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 (14-17) at Washington NaƟ onals (20-12) Tuesday, May 10, 2016 • NaƟ onals Park, Washington, D.C. • 7:05 p.m. ET RHP Michael Fulmer (1-1, 6.30) vs. RHP Joe Ross (3-1, 1.23) Game #32 • Road Game #18 • TV: FOX Sports Detroit/MLB Network • Radio: 97.1 FM RECENT RESULTS: The Tigers opened their seven-game Best Interleague Records Since 2006 TIGERS AT A GLANCE road trip with a 5-4 loss at Washington on Monday Club Record Pct. Overall ............................................................. 14-17 night at Na onals Park. Nick Castellanos and J.D. Boston 123-67 .647 Current Streak .....................................................L7 Mar nez each had two hits, including a two-run home Detroit 119-74 .617 At Comerica Park ...............................................5-9 run, in the loss. On the mound, Anibal Sanchez started New York (AL) 110-76 .591 On the Road.......................................................9-8 Day games .........................................................7-7 for the Tigers and did not factor into the decision a er Los Angeles (AL) 112-79 .586 Night games .....................................................7-10 allowing four runs on six hits with three walks and two Tampa Bay 108-80 .574 vs. AL East ..........................................................1-1 strikeouts in 6.0 innings. Mark Lowe suff ered the loss vs. AL Central .....................................................4-8 in relief a er allowing one run on one hit with one ON THE ROAD: The Tigers are 0-1 on their current vs. AL West ........................................................4-6 strikeout in 0.1 innings. The Tigers and Na onals play seven-game road trip, which includes three games vs. NL .................................................................5-2 game two of their three-game series tonight. at Washington (0-1) and four games at Bal more. Tigers score fi rst ..............................................10-2 Following the series vs. the Na onals, the road trip Detroit is 9-8 on the road this season. As a team, the Opponents score fi rst ......................................4-15 con nues with four games at Bal more. Tigers are hi ng .269 (163x606) on the road, while Scoring fi ve-or-more runs ................................11-3 Scoring four-or-less runs ..................................3-14 the pitching staff has compiled a 4.21 ERA Extra innings ......................................................1-0 NEW MONTH, SAME NICK: A er fi nishing the month (147.1IP/69ER) away from Comerica Park. One-run games ..................................................3-4 of April with a .363 ba ng average, Nick Castellanos Two-run games ..................................................1-1 has con nued his hot hi ng in May. Castellanos went NOTES ON THE SKIPPER: Brad Ausmus is in his third Tigers get quality start .......................................9-4 2x4 with a home run and two RBI in last night's game season at the helm for the Tigers a er being named Tigers starter works 6+ innings ..........................9-7 and is now ba ng .429 (12x28) with one double, the 37th manager in Tigers history on November 3, Lead a er 6th/7th/8th inning ....... 13-2/13-1/14-0 three home runs and 12 RBI in eight games during 2013. Trail a er 6th/7th/8th inning ........ 0-14/0-15/0-16 Tied a er 6th/7th/8th inning ...............1-1/1-1/0-1 May. Castellanos enters tonight's game leading the - Enters tonight’s game with a 178-176 (.503) record Tigers out hit opponent ...................................11-3 American League with a .380 (41x108) ba ng as the Tigers manager. Opponent out hits Tigers .................................3-11 average, while he is ed for the AL lead with three - Led the Tigers to a 90-72 record and a postseason Tigers and opponent have equal hits ................0-3 sacrifi ce fl ies, ed for third with 41 hits, fourth with a berth in his fi rst year as manager in 2014, joining Tigers hit home run .........................................13-8 .620 slugging percentage and a .433 ba ng average Hughie Jennings (1907), Mickey Cochrane (1934) and Tigers do not hit a home run .............................1-9 with runners in scoring posi on, ed for fi h with 26 Jim Leyland (2006) in accomplishing the feat. Come-from-behind wins .......................................4 RBI, ed for sixth with 12 mul -hit games, seventh - Became the 14th manager in Tigers history to have with a .397 on-base percentage and eighth with 67 also played at the major league level for Detroit, total bases. joining Alan Trammell, Dick Tracewski, Billy Mar n, TIGERS VS. NATIONALS Bob Swi , Billy Hitchcock, Fred Hutchinson, Mickey 2016 Record: 0-1 MIGGY NEARING 500 CAREER DOUBLES: Miguel Cochrane, Del Baker, Bucky Harris, George Moriarty, 2016 at Home: 0-0 2016 at Washington: 0-1 Cabrera enters tonight's game with 499 doubles in his Ty Cobb, Hughie Jennings and Bobby Lowe. All-Time Record: 10-7 major league career. Cabrera is looking to become the - Managed Team Israel in the 2013 World Baseball All-Time at Home: 7-1 62nd player in MLB history to reach the 500 doubles Classic. All-Time at Comerica Park: 7-1 mark. When he reaches the 500 doubles mark, Cabrera - Spent 18 seasons as a catcher at the major league All-Time at Washington: 3-6 will become the 22nd player in MLB history to have level with the Padres (1993-96), Tigers (1996, 1999- 2016 Game Log 2300-or-more hits, 500-or-more doubles and 400-or- 2000), Astros (1997-98, 2001-07) and Dodgers (2009- Date Site Result Winner/Loser/Save more home runs in his career. 10)...made eight postseason appearances as a player, 5/9 WSH L, 5-4 Kelley/Lowe including two trips to the Na onal League 5/10 WSH READY FOR THE RIGHTY: Nick Castellanos and Victor Championship Series and one to the World Series. 5/11 WSH Mar nez have had success against righthanded - Ranks third all- me among catchers with 12,839 pitchers this season. Castellanos leads the American putouts, while he is ninth with 15,840.2 innings STREAKS League with a .452 (38x84) ba ng average vs. righ es, played and 10th with 1,766 games started. Last fi ve games: 0-5 while Mar nez ranks ed for ninth with a .325 (26x80) Last 10 games: 3-7 Last 15 games: 6-9 ba ng average against righthanded pitchers. TIGERS-YANKEES RESCHEDULED FOR JUNE 2: The Last 20 games: 7-13 Tigers-Yankees game on April 10 that was postponed CABRERA ON TARGET VS. WASHINGTON: Miguel has been rescheduled for Thursday, June 2 at 7:40 Cabrera has put up impressive numbers in his career p.m. at Comerica Park. The game will be televised THIS DATE IN TIGERS HISTORY against the Washington Na onals. In 89 career games by FOX Sports Detroit. All paid ckets for the original 1936 - Tigers pitcher Joe Sullivan weakens a er vs. Washington, Cabrera is ba ng .360 (118x328) game on April 10 will be honored for the game on 12 innings of scoreless relief as Cleveland downs with 18 doubles, one triple, 21 home runs and 79 June 2. No cket exchange is necessary. For more the Tigers, 9-7. Sullivan takes over for Elden Auker RBI. Cabrera enters tonight's game having hit safely in informa on, please visit gers.com. in the second and is splendid before losing in the his last 12 games against the Na onals. 15th. TIGERS TICKETS AVAILABLE: Tickets for upcoming TWO FOR THE PRICE OF ONE: The Tigers turned one Tigers home games are available at the Comerica Park 1968 - Denny McLain wins 12-1 at Washington, as double play in last night’s game and have now turned Box Offi ce, online at gers.com and by phone at (866) the Tigers pass the fi rst-place Orioles. The Tigers 41 double plays this season. Detroit’s 41 double plays 66-TIGER (84437). For complete cket informa on will remain in the lead for the rest of the season. ranks second in the American League, trailing only including season, group and suites visit gers.com/ the Texas Rangers (49). The Tigers have turned at ckets or call (313) 471-BALL (2255). least one double play in 23 of the fi rst 31 games this season. INJURY REHAB UPDATES: Ou ielder Cameron Maybin con nued his injury rehabilita on assignment with INTERLEAGUE HAPPENINGS: The Tigers are 5-2 in Triple A Toledo yesterday, star ng at designated hi er Interleague play this season a er going 2-0 vs. Miami, in both games of a doubleheader and combining to go 3-1 vs. Pi sburgh and 0-1 vs. Washington. Detroit has 0x6 with one walk. In 11 games with the Mud Hens, 13 Interleague games remaining this season including Maybin is hi ng .200 (8x40) with nine runs scored, three games at Atlanta, two games vs. Miami, three four doubles, one home run and four RBI. Maybin games vs. New York (NL), three games vs. Philadelphia has been sidelined since March 25 with a le wrist and two games at Washington. Since Interleague play fracture. begin in 1997, the Tigers have compiled a 190-160 record. TIGERS ON THE DL: RHP Shane Greene (right middle fi nger blister, 15-day DL on April 29, retroac ve to AMONG THE BEST IN INTERLEAGUE PLAY SINCE 2006: April 25); OF Cameron Maybin (le wrist fracture, tigers.com/vote The Tigers have posted a 119-74 record, a .617 winning 15-day DL on April 2, retroac ve to March 25).