The 2013 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 113th season. They finished 93–69, first place in the

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(AL) Central Division. During the season, the Tigers finished one game ahead of the second place

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. They became the first Tigers team to win three consecutive titles since the

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and

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clubs won three consecutive American League pennants. The Tigers defeated the Oakland Athletics in five games in the

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and advanced to the ALCS for the third straight season, the first time a Major League team has done so since the

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advanced to four straight from 1998 to 2001. They lost the American League Championship Series to the

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, four games to two. Manager

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announced his retirement following the American League Championship Series.Leyland steps down after eight years with Tigers
MLB.com, October 21, 2013 Third baseman

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was named the AL Most Valuable Player for the second consecutive year and starting pitcher

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was named the AL Cy Young Award winner. Shortstop Jose Iglesias was runner-up to

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of the

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for the AL Rookie of the Year.

Preseason

At the conclusion of the 2012 season, the Tigers extended manager

's contract for one season. and announced that

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was moved from third base coach to bench coach. Lamont says the move was primarily for health and mobility reasons.

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moved from first base coach to third base coach and

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took over as first base coach. The Tigers also hired veteran third base coach

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as a baserunning consultant. On November 14, 2012, The Tigers signed

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outfielder

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to a two-year, $26 million contract. Hunter was the new starting

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for the season. The Tigers also signed free agent catcher Brayan Peña to a one-year contract. They re-signed free agent pitcher

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to a five-year, $80 million contract. The Tigers exercised the team options on infielder

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and pitcher

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. They also avoided arbitration when they reached one-year deals with catcher Alex Avila, outfielders

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and Austin Jackson, and pitchers

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and

. Previously-released Don Kelly was signed to a minor league contract. On March 28, the Tigers extended ace starting pitcher

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's contract for another five seasons (in addition to his old contract, which had two seasons remaining on it) with a $180 million deal, meaning he will is under contract until at least 2019, with an option for 2020. The Tigers did not re-sign outfielder

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, backup catcher

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, or closer

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, releasing them to free agency. However, the Tigers brought back Valverde on April 4 when they signed him to a minor league contract, and called him back up to the major league club on April 24. He was again

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to the

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on June 21. The Tigers unconditionally released Valverde on August 7. The Tigers released utility player

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, and non-tendered pitcher Daniel Schlereth's contract, making him a free agent. Matt Hoffman was outrighted to Triple-A Toledo, and the contract of left-handed relief pitcher Adam Wilk was sold to the

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of the Korea Baseball Organization. They also released outfielder

. During the offseason, the Tigers traded starting pitcher Andrew Oliver to the Pittsburgh Pirates for catching prospect Ramón Cabrera. Cabrera was assigned to Class AAA Toledo. The Tigers also acquired two Rule 5 draft picks through separate trades. The club picked up second-baseman Jeff Kobernus from the

in exchange for utility player

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, who had been assigned to Toledo.Tigers Add Speed, Lefty Arm in Rule 5 Draft
MLB.com December 6, 2012 The Tigers also received left-handed pitcher

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from the

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in exchange for cash considerations. Kobernus was returned to the Nationals on March 23. The Tigers traded catcher

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in exchange for the rights to Rule 5 pitcher

, who was out-righted to Class AA

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Regular season

On April 26,

struck out 17

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' batters, breaking a franchise record previously set by Tigers' left-hander

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. On May 5,

took a no-hitter into the 7th inning against the Houston Astros before it was broken up by

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. It would have been the third of his career. On May 19,

hit three

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s in a game for the second time in his career. He finished the game with four hits and five

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, but the Tigers still lost the game, 11–8, to the Texas Rangers. On May 21,

retired 21 consecutive batters in a 5–1 victory over the

. Scherzer allowed three baserunners in the first inning before retiring every hitter he faced over the next seven innings. On May 24, in a game against the Minnesota Twins, Aníbal Sánchez was within two outs of his second career no-hitter, when it was broken up by

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. On June 1, the Tigers hit four home runs in the fourth inning of a game against the

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. This was the first time the Tigers hit four homers in one inning since they last accomplished the feat on September 10, 1986. Víctor Martínez started the barrage with a solo shot down the right-field line;

followed with a long fly into the fourth row of the left-field bleachers before Alex Avila blasted one into the Orioles' bullpen.

would later join the fun with a

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, giving him 17 home runs and a Major league-leading 65 RBIs. On June 20,

hit a walk-off two-run home run off closer Andrew Bailey to defeat the

, 4–3. It was the team's first walk-off win of the season. On June 28, after a 6–3 win against the

became the first Tigers pitcher to ever start a season 12–0, surpassing the 11–0 start from George Mullin in

. On July 3, after a 6–2 win over the

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, Max Scherzer became the first major league pitcher to start a season 13-0 since

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. The Tigers sent six players to the 2013 All-Star Game, giving them more representatives than any other major league team, and matching their most representatives since

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was voted in as the starter at third base in the fan voting;

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and

were selected as reserves in the player voting;

was added by manager

. The Tigers had a chance to send seven players to the All-Star Game this season, as

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was one of the five finalists for the AL in the

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, but Benoit was beaten out by pitcher

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of the

. On July 15, Scherzer was selected to start the game by his manager, Jim Leyland, who managed the AL squad this season. On July 6,

fell a

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shy of the cycle, hitting a

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and two-run

to help the Tigers defeat the

, 9–4. On July 29, the Tigers traded outfield prospect Danry Vasquez and a

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to the Houston Astros, in exchange for relief pitcher

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. To make room on the roster, pitcher

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was optioned to Triple-A Toledo. On July 30, the Tigers traded outfielder Avisaíl García to the

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and pitcher

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to the

in a three-team deal to acquire infielder José Iglesias from the Red Sox. On July 30, Alex Avila hit his first career grand slam against the

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' ace

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, leading the Tigers to a 5–1 victory. On July 31,

fell a

shy of the cycle, hitting a solo

and

to help the Tigers defeat the

, 11–1. On August 5, 2013, shortstop

was among 13 players suspended by Major League Baseball for his role in the Biogenesis performance-enhancing drug scandal. As a first-time offender of the league's

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, Peralta received a 50-game suspension. On August 8, after a 10–3 win over the

, Scherzer became the third pitcher in major league history to start a season 17–1, following

in 2001 and

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in 1955. On August 9, the Tigers' 12-game winning streak came to an end after an

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loss to the

. The winning streak was tied for the second longest streak in club history. On August 17,

hit a

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off

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to defeat the Kansas City Royals, 6–5. This was Cabrera's major league leading thirteenth game-tying or go-ahead home run in the ninth inning or later in the last five seasons. On August 18, Miguel Cabrera hit his 361st career home run, taking the number 77 spot on the career home runs list, tying Hall of Fame outfielder

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. Cabrera became the third player since 1921 to have at least 40 home runs and 120 RBIs while batting .350 or better through 116 games, joining Hall of Fame members

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and

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. On August 24, after a 3–0 win over the

, Scherzer became the third pitcher in major league history to start a season 19–1, following

in 2001 and

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in 1912. On August 25, with a win over the

, the Tigers became the first Major League team this year to have five pitchers with double-digit wins. The last time the Tigers had five pitchers (including starters and relievers) with double-digit wins was the

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World Series winning team, the last time the Tigers had five ''starting'' pitchers with double-digit wins was in 1949. On September 6, the Tigers had a season high 26 hits in a 16–2 victory over the Kansas City Royals. The last time the Tigers had at least 26 hits in a game was on May 27, 2004, in a 17–7 victory over the Kansas City Royals. Oddly, the Tigers had lost their previous game to the

by a 20-4 score. Thus, the Tigers became the first MLB team to lose a game by at least 14 runs and then win the next game by at least 14 runs since the 1922 St. Louis Browns.Tigers march past Royals behind 26-hit parade
MLB.com, September 6, 2013 On September 6,

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and

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were both 5-for-5, the first time the Tigers had two players with five hits in the same game since

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, when Hall of Famer

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and Ossie Vitt all had five hits. On September 20, after a 12–5 win over the

, Scherzer became the first major league pitcher this year to reach 20 wins. Scherzer became the second Tiger's pitcher to reach 20 wins since

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, following

in 2011, and 45th in Tiger's history. Scherzer finished the regular season with 21 wins, the most in the major leagues. On September 21, the Tigers defeated the

, 7-6, after trailing 6-0 in the ninth inning. This marked the first time that a Tigers team won a game after trailing by at least six runs in the ninth since 1947, when they rallied from a 6–0 deficit for a 7–6 win over the Washington Senators. The Detroit Tigers set the major league single-season strikeouts record with 1,428 strikeouts. The Tigers became just the third team in major league history to have three pitchers strike out 200-plus batters in a single season, following the 1969 Houston Astros and 1967 Minnesota Twins. Miguel Cabrera finished the regular season with a .348 batting average, winning his third straight AL batting title. Cabrera became the first Tiger to win three consecutive batting titles since

from

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. With his 44 home runs, Cabrera became the third player in Tigers history to hit 40+ home runs in consecutive seasons, joining

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( 1937– 38) and

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(

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– 91). On November 12,

was named the American League Cy Young Award winner, receiving 28 of 30 first-place votes. Scherzer went 21–3 during the season, and was the major leagues' only 20-game winner. He also posted a 2.90 ERA, league-leading 0.97 WHIP, and 240 strikeouts. On November 14,

won his second straight AL Most Valuable Player award, on the strength of a league-leading .348 batting average, 44 home runs and 139 RBIs. Cabrera also led the major leagues in on-base percentage (.442), slugging percentage (.636) and OPS (1.078). He received 23 of 30 first-place votes. Miguel is only the third Tiger player to win the MVP award more than once, joining

(1935, 1940) and

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(1944–45).

Postseason

On October 10, during Game 5 of the ALDS against the Oakland Athletics, Justin Verlander took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, before it was broken up by

Yoenis Céspedes Yoenis Céspedes Milanés (born October 18, 1985), nicknamed "La Potencia" (The Power), is a Cuban-born professional baseball outfielder. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut on March 28, 2012, for the Oakland Athletics, and has also p ...

. Verlander finished with 10 strikeouts and one walk in a shutout to seal the series victory. In his career, Verlander has thrown 30 consecutive scoreless innings in the postseason against the Athletics, a major league record for a pitcher versus one team, surpassing

Christy Mathewson Christopher Mathewson (August 12, 1880 – October 7, 1925), nicknamed "Big Six", "the Christian Gentleman", "Matty", and "the Gentleman's Hurler", was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher, who played 17 seasons with the New York Gia ...

's 28 scoreless innings against the Philadelphia Athletics from 1905–11. On October 12, during Game 1 of the ALCS against the

, the Tigers were within two outs of a combined no-hitter, before it was broken up by

Daniel Nava Daniel James Nava (born February 22, 1983) is an American former professional baseball left fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays, Los Angeles Angels, Kansas City Royals, and Philadelphia Phillie ...

. The only other time a no-hitter was broken up in the ninth inning in postseason history was during the 1947 World Series. On October 12, during Game 1 of the ALCS against the

, Aníbal Sánchez became the first pitcher in Detroit Tigers history to strike out four batters in one inning. This was possible because

Shane Victorino Shane Patrick Victorino (born November 30, 1980), nicknamed "The Flyin' Hawaiian", is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodger ...

initially struck out after

Jacoby Ellsbury Jacoby McCabe Ellsbury ( ; born September 11, 1983) is an American former professional baseball center fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox from 2007 through 2013 and then played for the New York Yankees from 2 ...

did the same, but the ball got away from catcher Alex Avila, and Victorino advanced to first on a

wild pitch In baseball, a wild pitch (WP) is charged against a pitcher when his pitch is too high, too short, or too wide of home plate for the catcher to control with ordinary effort, thereby allowing a baserunner, or the batter (on an uncaught third str ...

. Sánchez later struck out David Ortiz and

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. Sánchez became the second player in Major League history to strike out four batters in one inning during the postseason, following Orval Overall in the

1908 World Series The 1908 World Series was the championship series in Major League Baseball for the 1908 season. The fifth edition of the World Series, it matched the defending National League champion Chicago Cubs against the American League champion Detroit Ti ...

. On October 15, during Game 3 of the ALCS against the Boston Red Sox, Justin Verlander tied a postseason record by striking out six consecutive batters. Verlander finished the game with 10 strikeouts, marking the sixth time he has had at least 10 strikeouts in a postseason game, and setting a postseason record. The Detroit Tigers set a franchise record by going 23 consecutive innings without allowing a run. The streak began in Game 5 of the ALDS against the Oakland Athletics, and continued until the sixth inning of Game 2 of the ALCS against the

. The previous franchise record, set in 2006 and matched in 2011, was 20 consecutive scoreless innings. The Detroit Tigers starting rotation set a Major League record for the most strikeouts in a postseason series with 55 strikeouts in the American League Championship Series. The previous record was 51, set by the

Arizona Diamondbacks The Arizona Diamondbacks (colloquially known as the D-backs) are an American professional baseball team based in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. The ...

during the

2001 World Series The 2001 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2001 season. The 97th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the National League (NL) champion Arizona Diamondbacks and the three-t ...

. The Tigers pitching staff finished with a total of 73 strikeouts in the ALCS, a postseason record.

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Astros The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston, Texas. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division, having moved to the division in 2013 after ...

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(4–1) , , Soriano (12) , , 28,742 , , 19–13 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 33 , , May 10 , , Indians , , W 10–4 , , Scherzer (5–0) , , Kluber (2–2) , , , , 37,547 , , 20–13 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 34 , , May 11 , , Indians , , L 7–6 , , Jiménez (3–2) , , Verlander (4–3) , , Perez (6) , , 41,438 , , 20–14 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 35 , , May 12 , , Indians , , L 4–3 (10) , ,

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, , W 6–1 , , Scherzer (7–0) , , Pelfrey (3–5) , , , , 42,394 , , 28–20 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 49 , , May 27 , , Pirates , , W 6–5 , , Verlander (6–4) , , Liriano (3–1) , , Valverde (6) , , 41,416 , , 29–20 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 50 , , May 28 , , Pirates , , L 1–0 (11) , , Melancon (1–0) , , Ortega (0–2) , , Grilli (21) , , 33,473 , , 29–21 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 51 , , May 29 , , @ Pirates , , L 5–3 , ,

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Orioles Oriole or Orioles may refer to: Animals * Old World oriole, colorful passerine birds in the family Oriolidae * New World oriole, a group of birds in the family Icteridae Music * The Orioles, an R&B and doo-wop group of the late 1940s and earl ...

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Álvarez Álvarez or Álvares may refer to: People *Álvarez (surname), Spanish surname Places *Alvares (river), a river in northern Spain * Alvares (ski resort), in Iran *Alvares, Iran * Alvares, Portugal *Álvarez, Santa Fe, a town in the province of Sa ...

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Holland Holland is a geographical regionG. Geerts & H. Heestermans, 1981, ''Groot Woordenboek der Nederlandse Taal. Deel I'', Van Dale Lexicografie, Utrecht, p 1105 and former province on the western coast of the Netherlands. From the 10th to the 16th c ...

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Crow A crow is a bird of the genus '' Corvus'', or more broadly a synonym for all of ''Corvus''. Crows are generally black in colour. The word "crow" is used as part of the common name of many species. The related term "raven" is not pinned scientifica ...

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Arrieta Arrieta (both in Basque and Spanish) is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country, Spain. Arrieta is part of the ''comarca'' of Mungialdea. It had a population of 552 inhabitants as of 2007, and a populati ...

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Tillman Tillman is a surname and given name of English origin and an Americanized spelling of Tillmann. Other variants of the name include Tilman and Dillman. Notable people with the name Tillmann include: Surname * Albert Tillman (1928–2004), Amer ...

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Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight ...

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Miller A miller is a person who operates a mill, a machine to grind a grain (for example corn or wheat) to make flour. Milling is among the oldest of human occupations. "Miller", "Milne" and other variants are common surnames, as are their equivalent ...

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Jepsen Jepsen is a Danish–Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Jep" (equivalent of Jacob). A homonymous form is Jebsen. The surname Jepsen has alternate spellings, including the English language ''Jepson''. Jepsen may refer to: Surname * Aag ...

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, , L 4–3 , , Rodney (3–2) , , Rondon (0–1) , , , , 23,809 , , 43–36 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 80 , , June 30 , , @

, , L 3–1 , , Hellickson (7–3) , , Porcello (4–6) , , Rodney (17) , , 23,427 , , 43–37 , - bgcolor=" , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 81 , , July 1 , , @ Blue Jays , , L 8–3 , , Dickey (8–8) , ,

(1–2) , , , , 45,766 , , 43–38 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 82 , , July 2 , , @ Blue Jays , , W 7–6 , , Alburquerque (1–1) , ,

Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( ; ; 22 May 181313 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most op ...

(1–3) , , Benoit (6) , , 27,189 , , 44–38 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 83 , , July 3 , , @ Blue Jays , , W 6–2 , , Scherzer (13–0) , ,

(1–3) , , , , 28,958 , , 45–38 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 84 , , July 4 , , @ Blue Jays , , W 11–1 , , Verlander (9–5) , ,

Rogers Rogers may refer to: Places Canada *Rogers Pass (British Columbia) * Rogers Island (Nunavut) United States * Rogers, Arkansas, a city * Rogers, alternate name of Muroc, California, a former settlement * Rogers, Indiana, an unincorporated communit ...

(3–4) , , , , 35,978 , , 46–38 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 85 , , July 5 , , @ Indians , , W 7–0 , , Porcello (5–6) , , Masterson (10–7) , , , , 40,167 , , 47–38 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 86 , , July 6 , , @ Indians , , W 9–4 , ,

(6–5) , , Carrasco (0–4) , , , , 28,054 , , 48–38 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 87 , , July 7 , , @ Indians , , L 9–6 , ,

(4–1) , , Alburquerque (1–2) , , Perez (9) , , 20,503 , , 48–39 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 88 , , July 8 , , @ Indians , , W 4–2 (10) , , Smyly (4–0) , ,

Albers Albers is a Dutch and Low German patronymic surname, meaning " Albert's son". Notable people with the surname include: ;Academics * Heinrich Albers-Schönberg (1865–1921), German gynecologist and radiologist * :de:Johann Abraham Albers (1772– ...

(2–1) , , Benoit (7) , , 23,640 , , 49–39 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 89 , , July 9 , ,

White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team is owned by Jerry Reinsdorf, and ...

, , L 11–4 , , Quintana (4–2) , , Verlander (9–6) , , , , 37,113 , , 49–40 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 90 , , July 10 , ,

, , W 8–5 , , Porcello (6–6) , ,

Axelrod Axelrod or Akselrod (variant: Axelrad, meaning "axle wheel") is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Albert Axelrod (1921–2004), American Olympic medalist foil fencer * Barry Axelrod (born 1946), American sports agent * Beth Axel ...

(3–6) , , Benoit (8) , , 39,085 , , 50–40 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 91 , , July 11 , ,

, , L 6–3 , , Sale (6–8) , ,

(7–6) , ,

Reed Reed or Reeds may refer to: Science, technology, biology, and medicine * Reed bird (disambiguation) * Reed pen, writing implement in use since ancient times * Reed (plant), one of several tall, grass-like wetland plants of the order Poales * ...

(23) , , 40,444 , , 50–41 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 92 , , July 12 , , Rangers , , W 7–2 , ,

(7–5) , ,

(7–7) , , , , 41,686 , , 51–41 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 93 , , July 13 , , Rangers , , L 7–1 , ,

(8-4) , , Scherzer (13–1) , , , , 44,061 , , 51–42 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 94 , , July 14 , , Rangers , , W 5–0 , , Verlander (10–6) , ,

Pérez Pérez, or Perez as most commonly written in English, is a Castilian Spanish surname. Perez (pronounced Peretz, see below) is also common in people of Sephardic Jewish descent and is the 4th most common surname in Israel, most common surname not o ...

(3–2) , , , , 41,617 , , 52–42 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 95 , , July 19 , , @ Royals , , L 1–0 , ,

Santana Santana may refer to: Transportation * Volkswagen Santana, an automobile * Santana Cycles, manufacturer of tandem bicycles * Santana Motors, a former Spanish automobile manufacturer Boats * Santana 20, an American sailboat design by W. D. Sch ...

(6–6) , ,

(7–7) , ,

(23) , , 35,000 , , 52–43 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 96 , , July 20 , , @ Royals , , L 6–5 , , Guthrie (9–7) , , Verlander (10–7) , ,

(24) , , 30,116 , , 52–44 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 97 , , July 21 , , @ Royals , , W 4–1 , ,

(8–5) , ,

Shields A shield is a piece of personal armour held in the hand, which may or may not be strapped to the wrist or forearm. Shields are used to intercept specific attacks, whether from close-ranged weaponry or projectiles such as arrows, by means of ...

(4–7) , , Benoit (9) , , 20,513 , , 53–44 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 98 , , July 22 , , @

, , W 7–3 , , Scherzer (14–1) , , Sale (6–9) , , , , 23,195 , , 54–44 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 99 , , July 23 , , @

, , W 6–2 , , Porcello (7–6) , ,

Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whos ...

(3–6) , , , , 25,919 , , 55–44 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 100 , , July 24 , , @

, , W 6–2 , ,

(8–7) , , Danks (2–8) , , , , 26,793 , , 56–44 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 101 , , July 25 , , @

, , L 7–4 , , Peavy (8–4) , , Verlander (10–8) , ,

(26) , , 30,348 , , 56–45 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 102 , , July 26 , ,

Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has been Citize ...

, , W 2–1 , ,

(9–5) , , Hamels (4–13) , , Benoit (10) , , 42,317 , , 57–45 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 103 , , July 27 , ,

, , W 10–0 , , Scherzer (15–1) , , Valdés (1–1) , , , , 41,970 , , 58–45 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 104 , , July 28 , ,

, , W 12–4 , , Porcello (8–6) , , Diekman (0–1) , , , , 41,326 , , 59–45 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 105 , , July 30 , , Nationals , , W 5–1 , ,

(9–7) , , Strasburg (5–9) , , , , 41,880 , , 60–45 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 106 , , July 31 , , Nationals , , W 11–1 , , Verlander (11–8) , , Gonzalez (7–4) , , , , 40,894 , , 61–45 , - , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 107 , , August 2 , ,

, , W 2–1 , ,

(10–5) , ,

(3–7) , , Benoit (11) , , 41,109 , , 62–45 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 108 , , August 3 , ,

, , W 3–0 , , Scherzer (16–1) , , Danks (2–9) , , Benoit (12) , , 43,906 , , 63–45 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 109 , , August 4 , ,

, , W 3–2 (12) , , Rondón (1–1) , ,

(3–8) , , , , 42,513 , , 64–45 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 110 , , August 5 , , @ Indians , , W 4–2 , , Alburquerque (2–2) , , Perez (4–2) , , Benoit (13) , , 24,381 , , 65–45 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 111 , , August 6 , , @ Indians , , W 5–1 , , Verlander (12–8) , , Masterson (13–8) , , , , 24,676 , , 66–45 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 112 , , August 7 , , @ Indians , , W 6–5 (14) , , Bonderman (2–3) , , Shaw (2–3) , , Benoit (14) , , 20,169 , , 67–45 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 113 , , August 8 , , @ Indians , , W 10–3 , , Scherzer (17–1) , , McAllister (4–7) , , , , 25,131 , , 68–45 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 114 , , August 9 , , @

, , L 4–3 (10) , ,

Kelley Kelley may refer to: * Kelley (name), a given name and surname Places ;United States * Kelley, Iowa * Kelley Hill in Fort Benning, Georgia * Kelley Park, in San Jose, California * Kelley Square, in Worcester, Massachusetts * Kelley Township, ...

(4–1) , , Alburquerque (2–3) , , , , 46,545 , , 68–46 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 115 , , August 10 , , @

, , W 9–3 , ,

(10–7) , ,

(4–11) , , , , 45,728 , , 69–46 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 116 , , August 11 , , @

, , L 5–4 , ,

Rivera Rivera () is the capital of Rivera Department of Uruguay. The border with Brazil joins it with the Brazilian city of Santana do Livramento, which is only a street away from it, at the north end of Route 5. Together, they form an urban area of aro ...

(3–2) , , Veras (0–5) , , , , 42,439 , , 69–47 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 117 , , August 12 , , @

, , L 6–2 , , Sale (8–11) , ,

(10–6) , , , , 19,590 , , 69–48 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 118 , , August 13 , , @

, , L 4–3 (11) , ,

(5–1) , , Bonderman (2–4) , , , , 22,292 , , 69–49 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 119 , , August 14 , , @

, , W 6–4 , , Porcello (9–6) , , Danks (2–10) , , Benoit (15) , , 20,058 , , 70–49 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 120 , , August 15 , , Royals , , W 4–1 , ,

(11–7) , , Guthrie (12–9) , , Benoit (16) , , 37,872 , , 71–49 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 121 , , August 16 , , Royals , , L 2–1 , , Duffy (1–0) , , Verlander (12–9) , ,

(33) , , 38,714 , , 71–50 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 122 , , August 16 , , Royals , , L 3–0 , ,

(8–8) , ,

(1–3) , ,

(34) , , 40,980 , , 71–51 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 123 , , August 17 , , Royals , , W 6–5 , , Benoit (3–0) , ,

(7–4) , , , , 41,850 , , 72–51 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 124 , , August 18 , , Royals , , W 6–3 , , Scherzer (18–1) , , Chen (5–1) , , , , 41,740 , , 73–51 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 125 , , August 20 , ,

, , L 6–3 , , Pelfrey (5–10) , , Porcello (9–7) , ,

(29) , , 37,964 , , 73–52 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 126 , , August 21 , ,

, , W 7–1 , , Smyly (5–0) , , Correia (8–10) , , Veras (20) , , 38,092 , , 74–52 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 127 , , August 22 , ,

, , L 7–6 , , Fien (3–2) , , Rondón (1–2) , ,

(30) , , 39,653 , , 74–53 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 128 , , August 23 , , @

Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major league ...

, , W 6–1 , ,

(11–6) , , Matsuzaka (0–1) , , , , 37,023 , , 75–53 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 129 , , August 24 , , @

, , W 3–0 , , Scherzer (19–1) , ,

Harvey Harvey, Harveys or Harvey's may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Harvey'' (play), a 1944 play by Mary Chase about a man befriended by an invisible anthropomorphic rabbit * Harvey Awards ("Harveys"), one of the most important awards ...

(9–5) , , Benoit (17) , , 35,636 , , 76–53 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 130 , , August 25 , , @

, , W 11–3 , , Porcello (10–7) , , Gee (9–9) , , , , 32,084 , , 77–53 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 131 , , August 26 , ,

, , L 8–6 , , Griffin (11–9) , ,

(1–4) , , Balfour (33) , , 34,778 , , 77–54 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 132 , , August 27 , ,

, , L 6–3 (6) , , Milone (10–9) , , Verlander (12–10) , , , , 34,356 , , 77–55 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 133 , , August 28 , ,

, , L 14–4 , , Straily (7–7) , ,

(11–7) , ,

(1) , , 31,973 , , 77–56 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 134 , , August 29 , ,

, , W 7–6 , , Benoit (4–0) , , Balfour (0–3) , , , , 39,212 , , 78–56 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 135 , , August 30 , , Indians , , W 7–2 (7) , , Porcello (11–7) , , McAllister (7–8) , , Rondón (1) , , 37,067 , , 79–56 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 136 , , August 31 , , Indians , , W 10–5 , ,

(12–7) , , Kazmir (7–7) , , , , 41,272 , , 80–56 , - , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 137 , , September 1 , , Indians , , L 4–0 , ,

(6–2) , , Benoit (4–1) , , , , 41,557 , , 80–57 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 138 , , September 2 , , @

, , W 3–0 , ,

(12–7) , , Lackey (8–12) , , Veras (21) , , 36,188 , , 81–57 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 139 , , September 3 , , @

, , L 2–1 , ,

(13–8) , , Scherzer (19–2) , , Uehara (17) , , 32,071 , , 81–58 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 140 , , September 4 , , @

, , L 20–4 , , Dempster (8–9) , , Porcello (11–8) , , , , 33,720 , , 81–59 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 141 , , September 6 , , @ Royals , , W 16–2 , ,

(13–7) , ,

(10–9) , , , , 21,358 , , 82–59 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 142 , , September 7 , , @ Royals , , L 4–3 , , Davis (7–10) , , Verlander (12–11) , ,

(39) , , 20,402 , , 82–60 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 143 , , September 8 , , @ Royals , , L 5–2 , , Chen (7–2) , ,

(12–8) , ,

(40) , , 16,774 , , 82–61 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 144 , , September 9 , , @

, , L 5–1 , , Sale (11–12) , , Scherzer (19–3) , , , , 17,193 , , 82–62 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 145 , , September 10 , , @

, , W 9–1 , , Porcello (12–8) , ,

(0–2) , , , , 19,172 , , 83–62 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 146 , , September 11 , , @

, , W 1–0 , ,

(14–7) , , Lindstrom (2–4) , , Benoit (18) , , 15,799 , , 84–62 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 147 , , September 13 , , Royals , , W 6–3 , , Verlander (13–11) , , Chen (7–3) , , Benoit (19) , , 40,389 , , 85–62 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 148 , , September 14 , , Royals , , L 1–0 , ,

(9–9) , ,

(12–9) , ,

(43) , , 41,841 , , 85–63 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 149 , , September 15 , , Royals , , W 3–2 , , Smyly (6–0) , , Guthrie (14–11) , , Benoit (20) , , 40,491 , , 86–63 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 150 , , September 16 , , Mariners , , W 4–2 , , Porcello (13–8) , ,

Saunders Saunders is a surname of English and Scottish patronymic origin derived from Sander, a mediaeval form of Alexander.See also: Sander (name) People * Ab Saunders (1851–1883), American cowboy and gunman * Al Saunders (born 1947), American foot ...

(11–15) , , Benoit (21) , , 34,063 , , 87–63 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 151 , , September 17 , , Mariners , , W 6–2 , , Alburquerque (3–3) , ,

Medina Medina,, ', "the radiant city"; or , ', (), "the city" officially Al Madinah Al Munawwarah (, , Turkish: Medine-i Münevvere) and also commonly simplified as Madīnah or Madinah (, ), is the second-holiest city in Islam, and the capital of the ...

(4–6) , , , , 39,076 , , 88–63 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 152 , , September 18 , , Mariners , , L 8–0 , , Iwakuma (13–6) , , Verlander (13–12) , , , , 36,395 , , 88–64 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 153 , , September 19 , , Mariners , , W 5–4 , ,

(13–9) , , Furbush (2–6) , , Benoit (22) , , 38,341 , , 89–64 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 154 , , September 20 , ,

, , W 12–5 , , Scherzer (20–3) , ,

(4–10) , , , , 39,643 , , 90–64 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 155 , , September 21 , ,

, , W 7–6 (12) , , Alburquerque (4–3) , , Petricka (1–1) , , , , 41,772 , , 91–64 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 156 , , September 22 , ,

, , L 6–3 , ,

(2–2) , ,

(14–8) , , , , 41,749 , , 91–65 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 157 , , September 23 , , @

, , L 4–3 (11) , , Swarzak (3–2) , , Putkonen (1–1) , , , , 24,647 , , 91–66 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 158 , , September 24 , , @

, , W 4–2 , ,

(14–9) , ,

(6–12) , , Benoit (23) , , 25,541 , , 92–66 , - bgcolor="bbffbb" , 159 , , September 25 , , @

, , W 1–0 , , Scherzer (21–3) , , Correia (9–13) , , Benoit (24) , , 26,517 , , 93–66 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 160 , , September 27 , , @

Marlins The marlin is a large billfish sometimes also known as the ''spearfish.'' Marlin may also refer to: Places *Marlín, Castile-Leon, a village in Spain *Marlin, Texas, city in Falls County, Texas, United States Sports *Cincinnati Marlins, a swim t ...

, , L 3–2 , ,

Koehler Koehler is a transliteration of the German surname Köhler, referring to a man making charcoal from wood. Notable people with the surname include: * Ana Luiza Koehler (born 1977), Brazilian comics artist and architect. *Arthur Koehler (1885– ...

(5–10) , ,

(1–5) , , Cishek (34) , , 26,992 , , 93–67 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 161 , , September 28 , , @

, , L 2–1 (10) , , Cishek (4–6) , ,

(0–1) , , , , 28,750 , , 93–68 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 162 , , September 29, , @

, , L 1–0 , ,

(5–6) , , Putkonen (1–3) , , , , 28,315 , , 93–69 , -

Postseason

American League Division Series

, - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 1 , , October 4 , , @

, , W 3–2 , , Scherzer (1–0) , , Colón (0–1) , , Benoit (1) , , 48,401 , , 1–0 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 2 , , October 5 , , @

, , L 1–0 , , Balfour (1–0) , , Alburquerque (0–1) , , , , 48,292 , , 1–1 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 3 , , October 7 , ,

, , L 6–3 , , Parker (1–0) , ,

(0–1) , , Balfour (1) , , 43,973 , , 1–2 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 4 , , October 8 , ,

, , W 8–6 , , Scherzer (2–0) , , Doolittle (0–1) , , , , 43,958 , , 2–2 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 5 , , October 10 , , @

, , W 3–0 , , Verlander (1–0) , ,

Gray Grey (more common in British English) or gray (more common in American English) is an intermediate color between black and white. It is a neutral or achromatic color, meaning literally that it is "without color", because it can be composed o ...

(0–1) , , Benoit (2) , , 46,959 , , 3–2 , - bgcolor="

American League Championship Series

, - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 1 , , October 12 , , @

, , W 1–0 , ,

(1–0) , ,

(0–1) , , Benoit (1) , , 38,210 , , 1–0 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 2 , , October 13 , , @

, , L 6–5 , , Uehara (1–0) , , Porcello (0–1) , , , , 38,029 , , 1–1 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 3 , , October 15 , ,

, , L 1–0 , , Lackey (1–0) , , Verlander (0–1) , , Uehara (1) , , 42,327 , , 1–2 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 4 , , October 16 , ,

, , W 7–3 , ,

(1–0) , , Peavy (0–1) , , , , 42,765 , , 2–2 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 5 , , October 17 , ,

, , L 4–3 , ,

(1–1) , ,

(1–1) , , Uehara (2) , , 42,669 , , 2–3 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 6 , , October 19 , , @

, , L 5–2 , , Tazawa (1–0) , , Scherzer (0–1) , , Uehara (3) , , 38,823 , , 2–4 , - bgcolor=

Detailed records

Roster

Player stats

Batting

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases'' +''Totals with Tigers only.''

Pitching

''Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts''

Starters

Bullpen

+''Totals with Tigers only.''

Farm system

References

External links

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