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 Twitter - @DetroitTigersPR, @tigers, @TigresdeDetroit Detroit Tigers vs. Texas Rangers Thursday, August 20, 2015 Comerica Park, Detroit, MI Game Time - 7:08 p.m. EDT RECENT RESULTS: The Tigers completed a two-game sweep of the Cubs with a 15-8 win on Wednesday night at Wrigley Field. Nick Castellanos hit two doubles and two home runs TIGERS AT A GLANCE and drove in five runs in the win, while Rajai Davis, J.D. Martinez and Daniel Norris also Record: 58-61 / Streak: W2 added home runs. Miguel Cabrera went 3x5 with two runs scored, a double and a RBI in the victory. Neftali Feliz received the win after allowing a run on two hits with one Game #120 / Home #59 strikeout in 1.1 innings. The Tigers begin a seven-game homestand tonight as they open a Home: 28-30 / Road: 30-31 four-game series against the Texas Rangers. Following this weekend’s series, the Tigers travel to Cincinnati on Monday for a makeup game against the Reds, before continuing the Tonight’s Scheduled Starters homestand on Tuesday with a three-game series vs. the Angels. ROSTER UPDATE: The Tigers today have announced the following roster moves: RHP Alfredo Simon vs. LHP Martin Perez - The Tigers today have placed lefthanded pitcher Daniel Norris on the 15-day disabled list (10-7, 4.84) (1-2, 5.29) with a right oblique strain. - The Tigers today have placed righthanded pitcher Anibal Sanchez on the 15-day disabled TV/Radio list with a right rotator cuff strain. FSD/AM 1270 - The Tigers have purchased the contract of righthanded pitcher Guido Knudson from Triple A Toledo. In 38 appearances, including one start, between Double A Erie and Triple A Toledo, Knudson has a 1-2 record with 11 saves, a 2.70 ERA (56.2IP/17ER) and 56 strikeouts. TIGERS VS. RANGERS - The Tigers have recalled the contract of righthanded pitcher Jose Valdez from Triple A Toledo. Valdez, who is in his second stint this season with the Tigers, has pitched in 38 2015 Record: 0-0 games with the Mud Hens and has a 4-4 record with three saves, a 3.44 ERA 2015 at Home: 0-0 (52.1IP/20ER) and 40 strikeouts. 2015 at Texas: 0-0 OFFICIAL SCORING CHANGE: Following a discussion between the Elias Sports Bureau All-Time Record: 354-302 and the official scorer of the Chicago Cubs, an error that was given to James McCann during the ninth inning of Tuesday’s game at Chicago has been changed to a wild pitch. As All-Time at Home: 187-143 a result, one of the two runs scored that inning off of Bruce Rondon is now earned. All-Time at Comerica Park: 38-30 PILING UP THE HITS: The Tigers established a season high with 21 hits in last night’s All-Time at Texas: 167-159 game. The 21 hits were the most the Tigers have had in a game since August 10, 2014 at Toronto, when they had 22 hits. The Tigers, who had 19 hits in Tuesday’s game, recorded 2015 Game Log 19-or-more hits in back-to-back games for the fourth time since 1914 and the first time Date Site Result Winner/Loser/Save since June 30, 1935 in a doubleheader at the St. Louis Browns. Eleven different Tigers had at least one hit in the win, the most in a single game since September 5, 2006 vs. 8/20 DET Baltimore, when 12 players had at least one hit. 8/21 DET NICK’S BIG NIGHT: Nick Castellanos recorded the first multi-home run game of his 8/22 DET career last night vs. the Cubs. The homers were the 12th and 13th of the season for 8/23 DET Castellanos, establishing a new single-season career high. Castellanos finished the game 9/28 TEX with five RBI, which marked a career high. Along with his two home runs, Castellanos also had a pair of doubles in the game. He became the first Tiger to have four extra base hits 9/29 TEX in a game since Ivan Rodriguez on April 5, 2006 at Kansas City. 9/30 TEX NORRIS HELPS HIS OWN CAUSE: Making his first professional plate appearance, Daniel Norris hit a two-run home run in the second inning of last night’s game to record his first STREAKS major league hit and home run. Norris became the first Tiger pitcher to homer in a game since Jason Johnson on June 8, 2005 at the Los Angeles Dodgers. Norris also became the Last five games: 3-2 first American League pitcher to hit a home run at Wrigley Field. Last 10 games: 5-5 J.D. POWER: J.D. Martinez hit his 32nd home run of the season last night, blasting a two- run shot off James Russell in the ninth inning. Martinez’s 32 home runs are a single-season Last 15 games: 8-7 career high and are the sixth most in the American League. Martinez enters tonight’s game Last 20 games: 10-10 with a home run every 13.84 at bats, which ranks sixth in the American League. MULTI-HIT IAN: Ian Kinsler went 2x5 with a run scored, a double and a RBI in last night’s game to record his 47th multi-hit game of the season. Kinsler’s 47 multi-hit games TRAFFIC UPDATES are tied with Texas’ Prince Fielder for the most in the American League. Kinsler has • For traffic updates, fans can find alerts and recorded two-or-more hits in 11 of his last 18 games and is batting .434 (33x76) with 19 alternative routes at tigers.com, visit runs scored, seven doubles, one triple, two home runs and 12 RBI during the stretch. GOSE EXTENDS ON-BASE STREAK TO 13 GAMES: Anthony Gose went 2x5 with three tigers.com/ballparkapp to download the runs scored, a triple and a RBI in last night’s game to extend his streak of reaching base MLB.com Ballpark app, and fans can follow safely to 13 games. The streak ranks as the longest single-season streak in Gose’s career. @tigers on Twitter. We recommend tuning to LOOKING FOR THE LEFTY: Jose Iglesias and Nick Castellanos have each had success WWJ 950 AM for up-to-the-minute updates on against lefthanded pitchers this season. Castellanos enters tonight’s game hitting .356 traffic alerts and closures. (32x90) with three doubles, two triples, four home runs and 17 RBI vs. southpaws, while Iglesias is batting .355 (33x93) with six doubles, one triple, one home run and 10 RBI • Fans can also check with the Michigan against lefties. Castellanos’ .356 batting average vs. lefthanders ranks fifth in the Department of Transportation and the City of American League, while Iglesias’ .355 batting average ranks sixth. Detroit Department of Transportation for real- MIGGY ON THE MARK VS. TEXAS: Miguel Cabrera has put up impressive numbers time road closures and detours at against the Texas Rangers in his career. In 66 games vs. the Rangers, Cabrera is hitting www.michigan.gov/mdot, download the MI .379 (99x261) with 49 runs scored, 25 doubles, one triple, 12 home runs and 66 RBI. Cabrera leads all active players with a .379 batting average and .621 slugging percentage Drive app and you can also visit vs. Texas, while he is second with a .436 on-base percentage. www.m-1rail.com. AT COMERICA PARK: The Tigers tonight begin a seven-game homestand, which includes four games vs. Texas (August 20-23) and three games vs. the Los Angeles Angels (August 25-27). Detroit is 28-30 at home this season. The Tigers are hitting .283 (565x1993) at home this season, which ranks second in the American League, while the pitching staff has compiled a 4.39 ERA (535.0IP/261ER) at Comerica Park. REPLAY RUNDOWN: The Tigers have been involved in 61 instant replay challenges this season. Detroit has challenged 21 plays with two calls confirmed, 10 plays standing as called and nine calls being overturned. Opponents have made 32 challenges with four calls confirmed, 12 plays standing as called and 16 calls being overturned. There have been eight crew chief initiated reviews with three plays being confirmed, one play standing as called and four plays being overturned. INJURY UPDATE: LHP Kyle Lobstein (sore left shoulder, 60-day DL on May 24); RHP Joe Nathan (right elbow flexor strain, 60-day DL on April 7); LHP Daniel Norris (right oblique strain, 15-day DL on August 20); RHP Anibal Sanchez (right rotator cuff strain, 15-day DL on August 20). TIGERS UPCOMING GAME DETAILS TIGERS OPPONENTS DATE OPPONENT GAME TIME PROBABLE PITCHER PROBABLE PITCHER TV/RADIO Friday Texas 7:08 p.m. RHP Justin Verlander RHP Colby Lewis FSD/1270 & 97.1 (1-5, 4.11) (13-5, 4.49) Saturday Texas 7:08 p.m. LHP Matt Boyd RHP Yovani Gallardo FS1/1270 & 97.1 (1-1, 4.67) (9-9, 3.39) Sunday Texas 1:08 p.m. TBA LHP Cole Hamels FSD/1270 & 97.1 (6-8, 3.86) 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 2015 vs. AL East: 10-16 Scoring five-or-more runs: 41-12 Lead after 6th/7th/8th inning: 44-6/46-4/51-2 vs.