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. Chicago White Sox Tuesday, July 29, 2014 Comerica Park, Detroit, MI Game Time - 7:08 p.m. EDT RECENT RESULTS: The Tigers dropped their third straight game on Sunday, losing to the TIGERS AT A GLANCE Angels 2-1 at Angel Stadium. Rick Porcello started for Detroit, but did not factor into the decision after allowing only one unearned run on five hits with six strikeouts in 7.0 Record: 57-45 / Streak: L3 innings. Joba Chamberlain took the loss, giving up a run on two hits with a strikeout in an Game #103 / Home #52 inning of work. Offensively, Victor Martinez went 1x3 with a double and a RBI, while Austin Home: 26-25 / Road: 31-20 Jackson and Ian Kinsler each contributed one hit in the loss. The Tigers begin a six-game homestand tonight as they open a three-game series vs. the White Sox. Following the Tonight’s Scheduled Starters series vs. Chicago, the Tigers remain home this weekend to host Colorado in a three-game RHP Anibal Sanchez vs. LHP Jose Quintana set. (7-4, 3.45) (5-7, 3.15) QUALITY WORK FROM PORCELLO: Rick Porcello tossed his third straight quality start on Sunday at Los Angeles, allowing an unearned run on five hits with six strikeouts in 7.0 TV/Radio innings. The start marked the third time this season and the 12th time in Porcello’s career that FSD/AM 1270 & 97.1 FM he has thrown 7.0 innings-or-more without allowing an earned run. TIGERS VS. WHITE SOX ACTION JACKSON: Austin Jackson has hit safely in 14 of his last 16 games, dating back to July 9. Over the 16-game stretch, Jackson is hitting .397 (27x68) with 15 runs scored, 2014 Record: 5-4 eight doubles, two triples, one home run and eight RBI. Jackson also has a .431 on base 2014 at Home: 2-2 percentage and a .618 slugging percentage over the 16 games. Jackson leads the AL in 2014 at Chicago: 3-2 batting average, runs scored, hits and doubles during the stretch. All-Time Record: 1051-1018-15 VMART ON THE MARK VS. CHICAGO: Victor Martinez enters tonight’s game hitting .327 All-Time at Home: 555-475-5 (183x560) with 32 doubles, 24 home runs and 95 RBI in 154 career games against the All-Time at Comerica Park: 64-66 White Sox. He ranks second among active players in the American League with 183 hits, All-Time at Chicago: 496-543-10 while he is third with 95 RBI and fifth with a .327 batting average during his career against the White Sox. Martinez has at least one base hit in 18 of his last 19 games vs. 2014 Game Log Chicago. Date Site Result Winner/Loser/Save DAVIS DOES DAMAGE VS. QUINTANA: Rajai Davis has posted impressive numbers in 4/21 DET L, 3-1 Danks/Sanchez/Lindstrom his career against tonight’s White Sox starter, Jose Quintana. Davis is hitting .400 (8x20) 4/22 DET W, 8-6 Verlander/Leesman/Chamberlain with two doubles, one home run and one RBI in his career vs. Quintana. Among active 4/23 DET L, 6-4 Rienzo/Reed/Lindstrom players with at least 15 at bats against Quintana, Davis ranks tied for fourth with a .400 4/24 DET W, 7-4 Scherzer/Quintana/Nathan batting average and fifth with a .429 on base percentage and a .650 slugging percentage. 4/29 CWS W, 4-3 Chamberlain/Belisario/Nathan TWO FOR THE PRICE OF ONE: The Tigers turned two double plays in Sunday’s game vs. 4/30 CWS W, 5-1 Scherzer/Noesi the Angels. Detroit currently ranks second in the American League with 107 double plays 6/9 CWS L, 6-5 Noesi/Porcello/Belisario turned this season, trailing only Baltimore, which has turned 109 double plays this season. 6/10 CWS PPD., rain DOUBLE TROUBLE: The Tigers hit one double in Sunday’s game, giving them a major 6/11 CWS L, 8-2 Danks/Verlander league leading 218 doubles on the season. Individually, Miguel Cabrera leads the American 6/12 CWS W, 4-0 SCHERZER/Sale League with 36 doubles while Ian Kinsler is tied for fifth with 28 doubles. 7/29 DET CENTRAL FOCUS: The Tigers have posted a 23-19 record this season against teams from 7/30 DET the American League Central Division. Detroit is 5-7 this year vs. Cleveland, 5-4 vs. 7/31 DET Chicago, 9-4 vs. Kansas City and 4-4 vs. Minnesota. Following this week’s series against 8/29 CWS the White Sox, the Tigers will not face another AL Central foe until a four-game series at 8/30 CWS Minnesota August 22-24. 8/30 CWS THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN: The Tigers return home tonight to begin a six-game 8/31 CWS homestand, which includes a three-game series vs. Chicago and a three-game set vs. 9/22 DET Colorado. Detroit enters tonight’s game with a 26-25 record at Comerica Park and have 9/23 DET won eight of their last 14 games at home. As a team, the Tigers are hitting .285 at home, 9/24 DET which leads the American League, while the pitching staff has posted an ERA of 4.32 at STREAKS Comerica Park. RECAPPING THE ROAD TRIP: The Tigers went 3-4 on their seven-game road trip to Last five games: 2-3 Arizona and Los Angeles. Detroit hit .234 (56x239) as a team on the road trip, while the Last 10 games: 4-6 pitching staff compiled an ERA of 3.51 (59.0IP/23ER) on the trip. Austin Jackson hit .344 Last 15 games: 7-8 (11x32) on the road trip with seven runs scored, three doubles, one home run and five Last 20 games: 9-11 RBI. Rajai Davis batted .375 (6x16) over the seven games with a run scored, a double and a RBI. THIS DATE IN TIGERS HISTORY TIGERS AT THE TOP IN HITTING: The Tigers currently lead the American League with a 1974 - Detroit hits four home runs in the first .275 team batting average. Individually, Victor Martinez ranks fourth in the American League with a .320 (109x341) batting average and Miguel Cabrera is tied for eighth with a inning in an 8-2 win over the Indians. Al Kaline, .313 (120x388) batting average. Bill Freehan and Mickey Stanley hit consecutive REPLAY RUNDOWN: The Tigers have been involved in 62 instant replay challenges so far home runs off Fritz Peterson, and Ed Brinkman this season. Detroit has challenged 24 plays with 15 plays being overturned, five plays adds another later in the inning, off of Steve confirmed and four plays standing as called. Opponents have made 30 challenges with 20 Kline. plays being overturned, four plays confirmed and six plays standing as called. There have been eight crew chief initiated reviews with three plays being confirmed, one play 1986 - Sparky Anderson becomes the first standing as called and four plays overturned. manager to win 600 games in both the National INJURY UPDATE: RHP Joel Hanrahan (right elbow surgery, 60-day DL on May 2), LHP Patrick McCoy (pulled right hamstring, 15-day DL on July 6), RHP Luke Putkonen (right and American Leagues when the Tigers beat the elbow inflammation, 60-day DL on April 19), RHP Bruce Rondon (right elbow Brewers, 9-5. surgery/UCL reconstruction, 60-day DL on March 29), INF Jose Iglesias (bilateral tibial stress fractures, 60-day DL on March 29), OF Andy Dirks (lower back surgery/microdis- cectomy, 60-day DL on March 29). TIGERS UPCOMING GAME DETAILS TIGERS OPPONENTS DATE OPPONENT GAME TIME PROBABLE PITCHER PROBABLE PITCHER TV/RADIO Wednesday Chicago 7:08 p.m. RHP Max Scherzer RHP Hector Noesi FSD/1270 & 97.1 (12-3, 3.37) (5-6, 4.37) Thursday Chicago 1:08 p.m. LHP Drew Smyly LHP John Danks FSD/1270 & 97.1 (6-9, 3.77) (9-6, 4.40) 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: 11-8 Scoring five-or-more runs: 40-4 Lead after 6th/7th/8th inning: 47-6/50-3/51-3 vs. AL Central: 23-19 Scoring four-or-less runs: 17-41 Trail after 6th/7th/8th inning: 4-32/2-37/3-39 vs. AL West: 17-14 Extra-innings: 3-4 Tied after 6th/7th/8th inning: 6-7/5-5/3-3 vs. NL: 6-4 One-run games: 17-13 Tigers out hit opponent: 46-8 Tigers score first: 36-17 Tigers get quality start: 43-16 Opponent out hits Tigers: 8-36 Opponents score first: 21-28 Tigers starter works 6+ innings: 49-24 Tigers and opponent have equal hits: 3-1 © Detroit Tigers, 2014 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... World Series Champions w 1935 w 1945 w 1968 w 1984 July 29, 2014 TONIGHT’S TIGERS STARTER - ANIBAL SANCHEZ ‘14 Season (Detroit): 7-4, 3.45 ERA, 18 G, 18 GS, 0 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 107.0 IP, 90 H, 46 R, 41 ER, 27 BB, 81 SO. ‘13 Season (Detroit): 14-8, 2.57 ERA, 29 G, 29 GS, 1 CG, 1 SHO, 0 SV, 182.0 IP, 156 H, 56 R, 52 ER, 54 BB, 202 SO.