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 (8-12-4) vs. BalƟ more Orioles (13-10-2) Monday, March 19, 2018 • Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland, FL • 1:05 p.m. ET RHP Michael Fulmer (0-0, 3.60) vs. RHP Chris Tillman (0-0, 18.00) TV: None • Radio: 1270 AM RECENT RESULTS: The Tigers lost to the Tampa Bay Rays 10-5 on Sunday a ernoon at Charlo e Sports Park NUMERICAL ROSTER in Port Charlo e. Niko Goodrum belted a two-run home run, his third of the spring, while John Hicks added 1 José Iglesias INF a two-run double. José Iglesias had a pair of hits in the loss. Ar e Lewicki started for Detroit and took the 8 Mikie Mahtook OF loss, allowing four runs on six hits with two walks and one strikeout in 3.0 innings. Victor Alcantara, Drew 9 Nicholas Castellanos OF VerHagen and Kevin Comer each turned in a scoreless appearance out of the bullpen. The Tigers con nue 12 Leonys Mar n OF their Grapefruit League schedule today as they host the Bal more Orioles in Lakeland. 14 Alexi Amarista INF 19 Jarrod Saltalamacchia C TIGERS TIDBITS: Detroit's pitching staff ranks third in the Grapefruit League with 221 strikeouts...Nicholas 21 JaCoby Jones OF Castellanos is ed for the Grapefruit League lead with fi ve home runs, while he is ed for fi h with 12 RBI... 22 Victor Reyes OF Victor Mar nez is ed for third in the Grapefruit League with four home runs...Miguel Cabrera is hi ng .438 24 Miguel Cabrera INF (7x16) with a run scored, three doubles, one home run and four RBI over his last six games...Victor Mar nez 27 Jordan Zimmermann RHP has posted a .393 (11x28) ba ng average with four runs scored, three doubles, three home runs and seven 30 Alex Wilson RHP RBI over his last 10 games. 32 Michael Fulmer RHP 33 Derek Norris C TIGERS-ORIOLES GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE SERIES: The Tigers and Orioles will play the second and fi nal game of 34 James McCann C their Grapefruit League series today in Lakeland. Detroit claimed an 8-6 win over Bal more on February 26 36 Blaine Hardy LHP in Sarasota in the only other mee ng this spring. 37 Jim Adduci OF SEVEN MINOR LEAGUERS JOIN TIGERS FOR TODAY’S GAME: Righthanded pitchers Mark Montgomery (#79) 38 Francisco Liriano LHP and Adam Ravenelle (#88), le handed pitcher Caleb Thielbar (#99), infi elders Cole Peterson (#92) and Chad 41 Victor Mar nez DH Sedio (#98) and ou ielders Cam Gibson (#97) and Jake Robson (#93) will join the Tigers for today's game. 44 Daniel Norris LHP 45 Buck Farmer RHP 2018 TIGERS TICKETS: Fans looking to secure ckets to the best games this upcoming season can do so now 46 Jeimer Candelario INF by purchasing customizable cket packages, including the six and 20-game fl ex plans. Flex plans start as low 48 Ma hew Boyd LHP as $110 and fans can choose the games and seats they want. Plans that include an Opening Day cket start 49 Dixon Machado INF as low as $15 per game. For complete 2018 season cket informa on, visit gers.com/seasons or call (313) 50 Mike Fiers RHP 471-BALL (2255). 51 Johnny Barbato RHP 53 Warwick Saupold RHP Individual game ckets for the 2018 season are currently on sale. Tickets start as low as $12. Secure ckets to 54 Drew VerHagen RHP a summer of historic celebra ons that will showcase the great tradi on of Detroit Tigers baseball. Individual 55 John Hicks C game ckets can be purchased at the Comerica Park Box Offi ce on Witherell Street, online at gers.com, or 61 Shane Greene RHP by calling 866-66-TIGER (84437). 64 Chad Bell LHP 68 Daniel Stumpf LHP TODAY’S TIGERS PITCHERS 76 Niko Goodrum INF #32 RHP Michael Fulmer – (0-0, 3.60) 77 Joe Jiménez RHP 2018 Spring: Fulmer will make his third start of Spring Training today vs. Bal more…Allowed a run on three 78 Chad Huff man OF hits with fi ve strikeouts over 3.0 innings on March 9 vs. New York (NL). 80 Ronny Rodriguez INF 2017 Season: Started 25 games for the Tigers as he completed his second Major League season, pos ng a 10-11 record with a 3.83 ERA (164.2IP/70ER) and 114 strikeouts…Selected to the American League All-Star 81 Pete Kozma INF Team for the fi rst me in his career...Allowed just 13 home runs in 164.2 innings, leading the American League with 0.71 home runs allowed per nine innings...had a homerless streak of 73.2 innings during the season…Started the season with 10 consecu ve quality starts from April 7-May 27...the streak was ed with Jus n Verlander (March 31-May 19, 2011) for the longest by a Tigers pitcher to begin a season since 1913. #45 RHP Buck Farmer – (0-0, 0.00) 2018 Spring: Farmer will make his seventh appearance of Spring Training today vs. Bal more…Has allowed just two hits in 8.0 innings, limi ng opponents to a .077 ba ng average...Struck out two ba ers and allowed one hit over 2.0 scoreless innings on Saturday vs. New York (AL). 2017 Season: Compiled a 5-5 record with a 6.75 ERA (48.0IP/36ER) and 49 strikeouts over 11 starts with the Tigers…Picked up his fi rst Major League win in his 2017 Tigers debut in the second game of the doubleheader on May 27 at Chicago (AL), throwing 6.1 shutout innings with three hits allowed, two walks and a career-high 11 strikeouts. #61 RHP Shane Greene – (0-0, 2.25) 2018 Spring: Greene will make his fi h appearance of Spring Training today vs. Bal more…Allowed a run on one hit in 1.0 inning on Friday vs. Philadelphia. 2017 Season: Appeared in a career-high 71 games with Detroit, pos ng a 4-3 record with nine saves and a 2.66 ERA (67.2IP/20ER)…Ranked ed for sixth in the American League with 71 appearances…Allowed only nine of the 47 runners he inherited to score and fi nished second in the American League with a 19.1 inherited runners scored percentage (min. 40 inherited runners)…Did not allow a run in a career-long 16.1 consecu ve innings from July 1-August 12, a span that stretched 18 games. #36 LHP Blaine Hardy – (No Record) 2018 Spring: Hardy will make his fi rst appearance of Spring Training today vs. Bal more. 2017 Season: Completed his fourth season with the Tigers, appearing in 35 games…Picked up his only win of the season on April 22 at Minnesota, giving up a run on three hits with one strikeout in 1.1 innings… Recorded nine consecu ve scoreless appearances with Triple A Toledo from June 22-July 23, a stretch that spanned 9.0 innings…Appeared in 14 games with Triple A Toledo in August and had a 1-0 record with three saves, a 1.88 ERA (14.1IP/3ER) and 17 strikeouts. ORIOLES ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH: RHP Pedro Araujo, LHP Josh Edgin, LHP Joely Rodriguez, RHP Jimmy Yacabonis UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PITCHING MATCHUPS DATE OPPONENT GAME TIME TIGERS PITCHERS OPPONENT PITCHERS Tuesday New York (AL) 1:05 p.m. TBA RHP Sonny Gray Wednesday at Atlanta 6:05 p.m. LHP Francisco Liriano TBA March 19, 2018 GAME NOTES 2018 Tigers Spring Training Schedule Date Opponent Result Winner Loser Save A endance February 22 Florida Southern W, 6-1 Comer Langford --- 3,126 February 23 at New York (AL) L, 3-1 Hale Sodders Gallegos 10,129 February 24 Toronto W, 5-4 Zimmermann Rowley Russell 6,922 February 25 Pi sburgh T, 8-8 --- --- --- 4,729 at Toronto W, 6-3 Boyd Sanchez Saupold 3,963 February 26 at Bal more W, 8-6 Barbato Gausman Voelker 5,760 February 27 at Philadelphia W, 11-6 Fiers Eickhoff --- 4,365 February 28 at New York (AL) W, 9-6 Montgomery King Castro 8,727 March 1 Atlanta L, 5-2 Jackson Moreno Morris 4,576 March 2 Miami W, 8-3 Boyd Gallen --- 4,768 March 3 Tampa Bay L, 7-4 De León Soto Gibaut 6,482 March 4 at Washington L, 6-2 Gonzalez Wilson --- 4,481 March 5 at New York (NL) L, 4-2 Harvey Fiers Gagnon 5,603 March 6 New York (AL) L, 7-2 Carroll Montgomery --- 8,468 March 7 Toronto L, 6-5 Case Bell Shafer 6,169 March 8 at Pi sburgh L, 8-3 Rivero Stumpf --- 7,124 March 9 New York (NL) T, 4-4 --- --- --- 7,018 March 10 at Toronto L, 6-3 Garcia Fiers Case 4,620 March 11 Atlanta W, 6-3 Liriano Wisler Jiménez 6,399 March 12 Washington L, 5-4 Grace Reininger Harper 6,254 March 13 at New York (AL) T, 2-2 --- --- --- 9,969 March 15 at Atlanta L, 8-1 Foltynewicz Fiers --- 5,934 March 16 Philadelphia T, 6-6 --- --- --- 6,265 March 17 New York (AL) W, 9-3 Boyd Tanaka --- 10,077 March 18 at Tampa Bay L, 10-5 Archer Lewicki --- 6,912 March 19 Bal more March 20 New York (AL) March 21 at Atlanta March 22 at Philadelphia March 23 at Atlanta March 24 Philadelphia March 25 Atlanta March 26 Tampa Bay March 27 at Tampa Bay Record: 8-12-4 Home: 4-5-3 Road: 4-7-1 vs.