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 Detroit Tigers vs. Seattle Mariners Wednesday, April 25, 2012 Comerica Park, Detroit, MI Game Time - 7:05 p.m. EDT RECENT RESULTS: The Tigers suffered a 7-4 loss to the Mariners last night, Detroit’s TIGERS AT A GLANCE fourth loss in the club’s last five games. Max Scherzer (1-2) took the loss for Detroit after allowing five runs in five innings of work. Miguel Cabrera led the Tigers with two hits, Record: 10-7 / Streak: L2 including a solo home run, and Alex Avila added a two-run home run. The Tigers continue Game #18 / Home #12 a seven-game homestand with the second game of a three-game series versus Seattle this Home: 6-5 / Road: 4-2 evening. Following tomorrow afternoon’s game, the Tigers head to New York for a three- game weekend series before returning back to Detroit for a six-game homestand with Tonight’s Scheduled Starters Kansas City and Chicago beginning on Monday. LHP Adam Wilk vs. RHP Felix Hernandez HAPPY AT HOME: The Tigers have compiled a 159-95 record at Comerica Park since the (0-2, 4.00) (1-1, 2.76) beginning of the 2009 season, a .626 winning percentage. Detroit is second among all TV/Radio major league clubs with a .626 winning percentage at home during that stretch, trailing a FSD/AM 1270 & 97.1 FM .660 winning percentage at home by the New York Yankees. MIGGY’S THE MAN AGAINST THE MARINERS: Miguel Cabrera enters tonight’s game TIGERS VS. MARINERS versus Seattle hitting .355 (49x138) with 12 doubles, five home runs and 21 RBI in 38 2012 Record: 0-1 games during his career against the club. He is second among all active major league 2012 at Home: 0-1 players with a .355 batting average and .444 on-base percentage versus Seattle. 2012 at Seattle: 0-0 BOESCH BASHES VERSUS SEATTLE: Brennan Boesch enters this evening’s game against All-Time Record: 197-168-1 the Mariners having hit safely in 15 of his 16 games played versus the club during his All-Time at Home: 111-74-1 career. He is hitting .435 (27x62) with eight doubles, a home run and seven RBI in 16 All-Time at Comerica Park: 29-28 games versus the Mariners. All-Time at Seattle: 86-94 CABRERA ON COURSE AGAINST HERNANDEZ: Miguel Cabrera enters the game this evening versus Seattle hitting .500 (9x18) with two doubles and two RBI during his career 2012 Game Log against Felix Hernandez. Cabrera is tied for the lead among all active major league players Date Site Result Winner/Loser/Save with at least 15 plate appearances versus Hernandez with a .500 batting average against 4/24 DET L, 7-4 Vargas/Scherzer/League the pitcher, while he is second with a .591 on-base percentage and tied for seventh with a 4/25 DET .611 slugging percentage. 4/26 DET BULLISH BEHAVIOR: Tigers relief pitchers have combined to compile a 6-1 record, 3.47 5/7 SEA ERA (59.2IP/23ER) and 53 strikeouts this season. Club relievers are tops in the American 5/8 SEA League with six wins this season, while they are third with 53 strikeouts. Tigers relievers 5/9 SEA have posted a 2.25 ERA (20.0IP/5ER) over the club’s last four games. STREAKS PILING UP THE PUNCHOUTS: Tigers pitchers combined to fan nine batters last night versus Seattle, bringing the club’s season total to 140 strikeouts. Detroit is third among all Last five games: 1-4 American League clubs with 140 strikeouts this season. Last 10 games: 5-5 CABRERA, FIELDER FORM POWERFUL COMBO: Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder are Last 15 games: 8-7 among the leaders in the major leagues in home runs and RBI since the start of the 2006 Last 20 games: 10-7 season. Fielder is third in the major leagues with 230 home runs during that stretch, while Cabrera is tied for sixth with 204 home runs. Cabrera is third in the major leagues with 707 RBI since the start of the 2006 season, while Fielder is seventh with 654 RBI. MIGGY HEADED TOWARDS 1,000 RBI: Miguel Cabrera enters tonight’s game versus Seattle with 997 RBI during his major league career, three RBI shy of 1,000 in his career. He would become the 21st active major league player with at least 1,000 RBI. NOTES ON THE SKIPPER: Jim Leyland is in his seventh season as the manager of the Tigers, compiling a 529-461 record (.534). - Leyland enters tonight’s game with 1,598 wins during his major league managerial career, 18th-most all-time in major league history. He is one win shy of matching Tommy Lasorda for 17th-most all-time in major league history with 1,599 wins. Leyland is tops among all active major league managers with 1,598 wins. - Tonight’s game marks the 3,193rd game Leyland has managed during his career, placing him in 15th place all-time in major league history. - Leyland is one of only five managers in Tigers history to register at least 500 victories with the club. Sparky Anderson (1,331 wins), Hughie Jennings (1,131 wins), Bucky Harris (516 wins) and Steve O’Neill (509 wins) are the four other managers in Tigers history with at least 500 wins with the club. THIS DAY IN TIGERS HISTORY: The Tigers played the first game in franchise history on April 25, 1901 versus Milwaukee at Bennett Park. Detroit trailed 13-4 heading to the bottom of the ninth inning before scoring 10 runs in the inning to rally for a 14-13 win. INJURY UPDATE: RHP Al Alburquerque (right elbow surgery, 60-day DL on April 4), RHP Doug Fister (left costochondral strain, 15-day DL on April 8), RHP Luis Marte (left hamstring strain, 15-day DL on April 4), C Victor Martinez (left knee surgery, 60-day DL on March 12). TIGERS UPCOMING GAME DETAILS TIGERS OPPONENTS DATE OPPONENT GAME TIME PROBABLE PITCHER PROBABLE PITCHER TV/RADIO Thursday vs. Seattle 1:05 p.m. RHP Rick Porcello RHP Hector Noesi FSD/1270 & 97.1 (1-1, 6.32) (1-2, 9.49) Friday at New York 7:05 p.m. RHP Justin Verlander RHP Ivan Nova FSD/1270 & 97.1 (2-1, 1.72) (3-0, 3.79) Saturday at New York 4:05 p.m. LHP Drew Smyly TBA FSD/1270 & 97.1 (0-0, 1.13) Sunday at New York 1:10 p.m. RHP Max Scherzer TBA FSD/1270 & 97.1 (1-2, 8.24) 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 2012 vs. AL East: 5-1 Scoring five-or-more runs: 5-0 Lead after 6th/7th/8th inning: 5-2/7-2/9-1 vs. AL Central: 4-2 Scoring four-or-less runs: 5-7 Trail after 6th/7th/8th inning: 2-5/1-5/1-5 vs. AL West: 1-4 Extra-innings: 1-1 Tied after 6th/7th/8th inning: 3-0/2-0/0-1 vs. NL: 0-0 One-run games: 5-1 Tigers out hit opponent: 5-1 Tigers score first: 7-1 Tigers get quality start: 7-2 Opponent out hits Tigers: 2-6 Opponents score first: 3-6 Tigers starter works 6+ innings: 7-3 Tigers and opponent have equal hits: 3-0 © Detroit Tigers, 2012 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... World Series Champions w 1935 w 1945 w 1968 w 1984 April 25, 2012 TONIGHT’S TIGERS STARTER - ADAM WILK ‘12 Season (Detroit): 0-2, 4.00 ERA, 2 G, 2 GS, 0 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 9.0 IP, 13 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 6 SO. ‘12 Season (Toledo): 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 0 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 5.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 SO. ‘12 Spring (Detroit): 0-0, 7.50 ERA, 5 G, 1 GS, 0 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 12.0 IP, 19 H, 10 R, 10 ER, 2 BB, 5 SO. ‘11 Season (Detroit): 0-0, 5.40 ERA, 5 G, 0 GS, 0 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 13.1 IP, 14 H, 10 R, 8 ER, 3 BB, 10 SO. ‘11 Season (Toledo): 8-6, 3.24 ERA, 18 G, 18 GS, 0 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 102.2 IP, 105 H, 45 R, 37 ER, 14 BB, 76 SO. ALL ABOUT ADAM: After having his contract recalled 2012 GAME-BY-GAME RUNDOWN from Triple A Toledo on April 14, Wilk will make his SEASON (DETROIT) third major league start this evening versus Seattle. DATE OPP. RESULT S/R DEC. ERA IP H R ER BB SO PC 4/14 @CWS L, 5-1 S L-1 3.60 5.0 3 2 2 1 4 62 HIS FIRST MAJOR LEAGUE START: Wilk made the 4/19 TEX L, 10-3 S L-2 4.00 4.0 10 3 2 1 2 72 first start of his major league career on April 14 at TOTALS (0-2 record) 2 starts 0-2, 4.00 9.0 13 5 4 2 6 134 Chicago.