Detroit Tigers vs. Kansas City Royals Friday, September 13, 2013 Comerica Park, Detroit, MI Game Time - 7:08 p.m. EDT TIGERS UPCOMING GAME DETAILS

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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 TIGERS AT A GLANCE Record: / Streak: W2 Game #147 / Home #72 Home: / Road: Tonight s Scheduled Starters RHP Justin Verlander vs. LHP Bruce Chen (12-11, 3.64) (7-2, 2.79) TV/Radio FSD/AM 1270 & 97.1 FM TIGERS VS. ROYALS 2013 Record: at Home: at Kansas City: 3-6 All-Time Record: All-Time at Home: All-Time at Comerica Park: All-Time at Kansas City: Game Log Date Site Result Winner/Loser/Save 4/23 DET Postponed, rain 4/24 DET W, 7-5 Scherzer/Davis/Valverde 4/25 DET L, 8-3 (10) Collins/Coke 6/10 KC L, 3-2 Guthrie/Fister/Holland 6/11 KC W, 3-2 Scherzer/Crow/Valverde 6/12 KC L, 3-2 (10) Holland/Coke 7/19 KC L, 1-0 Santana/Sanchez/Holland 7/20 KC L, 6-5 Guthrie/Verlander/Holland 7/21 KC W, 4-1 Fister/Shields/Benoit 8/15 DET W, 4-1 Sanchez/Guthrie/Benoit 8/16 DET L, 2-1 Duffy/Verlander/Holland DET L, 3-0 Shields/Alvarez/Holland 8/17 DET W, 6-5 Benoit/Crow 8/18 DET W, 6-3 Scherzer/Chen 9/6 KC W, 16-2 Sanchez/Shields 9/7 KC L, 4-3 Davis/Verlander/Holland 9/8 KC L, 5-2 Chen/Fister/Holland 9/13 DET 9/14 DET 9/15 DET STREAKS Last five games: 2-3 Last 10 games: 4-6 Last 15 games: 7-8 Last 20 games: vs. AL East: vs. AL Central: vs. AL West: vs. NL: 12-5 Tigers score first: Opponents score first: Detroit Tigers vs. Kansas City Royals Friday, September 13, 2013 Comerica Park, Detroit, MI Game Time - 7:08 p.m. EDT RECENT RESULTS: The Tigers won 1-0 against the White Sox on Wednesday evening at U.S. Cellular Field. Anibal Sanchez (14-7) blanked the White Sox on five hits, while fanning 10 batters over 7.1 innings of work to earn the win. Joaquin Benoit capped off the victory with a scoreless ninth inning to earn his 18th save of the season. The Tigers begin the final homestand of the season tonight with the first game of a three-game series against the Kansas City Royals. The homestand will also feature visits from the Seattle Mariners and the Chicago White Sox. PAULINO SENT TO HOUSTON AS PLAYER TO BE NAMED LATER: The Tigers today announced righthanded pitcher David Paulino has been sent to the Houston Astros as the player to be named later to complete the deal in which Detroit acquired righthanded pitcher Jose Veras on July 29. PILING ON THE WINS: The Tigers enter tonight s game versus Kansas City having won 41 of their last 65 games dating back to July 2nd. They lead the American League with 41 wins and a.631 winning percentage during that stretch. TIGERS TOUGH TO TAME AT HOME: The Tigers enter today s game having won 77 of the last 115 games at Comerica Park since July 4, The Tigers lead the American League with 77 wins and a.670 winning percentage at home during that span. TIGERS DUO HAPPY AT HOME: Miguel Cabrera enters tonight s game versus Kansas City hitting.368 (86x234) with 14 doubles, a triple, 16 home runs and 57 RBI in 65 games at home this season. Torii Hunter is hitting.337 (90x267) with 17 doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 36 RBI in 65 games at home. Cabrera leads the American League with a.368 batting average at home, while Hunter ranks second with a.337 batting average. CABRERA S ON THE OFFENSIVE: Miguel Cabrera is batting.349 (176x505) with 97 runs scored, 25 doubles, a triple, 43 home runs and 133 RBI in 134 games this season. He leads the American League with 133 RBI, a.349 batting average, a.442 on-base percentage and a.657 slugging percentage, while he is second with 43 home runs, third with 97 runs scored and 82 walks, and fourth with 176 hits. MARTINEZ IS MASHING: Victor Martinez is batting.372 (96x258) with 35 runs scored, 18 doubles, six home runs and 35 RBI in 65 games since July 1st. He leads the American League with 96 hits and a.372 batting average during that span and ranks third with a.418 on-base percentage. OMAR ON A ROLL: Omar Infante is batting.349 (38x109) with 12 runs scored, four doubles, three home runs and 18 RBI in 28 games since returning from the disabled list on August 12th. He ranks fourth with a.349 batting average and is tied for fifth with 38 hits among American League players during that span. Additionally, he leads all American League second basemen this season with a.320 (128x400) batting average. STARTING STRONG: Tigers starting pitchers have recorded a quality start in 37 of the last 55 games dating back to July 12 against Texas, posting a record and a 3.15 ERA (357.1IP/125ER) during the stretch. Tigers starters lead the American League with 70 wins, a 3.53 ERA (924.0IP/362ER) and 852 strikeouts. NOTES ON THE SKIPPER: Jim Leyland is in his eighth season as the manager of the Tigers, compiling a record (.539). - Leyland enters tonight s game with 1,760 wins during his major league managerial career, 15th-most all-time in major league history. Leyland is tops among all active major league managers with 1,760 wins. - Tonight s game marks the 3,484th game Leyland has managed during his career, placing him in 15th place all-time in major league history. Leyland is five games shy of surpassing Joe McCarthy for 14th place in all-time major league history. - Leyland is one of only three managers in Tigers history to register at least 600 victories with the club. Sparky Anderson (1,331 wins) and Hughie Jennings (1,131 wins) are the two other managers in Tigers history with at least 600 wins with the club. McCANN, HARDY EARN MINOR LEAGUE HONORS FOR AUGUST: Catcher James McCann and lefthanded pitcher Blaine Hardy have been selected the Tigers Minor League Player and Pitcher of the Month, respectively, for August. McCann hit.299 (29x97) with 14 runs scored, 12 doubles, five home runs and 14 RBI for Double A Erie in August. Hardy posted a 2-1 record, 1.67 ERA (37.2IP/7ER), one complete game shutout and 28 strikeouts in six starts with Triple A Toledo during the month. TRAVIS, ALVAREZ EARN MINOR LEAGUE HONORS: Devon Travis and Jose Alvarez have been named the Tigers Minor League Player and Pitcher of the Year, respectively. Travis hit.351 (177x504) with 28 doubles, four triples, 16 home runs, 76 RBI and 22 stolen bases in 132 games with Single A West Michigan and Single A Lakeland. Alvarez finished 8-6 with a 2.80 ERA (128.2IP/40ER) and 115 strikeouts in 21 starts with Triple A Toledo. INJURY UPDATE: RHP Octavio Dotel (right elbow inflammation, 60-day DL on April 20), RHP Luis Marte (right shoulder posterior labral debridement, 15-day DL on July 31). TIGERS UPCOMING GAME DETAILS TIGERS OPPONENTS DATE OPPONENT GAME TIME PROBABLE PITCHER PROBABLE PITCHER TV/RADIO Saturday vs. Kansas City 7:08 p.m. RHP Doug Fister RHP Ervin Santana FSD/97.1 (12-8, 3.77) (8-9, 3.35) Sunday vs. Kansas City 1:08 p.m. RHP Max Scherzer RHP Jeremy Guthrie FSD/1270 (19-3, 3.01) (14-10, 4.11) 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 2013 Scoring five-or-more runs: Scoring four-or-less runs: Extra-innings: 5-11 One-run games: Tigers get quality start: Tigers starter works 6+ innings: Lead after 6th/7th/8th inning: 70-10/71-6/74-4 Trail after 6th/7th/8th inning: 6-40/5-44/4-45 Tied after 6th/7th/8th inning: 8-11/8-11/5-12 Tigers out hit opponent: Opponent out hits Tigers: Tigers and opponent have equal hits: 4-6 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 TONIGHT S TIGERS STARTER - JUSTIN VERLANDER JUSTIN S CASE: In his eighth full season at the major league level, Verlander will make his 31st start of the season this evening against Kansas City. ALL-STAR SELECTION: Verlander was selected to the American League s all-star squad for the sixth time in his career in MOVING UP THE ALL-TIME STRIKEOUTS LIST: Verlander enters his start tonight against Kansas City fifth in Tigers history with 1,636 strikeouts. With 38 more strikeouts, he would tie Tommy Bridges for fourth on the club s all-time list with 1,674 strikeouts. WORKING HIS WAY UP THE WINS LIST: Verlander enters tonight s game against Kansas City with 136 wins during his career. He is ninth on the club s alltime list with 136 wins during his career. With four more wins, he would match Wild Bill Donovan (140) for eighth on the club s all-time wins list. LOOKING AT THE LEADER BOARD: Verlander enters tonight s start ranked sixth in the American League with 182 strikeouts, while he is eighth with 8.50 strikeouts per nine innings. AGAINST THE AL CENTRAL: Verlander is making the 16th start of this season against an opponent from the American League Central Division tonight versus Kansas City. In his previous 15 outings, he is 5-6 with a 3.56 ERA (98.2IP/39ER). RECORD AT HOME: Verlander is making the 129th start of his career at Comerica Park tonight. In his previous 128 outings, he is with a 3.08 ERA (862.0IP/295ER) GAME-BY-GAME RUNDOWN September 13, Season (Detroit): 12-11, 3.64 ERA, 30 G, 30 GS, 0 CG, 0 SHO, 0 SV, IP, 190 H, 88 R, 78 ER, 68 BB, 182 SO. 12 Season (Detroit): 17-8, 2.64 ERA, 33 G, 33 GS, 6 CG, 1 SHO, 0 SV, IP, 192 H, 81 R, 70 ER, 60 BB, 239 SO. SEASON (DETROIT) DATE OPP. RESULT S/R DEC. ERA IP H R ER BB SO PC W, 4-2 S W /7 NYY L, 7-0 S L W, 7-3 S W L, 2-0 S L /25 KC L, 8-3 (10) S ND /30 MIN W, 6-1 S W W, 9-0 S W /11 CLE L,7-6 S L L, 10-4 S L W, 11-7 S W /27 PIT W, 6-5 S W W, 10-3 S W /7 CLE W, 7-5 S W L, 3-2 (10) S ND /18 BAL L, 5-2 S L /23 BOS W, 7-5 S ND L, 4-3 S ND W, 11-1 S W /9 CWS L, 11-4 S L /14 TEX W, 5-0 S W L, 6-5 S L L, 7-4 S L /31 WAS W, 11-1 S W W, 5-1 S W L, 5-4 S ND /16 KC L, 2-1 S L /22 MIN L, 7-6 S ND /27 OAK L, 6-3 S L /1 CLE L, 4-0 S ND L, 4-3 S L TOTALS (13-17 record)30 starts 12-11, AMONG THE BEST AT HOME SINCE 06: Verlander has posted a record and 3.05 ERA (856.0IP/290ER) in 127 starts at Comerica Park since the start of the 2006 season. He leads all American League pitchers with 71 wins at home during that span, while he is fifth with a.703 winning percentage and a 3.05 ERA. WINNING WAYS AGAINST THE ROYALS: Verlander enters his start tonight with a 15-5 record and a 2.80 ERA (189.1IP/59ER) in 28 career starts against the Royals. Verlander leads all active pitchers with a 2.80 ERA against the Royals, while his.750 winning percentage against the Royals is second among all active pitchers with at least 10 decisions against the club. FIRING A GEM: Justin Verlander fired a one-hit, seven-inning shutout as the Tigers blanked the Rangers 5-0 at Comerica Park on July 14th. It was the sixth time in the last three seasons that Verlander has recorded more than 18 outs before surrendering a hit. The only other major league pitchers who have taken a no-hit bid beyond six innings even half as many times as Verlander since 2011 are Anibal Sanchez and Francisco Liriano, each doing so three times. (Source: Elias Sports Bureau) COUNTING TO 10 AGAIN AND AGAIN: Verlander fanned 13 batters in his outing against Pittsburgh on May 27th, marking the 26th game of his career with 10-or-more strikeouts. He is second among Tigers pitchers since at least 1916 with the 26 doubledigit strikeout games, trailing only Mickey Lolich, who posted 54 games with 10-or-more strikeouts during his career. NOTHING UNLUCKY ABOUT 13: Verlander recorded a season-high 13 strikeouts in his outing on May 27th against the Pirates. It was Verlander s fifth career game with 13-or-more strikeouts and he is tied with Jake Peavy and Yu Darvish for the secondmost games with 13-or-more strikeouts since Only Tim Lincecum (7) has more during that time. SIGNING FOR THE LONG HAUL: Verlander agreed to terms on a five-year contract extension (plus a vesting option for the 2020 season) with the Tigers on March 29, The five-year contract extension will keep Verlander in a Tigers uniform through the 2019 season. OPENING DAY NOD: Verlander made his sixth career Opening Day start on April 1 at Minnesota. He is the first Tigers pitcher to start six consecutive Opening Days since Jack Morris started 11 straight ( ). BACK-TO-BACK STRIKEOUT TITLES: Verlander has led the American League in strikeouts in each of the last two seasons for the Tigers, fanning 250 batters in 2011 and finishing with 239 strikeouts during the 2012 season. He is the first Tigers pitcher to lead the league in strikeouts in back-to-back seasons since Jim Bunning did so in 1959 and FOUR STRAIGHT SEASONS WITH 200-OR-MORE STRIKEOUTS: Verlander registered 239 strikeouts during the 2012 season, marking his fourth consecutive season fanning 200-or-more batters. His streak of four straight seasons with 200-or-more strikeouts is the longest by a Tigers pitcher since Mickey Lolich did so in six straight seasons ( ). MISCELLANEOUS NOTES: Verlander was selected by the Tigers in the first round (second overall) of the June 2004 draft. He was selected to the American League s all-star squad five times during his career (2007, ). Verlander was named the American League Rookie of the Year in He was selected the American League Most Valuable Player and unanimously named the American League Cy Young Award winner in VERLANDER S GAME HIGHS: LAST CG: July 31, 2012 at Boston. LAST SHUTOUT: May 18, 2012 vs. Pittsburgh. STRIKEOUT HIGH : 13 - May 27, 2013 vs. Pittsburgh. STRIKEOUT HIGH - CAREER: 14 (twice) - last, August 6, 2012 vs. New York Yankees. WALK HIGH : 5 twice - last, July 31, 2013 vs. Washington. WALK HIGH - CAREER: 7 - August 16, 2006 at Boston. LOW-HIT GAME : 1 - July 14, 2013 vs. Texas (7.0IP). LOW-HIT GAME - CAREER (CG): 0 (twice) - last, May 7, 2011 at Toronto. VERLANDER VS. ROYALS: LIFETIME: 15-5, 2.80 ERA, 28 G, 28 GS, 2 CG, IP, 167 H, 66 R, 59 ER, 50 BB, 176 SO. IN 2013: 0-3, 3.12 ERA, 5 G, 5 GS, 0 CG, 34.2 IP, 34 H, 14 R, 12 ER, 10 BB, 28 SO. LAST START/LOSS: September 7, 2013 at Kansas City, 4-3 (7.0,8,4,4,1,7). LAST WIN: September 24, 2012 at Detroit, 6-2 (8.0,9,2,2,0,8). BATTER-PITCHER MATCH-UPS: VERLANDER vs. ROYALS - CAREER (AVG-AB-H-HR): Bonifacio ; Butler ; Cain ; Carroll ; Ciriaco ; Dyson ; Escobar ; Getz ; Giavotella ; Gordon ; Hosmer ; Kottaras ; Lough ; Maxwell ; Moustakas ; Pena ; Perez CHEN vs. TIGERS - CAREER (AVG-AB-H-HR): Avila ; Cabrera ; Dirks ; Fielder ; Hunter ; Iglesias ; Infante ; Jackson ; Kelly ; Martinez ; Pena ; Santiago

3 TRACKING THE TIGERS (Series numbers are for three games at Chicago September 9-11; Road trip numbers are for nine games September 2-11) TIGERS SERIES:.266 (29x109) ROAD TRIP:.280 (91x325) 0PPONENTS SERIES:.215 (20x93) ROAD TRIP:.271 (79x291) AVILA SERIES:.625 (5x8) CURRENT STREAK: 4 (.563, 9x16) INFANTE SERIES:.167 (2x12) CURRENT STREAK: 1 (.500, 2x4) ROAD TRIP:.409 (9x22) LONG STREAK: 6 (.348, 8x23, 7/24-31) ROAD TRIP:.324 (11x34) LONG STREAK: 9 (.382, 13x34, 4/1-13) Last Game: 9/11 at CWS; 1x4, 2B, SO at C. Hitting.319 (29x91) with eight doubles, three home runs and 21 RBI in 28 games since the all-star break. Reinstated from the DL prior to the game on 8/27 vs. OAK after being sidelined since 8/11 with delayed concussive symptoms. Last Game: 9/11 at CWS; 2x4, 2B, RBI, GIDP at 2B. Established career highs with five hits and six RBI on Batting.331 (115x347) with 21 doubles, two triples, nine home runs and 41 RBI over his last 90 games. Leads all AL second basemen with a.320 (128x400) batting average. Connected for his first career grand slam on 7/30 vs. WAS off JACKSON Stephen Strasburg - collected season-high four RBI. SERIES:.214 (3x14) CURRENT STREAK: 2 (.300, 3x10) CABRERA ROAD TRIP:.333 (13x39) LONG STREAK: 10 (.462, 18x39, 6/15-26) SERIES:.111 (1x9) CURRENT STREAK: 1 (.250, 1x4) Last Game: 9/11 at CWS; 1x4, SO, HBP at CF. ROAD TRIP:.136 (3x22) LONG STREAK: 15 (.458, 27x59, 6/15-30) Matched career high with four RBI on (third time, last Last Game: 9/11 at CWS; 1x4, BB, SO, GIDP at 3B. Leads the AL with 133 RBI, a.349 batting average, a.442 on-base percentage and a.657 slugging percentage, while he is second with 43 home runs and 331 total bases, third with 82 walks and 97 runs scored, fourth with 176 hits and tied for tenth with 47 multi-hit games. Has now connected for 40-or-more home runs and 120-or-more RBI in consecutive seasons -- marks the third time in franchise history a Tigers player has done so. on 7/21/12 vs. CWS) Hitting.308 (40x130) with 25 runs scored, nine doubles, two triples, three home runs and 16 RBI in 32 games since 8/9. Named the American League Co-Player of the Week for the week ending August 11--the second player of the week honor of his career. Reinstated from the DL prior the game on after being sidelined since 5/12 with a pulled left hamstring. Named the AL Player of the Month for August after hitting.356 (36x101) KELLY with 11 homers and 31 RBI during the month -- fourth career Player of the Month Award (July 2008, August 2012 & May 2013, all with Tigers)... SERIES:.000 (0x4) CURRENT STREAK: 0 (.000, 0x4) only Tigers player to ever win the award four times with the club. ROAD TRIP:.214 (3x14) LONG STREAK: 4 twice (last,.714, 5x7, 6/4-11) Hit his sixth career walkoff home run on 8/17 vs. KC off Aaron Crow. Is 13 home runs shy of tying Rudy York (236) for seventh place in franchise history and 25 RBI shy of tying Cecil Fielder and Bobby Higginson for 13th in franchise history. Last Game: 9/11 at CWS; 0x0, at LF (def. replacement in the 8th). Batting.274 (32x117) with 16 runs scored, four doubles, three home runs and 16 RBI in 58 games since 6/4. Seen action at eight different positions during his Tigers career: CASTELLANOS pitcher (1), catcher (1), first base (55), second base (5), third base (83), left field (149), center field (48) and right field (98). SERIES:.286 (2x7) CURRENT STREAK: 3 (.333, 3x9) ROAD TRIP:.333 (3x9) LONG STREAK: 2 (.400, 2x5, 9/7-9/9) MARTINEZ Last Game: 9/11 at CWS; 1x4, SO at LF. Collected his first major league hit on Saturday with an infield SERIES: 500 (5x10) ROAD TRIP:.286 (10x35) CURRENT STREAK: 4 (.429, 6x14) LONG STREAK: 14 (.446, 25x56, 6/29-7/12) single off Danny -- was first start of his ML career. Last Game: 9/11 at CWS; 1x4 at DH. Had his contract purchased from Toledo prior to the start of the Leads the American League with 74 hits and a.366 batting average game on 9/1 vs. CLE -- made his major league debut during since the All-Star break. the game as a pinch hitter. Hitting.361 (106x294) with 20 doubles, seven home runs and 42 Batted.276 (146x529) with 37 doubles, a triple, 17 home runs RBI over his last 74 games. and 74 RBI in 133 games with Toledo this season. Hit his third career grand slam on 6/22 during the first inning off Allen One of 10 players named to the 2013 International League Webster (last, -- collected a season-high five RBI. postseason All-Star team. PENA DIRKS SERIES:.000 (0x3) CURRENT STREAK: 0 (.000, 0x4) SERIES:.167 (1x6) CURRENT STREAK: 1 (.167, 1x6) ROAD TRIP:.182 (2x11) LONG STREAK: 6 twice (last,.391, 9x23, 6/18-27) ROAD TRIP:.280 (7x25) LONG STREAK: 6 (.444, 8x18, 6/19-26) Last Game: 9/9 at CWS; 0x3 at C. Last Game: 9/10 at CWS; 1x6, R, SO at LF. Batting.328 (59x180) with nine doubles, three home runs and 16 Established career highs with five hits and four runs scored on RBI over his last 55 games. Is batting.339 (40x118) with four home runs and 16 RBI vs. Hitting.346 (18x52) with 14 runs scored, four doubles, a triple, righthanded pitchers. one home run and six RBI in 15 games since 8/24. PEREZ Hit his first career grand slam on 5/13 vs. HOU -- matched a career high with four RBI in the game, established 9/4/11 vs. CWS. SERIES:.000 (0x0) CURRENT STREAK: 0 (.000, 0x7) ROAD TRIP:.000 (0x2) LONG STREAK: 6 (.421, 8x19,7/23-31) FIELDER Last Game: 9/10 at CWS; 0x0, R at PR/DH. SERIES:.417 (5x12) CURRENT STREAK: 2 (.625, 5x8) Had his contract recalled prior to the game on 8/31 vs. CLE--- in his ROAD TRIP:.400 (14x35) LONG STREAK: 11 (.356, 16x45, 5/26-6/6) third stint with the Tigers this season. Last Game: 9/11 at CWS; 1x3, R, BB at 1B. Matched a season high with three runs scored 8/29 vs. OAK. Ranks sixth in the AL with 99 RBI, while he is tied for ninth 69 walks. Reached base safely in 115 of his last 131 games since Named American League Player of the Week for the week ending Connected for the first triple of his career on 7/23 at CWS. Optioned to Double A Erie prior to the game on 8/2...Recalled from Double A Erie prior to the game on 7/9 against Chicago -- batting.300 (108x360) with 28 doubles, two triples, four home runs and 35 RBI in 86 games with Erie. April first American League honor and fifth of his career. SANTIAGO Has played in 489 consecutive games dating back to 9/14/10 -- marks the longest active streak in the major leagues. SERIES:.000 (0x4) CURRENT STREAK: 0 (.000, 0x9) ROAD TRIP:.167 (2x12) LONG STREAK: 5 (.316, 6x19, 8/23-9/6) HOLADAY Last Game: 9/11 at CWS; 0x0, at 3B (def. replacement in the 9th). SERIES:.000 (0x0) CURRENT STREAK: 0 (.000, 0x1) Batting.286 (24x84) over his last 33 games dating back to 7/21. ROAD TRIP:.500 (1x2) LONG STREAK: 3 (.667, 4x6, 8/21-9/4) Hit his first career pinch hit home run during game one of the Last Game: 9/6 at KC; 0x1 at PH/DH. Had his contract recalled from Toledo prior to the game on 9/3 at BOS. Connected for first home run of his major league career on 8/22 vs. MIN. Batted.260 (75x288) with 18 doubles, one triple, four home runs and 24 RBI in 80 games with Toledo. doubleheader on 8/16 vs. KC. Since the start of the 2006 season, he has compiled a.997 fielding percentage at second base (860TC/3E) and.977 fielding percentage at shortstop (1069TC/25E). TUIASOSOPO HUNTER SERIES:.250 (2x8) CURRENT STREAK: 1 (.400, 2x5) SERIES:.000 (0x0) ROAD TRIP:.000 (0x4) CURRENT STREAK: 0 (.000, 0x7) LONG STREAK: 5 twice (.385, 5x13, 6/18-7/11) ROAD TRIP:.188 (6x32) LONG STREAK: 12 (.453, 24x53, 4/5-19) Last Game: 9/6 at KC; 0x1, R, SO at PR/1B. Last Game: 9/11 at CWS; 2x5, SO at RF. Batting.254 (15x59) with a double, two homers and six RBI in 15 games since 8/26. Tied for sixth in the AL with 50 multi-hit games. Connected for his fourth career walk-off home run 8/29 vs. OAK off Grant Balfour. Is batting.234 (25x107) with 18 runs scored, five doubles, five home runs and 18 RBI during his last 46 games. Connected for his seventh home run of the season on 7/27 against Philadelphia, establishing a career high. Reinstated from the DL prior to the game on after being sidelined since 6/20 with a left intercostal muscle strain. Selected to the American League s all-star squad for the first WORTH time with the Tigers, marks his fifth career all-star selection. SERIES:.000 (0x0) CURRENT STREAK: 0 (.000, 0x2) IGLESIAS ROAD TRIP:.000 (0x2) LONG STREAK: N/A SERIES:.250 (3x12) CURRENT STREAK: 0 (.000, 0x4) Last Game: 9/6 at KC; 0x1 at 3B (def. replacement in 6th). ROAD TRIP:.292 (7x24) LONG STREAK: 18 (.462, 18x39, 5/27-6/18) Had his contract recalled from Toledo prior to the game on 9/1 vs. CLE. Last Game: 9/11 at CWS; 0x4, 2 SO at SS. Leads all AL Rookies with a.317 average and 31 multi-hit games. Batted.226 (68x301) with 33 runs scored, 19 doubles, a home run, 22 stolen bases and 22 RBI in 81 games with Toledo this season. Batting.293 (34x116) with 11 runs scored, six doubles, two home Has batted.242 (53x219) with two home runs and 14 RBI in 115 runs and 10 RBI in 36 games since being acquired from the Red games during his career with the Tigers since Sox on 7/30. Established a career-high 27-game on-base streak from 5/24-6/25.

4 ALBURQUERQUE Last Game Pitched: 9/8 at KC (1.0IP/0ER), 2 SO Last Five Outings: ERA (4.1IP/5ER), 4 H, 3 BB, 8 SO Tops among AL relievers with strikeouts per nine innings since the beginng of the 2011 season. Has posted a 1-1 record, 6.75 ERA (12.0IP/9ER) and 17 strikeouts in 15 appearances since 8/1. Had his contract recalled from Triple A Toledo prior to the game on 6/21 vs. BOS -- in his second stint with the Tigers this season after being optioned on May 15. Has posted an 0-1 record, 3.14 (14.1IP/5ER) and 27 strikeouts in 10 outings with the Mud Hens this season. Struck out five straight batters in relief on marking the most consecutive strikeouts by a Tigers reliever since Nelson Cruz fanned six straight on ALVAREZ Last Game Pitched: 9/9 at CWS (3.0IP/0ER), H, 2 BB, 4 SO Last Five Outings: 0-2, 6.39 ERA (12.2P/9ER), 15 H, 5 BB, 10 SO Had his contract recalled from Triple A Toledo prior to the game on in his fifith stint with the Tigers this season after being optioned on August 28. Has posted an 8-6 record, 2.80 ERA (128.2IP/40ER) and 115 strikeouts in 21 outings with the Mud Hens this season. Made his major league debut on 6/9 vs. CLE and earned his first major league win-- became the first Tigers pitcher to win his major league debut since Alfredo Figaro in BENOIT Last Game Pitched: 9/11 at CWS (1.0IP/0ER), SV, SO Last Five Outings: 1-1, 8.31 ERA (4.1IP/4ER), SV, 4 H, 3 BB, 3 SO Ranks eighth among AL relievers with a 2.05 ERA (57.0IP/13ER). Has posted a 3-1 record, 2.06 ERA (35.0IP/8ER), 16 saves and 35 strikeouts over his last 36 outings. Made the 500th appearance of his major league career on 6/7 vs. CLE. Compiled a record, 3.20 ERA (566.0IP/201ER) and 589 strikeouts in 477 relief outings during his major league career. Has posted a 13-7 record, 2.95 ERA (189.0IP/62ER), 22 saves and 209 strikeouts since joining the Tigers. BONDERMAN Last Game Pitched: 9/4 at BOS (1.0IP/5ER), 5 H, 2 SO Last Five Outings: 7.56 ERA (8.1IP/7ER), 9 H, 6 BB, 6 SO Recalled from Toledo prior to the game on -- in his second stint with the Tigers after having his contract purchased from Triple A Toledo prior to the game on Recorded the win on -- his first win with the Tigers since 9/18/10 vs. CWS. Has posted a 0.00 ERA (9.2IP/0ER) and five strikouts in seven outings with Toledo this season. Compiled a 4.21 ERA (34.2IP/16ER) and 29 strikeouts in 24 career major league appearances as a reliever. COKE Last Game Pitched: 9/8 at KC (0.1IP/0ER), 2 H Last Five Outings: 0.00 ERA (1.1IP/0ER), 3 H, 2 BB Recalled from Toledo prior to the game on 8/31 vs. CLE -- had his contract optioned following the game on 8/20 vs. MIN. Reinstated from the DL prior to the game on 5/11 vs. CLE after being sidelined since 4/26 with a left groin strain...posted a 1-0 record, allowing two hits, a walk and a strikeout in two scoreless innings in two outings on an injury rehab assignment with Toledo. Compiled an record, 3.97 ERA (188.1IP/83ER), five saves and 164 strikeouts in 220 relief outings since joining the Tigers prior to the start of the 2010 season. Made his 300th major league appearance on 7/9 vs. CWS. DOWNS Last Game Pitched: 7/6 at CLE (1.0IP/2ER) 2H, SO Last Five Outings: 9.00 (6.0IP/6ER), 11 H, 2 BB, 5 SO Had his contract recalled prior to Tuesday s Placed on the 15-day disabled list on July 7 with left rotator cuff tendinitis -- optioned to Toledo after being reinstated from the DL on August 4. Posted an 0-1 record and a 2.30 ERA (15.2IP/4ER) in 12 games with Toledo this season. Saw his first major league action with the Tigers in 2012 as he appeared in 18 games with the club. BULLPEN NOTES REED Last Game Pitched: 9/4 at BOS (1.1IP/2ER), 4 H, 2 SO Last Five Outings: 2.57 ERA (7.0IP/2ER), 6 H, 2 BB, 3 SO Had his contract recalled from Toledo prior to the game on 9/1 vs. CLE -- in his fourth stint with the Tigers this season. Made his major league debut on allowing one run on two hits in 2.2 innings. Has posted a 1-4 record, 2.54 ERA (49.2IP/14ER) and 49 strikeouts in 32 outings with the Mud Hens this season. Claimed by the Tigers from the Miami Marlins on April 3, PUTKONEN Last Game Pitched: 9/8 at KC (0.1IP/0ER) Last Five Outings: 2.08 ERA (4.1IP/1ER), 5 H, 6 SO Had his contract recalled from Triple A Toledo prior to the game on -- in his fourth stint with the Tigers this season. Compiled a 1-1 record, 2.55 ERA (24.2IP/7ER) in 25 outings with the Tigers this season. Has posted a 2-0 record, 1.91 ERA (37.2IP/8ER) and 38 strikeouts in 20 games with the Mud Hens this season. Optioned to Toledo following the game on 7/30 vs. WAS... Had his contract recalled from Toledo prior to the game on 5/21. Made his major league debut with the Tigers in 2012, posting a 3.94 ERA (16.0IP/7ER) over 12 appearances. RONDON Last Game Pitched: 9/2 at BOS (0.2IP/0ER), H, 2 SO Last Five Outings: 3.00 ERA (3.0IP/1ER), SV, 5 H, 3 BB, 4 SO Has posted a 1-1 record, 1.36 ERA (13.2IP/2ER) and 15 strikeouts over his last 14 outings. Recorded his first major league save on 8/30 vs. CLE. Earned his first major league win on 8/4 vs. CWS. Had his contract recalled from Triple A Toledo prior to the game on -- in his second stint with the Tigers this season. Optioned to Toledo following the game on 5/1 vs. MIN...had his contract recalled from Toledo on 4/23 -- made his ML debut on 4/25 vs. KC, allowing one run on three hits in an inning of work. Has posted a 1-1 record, 1.52 ERA (29.2IP/5ER), 14 saves and 40 strikeouts in 30 outings with Triple A Toledo this season. SMYLY Last Game Pitched: 9/11 at CWS (0.1IP/0ER), SO Last Five Outings: ERA (2.1IP/3ER), 5 H, SO Ranks fifth among AL relievers with 70.1 innings pitched, while he is tied for 11th with 72 strikeouts. Has posted a 3-0 record, 2.31 ERA (39.0IP/10ER), one save and 40 strikeouts over his last 38 outings. Did not allow a run in 13 consecutive outings from 6/28-7/28 (13.1IP/0ER). Tossed four perfect innings to record his first career save on 4/5 vs. NYY -- marked the first save of four-or-more innings by a Tigers pitcher since Esteban Yan also recorded a four-inning save on 5/14/04 vs. TEX. Saw his first major league action with the Tigers in 2012, splitting time between the starting rotation and bullpen. VERAS September 13, 2013 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 28/ / Alvarez 1/4.250 Benoit 40/ / / Bonderman 8/ /0.000 Coke 34/ / /2.500 Downs 18/ / /0 Putkonen 16/ /4.333 Reed 11/ /3.333 Rondon 21/ / /3.333 Smyly 44/ / /5.400 Veras 16/ / /3.667 TEAM TOTALS 263/ / / Last Game Pitched: 9/11 at CWS (0.1IP/0ER), SO Last Five Outings: 4.50 ERA (4.0IP/2ER), SV, 4 H, 4 SO Has posted a 1.75 ERA (36.1IP/7ER), 13 saves and 32 strikeouts in his last 37 appearances--has allowed only 10 walks during that stretch. Acquired from the Astros in exchange for Danry Vasquez and a player to be named later on 7/29/13. Posted a 0-4 record, 2.93 ERA (43.0IP/14ER), 19 saves and 44 strikeouts in 42 relief appearances with the Astros in Compiled a record, 3.83 ERA (373.2IP/159ER), 26 saves and 384 strikeouts in 387 relief outings during his major league career.

5 TIGERS VERSUS KANSAS CITY ROYALS TIGERS BATTING VERSUS ROYALS 2013 CAREER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Avila Cabrera Castellanos Dirks Fielder Holaday Hunter Iglesias Infante Jackson Kelly Martinez Pena Perez Santiago Tuiasosopo Worth Team Totals TIGERS PITCHING VERSUS ROYALS 2013 CAREER G W-L-S ERA IP H ER G W-L-S ERA IP H ER Alburquerque Alvarez Benoit Bonderman Coke Downs Putkonen Reed Rondon Smyly Veras Team Totals TIGERS MISCELLANEOUS 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 Cabrera /26/13 vs. OAK * 38 Castellanos Dirks Fielder Holaday 1 8/22/13 vs. MIN Hunter /29/13 vs. OAK Iglesias Infante /31/13 vs. CLE * 9 Jackson Kelly Martinez Pena Perez Santiago 1 8/16/13 vs. KC (Game 1) Tuiasosopo /27/13 vs. PHI Worth 7/25/10 vs. TOR (Game 1) *6 RBI on *6 RBI on

6 2013 DETROIT TIGERS HIGHS AND LOWS GENERAL (Nine inning games unless otherwise noted) Longest winning streak - overall...12 (7/26-8/8) Longest winning streak - home...9 (7/14-8/15) Longest winning streak - road...5 twice, (last, 8/14-9/2) Most consecutive losses - overall...4 twice (last, 5/28-31) Most consecutive losses - home...4 twice (last 8/22-8/28) Most consecutive losses - road...4 (4/18-21) Longest game, time (nine inn.)...4:03 (6/25 vs. LAA) Longest game, time (extra inn.)...4:50 14 inn.) Longest game, innings...14 three times (last, Shortest game, time...2:06 (8/27 vs. OAK, 6 inn.) Best homestand, percentage (8-0, 7/26-8/4) Worst homestand, percentage (4-6, 6/17-27) Best road trip, percentage (3-0, 8/23-25) Worst road trip, percentage (1-4, 5/29-6/2) Most runners left on base, game inn.) Most errors, game...6 (6/25 vs. LAA) Most DP turned, game inn.) Most DP turned, opponent...4 Largest margin of victory...15 Largest margin of defeat...16 Biggest comeback to win...5 (8/29 vs. OAK) Biggest lead lost in a loss...5 (4/10 vs. TOR) Highest attendance, home...45,051 (4/5 vs. NYY) Highest attendance, road...46,782 TEAM BATTING Most runs, game...17 Most runs, game - both clubs...24 Most runs, inning...8 twice (last, 7/28 vs PHI, 6th) Most hits, game...26 Most hits, inning...7 twice (last, 9th) Most consecutive hits, inning...6 twice (last, 4th) Fewest hits, nine-inning game...2 twice (last, 8/16 vs. KC, Game 1) Most extra-base hits, game...9 (5/10 vs. CLE) Most singles, game...20 Most doubles, game...6 twice (last, Most triples, game times (last, 9/2 at BOS) Most home runs, game...5 Most home runs, inning...4 4th) Most home runs - both clubs...9 Most consecutive games, home run.8 (5/9-16) Most consec. games, no home run...4 (4/17-20) Most walks, game...8 (4/24 vs. KC) Most strikeouts, game inn.) Fewest strikeouts, game...1 twice (last, 8/18 vs. KC) Most stolen bases, game...2 four times (last, Most caught stealing, game times (last, (* - ties club record; # - sets club record; + - current streak) TIGERS MISCELLANEOUS TEAM PITCHING Fewest runs, game...0* 11 times (last, Most runs, game...20 Most runs, inning...9 1st) Fewest hits, game...1 (5/24 vs. MIN) Most hits, game...23 (7/9 vs. CWS) Most hits, inning st) Fewest walks, game...0* nine times (last, 8/28 vs. OAK) Most walks, game...8 twice (last, 8/26 vs. OAK) Most strikeouts, game inn.) Most home runs, game...8# Most hit by pitch, game...3 twice (last, 4/28 vs. ATL) Most wild pitches, game...2 seven times (last, 8/21 vs. MIN) Longest scoreless streak (5/2-3) INDIVIDUAL BATTING Most at-bats, game...7 five times (last, two players, 14 inn.) Most runs, game...4 three times (last, Dirks, Most hits, game...5 twice (last, two players, Most consecutive hits...7 (Infante, 6/30-7/2) Most doubles, game...3 (Jackson, Most triples, game times (last, Dirks Most home runs, game...3 (Cabrera, Most total bases, game...13 twice (last, Hunter, 7/31 vs. WAS) Most RBI, game...6 twice (last, Infante, Most walks, game...4 (Tuiasosopo, Most strikeouts, game...5 (Fielder, 14 inn.) Most stolen bases, game...2 (Jackson, Most hit by pitch, game times (last, Jackson, Longest batting streak...15 (Cabrera, 6/15-30) INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Longest winning streak...13 (Scherzer 4/6-7/3) Longest losing streak...5 (Coke, 4/3-6/27+) Most innings pitched, starter twice (last, Porcello Most innings pitched, reliever (Smyly, Fewest innings pitched, starter (Porcello, Fewest hits, complete game...1 (Sanchez, 5/24 vs. MIN) Fewest runs, complete game...0* (Sanchez, 5/24 vs. MIN) Most runs, game...9 twice (last, Porcello, Most walks, game...5 three times (last, Verlander 7/31 vs. WAS) Most strikeouts, game (starter)...17# (Sanchez, 4/26 vs. ATL) Most strikeouts, game (relief)...7 (Smyly, Most home runs, game...3 twice (last, Porcello Most hit by pitch, game...3 (Fister, Most wild pitches, game...2 five times (last, Sanchez, 8/21 vs. MIN) Most consec. scoreless innings (Fister, 5/25-6/5) STARTING LINEUP BY POSITION 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 Castellanos Dirks Fielder Garcia Holaday 8 8 Hunter Iglesias Infante Jackson Kelly Martinez Pena Peralta Perez Santiago Tuiasosopo Worth Pitchers 7 TIGERS RECORD WHEN STARTING... TIGERS RECORD WHEN STARTING... Avila Cabrera Castellanos 1-2 Dirks Fielder Garcia 8-11 Holaday 2-5 Hunter Iglesias Infante Jackson Kelly Martinez Pena Peralta Perez 9-5 Santiago Tuiasosopo Worth 0-0 Alvarez 2-3 Fister Porcello Sanchez Scherzer 22-7 Verlander 13-17

7 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 4 Cabrera 19 8/16/13 vs. KC Game 2 Castellanos 6 no ML errors Dirks 33 Fielder 45 Hunter 40 Iglesias 22 Infante 11 8/30/13 vs. OAK ERRORLESS STREAKS Player Streak Last Error Jackson 53 7/11/13 vs. CWS Kelly 1 Martinez 19 8/4/11 vs. TEX Pena 9 8/17/13 vs. KC Perez 2 8/11/13 vs. NYY Santiago 53 5/26/13 vs. MIN Tuiasosopo 17 8/2/13 vs. CWS Worth 0 CATCHER PROFILE Catcher SB CS CS% Avila Holaday Martinez Pena Totals MILESTONE MONITOR PLAYER MILESTONE PLAYER Miguel Cabrera 22 hits shy of 2,000 Max Scherzer 25 RBI shy of tying Cecil Fielder and Bill Freehan for 13th place in franchise history. Torii Hunter 11 stolen bases shy of 200 Justin Verlander LAST TIME IT HAPPENED IN A GAME MILESTONE 34 strikeouts shy of tying Earl Whitehill for 20th place in Tigers history (838 strikeouts). 38 strikeouts shy of tying Tommy Bridges for fourth place in Tigers history (1,674 strikeouts) 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: Omar Infante (6) - Six-or-more RBI: Omar Infante (6) - Seven-or-more RBI: Ryan Raburn (7) - Back-to-back home runs: Victor Martinez/Jhonny Peralta - 7/14/13 vs. TEX (Perez) Switch-hit home run: Carlos Guillen - (Masterson/Gosling) Grand slam: Alex Avila - 7/30/13 vs. WAS (Strasburg) Inside-the-park home run: Austin Jackson - (Ross) Lead-off home run: Austin Jackson - 9/22/12 vs. MIN (Deduno) Back-to-back home runs to lead off game: Omar Infante/Bobby Higginson - (Contreras) Pinch-hit home run: Ramon Santiago - 8/16/13 vs. KC, Game 1 (Crow) Pinch-hit grand slam: Mickey Tettleton - 8/11/91 vs. NYY (Guetterman) Walk-off home run: Torii Hunter - 8/29/13 vs. OAK (Balfour) Three consecutive home runs: Victor Martinez/Jhonny Peralta/Alex Avila - (Hammel) Hitting for the cycle: Carlos Guillen - PITCHING No-hitter: Justin Verlander - One-hitter: Anibal Sanchez - 5/24/13 vs. MIN Ten-or-more strikeouts: Anibal Sanchez (10) - 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 AGAINST THE TIGERS HITTING Back-to-back home runs: Alexis Rios/A.J. Pierzynski - (Porcello) Grand slam: Will Middlebrooks - (Alburquerque) Inside-the-park home run: Carlos Santana - 8/31/13 vs. CLE (Veras) Lead-off home run: Mike Trout - (Sanchez) Pinch-hit home run: Jeff Keppinger - (Benoit) 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: Matt Garza - One-hitter: Joe Kennedy - 5/2/03 vs. TB Ten-or-more strikeouts: Danny Salazar (10) - 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

8 TIGERS DAY-BY-DAY DATE OPP. RESULT REC. POS. +/- WINNER LOSER ATTEN. APRIL (15-10) W, t-1st Verlander Worley 38,282 4/2 OFF DAY t-1st L, t-3rd -1.0 Perkins Coke 22,963 L, t-4th -1.0 Pelfrey Porcello 24,752 4/5 NYY W, t-1st Fister Nova *45,051 4/6 NYY W, t-1st Scherzer Hughes *42,453 4/7 NYY L, t-3rd -1.0 Sabathia Verlander 39,829 4/8 OFF DAY 4th /9 TOR W, t-2nd -0.5 Sanchez Morrow 28,979 4/10 TOR L, t-2nd -1.5 Loup Villarreal 29,631 4/11 TOR W, nd -1.0 Fister Johnson 28,781 L, 4-3 (12) 5-5 2nd -1.0 Resop Villarreal 21,377 W, t-1st Verlander Anderson 35,067 W, t-1st Sanchez Parker 20,755 4/15 OFF DAY t-1st W, st +1.0 Fister Harang 12,379 W, 2-1 (14) 9-5 1st +1.0 Smyly Furbush 14,981 L, st +0.5 Capps Verlander 15,742 L, t-1st Hanson Sanchez 39,023 L, t-1st Richards Porcello 35,081 L, 4-3 (13) 9-9 3rd -1.5 Williams Coke 41,147 4/22 OFF DAY 3rd /23 KC Postponed, Rain 3rd /24 KC W, t-2nd -0.5 Scherzer Davis 30,347 4/25 KC L, 8-3 (10) t-2nd -1.5 Collins Coke 30,321 4/26 ATL W, nd -1.0 Sanchez Maholm 35,161 4/27 ATL W, nd -1.0 Porcello Medlen *42,881 4/28 ATL W, nd -0.5 Fister Minor 33,469 4/29 MIN W, st +0.5 Scherzer Pelfrey 29,878 4/30 MIN W, st +0.5 Verlander Worley 31,748 MAY (14-14) 5/1 MIN L, nd -0.5 Diamond Sanchez 36,028 W, 7-3 (14) t-1st Putkonen Keuchel 16,624 W, st +0.5 Smyly Veras 16,719 W, st +0.5 Scherzer Harrell 21,266 W, st +0.5 Verlander Humber 23,228 5/6 OFF DAY 1st +1.0 Postponed, Rain 1st +1.5 L, st +1.5 Zimmermann Sanchez 34,893 L, st +0.5 Haren Fister 28,742 5/10 CLE W, st +1.5 Scherzer Kluber 37,547 5/11 CLE L, st +1.0 Jimenez Verlander *41,438 5/12 CLE L, 4-3 (10) t-1st Smith Downs 35,260 5/13 HOU W, st +0.5 Sanchez Norris 31,161 5/14 HOU W, st +1.5 Fister Harrell 34,542 5/15 HOU L, st +0.5 Ambriz Alburquerque 40,315 L, t-1st Darvish Verlander 39,778 W, t-1st Porcello Tepesch 42,778 L, nd -1.0 Grimm Sanchez 46,782 L, nd -2.0 Ross Ortega 39,638 5/20 OFF DAY 2nd -2.5 W, nd -1.5 Scherzer Kluber 17,374 W, nd -0.5 Verlander Jimenez 16,562 5/23 MIN W, nd -0.5 Benoit Burton 32,804 5/24 MIN W, st +0.5 SANCHEZ Deduno 39,789 5/25 MIN L, st +0.5 Walters Fister *41,927 5/26 MIN W, st +1.5 Scherzer Pelfrey *42,394 5/27 PIT W, st +2.5 Verlander Liriano *41,416 5/28 PIT L, 1-0 (11) st +2.5 Melancon Ortega 33,473 L, st +1.5 Morris Sanchez 19,980 L, 1-0 (11) st +0.5 Morris Putkonen 20,834 L, st +0.5 O Day Valverde 46,249 JUNE (14-13) W, st +0.5 Verlander Hammel 38,945 L, st +0.5 Matusz Porcello 39,182 6/3 OFF DAY 1st /4 TB W, st +2.0 Sanchez Moore 30,569 6/5 TB L, st +2.0 Peralta Fister 30,005 6/6 TB W, st +2.5 Scherzer Hernandez 36,168 6/7 CLE W, st +3.5 Verlander Jimenez 39,008 6/8 CLE W, st +4.5 Porcello Carrasco *41,691 6/9 CLE W, st +5.5 Alvarez Masterson *41,262 L, st +5.5 Guthrie Fister 17,653 W, st +5.5 Scherzer Crow 16,493 L, 3-2 (10) st +4.5 Holland Coke 24,564 6/13 OFF DAY 1st +4.5 W, st +4.5 Porcello Diamond 29,571 L, st +4.5 Deduno Downs 35,071 W, st +4.5 Fister Walters 39,317 6/17 BAL W, st +5.0 Scherzer Arrieta 32,525 6/18 BAL L, st +4.5 Britton Verlander 34,706 6/19 BAL L, st +3.5 Tillman Porcello 38,574 6/20 BOS W, st +4.0 Smyly Bailey 36,939 6/21 BOS L, st +3.0 Lester Fister *41,126 6/22 BOS W, st +3.0 Scherzer Webster *42,508 6/23 BOS W, st +4.0 Benoit Miller *41,507 6/24 OFF DAY 1st /25 LAA L, st +3.5 Wilson Porcello 34,204 6/26 LAA L, st +2.5 De La Rosa Alvarez 35,635 6/27 LAA L, st +2.5 Jepsen Coke 39,496 W, st +2.0 Scherzer Colome 17,645 L,4-3 (10) st +1.0 Rodney Rondon 23,809 L, t-1st Hellickson Porcello 23,427 JULY (18-8) L, nd -0.5 Dickey Alvarez 45,766 W, nd -0.5 Alburquerque Wagner 27,189 W, st +0.5 Scherzer Johnson 28,958 W, st +1.5 Verlander Rogers 35,978 W, st +2.5 Porcello Masterson 40,167 W, st +3.5 Sanchez Carrasco 28,054 L, st +2.5 Allen Alburquerque 20,503 W, 4-2 (10) st +3.5 Smyly Albers 23,640 7/9 CWS L, st +2.5 Quintana Verlander 37,113 7/10 CWS W, st +3.5 Porcello Axelrod 39,085 7/11 CWS L, st +2.5 Sale Sanchez *40,044 7/12 TEX W, st +2.5 Fister Grimm *41,686 DATE OPP. RESULT REC. POS. +/- WINNER LOSER ATTEN. JULY, cont. 7/13 TEX L, st +1.5 Holland Scherzer *44,061 7/14 TEX W, st +1.5 Verlander Perez *41,617 7/15 ALL-STAR BREAK 7/16 ALL-STAR GAME IN NEW YORK 7/17 ALL-STAR BREAK 7/18 ALL-STAR BREAK L, st +1.5 Santana Sanchez 35,000 L, st +1.5 Guthrie Verlander 30,116 W, st +1.5 Fister Shields 20,513 W, st +2.5 Scherzer Sale 23,195 W, st +3.5 Porcello Santiago 25,919 W, st +3.5 Sanchez Danks 26,793 L, st +3.0 Peavy Verlander 30,348 7/26 PHI W, st +3.0 Fister Hamels *42,317 7/27 PHI W, st +3.0 Scherzer Valdes *41,970 7/28 PHI W, st +3.0 Porcello Diekman *41,326 7/29 OFF DAY 1st /30 WAS W, st +2.5 Sanchez Strasburg *41,880 7/31 WAS W, st +2.5 Verlander Gonzalez *40,894 AUGUST (19-11) 8/1 OFF DAY 1st /2 CWS W, st +3.0 Fister Santiago *41,109 8/3 CWS W, st +3.0 Scherzer Danks *43,906 8/4 CWS W, 3-2 (12) st +3.0 Rondon Axelrod *42,513 W, st +4.0 Alburquerque Perez 24,381 W, st +5.0 Verlander Masterson 24,676 W, 6-5 (14) st +6.0 Bonderman Shaw 20,169 W, st +7.0 Scherzer McAllister 25,131 L, 4-3 (10) st +7.0 Kelley Alburquerque 46,545 W, st +8.0 Sanchez Hughes 45,728 L, st +7.0 Rivera Veras 42,439 L, st +6.5 SALE Fister 19,590 L, 4-3 (11) st +6.0 Reed Bonderman 22,292 W, st +6.0 Porcello Danks 20,058 8/15 KC W, st +6.5 Sanchez Guthrie 37,872 8/16 KC L, st +6.0 Duffy Verlander 38,714 KC L, st +6.0 Shields Alvarez *40,980 8/17 KC W, st +6.0 Benoit Crow *41,850 8/18 KC W, st +7.0 Scherzer Chen *41,740 8/19 OFF DAY 1st /20 MIN L, st +5.5 Pelfrey Porcello 37,964 8/21 MIN W, st +5.5 Smyly Correia 38,092 8/22 MIN L, st +5.0 Fien Rondon 39,653 W, st +6.0 Fister Matsuzaka 37,023 W, st +6.0 Scherzer Harvey 35,636 W, st +6.0 Porcello Gee 32,084 8/26 OAK L, st +5.5 Griffin Alvarez 34,778 8/27 OAK L, 6-3 (6) st +5.5 Milone Verlander 34,356 8/28 OAK L, st +5.5 Straily Fister 31,973 8/29 OAK W, st +6.5 Benoit Balfour 39,212 8/30 CLE W, 7-2 (7) st +7.5 Porcello McAllister 37,067 8/31 CLE W, st +8.5 Sanchez Kazmir *41,272 SEPTEMBER (4-6) 9/1 CLE L, st +7.5 Smith Benoit *41,557 W, st +8.5 Fister Lackey 36,188 L, st +7.5 Lester Scherzer 32,071 L, st +6.5 Dempster Porcello 33,720 9/5 OFF DAY 1st +6.5 W, st +6.5 Sanchez Shields 21,358 L, st +5.5 Davis Verlander 20,402 L, st +5.5 Chen Fister 16,774 L, st +4.5 Sale Scherzer 17,193 W, st +5.5 PORCELLO Johnson 19,172 W, st +6.5 Sanchez Lindstrom 15,799 9/12 OFF DAY 1st /13 KC 9/14 KC 9/15 KC 9/16 SEA 9/17 SEA 9/18 SEA 9/19 SEA 9/20 CWS 9/21 CWS 9/22 CWS 9/26 OFF DAY * - Denotes a sellout at Comerica Park Monday 9-5 Tuesday 12-8 Wednesday Thursday 9-10 TIGERS DAY-BY-DAY RECORDS Friday 16-8 Saturday 14-9 Sunday 13-10