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DETROIT TIGERS GAME NOTES WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS: 1935, 1945, 1968, 1984 Detroit Tigers Media Rela• ons Department • Comerica Park • Phone (313) 471-2000 • Fax (313) 471-2138 • Detroit, MI 48201 www.• gers.com • @ gers, @TigresdeDetroit, @DetroitTigersPR Detroit Tigers (3-1) vs. Boston Red Sox (2-2) Sunday, April 9, 2017 • Comerica Park, Detroit, MI • 1:10 p.m. ET LHP Daniel Norris (No Record) vs. RHP Rick Porcello (1-0, 4.26) Game #5 • Home Game #3 • TV: FOX Sports Detroit/MLB Network • Radio: 97.1 The Ticket RECENT RESULTS : The Tigers picked up a 4-1 win NOTES ON THE SKIPPER : Brad Ausmus is in his fourth TIGERS AT A GLANCE over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday a• ernoon at season at the helm for the Tigers a• er being named Overall ................................................................. 3-1 Comerica Park. Jordan Zimmermann started for Detroit the 37th manager in Tigers history on November 3, Current Streak ...................................................W2 At Comerica Park ...............................................2-0 and pitched 6.0 solid innings, allowing one run on 2013. On the Road.......................................................1-1 four hits with one walk and three strikeouts. Jus• n - Enters today’s game with a 253-235 (.518) record Day games .........................................................3-1 Wilson fanned two in a scoreless ninth inning for his as the Tigers manager. Night games .......................................................0-0 fi rst save of the season. Shane Greene and Kyle Ryan - Led the Tigers to a 90-72 record and a postseason vs. AL East ..........................................................2-0 also pitched a scoreless inning in relief. Off ensively, berth in his fi rst year as manager in 2014, joining vs. AL Central .....................................................1-1 José Iglesias had a pair of hits, including a solo home Hughie Jennings (1907), Mickey Cochrane (1934) and vs. AL West ........................................................0-0 run, and drove in two RBI, while James McCann also Jim Leyland (2006) in accomplishing the feat. vs. NL .................................................................0-0 Tigers score fi rst ................................................1-1 added a solo home run. The Tigers and Red Sox play - Became the 14th manager in Tigers history to have Opponents score fi rst ........................................2-0 the third game of their four-game series this a• ernoon. also played at the major league level for Detroit, Scoring fi ve-or-more runs ..................................2-0 Following the series vs. Boston, the season-opening, joining Alan Trammell, Dick Tracewski, Billy Mar n, Scoring four-or-less runs ....................................1-1 seven-game homestand con• nues with three games Bob Swi , Billy Hitchcock, Fred Hutchinson, Mickey Extra innings ......................................................0-0 vs. Minnesota (April 11-13). Cochrane, Del Baker, Bucky Harris, George Moriarty, One-run games ..................................................1-0 Ty Cobb, Hughie Jennings and Bobby Lowe. Two-run games ..................................................0-0 Tigers get quality start .......................................3-0 MR. APRIL : Jordan Zimmermann turned in an impressive - Managed Team Israel in the 2013 World Baseball Tigers starter works 6+ innings ..........................3-0 season debut yesterday, allowing a run on four hits with Classic. Lead a• er 6th/7th/8th inning ..............3-0/3-0/3-0 one walk and three strikeouts in 6.0 innings. Over his last - Spent 18 seasons as a catcher at the major league Trail a• er 6th/7th/8th inning ...............0-1/0-1/0-1 seven starts in April, Zimmermann has compiled a 7-0 level with the Padres (1993-96), Tigers (1996, 1999- Tied a• er 6th/7th/8th inning ...............0-0/0-0/0-0 record with a 1.17 ERA (46.0IP/6ER) and 33 strikeouts. 2000), Astros (1997-98, 2001-07) and Dodgers (2009- Tigers out hit opponent .....................................0-0 According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the only other 10)...made eight postseason appearances as a player, Opponent out hits Tigers ...................................3-1 pitchers who have won each of their last seven-or-more including two trips to the Na• onal League Tigers and opponent have equal hits ................0-0 Tigers hit home run ...........................................3-1 April starts are Jake Arrieta (won eight straight) and Rick Championship Series and one to the World Series. Tigers do not hit a home run .............................0-0 Porcello (won seven straight). - Ranks third all- me among catchers with 12,839 Come-from-behind wins .......................................3 putouts, while he is 10th with 15,840.2 innings McCANN-DO ATTITUDE : James McCann belted a played and 1,766 games started. TIGERS VS. RED SOX solo home run in the fi • h inning of yesterday’s game. 2017 Record: 2-0 McCann has now homered in back-to-back games for REPLAY RUNDOWN: The Tigers have been involved in 2017 at Home: 2-0 the second me in his career. He also hit a homer in two instant replay challenges this season. Detroit has 2017 at Boston: 0-0 consecu ve games on July 27 at Boston and July 29 challenged one play and the call was overturned and All-Time Record: 971-1033-13 vs. Houston. opponents have made one challenge and the ruling All-Time at Home: 532-469-7 was overturned. All-Time at Comerica Park: 32-35 All-Time at Boston: 439-564-6 GETTIN’ IGGY WITH IT: José Iglesias blasted his fi rst home run of the season in the third inning of yesterday’s TODAY IN TIGERS HISTORY: 2015 - The Tigers set an 2017 Game Log game, hi ng a solo shot. It marked Iglesias’ fi rst home American League record by extending their streak of Date Site Result Winner/Loser/Save run since July 25, 2016. According to MLB.com Statcast, innings without allowing a run to start the season to 4/7 DET W, 6-5 Rodríguez/Hembree Iglesias’ home run was measured at 433 feet, which is 24, before giving up an unearned run in the seventh 4/8 DET W, 4-1 Zimmermann/Rodriguez/J. Wilson the longest of his major league career. inning of a 7-1 win over the Twins. The previous mark 4/9 DET of 22 innings was set by the 1947 Chicago White Sox. 4/10 DET JUSTIN WILSON SHUTS THE DOOR: Jus• n Wilson 6/9 BOS 6/10 BOS notched the second save of his major league career TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR HOMESTAND: Tickets are 6/11 BOS yesterday vs. Boston, striking out two in a perfect available for the remaining games in the current ninth inning. Wilson’s only other major league save homestand. Tickets remain for the fi nal two games STREAKS also came against the Red Sox on July 27, 2016 at of the series vs. Boston and for all three games of the Last fi ve games: 3-1 Fenway Park. series against Minnesota. For more informa• on or to Last 10 games: 3-1 purchase ckets, visit gers.com, or call 866-66-TIGER Last 15 games: 3-1 TIGERS AND RED SOX: The Tigers have won each (84437). Last 20 games: 3-1 of the fi rst two mee• ngs against the Red Sox this season and have now won seven of their last nine TIGERS ON THE DL: OF J.D. Mar nez (right midfoot games vs. Boston. The Tigers have won the season sprain, 10-day DL on March 31, retroac ve to March series against Boston three of the last four seasons. 30). The Tigers are 532-469-7 all- me against the Red Sox in Detroit and have a 32-35 record vs. Boston at Comerica Park. KINSLER ON TARGET VS. PORCELLO : Ian Kinsler THE DISTRICT DETROIT has fared well in his career against today’s Red Sox The District Detroit is one of the largest sports and starter, Rick Porcello. Kinsler has posted a .438 (7x16) entertainment developments in the country. Located ba! ng average against Porcello with one double, one in the heart of Detroit, this 50-block, mixed-use triple and fi ve RBI. Among ac ve players with at least development led by the Ilitch organiza• on unites six 15 career at-bats vs. Porcello, Kinsler’s .438 ba! ng world-class theaters, fi ve neighborhoods and three average ranks third. professional sports venues in one vibrant, walkable des• na• on for people who want to live, work and MIGGY ON THE MARK VS. BOSTON : Miguel Cabrera play in an exci ng urban environment. Home to the has enjoyed facing the Red Sox in his career, pos• ng Detroit Tigers, Detroit Red Wings, Detroit Pistons a .318 (69x217) ba! ng average with 40 runs scored, and Detroit Lions - The District Detroit represents the greatest density 16 doubles, 11 home runs and 38 RBI. Cabrera ranks of professional sports second among ac ve players with a .417 on-base teams in one downtown percentage vs. Boston, while he is sixth with a .318 core in the country. ba! ng average and seventh with a .544 slugging For more informa• on, percentage. Cabrera has hit safely in 20 of his last 26 visit districtdetroit.com/ games against the Red Sox and has recorded mul ple fanguide. hits in 11 of his last 26 games. UPCOMING GAME DETAILS DATE OPPONENT GAME TIME TIGERS OPPONENT TV/RADIO PROBABLE PITCHER PROBABLE PITCHER Monday Boston 1:10 p.m. RHP Jus• n Verlander LHP Chris Sale FSD/MLBN/97.1 (1-0, 2.84) (0-0, 0.00) April 9, 2017 GAME NOTES TODAY’S TIGERS STARTER - DANIEL NORRIS ‘17 SPRING (DETROIT): 1-2, 6.08 ERA, 7 G, 7 GS, 0 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 23.2 IP, 33 H, 16 R, 16 ER, 1 HR, 7 BB, 17 SO. ‘16 SEASON (DETROIT): 4-2, 3.38 ERA, 14 G, 13 GS, 0 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 69.1 IP, 75 H, 30 R, 26 ER, 10 HR, 22 BB, 71 SO.