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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 (75-64) vs. BalƟ more Orioles (76-63) Friday, September 9, 2016 • Comerica Park, Detroit, MI • 7:10 p.m. ET RHP Michael Fulmer (10-6, 2.77) vs. RHP Kevin Gausman (7-10, 3.58) Game #140 • Home Game #68 • TV: FOX Sports Detroit • Radio: 97.1 FM RECENT RESULTS: The Tigers dropped the series is second with a .382 ba ng average. Cabrera has hit TIGERS AT A GLANCE fi nale at Chicago (AL) 7-4 on Wednesday a ernoon safely in 23 of his last 25 games vs. Bal more, including Overall ............................................................. 75-64 at U.S. Cellular Field. Jus n Upton belted a three- 15 mul -hit games. In 75 career games vs. Bal more, Current Streak .....................................................L2 run home run, his 22nd of the season, and had two Kinsler has a .350 (107x306) ba ng average with 60 At Comerica Park ...........................................39-28 hits, while Victor Mar nez also added two hits in runs scored, 19 doubles, one triple, 12 home runs and On the Road...................................................36-36 the loss. Jose Iglesias went 1x3 with a double and a 48 RBI. Kinsler ranks fourth among ac ve players with Day games .....................................................31-21 RBI. Shane Greene suff ered the loss, allowing three a .413 on-base percentage and fi h with a .350 ba ng Night games ...................................................44-43 vs. AL East ......................................................18-13 runs on three hits in 0.1 innings. The Tigers begin a average. Kinsler has hit safely in 31 of his last 36 games vs. AL Central .................................................29-30 seven-game homestand tonight with the fi rst game vs. Bal more, including 18 mul -hit games. vs. AL West ....................................................16-16 of a three-game series vs. Bal more. Following this vs. NL ...............................................................12-5 weekend's series against the Orioles, the homestand AT COMERICA PARK: The Tigers tonight begin a Tigers score fi rst ............................................48-16 con nues with four games vs. Minnesota (September seven-game homestand, which includes three games Opponents score fi rst ....................................27-48 12-15). vs. Bal more (September 9-11) and four games vs. Scoring fi ve-or-more runs ..............................50-11 Minnesota (September 12-15). Detroit has compiled Scoring four-or-less runs ................................25-53 TIGERS-INDIANS GAME ON SEPTEMBER 18 TO BE a 39-28 record at home and has posted a 34-19 Extra innings ......................................................5-3 TELEVISED BY TBS: The Tigers game at Cleveland home record since May 16. The Tigers are hi ng .270 One-run games ..............................................25-15 on Sunday, September 18, will be televised by TBS. (600x2224) as a team at home, while the pitching Two-run games ..............................................12-11 The game will also be televised locally on FOX Sports staff has compiled a 3.92 ERA (608.0IP/265ER) at Tigers get quality start ...................................44-19 Detroit. The TBS broadcast will be blacked out in the Comerica Park. Tigers starter works 6+ innings ......................49-27 Detroit market area. First pitch for the game remains Lead a er 6th/7th/8th inning ....... 56-7/59-6/65-1 at 1:10 p.m. NOTES ON THE SKIPPER: Brad Ausmus is in his third Trail a er 6th/7th/8th inning ...... 11-47/7-52/3-55 season at the helm for the Tigers a er being named Tied a er 6th/7th/8th inning .............8-10/8-6/6-8 J-UP, UP AND AWAY: Jus n Upton hit a three-run the 37th manager in Tigers history on November 3, Tigers out hit opponent .................................58-11 home run in the second inning of Wednesday's game 2013. Opponent out hits Tigers ...............................12-46 at Chicago (AL). Upton has now hit nine home runs - Enters tonight's game with a 239-223 (.517) record Tigers and opponent have equal hits ................5-7 in his last 17 games and has hit safely in 14 of his last as the Tigers manager. Tigers hit home run .......................................61-38 17 games. Over the 17-game stretch, Upton is ba ng - Led the Tigers to a 90-72 record and a postseason Tigers do not hit a home run .........................14-26 .344 (22x64) with 13 runs scored, four doubles, nine berth in his fi rst year as manager in 2014, joining Come-from-behind wins .....................................39 home runs and 24 RBI. Hughie Jennings (1907), Mickey Cochrane (1934) and Jim Leyland (2006) in accomplishing the feat. TIGERS VS. ORIOLES J.D. STAYS HOT: J.D. Mar nez went 1x3 on Wednesday - Became the 14th manager in Tigers history to have 2016 Record: 1-3 and has now hit safely in 29 of his last 33 games. Since also played at the major league level for Detroit, 2016 at Home: 0-0 being ac vated from the disabled list on August 3, joining Alan Trammell, Dick Tracewski, Billy Mar n, 2016 at Bal more: 1-3 Mar nez is ba ng .386 (49x127) with 26 runs scored, Bob Swi , Billy Hitchcock, Fred Hutchinson, Mickey All-Time Record: 1049-954-11 12 doubles, eight home runs and 17 RBI in 33 games. Cochrane, Del Baker, Bucky Harris, George Moriarty, All-Time at Home: 566-441-3 Mar nez ranks second in the American League with Ty Cobb, Hughie Jennings and Bobby Lowe. All-Time at Comerica Park: 26-28 a .386 ba ng average during that stretch, while he is - Managed Team Israel in the 2013 World Baseball All-Time at Bal more: 483-513-8 ed for second with 12 doubles, third with a .439 on- Classic. base percentage, fourth with 49 hits, ed for fourth - Spent 18 seasons as a catcher at the major league 2016 Game Log with 26 runs scored and fi h with a .669 slugging level with the Padres (1993-96), Tigers (1996, 1999- Date Site Result Winner/Loser/Save percentage. 5/12 BAL L, 7-5 Worley/J. Wilson/Bri on 2000), Astros (1997-98, 2001-07) and Dodgers (2009- 10)...made eight postseason appearances as a player, 5/13 BAL L, 1-0 Tillman/VERLANDER/Bri on STREAKING: Miguel Cabrera and Ian Kinsler each 5/14 BAL L, 9-3 Wright/Sanchez/Brach including two trips to the Na onal League enter tonight's game with seven-game hi ng streaks. 5/15 BAL W, 6-5 Saupold/O'Day/Rodriguez Championship Series and one to the World Series. 9/9 DET Cabrera is ba ng .400 (12x30) with fi ve runs scored, - Ranks third all- me among catchers with 12,839 9/10 DET three home runs and six RBI during his seven-game putouts, while he is ninth with 15,840.2 innings 9/11 DET streak, while Kinsler is hi ng .423 (11x26) with six played and 10th with 1,766 games started. runs scored, one double, two home runs and six RBI STREAKS over his last seven games. REPLAY RUNDOWN: The Tigers have been involved Last fi ve games: 2-3 in 67 instant replay challenges this season. Detroit Last 10 games: 6-4 BRUCE ALMIGHTY: Bruce Rondon threw a scoreless has challenged 31 plays with four calls confi rmed, 10 Last 15 games: 10-5 inning on Wednesday. Rondon has not allowed a run plays standing as called and 17 plays being overturned. Last 20 games: 12-8 in 14 of his last 15 appearances and has posted a Opponents have made 26 challenges with fi ve calls 1.26 ERA (14.1IP/2ER) with nine hits allowed, three confi rmed, four plays standing as called and 17 plays #VOTEMIGGY FOR walks and 20 strikeouts during the stretch. Rondon overturned. There have been 10 crew chief ini ated ROBERTO CLEMENTE AWARD has struck out 34 ba ers in 7.0 innings this season, reviews with seven plays being confi rmed, two plays Miguel Cabrera is the Tigers nominee for the pos ng 11.33 strikeouts per nine innings. standing as called and one play overturned. 2016 Roberto Clemente Award, which is the most prominent individual player award from Major RECAPPING THE ROAD TRIP: The Tigers went 3-3 on TIGERS TICKETS AVAILABLE: Tickets for upcoming League Baseball. The Roberto Clemente Award is the their recently completed six-game road trip, going Tigers home games are available at the Comerica Park annual recogni on of a player from each MLB club 2-1 at Kansas City and 1-2 at Chicago (AL). Detroit hit Box Offi ce, online at gers.com and by phone at (866) who best represents the game of baseball through .280 (61x218) during the road trip, while the Tigers' 66-TIGER (84437). For complete cket informa on extraordinary character, community involvement, pitching staff combined for a 4.25 ERA (53.0IP/25ER) including season, group and suites visit gers.com/ philanthropy and posi ve contribu ons, both on over the six games. Miguel Cabrera hit .440 (11x25) ckets or call (313) 471-BALL (2255). and off the fi eld. Fans can vote for Cabrera on social with fi ve runs scored, three home runs and six RBI media by using the hashtag #VoteMiggy on Twi er on the trip, while Ian Kinsler ba ed .412 (7x17) with SINGLE A WEST MICHIGAN IN MIDWEST LEAGUE and Facebook. four runs scored, one home run and two RBI. James PLAYOFFS: Single A West Michigan plays a winner-take- McCann ba ed .350 (7x20) with a run scored and a all game three in the Midwest League quarterfi nals RBI during the trip and Jus n Upton hit .333 (8x24) tonight at 7:35 at South Bend.