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 (38-51) vs. Texas Rangers (39-49) Friday, July 6, 2018 • Comerica Park, Detroit, MI • 7:10 p.m. ET RHP Jordan Zimmermann (3-0, 3.91) vs. RHP Bartolo Colon (5-5, 4.76) Game #90 • Home Game #46 • TV: FOX Sports Detroit • Radio: 97.1 The Ticket RECENT RESULTS: The Tigers dropped the series 13 seasons...is one of 10 managers in baseball history TIGERS AT A GLANCE opener to the Rangers, 7-5, on Thursday night at to win 1,000-or-more games with a single team. Overall ............................................................. 38-51 Comerica Park. Ronny Rodriguez had three hits and *Guided the Twins to six postseason appearances Current Streak .....................................................L3 drove in a run, while Jim Adduci, John Hicks and Victor (2002-04, 2006, 2009-10), including a berth in the At Comerica Park ...........................................23-22 On the Road...................................................15-29 Reyes each had two hits and a RBI. Niko Goodrum 2002 American League Championship Series...was the Day games .....................................................22-22 added a solo home run, his eighth of the season. fi rst manager in MLB history to guide his team to the Night games ...................................................16-29 Ma hew Boyd started for the Tigers and suff ered the postseason in six of his fi rst nine seasons. vs. LH star ng pitchers ..................................13-10 loss, allowing seven runs, six earned, on seven hits *Named the BBWAA American League Manager of the vs. RH star ng pitchers ..................................25-41 with three strikeouts in 4.0 innings. Detroit’s bullpen Year in 2010...also fi nished runner-up for the honor on vs. AL East ......................................................12-10 combined to throw 5.0 scoreless innings, giving up just fi ve occasions. vs. AL Central .................................................18-20 one hit with two walks and three strikeouts. The Tigers vs. AL West ......................................................7-12 and Rangers play the second game of their four-game ROBSON, FUNKHOUSER EARN MINOR LEAGUE vs. NL .................................................................1-9 Tigers score fi rst ............................................26-20 series tonight. Following this weekend’s series vs. HONORS FOR JUNE: OF Jacob Robson and RHP Kyle Opponents score fi rst ....................................12-31 Texas, Detroit closes the fi rst half of the season next Funkhouser have been named the Tigers Minor League Scoring fi ve-or-more runs ..............................22-10 week with a six-game road trip, which includes three Player and Pitcher of the Month, respec vely, for Scoring four-or-less runs ................................16-41 games at Tampa Bay (July 9-11) and three games at June. Robson spent most of the month with Double Extra innings ......................................................5-3 Houston (July 13-15). A Erie, before being promoted to Triple A Toledo and One-run games ..............................................14-13 hit .304 (31x102) with 22 runs scored, eight doubles, Two-run games ................................................7-13 TIGERS AGREE TO TERMS WITH 11TH ROUND PICK three triples, three home runs and 19 RBI in 24 games. Tigers get quality start ...................................17-17 KACEY MURPHY: The Tigers announced today that Robson is ranked as the 26th-best prospect in the Tigers starter works 6+ innings ......................18-22 they have agreed to terms with 11th round selec on Tigers organiza on. Funkhouser started fi ve games for Lead a er 6th/7th/8th inning ....... 27-6/29-4/33-2 Trail a er 6th/7th/8th inning ........ 7-35/4-38/1-41 LHP Kacey Murphy from the University of Arkansas. Double A Erie in June, compiling a 4-1 record with a Tied a er 6th/7th/8th inning .............4-10/5-9/4-8 Murphy made 18 appearances, including 17 starts, with 0.94 ERA (28.2IP/3ER) and 31 strikeouts. Funkhouser Tigers out hit opponent .................................27-16 the Razorbacks this season, pos ng an 8-5 record with is rated as the seventh-best prospect in the Tigers Opponent out hits Tigers ...............................10-30 a 3.20 ERA (101.1IP/36ER) and 85 strikeouts. The Tigers organiza on. Tigers and opponent have equal hits ................1-5 have now agreed to terms with 38 of their 40 dra picks. Tigers hit home run .......................................26-24 THIS DATE IN TIGERS HISTORY: 1971 - Norm Cash Tigers do not hit a home run .........................12-27 GOODY TWO SHOES: Niko Goodrum hit a solo home belted a pair of three-run home runs as the Tigers Come-from-behind wins .....................................15 run, his eighth longball of the season, in last night’s defeated the Yankees, 12-7. Mickey Lolich threw a game to extend his hi ng streak to fi ve games. Over complete game to pick up the win. 1997 - The Tigers TIGERS VS. RANGERS that stretch, Goodrum has a slash line of .429/.429/.810 win their third straight game, defea ng the Orioles, 2018 Record: 1-3 with six runs scored, three doubles, one triple, one 14-9. Bobby Higginson hit a two-run, inside-the-park 2018 at Home: 0-1 home run and two RBI. home run, his fi h round-tripper of the week. 2018 at Texas: 1-2 All-Time Record: 360-319 FARMER’S ALMANAC: Buck Farmer threw a scoreless VERHAGEN INJURY REHAB UPDATE: RHP Drew All-Time at Home: 189-151 inning in last night’s game to extend his shutout streak VerHagen made an injury rehab appearance with Triple All-Time at Comerica Park: 40-38 All-Time at Texas: 171-168 to 11 appearances. Over the 10.2 inning stretch, A Toledo last night at Columbus and took the loss a er Farmer has allowed just fi ve hits, limi ng opponents to throwing 2.0 innings and allowing two runs on three 2018 Game Log a .139 (5x36) ba ng average, while striking out eight. hits with fi ve strikeouts in 2.0 innings. In three injury Date Site Result Winner/Loser/Save rehab ou ngs with the Mud Hens, VerHagen has a 0-1 5/7 TEX L, 7-6 Leclerc/Stumpf/Kela TIGERS AND RANGERS: The Tigers are 1-3 against the record with a 4.15 ERA (4.1IP/2ER) and nine strikeouts. 5/8 TEX W, 7-4 Fiers/Minor/Greene Rangers this season. Detroit has lost the season series VerHagen has been sidelined since June 20 with a nasal 5/9 TEX L, 5-4 (10) Kela/Saupold to the Rangers fi ve mes in the last six seasons, with fracture. 7/5 DET L, 7-5 Gallardo/Boyd/Kela the Tigers only series victory coming in 2014. Detroit 7/6 DET has dropped nine of its last 10 games vs. Texas played TIGERS ON THE DL: RHP Johnny Barbato (right 7/7 DET 7/8 DET at Comerica Park. shoulder rotator cuff tendini s, 10-day DL on June 23); 1B Miguel Cabrera (ruptured le biceps tendon, 60- TIGERS STREAKS AT COMERICA PARK: The Tigers are 0-1 on their day DL on June 13); LHP Ryan Carpenter (right oblique Last fi ve games: 2-3 current four-game homestand. Detroit is 23-22 at strain, 10-day DL on June 1); RHP Shane Greene (right Last 10 games: 2-8 Comerica Park this season, but have lost a season-high shoulder strain, 10-day DL on July 2); OF Leonys Mar n Last 15 games: 2-13 fi ve straight games at home. The Tigers are hi ng .259 (le hamstring strain, 10-day DL on July 2); LHP Daniel Last 20 games: 6-14 (400x1542) as a team at home, while the pitching staff Norris (le groin strain, 60-day DL on April 30); RHP has posted a 4.15 ERA (416.0IP/192ER). Drew VerHagen (nasal fracture, 10-day DL on June 20). PREGAME FESTIVITIES Promo onal Giveaway: The fi rst 10,000 fans WEST SIDE STORY: Detroit is 7-12 against teams from the American League West this season. The Tigers have THE DISTRICT DETROIT ages 21-and-over will receive a Patrio c Pitcher, The District Detroit is a dynamic urban des na on in sponsored by Miller Lite. not fi nished with a winning record against the AL West the heart of Detroit. One that includes something for Game Ball Delivery: The game ball will be delivered since 2014 (18-16) and they are 30 games under .500 everyone—a dense neighborhood experience with a by Captain Jeff rey Benton of the United States against the division since 2015 (44-74, .373). variety of developments alongside Detroit’s premier sports Army, who is a naƟ ve of Trenton, MI. Captain and entertainment venues like Comerica Park. Connec ng Benton is a Brigade Nurse who has been deployed NOTES ON THE SKIPPER: Ron Gardenhire is in his fi rst downtown Detroit to growing nearby neighborhoods such as Midtown, Corktown and Brush Park, The District Detroit fi ve Ɵ mes to Afghanistan and has proudly served in season as the Tigers manager a er being named to the the United States Army for 20 years. is having a drama c economic impact on Detroit and is a Ceremonial First Pitch: The fi rst pitch will be posi on on October 20, 2017. driving catalyst of the city’s remarkable resurgence. The thrown by Tigers fan and World War II veteran *Enters tonight’s game with a 38-51 (.427) record as District Detroit will deliver $1.4 billion in new investment Joseph Aubuchon. the Tigers manager and a 1,106-1,090 (.504) career to Detroit including the new Li le Caesars Arena, Mike Na onal Anthem: The naƟ onal anthem will be record as a manager, which is the eighth-most wins Ilitch School of Business at Wayne State University and Li le Caesars world headquarters campus expansion.