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 (58-77) vs. Cleveland Indians (79-56) Sunday, September 3, 2017 • Comerica Park, Detroit, MI • 1:10 p.m. ET LHP Chad Bell (0-1, 5.48) vs. RHP Josh Tomlin (7-9, 5.38) Game #136 • Home #67 • TV: FOX Sports Detroit • Radio: 97.1 The Ticket ABOUT LAST NIGHT: The Tigers suff ered their third KINSLER, CASTELLANOS ON THE MARK VS. TOMLIN: TIGERS AT A GLANCE straight loss, dropping a 5-2 decision to the Indians. Ian Kinsler and Nicholas Castellanos have had success Overall ............................................................. 58-77 Cleveland wasted li le me scoring, pla ng four runs against today’s Indians starter, Josh Tomlin. Kinsler Current Streak .....................................................L3 At Comerica Park ...........................................31-35 on six hits in the top of the fi rst. José Ramírez got the enters today’s game with a .367 (11x30) ba ng On the Road...................................................27-42 scoring star ng with a RBI triple and later scored on average against Tomlin with two doubles, a home run Day games .....................................................26-21 a RBI single by Edwin Encarnacion. Abraham Almonte and three RBI, while Castellanos is hi ng .346 (9x26) Night games ...................................................32-56 made the score 4-0 with a two-run single. Cleveland with three doubles, one home run and fi ve RBI. vs. AL East ......................................................15-15 added another run in the top of the fi h on back-to- vs. AL Central .................................................26-29 back doubles by Lonnie Chisenhall and Almonte. The TIGERS AND INDIANS: The Indians enter today’s game vs. AL West ......................................................9-21 vs. NL ...............................................................8-12 Tigers got a run back in the bo om of the seventh on a with a 9-6 lead in the season series with the Tigers and Tigers score fi rst ............................................36-28 RBI single by Bryan Holaday and added another run in have won six of the nine games played at Comerica Opponents score fi rst ....................................22-49 the ninth on a run-scoring hit by José Iglesias. Detroit Park. The Tigers won fi ve of the fi rst seven games Scoring fi ve-or-more runs ..............................48-17 brought the tying run to the plate in the ninth against against the Indians this season, but Cleveland has won Scoring four-or-less runs ................................10-60 Indians closer Cody Allen, but he induced a groundout seven of the last eight played between the two teams. Extra innings ......................................................1-4 from Ian Kinsler to end the game. Over the last eight games, the Indians have outscored One-run games ..............................................14-18 Two-run games ................................................9-12 the Tigers 51-20 (-31). Tigers get quality start ...................................40-26 TIGERS TRANSACTIONS: The Tigers today announced Tigers starter works 6+ innings ......................45-34 the following roster moves: ON DECK: The Tigers con nue their seven-game Lead a er 6th/7th/8th inning ....... 49-8/50-8/52-4 *Recalled the contract of LHP Chad Bell from Triple homestand tomorrow as they begin a three-game Trail a er 6th/7th/8th inning ........ 4-58/4-63/1-66 A Toledo. Bell will make the fi rst start of his Major series against the Royals. Kansas City holds a slight 7-6 Tied a er 6th/7th/8th inning .............5-11/4-6/5-6 League career today vs. CLE. lead in the season series and has won four of the six Tigers out hit opponent .................................39-14 Opponent out hits Tigers ...............................18-55 *Purchased the contract of RHP Ar e Lewicki from games played this season at Comerica Park. The all- Tigers and opponent have equal hits ................2-7 Triple A Toledo. Lewicki will wear #57. Lewicki will me series is nearly even with the Royals holding a Tigers hit home run .......................................53-40 make his Major League debut tomorrow vs. KC. 340-337 edge. Tigers do not hit a home run ...........................5-37 *To make room for Lewicki on the 40-man roster, the Come-from-behind wins .....................................31 Tigers have transferred DH Victor Mar nez to the 60- MLB/MLBPA RELIEF AND RECOVERY EFFORTS FOR day disabled list. HURRICANE HARVEY VICTIMS: Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Associa on TIGERS VS. INDIANS PRESLEY PLAYS THE HITS: OF Alex Presley recorded announced Tuesday that the par es will jointly donate 2017 Record: 6-9 2017 at Home: 3-6 the fi rst four-hit game of his career last night vs. CLE. $1 million to various relief eff orts for the damage 2017 at Cleveland: 3-3 According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Presley is just throughout the state of Texas created by Hurricane All-Time Record: 1118-1080-12 the second player this season to have a four-hit game Harvey, including to the American Red Cross. In All-Time at Home: 606-489-5 against Kluber, joining Melky Cabrera, who had four addi on to the dona on, a crowdfunding link has All-Time at Comerica Park: 85-77 hits as a member of the White Sox on July 29. Presley been ac vated to raise addi onal funds for ongoing All-Time at Cleveland: 512-591-7 has now hit safely in seven straight games and is relief eff orts. Fans can join Major League Baseball in 2017 Game Log hi ng .379 (11x29) with two runs scored and a triple its eff ort to help vic ms of the devasta on caused Date Site Result Winner/Loser/Save during his seven-game hi ng streak. by Hurricane Harvey by visi ng YouCaring.com/ 4/14 CLE W, 7-6 Norris/Bauer/Rodríguez 4/15 CLE L, 13-6 Kluber/Verlander MLBSupports. 4/16 CLE W, 4-1 Boyd/Carrasco/Rodríguez CATCHING FIRE: Tigers catcher James McCann went 5/1 DET W, 7-1 Norris/Bauer 3x4 with a run scored in the fi rst game of Friday’s NOTES ON THE SKIPPER: Brad Ausmus is in his fourth 5/2 DET W, 5-2 Verlander/Kluber/Rodríguez doubleheader. He has now hit safely in 27 of his last season at the helm for Detroit a er being named the 5/3 DET L, 3-2 Carrasco/Boyd/Allen 35 games, which included a career-best 14-game 37th manager in Tigers history on November 3, 2013. 5/4 DET *PPD., Rain hi ng streak. He is ba ng .333 (41x123) with a .383 *Enters today’s game with a 308-311 (.498) record as 6/30 DET *PPD., Rain 7/1 DET W, 7-3 Greene/Shaw/J. Wilson OBP, .871 OPS, seven doubles, four home runs (1 DET’s manager. DET L, 4-1 Carrasco/Zimmermann/Miller grand slam), and 16 RBI in those 35 games, raising his *Earned his 300th career managerial win on August 7/2 DET L, 11-8 Clevinger/Verlander/Allen season average from .199 to .259 in the process. His 3, 2017 at BAL 7/7 CLE L, 11-2 Carrasco/Zimmermann .333 average since July 16th ranks second among all *Spent 18 seasons as a catcher at the ML level with 7/8 CLE L, 4-0 Clevinger/Verlander Major League catchers (min. 100 AB). the Padres (1993-96), Tigers (1996, 1999-2000), 7/9 CLE W, 5-3 Fulmer/Goody/J.Wilson Astros (1997-98, 2001-07) and Dodgers (2009-10). 9/1 DET L, 3-2 Allen/Greene/Smith DET L, 10-0 Clevinger/Farmer HIGHEST AVG, MLB CATCHERS SINCE JULY 16TH *Ranks third all- me among catchers with 12,839 9/2 DET L, 5-2 Kluber/Zimmermann/Allen 1. Welington Cas llo, BAL .370 (37x100) putouts, while he is 10th in innings played (15,840.2) 9/3 DET 2. JAMES McCANN, DET .333 (41x123) and games started (1,766). 9/11 CLE 3. Yadier Molina, STL .310 (45x145) *Managed Team Israel in the 2013 World Baseball 9/12 CLE 4. Buster Posey, SF .301 (41x136) Classic. 9/13 CLE JAYE MAKES MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUT: RHP Myles Jaye TIGERS ON THE DL: DH Victor Mar nez (irregular TIGERS STREAKS made his Major League debut in last night’s game, heartbeat, 60-day DL on August 27). Last fi ve games: 1-4 tossing 3.1 scoreless innings with two hits allowed. Last 10 games: 4-6 Jaye is the fi rst Tigers reliever to throw 3.1-or-more THE DISTRICT DETROIT Last 15 games: 5-10 shutout innings in his big league debut since Charlie The District Detroit is one of the largest sports and Last 20 games: 6-14 Furbush on May 23, 2011 vs. Tampa Bay. Jaye became entertainment developments in the country. Located in the heart of Detroit, this 50-block, mixed-use the sixth Tigers player to make his big league debut development led by the Ilitch organiza on unites six this season, joining Chad Bell, Joe Jiménez, Jairo world-class theaters, fi ve neighborhoods and three Labourt, Arcenio León and Zac Reininger. professional sports venues in one vibrant, walkable des na on for people who want to live, work and SUN’S OUT, GUNS OUT: The Tigers have won three of play in an exci ng urban environment. Home to the their last fi ve day games (since August 20) a er losing Detroit Tigers, Detroit Red Wings, Detroit Pistons four straight (August 6-19). Today marks Detroit’s 48th and Detroit Lions - The District Detroit represents day game of the season (out of 136 G, 35%).