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 at San Diego Padres Sunday, April 13, 2014 Petco Park, San Diego, CA Game Time - 4:10 p.m. EDT RECENT RESULTS: The Tigers evened their weekend series vs. San Diego with a 6-2 win on Saturday night at Petco Park. Justin Verlander earned the win for Detroit, allowing two TIGERS AT A GLANCE runs and striking out a season-high eight batters in seven innings of work. Verlander also helped himself at the plate, picking up the first two hits of his major league career. Rajai Record: 6-3 / Streak: W1 Davis and Ian Kinsler each added two hits in the win. Torii Hunter and Austin Jackson Game #10 / Road #5 contributed two RBI apiece. Home: 4-1 / Road: 2-2 INTERLEAGUE HAPPENINGS: The Tigers are 2-2 in Interleague Play so far this season Today’s Scheduled Starters after splitting the first four games of this road trip. Detroit was 12-8 in Interleague Play in 2013. Since Interleague Play began in 1997, the Tigers have posted a 166-141 record. RHP Max Scherzer vs. RHP Tyson Ross (0-0, 1.20) (0-2, 4.35) AMONG THE BEST IN INTERLEAGUE PLAY SINCE 2006: The Tigers have compiled a 95-55 record, a .633 winning percentage, during Interleague Play since the start of the TV/Radio 2006 season. The .633 winning percentage during Interleague action is second-best among major league clubs during that stretch. The Boston Red Sox have compiled a 98-51 FSD PLUS/97.1 FM record, a .658 winning percentage, during Interleague action over that stretch. TIGERS VS. PADRES VERLANDER IMPRESSIVE ON THE MOUND: Justin Verlander continued to pitch well in 2014 Record: 1-1 his career against National League opponents, earning the win last night vs. the Padres 2014 at Home: 0-0 after allowing two runs and striking out eight in seven innings. With the victory, Verlander improved his record in Interleague Play to 22-2 with a 2.56 ERA (196.2IP/56ER) and 212 2014 at San Diego: 1-1 strikeouts in 29 career starts. All-Time Record: 8-3 All-Time at Home: 3-0 JV AT THE PLATE: Justin Verlander was strong on the mound, but also helped himself at All-Time at Comerica Park: 3-0 the plate, recording the first two hits of his major league career. With his two hits, he All-Time at San Diego: 5-3 became just the fourth Tigers pitcher to record two hits in a game since Interleague Play started in 1997, joining Rick Porcello (June 12, 2009 at Pittsburgh), Jeff Weaver (June 23, 2014 Game Log 2002 at Florida and July 19, 1999 at Cincinnati) and Omar Olivares (June 13, 1997 at Date Site Result Winner/Loser/Save Montreal). 4/11 SD L, 6-0 Cashner/Porcello DOUBLE YOUR PLEASURE: The Tigers hit a season-high five doubles in Saturday’s win 4/12 SD W, 6-2 Verlander/Kennedy vs. the Padres. The five doubles were the most in a game since September 19, 2013 when 4/13 SD the Tigers had five doubles vs. Seattle. STREAKS START ME UP: The Tigers starting rotation is off to a strong start in 2014. Detroit’s starters have compiled a 2.64 ERA (58.0IP/17ER), struck out 45 batters and recorded a Last five games: 2-3 quality start in six of the first nine games of 2014. The Tigers currently rank second in the Last 10 games: 6-3 American League in starters ERA. Last 15 games: 6-3 Last 20 games: 6-3 ON THE ROAD: The Tigers wrap up their first road trip of 2014 with today’s game. Last season, Detroit compiled a 42-39 record, a .519 winning percentage, away from Comerica Park. The Tigers ranked tied for fourth in the American League in road winning percentage in 2013. BUSY STRETCH STARTS TUESDAY: After opening the year with 10 games in the first 15 days of the season, the Tigers will start a busy stretch of games on Tuesday. Beginning on Tuesday, Detroit will play 28 games in 30 days, including two stretches with 13 games without a day off. NOTES ON THE SKIPPER: Brad Ausmus is in his first season at the helm for the Tigers after being named the 37th manager in Tigers history on November 3, 2013. - According to Stats, LLC, became the first manager since Clint Hurdle of Colorado and Jerry Royster of Milwaukee in 2002 to begin his career with four straight wins. - Becomes just the 10th manager in Tigers history to have also played at the major league level for Detroit, joining Alan Trammell, Dick Tracewski, Bob Swift, Billy Hitchcock, Mickey Cochrane, George Moriarty, Ty Cobb, Hughie Jennings and Bobby Lowe. -Served as Special Assistant, Baseball Operations for the San Diego Padres for the past three seasons (2011-2013). - Managed Team Israel in the 2013 World Baseball Classic. - Spent 18 seasons as a catcher at the major league level with the Padres (1993-96), Tigers (1996, 1999-2000), Astros (1997-1998, 2001-07) and Dodgers (2009-10)... made eight postseason appearances as a player, including two trips to the American League Championship Series and one to the World Series. - Ranks second all-time among catchers with 12,839 putouts, while he is ninth with 1,766 games started and 15,082.2 innings played. INJURY UPDATE: 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/microdiscectomy, 15-day DL on March 29). TIGERS UPCOMING GAME DETAILS TIGERS OPPONENTS DATE OPPONENT GAME TIME PROBABLE PITCHER PROBABLE PITCHER TV/RADIO Monday Off Day Tuesday Cleveland 7:08 p.m. RHP Anibal Sanchez RHP Zach McAllister FSD/1270 & 97.1 (0-0, 3.00) (1-0, 2.31) Wednesday Cleveland 7:08 p.m. LHP Drew Smyly RHP Danny Salazar FSD PLUS/1270 & 97.1 (1-0, 0.00) (0-1, 6.75) Thursday Cleveland 1:08 p.m. RHP Justin Verlander RHP Justin Masterson FSD/1270 & 97.1 (1-1, 2.57) (0-0, 5.87) 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: 2-1 Scoring five-or-more runs: 4-0 Lead after 6th/7th/8th inning: 5-0/5-0/5-0 vs. AL Central: 2-0 Scoring four-or-less runs: 2-3 Trail after 6th/7th/8th inning: 1-1/0-2/0-3 vs. AL West: 0-0 Extra-innings: 2-1 Tied after 6th/7th/8th inning: 0-2/1-1/1-0 vs. NL: 2-2 One-run games: 4-1 Tigers out hit opponent: 5-0 Tigers score first: 4-1 Tigers get quality start: 4-2 Opponent out hits Tigers: 0-3 Opponents score first: 2-2 Tigers starter works 6+ innings: 4-3 Tigers and opponent have equal hits: 1-0 © Detroit Tigers, 2014 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... World Series Champions w 1935 w 1945 w 1968 w 1984 April 13, 2014 TODAY’S TIGERS STARTER - MAX SCHERZER ‘14 Season (Detroit): 0-0, 1.20 ERA, 2 G, 2 GS, 0 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 15.0 IP, 12 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 15 SO. ‘14 Spring (Detroit): 4-2, 3.71 ERA, 6 G, 6 GS, 0 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 26.2 IP, 20 H, 12 R, 11 ER, 3 BB, 30 SO. ‘13 Season (Detroit): 21-3, 2.90 ERA, 32 G, 32 GS, 0 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 214.1 IP, 152 H, 73 R, 69 ER, 56 BB, 240 SO. TAKING IT TO THE MAX: In his fifth season with the 2014 GAME-BY-GAME RUNDOWN Tigers, Scherzer will make his third start of the season SEASON (DETROIT) this afternoon against the Padres. DATE OPP. RESULT S/R DEC. ERA IP H R ER BB SO PC 4/2 KC W, 2-1 (10) S ND 0.00 8.0 4 0 0 1 7 110 TWO QUALITY STARTS, TWO NO DECISIONS: 4/8 @LAD L, 3-2 S ND 1.20 7.0 8 2 2 1 8 106 Scherzer has started the 2014 season with a pair of TOTALS (1-1 record) 2 starts 0-0, 1.20 15.0 12 2 2 2 15 216 quality starts, but has not received a decision in either start. In his first start of the season on April 2 vs. SPRING (DETROIT) Kansas City, Scherzer threw eight shutout innings, DATE OPP. RESULT S/R DEC. ERA IP H R ER BB SO PC allowing four hits and striking out seven. In his most 2/28 NYY L, 7-4 S L 4.50 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 -- 3/5 @HOU W, 3-0 S W 1.80 3.0 1 0 0 0 3 -- recent start on Tuesday against the Dodgers, he allowed 3/10 @STL W, 17-5 S W 0.93 4.2 2 0 0 1 5 -- two runs on eight hits and struck out eight in seven 3/15 HOU W, 14-3 S W 2.51 4.2 5 3 3 0 6 -- innings. 3/20 WSH L, 1-8 S L 4.05 5.2 7 5 5 0 8 -- 3/27 ATL W, 9-3 S W 3.71 6.2 4 3 2 2 6 -- INTERLEAGUE ACTION: Scherzer is making the TOTALS (4-2 record) 6 starts 4-2, 3.71 26.2 20 12 11 3 30 -- 18th start of his career during Interleague Play this afternoon at San Diego.