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 Minnesota Twins Sunday, April 27, 2014 Target Field, Minneapolis, MN Game Time - 2:10 p.m. EDT RECENT RESULTS: The Tigers lost to the Twins 5-3 on Saturday afternoon at Target Field to even the weekend series. Torii Hunter went 3x4 with a run scored, while Austin Jackson TIGERS AT A GLANCE added two hits in the loss. Victor Martinez hit his fourth home run of the season and drove in two runs and Miguel Cabrera went 1x4 with a run scored and a RBI. Jose Ortega took Record: 12-9 / Streak: L1 the loss for the Tigers, allowing four runs, striking out one and walking four in 1.1 innings. Game #22 / Road #8 The Tigers and Twins wrap up their three-game series this afternoon. Following today’s game, Detroit continues its road trip with a two-game series in Chicago and a three-game Home: 8-5 / Road: 3-4 series in Kansas City. Today’s Scheduled Starters SANCHEZ PLACED ON 15-DAY DL, MILLER RECALLED FROM TOLEDO: Following RHP Justin Verlander vs. RHP Kyle Gibson yesterday’s game, the Tigers placed righthanded pitcher Anibal Sanchez on the 15-day (3-1, 2.18) (3-1, 3.63) disabled list with a right middle finger laceration. Prior to today’s game, the Tigers recalled the contract of righthanded pitcher Justin Miller from Triple A Toledo. TV/Radio RAJAI RAKING IN RECENT GAMES: Rajai Davis has hit safely in eight of his last nine FSD/1270 AM & 97.1 FM games. During the nine-game stretch, Davis is hitting .400 (14x35) with six runs scored, two doubles, one home run and five RBI. For the season, Davis is hitting .353 (24x68) TIGERS VS. TWINS with two doubles, two home runs and nine RBI. Davis currently ranks second in the 2014 Record: 1-1 American League in batting average and seventh with a .416 on-base percentage. 2014 at Home: 0-0 TORII ON A SIX-GAME HITTING STREAK: Torii Hunter enters this afternoon’s game on 2014 at Minnesota: 1-1 a six-game hitting streak. Over his last six games, Hunter is hitting .462 (12x26) with four All-Time Record: 1077-988-17 runs scored, four doubles and two RBI. All-Time at Home: 572-462-8 All-Time at Comerica Park: 64-62 ACTION JACKSON: Austin Jackson has hit safely in each of his last five games. During his last five games, Jackson is batting .333 (6x18) with five runs scored, two doubles, one All-Time at Minnesota: 505-526-9 triple, one home run and two RBI. 2014 Game Log CASTELLANOS CLUTCH WITH RISP: Nick Castellanos has been productive for the Tigers Date Site Result Winner/Loser/Save with runners in scoring position. Entering this afternoon’s game, Castellanos ranks fourth 4/25 MIN W, 10-6 Porcello/Correia in the American League with a .412 (7x17) batting average with runners in scoring position. Castellanos has also hit two home runs and driven in 11 runs with runners in 4/26 MIN L, 5-3 Hughes/Ortega/Perkins scoring position. 4/27 MIN 5/9 DET CABRERA MOVING UP THE TIGERS ALL-TIME HITS LIST: Miguel Cabrera enters 5/10 DET today’s game with 1,175 hits in his Tigers career. He is one hit shy of tying Travis Fryman 5/11 DET for 22nd in franchise history with 1,176 hits. 6/13 DET MARTINEZ TOUGH TO FAN: Victor Martinez has struck out only twice in 81 plate 6/14 DET appearances this season. He currently ranks as the toughest player to strike out in the 6/15 DET American League. 8/22 MIN 8/23 MIN REPLAY RUNDOWN: The Tigers have been involved in 14 instant replay challenges so far 8/24 MIN this season. Detroit has challenged seven plays with four plays being overturned, two plays confirmed and one play standing as called. Opponents have made six challenges with 9/15 MIN three plays being overturned and three plays standing. The umpires have been asked to 9/16 MIN review one play and that play was overturned. 9/17 MIN 9/25 DET THE NEED FOR SPEED: The Tigers led the majors with 33 stolen bases during Spring 9/26 DET Training and have continued their thievery in the regular season, stealing 18 bases, which 9/27 DET ranks tied for third among American League teams. The Tigers 19 stolen bases in the month of April is the eighth most in franchise history and is the most in the month of April 9/28 DET since the 1999 team swiped 21 bases. STREAKS TIGERS ON THE MARK AT TARGET FIELD: The Tigers enter this afternoon’s game at Minnesota having won 21 of the club’s last 30 games at Target Field dating back to Last five games: 3-2 September 2, 2010. Detroit has outscored the Twins 154-117 during that stretch. Last 10 games: 6-4 Last 15 games: 8-7 NOTES ON THE SKIPPER: Brad Ausmus is in his first season at the helm for the Tigers Last 20 games: 11-9 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 TIGERS ALL-TIME HITS LIST level for Detroit, joining Alan Trammell, Dick Tracewski, Bob Swift, Billy Hitchcock, Mickey Cochrane, George Moriarty, Ty Cobb, Hughie Jennings and Bobby Lowe. Rank Hits Player Years - Managed Team Israel in the 2013 World Baseball Classic. 17. 1,317 Rudy York 1934-45 - 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 18. 1,243 Mickey Stanley 1964-78 eight postseason appearances as a player, including two trips to the American League 19. 1,210 Billy Rogell 1930-39 Championship Series and one to the World Series. 20. 1,184 Jim Northrup 1964-74 21. 1,182 Pete Fox 1933-40 INJURY UPDATE: RHP Bruce Rondon (right elbow surgery/UCL reconstruction, 60-day 22. 1,176 Travis Fryman 1990-97 DL on March 29), RHP Luke Putkonen (right elbow inflammation, 15 day DL on April 19), INF Jose Iglesias (bilateral tibial stress fractures, 60-day DL on March 29), OF Andy 23. 1,175 Miguel Cabrera 2008-14 Dirks (lower back surgery/microdiscectomy, 60-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 at Chicago 8:10 p.m. RHP Max Scherzer LHP Jose Quintana FSD/1270 & 97.1 (2-1, 2.45) (1-2, 3.90) Wednesday at Chicago 2:10 p.m. RHP Rick Porcello TBA FSD/1270 & 97.1 (3-1, 3.96) 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: 9-1 Lead after 6th/7th/8th inning: 11-2/11-0/11-0 vs. AL Central: 6-4 Scoring four-or-less runs: 3-8 Trail after 6th/7th/8th inning: 1-5/0-8/0-9 vs. AL West: 2-1 Extra-innings: 2-1 Tied after 6th/7th/8th inning: 0-2/1-1/1-0 vs. NL: 2-3 One-run games: 5-2 Tigers out hit opponent: 9-4 Tigers score first: 5-3 Tigers get quality start: 8-4 Opponent out hits Tigers: 2-5 Opponents score first: 7-6 Tigers starter works 6+ innings: 8-5 Tigers and opponent have equal hits: 1-0 © Detroit Tigers, 2014 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... World Series Champions w 1935 w 1945 w 1968 w 1984 April 27, 2014 TODAY’S TIGERS STARTER - JUSTIN VERLANDER ‘14 Season (Detroit): 3-1, 2.18 ERA, 5 G, 5 GS, 0 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 33.0 IP, 33 H, 12 R, 8 ER, 12 BB, 27 SO. ‘14 Spring (Detroit): 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 4 G, 4 GS, 0 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 20.0 IP, 8 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 5 BB, 17 SO. ‘13 Season (Detroit): 13-12, 3.46 ERA, 34 G, 34 GS, 0 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 218.1 IP, 212 H, 94 R, 84 ER, 75 BB, 217 SO. JUSTIN’S CASE: In his ninth full season at the major 2014 GAME-BY-GAME RUNDOWN league level, Verlander will make his sixth start of the season this afternoon against the Twins. SEASON (DETROIT) DATE OPP. RESULT S/R DEC. ERA IP H R ER BB SO PC LAST TIME OUT: Verlander ran his winning streak to 3/31 KC W, 4-3 S ND 3.00 6.0 6 3 2 3 2 105 three with a victory against the White Sox. Verlander 4/6 BAL L, 3-1 S L 2.57 8.0 5 2 2 2 3 112 surrendered two runs on eight hits, struck out seven 4/12 @SD W, 6-2 S W 2.57 7.0 8 2 2 1 8 110 and walked two in 7.0 innings of work.