05-28-2016 Detroit 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 (24-23) at Oakland AthleƟ cs (20-29) Saturday, May 28, 2016 • Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA • 4:05 p.m. ET LHP MaƩ Boyd (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Jesse Hahn (1-2, 4.07) Game #48 • Road Game #25 • TV: FOX Sports Detroit • Radio: 97.1 FM RECENT RESULTS: The Tigers opened their West TURNING IT AROUND: The Tigers enter today’s game TIGERS AT A GLANCE Coast road trip with a 4-1 win over Oakland on Friday having won nine of their last 11 games. The Tigers 9-2 Overall ............................................................. 24-23 night at the Oakland Coliseum. Michael Fulmer record is the best in the American League since May 15. Current Streak ...................................................W1 At Comerica Park ...........................................12-11 started for Detroit and earned his fourth win of the Over the last 11 games, the Tigers off ense has scored On the Road...................................................12-12 season, throwing 7.2 shutout innings with three hits 65 runs, averaging 5.9 runs per game, and is hi ng .316 Day games .......................................................11-8 allowed, one walk and three strikeouts. Off ensively, (121x385). The Tigers pitching staff has compiled a 3.73 Night games ...................................................13-15 Ian Kinsler fi nished a home run shy of the cycle, going ERA (99.0IP/41ER) during the stretch, including a 4.02 vs. AL East ..........................................................4-5 3x5 with a run scored, a double and a triple, while ERA (69.1IP/31ER) by Tigers starters and a 3.03 ERA vs. AL Central .....................................................7-8 Nick Castellanos hit his 10th home run of the season (29.2IP/10ER by Detroit relievers. vs. AL West ........................................................5-6 vs. NL .................................................................8-4 and went 2x4. The Tigers and Athle cs play game two Tigers score fi rst ..............................................17-4 of their three-game series this a ernoon. Following VMART, MIGGY ON THE MARK VS. OAKLAND: Victor Opponents score fi rst ......................................7-19 the series vs. Oakland, the Tigers con nue their Mar nez and Miguel Cabrera have compiled Scoring fi ve-or-more runs ................................19-6 West Coast trip with a three-game series at the Los impressive numbers in their career against the Scoring four-or-less runs ..................................5-17 Angeles Angels. Athle cs. Mar nez is hi ng .347 (96x277) with 25 Extra innings ......................................................1-0 runs scored, 22 doubles, six home runs and 31 RBI One-run games ..................................................7-6 Two-run games ..................................................3-3 BOYD RECALLED FROM TRIPLE A TOLEDO, MOYA in 75 games vs. Oakland. Cabrera is ba ng .339 Tigers get quality start .....................................13-6 OPTIONED: The Tigers today have recalled le handed (81x239) with 46 runs scored, 17 doubles, 19 home Tigers starter works 6+ innings ......................15-11 pitcher Ma Boyd from Triple A Toledo and he will start runs and 61 RBI in 65 career games vs. Oakland. Lead a er 6th/7th/8th inning ....... 19-3/22-1/24-0 today's game. Boyd has started eight games with Toledo Mar nez leads all ac ve players with a .347 ba ng Trail a er 6th/7th/8th inning ........ 2-19/1-21/0-22 and has a 1-3 record with a 2.06 ERA (48.0IP/11ER) average vs. the A's, while his .403 on-base Tied a er 6th/7th/8th inning ...............3-1/1-1/0-1 Tigers out hit opponent ...................................19-6 and 41 strikeouts. In a corresponding move, the Tigers percentage ranks second. Cabrera leads all ac ve Opponent out hits Tigers .................................4-14 op oned ou ielder Steven Moya to Triple A Toledo players with a .433 on-base percentage and a .649 Tigers and opponent have equal hits ................1-3 following last night's game. slugging percentage, while he is second with a .339 Tigers hit home run .......................................22-12 ba ng average. Mar nez enters today's game Tigers do not hit a home run ...........................2-11 FILTHY FULMER: Michael Fulmer threw a season-long having hit safely in 14 of his last 15 games vs. Come-from-behind wins .......................................8 7.2 shutout innings in last night's game, allowing Oakland, while Cabrera has hit safely in 23 of his last three hits with one walk and three strikeouts to 28 games vs. the Athle cs. improve his record to 4-1. With his performance, TIGERS VS. ATHLETICS Fulmer became just the third Tigers pitcher since ON THE ROAD: The Tigers are 1-0 on their current 2016 Record: 4-1 1913 to throw at least 7.2 shutout innings and allow six-game West Coast road trip, which includes three 2016 at Home: 3-1 2016 at Oakland: 1-0 three hits-or-less in one of his fi rst six career starts. games at Oakland (1-0) and three games at the Los All-Time Record: 999-918-14 The other Tigers pitcher to do so are Pat Underwood Angeles Angels (May 30-June 1). Detroit has posted a All-Time at Home: 559-404-5 on May 31, 1979 at Toronto and Earl Whitehill on 12-12 record on the road this season. The Tigers are All-Time at Comerica Park: 28-34 September 29, 1923 vs. Cleveland. According to the hi ng .266 (226x851) as a team on the road, while All-Time at Oakland: 440-514-9 Elias Sports Bureau, Fulmer is the third Tigers pitcher the pitching staff has a 4.27 ERA (206.1IP/98ER) away in the last 50 years to earn at least four wins in his from Comerica Park. 2016 Game Log fi rst six major league games, joining Kip Young in Date Site Result Winner/Loser/Save 1978 and Zach Miner in 2006. NOTES ON THE SKIPPER: Brad Ausmus is in his third 4/25 DET W, 7-3 Zimmermann/Graveman season at the helm for the Tigers a er being named 4/26 DET L, 5-1 Hill/Pelfrey 4/27 DET W, 9-4 Verlander/Gray MAYBIN EXTENDS HITTING STREAK TO 10 GAMES: the 37th manager in Tigers history on November 3, 4/28 DET W, 7-3 Sanchez/Bassi /Rodriguez Cameron Maybin went 1x3 with a run scored, a double 2013. 5/27 OAK W, 4-1 Fulmer/Manaea and a RBI in last night's game to extend his hi ng streak - Enters today’s game with a 188-182 (.508) record 5/28 OAK to 10 games. Over the 10 games, Maybin is hi ng .528 as the Tigers manager. 5/29 OAK (19x36) with 10 runs scored, one double, one home - Led the Tigers to a 90-72 record and a postseason run, seven RBI and four stolen bases. Maybin's 10-game berth in his fi rst year as manager in 2014, joining STREAKS streak is ed for the longest single-season hi ng streak Hughie Jennings (1907), Mickey Cochrane (1934) and Last fi ve games: 4-1 of his career (also, July 1-10, 2015 and July 14-24, 2011) Jim Leyland (2006) in accomplishing the feat. Last 10 games: 8-2 Last 15 games: 9-6 and is ed for the third-longest ac ve hi ng streak in - Became the 14th manager in Tigers history to have Last 20 games: 10-10 the American League. Since being reinstated from the also played at the major league level for Detroit, disabled list on May 16, Maybin leads the American joining Alan Trammell, Dick Tracewski, Billy Mar n, League with a .528 ba ng average and 19 hits, while he Bob Swi , Billy Hitchcock, Fred Hutchinson, Mickey THIS DATE IN TIGERS HISTORY is second with a .575 on-base percentage and ed for Cochrane, Del Baker, Bucky Harris, George Moriarty, 1995 - The White Sox (fi ve) and Tigers (seven) third with 10 runs scored. Ty Cobb, Hughie Jennings and Bobby Lowe. combine to set a major league record with 12 - Managed Team Israel in the 2013 World Baseball home runs in a 14-12 Chicago win at Tiger NICK CONTINUES TO HIT: Nick Castellanos had a pair Classic. Stadium. of hits, including his 10th home run of the season in - Spent 18 seasons as a catcher at the major league last night's game. Castellanos has hit safely in 32 of level with the Padres (1993-96), Tigers (1996, 1999- his last 39 games and is ba ng .352 (51x145) with 20 2000), Astros (1997-98, 2001-07) and Dodgers (2009- runs scored, 11 doubles, one triple, nine home runs 10)...made eight postseason appearances as a player, and 29 RBI during that stretch. including two trips to the Na onal League Championship Series and one to the World Series. KINSLER PILING UP THE MULTI-HIT GAMES: Ian Kinsler - Ranks third all- me among catchers with 12,839 went 3x5 with a run scored, a double and a triple in putouts, while he is ninth with 15,840.2 innings last night's game to record his 19th mul -hit game of played and 10th with 1,766 games started. the season, which is ed for fourth in the American League. Kinsler is also ed for the AL lead with 41 runs TIGERS TICKETS AVAILABLE: Tickets for upcoming scored, ed for fourth with 59 hits and ed for sixth Tigers home games are available at the Comerica Park with 101 total bases. Box Offi ce, online at gers.com and by phone at (866) 66-TIGER (84437).