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 at Arizona Diamondbacks Wednesday, July 23, 2014 Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ Game Time - 3:40 p.m. EDT RECENT RESULTS: The Tigers dropped the second game of their series against the TIGERS AT A GLANCE Diamondbacks 5-4 on Tuesday night at Chase Field. Miguel Cabrera, Austin Jackson and Ian Kinsler each had two hits for Detroit in the loss. Torii Hunter went 1x3 with two RBI. Record: 55-42 / Streak: L1 Phil Coke took the loss out of the Tigers bullpen, allowing two runs on two walks in 0.1 Game #98 / Road #47 innings. Rick Porcello started for Detroit and did not factor into the decision after working Home: 26-25 / Road: 29-17 7.0 innings and giving up three runs on five hits with five strikeouts. The Tigers and Diamondbacks conclude their three-game series this afternoon. Following today’s game, Today’s Scheduled Starters the Tigers remain on the road as they face the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in a four- RHP Anibal Sanchez vs. RHP Trevor Cahill game weekend series, which begins tomorrow. (6-4, 3.22) (1-6, 5.63) QUALITY WORK FROM PORCELLO, BUT A NO-DECISION: Rick Porcello recorded his 13th quality start of the season last night vs. Arizona, but received a no-decision after TV/Radio allowing three runs on five hits with five strikeouts in 7.0 innings. Porcello has worked at FSD/AM 1270 & 97.1 FM least 7.0 innings in nine of his 19 starts this season. TIGERS VS. DIAMONDBACKS ACTION JACKSON: Austin Jackson has been a catalyst at the top of the Tigers order in recent games. Sunce July 2, Jackson is hitting .380 (27x71) with 15 runs scored, eight 2014 Record: 1-1 doubles, two triples, one home run and six RBI. Jackson has reached base safely in 16 of 17 2014 at Home: 0-0 games played during that stretch, including reaching base in 14 straight games. Jackson has 2014 at Arizona: 1-1 also recorded multiple hits in five straight games and in eight of his last nine contests. His five All-Time Record: 13-16 straight multi-hit games ties a career long, previously set from August 31-September 4, 2011. All-Time at Home: 8-7 TORII ON TARGET: Over his last 16 games, Torii Hunter is hitting .381 (24x63) with 12 All-Time at Comerica Park: 8-7 runs scored, four doubles, one triple, five home runs and 20 RBI. Hunter has eight All-Time at Arizona: 5-9 multiple hit games and seven multiple RBI performances during that stretch. 2014 Game Log MIGGY PILING UP THE MULTI-HIT GAMES: Miguel Cabrera had two hits in last night’s Date Site Result Winner/Loser/Save game, giving him 33 multi-hit games this season, which ranks tied for seventh in the 7/21 ARI W, 4-3 Verlander/Delgado/Nathan American League. Since joining the Tigers in 2008, Cabrera has 364 multi-hit games, which is 7/22 ARI L, 5-4 De La Rosa/Coke/Reed tied with Dick McAuliffe for the 13th most in club history. 7/23 ARI TIGERS TIDBITS: The top three hitters in the Tigers batting order combined to go 6x13 with three runs scored and a RBI in last night’s game...Torii Hunter and Austin Jackson each enter STREAKS today’s game on a five-game hitting streak...Hunter’s bases loaded single in the eighth inning Last five games: 2-3 of last night’s game improved his batting average with the bases loaded to .500 (4x8) with 11 Last 10 games: 5-5 RBI. Last 15 games: 7-8 INTERLEAGUE HAPPENINGS: The Tigers dropped to 5-4 in Interleague Play this season with Last 20 games: 11-9 last night’s loss against the Diamondbacks. Since Interleague Play began in 1997, the Tigers have posted a 169-143 record. TIGERS AMONG THE AL LEADERS AMONG THE BEST IN INTERLEAGUE PLAY SINCE 2006: The Tigers have compiled a Batting Average Outfield Assists 98-57 record, a .632 winning percentage, during Interleague Play since the start of the 2006 Victor Martinez - 5th, .322 Rajai Davis - t-9th, 6 season. The .632 winning percentage during Interleague action is second-best among major Miguel Cabrera - 7th, .313 RISP Batting Average league clubs during that stretch, trailing only Boston, which has compiled a 104-54 record, a Home Runs Miguel Cabrera - 1st, .378 .658 winning percentage, during Interleague games over that stretch. Victor Martinez - t-7th, 21 Plate App. Per SO CABRERA ON THE MARK VS. ARIZONA: Miguel Cabrera enters today’s game hitting .354 Runs Batted In Victor Martinez - 1st, 13.5 (51x144) with 27 runs scored, 11 doubles, 10 home runs and 36 RBI in 40 career games vs. Miguel Cabrera - 1st, 77 Ian Kinsler - 8th, 10.0 the Diamondbacks. Cabrera leads all active players with a .354 batting average and .444 on Multi-Hit Games Wins base percentage against Arizona and ranks second with a .639 slugging percentage. Cabrera Ian Kinsler - t-2nd, 38 Rick Porcello - t-1st, 12 Miguel Cabrera - t-7th, 33 Max Scherzer - t-3rd, 11 has hit safely in 12 of his last 14 games vs. the Diamondbacks. Runs Scored Saves ON THE ROAD: The Tigers enter this afternoon’s game with a 29-17 road record, which Ian Kinsler - 5th, 65 Joe Nathan - t-5th, 20 ranks as the best road mark in the majors. At 29-17, the Tigers have their best road Miguel Cabrera - t-9th, 59 Complete Games record through 46 games since 2007, when they also had a 29-17 record on the road. Hits Rick Porcello - t-3rd, 2 Ian Kinsler - 7th, 119 Max Scherzer - t-7th, 1 TIGERS AT THE TOP IN HITTING: The Tigers currently lead the American League with a Miguel Cabrera - 8th, 115 Games .278 team batting average. Individually, Victor Martinez ranks fifth in the American League Total Bases Al Alburquerque - t-2nd, 48 with a .322 (104x323) batting average and Miguel Cabrera is seventh with a .313 Miguel Cabrera - 5th, 195 Innings Pitched (115x367) batting average. Victor Martinez - t-9th, 187 Justin Verlander - 6th, 135.2 MCCOY INJURY REHAB: In his rehab outing last night with Triple A Toledo, lefthanded Doubles Max Scherzer - t-9th, 132.0 pitcher Patrick McCoy pitched 1.0 inning, allowing one run on two hits with one strikeout. Miguel Cabrera - 1st, 36 Strikeouts He has been sidelined since July 6 with a pulled right hamstring. Ian Kinsler - t-6th, 26 Max Scherzer - 5th, 150 Triples Winning Percentage REPLAY RUNDOWN: The Tigers have been involved in 60 instant replay challenges so far Austin Jackson - t-5th, 5 Max Scherzer - t-4th, .786 this season. Detroit has challenged 23 plays with 14 plays being overturned, five plays Stolen Bases Rick Porcello - 9th, .706 confirmed and four plays standing as called. Opponents have made 29 challenges with 19 Rajai Davis - 3rd, 24 Shutouts plays being overturned, four plays confirmed and six plays standing as called. There have On Base Percentage Rick Porcello - t-1st, 2 been eight crew chief initiated reviews with three plays being confirmed, one play Victor Martinez - 7th, .385 Opp. Batting Average standing as called and four plays overturned. Slugging Percentage Anibal Sanchez - 5th, .213 Victor Martinez - 4th, .579 INJURY UPDATE: RHP Joel Hanrahan (right elbow surgery, 60-day DL on May 2), LHP Strikeouts/Nine Inn. Patrick McCoy (pulled right hamstring, 15-day DL on July 6), RHP Luke Putkonen (right Miguel Cabrera - 6th, .531 Max Scherzer -3rd, 10.2 Extra Base Hits elbow inflammation, 60-day DL on April 19), RHP Bruce Rondon (right elbow Miguel Cabrera - 3rd, 51 surgery/UCL reconstruction, 60-day DL on March 29), INF Jose Iglesias (bilateral tibial Victor Martinez - t-8th, 41 stress fractures, 60-day DL on March 29), OF Andy Dirks (lower back surgery/microdis- cectomy, 60-day DL on March 29). TIGERS UPCOMING GAME DETAILS TIGERS OPPONENTS DATE OPPONENT GAME TIME PROBABLE PITCHER PROBABLE PITCHER TV/RADIO Thursday at Los Angeles 10:05 p.m. RHP Max Scherzer RHP Garrett Richards FSD/MLBN/1270 & 97.1 (11-3, 3.34) (11-2, 2.47) Friday at Los Angeles 10:05 p.m. LHP Drew Smyly LHP Tyler Skaggs FSD/1270 & 97.1 (6-8, 3.80) (5-5, 4.65) Saturday at Los Angeles 9:05 p.m. RHP Justin Verlander RHP Matt Shoemaker FSD/1270 & 97.1 (9-8, 4.84) (7-3, 4.54) Sunday at Los Angeles 3:35 p.m. RHP Rick Porcello LHP Hector Santiago FSD/1270 & 97.1 (12-5, 3.39) (2-7, 4.32) 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: 11-8 Scoring five-or-more runs: 38-4 Lead after 6th/7th/8th inning: 45-6/48-3/49-3 vs. AL Central: 23-19 Scoring four-or-less runs: 17-38 Trail after 6th/7th/8th inning: 4-30/2-35/3-36 vs. AL West: 16-11 Extra-innings: 3-4 Tied after 6th/7th/8th inning: 6-6/5-4/3-3 vs. NL: 5-4 One-run games: 17-11 Tigers out hit opponent: 45-8 Tigers score first: 34-15 Tigers get quality start: 42-14 Opponent out hits Tigers: 8-33 Opponents score first: 21-27 Tigers starter works 6+ innings: 47-22 Tigers and opponent have equal hits: 2-1 © Detroit Tigers, 2014 ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................