DETROIT TIGERS GAME NOTES WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS: 1935, 1945, 1968, 1984 Detroit Tigers Media Relations Department • Comerica Park • Phone (313) 471-2000 • Fax (313) 471-2138 • Detroit, MI 48201 www.tigers.com • @tigers, @TigresdeDetroit, @DetroitTigersPR Detroit Tigers (14-18) at Kansas City Royals (10-23) Sunday, May 6, 2018 • Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO • 2:15 p.m. ET LHP Matthew Boyd (1-2, 2.48) vs. RHP Jakob Junis (3-2, 3.29) Game #33 • Road Game #17 • TV: FOX Sports Detroit • Radio: 97.1 The Ticket RECENT RESULTS: The Tigers scored three runs in the ON THE ROAD: The Tigers are 1-2 on their current TIGERS AT A GLANCE first inning and held on for a 3-2 win over the Royals seven-game road trip, which includes four games at Overall ............................................................. 14-18 on Saturday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium. Nicholas Kansas City (1-2) and three games at Texas (May 7-9). Current Streak ...................................................W1 Castellanos had three extra-base hits and drove in a Detroit is 6-10 away from Comerica Park this season. At Comerica Park ............................................... 8-8 run, while Victor Martinez went 2x4 with a double As a team, the Tigers are hitting .247 (139x563) on the On the Road..................................................... 6-10 and a RBI. John Hicks also added a RBI double in the road in 2018, while the pitching staff has compiled a Day games ....................................................... 11-7 win. Jordan Zimmermann started for Detroit and 4.59 ERA (135.1IP/69ER). Night games ..................................................... 3-11 vs. LH starting pitchers ...................................... 2-3 picked up his second win of the season, tossing 5.0 ON DECK: Following today’s game, the Tigers continue vs. RH starting pitchers .................................. 12-15 scoreless innings with two hits allowed, three walks their seven-game road trip as they travel to Globe Life vs. AL East .......................................................... 6-4 and five strikeouts. Alex Wilson, Daniel Stumpf and Park for a three-game series against the Texas Rangers. vs. AL Central ..................................................... 7-9 Joe Jiménez each turned in a scoreless outing in relief, Detroit went 1-5 vs. Texas last season, including being vs. AL West ........................................................ 0-0 while Shane Greene notched his sixth save, giving up swept in a three-game series in Arlington. The Tigers vs. NL ................................................................. 1-5 an unearned run with one strikeout. The Tigers and have lost the season series to the Rangers five times in Tigers score first .............................................. 10-5 Royals conclude their four-game series this afternoon. the last six seasons with the only series victory coming Opponents score first ...................................... 4-13 Following today’s game, the seven-game road trip in 2014. Scoring five-or-more runs .................................. 8-5 continues with three games at Texas (May 7-9). Scoring four-or-less runs .................................. 6-13 NOTES ON THE SKIPPER: Ron Gardenhire is in his first ZIMM EXTENDS SCORELESS STREAK: Jordan Extra innings ...................................................... 3-1 season as the Tigers manager after being named to Zimmermann pitched 5.0 shutout innings yesterday, One-run games .................................................. 6-6 the position on October 20, 2017. Two-run games .................................................. 2-5 allowing two hits with three walks and five strikeouts. *Enters today’s game with a 14-18 (.438) record as the Tigers get quality start ....................................... 7-8 With the outing, Zimmermann extended his scoreless Tigers manager and a 1,082-1,057 (.506) career record Tigers starter works 6+ innings .......................... 7-9 streak to 12.0 innings. The streak is the second longest as a manager, which is the eighth-most wins among Lead after 6th/7th/8th inning ....... 12-0/11-2/11-1 by a Tigers pitcher this season, trailing only 12.1 active managers and ranks 54th in baseball history. Trail after 6th/7th/8th inning ........ 2-13/1-12/1-14 consecutive scoreless innings by Michael Fulmer from *Spent the 2017 season as the bench coach for the Tied after 6th/7th/8th inning ...............0-5/2-4/2-3 April 1-7. Zimmermann also improved to 4-0 with a Arizona Diamondbacks, who captured a National Tigers out hit opponent ................................... 10-8 1.48 ERA (42.2IP/7ER) in seven career outings vs. the League Wild Card spot and advanced to the National Opponent out hits Tigers ................................... 4-9 Royals. League Division Series. Tigers and opponent have equal hits ................0-1 START ME UP: Jordan Zimmermann’s outing yesterday *Served as manager of the Minnesota Twins from Tigers hit home run ........................................... 9-6 lowered the ERA of Detroit’s starting rotation to 3.73 2002-14 and is the winningest manager in Twins Tigers do not hit a home run ........................... 5-12 ERA (169.0IP/70ER). The Tigers enter today’s game history, posting a record of 1,068-1,039 (.507) over his Come-from-behind wins ....................................... 6 with the fifth-lowest starting rotation ERA in the 13 seasons...is one of 10 managers in baseball history American League (see chart below). to win 1,000-or-more games with a single team. *Guided the Twins to six postseason appearances TIGERS VS. ROYALS AL Lowest Starting Rotation ERA Rank Team ERA (2002-04, 2006, 2009-10), including a berth in the 2018 Record: 4-5 2002 American League Championship Series...was the 2018 at Home: 3-3 1. Houston Astros 2.41 2. New York Yankees 3.44 first manager in MLB history to guide his team to the 2018 at Kansas City: 1-2 postseason in six of his first nine seasons. All-Time Record: 343-349 3. Cleveland Indians 3.56 *Named the BBWAA American League Manager of the All-Time at Home: 180-168 4 Boston Red Sox 3.57 All-Time at Comerica Park: 89-81 5. Detroit Tigers 3.73 Year in 2010...also finished runner-up for the honor on five occasions. All-Time at Kansas City: 163-181 NICK THE STICK: Nicholas Castellanos had three extra- INDIVIDUAL GAME TICKETS ON SALE: Secure tickets 2018 Game Log base hits in yesterday’s game, hitting two doubles to a summer of historic celebrations that will showcase Date Site Result Winner/Loser/Save and a triple. It was Castellanos’ fourth career game 4/2 DET W, 6-1 Liriano/Hammel with three-or-more extra base hits (last, July 18, 2017 the great tradition of Detroit Tigers baseball, starting 4/3 DET L, 1-0 Junis/Boyd/Herrera at Kansas City). The performance was also his sixth at as low as $12. Fans have the opportunity to 4/4 DET PPD., Inclement Weather game of three-or-more hits this season, which is tied purchase individual game tickets for the remainder of 4/20 DET W, 3-2 (10) Jiménez/Keller for the Major League lead with Seattle’s Dee Gordon, the regular season schedule at the Comerica Park Box 4/20 DET L, 3-2 Junis/Greene/Herrera Oakland’s Jed Lowrie and Cleveland’s José Ramírez. Office on Witherell Street, online at tigers.com or by 4/21 DET W, 12-4 Fiers/Duffy/Saupold Castellanos is also tied for the American League lead calling 866-66-TIGER (84437). 4/22 DET L, 8-5 McCarthy/VerHagen/Herrera with three triples, while he ranks tied for sixth with 41 TIGERS ON THE DL: 1B Miguel Cabrera (right 5/3 KC L, 10-6 McCarthy/Bell hits and 12-multi hit games and tied for 10th with nine hamstring strain, 10-day DL on May 4); LHP Daniel 5/4 KC L, 4-2 Boyer/Stumpf/Herrera doubles. Castellanos has recorded at least one hit in Norris (left groin strain, 10-day DL on April 30). 5/5 KC W, 3-2 Zimmermann/Hammel/Greene 12 of his last 14 games, batting .373 (22x59) with six 5/6 KC runs scored, five doubles, three home runs and 15 RBI 7/23 KC 7/24 KC over that stretch. 7/25 KC McCANN-DO ATTITUDE: James McCann had a pair of THE DISTRICT DETROIT 8/28 KC hits in yesterday’s game to extend his hitting streak to The District Detroit is a dynamic urban destination 8/29 KC five games. After hitting .147 (5x34) in his first nine in the heart of Detroit. A destination that includes 9/20 DET games of the season, McCann is batting .349 (22x63) something for everyone—a dense neighborhood 9/21 DET with eight runs scored, three doubles, three home experience with a variety of new developments 9/22 DET runs and eight RBI over his last 16 games. During the alongside Detroit’s premiere sports and entertainment 9/23 DET stretch, McCann has raised his season batting average venues like Comerica Park. Connecting downtown from .147 to .278. Detroit to growing nearby neighborhoods such as TIGERS STREAKS Midtown, Corktown and Brush Park, The District Last five games: 3-2 V-MART HEATING UP: After going 4-for-39 (.103) over Detroit is having a dramatic economic impact on Last 10 games: 4-6 his previous 13 games, Victor Martinez has recorded Detroit and is a driving catalyst of the city’s remarkable Last 15 games: 6-9 multiple hits in each of his last two games, going 5x7 resurgence. The District Detroit has delivered $1.2 Last 20 games: 10-10 with a double and a RBI. Martinez has reached base in billion in new investment to Detroit including the new 7-of-9 plate appearances in this weekend’s series vs. Little Caesars Arena, Mike Ilitch School of Business the Royals. Martinez recorded his 500th RBI with the at Wayne State University and Little Caesars world Tigers in the first inning of yesterday’s game.