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 at Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Saturday, July 26, 2014 Angel Stadium, Anaheim, CA Game Time - 9:05 p.m. EDT RECENT RESULTS: The Tigers dropped game two of their series against the Angels 2-1 TIGERS AT A GLANCE on Friday night at Angel Stadium. Miguel Cabrera had two hits and drove in the only run of the game for Detroit, hitting his 16th home run of the season. Nick Castellanos, Torii Record: 57-43 / Streak: L1 Hunter, J.D. Martinez and Victor Martinez each had a hit in the loss. Drew Smyly started Game #101 / Road #50 for the Tigers and took the loss, allowing two runs on four hits with one walk and a Home: 26-25 / Road: 31-18 career-high 11 strikeouts in 5.2 innings. The Tigers and Angels continue their four-game weekend series tonight. Following this weekend’s series, the Tigers return home for a six- Tonight’s Scheduled Starters game homestand, which includes a three-game series against the Chicago White Sox and RHP Justin Verlander vs. RHP Matt Shoemaker a three-game set vs. the Colorado Rockies. (9-8, 4.84) (7-3, 4.54) SMYLY STRIKES OUT 11: Drew Smyly recorded the second double-digit strikeout game of his career in last night’s game, striking out a career-high 11. His only other game of 10-or- TV/Radio more strikeouts came on July 6, 2012 vs. Kansas City. Smyly’s 11 strikeouts are the most by a FSD/AM 1270 & 97.1 FM Tigers lefthanded pitcher since David Wells struck out 11 on June 4, 1993 against the Angels. TIGERS VS. ANGELS PILING UP THE PUNCHOUTS: The Tigers pitching staff has struck out 27 batters in the first two games of the series vs. the Angels, fanning 14 in the series opener on Thursday night and 2014 Record: 3-2 striking out 13 last night. The 27 strikeouts are the most for the Tigers in a two-game span 2014 at Home: 2-1 since they struck out 27 September 24-25, 2013 at Minnesota. 2014 at Los Angeles: 1-1 All-Time Record: 319-300 CABRERA MOVING UP THE MLB, TIGERS ALL-TIME HOME RUN LIST: Miguel Cabrera hit the 381st home run of his career last night vs. the Angels. Cabrera’s home run tied him with All-Time at Home: 175-136 Albert Belle for 65th in MLB history. He is one home run away from tying Frank Howard and All-Time at Comerica Park: 29-34 Jim Rice for 63rd in major league history with 382 homers. The home run was also Cabrera’s All-Time at Los Angeles: 144-164 243rd in a Tigers uniform, which is the seventh most in club history. He is one homer away 2014 Game Log from tying Lou Whitaker for sixth in franchise history with 244 home runs. Date Site Result Winner/Loser/Save ALL GOOD THINGS MUST COME TO AN END: Austin Jackson had his streak of seven 4/18 DET L, 11-6 Weaver/Smyly straight multi-hit games snapped last night. During the seven games, Jackson hit .412 4/19 DET W, 5-2 Scherzer/Wilson (14x34) with eight runs scored, five doubles, one triple, one home run and eight RBI. The 4/20 DET W, 2-1 Porcello/Santiago/Nathan seven-game streak was the longest for Jackson in his career and is tied with Ian Kinsler for 7/24 LAA W, 6-4 Scherzer/Richards/Nathan the longest by a Tigers player this season. 7/25 LAA L, 2-1 Morin/Smyly/Street TIGERS TIDBITS: Torii Hunter enters tonight’s game on a seven-game hitting streak and is 7/26 LAA batting .308 (8x26) with six runs scored, three doubles, two home runs and eight RBI during 7/27 LAA the streak...Blaine Hardy has not allowed a run in eight of his last nine appearances and has compiled a 1.00 ERA (9.0IP/1ER) with nine strikeouts during that span...Austin Jackson leads STREAKS the American League with 10 doubles in the month of July. Last five games: 3-2 MIGGY’S THE MAN AGAINST THE AL WEST: Miguel Cabrera enters tonight’s game Last 10 games: 4-6 batting .329 (304x923) with 69 doubles, a triple, 57 home runs and 203 RBI in 245 career Last 15 games: 9-6 games against teams from the American League Western Division. Among players with at Last 20 games: 11-9 least 200 at bats against the division, he is tops with a .329 batting average, a .409 on base percentage and a .592 slugging percentage. TIGERS ALL-TIME HOME RUNS LIST ON THE ROAD: The Tigers are 3-2 on their current seven-game road trip against Arizona and Los Angeles. Detroit enters tonight’s game with a 31-18 road record, which ranks as Rank HR Player Years the best road mark in the majors. At 31-18, the Tigers have their best road record through 3. 306 Hank Greenberg 1930-46 49 games since 2007, when they had a 32-17 record on the road. 4. 262 Willie Horton 1963-77 5. 245 Cecil Fielder 1990-96 TIGERS AT THE TOP IN HITTING: The Tigers currently lead the American League with a .278 team batting average. Individually, Victor Martinez ranks fourth in the American 6. 244 Lou Whitaker 1977-95 League with a .322 (108x335) batting average and Miguel Cabrera is fifth with a .316 7. 243 Miguel Cabrera 2008-14 (120x380) batting average. MCCOY INJURY REHAB: In his rehab outing last night with Triple A Toledo, lefthanded THIS DATE IN TIGERS HISTORY pitcher Patrick McCoy pitched 2.0 innings, allowing one run on one hit with one strikeout. McCoy has made two rehab outings with Toledo and has a 6.00 ERA (3.0IP/2ER) with 1916 - Tigers favorite Harry Heilmann gets an three hits allowed and two strikeouts. He has been sidelined since July 6 with a pulled appreciative hand from the crowd for having right hamstring. dived into the Detroit River last night to save a REPLAY RUNDOWN: The Tigers have been involved in 61 instant replay challenges so far woman from drowning. this season. Detroit has challenged 24 plays with 15 plays being overturned, five plays confirmed and four plays standing as called. Opponents have made 29 challenges with 19 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 standing as called and four plays overturned. 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 elbow inflammation, 60-day DL on April 19), RHP Bruce Rondon (right elbow 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 Sunday at Los Angeles 3:35 p.m. RHP Rick Porcello LHP Hector Santiago FSD/1270 & 97.1 (12-5, 3.39) (2-7, 4.32) Monday Off Day Tuesday Chicago 7:08 p.m. RHP Anibal Sanchez LHP Jose Quintana FSD/1270 & 97.1 (7-4, 3.45) (5-7, 3.15) 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: 17-39 Trail after 6th/7th/8th inning: 4-31/2-36/3-37 vs. AL West: 17-12 Extra-innings: 3-4 Tied after 6th/7th/8th inning: 6-6/5-4/3-3 vs. NL: 6-4 One-run games: 17-12 Tigers out hit opponent: 46-8 Tigers score first: 36-16 Tigers get quality start: 43-14 Opponent out hits Tigers: 8-34 Opponents score first: 21-27 Tigers starter works 6+ innings: 49-22 Tigers and opponent have equal hits: 3-1 © Detroit Tigers, 2014 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... World Series Champions w 1935 w 1945 w 1968 w 1984 July 26, 2014 TONIGHT’S TIGERS STARTER - JUSTIN VERLANDER ‘14 Season (Detroit): 9-8, 4.84 ERA, 21 G, 21 GS, 0 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 135.2 IP, 148 H, 81 R, 73 ER, 49 BB, 101 SO. ‘13 Season (Detroit): 13-12, 3.46 ERA, 34 G, 34 GS, 0 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 218.1 IP, 212 H, 94 R, 84 ER, 75 BB, 217 SO. JUSTIN’S CASE: In his ninth full season at the major 2014 GAME-BY-GAME RUNDOWN league level, Verlander will make his 22nd start of the SEASON (DETROIT) season tonight against the Angels.