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 (11-6-1) at St. Louis Cardinals (7-6-2) Friday, March 18, 2016 • Roger Dean Stadium, Jupiter, FL • 1:05 p.m. ET LHP MaƩ Boyd (1-0, 5.19) vs. RHP Adam Wainwright (0-0, 3.00) TV: FOX Sports Detroit • Radio: None RECENT RESULTS: The Tigers won their fourth straight game on Thursday, defea ng the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 at NUMERICAL ROSTER Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland. Miguel Cabrera, JaCoby Jones and Nate Schierholtz each belted a solo home 1 Jose Iglesias INF run in the win, while Mike Aviles was 3x3 at the plate. Jus n Upton added two hits in the victory. Mike Pelfrey 3 Ian Kinsler INF started for Detroit and notched his second win in Grapefruit League play a er tossing 5.0 scoreless innings with 4 Cameron Maybin OF three hits allowed, two walks and three strikeouts. Buck Farmer allowed one walk in a scoreless ninth inning to 8 Jus n Upton OF pick up his second save of the spring. 9 Nick Castellanos INF ROSTER MOVE: The Tigers today have op oned righthanded pitcher Michael Fulmer to Triple A Toledo. 12 Anthony Gose OF 14 Mike Aviles INF TIGERS-CARDINALS SPRING TRAINING SERIES: The Tigers and Cardinals close their Spring Training series this 17 Andrew Romine INF a ernoon in Jupiter. The Tigers won the fi rst spring mee ng between the two teams yesterday, picking up a 5-4 18 Tyler Collins OF win at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland. 19 Anibal Sanchez RHP TIGERS TIDBITS: The Tigers have had 17 diff erent players hit at least one home run this spring and currently lead 21 Mark Lowe RHP all of MLB with 35 home runs during Spring Training...Detroit also leads the Grapefruit League with 107 RBI... 24 Miguel Cabrera INF Ian Kinsler enters today's game with an eight-game hi ng streak and is ba ng .409 (9x22) with fi ve runs scored, 26 Jeff Ferrell RHP three doubles, two home runs and 10 RBI during the streak...Kinsler is also ed for the MLB lead with 14 RBI in 27 Jordan Zimmermann RHP Spring Training...Bryan Holaday, J.D. Mar nez and Steven Moya rank ed for second in the Grapefruit League 28 J.D. Mar nez OF with four home runs this spring. 30 Alex Wilson RHP 31 Casey McGehee INF TWO MINOR LEAGUERS JOIN TIGERS FOR TODAY’S GAME: Righthanded pitchers Michael Cro a (#31) and Gabe Hemmer (#90) will join the Tigers for today's game. 33 Steven Moya OF 34 James McCann C INDIVIDUAL GAME TICKETS NOW ON SALE: Individual game ckets for the 2016 Detroit Tigers season are now 35 Jus n Verlander RHP on sale. Fans may purchase single game ckets at the Comerica Park Box Offi ce on Witherell Street, online at 36 Bobby Parnell RHP gers.com, and by calling 866-66-TIGER (84437). 37 Mike Pelfrey RHP 38 Jus n Wilson LHP TODAY’S TIGERS PITCHERS 39 Jarrod Saltalamacchia C 40 Montreal Robertson RHP #48 LHP MaƩ Boyd — (1-0, 5.19) 41 Victor Mar nez DH 2016 Spring: Boyd is making his fourth start of the spring this a ernoon at St. Louis...tossed 3.2 innings on 43 Bruce Rondon RHP Sunday at Pi sburgh and allowed four runs on fi ve hits with two walks and three strikeouts. 44 Daniel Norris LHP 2015 Season: Began the 2015 season in the Toronto Blue Jays organiza on before being acquired by the Tigers on 45 Buck Farmer RHP July 30...made 13 appearances, including 12 starts, at the major league level and went 1-6 with a 7.53 ERA 48 Ma Boyd LHP (57.1IP/48ER) and 43 strikeouts...compiled a 9-2 record with a 1.65 ERA (114.2IP/21ER) and 108 strikeouts in 19 49 Dixon Machado INF minor league starts...selected as a minor league All-Star and a Double A All-Star by Baseball America. 50 Bryan Holaday C #56 LHP Kyle Ryan — (0-0, 1.50) 54 Drew VerHagen RHP 2016 Spring: Ryan is appearing in his sixth game of the Grapefruit League today at the Cardinals...threw a 56 Kyle Ryan LHP scoreless inning on Tuesday vs. Atlanta. 57 Francisco Rodriguez RHP 2015 Season: Saw ac on with Detroit and Triple A Toledo...appeared in 16 games, including six starts, with the 58 Jose Valdez RHP Tigers and compiled a 2-4 record with a 4.47 ERA (56.1IP/28ER) and 30 strikeouts...made 17 starts with the Mud 60 Angel Nesbi RHP Hens and had a 4-9 record with a 4.19 ERA (103.0IP/48ER) and 63 strikeouts. 61 Shane Greene RHP #36 RHP Bobby Parnell — (0-0, 3.38) 62 Nate Schierholtz OF 2016 Spring: Parnell is making his sixth appearance of the spring today at St. Louis...struck out one and walked 63 Wynton Bernard OF one in a scoreless inning on Wednesday at Houston. 64 John Mayberry Jr. OF 2015 Season: Appeared in 30 games with the New York Mets...went 2-4 with one save, a 6.38 ERA (24.0IP/17ER) 65 Blaine Hardy LHP and 13 strikeouts...fi nished his Mets career with 329 appearances, which ranks eighth in team history. 66 Drake Bri on LHP 67 Logan Kensing RHP #58 RHP Jose Valdez — (0-1, 8.44) 68 Lendy Cas llo RHP 2016 Spring: Valdez is appearing in his sixth game of Spring Training today at the Cardinals...allowed a run on 70 Miguel Gonzalez C three hits with two strikeouts in 1.0 inning on Tuesday vs. Atlanta. 2015 Season: Spent the majority of the 2015 season with Triple A Toledo...went 4-5 with fi ve saves, a 3.32 ERA 72 Dominic Ficociello INF (57.0IP/21ER) and 43 strikeouts in 43 games with the Mud Hens...pitched in seven games with the Tigers and had 73 Jason Krizan OF a 0-1 record with a 4.00 ERA (9.0IP/4ER) and four strikeouts. 74 Tommy Field INF 75 Mike Gerber OF #76 RHP Preston Guilmet — (0-0, 10.80) 76 Preston Guilmet RHP 2016 Spring: Guilmet is making his fourth appearance of the spring today at St. Louis...allowed three runs, two 79 JaCoby Jones INF earned, on four hits with one walk and one strikeout in 0.2 innings on Sunday at Pi sburgh. 80 Raff y Lopez C 2015 Season: Played in the Toronto Blue Jays, Tampa Bay Rays, Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers organiza ons...went 2-2 with a 2.15 ERA (50.1IP/12ER) and 46 strikeouts in 39 minor league appearances...also made fi ve ou ngs at the major league level and had a 0-0 record with an 11.05 ERA (7.1IP/9ER) and six strikeouts. #68 RHP Lendy CasƟ llo — (0-0, 4.50) 2016 Spring: Cas llo is making his fourth appearance of the spring today at St. Louis...worked a scoreless inning on Monday vs. the Mets. 2015 Season: Split the season between Triple A Tacoma and Sea le...made 19 appearances with the Mariners and went 2-1 with a 5.87 ERA (15.1IP/10ER) and 13 strikeouts...pitched in 19 games with Tacoma and had a 2-0 record with a 2.23 ERA (32.1IP/8ER) and 25 strikeouts. #66 LHP Drake BriƩ on — (1-0, 5.40) 2016 Spring: Bri on is appearing in his fi h game of the spring today at St. Louis...allowed one run on one hit with a walk and a strikeout in 1.0 inning on Wednesday at Houston. 2015 Season: Appeared in 28 games, including 11 as a starter, with the Iowa Cubs...posted a 7-8 record with one save, a 5.08 ERA (83.1IP/47ER) and 45 strikeouts...has made 25 career appearances at the major league level. #67 RHP Logan Kensing — (0-1, 4.15) 2016 Spring: Kensing is making his fI h appearance of the spring today at St. Louis...threw 0.1 scoreless innings yesterday vs. the Cardinals. 2015 Season: Split the season between Triple A Tacoma and Sea le...made 19 appearances with the Mariners and went 2-1 with a 5.87 ERA (15.1IP/10ER) and 13 strikeouts...pitched in 19 games with Tacoma and had a 2-0 record with a 2.23 ERA (32.1IP/8ER) and 25 strikeouts. CARDINALS ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH: TBA UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PITCHING MATCHUPS DATE OPPONENT GAME TIME TIGERS PITCHERS OPPONENT PITCHERS Saturday at Miami 1:05 p.m. LHP Daniel Norris LHP Adam Conley March 18, 2016 GAME NOTES 2016 Tigers Spring Training Schedule Date Opponent Result Winner Loser Save A endance February 29 Florida Southern W, 7-2 Bri on Brooks 3,190 March 1 Pi sburgh L, 4-2 Scahill Kensing Marte 6,779 March 2 @New York (AL) L, 10-9 Goody Man ply 9,023 @Pi sburgh W, 10-3 Farmer Locke 6,952 March 3 @Atlanta W, 8-2 Norris Newcomb 5,618 March 4 New York (AL) W, 3-0 Bri on Pestano Saupold 8,696 March 5 @Washington L, 8-4 Hill Valdez 6,984 March 6 Miami W, 9-2 Boyd Axelrod 7,836 March 7 @New York (NL) L, 7-3 Colon Pelfrey 6,104 March 8 Tampa Bay W, 6-5 Lara Faria Rondon 7,322 March 9 Washington W, 11-5 Verlander Gonzalez 7,620 March 10 @Philadelphia T, 6-6 7,787 March 11 @Houston L, 10-4 Feldman Fulmer 4,237 March 12 Pi sburgh W, 3-0 Pelfrey Locke Farmer 8,926 March 13 @Pi sburgh L, 9-5 Schugel Hardy 8,771 March 14 New York (NL) W, 9-2 J.