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 vs. Los Angeles Angels Saturday, April 19, 2014 Comerica Park, Detroit, MI Game Time - 1:08 p.m. EDT RECENT RESULTS: The Tigers lost the series opener to the Angels 11-6 on Friday night at Comerica Park. Ian Kinsler recorded a multiple hit game for the eighth time this season, TIGERS AT A GLANCE finishing the contest with three hits and driving in two runs. Nick Castellanos, Torii Hunter Record: 7-6 / Streak: L1 and Victor Martinez each added a hit and a RBI. Drew Smyly took the loss after allowing four runs on six hits, striking out two and walking two in three innings. Game #14 / Home #9 Home: 5-3 / Road: 2-3 KINSLER KEEPS IT ROLLING: Ian Kinsler has hit safely in seven of his last eight games. Today’s Scheduled Starters During the eight-game stretch, Kinsler is batting .382 (13x34) with eight runs scored, four doubles, one home run and seven RBI. Kinsler went 3x5 with a run scored and two RBI in RHP Max Scherzer vs. LHP C.J. Wilson last night’s game. Kinsler currently ranks fourth in the American League in batting average (0-1, 2.70) (2-1, 3.92) and is third in the AL in batting average with runners in scoring position as Kinsler is hitting .500 (6x12) with runners in scoring position. TV/Radio FS1/1270 AM & 97.1 FM MULTI-HIT IAN: Ian Kinsler has recorded multiple hits in eight of the Tigers first 13 games this season. His eight multi-hit games through the first 13 games this season are TIGERS VS. ANGELS tied for the fourth most in franchise history in records dating back to 1914. Kinsler’s eight 2014 Record: 0-1 multi-hit games also rank tied for second in the American League this season. 2014 at Home: 0-1 2014 at Los Angeles: 0-0 MIGGY’S THE MAN AGAINST THE AL WEST: Miguel Cabrera enters today’s game All-Time Record: 316-299 batting .336 (274x816) with 60 doubles, a triple, 50 home runs and 181 RBI in 217 career games against teams from the American League West. Among players with at least 200 All-Time at Home: 173-136 at-bats against the division, he is tops with a .336 batting average, a .417 on-base All-Time at Comerica Park: 27-34 percentage and .596 slugging percentage. In 34 games vs. teams from the AL West last All-Time at Los Angeles: 143-163 season, Cabrera hit .362 (46x127) with six doubles, 11 home runs, 28 RBI and 22 walks in 2014 Game Log 34 games. Date Site Result Winner/Loser/Save 4/18 DET L, 11-6 Weaver/Smyly RAJAI RAKING AT THE PLATE: Rajai Davis has at least one base hit in nine of his last 4/19 DET 10 games. Over his last 10 games, Davis is hitting .351 (13x37) with nine runs scored, 4/20 DET one home run and five RBI. 7/24 LAA DAVIS ALSO DOING DAMAGE ON THE BASEPATHS: Along with his work at the plate, 7/25 LAA Rajai Davis has also been a menace on the basepaths, stealing six bases so far this 7/26 LAA season. His six steals ranks tied for second in the American League and are the most by a 7/27 LAA Tigers player in the month of April since Josh Anderson stole six bases in April of 2009. STREAKS MILLER MAKES MLB DEBUT: Justin Miller made his major league debut in last night’s Last five games: 2-3 game vs. the Angels. Miller tossed 2.0 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out one. Last 10 games: 4-6 Last 15 games: 7-6 TIGERS TOUGH TO TAME AT HOME: The Tigers enter today’s game against the Angels Last 20 games: 7-6 having won 89 of the last 133 games at Comerica Park since July 4, 2012. The Tigers lead the American League with 89 wins and a .669 winning percentage at home during that MULTI HIT GAMES IN FIRST 13 span. The Tigers are 5-3 at home so far in 2014. GAMES OF SEASON GIBBYS AND TIGERS DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR PRESENTATION: Prior to today’s game Miguel Cabrera and Austin Jackson will be recognized in a special pre-game Number Player Year 9 Torii Hunter 2013 on-field ceremony. Cabrera will be recognized for winning the GIBBY (Greatness in Baseball 9 Charlie Gehringer 1936 Yearly Awards) for MLB MVP and Hitter of the Year, while Jackson will be honored for 9 Dale Alexander 1931 winning the 2013 Detroit Tigers Wilson Defensive Player of the Year award. 8 Ian Kinsler 2014 8 Austin Jackson 2013 NOTES ON THE SKIPPER: Brad Ausmus is in his first season at the helm for the Tigers 8 Miguel Cabrera 2009 after being named the 37th manager in Tigers history on November 3, 2013. 8 Chris Shelton 2006 - According to Stats, LLC, became the first manager since Clint Hurdle of Colorado and 8 Ron LeFlore 1978 Jerry Royster of Milwaukee in 2002 to begin his career with four straight wins. 8 Al Kaline 1967 - Becomes just the 10th manager in Tigers history to have also played at the major league 8 Harvey Kuenn 1958 level for Detroit, joining Alan Trammell, Dick Tracewski, Bob Swift, Billy Hitchcock, Mickey 8 Al Kaline 1955 Cochrane, George Moriarty, Ty Cobb, Hughie Jennings and Bobby Lowe. 8 Pete Fox 1938 - Managed Team Israel in the 2013 World Baseball Classic. 8 Gee Walker 1937 - Spent 18 seasons as a catcher at the major league level with the Padres (1993-96), 8 Roy Johnson 1932 Tigers (1996, 1999-2000), Astros (1997-1998, 2001-07) and Dodgers (2009-10)... made 8 Charlie Gehringer 1929 8 Marty McManus 1929 eight postseason appearances as a player, including two trips to the American League 8 Bob Fothergill 1927 Championship Series and one to the World Series. 8 Heinie Manush 1925 8 Harry Heilmann 1924 INJURY UPDATE: RHP Bruce Rondon (right elbow surgery/UCL reconstruction, 60-day 8 Harry Heilmann 1923 DL on March 29), INF Jose Iglesias (bilateral tibial stress fractures, 60-day DL on March 8 Bobby Veach 1915 29), OF Andy Dirks (lower back surgery/microdiscectomy, 15-day DL on March 29). TIGERS UPCOMING GAME DETAILS TIGERS OPPONENTS DATE OPPONENT GAME TIME PROBABLE PITCHER PROBABLE PITCHER TV/RADIO Sunday Los Angeles 1:08 p.m. RHP Rick Porcello LHP Hector Santiago FSD/1270 AM (1-1, 4.15) (0-2, 4.96) 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: 5-1 Lead after 6th/7th/8th inning: 6-0/6-0/6-0 vs. AL Central: 3-1 Scoring four-or-less runs: 2-5 Trail after 6th/7th/8th inning: 1-4/0-5/0-6 vs. AL West: 0-1 Extra-innings: 2-1 Tied after 6th/7th/8th inning: 0-2/1-1/1-0 vs. NL: 2-3 One-run games: 4-2 Tigers out hit opponent: 5-2 Tigers score first: 4-1 Tigers get quality start: 4-2 Opponent out hits Tigers: 1-4 Opponents score first: 3-5 Tigers starter works 6+ innings: 4-3 Tigers and opponent have equal hits: 1-0 © Detroit Tigers, 2014 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... World Series Champions w 1935 w 1945 w 1968 w 1984 April 19, 2014 TODAY’S TIGERS STARTER - MAX SCHERZER ‘14 Season (Detroit): 0-1, 2.70 ERA, 3 G, 3 GS, 0 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 20.0 IP, 16 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 5 BB, 25 SO. ‘14 Spring (Detroit): 4-2, 3.71 ERA, 6 G, 6 GS, 0 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 26.2 IP, 20 H, 12 R, 11 ER, 3 BB, 30 SO. ‘13 Season (Detroit): 21-3, 2.90 ERA, 32 G, 32 GS, 0 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 214.1 IP, 152 H, 73 R, 69 ER, 56 BB, 240 SO. TAKING IT TO THE MAX: In his fifth season with the 2014 GAME-BY-GAME RUNDOWN Tigers, Scherzer will make his fourth start of the SEASON (DETROIT) season this afternoon against the Angels. DATE OPP. RESULT S/R DEC. ERA IP H R ER BB SO PC 4/2 KC W, 2-1 (10) S ND 0.00 8.0 4 0 0 1 7 110 TURNING IT UP TO 10 IN ONLY FIVE INNINGS: 4/8 @LAD L, 3-2 S ND 1.20 7.0 8 2 2 1 8 106 Scherzer recorded 10 strikeouts in five innings of work 4/13 @SD L, 5-1 S L 2.70 5.0 4 4 4 3 10 104 in his last start at San Diego last Sunday. In records TOTALS (1-2 record) 3 starts 0-1, 2.70 20.0 16 6 6 5 25 320 dating back to 1914, Scherzer is the first Tigers pitcher to strike out 10-or-more batters in 5.0 innings SPRING (DETROIT) pitched-or-less. The 10 strikeouts also marked the DATE OPP. RESULT S/R DEC. ERA IP H R ER BB SO PC 19th time in his career he has recorded double-digit 2/28 NYY L, 7-4 S L 4.50 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 -- strikeouts in a game.