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 (56-72) at Chicago White Sox (51-77) Sunday, August 27, 2017 • Guaranteed Rate Field, Chicago, IL • 2:10 p.m. ET LHP MaƩ hew Boyd (5-7, 6.24) vs. RHP Lucas Giolito (0-1, 6.00) Game #129 • Road #66 • TV: FOX Sports Detroit • Radio: 97.1 The Ticket ABOUT LAST NIGHT: The Tigers evened their series in Interleague play, joining NYY, BOS, LAA, TEX, CWS, TIGERS AT A GLANCE against the White Sox with a 6-3 win on Saturday OAK, SEA and MIN. Overall ............................................................. 56-72 night at Guaranteed Rate Field. Buck Farmer (W, 3-1) Current Streak ...................................................W1 started for Detroit and allowed three runs on fi ve hits NOTES ON THE SKIPPER: Brad Ausmus is in his fourth At Comerica Park ...........................................31-32 On the Road...................................................25-40 with one walk and three strikeouts in 5.2 innings. season at the helm for Detroit a er being named the Day games .....................................................25-19 The White Sox started the scoring in the bo om of 37th manager in Tigers history on November 3, 2013. Night games ...................................................31-53 the second on a two-run homer by Yolmer Sánchez. *Enters today’s game with a 306-306 (.500) record as vs. AL East ......................................................15-15 The Tigers quickly responded in the top of the third DET’s manager. vs. AL Central .................................................26-25 as Jus n Upton (two-run homer) and Miguel Cabrera *Earned his 300th career managerial win on August vs. AL West ......................................................9-21 (solo homer) hit back-to-back home runs. Detroit 3, 2017 at BAL vs. NL ...............................................................6-11 added two more runs in the fourth inning on RBI *Spent 18 seasons as a catcher at the ML level with Tigers score fi rst ............................................34-28 singles by Ian Kinsler and Dixon Machado. The White the Padres (1993-96), Tigers (1996, 1999-2000), Opponents score fi rst ....................................22-44 Sox cut the lead to two with a run in the bo om of Astros (1997-98, 2001-07) and Dodgers (2009-10). Scoring fi ve-or-more runs ..............................47-17 the sixth, but the Tigers again answered in the top of *Ranks third all- me among catchers with 12,839 Scoring four-or-less runs ..................................9-55 the seventh with a run of their own on a sacrifi ce fl y putouts, while he is 10th in innings played (15,840.2) Extra innings ......................................................1-4 One-run games ..............................................13-17 by Andrew Romine. Shane Greene (SV, 5) pitched a and games started (1,766). Two-run games ................................................9-12 scoreless 1.2 innings to close out the victory. *Managed Team Israel in the 2013 World Baseball Tigers get quality start ...................................39-26 Classic. Tigers starter works 6+ innings ......................44-32 TIGERS TRANSACTIONS: The Tigers today have Lead a er 6th/7th/8th inning ....... 47-8/48-8/50-4 placed designated hi er Victor Mar nez on the 10- NORRIS INJURY REHAB UPDATE: Le handed pitcher Trail a er 6th/7th/8th inning ........ 4-53/4-58/1-62 day disabled list with an irregular heartbeat. In a Daniel Norris con nued his injury rehabilita on Tied a er 6th/7th/8th inning .............5-11/4-6/5-5 corresponding move, the Tigers have recalled OF assignment with Triple A Toledo last night and Tigers out hit opponent .................................38-13 JaCoby Jones from Triple A Toledo. allowed four runs on fi ve hits with four walks and fi ve Opponent out hits Tigers ...............................16-52 strikeouts. In three injury rehab starts with the Mud Tigers and opponent have equal hits ................2-7 MIGGY MACHINE: With his third-inning home run last Hens, Norris is 0-1 with an 8.64 ERA (8.1IP/8ER) and Tigers hit home run .......................................52-38 night, Tigers fi rst baseman Miguel Cabrera collected 11 strikeouts. Norris has been sidelined since July 6 Tigers do not hit a home run ...........................4-34 Come-from-behind wins .....................................30 his 1,610th career RBI, which ranks 33rd in MLB with a le groin strain. history. (offi cial Elias RBI list). Cabrera is two RBI shy of tying Goose Goslin (1,612) for 32nd on the all- me PLAYERS GONNA PLAY: Major Leaguers will let their TIGERS VS. WHITE SOX list. personali es and passions shine like never before 2017 Record: 7-7 during the inaugural Players Weekend, which takes 2017 at Home: 4-2 MLB ALL-TIME RBI LIST (ELIAS SPORTS BUREAU) center stage in all games this weekend. 2017 at Chicago (AL): 3-5 29. Harold Baines 1,628 MLB and the MLB Players Associa on jointly All-Time Record: 1085-1046-15 30. Chipper Jones 1,623 announced that Players Weekend will be a player- All-Time at Home: 576-485-5 31. Goose Goslin 1,612 focused fi eld fes val of sorts, diff erent than anything All-Time at Comerica Park: 85-76 32. Miguel Cabrera 1,610 seen before at the top rung of the sport. In addi on All-Time at Chicago (AL): 509-561-10 to nicknames on the backs of jerseys made by J-UP, UP AND AWAY: Tigers ou ielder Jus n Upton Majes c, players can wear and use uniquely colored 2017 Game Log blasted a two-run home run in last night’s game, his and designed spikes, ba ng gloves, wristbands, Date Site Result Winner/Loser/Save 4/3 CWS PPD., Rain 13th homer since the All-Star break, which ranks ed compression sleeves, catcher’s masks and bats. 4/4 CWS W, 6-3 Verlander/Quintana/Rodríguez for fi h in the American League. Since the All-Star During Players Weekend, the players also will be 4/5 CWS PPD., Rain break, Upton leads all American League players with a able to wear specially designed caps by New Era, 4/6 CWS L, 11-2 Shields/Boyd 1.068 OPS (see chart below), while he is second with a and unique socks from Stance. Players also can wear 4/28 DET L, 7-3 Swarzak/A. Wilson .671 slugging percentage and 39 RBI. t-shirts highligh ng a charity or cause of their choice 4/29 DET L, 6-4 (10) Robertson/J. Wilson during pregame workouts and postgame interviews. 4/30 DET W, 7-3 Zimmermann/González HIGHEST OPS SINCE ALL-STAR BREAK, AL The same authen c jerseys, tees, caps and socks are 5/26 CWS PPD., Rain 1. JusƟ n Upton, DET 1.068 available now at MLB.com/shop. 5/26 CWS L, 8-2 Pelfrey/Boyd 2. Joey Gallo, TEX 1.064 Addi onally, during Players Weekend, the right 5/27 CWS L, 3-0 Danish/Fulmer/Robertson 3. Alex Bregman, HOU 1.049 sleeve of each player’s jersey will feature a patch 5/27 CWS W, 4-3 Farmer/Holland 4. Ezequiel Carrera, TOR 1.037 with a blank space for him to write the name of a 5/28 CWS L, 7-3 González/Zimmermann/Robertson 6/2 DET W, 15-5 Fulmer/Holland 5. Welington Cas llo, BAL 1.015 person or organiza on that was instrumental to his 6/3 DET W, 10-1 Zimmermann/González development. The patch features a new logo that 6/4 DET W, 7-4 J.Wilson/Robertson EASY BEING GREENE: Shane Greene picked up his fi h shows a progression of fi ve players increasing in size to 8/25 CWS L, 3-2 Minaya/Jiménez save of the season last night, throwing 1.2 scoreless demonstrate the process of a player’s path from Li le 8/26 CWS W, 6-3 Farmer/Rodón/Greene innings with one hit allowed and three strikeouts. The League and youth leagues to Major League Baseball. 8/27 CWS save was his third fi ve-out save of the season, which The new “Evolu on” logo, which symbolizes solidarity 9/14 DET leads the American League. Greene entered with two with local youth baseball and so ball organiza ons, 9/15 DET runners on in the eighth inning and got a double play will also appear on the back of each club’s cap and 9/16 DET to end the threat. He has stranded 35-of-41 (14.6%) jerseys in place of the MLB silhoue ed ba er. 9/17 DET runners he’s inherited this season, which ranks second TIGERS STREAKS in the AL (min. 30 runners inherited). THE DISTRICT DETROIT Last fi ve games: 2-3 The District Detroit is one of the largest sports and Last 10 games: 3-7 MY KIND OF TOWN: The Tigers are looking to con nue entertainment developments in the country. Located Last 15 games: 4-11 their recent run of success against the White Sox. in the heart of Detroit, this 50-block, mixed-use Last 20 games: 5-15 They’ve fi nished with a winning record in each of the development led by the Ilitch organiza on unites six last seven seasons versus Chicago (2010-16; 79-51, world-class theaters, fi ve neighborhoods and three .608), with their last sub .500 season coming in 2008 professional sports venues in one vibrant, walkable (6-12; went 9-9 in 2009). It’s been tough sledding at des na on for people who want to live, work and Guaranteed Rate Field, however, where the Tigers are play in an exci ng urban environment.