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Detroit Tigers (17-11-1) vs. (12-12-1) Friday, April 1, 2016 • , Lakeland, FL • 1:05 p.m. ET RHP Anibal Sanchez (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Ma Moore (0-0, 1.74) TV: None • Radio: None RECENT RESULTS: The Tigers belted fi ve home runs in a 10-6 win over the on Thursday NUMERICAL ROSTER a ernoon at Joker Marchant Stadium. J.D. Mar nez had three home runs and drove in four runs in the 1 Jose Iglesias INF victory, while Ian Kinsler and Victor Mar nez each homered as well. Miguel Cabrera went 2x3 with a run 3 Ian Kinsler INF scored and a RBI. Logan Kensing started for the Tigers and picked up the win a er throwing 2.0 scoreless 4 Cameron Maybin OF 8 Jus n Upton OF innings with two hits allowed and three . 9 Nick Castellanos INF 12 Anthony Gose OF ROSTER MOVES: Prior to today's game, the Tigers have assigned righthanded Lendy Cas llo to 14 Mike Aviles INF minor league camp. The Tigers now have 31 players remaining in major league camp. 17 Andrew Romine INF 18 Tyler Collins OF TIGERS-RAYS SERIES: The Tigers and Rays are playing the second and fi nal game of their 19 Anibal Sanchez RHP Spring Training series this a ernoon in Lakeland. Detroit picked up a 6-5 win over Tampa Bay in the only 21 Mark Lowe RHP other mee ng between the two teams this spring. The Tigers and Rays will meet seven mes during the 24 Miguel Cabrera INF regular season with a three-game series scheduled for May 20-22 in Detroit and a four-game series 26 Jeff Ferrell RHP scheduled for June 30-July 3 in Tampa Bay. 27 Jordan Zimmermann RHP 28 J.D. Mar nez OF TIGERS TIDBITS: The Tigers have had 19 diff erent players hit at least one home run this spring and 30 RHP currently lead the Grapefruit League with 47 home runs during Spring Training...The Tigers 47 home runs 34 James McCann C this spring are the most they've had in Spring Training since hi ng 54 in 2006...Over his last 11 games, 35 Jus n Verlander RHP Miguel Cabrera is hi ng .414 (12x29) with fi ve runs scored, two doubles, one home run and four RBI...J.D. 37 Mike Pelfrey RHP Mar nez hit three home runs in yesterday's win vs. the Yankees and now ranks second in the Grapefruit 38 Jus n Wilson LHP League with seven home runs. 39 Jarrod Saltalamacchia C 41 Victor Mar nez DH TEN MINOR LEAGUERS JOIN TIGERS FOR TODAY’S GAME: Righthanded Ruben Alaniz (#99), Johan 44 LHP 45 Buck Farmer RHP Belisario (#85), Michael Cro a (#31), Gabe Hemmer (#89) and Willy Paredes (#95), catcher Kade Scivicque 54 Drew VerHagen RHP (#81), infi elders Argenis Diaz (#86) and Dominic Ficociello (#72) and ou ielders Ross Kive (#87) and Jason 56 Kyle Ryan LHP Krizan (#73) will join the Tigers for today's game. 57 Francisco Rodriguez RHP 60 Angel Nesbi RHP JOKER MARCHANT STADIUM: The Tigers return to Spring Training in 2016 for the 80th season in Lakeland 61 Shane Greene RHP and their 51st at Joker Marchant Stadium. The rela onship between the Tigers and the City of Lakeland is 65 LHP the longest standing of all major league clubs and their Spring Training homes. 67 Logan Kensing RHP TIGERS FLEX PLANS ON SALE NOW: Tigers fans can now create their own personalized cket package with a Detroit Tigers Flex Plan. With the Fan’s Choice 10-Game Flex Plan, you get to see the games you want to see! Select any two games in April (excluding Opening Day), May, June and September along with one each in July and August to complete your plan. As a bonus, order this plan and receive a limited edi on bobblehead, while supplies last. The Fan’s Choice 10-Game Flex Plan starts as low as $172 per seat. Pepsi 6-Game Flex Plans are also available and start at just $110 per seat, while 20-Game Flex Plans start at just $382 per seat. For more informa on on Detroit Tigers Flex Plans or other cket op ons, please visit gers. com or call (313) 471-2255.

INDIVIDUAL GAME TICKETS NOW ON SALE: Individual game ckets for the 2016 Detroit Tigers season are now on sale. Fans may purchase single game ckets at the Comerica Park Box Offi ce on Witherell Street, online at gers.com, and by calling 866-66-TIGER (84437). TODAY’S TIGERS PITCHERS #19 RHP Anibal Sanchez — (0-0, 0.00) 2016 Spring: Sanchez is making his second start of the spring today vs. Tampa Bay...threw 4.0 hitless innings on March 21 vs. Philadelphia, walking one and striking out three. 2015 Season: Completed his third full season with the Tigers, compiling a 10-10 record with a 4.99 ERA (157.0IP/87ER) and 138 strikeouts in 25 starts...appeared in his 200th career game on April 23 vs. the Yankees...made his 200th career start on May 3 at Kansas City, becoming the seventh Venezuelan-born player in major league history to start 200 games on the mound.

#45 RHP Buck Farmer — (1-0, 2.25) 2016 Spring: Farmer is appearing in his seventh game of Spring Training today vs. the Rays...worked 3.0 shutout innings on Monday at the Yankees, allowing two hits with one walk and one . 2015 Season: Split the season between the Tigers and Triple A Toledo...compiled a 7-3 record with a 4.15 ERA (86.2IP/40ER) and 76 strikeouts over 16 starts in Toledo...had a 0-4 record with a 7.36 ERA (40.1IP /33ER) and 24 strikeouts in 14 games, including fi ve starts, with Detroit...named to the Interna onal League’s midseason All-Star team.

#54 RHP Drew VerHagen — (0-0, 6.52) 2016 Spring: VerHagen is making his 10th appearance of the spring today vs. Tampa Bay...picked up the save on Wednesday at Bal more, allowing one run on one hit with one walk and one strikeout in 1.0 inning. 2015 Season: Appeared in 20 games in two s nts with the Tigers...posted a 2-0 record with a 2.05 ERA (26.1IP/6ER) and 13 strikeouts...also saw me at Double A Erie and Triple A Toledo and compiled a 3-3 record with three saves, a 3.41 ERA (34.1IP/13ER) and 26 strikeouts over 20 ou ngs...closed the season by allowing three runs in his fi nal 18 appearances and compiling a 2-0 record with a 1.11 ERA (24.1IP/13ER) and 13 strikeouts.

RAYS ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH: LHP Enny Romero, RHP Jhan Marinez, RHP Ryan Garton, RHP Ryne Stanek, RHP Brad Schrieber, LHP Adam Kolarek, RHP Diego Cas llo, RHP Edwin Fierro UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PITCHING MATCHUPS DATE OPPONENT GAME TIME TIGERS PITCHERS OPPONENT PITCHERS Saturday at Atlanta 1:05 p.m. RHP Jordan Zimmermann TBA April 1, 2016 GAME NOTES 2016 Tigers Spring Training Schedule Date Opponent Result Winner Loser Save A endance February 29 Florida Southern W, 7-2 Bri on Brooks 3,190 March 1 Pi sburgh L, 4-2 Scahill Kensing Marte 6,779 March 2 @New York (AL) L, 10-9 Goody Man ply 9,023 @Pi sburgh W, 10-3 Farmer Locke 6,952 March 3 @Atlanta W, 8-2 Norris Newcomb 5,618 March 4 New York (AL) W, 3-0 Bri on Pestano Saupold 8,696 March 5 @Washington L, 8-4 Hill Valdez 6,984 March 6 Miami W, 9-2 Boyd Axelrod 7,836 March 7 @New York (NL) L, 7-3 Colon Pelfrey 6,104 March 8 Tampa Bay W, 6-5 Lara Faria Rondon 7,322 March 9 Washington W, 11-5 Verlander Gonzalez 7,620 March 10 @Philadelphia T, 6-6 7,787 March 11 @Houston L, 10-4 Feldman Fulmer 4,237 March 12 Pi sburgh W, 3-0 Pelfrey Locke Farmer 8,926 March 13 @Pi sburgh L, 9-5 Schugel Hardy 8,771 March 14 New York (NL) W, 9-2 J. Wilson Gsellman Greene 8,099 March 15 Atlanta W, 10-6 Verlander Norris 7,247 March 16 @Houston W, 7-3 Zimmermann Peacock 4,644 March 17 St. Louis W, 5-4 Pelfrey Mar nez Farmer 9,057 March 18 @St. Louis W, 2-0 Boyd Wainwright Cas llo 7,499 March 19 @Miami Canceled-Rain March 20 @Atlanta W, 8-2 Greene Norris 8,574 Washington W, 7-6 Molleken Burdenhop Ryan 6,918 March 21 Philadelphia L, 4-3 Nola J. Wilson Rodriguez 8,418 March 22 Toronto L, 16-1 Hutchison Norris 9,074 March 24 @Toronto L, 6-4 Leon Parnell Aardsma 5,534 March 25 Atlanta Canceled-Rain March 26 @Philadelphia W, 6-5 Rodriguez Leroux Kensing 8,382 March 27 Houston L, 8-3 Feldman Pelfrey Fiers 6,133 March 28 @New York (AL) L, 3-2 Moreno Ravenelle 10,311 March 29 Toronto Canceled-Rain March 30 @Bal more W, 2-1 Greene Tillman VerHagen 8,163 March 31 New York (AL) W, 10-6 Kensing Green 7,557 April 1 Tampa Bay April 2 @Atlanta

Record: 17-11-1 Home: 10-4 Road: 7-7-1 vs. AL: 5-6 vs. NL: 12-5-1 “B” Games: 1-0 2016 SPRING BATTING STATS

2016 SPRING TRAINING TRANSACTIONS DATE TRANSACTION February 18 Signed RHP Bobby Parnell as a minor league free agent February 23 Signed INF Casey McGehee as a minor league free agent March 12 Assigned RHP Joe Jimenez, LHP Kevin Ziomek and C's Aus n Green and Kade Scivicque to minor league camp March 14 Op oned LHP Jairo Labourt to Single A Lakeland March 18 Op oned RHP Michael Fulmer to Triple A Toledo; outrighted RHP Montreal Robertson and assigned him to minor league camp March 21 Assigned RHP Preston Guilmet, LHP Drake Bri on, C Miguel Gonzalez, INF's Dominic Ficociello, Tommy Field and JaCoby Jones, OF Mike Gerber and Jason Krizan to minor league camp; op oned RHP Jose Valdez to Triple A Toledo March 26 Op oned INF Dixon Machado and OF Steven Moya to Triple A Toledo March 27 Assigned C Raff y Lopez and OF John Mayberry Jr. to minor league camp March 28 Gave RHP Bobby Parnell and INF Casey McGehee their uncondi onal release; op oned RHP Bruce Rondon to Triple A Toledo March 29 Op oned OF Wynton Bernard to Triple A Toledo; acquired C Bobby Wilson and RHP Myles Jaye from Texas in exchange for C Bryan Holaday March 30 Op oned LHP Ma Boyd to Triple A Toledo; signed RHP Bobby Parnell as a minor league free agent March 31 Assigned OF Nate Schierholtz to minor league camp April 1 Assigned RHP Lendy Cas llo to minor league camp