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 (45-40) at Toronto Blue Jays (48-39) Thursday, July 7, 2016 • Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON • 7:07 p.m. ET RHP JusƟ n Verlander (8-6, 4.11) vs. RHP Drew Hutchison (1-0, 5.40) Game #86 • Road Game #47 • TV: FOX Sports Detroit • Radio: 97.1 FM RECENT RESULTS: The Tigers closed their series in Bunning for the fourth most in franchise history. Cabrera TIGERS AT A GLANCE Cleveland with a 12-2 win on Wednesday a ernoon at is an All-Star for the seventh straight season and is the Overall ............................................................. 45-40 Progressive Field. Nick Castellanos fi nished a triple shy fi rst Tigers posi on player to go to seven straight All-Star Current Streak ...................................................W1 of the cycle, going 3x5 with two runs scored, a double, Games since Bill Freehan, who went to 10 straight All- At Comerica Park ...........................................23-16 a home run and fi ve RBI, while Ian Kinsler also had Star Games from 1964-73. On the Road...................................................22-24 three hits and scored three runs. Cameron Maybin also Day games .....................................................20-14 ON THE ROAD: The Tigers are 5-2 on their current 11- Night games ...................................................25-26 scored three runs and was 2x4 with a two-run home vs. AL East ........................................................12-8 run. Michael Fulmer started for Detroit and picked up game road trip, which includes four games at Tampa Bay vs. AL Central .................................................13-18 his ninth win of the season, throwing 6.0 innings and (4-0), three games at Cleveland (1-2) and four games at vs. AL West ....................................................10-10 allowing two runs, one earned, on fi ve hits with two Toronto (July 7-10). Detroit has posted a 22-24 record vs. NL ...............................................................10-4 walks and two strikeouts. The Tigers con nue their on the road this season. The Tigers are hi ng .261 Tigers score fi rst ............................................28-11 11-game road trip tonight as they begin a four-game (424x1625) as a team on the road, while the pitching Opponents score fi rst ....................................17-29 series at Toronto. Following this weekend series against staff has posted a 4.79 ERA (400.0IP/213ER) away from Scoring fi ve-or-more runs ..............................35-10 the Blue Jays and the All-Star break, the Tigers open the Comerica Park. Scoring four-or-less runs ................................10-30 second half of the season with a six-game homestand, Extra innings ......................................................4-2 NOTES ON THE SKIPPER: Brad Ausmus is in his third One-run games ................................................11-9 which includes three games vs. Kansas City (July 15-17) and three games vs. Minnesota (July 18-20). season at the helm for the Tigers a er being named Two-run games ..................................................5-8 the 37th manager in Tigers history on November 3, Tigers get quality start .....................................24-8 NICK'S POWER SURGE: Nick Castellanos belted his 2013. Tigers starter works 6+ innings ......................29-16 - Enters tonight’s game with a 209-199 (.512) record Lead a er 6th/7th/8th inning ....... 33-4/38-2/41-1 16th home run of the season yesterday, hi ng a three- Trail a er 6th/7th/8th inning ........ 8-30/4-35/2-36 run shot in the fi h inning off Josh Tomlin. Castellanos' as the Tigers manager. Tied a er 6th/7th/8th inning ...............4-6/3-3/2-3 16 home runs are a single-season career high, bes ng - Led the Tigers to a 90-72 record and a postseason Tigers out hit opponent ...................................35-8 the 15 home runs he hit in 2015. Castellanos also berth in his fi rst year as manager in 2014, joining Opponent out hits Tigers .................................7-28 drove in fi ve runs in yesterday's game, tying his career Hughie Jennings (1907), Mickey Cochrane (1934) and Tigers and opponent have equal hits ................3-4 high (last, August 19, 2015 at Chicago (NL)). Jim Leyland (2006) in accomplishing the feat. Tigers hit home run .......................................37-22 - Became the 14th manager in Tigers history to have Tigers do not hit a home run ...........................8-18 KINSLER GETTING ON AND GETTING IN: Ian Kinsler also played at the major league level for Detroit, Come-from-behind wins .....................................20 went 3x4 with three runs scored in yesterday's game. joining Alan Trammell, Dick Tracewski, Billy Mar n, Kinsler has now scored 71 runs this season, which Bob Swi , Billy Hitchcock, Fred Hutchinson, Mickey ranks third in the American League. Kinsler's 71 runs Cochrane, Del Baker, Bucky Harris, George Moriarty, TIGERS VS. BLUE JAYS scored are the sixth most for a Tigers player before Ty Cobb, Hughie Jennings and Bobby Lowe. 2016 Record: 2-1 the All-Star break in franchise history and are the - Managed Team Israel in the 2013 World Baseball 2016 at Home: 2-1 most since Miguel Cabrera scored 73 runs prior to the Classic. 2016 at Toronto: 0-0 All-Star break in 2013. Kinsler's three hits yesterday - Spent 18 seasons as a catcher at the major league All-Time Record: 189-220 marked his 32nd mul -hit game of the season, which level with the Padres (1993-96), Tigers (1996, 1999- All-Time at Home: 102-103 ranks ed for sixth in the AL. 2000), Astros (1997-98, 2001-07) and Dodgers (2009- All-Time at Comerica Park: 27-32 All-Time at Toronto: 87-117 10)...made eight postseason appearances as a player, MIGGY NEARING 1,500 RBI: Miguel Cabrera had two including two trips to the Na onal League RBI in yesterday's game and enters tonight’s game 2016 Game Log Championship Series and one to the World Series. two RBI shy of 1,500 RBI in his major league career. - Ranks third all- me among catchers with 12,839 Date Site Result Winner/Loser/Save Cabrera is looking to become the 55th player in 6/6 DET W, 11-0 Fulmer/Happ putouts, while he is ninth with 15,840.2 innings major league history to reach 1,500 RBI. 6/7 DET W, 3-2 (10) J. Wilson/Biagini played and 10th with 1,766 games started. 6/8 DET L, 7-2 Dickey/Zimmermann FULMER EXTENDS IMPRESSIVE STREAK: Michael Fulmer REPLAY RUNDOWN: The Tigers have been involved in 7/7 TOR improved his record to 9-2 yesterday, allowing two 7/8 TOR 38 instant replay challenges this season. Detroit has runs, one earned, on fi ve hits with two walks and two 7/9 TOR challenged 17 plays with two calls confi rmed, four 7/10 TOR strikeouts in 6.0 innings. Fulmer has now allowed one plays standing as called and 11 plays being over- earned run-or-fewer in nine consecu ve starts, which is turned. Opponents have made 14 challenges with STREAKS the second-longest streak by a Tigers pitcher since 1913, three calls confi rmed, one play standing as called and Last fi ve games: 3-2 trailing only Doug Fister, who had 10 consecu ve starts 10 plays overturned. There have been seven crew Last 10 games: 7-3 from August 20, 2011-May 12, 2012. Fulmer is one of chief ini ated reviews with six plays being confi rmed Last 15 games: 10-5 only 11 MLB pitchers since 1913 to have at least nine and one play standing as called. Last 20 games: 12-8 straight starts with one earned run-or-fewer allowed. TIGERS AGREE TO TERMS WITH SIX INTERNATIONAL FULMER PICKS UP WIN NO. 9: Michael Fulmer recorded FREE AGENTS: The Tigers today announced the club MOST RUNS SCORED BY A TIGER his ninth win of the season yesterday. According to has agreed to terms with righthanded pitcher Joseph BEFORE THE ALL-STAR BREAK the Elias Sports Bureau, Fulmer is the third rookie in Salazar (VZ), le handed pitchers Cleiverth Perez (VZ) franchise history to win at least nine games before and Ricardo Silva (VZ), shortstop Frank Veliz (VZ) and Rank Runs Player Year the All-Star break, joining Mark Fidrych in 1976 (9-2) ou ielders Jimmy Mojica (DR) and Jhenrry Moreno 1. 82 Charlie Gehringer 1936 and Jus n Verlander in 2006 (10-4). Both Fidrych and (VZ). The Tigers have now agreed to terms with 16 2. 78 Gary Sheffi eld 2007 Verlander won the American League Rookie of the Year free agents during the Interna onal signing period. 3. 74 Charlie Gehringer 1934 Award in those seasons. 74 Al Kaline 1955 TIGERS TICKETS AVAILABLE: Tickets for upcoming 5. 73 Miguel Cabrera 2013 TIGERS TIDBITS: Kyle Ryan threw a scoreless inning Tigers home games are available at the Comerica Park 6. 71 Ian Kinsler 2016 in yesterday's game and has not allowed a run in his Box Offi ce, online at gers.com and by phone at (866) last seven appearances, tying the longest streak of his 66-TIGER (84437). For complete cket informa on career (also, September 27, 2015-April 21, 2016)...The including season, group and suites visit gers.com/ #VOTEKINSLER Tigers turned two double plays in yesterday's game ckets or call (313) 471-BALL (2255). Ian Kinsler is one of fi ve candidates in the American and have now turned 90 double plays this season, League for the 2016 All-Star Game Final Vote. Kinsler which ranks second in the American League, trailing TIGERS ON THE DL: OF J.D.