DETROIT TIGERS GAME NOTES WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS: 1935, 1945, 1968, 1984 Detroit Tigers Media Relations Department • Comerica Park • Phone (313) 471-2000 • Fax (313) 471-2138 • Detroit, MI 48201 tigers.com • facebook.com/tigers • Twitter- @tigers, @TigresdeDetroit, @DetroitTigersPR • Instagram/Snapchat- @tigers, @TigresdeDetroit Detroit Tigers (6-9) at Oakland Athletics (8-7) Sunday, April 18, 2021 • Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA • 4:07 p.m. ET LHP Matthew Boyd (2-1, 1.86) vs. RHP Chris Bassitt (1-2, 4.96) Game #16 • Road Game #10 • TV: Bally Sports Detroit/MLB.tv • Radio: 97.1 The Ticket RECENT RESULTS: Falling via shutout for the second *Managed the Houston Astros from 2015-19, leading TIGERS AT A GLANCE consecutive contest, the Tigers dropped game three of the club to the playoffs four times in five seasons, Overall ............................................................... 6-9 the series in Oakland yesterday, 7-0. Robbie Grossman including in his first year as manager in 2015, snapping Current Streak .....................................................L3 a nine-year drought for Houston and posting a 16-win At Comerica Park ............................................... 3-3 posted a pair of hits, and finished 2x4, while Jeimer improvement from the previous year. On the Road....................................................... 3-6 Candelario, Victor Reyes and JaCoby Jones also added Day games ......................................................... 3-5 knocks throughout the game. On the mound, Casey Night games ....................................................... 3-4 Mize got the start but took the loss, allowing five TAXI SQUAD MEMBERS: The Tigers currently have four vs. LH starting pitchers ...................................... 1-3 earned runs on seven hits and no walks, while striking players on the taxi squad for this road trip. vs. RH starting pitchers ...................................... 5-6 out four over 5.0 innings pitched. Daniel Norris and • RHP Kyle Funkhouser vs. AL East .......................................................... 0-0 Alex Lange both bounced back from outings in which • RHP Erasmo Ramírez vs. AL Central ..................................................... 3-6 they allowed an earned run, tossing 1.0 and 1.1 • INF Zack Short vs. AL West ........................................................ 3-3 scoreless innings of relief, respectively. • C Dustin Garneau vs. NL ................................................................. 0-0 Tigers score first ................................................ 4-2 (left biceps FAMILIAR FACES & PLACES: Playing back-to-back TIGERS ON THE IL: INF/DH Miguel Cabrera Opponents score first ........................................ 2-7 strain, 10-day IL on April 11); (left series against clubs he formerly played for, Robbie OF Nomar Mazara Scoring five-or-more runs .................................. 4-1 abdominal strain, 10-day IL on April 15); RHP Julio Grossman has been seeing the ball well over his last Scoring four-or-less runs .................................... 2-8 Teheran (right shoulder strain, 60-day IL on April 10, handful of games. Dating back to the series finale in Extra innings ...................................................... 1-0 retroactive to April 7); RHP Spencer Turnbull (IL on Houston, where he played for the first three seasons One-run games .................................................. 2-1 March 29) Two-run games .................................................. 1-0 of his career (2013-15), Grossman has gone 6x18, Tigers get quality start ....................................... 2-2 including hits in four straight. The later three games ON SALE NOW - MAY TIGERS TICKETS: Fans now Tigers starter works 6+ innings .......................... 2-2 in that stretch have come in Oakland, where he played have the opportunity to purchase tickets to enjoy Lead after 6th/7th/8th inning ..............6-1/6-0/5-0 the 2019-20 seasons before signing with the Tigers. Tigers baseball at Comerica Park during May games. Trail after 6th/7th/8th inning ...............0-8/0-9/0-9 Yesterday he posted the second multi-hit game of that Next month's home opponents include the Cubs and Tied after 6th/7th/8th inning ...............0-0/0-0/1-0 span, going 2x4. Tigers out hit opponent ..................................... 4-2 Yankees, in addition to divisional foes in the Twins, Opponent out hits Tigers ................................... 1-7 Royals and Indians. Tickets start as low as $10, and After earning Tigers and opponent have equal hits ................1-0 BOYD OH BOYD HE'S LOOKING GOOD: are available in limited quantities with the ballpark's Tigers hit a home run ........................................ 3-7 his second consecutive Opening Day start to begin capacity running at approximately 20% due to health Tigers do not hit a home run ............................. 3-2 this season, Matthew Boyd has proven to be one of and safety protocols. Additionally, limited seats remain Come-from-behind wins ....................................... 2 Detroit's most reliable pitchers. Over three starts in for the final few April home games, beginning on 2021, he's posted a combined 2-1 record and 1.86 Tuesday against the Pirates. Visit Tigers.com/Tickets ERA (19.1IP/4ER), on 16 hits and five walks, while for more details! TIGERS VS. ATHLETICS striking out 14 batters. Perhaps most notably, he's 2021 Record: 0-3 yet to surrender a home run this year, after leading 2021 at Home: 0-0 the American League with 15 during the pandemic- 2021 at Oakland: 0-3 shortened 2020 campaign. Among qualified AL All-Time Record: 1001-941 pitchers this season, he ranks eighth in ERA and 10th in slugging percent allowed (.268). All-Time at Home: 559-415 All-Time at Comerica Park: 28-45 HOMEWARD BOUND: Following today's series and All-Time at Oakland: 442-526 road trip finale in Oakland, the Tigers will head home for a seven-game stretch at Comerica Park. So far on 2021 Game Log this road trip, Detroit has posted a 3-6 record, including Date Site Result Winner/Loser/Save three losses in Cleveland, three wins in Houston and 4/15 OAK L, 8-4 Manaea/Skubal three losses so far against the Athletics. In those three 4/16 OAK L, 3-0 Montas/Ureña/Trivino wins, the Tigers plated 20 total runs and allowed just 4/17 OAK L, 7-0 Irvin/Mize eight, while they've been outscored by a 38-10 margin 4/18 OAK in the losses. On the upcoming homestand, Detroit 8/31 DET will face Pittsburgh from April 20-22 for the club's first 9/1 DET interleague action of the season, and Kansas City from 9/2 DET April 23-26 for a four-game weekend wrap-around series. COMMUNITY HOT CORNER TIGERS STREAKS Detroit Tigers Fun At Bat At Home Series, Powered Last five games: 2-3 NOTES ON A.J. HINCH: A.J. 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UPCOMING GAME DETAILS DATE OPPONENT GAME TIME (ET) TIGERS OPPONENT TV/RADIO PROBABLE PITCHER PROBABLE PITCHER Monday OFF DAY Tuesday vs. Pittsburgh 6:40 p.m. RHP Michael Fulmer LHP Tyler Anderson BSDET/97.1 (1-0, 3.00) (1-2, 4.02) Wednesday vs. Pittsburgh 6:40 p.m. RHP Spencer Turnbull RHP Mitch Keller BSDET/97.1 (No Record) (1-2, 8.74) Thursday vs. Pittsburgh 1:10 p.m. RHP José Ureña RHP JT Brubaker BSDET/MLBN/97.1 (0-3, 5.52) (2-0, 1,76) April 18, 2021 TODAY'S TIGERS STARTER Matthew Boyd - LHP MATTHEW BOYD - 2021 DAY-BY-DAY Height: 6-3 • Weight: 234 lbs. • Age: 30 Date-Opp. Decision IP H R ER HR BB SO P-S Draft: 2013 6th round (Toronto) College: Oregon State University 4/1 vs. CLE W, 3-2 5.2 3 0 0 0 4 2 92-57 Birthplace: Mercer Island, WA 4/7 vs. MIN L, 3-2 7.0 7 3 3 0 0 8 96-77 Residence: Sammamish, WA 4/13 at HOU W, 8-2 6.2 6 1 1 0 1 4 100-67 Today's start at Oakland TOTALS 2-1 (2-1) 19.1 16 4 4 0 5 14 288-201 • Boyd will make his fourth start of the season this afternoon at Oakland...picked up his second win of the season on Tuesday at Houston, allowing one run on six hits with one walk and four strikeouts in 6.2 innings...has thrown at least 6.2 innings and allowed three runs- or-less in back-to-back starts for the fourth time in his career (last, 2021 HIGHS STATISTIC CAREER HIGHS April 16-23, 2019). 7.0, 4/7/21 vs. MIN Innings Pitched 9.0, 9/17/17 vs. CWS • Today will mark Boyd's third career start against the Athletics...has 7, 4/7/21 vs. MIN Hits 12, 5/21/17 vs. TEX posted a 0-1 record with a 5.56 ERA (11.1IP/7ER) and 15 strikeouts in 3, 4/7/21 vs.