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...... Media Relations Department w Comerica Park w Phone (313) 471-2000 w Fax (313) 471-2138 w Detroit, MI 48201 w www.tigers.com DETROIT TIGERS AT Monday, February 25, 2013 Bright House Field, Clearwater, FL Game Time - 1:05 p.m. TODAY’S STARTERS LHP Drew Smyly (0-0, 0.00) vs. LHP Cliff Lee (0-0, 0.00) TODAY’S TIGERS STARTER - DREW SMYLY Makes his first start during Grapefruit League action this afternoon at Philadelphia...completed his first season at the major league level with Detroit in 2012...forced to the disabled list twice last season, June 11-26 with a blister on his left middle finger and July 7-29 with a right intercostal strain...appeared in four games during the post-season with the Tigers in 2012, posting a 1-0 record, 2.25 ERA (4.0IP/1ER) and four ...selected by the Tigers in the second round of the 2010 MLB First-Year Player Draft. 2012 Season (Detroit): 4-3, 3.99 ERA, 23 G, 18 GS, 0 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 99.1 IP, 93 H, 49 R, 44 ER, 33 BB, 94 SO 2012 Season (Toledo): 0-2, 6.11 ERA, 7 G, 7 GS, 0 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 17.2 IP, 22 H, 13 R, 12 ER, 8 BB, 25 SO TIGERS ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH: LHP Casey Crosby, LHP Darin Downs, RHP Trevor Bell, RHP Michael Morrison, RHP Luis Marte and LHP Kenny Faulk. PHILLIES ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH: RHP Tyler Cloyd, RHP Michael Stutes, RHP Phillippe Aumont, RHP Jonathan Papelbon and LHP Raul Valdes. LOOKING BACK AT YESTERDAY’S ACTION: The Tigers and Phillies tied 5-5 in 10 innings yesterday afternoon at Joker Marchant Stadium. Victor Martinez led the Tigers with three hits, including a solo home run. Omar Infante added a two-run double for Detroit, while Prince Fielder finished with a single and an RBI. WORLD CLASSIC PARTICIPANTS: The following five players from Detroit’s major league camp have been selected to participate in the World Baseball Classic: righthanded Octavio Dotel (Dominican Republic), Shawn Hill (Canada) and Anibal Sanchez (Venezuela), second baseman Omar Infante (Venezuela) and third baseman (Venezuela). Righthanded Warwick Saupold (Australia) and infielder Cale Iorg (Canada) will depart Detroit’s minor league camp to participate in this year’s World Baseball Classic. TRIO OF TIGERS NAMED TO BASEBALL AMERICA’S TOP 100 PROSPECTS: Three Tigers have been named to Baseball America’s top 100 prospects list this spring: third baseman/outfielder Nick Castellanos (#21), outfielder Avisail Garcia (#74) and righthanded pitcher Bruce Rondon (#95). THREE MINOR LEAGUERS JOIN TIGERS FOR TODAY’S GAME: The following three minor league players have joined the Tigers for today’s game: lefthanded pitchers Alex Burgos (#49), Matt Crouse (#47) and Jordan John (#48). INDIVIDUAL GAME TICKETS ON SALE ON MARCH 2: Individual game tickets for the Tigers 2013 season at Comerica Park will go on sale on Saturday, March 2 at 10:00 a.m. Fans may purchase tickets at the Comerica Park box office, by visiting www.tigers.com or by calling 1-866-66-TIGER. Additionally, season and group tickets for the 2013 season are available by calling 313-471-BALL. 2013 DETROIT TIGERS SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT WINNER LOSER SAVE ATTEN. 2/22 Tigers 2, @Braves 1 Ortega Buchter Alvarez 7,093 2/23 BLUE JAYS 10, @TIGERS 3 Bush Robowski -- 8,025 2/24 @TIGERS 5, PHILLIES 5 (10) ------6,243 2/25 @Philadelphia, 1:05 p.m.% 2/26 @Houston, 1:05 p.m.% 2/27 ATLANTA, 1:05 p.m.% 2/28 @Tampa Bay, 1:05 p.m.% 3/1 @, 1:10 p.m.% 3/2 PITTSBURGH, 1:05 p.m.# @, 1:05 p.m. 3/3 @Atlanta, 1:05 p.m.% 3/4 HOUSTON, 1:05 p.m.#^ 3/5 OPEN DATE 3/6 TORONTO, 1:05 p.m.% 3/7 @Atlanta, 6:05 p.m.% 3/8 NEW YORK METS, 1:05 p.m.% 3/9 @Toronto, 1:05 p.m.% 3/10 WASHINGTON, 1:05 p.m.# 3/11 NEW YORK METS, 1:05 p.m.% 3/12 @Philadelphia, 1:05 p.m.% 3/13 FLORIDA SOUTHERN, 1:05 p.m.* 3/14 @New York Mets, 1:10 p.m.% 3/15 TORONTO, 1:05 p.m.% 3/16 @St. Louis, 1:05 p.m.# 3/17 WASHINGTON, 1:05 p.m.# 3/18 @Washington, 1:05 p.m.% 3/19 TAMPA BAY, 1:05 p.m.%^ 3/20 OPEN DATE 3/21 HOUSTON, 6:05 p.m.%^ 3/22 @Washington, 1:05 p.m.% 3/23 NEW YORK YANKEES, 1:05 p.m.# 3/24 @New York Mets, 1:10 p.m.# 3/25 @Miami, 1:05 p.m.%^ 3/26 ATLANTA, 1:05 p.m.% 3/27 PHILADELPHIA, 1:05 p.m.%& 3/28 @Houston, 1:05 p.m.% 3/29 TAMPA BAY, 1:05 p.m.% 3/30 @Tampa Bay, 1:05 p.m.# * - “B” Game, # - 97.1 FM ONLY, % - AM 1270 ONLY, ^ - FOX Sports Detroit, & - ESPN ALL TIMES EASTERN; HOME GAMES IN CAPS RECORD: 1-1-1 HOME: 0-1-1 ROAD: 1-0 VS. AL: 0-1 VS. NL: 1-0-1 “B” GAMES: 0-0 © Detroit Tigers, 2013 ...... Champions w 1935 w 1945 w 1968 w 1984 UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS: TUESDAY AT HOUSTON: RHP , LHP Duane Below, RHP Shawn Hill, RHP Luke Putkonen, RHP Bruce Rondon, RHP Al Alburquerque and LHP Ryan Robowski vs. LHP Erik Bedard, RHP Edgar Gonzalez, LHP Kevin Chapman, LHP Rudy Owens, RHP Sam Demel and RHP Chia-Jen Lo.

WEDNESDAY VS. ATLANTA: RHP , RHP Joaquin Benoit, RHP Octavio Dotel, RHP Brayan Villarreal, LHP Kyle Lobstein, LHP Jose Alvarez and LHP Phil Coke vs. RHP Tim Hudson, LHP Jonny Venters, RHP Cory Gearrin, RHP Anthony Varvaro and LHP Yohan Flande.

THURSDAY AT TAMPA BAY: RHP Anibal Sanchez vs. LHP Matt Moore, RHP Jeff Niemann, RHP Roberto Hernandez, LHP Jake McGee, RHP Joel Peralta, LHP Cesar Ramos and RHP Jamey Wright. PITCHING LOGS

AL ALBURQUERQUE KENNY FAULK RICK PORCELLO DATE OPP DEC. IP H R ER BB SO DATE OPP DEC. IP H R ER BB SO DATE OPP DEC. IP H R ER BB SO 2/24 PHI ND 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 2/22 @ATL ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 2/22 @ATL ND 2.0 0 0 0 0 2

JOSE ALVAREZ DOUG FISTER LUKE PUTKONEN DATE OPP DEC. IP H R ER BB SO DATE OPP DEC. IP H R ER BB SO DATE OPP DEC. IP H R ER BB SO 2/22 @ATL SV-1 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 2/22 @ATL ND 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 2/24 PHI ND 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 SHAWN HILL DATE OPP DEC. IP H R ER BB SO RYAN ROBOWSKI TREVOR BELL 2/23 TOR ND 1.0 2 3 3 3 0 DATE OPP DEC. IP H R ER BB SO DATE OPP DEC. IP H R ER BB SO 2/23 TOR L-1 1.0 2 4 4 2 1 2/23 TOR ND 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 KYLE LOBSTEIN DATE OPP DEC. IP H R ER BB SO BRUCE RONDON DUANE BELOW 2/24 PHI ND 1.2 4 3 3 0 1 DATE OPP DEC. IP H R ER BB SO DATE OPP DEC. IP H R ER BB SO 2/23 TOR ND 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 2/23 TOR ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 LUIS MARTE DATE OPP DEC. IP H R ER BB SO ANIBAL SANCHEZ JOAQUIN BENOIT 2/22 @ATL ND 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 DATE OPP DEC. IP H R ER BB SO DATE OPP DEC. IP H R ER BB SO 2/23 TOR ND 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 2/24 PHI ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 MELVIN MERCEDES DATE OPP DEC. IP H R ER BB SO PHIL COKE 2/23 TOR ND 1.0 2 3 3 2 0 DATE OPP DEC. IP H R ER BB SO DATE OPP DEC. IP H R ER BB SO 2/24 PHI ND 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 MICHAEL MORRISON DREW SMYLY DATE OPP DEC. IP H R ER BB SO DATE OPP DEC. IP H R ER BB SO CASEY CROSBY 2/23 TOR ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 DATE OPP DEC. IP H R ER BB SO JUSTIN VERLANDER JOSE ORTEGA DATE OPP DEC. IP H R ER BB SO OCTAVIO DOTEL DATE OPP DEC. IP H R ER BB SO 2/24 PHI ND 2.0 3 1 1 0 2 DATE OPP DEC. IP H R ER BB SO 2/22 @ATL W-1 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 2/24 PHI ND 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 2/24 PHI ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 BRAYAN VILLARREAL DATE OPP DEC. IP H R ER BB SO DARIN DOWNS 2/24 PHI ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 DATE OPP DEC. IP H R ER BB SO 2/22 @ATL ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 BATTING LOGS

PLAYER 2/22 2/23 2/24 2/25 2/26 2/27 2/28 3/1 3/2 3/3 3/4 3/5 3/7 3/8 3/9 3/10 3/11 3/12 3/13 3/14 3/15 3/16 3/17 3/18 3/19 3/21 3/22 3/23 3/24 3/25 3/26 3/27 3/28 3/29 3/30 Avila 1k of Berry okk o1 Boesch M. Cabrera ooo o4o ook R. Cabrera o Casali w Castellanos wo Collins 32 1k Davis ko Diaz oo Dirks kko Fielder wwo 4oo kw1 Fields k ko ko Garcia wo wk oo Holaday kw Hunter 2oo kok Infante ooo w2 o2 Jackson ooo o1w Kelly o 2 Kobernus 3o o do Machado ko Martinez hoo 1ew 411 McCann oo Pena oo o Peralta dc 1o Perez f Russo 1 Santiago Suarez ok ko Tuiasosopo e ok Worth ok ok

Key: 1 - single, 2 - double, 3 - triple, 4 - home run, o - out, w - walk, k - , h - hit by pitch, e - reached on error, c - reached on fielder’s choice, d - double play, b - sac bunt, f - sac fly 2013 DETROIT TIGERS SPRING TRAINING TRANSACTIONS DATE TRANSACTION No transactions.