Detroit Tigers vs. Chicago White Sox. Friday, April 17, 2015 Comerica Park, Detroit, MI Game Time - 1:08 p.m. EDT

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1 Game Information... Detroit Tigers Media Relations Department w Comerica Park w Phone (313) w Fax (313) w Detroit, MI w @TigresdeDetroit TIGERS AT A GLANCE Record: 8-1 / Streak: W2 Game #10 / Home #4 Home: 3-0 / Road: 5-1 Today s Scheduled Starters LHP David Price vs. RHP Jeff Samardzija (1-0, 0.00) (0-1, 6.23) TV/Radio FSD/MLB Network/AM 1270 & 97.1 FM TIGERS VS. WHITE SOX 2015 Record: at Home: at Chicago: 0-0 All-Time Record: All-Time at Home: All-Time at Comerica Park: All-Time at Chicago: Game Log Date Site Result Winner/Loser/Save 4/17 DET 4/18 DET 4/19 DET 5/5 CWS 5/6 CWS 5/7 CWS 6/5 CWS 6/6 CWS 6/7 CWS 6/25 DET 6/26 DET 6/27 DET 6/28 DET 9/21 DET 9/22 DET 9/23 DET 10/2 CWS 10/3 CWS 10/4 CWS STREAKS Last five games: 4-1 Last 10 games: 8-1 Last 15 games: 8-1 Last 20 games: 8-1 THIS DATE IN TIGERS HISTORY Al Kaline hits three home runs in Briggs Stadium, including a pair in the sixth inning, to drive in six runs. The Tigers rout the A s, 16-0, behind Steve Gromek s strong pitching Chris Shelton hits his major league leading ninth home run, joining Mike Schmidt (1976), Larry Walker (1997), Luis Gonzalez (2001) and Albert Pujols (2006) as the only players in major league history with at least nine home runs in their team s first 13 games. Detroit Tigers vs. Chicago White Sox Friday, April 17, 2015 Comerica Park, Detroit, MI Game Time - 1:08 p.m. EDT RECENT RESULTS: The Tigers won the rubber game of their three-game series vs. the Pirates 1-0 on Wednesday night at PNC Park. Alfredo Simon and Joakim Soria combined on a two-hit shutout with Simon working 8.0 innings and allowing two hits with two strikeouts, while Soria threw a perfect ninth inning to record his fourth save of the season. Rajai Davis drove in the only run of the game with his solo home run in the sixth inning. Nick Castellanos added two hits in the victory. The Tigers begin a 10-game homestand this afternoon as they open a three-game series vs. the White Sox. Following the series vs. Chicago, the Tigers remain at home, hosting the Yankees for four games and the Indians for three games. FAST START: The Tigers improved to 8-1 on the season with a 1-0 win at Pittsburgh on Wednesday night. The 8-1 start is tied for the second-best, nine-game start in franchise history, trailing only the 1984 team, which began the season 9-0. With a win today, the 2015 Tigers would equal the 1984, 1968 and 1911 teams for the best 10-game start in club history at 9-1. PUTTING UP ZEROES: The Detroit pitching staff posted their fourth shutout of the season on Wednesday night, marking the first time since at least 1914 that a Tigers team has recorded four shutouts in the first nine games of the season. The Tigers are the fifth MLB team since 1914 with four shutouts in the first nine games. The other teams to do so are Oakland in 2014, Florida in 2005, Florida in 2004 and Brooklyn in LIMITING THE FREE PASSES: The Tigers pitching staff did not issue a walk in the threegame series at Pittsburgh. It marks the first time Detroit has not given a free pass in three consecutive games since July 23-26, If the Tigers do not issue a walk in today s game, it would mark the first time since at least 1914 that the Tigers have not allowed a walk in four straight games. SERIES STATS: The Tigers have won each of their first three series of the season after sweeping Minnesota and Cleveland and taking two of three games from Pittsburgh. It marks the first time since 1984 that the Tigers have opened the season with three-straight series victories. ELIAS SAYS: Rajai Davis accounted for the only run of Wednesday night s game with a solo home run in the sixth inning. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Davis was the first Tigers player to homer in a 1-0 game on the road since Alan Trammell in May 1988 against the Angels in Anaheim. VMART ON THE MARK VS. CHICAGO: Victor Martinez enters today s game hitting.327 (194x594) with 33 doubles, 25 home runs and 99 RBI in 164 career games against the White Sox. He ranks second among active American League players with 194 hits vs. Chicago, while he is third with 99 RBI and a.401 on-base percentage and fourth with a.327 batting average. Martinez has at least one base hit in 24 of his last 29 games vs. the White Sox. CENTRAL FOCUS: Today s game vs. the White Sox begins a stretch for the Tigers that will see them play 22 of their next 26 games against teams from the American League Central Division. Detroit is 6-0 vs. AL Central teams so far this season after sweeping three-game series vs. Minnesota and at Cleveland. THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN: The Tigers return home today to start a 10-game homestand, which includes three games vs. the White Sox, four games vs. the Yankees and three games vs. the Indians. The homestand is one of two 10-game homestands the Tigers will have in Detroit is 3-0 at home this season after opening the season with a three-game sweep of the Twins. NOTES ON THE SKIPPER: Brad Ausmus is in his second season at the helm for the Tigers after being named the 37th manager in Tigers history on November 3, Led the Tigers to a record and a postseason berth in his first year as manager, joining Hughie Jennings (1907), Mickey Cochrane (1934) and Jim Leyland (2006) in accomplishing the feat. -Became the 14th manager in Tigers history to have also played at the major league level for Detroit, joining Alan Trammell, Dick Tracewski, Billy Martin, Bob Swift, Billy Hitchcock, Fred Hutchinson, Mickey Cochrane, Del Baker, Bucky Harris, George Moriarty, Ty Cobb, Hughie Jennings and Bobby Lowe. -Managed Team Israel in the 2013 World Baseball Classic. -Spent 18 seasons as a catcher at the major league level with the Padres ( ), Tigers (1996, ), Astros ( , ) and Dodgers ( )... made eight postseason appearances as a player, including two trips to the National Laegue Championship Series and one to the World Series. -Ranks second all-time among catchers with 12,839 putouts, while he is ninth with 1,766 games started and 15,082.2 innings played. AWARD PRESENTATIONS PRIOR TO TODAY S GAME: Prior to today s game, Victor Martinez will be presented with his 2014 American League Silver Slugger award for being the best hitter at the designated hitter position last season. Also, Martinez will be presented with the 2014 Edgar Martinez Designated Hitter of the Year Award. Additionally, Ian Kinsler will be presented with the Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award for his defensive performance at second base last season. Miguel Cabrera will also be presented with the American League Player of the Month Award for the month of September of UPDATE ON STEVEN MOYA: Outfielder Steven Moya yesterday was activated from the Triple A Toledo disabled list and optioned to Single A Lakeland. He had been placed on the Toledo disabled list due to plantar fascitis. INJURY UPDATE: RHP Joe Nathan (right elbow flexor strain, 15-day DL on April 7); RHP Bruce Rondon (bicipital tendinitis, 15-day DL on April 1); RHP Justin Verlander (right triceps strain, 15-day DL on March 29). TIGERS UPCOMING GAME DETAILS TIGERS OPPONENTS DATE OPPONENT GAME TIME PROBABLE PITCHER PROBABLE PITCHER TV/RADIO Saturday Chicago 1:08 p.m. RHP Anibal Sanchez LHP Chris Sale FSD/1270 (1-1, 3.46) (1-0, 1.50) Sunday Chicago 1:08 p.m. RHP Shane Greene TBA FSD/1270 & 97.1 (2-0, 0.00) 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: 0-0 Scoring five-or-more runs: 5-0 Lead after 6th/7th/8th inning: 6-0/8-0/7-0 vs. AL Central: 6-0 Scoring four-or-less runs: 3-1 Trail after 6th/7th/8th inning: 1-1/0-1/0-1 vs. AL West: 0-0 Extra-innings: 0-0 Tied after 6th/7th/8th inning: 1-0/0-0/1-0 vs. NL: 2-1 One-run games: 1-1 Tigers out hit opponent: 8-0 Tigers score first: 8-0 Tigers get quality start: 5-0 Opponent out hits Tigers: 0-1 Opponents score first: 0-1 Tigers starter works 6+ innings: 5-1 Tigers and opponent have equal hits: 0-0 Detroit Tigers, W o r l d S e r i e s C h a m p i o n s w w w w

2 TODAY S TIGERS STARTER - DAVID PRICE THE PRICE IS RIGHT: Now in his seventh full season in the major leagues and his first full season with the Tigers, Price will make his third start of the 2015 season today vs. the White Sox. LAST TIME OUT: Price did not factor into the decision in his last start on Saturday at Cleveland. In 5.2 innings, Price allowed three unearned runs on four hits with three walks and six strikeouts GAME-BY-GAME RUNDOWN April 17, Season (Detroit): 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 G, 2 GS, 0 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 14.1 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 11 SO. 15 Spring (Detroit): 0-2, 5.76 ERA, 6 G, 6 GS, 0 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 25.0 IP, 24 H, 16 R, 16 ER, 5 BB, 29 SO. 14 Season (Detroit): 4-4, 3.59 ERA, 11 G, 11 GS, 1 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, 77.2 IP, 74 H, 32 R, 31 ER, 15 BB, 82 SO. 14 Season (Tampa Bay): 11-8, 3.11 ERA, 23 G, 23 GS, 2 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, IP, 156 H, 68 R, 59 ER, 23 BB, 189 SO. SEASON (DETROIT) DATE OPP. RESULT S/R DEC. ERA IP H R ER BB SO PC 4/6 MIN W, 4-0 S W W, 9-6 S ND TOTALS (2-0 record) 2 starts 1-0, SPRING (DETROIT) DATE OPP. RESULT S/R DEC. ERA IP H R ER BB SO PC L, 4-5 S ND L, 2-9 S L L, 0-1 S ND /21 NYM W, 6-4 S ND /26 BAL W, 6-4 S ND /31 PIT L, 7-3 S L RECORD AT COMERICA PARK: In his career, Price has made 12 appearances, including 10 starts, at Comerica Park and has a 7-2 record with a 2.89 ERA (74.2IP/24ER) and 71 strikeouts. In his first start at home this season, Price picked up the win vs. Minnesota, tossing 8.2 scoreless innings with five hits allowed and five strikeouts. TOTALS (2-4 record) 6 starts 0-2, AGAINST THE AL CENTRAL: Price is making his 45th career appearance and 41st career start against a team from the American League Central Division today. In 44 previous outings vs. AL Central clubs, Price has a record with a 2.57 ERA (279.2IP/80ER). Since his debut in 2008, Price s 2.57 ERA vs. teams from the AL Central ranks second among all active American League pitchers (min innings pitched). PRICE IN APRIL: Price has made 28 career starts in the month of April and has a 14-9 record with a 3.66 ERA (186.2IP/76ER) and 166 strikeouts. In five April starts last season, Price compiled a 2-2 record with a 5.24 ERA (34.1IP/20ER) and 41 strikeouts. IMPRESSIVE OPENING DAY START: Price turned in an excellent start on Opening Day vs. Minnesota, throwing 8.2 shutout innings with five hits allowed and five strikeouts. His 8.2 shutout innings were the most thrown by a Tigers pitcher on Opening Day since Mickey Lolich tossed a complete game shutout on April 6, 1970 at Washington. Also, according to the Elias Sports Bureau, Price became the second Tigers pitcher to not allow a run, walk or extra base hit in the season opener, joining Schoolboy Rowe in In his four career Opening Day starts, Price has a 2-1 record with a 2.48 ERA (29.0IP/8ER). ALL-STAR SELECTION: Price was selected to the 2014 American League All-Star team by AL manager John Farrell. It marked the fourth career All-Star Game selection for Price. LOOKING AT THE AL LEADERS: Price led the American League with innings pitched and 271 strikeouts in 2014, while he was tied for second with three complete games, third with 1.38 walks per nine innings, fourth with 9.82 strikeouts per nine innings and tied for fifth with 24 quality starts. DOUBLE-DIGIT K S: Price struck out 10-or-more batters in 11 starts in 2014, which was tied for the most in the major league. He has 25 career starts with double-digit strikeouts and 22 games with 10-or-more strikeouts since 2011, which ranks third in the American League. REACHING 200 STRIKEOUTS: Price finished the 2014 season with a career-high 271 strikeouts, which led the American League. Price reached 200 strikeouts in a season for the third time in his career and the first time since striking out 205 batters in THROWING 200 INNINGS: Price threw an American League leading innings last season. It marked the fourth time in Price s career that he has thrown or-more innings in a season and the first time since throwing innings in PITCHING DEEP: Price led the major leagues with 17 starts of 8.0-or-more innings pitched last season, which was the most by any major league pitcher since Cliff Lee had 17 such starts in Since returning from the disabled list on July 2, 2013, Price is tied for the major league lead with seven complete games and has thrown at least 7.0 innings in 41 of 54 starts. LIMITING LEFTHANDERS: Price has been tough on lefthanded hitters in his career. Lefties are hitting.211 (235x1115) vs. Price in his career, while righthanded hitters are batting.240 (845x3519). Price s.211 opponent batting average vs. lefthanded hitters is the third lowest among active starting pitchers, trailing only the Dodgers Clayton Kershaw (.188) and the Angels C.J. Wilson (.195). In two starts this season, lefthanders (3x17) and righties (6x34) are both hitting.176. WELCOME TO DETROIT: Price was acquired by the Tigers from the Rays on July 31, 2014 in exchange for lefthanded pitcher Drew Smyly, outfielder Austin Jackson and infielder Willy Adames. CY YOUNG AWARD WINNER: Price won the American League Cy Young Award in He became the first No. 1 overall pick to win the Cy Young Award. Only six pitchers have won the AL Cy Young and appeared in few career games than Price (125) at the time of their award: Barry Zito (2002, 84 career apps), Roger Clemens (1986, 69), Bret Saberhagen (1985, 70), Ron Guidry (1978, 83), Vida Blue (1971, 57) and Jim Lonborg (1967, 116). MISCELLANEOUS NOTES: Price was acquired by the Tigers from Tampa Bay, in exchange for lefthanded pitcher Drew Smyly, outfielder Austin Jackson and infielder Willy Adames on July 31, Price was selected by the Rays in the first round (1st overall) of the June 2007 draft. PRICE S GAME HIGHS: LAST CG: August 21, 2014 at Tampa Bay. LAST SHUTOUT: April 24, 2012 vs. Los Angeles. STRIKEOUT HIGH : 6 - April 11, 2015 at Cleveland. STRIKEOUT HIGH - CAREER: 14 - August 28, 2011 at Toronto. WALK HIGH : 3 - April 11, 2015 at Cleveland. WALK HIGH - CAREER: 6 - June 11, 2009 vs. Los Angeles. LOW-HIT GAME : 4 - April 11, 2015 at Cleveland (5.2IP). LOW-HIT GAME - CAREER: 1 - August 21, 2014 at Tampa Bay (8.0IP). PRICE VS. WHITE SOX: LIFETIME: 4-5, 3.62 ERA, 10 G, 10 GS, 1 CG, 69.2 IP, 67 H, 30 R, 28 ER, 17 BB, 57 SO. IN 2014: 0-1, 5.52 ERA, 2 G, 2 GS, 0 CG, 14.2 IP, 17 H, 11 R, 9 ER, 1 BB, 15 SO. LAST START/NO DECISION: September 23, 2014 at Detroit, W 4-3 (8.2,8,3,3,0,8). LAST WIN: July 7, 2013 at Tampa Bay, W 3-1 (9.0,8,1,1,0,5). LAST LOSS: April 27, 2014 at Chicago, L 9-2 (6.0,9,8,6,1,7). BATTER-PITCHER MATCH-UPS: PRICE vs. WHITE SOX - CAREER (AVG-AB-H-HR): Abreu ; Beckham ; Bonifacio ; Cabrera ; Eaton ; Flowers ; Garcia ; Gillaspie ; LaRoche ; Ramirez ; Sanchez ; Soto SAMARDZIJA vs. TIGERS - CAREER (AVG-AB-H-HR): J.D. Martinez ; Simon

3 AVILA #13 SERIES:.000 (0x5) CURRENT STREAK: 0 (.000, 0x11) ROAD TRIP:.000 (0x10) LONG STREAK: 3 (.500, 4x8, 4/6-9) Last Game: 4/14 at PIT; 0x3, R, BB at C. Hit his first career Opening Day home run last Monday, a two-run second inning home run off of Phil Hughes. On the Tigers Opening Day roster for the sixth straight season ( ) -- marks fifth season as club s starting catcher. Leads all American League catchers since 2010 with 111 catcher caught stealing, while he ranks fourth with a 29.4 caught stealing percentage (min. 300 games played). Led the American League with 36 runners caught stealing, while he finished second with 26 catcher caught stealing. Selected to the American League All-Star squad in Won his first AL Silver Slugger Award in CABRERA #24 SERIES:.250 (3x12) CURRENT STREAK: 0 (.000, 0x5) ROAD TRIP:.538 (14x26) LONG STREAK: 5 (.609, 14x23, 4/10-14) Last Game: 4/15 at PIT; 0x3, BB at 1B. Named the AL Player of the Week for the week ending April 12 after batting.520 (13x25) with four runs scored, two doubles, two home runs and eight RBI in six games...marks the ninth time being named AL Player of the Week and his 13th weekly honor overall. Collected two home runs on Sunday at CLE, marked the 31st multi-hr game of his career and 22nd with Detroit...posted consecutive four-hit games for first time in career (Saturday-Sunday at CLE). Tied for first in the American League in 2014 with 19 game-winning RBI, while he was second with 78 extra-base hits and 109 RBI, third with 191 hits, tied for third with 101 runs scored, fourth with 320 total bases, tied for fifth with 55 multi-hit games, sixth with a.336 batting average with runners in scoring position, seventh with a.313 batting average and a.524 slugging percentage and 10th with a.371 on-base percentage. Named the AL MVP in 2012 and 2013, joining Hal Newhouser as the only two players in franchise history to win the award in back-toback seasons...one of only eight Tigers to capture the MVP award. Five-time American League All-Star selection with the Tigers ( ) and a four-time National League All-Star selection with the Florida Marlins ( ). Is 8 home runs shy of 400 in his career and 10 homers away from tying Willie Horton for fourth place in franchise history. CASTELLANOS #9 SERIES:.364 (4x11) CURRENT STREAK: 4 (.313, 5x16) ROAD TRIP:.292 (7x24) LONG STREAK: 4 (.313, 5x16, 4/12-15) Last Game: 4/15 at PIT; 2x3, CS at 3B. Is on the Tigers Opening Day roster for the second straight season. Ranked second among all American League rookies with 138 hits, 31 doubles and 66 RBI in Selected to the Baseball America All-Rookie team following the 2014 season. Selected to participate in the Futures Game held prior to Major League Baseball s All-Star Game in CESPEDES #52 SERIES:.273 (3x11) CURRENT STREAK: 0 (.000, 0x5) ROAD TRIP:.269 (7x26) LONG STREAK: 5 (.391, 9x23, 4/6-11) Last Game: 4/15 at PIT; 0x4, 2 SO, GIDP at LF. Has hit safely in seven of first nine games to begin the season. Acquired by the Tigers from Boston along with Gabe Speier and Alex Wilson in exchange for Rick Porcello on December 11, Selected to the AL All-Star squad for the first time in his career in Established career highs with 156 hits, 36 doubles, six triples, 100 RBI, 64 extra-base hits and 270 total bases in Ranks second in the American League since 2012 with 35 outfield assists. DAVIS #20 SERIES:.333 (3x9) CURRENT STREAK: 2 (.375, 3x8) ROAD TRIP:.333 (4x12) LONG STREAK: 2 (.375, 3x8, 4/14-15) Last Game: 4/15 at PIT; 1x4, R, HR, RBI, SO at CF. Beginning his second year with the Tigers after signing as a free agent on December 11, Finished the 2014 season tied for third in the AL with 36 stolen bases. Has posted four seasons with 40-or-more stolen bases. Leads the American League with 280 stolen bases since Has posted six consecutive seasons with 30-or-more stolen bases -- the longest active streak in the major leagues. GOSE #12 SERIES:.000 (0x3) CURRENT STREAK: 0 (.000, 0x5) ROAD TRIP:.250 (3x12) LONG STREAK: 4 (.450, 9x20, 4/8-11) Last Game: 4/13 at PIT; 0x3, 2 SO at CF. Connected for the first leadoff home run of his career off Corey Kluber Saturday at CLE. Matched career high with three hits in Thursday s game against Minnesota (last, 4/8 vs. MIN)...posted two consecutive three-hit games to begin the season. Acquired by the Tigers from the Blue Jays in exchange for Devon Travis on November 12, Is on an Opening Day roster at the major league level for the first Appeared in a career-high 94 games for the Blue Jays in 2014, hitting.226 (54x239) with two home runs and 13 RBI. TRACKING THE TIGERS (Series numbers are for three games at Pittsburgh April 13-15; Road trip numbers are for six games April 10-15) TIGERS SERIES:.216 (21x97) ROAD TRIP:.298 (64x215) 0PPONENTS SERIES:.159 (14x88) ROAD TRIP:.214 (41x192) TIGERS MISCELLANEOUS IGLESIAS #1 SERIES:.375 (3x8) CURRENT STREAK: 2 (.600, 3x5) ROAD TRIP:.438 (7x16) LONG STREAK: 2 three times (last,.600, 3x5, 4/14-15) Last Game: 4/15 at PIT; 1x2, BB, SO, SB at SS. Established career high with four hits last Wednesday vs. MIN. Became the second Tigers player since 1914 to steal multiple bases on Opening Day, joining Travis Fryman, who had two steals in Sidelined for the entire 2014 season with bilateral tibial stress fractures. Led the American League with 35 infield hits in 2013, while he was tied for second with 10 bunt hits. KINSLER #3 SERIES:.154 (2x13) CURRENT STREAK: 0 (.000, 0x4) ROAD TRIP:.333 (9x27) LONG STREAK: 5 (.391, 9x23, 4/10-14) Last Game: 4/15 at PIT; 0x4 at 2B. Has hit safely in seven of first nine games to begin the season. Beginning second year with Tigers after being acquired from Texas in exchange for Prince Fielder and cash considerations on 11/20/13. Selected to the American League All-Star squad for the fourth time in his career, first with the Tigers. Finished the 2014 season third in the American League with 161 games played, while he was tied for fourth with 188 hits and 40 doubles, fifth with 100 runs scored, tied for fifth with 55 multi-hit games and 10th with one strikeout every 9.19 plate appearances. Ranked third among all AL second basemen with a.988 fielding percentage (766TC/9E) in J.D. MARTINEZ #28 SERIES:.273 (3x11) CURRENT STREAK: 5 (.333, 7x21) ROAD TRIP:.269 (7x26) LONG STREAK: 5 (.333, 7x21, 4/11-15) Last Game: 4/15 at PIT; 1x4, 2 SO, SB at RF. Has hit a home run in four of the first nine games to begin the season...tied for second in the American League in home runs. Hit his first career Opening Day home run last Monday, a solo homer in the second inning off of Phil Hughes. Established career highs in games played (123), runs (57), hits (139), doubles (30), home runs (23) and RBI (76) in Tied for first in the American League with seven home runs in close and late situations, while he was second with 13 home runs in the seventh inning or later. Became the only player in franchise history to hit a home run in each of their first two postseason games, and just the 15th player in major league history to do so. V. MARTINEZ #41 SERIES:.000 (0x2) CURRENT STREAK: 0 (.000, 0x5) ROAD TRIP:.308 (4x13) LONG STREAK: 3 (.417, 5x12, 4/9-11) Last Game: 4/14 at CLE; 0x1, SO at PH. Led the American League with a.409 on-base percentage and 28 intentional walks, while he was second with a.335 batting average and a.565 slugging percentage, third with 57 multi-hit games, tied for fourth with 188 hits and 15 game-winning RBI, fifth with 317 total bases, seventh with 65 extra-base hits, tied for seventh with 103 RBI, eighth with 32 home runs and 10th with a.326 batting average with runners in scoring position. Ranked as the toughest batter in the league to strikeout, fanning once every plate appearances. Five-time American League All-Star selection with the Cleveland Indians (2004, 2007, 2009), Boston Red Sox (2010) and Detroit Tigers (2014). Won two AL Silver Slugger Awards with the Indians (2004) and Tigers (2014). Finished second in voting conducted by the Baseball Writers Association of America for the 2014 AL MVP Award. McCANN #34 SERIES:.000 (0x3) CURRENT STREAK: 0 (.000, 0x9) ROAD TRIP:.100 (1x10) LONG STREAK: 2 (.667, 2x3, 4/8-11) Last Game: 4/15 at PIT; 0x3, 3 SO at C. Collected his first career RBI last Wednesday vs. MIN with an RBI single in the eighth inning. Is on an Opening Day roster at the major league level for the first Played in nine games with the Tigers in 2014, hitting.250 (3x12). Spent the majority of the 2014 season with Triple A Toledo and hit.295 (123x417) with seven home runs and 54 RBI. PEREZ #26 SERIES:.000 (0x1) CURRENT STREAK: 0 (.000, 0x2) ROAD TRIP:.000 (0x2) LONG STREAK: 0 Last Game: 4/13 at PIT; 0x1 at PH. On an Opening Day roster at the major league level for the first Appeared in eight games with the Tigers in 2014 and hit.200 (1x5). Spent most of the 2014 season with Triple A Toledo, batting.287 (157x547) with six home runs and 53 RBI -- finished fourth in the International League with 157 hits, while he was tied for fifth with seven triples. ROMINE #27 SERIES:.000 (0x0) CURRENT STREAK: 1 (.500, 1x2) ROAD TRIP:.500 (1x2) LONG STREAK: 1 (.500, 1x2, 4/11) Last Game: 4/15 at PIT; 0x0 at 3B (def. replacement in 9th). Is on a major league Opening Day roster for the third straight season. Appeared in a career-high 94 games in his first season with the Tigers in 2014, hitting.227 (57x251) with two home runs and 12 RBI. HOME RUNS MULTI-HIT GAMES MULTI-RBI GAMES 1R 2R 3R GS LAST HR 2H 3H 4H 5H TOTAL 2BI 3BI 4BI 5BI TOTAL Avila 1 4/6/15 vs. MIN Cabrera 1 1 CLE (2) Castellanos 1 CLE Cespedes BAL Davis 1 PIT 1 1 Gose 1 CLE Iglesias KC Kinsler 9/28/14 vs. MIN J.D. Martinez 2 2 PIT V. Martinez 9/25/14 vs. MIN 1 1 McCann No ML HR s Perez No ML HR s Romine NYY

4 ALBURQUERQUE #62 Last Game Pitched: 4/13 at PIT; (0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, SO). Last Five Outings: 3.86 ERA (2.1IP/1ER), H, BB, 2 SO (4 G). Is on an Opening Day roster at the major league level for the third straight season. Established career-highs with 72 appearances and 57.1 innings pitched in Finished tied for 10th in the American League with 72 appearances out of the bullpen. Ranks sixth among all American League relievers since 2011 with strikeouts per nine innings. CHAMBERLAIN #44 Last Game Pitched: 4/10 at CLE; (0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 SO). Last Five Outings: 0.00 ERA (0.2IP/0ER), 2 H, 2 SO (1 G). Signed by the Tigers as a free agent on February 24, will mark his second season with the Tigers. Ranked second among American League relievers with 29 holds in Since his debut in 2007, he ranks 15th among AL relievers with 9.41 strikeouts per nine innings (minimum IP). GORZELANNY #32 Last Game Pitched: 4/11 at CLE; (1.2 IP, H, 0 R, 0 BB, SO). Last Five Outings: 0.00 ERA (2.2IP/0ER), 2 H, SO (2 G). Signed by the Tigers as a free agent on January 8, Appeared in 23 games with Milwaukee in 2014 and compiled a 0-0 record with a 0.86 ERA (21.0IP/2ER) and 23 strikeouts. HARDY #65 Last Game Pitched: 4/12 at CLE; (1.0 IP, H, 2 R, BB, 0 SO). Last Five Outings: 9.00 ERA (3.0IP/3ER), 2 H, 2 BB, SO (2 G). Recalled from Triple A Toledo prior to last Thursday s game against Minnesota. Appeared in 38 games during two stints with the Tigers in 2014, compiling a 2-1 record with a 2.54 ERA (39.0IP/11ER). Made his major league debut on 6/16/14 vs. KC, throwing 2.0 scoreless innings with one hit allowed, two walks and two strikeouts. BULLPEN NOTES April 17, 2015 TIGERS STARTERS AND RELIEVERS W-L ERA IP H R ER BB-I SO STARTERS RELIEVERS ST BATTER RETIRED/FACED PCT. RI/SCORED PCT. SAVES/OPPS. PCT. Alburquerque 2/ / / Chamberlain 0/ / / Gorzelanny 2/ / / Hardy 1/ / / Krol 1/ / / Nesbitt 1/ / / Soria 6/ / / TEAM TOTALS 14/ / / KROL #46 Last Game Pitched: 4/13 at PIT; (1.0 IP, H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 SO). Last Five Outings: 1-0, 3.86 ERA (2.1IP/1ER), 2 H, BB, 2 SO (3 G). Is on an Opening Day roster at the major league level for the second straight year. Beginning his second season with the Tigers after being acquired from the Nationals, along with Steve Lombardozzi and Robbie Ray in exchange for Doug Fister on December 2, Pitched in 45 games for the Tigers in 2014 and compiled a 0-0 record with a 4.96 ERA (32.2IP/18ER). NESBITT #60 Last Game Pitched: 4/12 at CLE; (2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 SO, HB). Last Five Outings: 0.00 ERA (2.1IP/0ER), 2 SO, HB (2 G). Recorded first strikeout of his major league career on Sunday at CLE, fanning Michael Bourn in the sixth inning -- tossed a careerhigh two innings in the outing. Made his major league debut last Wednesday in the seventh inning against the Twins, tossing 0.1 innings after retiring the only batter he faced with a groundout. Is on an Opening Day roster at the major league level for the first Split the 2014 season between Single A Lakeland and Double A Erie, appearing in 48 games and compiling a 3-0 record with a 1.48 ERA (66.2IP/11ER). Named to the Florida State League s mid- and postseason All-Star squads and tabbed a MiLB.com organization All-Star. SORIA #38 Last Game Pitched: 4/15 at PIT; (1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO, SV). Last Five Outings: 2.08 ERA (4.1IP/1ER), 2 H, 4 SO, 4 SV. Tied for first in the American League with four saves and six games finished. Beginning his first full season with the Tigers after being acquired from Texas in exchange for Corey Knebel and Jake Thompson on July 23, Appeared in 48 games with the Tigers and Rangers in 2014, compiling a 2-4 record with 18 saves and a 3.25 ERA (44.1IP/16ER) and 48 strikeouts. Named to the American League All-Star squad twice in his career with the Kansas City Royals (2008, 2010). Ranks third among all American League pitcher since 1969 with an 89.0 save percentage (min. 180 SVO). TIGERS VERSUS CHICAGO WHITE SOX TIGERS BATTING VERSUS CHICAGO WHITE SOX 2014 CAREER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Avila Cabrera Castellanos Cespedes Davis Gose Iglesias Kinsler J. Martinez V. Martinez McCann Perez Romine Team Totals TIGERS PITCHING VERSUS CHICAGO WHITE SOX 2014 CAREER G W-L-S ERA IP H ER G W-L-S ERA IP H ER Alburquerque Chamberlain Gorzelanny Hardy Krol Nesbitt Soria Team Totals

5 2015 DETROIT TIGERS HIGHS AND LOWS (* - ties club record; # - sets club record; + - current streak) GENERAL (Nine inning games unless otherwise noted) Longest winning streak - overall...6 (4/6-4/12) Longest winning streak - home...3 (4/6-4/9+) Longest winning streak - road...3 (4/10-12) Most consecutive losses - overall...1 (4/13) Most consecutive losses - home...n/a Most consecutive losses - road...1 (4/13) Longest game, time (nine inn.)...4:16 (4/11 at CLE) Longest game, time (extra inn.)...n/a Longest game, innings...9 nine times (last, 4/15 at PIT) Shortest game, time...2:30 (4/6 vs. MIN) Best homestand, percentage (3-0, 4/6-4/8) Worst homestand, percentage (3-0, 4/6-4/8) Best road trip, percentage (5-1, 4/10-15) Worst road trip, percentage (5-1, 4/10-15) Most runners left on base, game...12 (4/10 at CLE) Most errors, game...1 three times (last, 4/12 at CLE) Most DP turned, game...2 (4/10 at CLE) Most DP turned, opponent...2 twice (last, 4/13 at PIT) Largest margin of victory...11 (4/8 vs. MIN) Largest margin of defeat...1 (4/13 at PIT) Biggest comeback to win...1 (4/11 at CLE) Biggest lead lost in a loss...n/a Highest attendance, home...45,030 (4/6 vs. MIN) Highest attendance, road...39,933 (4/13 at PIT) TEAM BATTING Most runs, game...11 (4/8 vs. MIN) Most runs, game - both clubs...15 (4/11 at CLE) Most runs, inning...4 twice (last, 4/11 at CLE, 9th) Most hits, game...18 (4/10 at CLE) Most hits, inning...4 five times (last, 4/13 at PIT, 9th) Most consecutive hits, inning...4 (4/13 at PIT, 9th) Fewest hits, nine-inning game...5 (4/15 at PIT) Most extra-base hits, game...5 twice (last, 4/12 at CLE) Most singles, game...15 (4/10 at CLE) Most doubles, game...4 (4/8 vs. MIN) Most triples, game...1 four times (last, 4/10 at CLE) Most home runs, game...3 (4/12 at CLE) Most home runs, inning...2 (4/6 vs. MIN, 2nd) Most home runs - both clubs...4 (4/13 at PIT) Most consec. games, home run...5 (4/9-13) Most consec. games, no home run...1 twice (last, 4/14 at PIT) Most walks, game...7 twice (last, 4/12 at CLE) Most strikeouts, game...11 twice (4/13 at PIT) Fewest strikeouts, game...2 (4/8 vs. MIN) Most stolen bases, game...3 twice (last, 4/12 at CLE) Most caught stealing, game...1 three times (last, 4/15 at PIT) TEAM PITCHING Fewest runs, game...0 four times (last, 4/15 at PIT) Most runs, game...6 (4/11 at CLE) Most runs, inning...3 three times (last, 4/13 at PIT, 7th) Fewest hits, game...2 (4/15 at PIT) Most hits, game...10 (4/10 at CLE) Most hits, inning...5 (4/10 at CLE, 6th) Fewest walks, game...0 four times (last, 4/15 at PIT) Most walks, game...5 (4/11 at CLE) Most strikeouts, game...10 (4/13 at PIT) Most home runs, game...3 (4/13 at PIT) Most hit by pitch, game...1 (4/15 at PIT) Most wild pitches, game...1 (4/10 at CLE) Longest scoreless streak (4/6-4/9) INDIVIDUAL BATTING Most at-bats, game...6 three times (last, two players, 4/10 at CLE) Most runs, game...4 (Avila, 4/8 vs. MIN) Most hits, game...4 four times (last, Cabrera, 4/12 at CLE) Most consecutive hits...6 (Cabrera, 4/11-12 at CLE) Most doubles, game times (last, two players, 4/14 at PIT) Most triples, game...1 four times (last, Kinsler, 4/10 at CLE) Most home runs, game...2 (Cabrera, 4/12 at CLE) Most total bases, game...11 (Cabrera, 4/12 at CLE) Most RBI, game...4 twice (last, Cabrera, 4/12 at CLE) Most walks, game...3 twice (last, Romine, 4/11 at CLE) Most strikeouts, game...3 three times (McCann, 4/15 at PIT) Most stolen bases, game...2 three times (last, Davis, 4/12 at CLE) Most hit by pitch, game...1 (V. Martinez, 4/12 at CLE) Longest batting streak...5 (four players, last, J. Martinez, 4/11-15+) INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Longest winning streak...2 twice (last, Simon, 4/15+) Longest losing streak...1 (Sanchez, 4/13+) Most innings pitched, starter (Price, 4/6 vs. MIN) Most innings pitched, reliever twice (last, Nesbitt, 4/12 at CLE) Fewest innings pitched, starter (Lobstein, 4/12 at CLE) Fewest hits, complete game...n/a Fewest runs, complete game...n/a Most runs, game...5 (Sanchez, 4/13 at PIT) Most walks, game...3 (Price, 4/11 at CLE) Most strikeouts, game (starter)...9 (Sanchez, 4/13 at PIT) Most strikeouts, game (relief)...2 three times (last, Nesbitt, 4/12 at CLE) Most home runs, game...3 (Sanchez, 4/13 at PIT) Most hit by pitch, game...1 twice (last, Simon, 4/15 at PIT) Most wild pitches, game...1 (Simon, 4/10 at CLE) Most consec. scoreless innings (Price, 4/6-11) STARTING LINEUP BY POSITION TIGERS MISCELLANEOUS STARTING LINEUP BY BATTING ORDER CA 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th Avila Cabrera 9 9 Castellanos Cespedes Davis 4 4 Gose 5 5 Iglesias Kinsler 9 9 J.D. Martinez V. Martinez 6 6 McCann Perez Romine 1 1 Pitchers 3 TIGERS RECORD WHEN STARTING... TIGERS RECORD WHEN STARTING... Avila 6-1 Cabrera 8-1 Castellanos 8-1 Cespedes 8-1 Davis 4-0 Gose 4-1 Iglesias 7-1 Kinsler 8-1 J.D. Martinez 8-1 V. Martinez 6-0 McCann 2-0 Perez 0-0 Romine 1-0 Greene 2-0 Lobstein 1-0 Price 2-0 Sanchez 1-1 Simon 2-0 Verlander 0-0

6 TIGERS MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSE BY POSITION C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH P PH HOME RUNS RBI OFFENSE BY BATTING ORDER HOME RUNS RBI RUNS BY INN TOTAL TIGERS OPPONENTS Player Streak Last Error Avila 16 9/10/14 vs. KC Cabrera 15 9/22/14 vs. CWS Castellanos 11 9/26/14 vs. MIN Cespedes 6 4/9/15 vs. MIN Davis 39 8/17/14 vs. SEA Gose 22 9/10/14 vs. CHC Iglesias 3 4/12/15 at CLE PLAYER Miguel Cabrera Victor Martinez ERRORLESS STREAKS MILESTONE 8 home runs shy of 400 in his career. 8 home runs shy of tying Willie Horton for fourth place in franchise history (262 home runs). 11 home runs shy of 200 in his career. Player Streak Last Error Kinsler 17 9/20/14 at KC J. Martinez 36 8/31/14 at CWS V. Martinez 14 8/11/14 at PIT McCann 10 No ML Errors Perez 16 8/11/13 vs. NYY Romine 40 8/6/14 at NYY MILESTONE MONITOR PLAYER Joe Nathan Anibal Sanchez Justin Verlander CATCHER PROFILE Catcher SB CS CS% Avila McCann Totals MILESTONE 13 saves shy of tying Dennis Eckersley for sixth place in MLB history (390 saves). Two games shy of 200 games pitched in his career. Nine wins shy of tying Dizzy Trout for seventh place in Tigers history (161 wins). Two starts shy of 300 career starts. FOR THE TIGERS HITTING Five-or-more hits: Omar Infante (5) - Andy Dirks (5) - Six-or-more hits: Carlos Pena (6) - Five-or-more RBI: Victor Martinez (5) - Six-or-more RBI: Omar Infante (6) - Seven-or-more RBI: Ryan Raburn (7) - Back-to-back home runs: Torii Hunter / Miguel Cabrera - (Fien) - 8x Switch-hit home run: Carlos Guillen - (Masterson/Gosling) Grand slam: Victor Martinez - (Do) Inside-the-park home run: Austin Jackson - (Scheppers) Lead-off home run: Anthony Gose - (Kluber) - 1 Back-to-back home runs to lead off game: Omar Infante/Bobby Higginson - (Contreras) Pinch-hit home run: Tyler Collins- (Adams) Pinch-hit grand slam: Mickey Tettleton - 8/11/91 vs. NYY (Guetterman) Walk-off home run: Rajai Davis - 6/30/14 vs. OAK (Doolittle) Three consecutive home runs: Victor Martinez/Jhonny Peralta/Alex Avila - (Hammel) Hitting for the cycle: Carlos Guillen - PITCHING No-hitter: Justin Verlander - One-hitter: David Price - 8/21/14 at TB Ten-or-more strikeouts: Kyle Lobstein - (10) CLE Fifteen-or-more strikeouts: Anibal Sanchez (17) - 4/26/13 vs. ATL MISCELLANEOUS Steal of home: Ryan Raburn - 8/18/09 vs. SEA Triple play: Damion Easley-Deivi Cruz-Shane Halter - 8/1/01 vs. SEA LAST TIME IT HAPPENED IN A GAME AGAINST THE TIGERS HITTING Back-to-back home runs: Oswaldo Arcia/Trevor Plouffe - (Romine) Grand slam: Derek Norris - (Coke) Inside-the-park home run: Lorenzo Cain - 9/8/14 vs. KC (Verlander) Lead-off home run: J.B. Shuck - 4/19/14 vs. LAA (Scherzer) Pinch-hit home run: Corey Hart - (Sanchez) Pinch-hit grand slam: Dewayne Wise - (Farnsworth) Three consecutive home runs: Tony Graffanino/Angel Berroa/Doug Mientkiewicz - (Maroth) Hitting for the cycle: Gary Matthews Jr. - 9/13/06 vs. TEX PITCHING No-hitter: Henderson Alvarez - One-hitter: Andrew Cashner - Ten-or-more strikeouts: Chris Sale (10) - 9/24/14 vs. CWS Fifteen-or-more strikeouts: David Cone (16) - 6/23/97 vs. NYY MISCELLANEOUS Steal of home: Kenji Johjima - Triple play: Ian Kinsler-Elvis Andrus - 5/20/09 vs. TEX

7 TIGERS DAY-BY-DAY DATE OPP. RESULT REC. POS. +/- WINNER LOSER ATTEN. APRIL (8-1) 4/6 MIN W, t-1st -- Price Hughes 45,030* 4/7 OFF DAY t-1st -- 4/8 MIN W, t-1st -- Sanchez Nolasco 28,280 4/9 MIN W, t-1st -- Greene Gibson 26,782 W, t-1st -- Simon McAllister 35,789 W, t-1st -- Krol Allen 23,161 W, t-1st -- Lobstein House 19,555 L, nd -1.0 Cole Sanchez 39,933 W, nd -0.5 Greene Burnett 31,755 W, st +0.5 Simon Liriano 19,509 4/16 OFF DAY 1st /17 CWS 4/18 CWS 4/19 CWS 4/20 NYY 4/21 NYY 4/22 NYY 4/23 NYY 4/24 CLE 4/25 CLE 4/26 CLE MAY (0-0) 5/4 OFF DAY 5/8 KC 5/9 KC 5/10 KC 5/11 OFF DAY 5/12 MIN 5/13 MIN 5/14 MIN 5/18 MIL 5/19 MIL 5/20 MIL 5/21 HOU 5/22 HOU 5/23 HOU 5/24 HOU JUNE (0-0) 6/1 OFF DAY 6/2 OAK 6/3 OAK 6/4 OAK 6/8 OFF DAY 6/9 CHC 6/10 CHC 6/11 OFF DAY 6/12 CLE 6/13 CLE 6/14 CLE 6/15 CIN 6/16 CIN 6/25 CWS 6/26 CWS 6/27 CWS 6/28 CWS 6/29 OFF DAY 6/30 PIT JULY (0-0) 7/1 PIT 7/2 PIT 7/3 TOR 7/4 TOR 7/5 TOR DATE OPP. RESULT REC. POS. +/- WINNER LOSER ATTEN. JULY, cont. 7/13 ALL-STAR BREAK 7/14 ALL-STAR GAME IN CINCINNATI 7/15 ALL-STAR BREAK 7/16 ALL-STAR BREAK 7/17 BAL 7/18 BAL 7/19 BAL 7/20 SEA 7/21 SEA 7/22 SEA 7/23 SEA AUGUST (0-0) 8/3 OFF DAY 8/4 KC 8/5 KC 8/6 KC 8/13 OFF DAY 8/17 OFF DAY 8/20 TEX 8/21 TEX 8/22 TEX 8/23 TEX 8/24 OFF DAY 8/25 LAA 8/26 LAA 8/27 LAA 8/31 OFF DAY SEPTEMBER (0-0) 9/4 CLE 9/5 CLE 9/6 CLE 9/7 TB 9/8 TB 9/9 TB 9/17 OFF DAY 9/18 KC 9/19 KC 9/20 KC 9/21 CWS 9/22 CWS 9/23 CWS 9/24 OFF DAY 9/25 MIN 9/26 MIN 9/27 MIN OCTOBER (0-0) 10/1 OFF DAY * - Denotes a sellout at Comerica Park Monday 1-1 Tuesday 1-0 Wednesday 2-0 Thursday 1-0 TIGERS DAY-BY-DAY RECORDS Friday 1-0 Saturday 1-0 Sunday 1-0