05-27-2016 Tigers Game Notes
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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 (23-23) at Oakland AthleƟ cs (20-28) Friday, May 27, 2016 • Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA • 10:05 p.m. ET RHP Michael Fulmer (3-1, 5.13) vs. LHP Sean Manaea (1-2, 7.62) Game #47 • Road Game #24 • TV: FOX Sports Detroit • Radio: 97.1 FM RECENT RESULTS: The Tigers had their four-game in 74 games vs. Oakland. Cabrera is ba ng .343 TIGERS AT A GLANCE winning streak snapped on Wednesday as they (81x236) with 46 runs scored, 17 doubles, 19 home Overall ............................................................. 23-23 suff ered an 8-5 loss to the Phillies at Comerica Park. runs and 61 RBI in 64 career games vs. Oakland. Current Streak .....................................................L1 Cameron Maybin had a pair of hits, scored two runs Mar nez leads all ac ve players with a .348 ba ng At Comerica Park ...........................................12-11 and had one RBI, while Jose Iglesias was 2x4 with a average vs. the A's, while his .405 on-base On the Road...................................................11-12 Day games .......................................................11-8 run scored and a RBI. Miguel Cabrera, J.D. Mar nez percentage ranks second. Cabrera leads all ac ve Night games ...................................................12-15 and Victor Mar nez each added a hit and a RBI in the players with a .434 on-base percentage and a .657 vs. AL East ..........................................................4-5 loss. Anibal Sanchez started for Detroit and took the slugging percentage, while he is second with a .343 vs. AL Central .....................................................7-8 loss a er allowing six runs, three earned, on eight hits ba ng average. Mar nez enters tonight's game vs. AL West ........................................................4-6 with one walk and fi ve strikeouts in 6.0 innings. The having hit safely in 13 of his last 14 games vs. vs. NL .................................................................8-4 Tigers begin a six-game road trip tonight with the fi rst Oakland, while Cabrera has hit safely in 23 of his last Tigers score fi rst ..............................................16-4 game of a three-game series at Oakland. Following 27 games vs. the Athle cs. Opponents score fi rst ......................................7-19 the series vs. the Athle cs, the Tigers con nue their Scoring fi ve-or-more runs ................................19-6 West Coast trip with a three-game series at the Los ON THE ROAD: The Tigers tonight begin a six-game Scoring four-or-less runs ..................................4-17 Angeles Angels. West Coast road trip, which includes three games Extra innings ......................................................1-0 at Oakland (May 27-29) and three games at the Los One-run games ..................................................7-6 TIGERS TO RECALL BOYD FROM TRIPLE A TOLEDO Angeles Angels (May 30-June 1). Detroit has posted an Two-run games ..................................................3-3 PRIOR TO TOMORROW'S GAME: The Tigers today 11-12 record on the road this season. The Tigers are Tigers get quality start .....................................12-6 announced that le handed pitcher Ma Boyd will hi ng .264 (215x815) as a team on the road, while Tigers starter works 6+ innings ......................14-11 Lead a er 6th/7th/8th inning ....... 18-3/21-1/23-0 be recalled from Triple A Toledo prior to tomorrow's the pitching staff has a 4.42 ERA (197.1IP/97ER) away Trail a er 6th/7th/8th inning ........ 2-19/1-21/0-22 game and will start tomorrow. Boyd has started eight from Comerica Park. games with Toledo and has a 1-3 record with a 2.06 Tied a er 6th/7th/8th inning ...............3-1/1-1/0-1 NOTES ON THE SKIPPER: Brad Ausmus is in his third Tigers out hit opponent ...................................18-6 ERA (48.0IP/11ER) and 41 strikeouts. A corresponding season at the helm for the Tigers a er being named Opponent out hits Tigers .................................4-14 move will be announced prior to tomorrow's game. Tigers and opponent have equal hits ................1-3 the 37th manager in Tigers history on November 3, Tigers hit home run .......................................21-12 OFFICIAL SCORING CHANGE: Following a review 2013. Tigers do not hit a home run ...........................2-11 by Major League Baseball, the infi eld single by Jose - Enters tonight’s game with a 187-182 (.507) record Come-from-behind wins .......................................8 Iglesias in the fi h inning of Wednesday's game vs. as the Tigers manager. Philadelphia has been changed to a fi elding error on - Led the Tigers to a 90-72 record and a postseason Andres Blanco. The change makes two of the three berth in his fi rst year as manager in 2014, joining TIGERS VS. ATHLETICS runs scored in that inning unearned. Hughie Jennings (1907), Mickey Cochrane (1934) and Jim Leyland (2006) in accomplishing the feat. 2016 Record: 3-1 MAYBIN EXTENDS HITTING STREAK TO NINE GAMES: 2016 at Home: 3-1 - Became the 14th manager in Tigers history to have Cameron Maybin con nued his hot start to the season also played at the major league level for Detroit, 2016 at Oakland: 0-0 on Wednesday, going 2x5 with two runs scored and All-Time Record: 998-918-14 joining Alan Trammell, Dick Tracewski, Billy Mar n, one RBI. Maybin has hit safely in all nine games he’s All-Time at Home: 559-404-5 Bob Swi , Billy Hitchcock, Fred Hutchinson, Mickey All-Time at Comerica Park: 28-34 played in since being ac vated from the disabled list Cochrane, Del Baker, Bucky Harris, George Moriarty, All-Time at Oakland: 439-514-9 on May 16 and is ba ng .545 (18x33) with nine runs Ty Cobb, Hughie Jennings and Bobby Lowe. scored, a home run, six RBI and four stolen bases. - Managed Team Israel in the 2013 World Baseball 2016 Game Log Maybin has posted mul ple hits in seven of the nine Classic. Date Site Result Winner/Loser/Save games he’s played in this season. - Spent 18 seasons as a catcher at the major league 4/25 DET W, 7-3 Zimmermann/Graveman MIGGY DRIVES 'EM IN: Miguel Cabrera had one RBI level with the Padres (1993-96), Tigers (1996, 1999- 4/26 DET L, 5-1 Hill/Pelfrey in Wednesday's game and has now driven in at least 2000), Astros (1997-98, 2001-07) and Dodgers (2009- 4/27 DET W, 9-4 Verlander/Gray one run in four straight games and in eight of his last 10)...made eight postseason appearances as a player, 4/28 DET W, 7-3 Sanchez/Bassi /Rodriguez including two trips to the Na onal League 5/27 OAK 11 games. Cabrera has recorded a MLB-best 17 RBI over his last 13 games da ng back to May 12. Championship Series and one to the World Series. 5/28 OAK - Ranks third all- me among catchers with 12,839 5/29 OAK RECAPPING THE HOMESTAND: The Tigers fi nished putouts, while he is ninth with 15,840.2 innings their recently completed homestand with a 7-2 played and 10th with 1,766 games started. STREAKS record, going 3-0 vs. Minnesota, 2-1 vs. Tampa Bay Last fi ve games: 4-1 and 2-1 vs. Philadelphia. Detroit hit .318 (98x308) LAMONT TO MANAGE TIGERS TONIGHT: Bench Last 10 games: 8-2 as a team and averaged 6.1 runs per game over the coach Gene Lamont will serve as the Tigers manager Last 15 games: 9-6 tonight as Brad Ausmus is away from the team due to Last 20 games: 9-11 nine games. On the mound, Tigers pitchers compiled a 4.00 ERA (81.0IP/36ER) during the homestand. a family ma er. Cameron Maybin hit .545 (18x33) with a home run THIS DATE IN TIGERS HISTORY: On this date in 1939, MLB ALL-TIME HOME RUNS LIST and six RBI during the homestand, while Miguel Charlie Gehringer hit for the cycle for the fi rst me Cabrera posted a .471 (16x34) ba ng average with in his career in a 12-5 win vs. St. Louis. Gehringer hit Rank Player HR two doubles, one triple, fi ve home runs and 11 RBI. for the cycle in order, hi ng a single, double, triple 46. Cal Ripken Jr. 431 J.D. Mar nez hit .351 (13x37) with three doubles, and home run. On this date in 2004, Carlos Peña 47. Mike Piazza 427 one triple, four home runs and nine RBI over the went 6x6 with two home runs, fi ve RBI and four runs 48. Billy Williams 426 nine-game homestand. scored in a 17-7 win over Kansas City. 49. Adrian Beltre 420 50. Miguel Cabrera 419 TIGERS TIDBITS: Warwick Saupold pitched a TIGERS TICKETS AVAILABLE: Tickets for upcoming scoreless inning on Wednesday and has started his Tigers home games are available at the Comerica Park major league career with 4.1 consecu ve scoreless Box Offi ce, online at gers.com and by phone at (866) innings...Mike Aviles hit a double in the third inning 66-TIGER (84437). For complete cket informa on of Wednesday's game for his fi rst extra base hit of including season, group and suites visit gers.com/ the season. ckets or call (313) 471-BALL (2255). KINSLER LOOKING FOR THE LEFTY: Ian Kinsler has GREENE INJURY REHAB UPDATE: Righthanded pitcher had success this season against le handed pitchers. Shane Greene made an injury rehab start with Triple Entering tonight's game, Kinsler is ba ng .421 A Toledo on Wednesday and threw 3.1 shutout (16x38) with one double, three home runs and eight innings with four hits allowed and seven strikeouts.