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 Kansas City Royals Friday, May 2, 2014 Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO Game Time - 8:10 p.m. EDT RECENT RESULTS: The Tigers completed a two-game sweep of the White Sox on TIGERS AT A GLANCE Wednesday afternoon with a 5-1 victory at U.S. Cellular Field. Max Scherzer won his third straight start, giving up four hits, striking out seven and walking three over 6.0 shutout innings. Bryan Holaday and Victor Martinez each went 1x3 at the plate with two RBI, while Record: 14-9 / Streak: W2 Miguel Cabrera and Ian Kinsler each added a pair of hits in the win. The Tigers continue Game #24 / Road #10 their seven-game road trip tonight as they open a three-game series against the Royals. Following this weekend’s series, the Tigers return home for a seven-game homestand, Home: 9-5 / Road: 5-4 which includes a four-game series against the Astros and a three-game set vs. the Twins. Tonight’s Scheduled Starters TIGERS AGREE TO TERMS WITH HANRAHAN, OUTRIGHT BELFIORE: The Detroit Tigers announced today that the club has agreed to terms on a one-year contract with RHP Rick Porcello vs. RHP James Shields righthanded pitcher Joel Hanrahan. Hanrahan, 32, compiled an 0-1 record, a 9.82 ERA (3-1, 3.96) (3-2, 2.03) (7.1IP/8ER) and five strikeouts in nine relief appearances for the Boston Red Sox during the 2013 season before undergoing season-ending Tommy John surgery on his right elbow TV/Radio last May. The two-time All-Star (2011, 2012), has played in seven seasons at the major league level, posting a 22-18 record, 100 saves, 3.85 ERA (404.2IP/173ER) and 441 FSD/1270 AM & 97.1 FM strikeouts in 362 career appearances. Hanrahan will be placed on the 15-day disabled list with right elbow surgery effective today. In a corresponding move, the contract of left- TIGERS VS. ROYALS handed pitcher Mike Belfiore has been outrighted to Triple A Toledo. 2014 Record: 2-0 TIGERS/RED SOX GAME ON JUNE 8 TO BE TELEVISED BY ESPN: The Tigers-Red Sox 2014 at Home: 2-0 game on Sunday, June 8 at Comerica Park will be televised by ESPN. First pitch for the 2014 at Kansas City: 0-0 game is now scheduled for 8:07 p.m. All-Time Record: 304-305 RECAPPING MARCH/APRIL: The Tigers finished the months of March and April with a 14-9 record and a .609 winning percentage. Detroit’s 14 wins in March/April are tied for All-Time at Home: 163-145 the fifth most in franchise history, while the Tigers .609 winning percentage is the second All-Time at Comerica Park: 71-58 best in the American League. As a team, the Tigers hit .272 in March/April, while the All-Time at Kansas City: 141-160 pitching staff had a team ERA of 3.79. Detroit stole 20 bases in March/April, which is the eighth most stolen bases in club history and the most since the 1999 team pilfered 21 2014 Game Log bases in 1999. Date Site Result Winner/Loser/Save SCHERZER PILING UP THE K’S: Max Scherzer has struck out 51 batters through his first 3/31 DET W, 4-3 Nathan/Davis six starts this season, which leads the American League. Scherzer has struck out at least seven batters in each of his first six starts this season, becoming the first player in fran- 4/2 DET W, 2-1 (10) Alburquerque/Collins chise history to record seven or more strikeouts in each of his first six starts of the sea- 4/3 DET Postponed, rain son. Scherzer is the first player in the major leagues to start a season with at least seven 5/2 KC strikeouts in each of his first six starts since Tim Lincecum started the 2010 season with 5/3 KC seven-or-more strikeouts in each of his first seven starts. 5/4 KC MIGGY HAS BIG GAMES AGAINST JAMES: Miguel Cabrera enters tonight’s game 6/16 DET against Kansas City batting .419 (18x43) with seven doubles, two home runs and seven RBI in his career against Royals starter James Shields. Cabrera’s .419 batting average 6/17 DET ranks fourth among players with at least 25 at-bats against Shields. 6/18 DET MULTI-HIT MIGGY: Miguel Cabrera finished with two hits in Wednesday’s win at Chicago 6/19 DET and has collected multiple hits in five of his last seven games. He leads all major league 7/10 KC players with 184 multi-hit games since the start of the 2011 season. Additionally, Cabrera 7/11 KC enters tonight’s contest on a seven-game hitting streak. Over his last seven games, 7/12 KC Cabrera is hitting .419 (13x31) with five runs scored, two doubles, one home run and 7/13 KC eight RBI. 9/8 DET TIGERS AT THE TOP IN HITTING: The Tigers enter tonight’s game leading the American 9/9 DET League with a .272 team batting average. Additionally, Rajai Davis currently ranks fifth in the American League with a .333 batting average. 9/10 DET 9/19 KC NATHAN CLIMBING THE MLB ALL-TIME SAVES LIST: Joe Nathan enters tonight’s game with 346 saves in his major league career. Nathan is one save shy of tying Randy 9/20 KC Myers for ninth on the MLB all-time saves list with 347 career saves. 9/21 KC TORII ON AN EIGHT-GAME HITTING STREAK: Torii Hunter enters tonight’s game on an eight-game hitting streak. Over his last eight games, Hunter is hitting .400 (14x35) STREAKS with five runs scored, five doubles and three RBI. Last five games: 4-1 CABRERA MOVING UP THE TIGERS ALL-TIME HITS LIST: Miguel Cabrera enters tonight’s game with 1,179 hits during his Tigers career. He is three hits shy of tying Pete Last 10 games: 7-3 Fox for 21st in franchise history with 1,182 hits. Last 15 games: 9-6 NOTES ON THE SKIPPER: Brad Ausmus is in his first season at the helm for the Tigers Last 20 games: 11-9 after being named the 37th manager in Tigers history on November 3, 2013. - According to Stats, LLC, became the first manager since Clint Hurdle of Colorado and Jerry Royster of Milwaukee in 2002 to begin his career with four straight wins. MLB MULTI-HIT GAMES SINCE 2011 - Becomes just the 10th manager in Tigers history to have also played at the major league level for Detroit, joining Alan Trammell, Dick Tracewski, Bob Swift, Billy Hitchcock, Mickey Rank Multi-Hit Games Player Cochrane, George Moriarty, Ty Cobb, Hughie Jennings and Bobby Lowe. - Managed Team Israel in the 2013 World Baseball Classic. 1. 184 Miguel Cabrera - Spent 18 seasons as a catcher at the major league level with the Padres (1993-96), 2. 176 Adrian Gonzalez Tigers (1996, 1999-2000), Astros (1997-1998, 2001-07) and Dodgers (2009-10)... made 3. 172 Robinson Cano eight postseason appearances as a player, including two trips to the American League 4. 169 Alex Gordon Championship Series and one to the World Series. 169 Dustin Pedroia INJURY UPDATE: RHP Joel Hanrahan (right elbow surgery, 15-day DL on May 2), RHP Luke Putkonen (right elbow inflammation, 15-day DL on April 19), RHP Bruce Rondon (right elbow surgery/UCL reconstruction, 60-day DL on March 29), RHP Anibal Sanchez (right middle finger laceration, 15-day DL on April 27), INF Jose Iglesias (bilateral tibial stress fractures, 60-day DL on March 29), OF Andy Dirks (lower back surgery/microdis- cectomy, 60-day DL on March 29). TIGERS UPCOMING GAME DETAILS TIGERS OPPONENTS DATE OPPONENT GAME TIME PROBABLE PITCHER PROBABLE PITCHER TV/RADIO Saturday at Kansas City 7:10 p.m. LHP Drew Smyly TBA FS1/1270 & 97.1 (1-1, 3.60) Sunday at Kansas City 2:10 p.m. RHP Justin Verlander LHP Jason Vargas FSD/1270 & 97.1 (3-1, 2.48) (2-0, 2.40) 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. AL East: 2-1 Scoring five-or-more runs: 10-1 Lead after 6th/7th/8th inning: 12-2/12-0/12-0 vs. AL Central: 8-4 Scoring four-or-less runs: 4-8 Trail after 6th/7th/8th inning: 1-5/0-8/0-9 vs. AL West: 2-1 Extra-innings: 2-1 Tied after 6th/7th/8th inning: 1-2/2-1/2-0 vs. NL: 2-3 One-run games: 6-2 Tigers out hit opponent: 11-4 Tigers score first: 6-3 Tigers get quality start: 10-4 Opponent out hits Tigers: 2-5 Opponents score first: 8-6 Tigers starter works 6+ innings: 10-5 Tigers and opponent have equal hits: 1-0 ...............................................................................................................................©............................................................................................................................... Detroit Tigers, 2014 ..................................... World Series Champions w 1935 w 1945 w 1968 w 1984 May 2, 2014 TONIGHT’S TIGERS STARTER - RICK PORCELLO ‘14 Season (Detroit): 3-1, 3.96 ERA, 4 G, 4 GS, 0 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 25.0 IP, 24 H, 11 R, 11 ER, 4 BB, 16 SO.