04-17-2011 Tigers Game Notes
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Game Information ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Detroit Tigers 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 Oakland Athletics Sunday, April 17, 2011 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, CA Game Time - 4:05 p.m. EDT RECENT RESULTS: The Tigers lost 6-2 to the Oakland Athletics last night, snapping the TIGERS AT A GLANCE Tigers four-game winning streak. Justin Verlander (1-2) started for the Tigers and took the loss after allowing four runs (three earned) on eight hits in six innings of work. Victor Record: 7-8 / Streak: L1 Martinez led the Tigers offense with a pair of hits, including a double, while Miguel Cabrera Game #16 / Road #10 also doubled and walked twice in the loss. The Tigers continue a seven-game road trip this Home: 3-3 / Road: 4-5 afternoon with the final game of a four-game series at Oakland. The club concludes the west coast trip with three games at Seattle beginning tomorrow evening. Today’s Scheduled Starters LOOKING FOR THE SERIES WIN IN OAKLAND: The Tigers head into today’s game RHP Brad Penny vs. RHP Trevor Cahill looking for a victory to secure the series win over Oakland. A win would mark the first time (0-1, 8.27) (1-0, 3.12) the Tigers have taken a four-game series in Oakland since winning three-of-four games TV/Radio September 12-15, 1997. FSD/AM 1270 & 97.1 FM LIMITING THE LONGBALL: Tigers pitchers have not allowed a home run in each of the last nine games. The nine-game streak is the longest single-season streak by Tigers TIGERS VS. ATHLETICS pitchers since not allowing a home run in nine consecutive games from April 10-23, 1976. 2011 Record: 2-1 The streak is the longest by a Tigers team since not allowing a home run in 17 consecutive 2011 at Home: 0-0 games from April 28-May 19, 1947. 2011 at Oakland: 2-1 BOESCH’S ROAD WORK: Brennan Boesch walked twice last night at Oakland and has All-Time Record: 309-341 now reached base safely in seven of his eight games on the road this season. He is batting All-Time at Home: 549-395-5 .393 (11x28) with nine runs scored, three doubles, a home run and seven RBI in eight All-Time at Comerica Park: 18-25 games on the road. He leads the American League with nine runs scored on the road, All-Time at Oakland: 429-505-9 while he is fifth with a .393 batting average and sixth with a .455 on-base percentage. 2011 Game Log CABRERA’S OFFENSE AGAINST OAKLAND: Since joining the Tigers in 2008, Miguel Date Site Result Winner/Loser/Save Cabrera is batting .347 (34x98) with 22 runs scored, eight doubles, 10 home runs and 27 4/14 OAK W, 3-0 Coke/Ross/Valverde RBI in 27 games against Oakland. He leads all American League players during that span 4/15 OAK W, 8-4 (10) Villarreal/Fuentes with a .735 slugging percentage against the Athletics, while he is tied for the lead with 10 4/16 OAK L, 6-2 Braden/Verlander home runs, second with a .454 on-base percentage and fifth with a .347 batting average. 4/17 OAK QUANTITY OF QUALITY: Justin Verlander recorded a quality start last night at Oakland 7/19 DET and Tigers starting pitchers have posted a quality start in each of the last six games and in 7/20 DET eight of the last nine games dating back to April 8. Tigers starting pitchers have posted a 9/15 OAK 2.93 ERA (58.1IP/19ER) during that stretch. 9/16 OAK MIGGY MASHES AGAINST THE WEST: Miguel Cabrera is batting .350 (160x457) with 42 9/17 OAK doubles, a triple, 28 home runs and 110 RBI in 120 games against teams from the 9/18 OAK American League West. Among active players with at least 200 plate appearances against teams from the division, Cabrera is tops with a .350 batting average, .422 on-base STREAKS percentage and a .630 slugging percentage. Last five games: 4-1 DOUBLE TIME: The Tigers collected two doubles last night at Oakland and the club has Last 10 games: 5-5 now collected at least one double in each of the team’s first 15 games. It is the longest Last 15 games: 7-8 such streak by a Tigers club to open a season since at least 1919. The Tigers are third in Last 20 games: 7-8 the American League with 31 doubles. CABRERA’S AWESOME IN APRIL: Miguel Cabrera enters today’s game at Oakland REMEMBERING SPARKY batting .328 (215x655) with 122 runs scored, 44 doubles, a triple, 42 home runs and 139 The Tigers are wearing a patch on their right RBI in 175 games during his major league career in the month of April. He is third among sleeves this season in the shape of a home all active major league players with a .328 batting average during the month, while he is plate emblazoned with the name SPARKY, to fourth with a .591 slugging percentage and seventh with a .411 on-base percentage. honor Hall of Fame manager Sparky WALK THIS WAY: Tigers hitters collected six walks last night at Oakland and rank third Anderson who passed away on November 4, among all American League clubs with 58 walks this season. The Tigers are also tied for 2010. The club is scheduled to retire second with four intentional walks. Anderson’s number 11 in a pre-game CABRERA AMONG AL BEST SINCE 2008: ceremony on Sunday, June 26, 2011. Miguel Cabrera is hitting .315 (575x1827) with 114 home runs and 367 RBI in 485 games with the Tigers since 2008. He is tops among all American League players with 114 home runs, 367 RBI and a .570 slugging percentage since the start of the 2008 season, while he is fourth with a .315 batting average and a .390 on-base percentage and seventh with 119 doubles. HAPPY 30TH BIRTHDAY RYAN RABURN: Tigers outfielder Ryan Raburn is celebrating his 30th birthday today. PERRY’S REHAB HAPPENINGS: Righthanded pitcher Ryan Perry began an injury rehabilitation assignment with Toledo Friday night, allowing two runs (one earned) on three hits in 1.1 innings against Columbus. INJURY UPDATE: INF Carlos Guillen (left knee microfracture surgery, 15-day DL on March 30), RHP Ryan Perry (infected eye, 15-day DL on April 5), RHP Joel Zumaya (right elbow olecranon fracture surgery, 15-day DL on March 30). TIGERS UPCOMING GAME DETAILS TIGERS OPPONENTS DATE OPPONENT GAME TIME PROBABLE PITCHER PROBABLE PITCHER TV/RADIO Monday at Seattle 10:10 p.m. RHP Max Scherzer LHP Jason Vargas FSD PLUS/1270 (2-0, 4.76) (0-1, 4.86) Tuesday at Seattle 10:10 p.m. LHP Phil Coke RHP Doug Fister FSD/1270 & 97.1 (1-2, 2.25) (0-3, 3.86) Wednesday at Seattle 3:40 p.m. RHP Rick Porcello LHP Erik Bedard FSD/1270 & 97.1 (0-2, 6.19) (0-3, 8.56) All times Eastern. Radio coverage on AM 1270 and 97.1 FM The Ticket, unless otherwise noted. Local TV coverage provided by FOX Sports Detroit (FSD) and FOX Sports Detroit Plus (FSD PLUS). TIGERS AT A GLANCE IN 2011 vs. AL East: 2-4 Scoring five-or-more runs: 5-3 Lead after 6th/7th/8th inning: 4-0/5-0/4-0 vs. AL Central: 1-2 Scoring four-or-less runs: 2-5 Trail after 6th/7th/8th inning: 1-5/1-8/1-8 vs. AL West: 4-2 Extra-innings: 1-0 Tied after 6th/7th/8th inning: 2-3/1-0/2-0 vs. NL: 0-0 One-run games: 2-0 Tigers out hit opponent: 3-1 Tigers score first: 4-3 Tigers get quality start: 6-4 Opponent out hits Tigers: 4-6 Opponents score first: 3-5 Tigers starter works 6+ innings: 6-4 Tigers and opponent have equal hits: 0-1 © Detroit Tigers, 2011 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... World Series Champions w 1935 w 1945 w 1968 w 1984 April 17, 2011 TODAY’S TIGERS STARTER - BRAD PENNY ‘11 Season (Detroit): 0-1, 8.27 ERA, 3 G, 3 GS, 0 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 16.1 IP, 20 H, 15 R, 15 ER, 8 BB, 8 SO. ‘11 Spring (Detroit): 2-1, 3.91 ERA, 6 G, 6 GS, 0 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 25.1 IP, 26 H, 12 R, 11 ER, 8 BB, 15 SO. ‘10 Season (St. Louis): 3-4, 3.23 ERA, 9 G, 9 GS, 0 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 55.2 IP, 63 H, 25 R, 20 ER, 9 BB, 35 SO. THE BOOK ON BRAD: In his first season with the 2011 GAME-BY-GAME RUNDOWN Tigers, Penny will make his fourth start of the season SEASON (DETROIT) this afternoon at Oakland. DATE OPP. RESULT S/R DEC. ERA IP H R ER BB SO PC 4/2 @NYY L, 10-6 S L-1 16.62 4.1 7 8 8 4 3 89 BACK IN ACTION: Penny opens the season in 4/7 @BAL L, 9-5 S ND 11.17 5.1 6 4 4 3 3 90 Detroit’s starting rotation after he was sidelined for 4/12 TEX W, 5-4 S ND 8.27 6.2 7 3 3 1 2 89 the remainder of the 2010 season with St.