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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 Twitter - @DetroitTigersPR, @tigers, @TigresdeDetroit Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals Friday, September 19, 2014 Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO Game Time - 8:10 p.m. EDT RECENT RESULTS: The Tigers lost to the Twins 8-4 on Wednesday night at Target Field. TIGERS AT A GLANCE Miguel Cabrera went 4x5 with a run scored, two doubles and one RBI to lead the Tigers offense. Torii Hunter and J.D. Martinez each contributed two hits in the loss. David Price Record: 84-68 / Streak: L2 started for Detroit and took the loss after allowing five runs on eight hits with three walks Game #153 / Road #79 and five strikeouts in 5.2 innings. The Tigers continue their six-game road trip tonight as Home: 41-33 / Road: 43-35 they begin a three-game series against the Royals. Following this weekend’s series, the Tigers return home to start a seven-game homestand, which includes three games vs. Tonight’s Scheduled Starters Chicago and four games vs. Minnesota. RHP Justin Verlander vs. LHP Jason Vargas MULTI-HIT MIGGY: Miguel Cabrera had four hits on Wednesday vs. Minnesota, giving (13-12, 4.81) (11-9, 3.41) him his fifth four-hit game of the season and his 53rd multi-hit game of the year. TV/Radio Cabrera’s 53 multi-hit games ranks tied for fifth in the American League. Cabrera now has 37 four-hit games in his career, which ranks tied for 53rd in major league history, and 26 FSD/ESPN2/AM 1270 & 97.1 FM four-hit games with the Tigers, which is the fifth-most in franchise history. TIGERS VS. ROYALS CABRERA CRUSHING IN SEPTEMBER: Miguel Cabrera has put up impressive numbers so far in the month of September. In 16 games this month, Cabrera is hitting .469 2014 Record: 11-5 (30x64) with 15 runs scored, six doubles, six home runs and 12 RBI. Cabrera leads the 2014 at Home: 5-4 American League with a .469 batting average in September, 30 hits and an .844 slugging 2014 at Kansas City: 6-1 percentage, while he is tied for the AL lead with six doubles and six home runs, ranks All-Time Record: 313-310 second with a .507 on base percentage and third with 15 runs scored. All-Time at Home: 166-149 MIGGY’S ON-BASE STREAK REACHES 16: Miguel Cabrera extended his on-base streak All-Time at Comerica Park: 74-62 to 16 games with four hits in Wednesday’s game. During his current streak, which ranks All-Time at Kansas City: 147-161 as the third-longest active streak in the American League, Cabrera has a .507 on-base percentage. 2014 Game Log TORII ON TARGET: Torii Hunter enters tonight’s game having recorded at least two hits Date Site Result Winner/Loser/Save in four straight games. The four straight multi-hit games is tied for the second longest 3/31 DET W, 4-3 Nathan/Davis streak in Hunter’s career. With two hits in tonight’s game, Hunter would have five straight 4/2 DET W, 2-1 (10) Alburquerque/Collins multi-hit games for the second time in his career and the first time since July 10-14, 2013. 4/3 DET PPD., rain Hunter has recorded at least two hits in seven of his last 10 games and is batting .395 (17x43) with eight runs scored, two doubles, one home run and six RBI over his last 10 5/2 KC W, 8-2 Porcello/Shields games. 5/3 KC W, 9-2 Smyly/Duffy 5/4 KC W, 9-4 Verlander/Vargas J.D. MASHING VS. THE ROYALS: J.D. Martinez has enjoyed facing the Royals in 2014. 6/16 DET L, 11-8 Vargas/Verlander In 13 games this season vs. Kansas City, Martinez is hitting .432 (19x44) with 10 runs scored, four doubles, five home runs and 15 RBI. Martinez’s .432 batting average vs. the 6/17 DET L, 11-4 Ventura/Scherzer Royals leads all players, while his 15 RBI are tied for the most and his five home runs 6/18 DET L, 2-1 Guthrie/Smyly/Holland ranks second. Martinez has at least one hit in 10 of 13 games against the Royals this year 6/19 DET W, 2-1 Sanchez/Duffy/Nathan and has six multi-hit games. 7/10 KC W, 16-4 Smyly/Guthrie CENTRAL FOCUS: The Tigers are 6-3 in their current stretch of 19 straight games against 7/11 KC W, 2-1 Sanchez/Duffy/Nathan teams from the American League Central Division. The Tigers are 37-29 this season 7/12 KC W, 5-1 Porcello/Shields against teams from the AL Central. Detroit is 11-8 this year vs. Cleveland, 8-8 vs. 7/13 KC L, 5-2 Ventura/Verlander Chicago, 11-5 vs. Kansas City and 7-8 vs. Minnesota. 9/8 DET W, 9-5 Verlander/Guthrie ON THE ROAD: The Tigers are 1-2 on their current six-game road trip to Minnesota and 9/9 DET W, 4-2 Scherzer/Vargas/Nathan Kansas City. Detroit has a 43-35 record away from Comerica Park this season. The Tigers 9/10 DET L, 3-0 Shields/Porcello/Davis 43 road victories ranks tied for second in the American League, while their .551 road 9/19 KC winning percentage ranks fifth. The Tigers are hitting .271 as a team on the road, while 9/20 KC the pitching staff has a road ERA of 3.91. 9/21 KC TIGERS GETTING OFFENSIVE: The Tigers currently lead the American League with a .278 team batting average, 1,469 hits, 308 doubles, a .332 on-base percentage and a STREAKS .429 slugging percentage, while they are second with 718 runs scored and 695 RBI and tied for fourth with 147 home runs. Individually, Victor Martinez ranks second in the Last five games: 3-2 American League with a .333 (177x531) batting average, while Miguel Cabrera is seventh Last 10 games: 7-3 with a .318 (182x572) batting average. Last 15 games: 9-6 Last 20 games: 12-8 REPLAY RUNDOWN: The Tigers have been involved in 87 instant replay challenges so far this season. Detroit has challenged 38 plays with 22 plays being overturned, six plays confirmed and 10 plays standing as called. Opponents have made 40 challenges with 28 plays being overturned, four plays confirmed and eight plays standing as called. There have been nine crew chief initiated reviews with four plays being confirmed, one play standing as called and four plays overturned. POSTSEASON TICKETS NOW ON SALE: Individual game tickets for Detroit Tigers poten- tial 2014 Wild Card and American League Division Series home games at Comerica Park are now on sale. Tickets are only available by visiting www.tigers.com. Tickets will not be available at the Comerica Park box office or by phone. There is a limit of 12 tickets per customer, per game. For more information, visit tigers.com/postseason. Non-stop action. Heart-pounding INJURY UPDATE: RHP Joel Hanrahan (right elbow surgery, 60-day DL on May 2), RHP excitement. Historic performances. 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 Don't miss the 2014 Postseason (right pectoralis major strain, 15-day DL on August 9), RHP Drew VerHagen (low back beginning September 30th. stress fracture, 60-day DL on September 1), INF Jose Iglesias (bilateral tibial stress fractures, 60-day DL on March 29), OF Andy Dirks (lower back surgery/microdiscectomy, For tickets, visit tigers.com/postseason. 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 1:05 p.m. RHP Max Scherzer RHP James Shields FOX/97.1 (16-5, 3.26) (14-7, 3.15) Sunday at Kansas City 2:10 p.m. RHP Rick Porcello RHP Jeremy Guthrie FSD/TBS/1270 (15-11, 3.19) (11-11, 4.35) 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: 17-15 Scoring five-or-more runs: 60-7 Lead after 6th/7th/8th inning: 67-8/70-5/71-5 vs. AL Central: 37-29 Scoring four-or-less runs: 24-61 Trail after 6th/7th/8th inning: 9-50/5-58/5-60 vs. AL West: 18-16 Extra-innings: 6-6 Tied after 6th/7th/8th inning: 8-10/9-5/8-3 vs. NL: 12-8 One-run games: 21-20 Tigers out hit opponent: 67-11 Tigers score first: 57-26 Tigers get quality start: 59-24 Opponent out hits Tigers: 12-55 Opponents score first: 27-42 Tigers starter works 6+ innings: 68-37 Tigers and opponent have equal hits: 5-2 © Detroit Tigers, 2014 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... World Series Champions w 1935 w 1945 w 1968 w 1984 September 19, 2014 TONIGHT’S TIGERS STARTER - JUSTIN VERLANDER ‘14 Season (Detroit): 13-12, 4.81 ERA, 30 G, 30 GS, 0 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 190.2 IP, 209 H, 112 R, 102 ER, 65 BB, 149 SO. ‘13 Season (Detroit): 13-12, 3.46 ERA, 34 G, 34 GS, 0 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 218.1 IP, 212 H, 94 R, 84 ER, 75 BB, 217 SO.
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