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 Friday, July 25, 2014 Angel Stadium, Anaheim, CA Game Time - 10:05 p.m. EDT RECENT RESULTS: The Tigers picked up a 6-4 win in the series opener against the TIGERS AT A GLANCE Angels on Thursday night at Angel Stadium. Max Scherzer started on the mound for the Tigers and won his 12th game of the season, allowing three runs on six hits with one walk Record: 57-42 / Streak: W2 and 11 strikeouts in 7.0 innings. Joe Nathan struck out the side in the ninth inning to Game #100 / Road #49 record his 21st save. Offensively, Nick Castellanos was 2x4 with a double and two RBI. Home: 26-25 / Road: 31-17 Austin Jackson had two hits with a run scored and a RBI, while Eugenio Suarez was 2x3 with two runs scored. The Tigers and Angels play game two of their four-game weekend Tonight’s Scheduled Starters series tonight. Following this weekend’s series, the Tigers return home for a six-game LHP Drew Smyly vs. LHP Tyler Skaggs homestand, which includes a three-game series against the Chicago White Sox and a (6-8, 3.80) (5-5, 4.65) three-game set vs. the Colorado Rockies. ACTION JACKSON: Austin Jackson recorded his seventh consecutive multi-hit game last TV/Radio night vs. the Angels, going 2x5 with a run scored and a RBI. Jackson’s seven straight multi-hit FSD/AM 1270 & 97.1 FM games is the longest streak in his career and is tied with Ian Kinsler for the longest streak by a Tiger this season. Prior to this year, the last Detroit batter to record at least two hits in TIGERS VS. ANGELS seven straight games in a single season was Frank Bolling from June 23-29, 1960. With two hits tonight, Jackson would be the first Tiger to have multiple hits in eight straight games 2014 Record: 3-1 since Hoot Evers from July 5-11, 1948. 2014 at Home: 2-1 2014 at Los Angeles: 1-0 SCHERZER PUNCHES OUT 11: Max Scherzer struck out 11 Angels batters in last night’s game, giving him his fourth double-digit strikeout game this season and the 22nd of his All-Time Record: 319-299 career. Since 2012, Scherzer has struck out 10-or-more batters in a game 16 times, which is All-Time at Home: 175-136 the second-most double-digit strikeout games in that time span, trailing only Texas’ Yu All-Time at Comerica Park: 29-34 Darvish, who has 25 games with at least 10 strikeouts since 2012. All-Time at Los Angeles: 144-163 TORII PILING UP THE RBI IN JULY: Torii Hunter continued to produce runs at an 2014 Game Log impressive rate in last night’s game, recording an RBI to give him a major league leading 22 Date Site Result Winner/Loser/Save RBI this month. Hunter has driven in at least one run in four consecutive games. 4/18 DET L, 11-6 Weaver/Smyly CASTELLANOS AMONG THE TOP ROOKIES IN THE AL: Nick Castellanos ranks among the 4/19 DET W, 5-2 Scherzer/Wilson best rookies in the American League in several statistical categories. Castellanos enters 4/20 DET W, 2-1 Porcello/Santiago/Nathan tonight’s game tied for the lead among AL rookies in doubles (24), second in batting average 7/24 LAA W, 6-4 Scherzer/Richards/Nathan (.268), third in hits (85), RBI (37) and slugging percentage (.407) and tied for third with 22 7/25 LAA multi-hit games. 7/26 LAA REACHING THE CENTURY MARK: The Tigers play their 100th game of the season 7/27 LAA tonight against the Angels. Win or lose tonight, the Tigers will have their best 100-game record 2007, when they had a 60-40 record through 100 games. STREAKS DOUBLE TROUBLE: The Tigers hit four doubles in last night’s game, giving them a major Last five games: 4-1 league leading 215 doubles on the season. Individually, Miguel Cabrera leads the American League with 36 doubles, Ian Kinsler is tied for fifth with 27 doubles and Austin Jackson is Last 10 games: 5-5 tied for 10th with 25 doubles. Last 15 games: 9-6 Last 20 games: 12-8 DOWN, BUT NOT OUT: The Tigers recorded their 28th comeback victory of the season last night against the Angels. The Tigers 28 come-from-behind wins are the second most TIGERS AMONG THE AL LEADERS in the majors, trailing only the Angels, who have 31 comeback victories. MIGGY’S THE MAN AGAINST THE AL WEST: Miguel Cabrera enters tonight’s game batting Batting Average Extra Base Hits .329 (302x919) with 69 doubles, a triple, 56 home runs and 202 RBI in 244 career games Victor Martinez - 3rd, .323 Miguel Cabrera - 3rd, 52 against teams from the American League Western Division. Among players with at least 200 at Miguel Cabrera - 7th, .314 Victor Martinez - t-10th, 41 bats against the division, he is tops with a .329 batting average, a .409 on base percentage Home Runs Outfield Assists Victor Martinez - t-7th, 21 Rajai Davis - t-9th, 6 and a .589 slugging percentage. Runs Batted In RISP Batting Average TIGERS TIDBITS: Victor Martinez has been intentionally walked 16 times this season, which Miguel Cabrera - 1st, 80 Miguel Cabrera - 2nd, .376 is tied with Boston’s David Ortiz and Miami’s Giancarlo Stanton for the most in the Multi-Hit Games Plate App. Per SO majors...Eugenio Suarez recorded the first stolen base of his major league career in last Ian Kinsler - t-3rd, 38 Victor Martinez - 1st, 12.9 night’s victory...Twelve different Tigers players have stolen at least one base this season...The Miguel Cabrera - 7th, 34 Ian Kinsler - t-7th, 10.3 Tigers turned one double play in last night’s game, giving them 105 double plays this season, Runs Scored Wins which ranks third in the American League. Ian Kinsler - 5th, 66 Rick Porcello - t-1st, 12 Miguel Cabrera - 7th, 62 Max Scherzer - t-1st, 12 ON THE ROAD: The Tigers are 3-1 on their current seven-game road trip against Arizona Hits Saves and Los Angeles. Detroit enters tonight’s game with a 31-17 road record, which ranks as Ian Kinsler - t-5th, 121 Joe Nathan - 5th, 21 the best road mark in the majors. At 31-17, the Tigers have their best road record through Miguel Cabrera - 8th, 118 Complete Games 48 games since 2007, when they also had a 31-17 record on the road. Total Bases Rick Porcello - t-3rd, 2 Miguel Cabrera - t-4th, 201 Max Scherzer - t-8th, 1 TIGERS AT THE TOP IN HITTING: The Tigers currently lead the American League with a Victor Martinez - 10th, 190 Games .279 team batting average. Individually, Victor Martinez ranks third in the American Doubles Al Alburquerque - t-5th, 48 League with a .323 (107x331) batting average and Miguel Cabrera is seventh with a .314 Miguel Cabrera - 1st, 36 Innings Pitched (118x376) batting average. Ian Kinsler - t-5th, 27 Max Scherzer - 6th, 139.0 Austin Jackson - t-10th, 25 REPLAY RUNDOWN: The Tigers have been involved in 61 instant replay challenges so far Justin Verlander - 10th, 135.2 this season. Detroit has challenged 24 plays with 15 plays being overturned, five plays Triples Strikeouts Austin Jackson - t-5th, 5 Max Scherzer - 4th, 161 confirmed and four plays standing as called. Opponents have made 29 challenges with 19 Stolen Bases Winning Percentage plays being overturned, four plays confirmed and six plays standing as called. There have Rajai Davis - 3rd, 25 Max Scherzer - 3rd, .800 been eight crew chief initiated reviews with three plays being confirmed, one play On Base Percentage Rick Porcello - 9th, .706 standing as called and four plays overturned. Victor Martinez - 4th, .388 Shutouts INJURY UPDATE: RHP Joel Hanrahan (right elbow surgery, 60-day DL on May 2), LHP Slugging Percentage Rick Porcello - t-1st, 2 Patrick McCoy (pulled right hamstring, 15-day DL on July 6), RHP Luke Putkonen (right Victor Martinez - 4th, .574 Opp. Batting Average Miguel Cabrera - 6th, .535 elbow inflammation, 60-day DL on April 19), RHP Bruce Rondon (right elbow Anibal Sanchez - 6th, .226 surgery/UCL reconstruction, 60-day DL on March 29), INF Jose Iglesias (bilateral tibial Strikeouts/Nine Inn. Max Scherzer - 3rd, 10.4 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 Saturday at Los Angeles 9:05 p.m. RHP Justin Verlander RHP Matt Shoemaker FSD/1270 & 97.1 (9-8, 4.84) (7-3, 4.54) 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) 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: 17-38 Trail after 6th/7th/8th inning: 4-30/2-35/3-36 vs.