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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 (27-30) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (25-32) Saturday, June 2, 2018 • Comerica Park, Detroit, MI • 4:10 p.m. ET LHP MaƩ hew Boyd (3-4, 3.00) vs. LHP J.A. Happ (7-3, 3.84) Game #58 • Home Game #31 • TV: FOX Sports Detroit • Radio: 97.1 The Ticket RECENT RESULTS: The Tigers won their third straight on-base percentage and third with a .449 slugging TIGERS AT A GLANCE game on Friday night with a 5-2 victory over the percentage. Individually, Nicholas Castellanos leads the Overall ............................................................. 27-30 Blue Jays at Comerica Park. Blaine Hardy started Majors with a .446 (25x56) ba ng average vs. le ies. Current Streak ...................................................W3 for the Tigers and earned his second consecu ve AT COMERICA PARK: The Tigers are 6-2 on their 12- At Comerica Park ...........................................18-12 win, allowing two runs on three hits with four walks On the Road.....................................................9-18 game, 11-day homestand, which includes three games and three strikeouts in 6.0 innings. Shane Greene vs. Chicago (AL) (2-1), four games vs. Los Angeles (AL) Day games .....................................................17-12 pitched a scoreless ninth for his 14th save of the Night games ...................................................10-18 (3-1), three games vs. Toronto (1-0) and two games season. Off ensively, Nicholas Castellanos recorded vs. New York (AL) (June 4). Detroit is in the midst of vs. LH star ng pitchers ......................................9-7 his third straight three-hit game, including hi ng his vs. RH star ng pitchers ..................................18-23 a stretch that will see them play 18-of-21 games at sixth homer of the season, while JaCoby Jones had home. The Tigers are 18-12 at Comerica Park this vs. AL East ..........................................................7-4 a pair of hits and two RBI. The Tigers and Blue Jays vs. AL Central .................................................12-14 season, and have won 17 of their last 24 home games. play the second game of their three-game series this The Tigers are hi ng .274 (282x1028) as a team at vs. AL West ........................................................7-7 a ernoon. Following this weekend’s series vs. the Blue vs. NL .................................................................1-5 home, while the pitching staff has compiled a 3.98 ERA Jays, the 12-game homestand concludes on Monday (278.0IP/123ER). Tigers score fi rst ..............................................18-9 with a doubleheader vs. New York (AL). Opponents score fi rst ......................................9-21 TIGERS AND BLUE JAYS: The Tigers opened their Scoring fi ve-or-more runs ................................17-8 CASTELLANOS, BOYD EARN MAY HONORS: Nicholas season series against the Blue Jays with a 5-2 win Scoring four-or-less runs ................................10-22 Castellanos and Ma hew Boyd have been selected last night. Along with the three games this weekend Extra innings ......................................................3-3 as the Tigers Player and Pitcher of the Month, in Detroit, the two teams will also play a four-game One-run games ..............................................12-10 respec vely, for May. Castellanos posted a .356 series in Toronto from June 29-July 2. The Tigers went Two-run games ..................................................2-7 (37x104) ba ng average with 14 runs scored, 12 3-3 against the Blue Jays last season, including a 2-1 Tigers get quality start ...................................12-10 doubles, one triple, three home runs and 12 RBI in record at home. The Tigers have not won a season Tigers starter works 6+ innings ......................12-12 26 games during the month. Castellanos had mul ple series against Toronto since 2013. Lead a er 6th/7th/8th inning ....... 22-3/22-3/23-2 hits in 12-of-25 games with at least one at-bat during Trail a er 6th/7th/8th inning ........ 5-20/5-21/1-24 the month, including six three-hit performances. #VOTETIGERS: Ballo ng for the 2018 All-Star Game, Tied a er 6th/7th/8th inning ...............0-7/2-6/3-4 He fi nished the month ranked ed for third in the presented by MasterCard, is now underway. The 89th Tigers out hit opponent .................................19-13 American League in doubles, while he was seventh midsummer classic will be hosted on Tuesday, July 17 Opponent out hits Tigers .................................8-15 in ba ng average and ninth in hits. Boyd started six at Na onals Park in Washington, D.C. Tigers and opponent have equal hits ................0-2 games in May, compiling a 3-2 record with a 3.18 ERA Fans can cast their vote at gers.com/vote for Tigers Tigers hit home run .......................................17-15 (34.0IP/12ER) and 31 strikeouts. He limited opponents starters a total of 35 mes with the 2018 Camping Tigers do not hit a home run .........................10-15 to a .210 (25x119) ba ng average during the month World MLB All-Star ballot, including a maximum of fi ve Come-from-behind wins .....................................11 and allowed three runs-or-less in fi ve-of-six starts. valid ballots cast in a 24-hour period. Fans who #VoteTigers and follow the Tigers on SAINT NICK: Nicholas Castellanos had three hits in Twi er (@ gers) and Instagram (@ gers) will have last night’s game to record his 23rd mul -hit game the opportunity to win exclusive prizes, including TIGERS VS. BLUE JAYS of the season and his 11th game with three-or-more 2018 Record: 1-0 game ckets, autographed memorabilia and unique hits. Castellanos has posted three hits in three straight 2018 at Home: 1-0 game experiences. games for the second me this season (other, April 2018 at Toronto: 0-0 Tigers fans who submit fi ve online ballots that 21-25), becoming the fi rst Tiger to have two separate All-Time Record: 194-226 include the Detroit Tigers as their “favorite” club three-game streaks with three-or-more hits since Gee All-Time at Home: 105-104 are eligible to receive $10.00 off ou ield box ckets Walker in 1937. He is ed for the Major League lead in All-Time at Comerica Park: 30-33 for select games in June, July and August, subject to three-hit games and ed for third in mul -hit games. All-Time at Toronto: 89-122 availability. Castellanos has hit safely in 18 of his last 22 games Addi onally, every me a fan submits fi ve online 2018 Game Log with at least one at-bat, hi ng .391 (36x92) with 14 Date Site Result Winner/Loser/Save ballots that include the Detroit Tigers as their runs scored, 11 doubles, one triple, three home runs “favorite” club, will receive one entry into the 2018 6/1 DET W, 5-2 Hardy/García/Greene and 10 RBI during the stretch. 6/2 DET “VIP Experience at Comerica Park” Sweepstakes with 6/3 DET THE CANDY MAN CAN: Jeimer Candelario hit a a chance to win ckets and ba ng prac ce passes for 6/29 TOR RBI single in the second inning of last night’s game, four, an autographed Miguel Cabrera baseball, dinner 6/30 TOR extending his streak of reaching base safely to 26 in the MotorCity Casino Hotel Tiger Club and watch 7/1 TOR games. Over the 26-game stretch, which is the longest fi reworks from the dugout, weather permi ng. 7/2 TOR ac ve streak in the Majors, Candelario is ba ng .280 TIGERS ON THE DL: LHP Ryan Carpenter (right (28x100) with a .385 on-base percentage, 22 runs oblique strain, 10-day DL on June 1); LHP Francisco TIGERS STREAKS scored, nine doubles, one triple, fi ve home runs and Liriano (right hamstring strain, 10-day DL on May Last fi ve games: 4-1 15 RBI. 30, retroac ve to May 27); LHP Daniel Norris (le Last 10 games: 7-3 DOUBLE TROUBLE: The Tigers hit two doubles in last groin strain, 60-day DL on April 30); LHP Daniel Last 15 games: 8-7 night’s game, marking the 48th consecu ve game that Stumpf (ulnar nerve irrita on, 10-day DL on May Last 20 games: 11-9 Detroit has recorded at least one double. The streak is 30, retroac ve to May 29); RHP Alex Wilson (le the longest by a Tigers team, and is the fourth-longest plantar fascia strain, 10-day DL on May 8); RHP Jordan PREGAME FESTIVITIES streak among all MLB teams since at least 1908. The Zimmermann (right shoulder impingement, 10-day DL PromoƟ onal Giveaway: The fi rst 10,000 fans will 1996 Cleveland Indians have the longest streak in the on May 8, retroac ve to May 6). receive a 1968 Bill Freehan bobblehead, sponsored last 110 years, recording a double in 75 straight games by Frito-Lay. from May 30-August 19, 1996. Play Ball Weekend: A pre-game, on-fi eld clinic, Longest Streaks With At Least One Double THE DISTRICT DETROIT sponsored by Chevy Youth Baseball, will be held for Games Team Dates The District Detroit is a dynamic urban des na on in all fans in a endance from 2:15-3:15 p.m., as part 75 Cleveland Indians May 30-August 19, 1996 the heart of Detroit. One that includes something for of Play Ball Weekend. 60 Houston Astros May 21-July 29, 2017 everyone—a dense neighborhood experience with a 2018 Play Ball Sportsmanship Award: The Tigers 51 Atlanta Braves July 1-August 25, 1999 variety of developments alongside Detroit’s premier sports will host a special pre-game ceremony honoring 48 Detroit Tigers April 10-June 1, 2018 and entertainment venues like Comerica Park.