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Detroit Tigers (15-11-1) vs. Blue Jays (17-5-3) Tuesday, March 29, 2016 • , Lakeland, FL • 1:05 p.m. ET LHP Ma Boyd (2-0, 4.24) vs. RHP Joe Biagini (0-0, 3.38) TV: None • Radio: 1270 AM RECENT RESULTS: The Tigers dropped a 3-2 decision to the on Monday night at George M. NUMERICAL ROSTER Steinbrenner Field in Tampa. and Jus n Upton accounted for the Tigers two runs as each a solo 1 Jose Iglesias INF home . added a pair of hits in the loss. started for Detroit and threw 3.0 shutout 3 Ian Kinsler INF with two hits allowed, one walk and one . worked 2.0 scoreless innings in relief, 4 OF allowing just one hit. Adam Ravenelle took the loss for the Tigers a er giving up two runs on three hits with one 8 Jus n Upton OF strikeout in 1.0 . 9 Nick Castellanos INF ROSTER MOVE: Prior to today's game, the Tigers have op oned ou ielder Wynton Bernard to A Toledo. 12 OF The Tigers have 35 players remaining in major league camp. 14 Mike Aviles INF 17 INF TIGERS-BLUE JAYS SERIES: The Tigers and Blue Jays are playing the third and fi nal game of 18 OF their Spring Training series this a ernoon in Lakeland. Toronto has won the fi rst two mee ngs between the two 19 Anibal Sanchez RHP teams, picking up a 16-1 win on March 22 in Lakeland and a 6-4 victory on March 24 in Dunedin. Detroit and 21 RHP Toronto will meet seven mes in the regular season with a three-game series scheduled for June 6-8 in Detroit 24 Miguel Cabrera INF and a four-game series scheduled for July 7-11 in Toronto. 26 Jeff Ferrell RHP TIGERS TIDBITS: The Tigers have had 19 diff erent players hit at least one this spring and currently ed 27 RHP with Bal more for the Grapefruit League lead with 41 home runs during Spring Training...The Tigers 41 home 28 J.D. Mar nez OF runs this spring are the most they've had in Spring Training since hi ng 46 in 2012...Over his last 10 games, 30 RHP Miguel Cabrera is hi ng .385 (10x26) with four runs scored, one , one home run and three RBI...Jus n 34 James McCann C Upton has homered three mes over his last two games, including two home runs on Saturday at Philadelphia. 35 Jus n Verlander RHP TEN MINOR LEAGUERS JOIN TIGERS FOR TODAY’S GAME: Righthanded Johan Belisario (#87), San ago 37 RHP Garrido (#89), Confesor Lara (#85) and Kurt Spomer (#97), le handed Joe Man ply (#99), Luke 38 Jus n Wilson LHP Carlin (#86), infi elders Dominic Ficociello (#72), JaCoby Jones (#79) and (#95) and ou ielder 39 C (#73) will join the Tigers for today's game. 41 Victor Mar nez DH 44 LHP JOKER MARCHANT STADIUM: The Tigers return to Spring Training in 2016 for the 80th season in Lakeland and 45 Buck Farmer RHP their 51st at Joker Marchant Stadium. 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TODAY’S TIGERS PITCHERS #48 LHP Ma Boyd — (2-0, 4.24) 2016 Spring: Boyd is making his sixth start of the spring this a ernoon vs. Toronto...allowed four runs, three earned, on seven hits with two walks and three in 3.1 innings on Thursday at Toronto. 2015 Season: Began the 2015 season in the organiza on before being acquired by the Tigers on July 30...made 13 appearances, including 12 starts, at the major league level and went 1-6 with a 7.53 ERA (57.1IP/48ER) and 43 strikeouts...compiled a 9-2 record with a 1.65 ERA (114.2IP/21ER) and 108 strikeouts in 19 minor league starts...selected as a minor league All-Star and a Double A All-Star by . #21 RHP Mark Lowe — (0-0, 9.82) 2016 Spring: Lowe is making his ninth appearance of the spring today vs. Toronto...gave up two runs on three hits with one strikeout in 0.2 innings on Saturday at Philadelphia. 2015 Season: Started the season in the Mariners organiza on before being acquired by the Blue Jays on July 31... combined to pitch in 57 games and had a 1-3 record with one , a 1.96 ERA (55.0IP/12ER) and 61 strikeouts... ranked seventh among relievers in ERA. #38 LHP Jus n Wilson — (1-1, 9.00) 2016 Spring: Wilson is appearing in his eighth game of Spring Training today vs. Toronto...threw a scoreless inning on Saturday at Philadelphia, allowing one hit and striking out one. 2015 Season: Established a career high and ranked ed for second in the American League with 74 appearances as a member of the New York Yankees...allowed just seven of his 44 inherited runners (15.9%) to score, which ranked second in the American League and fi h in the majors...re red 54-of-74 (73.0%) fi rst ba ers faced. #57 RHP Francisco Rodriguez — (1-0, 0.00) 2016 Spring: Rodriguez is making his fi h appearance of the spring today vs. Toronto...has allowed just one hit in 4.0 innings this spring and is holding opponents to a .077 (1x13) ba ng average...picked up the win on Saturday at Philadelphia a er striking out one in a scoreless inning. 2015 Season: Appeared in 60 games with the and had a 1-3 record with 38 saves, a 2.21 ERA (57.0IP/14ER) and 62 strikeouts...named to the Na onal League All-Star Team for the second straight season... converted 38-of-40 saves to rank second in the NL with a 95.0 save percentage and ranked ed for fi h in the NL with 38 saves. #68 RHP Lendy Cas llo — (0-0, 2.16) 2016 Spring: Cas llo is appearing in his ninth game of the spring today vs. the Blue Jays...walked three and struck out one in 0.2 scoreless innings on Sunday vs. Houston. 2015 Season: Spent me in both the Rangers and Texas Blue Jays organiza ons...combined to post a 2-2 record with a 4.78 ERA (49.0IP/26ER) and 39 strikeouts in 27 games between Single A High Desert, Single A Dunedin and Double A Frisco. BLUE JAYS ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH: L/RHP Pat Vendi e, RHP Steve Delabar UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PITCHING MATCHUPS DATE OPPONENT GAME TIME TIGERS PITCHERS OPPONENT PITCHERS Wednesday at Bal more 6:05 p.m. RHP Shane Greene RHP Thursday vs. New York (AL) 1:05 p.m. LHP Kyle Ryan TBA Friday vs. Tampa Bay 1:05 p.m. RHP Anibal Sanchez RHP Ma Moore March 29, 2016 GAME NOTES 2016 Tigers Spring Training Schedule Date Opponent Result Winner Loser Save A endance February 29 Florida Southern W, 7-2 Bri on Brooks 3,190 March 1 Pi sburgh L, 4-2 Scahill Kensing Marte 6,779 March 2 @New York (AL) L, 10-9 Goody Man ply 9,023 @Pi sburgh W, 10-3 Farmer Locke 6,952 March 3 @Atlanta W, 8-2 Norris Newcomb 5,618 March 4 New York (AL) W, 3-0 Bri on Pestano Saupold 8,696 March 5 @Washington L, 8-4 Hill Valdez 6,984 March 6 Miami W, 9-2 Boyd Axelrod 7,836 March 7 @New York (NL) L, 7-3 Colon Pelfrey 6,104 March 8 Tampa Bay W, 6-5 Lara Faria Rondon 7,322 March 9 Washington W, 11-5 Verlander Gonzalez 7,620 March 10 @Philadelphia T, 6-6 7,787 March 11 @Houston L, 10-4 Feldman Fulmer 4,237 March 12 Pi sburgh W, 3-0 Pelfrey Locke Farmer 8,926 March 13 @Pi sburgh L, 9-5 Schugel Hardy 8,771 March 14 New York (NL) W, 9-2 J. Wilson Gsellman Greene 8,099 March 15 Atlanta W, 10-6 Verlander Norris 7,247 March 16 @Houston W, 7-3 Zimmermann Peacock 4,644 March 17 St. Louis W, 5-4 Pelfrey Mar nez Farmer 9,057 March 18 @St. Louis W, 2-0 Boyd Wainwright Cas llo 7,499 March 19 @Miami Canceled-Rain March 20 @Atlanta W, 8-2 Greene Norris 8,574 Washington W, 7-6 Molleken Burdenhop Ryan 6,918 March 21 Philadelphia L, 4-3 Nola J. Wilson Rodriguez 8,418 March 22 Toronto L, 16-1 Hutchison Norris 9,074 March 24 @Toronto L, 6-4 Leon Parnell Aardsma 5,534 March 25 Atlanta Canceled-Rain March 26 @Philadelphia W, 6-5 Rodriguez Leroux Kensing 8,382 March 27 Houston L, 8-3 Feldman Pelfrey Fiers 6,133 March 28 @New York (AL) L, 3-2 Moreno Ravenelle 10,311 March 29 Toronto March 30 @Bal more March 31 New York (AL) April 1 Tampa Bay April 2 @Atlanta Record: 15-11-1 Home: 9-4 Road: 6-7-1 vs. AL: 3-6 vs. NL: 12-5-1 “B” Games: 1-0 2016 SPRING STATS

2016 SPRING TRAINING TRANSACTIONS DATE TRANSACTION February 18 Signed RHP as a minor league free agent February 23 Signed INF Casey McGehee as a minor league free agent March 12 Assigned RHP Joe Jimenez, LHP Kevin Ziomek and C's Aus n Green and Kade Scivicque to minor league camp March 14 Op oned LHP to Single A Lakeland March 18 Op oned RHP to Triple A Toledo; outrighted RHP Montreal Robertson and assigned him to minor league camp March 21 Assigned RHP , LHP Drake Bri on, C Miguel Gonzalez, INF's Dominic Ficociello, and JaCoby Jones, OF and Jason Krizan to minor league camp; op oned RHP Jose Valdez to Triple A Toledo March 26 Op oned INF and OF to Triple A Toledo March 27 Assigned C Raff y Lopez and OF John Mayberry Jr. to minor league camp March 28 Gave RHP Bobby Parnell and INF Casey McGehee their uncondi onal release; op oned RHP Bruce Rondon to Triple A Toledo March 29 Op oned OF Wynton Bernard to Triple A Toledo