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Page One Layout 1 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 Twitter - @DetroitTigersPR, @tigers, @TigresdeDetroit Detroit Tigers vs. Kansas City Royals Wednesday, September 10, 2014 Comerica Park, Detroit, MI Game Time - 7:08 p.m. EDT RECENT RESULTS: The Tigers won their third straight game on Tuesday night, defeating TIGERS AT A GLANCE the Royals 4-2 at Comerica Park. Max Scherzer started for Detroit and earned the victory after allowing one run on seven hits with four walks and six strikeouts in 6.2 innings. Joe Record: 80-65 / Streak: W3 Nathan threw a scoreless ninth inning with two hits allowed and two strikeouts to record Game #146 / Home #71 his 30th save of the season. Rajai Davis and J.D. Martinez each homered to lead the Home: 38-32 / Road: 42-33 Tigers offense, while Torii Hunter was 2x4 with a run scored. The Tigers and Royals conclude their three-game series tonight. Following tonight’s game and an off day on Tonight’s Scheduled Starters Thursday, the Tigers continue their nine-game homestand with three games vs. Cleveland. RHP Rick Porcello vs. RHP James Shields SORIA ACTIVATED FROM DISABLED LIST: Prior to tonight’s game, the Tigers will (15-10, 3.30) (13-7, 3.23) activate righthanded pitcher Joakim Soria from the 15-day disabled list. Soria has been sidelined since August 10 with a left oblique strain. TV/Radio FSD/ESPN/AM 1270 & 97.1 FM MAX WINS NO. 16: Max Scherzer picked up his 16th win of the season last night, tying him with Los Angeles’ Jered Weaver for the most in the American League. Scherzer now TIGERS VS. ROYALS has 16-or-more wins in three straight seasons and is the first pitcher to have three consecutive seasons with at least 16 wins since Johan Santana from 2004-06. 2014 Record: 11-4 NATHAN PICKS UP 30TH SAVE: Joe Nathan recorded his 30th save of the season in last 2014 at Home: 5-3 night’s victory. It’s his ninth season with 30-or-more saves in his career. Nathan’s nine 2014 at Kansas City: 6-1 seasons with at least 30 saves are tied with Billy Wagner for fourth most in major league All-Time Record: 313-309 history. Only Mariano Rivera (15 seasons), Trevor Hoffman (14 seasons) and Lee Smith All-Time at Home: 166-148 (10 seasons) have recorded more 30-save seasons. All-Time at Comerica Park: 74-61 MARTINEZ HITS 20TH HOMER: J.D. Martinez hit his 20th home run of the season in last All-Time at Kansas City: 147-161 night’s victory. Martinez became the third Tiger to have 20-or-more home runs this season, joining Victor Martinez (30 home runs) and Miguel Cabrera (22 home runs). It’s 2014 Game Log the first time the Tigers have had three players with 20-or-more home runs in a season since 2009 when Miguel Cabrera, Curtis Granderson and Brandon Inge each hit 20-plus Date Site Result Winner/Loser/Save homers. 3/31 DET W, 4-3 Nathan/Davis VMART EXTENDS ON-BASE STREAK TO 28: Victor Martinez has reached base safely in 4/2 DET W, 2-1 (10) Alburquerque/Collins 28 consecutive games, which ranks as the longest active streak in the majors and is the 4/3 DET PPD., rain third-longest, single-season streak of Martinez’s career. Martinez has a .492 on-base 5/2 KC W, 8-2 Porcello/Shields percentage during his streak. 5/3 KC W, 9-2 Smyly/Duffy CABRERA STRETCHES HIT STREAK TO NINE: Miguel Cabrera went 1x3 with a double 5/4 KC W, 9-4 Verlander/Vargas in last night’s game to extend his hitting streak to nine games. During his nine-game 6/16 DET L, 11-8 Vargas/Verlander hitting streak, Cabrera is batting .474 (18x38) with nine runs scored, three doubles, five 6/17 DET L, 11-4 Ventura/Scherzer home runs and 10 RBI. 6/18 DET L, 2-1 Guthrie/Smyly/Holland MIGGY HAS BIG GAMES AGAINST JAMES: Miguel Cabrera enters tonight’s game 6/19 DET W, 2-1 Sanchez/Duffy/Nathan against Kansas City batting .380 (19x50) with eight doubles, two home runs and eight RBI 7/10 KC W, 16-4 Smyly/Guthrie in his career against Royals starter James Shields. Among active players with at least 25 7/11 KC W, 2-1 Sanchez/Duffy/Nathan at bats against Shields, Cabrera’s .660 slugging percentage ranks sixth and he ranks seventh with a .380 batting average and a .426 on-base percentage. 7/12 KC W, 5-1 Porcello/Shields 7/13 KC L, 5-2 Ventura/Verlander J.D. MASHING VS. THE ROYALS: J.D. Martinez has enjoyed facing the Royals in 2014. 9/8 DET W, 9-5 Verlander/Guthrie In 12 games this year vs. Kansas City, Martinez is hitting .463 (19x41) with 10 runs scored, four doubles, five home runs and 15 RBI. Martinez’s .463 batting average vs. the 9/9 DET W, 4-2 Scherzer/Vargas/Nathan Royals leads all players, while his 15 RBI are tied for the most and his five home runs 9/10 DET ranks second. Martinez has at least one hit in 10 of 12 games against the Royals this year 9/19 KC and has six multi-hit games. 9/20 KC TIGERS TIDBITS: Rajai Davis hit his eighth home run of the season last night, tying his 9/21 KC career high, which was set in 2012 with Toronto...Torii Hunter had two hits in last night’s game and has recorded three straight multi-hit games. STREAKS TIGERS GETTING OFFENSIVE: The Tigers currently lead the American League with a Last five games: 3-2 .277 team batting average, 1,401 hits, 297 doubles, 663 RBI, a .331 on-base percentage and a .428 slugging percentage, while they are second with 685 runs scored and tied for Last 10 games: 6-4 fourth with 139 home runs. Individually, Victor Martinez ranks second in the American Last 15 games: 9-6 League with a .335 (169x504) batting average, while Miguel Cabrera is seventh with a Last 20 games: 12-8 .311 (170x546) batting average. REPLAY RUNDOWN: The Tigers have been involved in 83 instant replay challenges so far MOST CAREER RBI this season. Detroit has challenged 36 plays with 20 plays being overturned, six plays (THROUGH 1ST 12 SEASONS) confirmed and 10 plays standing as called. Opponents have made 38 challenges with 26 plays being overturned, four plays confirmed and eight plays standing as called. There Rank RBI Player have been nine crew chief initiated reviews with four plays being confirmed, one play 1. 1,466 Joe DiMaggio standing as called and four plays overturned. 2. 1,459 Al Simmons 3. 1,450 Lou Gehrig INJURY UPDATE: RHP Joel Hanrahan (right elbow surgery, 60-day DL on May 2), RHP Luke Putkonen (right elbow inflammation, 60-day DL on April 19), RHP Bruce Rondon 4. 1,434 Albert Pujols (right elbow surgery/UCL reconstruction, 60-day DL on March 29), RHP Anibal Sanchez 5. 1,361 Miguel Cabrera (right pectoralis major strain, 15-day DL on August 9), RHP Drew VerHagen (low back stress fracture, 60-day DL on September 1), INF Jose Iglesias (bilateral tibial stress courtesy: MLB Public Relations fractures, 60-day DL on March 29), OF Andy Dirks (lower back surgery/microdiscectomy, 60-day DL on March 29). TIGERS UPCOMING GAME DETAILS TIGERS OPPONENTS DATE OPPONENT GAME TIME PROBABLE PITCHER PROBABLE PITCHER TV/RADIO Thursday Off Day Friday vs. Cleveland 7:08 p.m. LHP David Price RHP Carlos Carrasco FSD/MLBN/1270 & 97.1 (2-3, 4.10) (7-4, 2.69) Saturday vs. Cleveland 7:08 p.m. LHP Kyle Lobstein RHP Danny Salazar FSD/1270 & 97.1 (1-0, 2.78) (6-7, 4.19) Sunday vs. Cleveland 1:08 p.m. RHP Justin Verlander RHP Trevor Bauer FSD/TBS/1270 (13-12, 4.82) (5-8, 4.12) 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 2014 vs. AL East: 17-15 Scoring five-or-more runs: 56-7 Lead after 6th/7th/8th inning: 65-8/67-5/68-5 vs. AL Central: 33-26 Scoring four-or-less runs: 24-58 Trail after 6th/7th/8th inning: 7-47/4-55/5-57 vs. AL West: 18-16 Extra-innings: 6-6 Tied after 6th/7th/8th inning: 8-10/9-5/7-3 vs. NL: 12-8 One-run games: 20-19 Tigers out hit opponent: 64-11 Tigers score first: 55-25 Tigers get quality start: 58-22 Opponent out hits Tigers: 11-52 Opponents score first: 25-40 Tigers starter works 6+ innings: 66-35 Tigers and opponent have equal hits: 5-2 © Detroit Tigers, 2014 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... World Series Champions w 1935 w 1945 w 1968 w 1984 September 10, 2014 TONIGHT’S TIGERS STARTER - RICK PORCELLO ‘14 Season (Detroit): 15-10, 3.30 ERA, 28 G, 27 GS, 3 CG, 3 SHO, 0 SV, 183.0 IP, 183 H, 75 R, 67 ER, 34 BB, 110 SO. ‘13 Season (Detroit): 13-8, 4.32 ERA, 32 G, 29 GS, 1 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 177.0 IP, 185 H, 87 R, 85 ER, 42 BB, 142 SO.
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