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Detroit Tigers (8-11-4) at (9-12-1) Sunday, March 18, 2018 • CharloƩ e Sports Park, Port CharloƩ e, FL • 1:05 p.m. ET RHP ArƟ e Lewicki (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Chris Archer (0-0, 5.06) TV: None • Radio: None RECENT RESULTS: The Tigers defeated the New York Yankees 9-3 on Saturday a ernoon at Publix Field at NUMERICAL ROSTER Joker Marchant Stadium. had a pair of hits, including a solo , his fi rst of the spring. 1 José Iglesias INF Leonys Mar n also added two hits, including a home run and two RBI, while Victor Mar nez was 2x3 with 8 Mikie Mahtook OF a RBI. Alexi Amarista had a pair of hits, including a triple, in the win, and Chad Sedio belted a two-run home 9 Nicholas Castellanos OF run. Ma hew Boyd started for the Tigers and improved his Spring Training record to 3-0, allowing three runs, 12 Leonys Mar n OF two earned, on fi ve hits with two walks and fi ve in 3.0 innings. Louis Coleman, , Paul 14 Alexi Amarista INF Voelker and Daniel Stumpf combined to throw 6.0 shutout innings out of the bullpen, striking out eight. The 19 Jarrod Saltalamacchia C Tigers con nue their Grapefruit League schedule today as they travel to Port Charlo e to face the Tampa 21 JaCoby Jones OF Bay Rays. 22 Victor Reyes OF ZIMMERMANN NAMED TIGERS OPENING DAY STARTER: Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire announced 24 Miguel Cabrera INF yesterday that RHP Jordan Zimmermann will start for Detroit on Opening Day, March 29 vs. Pi sburgh at 27 Jordan Zimmermann RHP Comerica Park. The start will mark Zimmermann's fi rst career Opening Day start. 30 Alex Wilson RHP 32 RHP TIGERS TIDBITS: The Tigers rank fourth in the Grapefruit League with a .266 team ba ng average...Detroit's 33 Derek Norris C pitching staff ranks second in the Grapefruit League with 216 strikeouts, while they are fi h with a .247 34 James McCann C opponents ba ng average...Dixon Machado has hit safely in fi ve of his last six games and is ba ng .462 36 Blaine Hardy LHP (6x13) with two runs scored, one home run and one RBI during the stretch. 37 Jim Adduci OF 38 Francisco Liriano LHP TIGERS-RAYS GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE SERIES: The Tigers and Rays will meet for the second me this spring today in Port Charlo e. Tampa Bay picked up a 7-4 win in the fi rst mee ng on March 3 in Lakeland. Following 41 Victor Mar nez DH today's game, the two teams will face off on March 26 in Lakeland and in the Spring Training fi nale on March 44 LHP 27 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg. 45 Buck Farmer RHP 46 INF ELEVEN MINOR LEAGUERS JOIN TIGERS FOR TODAY’S GAME: Righthanded Victor Alcántara (#58), 48 Ma hew Boyd LHP Kevin Comer (#71), Zac Houston (#89) and Ar e Lewicki (#57), le handed Evan Hill (#87), catcher 49 Dixon Machado INF Aus n Athmann (#99) and Joey Morgan (#98), infi elders Daniel Pinero (#85) and A.J. Simcox (#95) and 50 Mike Fiers RHP ou ielders (#96) and Troy Montgomery (#92) will join the Tigers for today's game. 51 Johnny Barbato RHP 53 Warwick Saupold RHP 2018 TIGERS TICKETS: Fans looking to secure ckets to the best games this upcoming season can do so now by purchasing customizable cket packages, including the six and 20-game fl ex plans. Flex plans start as low 54 Drew VerHagen RHP as $110 and fans can choose the games and seats they want. Plans that include an Opening Day cket start 55 C as low as $15 per game. For complete 2018 season cket informa on, visit gers.com/seasons or call (313) 61 Shane Greene RHP 471-BALL (2255). 64 Chad Bell LHP 68 Daniel Stumpf LHP Individual game ckets for the 2018 season are currently on sale. Tickets start as low as $12. Secure ckets to 76 INF a summer of historic celebra ons that will showcase the great tradi on of Detroit Tigers . Individual 77 Joe Jiménez RHP game ckets can be purchased at the Comerica Park Box Offi ce on Witherell Street, online at gers.com, or 78 Chad Huff man OF by calling 866-66-TIGER (84437). 80 Ronny Rodriguez INF TODAY’S TIGERS PITCHERS 81 Pete Kozma INF #57 RHP ArƟ e Lewicki (0-0, 0.00) 2018 Spring: Lewicki will make his fourth appearance and second start of Spring Training today at Tampa Bay…Threw 1.1 scoreless innings on March 3 vs. Tampa Bay, allowing three hits and striking out one. 2017 Season: Combined to pitch in 29 games, including 26 as a starter, between Double A Erie, Triple A Toledo and Detroit in 2017, pos ng a combined 14-5 record with a 3.57 ERA (151.1IP/60ER) and 129 strikeouts… Had 14 wins between Erie and Toledo, which ranked ed for seventh among all Minor League pitchers… Named the Tigers Minor League Pitcher of the Month for August a er pos ng a 5-0 record with a 2.03 ERA (31.0IP/7ER) and 33 strikeouts in fi ve starts with Toledo…Made his Major League debut on September 4 vs. Kansas City and threw 5.0 innings.

#30 RHP Alex Wilson – (0-1, 14.14) 2018 Spring: Wilson will make his fourth appearance of Spring Training today at Tampa Bay…Tossed 3.0 innings on March 9 vs. New York (NL), allowing two runs and one hit, while walking one and striking out two. 2017 Season: Appeared in a career-high 66 games for the Tigers, compiling a 2-5 record with two saves, a 4.50 ERA (60.0IP/30ER) and 42 strikeouts…Pitched in 14 games during May, pos ng a 1-1 record with one save, a 1.32 ERA (13.2IP/2ER) and seven strikeouts…Did not allow an earned run in 13 consecu ve ou ngs from April 22-May 23.

#54 RHP Drew VerHagen – (0-0, 5.87) 2018 Spring: VerHagen will make his seventh appearance of Spring Training today at Tampa Bay…Has struck out 12 ba ers in 7.2 innings this spring...Threw a shutout inning in relief on Friday vs. Philadelphia, walking one and striking out one. 2017 Season: Split the 2017 season between Detroit and Triple A Toledo, appearing in a career-high 24 games with the Tigers and pos ng a 0-3 record with a 5.77 ERA (34.1IP/22ER) and 25 strikeouts…Named Interna onal League Pitcher of the Week for the week ending June 4 a er making two starts during the week, going 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA (14.1IP/0ER) and 13 strikeouts.

#53 RHP Warwick Saupold – (0-0, 4.32) 2018 Spring: Saupold will make his eighth appearance of Spring Training today at Tampa Bay…Allowed one run and one hit with one in 1.0 inning of relief on Thursday at Atlanta. 2017 Season: Established career highs with 45 appearances, 62.2 innings pitched and 44 strikeouts as he spent most of the 2017 season with the Tigers…Did not allow an earned run in six consecu ve appearances with the Tigers from May 23-June 8, a stretch that spanned 11.2 innings…Compiled a 3-1 record with a 2.57 ERA (42.0IP/12ER) and 21 strikeouts in 26 appearances from May 25-August 13.

RAYS ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH: RHP Yonny Chirinos, LHP José Alvarado. RHP Chaz Roe, LHP Dan Jennings UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PITCHING MATCHUPS DATE OPPONENT GAME TIME TIGERS PITCHERS OPPONENT PITCHERS Monday Bal more 1:05 p.m. RHP Michael Fulmer RHP Chris Tillman Tuesday New York (AL) 1:05 p.m. TBA RHP Sonny Gray March 18, 2018 GAME NOTES 2018 Tigers Spring Training Schedule Date Opponent Result Winner Loser Save A endance February 22 Florida Southern W, 6-1 Comer Langford --- 3,126 February 23 at New York (AL) L, 3-1 Hale Sodders Gallegos 10,129 February 24 Toronto W, 5-4 Zimmermann Rowley Russell 6,922 February 25 Pi sburgh T, 8-8 ------4,729 at Toronto W, 6-3 Boyd Sanchez Saupold 3,963 February 26 at Bal more W, 8-6 Barbato Gausman Voelker 5,760 February 27 at Philadelphia W, 11-6 Fiers Eickhoff --- 4,365 February 28 at New York (AL) W, 9-6 Montgomery King Castro 8,727 March 1 Atlanta L, 5-2 Jackson Moreno Morris 4,576 March 2 Miami W, 8-3 Boyd Gallen --- 4,768 March 3 Tampa Bay L, 7-4 De León Soto Gibaut 6,482 March 4 at Washington L, 6-2 Gonzalez Wilson --- 4,481 March 5 at New York (NL) L, 4-2 Harvey Fiers Gagnon 5,603 March 6 New York (AL) L, 7-2 Carroll Montgomery --- 8,468 March 7 Toronto L, 6-5 Case Bell Shafer 6,169 March 8 at Pi sburgh L, 8-3 Rivero Stumpf --- 7,124 March 9 New York (NL) T, 4-4 ------7,018 March 10 at Toronto L, 6-3 Garcia Fiers Case 4,620 March 11 Atlanta W, 6-3 Liriano Wisler Jiménez 6,399 March 12 Washington L, 5-4 Grace Reininger Harper 6,254 March 13 at New York (AL) T, 2-2 ------9,969 March 15 at Atlanta L, 8-1 Foltynewicz Fiers --- 5,934 March 16 Philadelphia T, 6-6 ------6,265 March 17 New York (AL) W, 9-3 Boyd Tanaka --- 10,077 March 18 at Tampa Bay March 19 Bal more March 20 New York (AL) March 21 at Atlanta March 22 at Philadelphia March 23 at Atlanta March 24 Philadelphia March 25 Atlanta March 26 Tampa Bay March 27 at Tampa Bay

Record: 8-11-4 Home: 4-5-3 Road: 4-6-1 vs. AL: 5-5-1 vs. NL: 3-6-3 “B” Games: 1-0 2018 SPRING BATTING STATS

2018 SPRING TRAINING TRANSACTIONS DATE TRANSACTION February 23 Signed LHP Francisco Liriano as a free agent; designated LHP Jairo Labourt for assignment March 2 LHP Jairo Labourt claimed off waivers by Cincinna March 3 Reassigned RHP's Victor Alcántara, and Paul Voelker to Minor League camp March 6 Op oned INF Dawel Lugo to Triple A Toledo March 7 Uncondi onally released LHP Travis Wood March 9 Op oned RHP's Ar e Lewicki and Zac Reininger to Triple A Toledo; op oned RHP's Gerson Moreno and to Double A Erie; op oned LHP to Single A Lakeland; signed C Jarrod Saltalamacchia as a Minor League free agent March 11 Reassigned INF Dominic Ficociello to Minor League camp March 13 Op oned LHP Ryan Carpenter, C and OF Mike Gerber to Triple A Toledo; op oned RHP Sandy Baez and INF Sergio Alcántara to Double A Erie; op oned RHP Eduardo Jimenez to Single A Lakeland; reassigned RHP's Enrique Burgos, Kevin Comer and Mark Montgomery and C's Arvicent Perez and to Minor League camp March 15 Reassigned INF's , Kody Eaves and Edwin Espinal and OF Jason Krizan to Minor League camp March 16 Reassigned C Brayan Peña to Minor League camp