) Nathan/Allen/Coke .276 team batting average, 1,335 hits, 285 doubles, 630 RBI, a .331 on-base percentage and a .427 slugging percentage, while they are second with 649 runs scored and sixth 6/22 CLE W, 10-4 Scherzer/Tomlin with 132 home runs. Individually, Victor Martinez ranks second in the American League 7/18 DET L, 9-3 Bauer/Sanchez with a .332 (160x482) batting average, while Miguel Cabrera is eighth with a .307 7/19 DET L, 6-2 Kluber/VerHagen (160x521) batting average. 7/19 DET L, 5-2 Carrasco/Nathan/Allen ON THE ROAD: The Tigers are 4-3 on their current eight-game road trip. Detroit has a 41-33 7/20 DET W, 5-1 Smyly/Tomlin record away from Comerica Park this season. The Tigers 41 road victories are the most in the American League, while their .554 road winning percentage ranks fourth. The Tigers are 9/1 CLE W, 12-1 Price/Kluber hitting .269 as a team on the road, while the pitching staff has a road ERA of 3.85. 9/2 CLE W, 4-2 Coke/Allen/Nathan COMING HOME: The Tigers begin a nine-game homestand tomorrow with the first game 9/3 CLE L, 7-0 SALAZAR/Verlander of a three-game series against San Francisco. The upcoming homestand also includes 9/4 CLE three games vs. Kansas City and three games vs. Cleveland. Detroit, which will play 16 of 9/12 DET its final 22 games this season at Comerica Park, is 35-30 at home this season. Detroit is 9/13 DET hitting an American League best .284 at home, while the pitching staff has a 4.25 ERA. 9/14 DET PUTKONEN INJURY REHAB: Righthanded pitcher Luke Putkonen continued his injury rehab assignment with Single A West Michigan last night, allowing two runs on four hits in 1.0 inning. In three appearances with the Whitecaps, Putkonen has a 20.25 ERA STREAKS (2.2IP/6ER) with seven hits allowed and two walks. Last five games: 3-2 REPLAY RUNDOWN: The Tigers have been involved in 78 instant replay challenges so far this season. Detroit has challenged 32 plays with 19 plays being overturned, five plays Last 10 games: 6-4 confirmed and eight plays standing as called. Opponents have made 37 challenges with 25 Last 15 games: 8-7 plays being overturned, four plays confirmed and eight plays standing as called. There Last 20 games: 11-9 have been nine crew chief initiated reviews with four plays being confirmed, one play standing as called and four plays overturned. KRIZAN NAMED EASTERN LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jason Krizan, an SEPTEMBER 7 AND 8 GAME TIMES outfielder for the Erie SeaWolves, was named Eastern League Player of the Week for the Game times for the Tigers game on week ending September 1. In eight games during the week, Krizan hit .517 (15x29) with September 7 and 8 have changed from the six runs scored, three doubles, one triple, one home run, eight RBI and five stolen bases. previously listed time. First pitch for the game INJURY UPDATE: RHP Joel Hanrahan (right elbow surgery, 60-day DL on May 2), RHP on Sunday, September 7 vs. San Francisco has Luke Putkonen (right elbow inflammation, 60-day DL on April 19), RHP Bruce Rondon (right elbow surgery/UCL reconstruction, 60-day DL on March 29), RHP Anibal Sanchez been moved to 8:07 p.m., while the game on (right pectoralis major strain, 15-day DL on August 9), RHP Joakim Soria (left oblique Monday, September 8 vs. Kansas City will now strain, 15-day DL on August 10), RHP Drew VerHagen (low back stress fracture, 60-day start at 4:08 p.m. DL on September 1), INF Jose Iglesias (bilateral tibial stress fractures, 60-day DL on March 29), OF Andy Dirks (lower back surgery/microdiscectomy, 60-day DL on March 29). TIGERS UPCOMING GAME DETAILS TIGERS OPPONENTS DATE OPPONENT GAME TIME PROBABLE PITCHER PROBABLE PITCHER TV/RADIO Friday vs. San Francisco 7:08 p.m. RHP Rick Porcello RHP Jake Peavy FSD/1270 & 97.1 (15-9, 3.10) (4-13, 4.15) Saturday vs. San Francisco 1:08 p.m. LHP David Price LHP Madison Bumgarner FOX/97.1 (13-10, 3.25) (16-9, 2.97) Sunday vs. San Francisco 8:07 p.m. LHP Kyle Lobstein RHP Tim Hudson ESPN/97.1 (0-0, 3.18) (9-9, 3.08) Monday vs. Kansas City 4:08 p.m. RHP Justin Verlander RHP Jeremy Guthrie FSD/MLBN/1270 (12-12, 4.80) (10-10, 4.31) Tuesday vs. Kansas City 7:08 p.m. RHP Max Scherzer LHP Jason Vargas FSD/MLBN/1270 & 97.1 (15-5, 3.26) (11-7, 3.14) Wednesday vs. Kansas City 7:08 p.m. RHP Rick Porcello RHP James Shields FSD/ESPN/97.1 (15-9, 3.10) (12-7, 3.38) 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 2014 vs.