The

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season A season is a division of the year based on changes in weather, ecology, and the number of daylight hours in a given region. On Earth, seasons are the result of the axial parallelism of Earth's tilted orbit around the Sun. In temperate and pol ...

was the team's 114th season. This was the team's first year under a mostly new coaching staff led by rookie Manager

Brad Ausmus Bradley David Ausmus (; born April 14, 1969) is an American former professional baseball manager and catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). In his 18-year MLB playing career, Ausmus played for the San Diego Padres, Detroit Tigers, Houston Ast ...

. On September 28, the last day of the regular season, the Tigers clinched the

American League Central The American League Central is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. This division was formed in the realignment of 1994 by moving three teams from the American League West and two teams from the American League East. Its teams are all loc ...

title with a 3–0 win over the

Minnesota Twins The Minnesota Twins are an American professional baseball team based in Minneapolis. The Twins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central Division. The team is named after the Twin Cities area w ...

. The Tigers finished one game ahead of the

Kansas City Royals The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team was founded as an expans ...

, with a 90–72 record. It was their fourth consecutive American League Central title. They became the first AL Central team to win four consecutive titles since the

Cleveland Indians The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. Since , they have played at Progressive F ...

won five straight from

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, and the first Tigers team to ever make four consecutive postseason appearances. Despite all of this, the Tigers' season ended on October 5 when they were swept by the

Baltimore Orioles The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore. The Orioles compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League East, East division. As one of the American L ...

in the

American League Division Series In Major League Baseball, the American League Division Series (ALDS) determines which two teams from the American League will advance to the American League Championship Series. The Division Series consists of two best-of-five series, featuring ea ...

. This snapped Detroit's streak of three consecutive

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appearances.

Roster moves

Coaching staff

*On October 21,

Jim Leyland James Richard Leyland (born December 15, 1944) is an American former professional baseball player, coach and manager. He serves as a special assistant to the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Leyland led the Florida Marlins to the ...

stepped down from his managerial position after eight years with Detroit. He later confirmed that he joined the Tigers front office as a special assistant to team president/GM/CEO

Dave Dombrowski David Dombrowski (born July 27, 1956) is an American baseball executive who serves as the President of Baseball Operations for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). Dombrowski also previously served as the general manager of ...

. *On November 3, the Tigers announced

was named Leyland's successor, and signed to a three-year contract with a club option for 2017. *On November 3, the Tigers announced bench coach

Gene Lamont Gene William Lamont (born December 25, 1946) is an American special assistant to the general manager of the Kansas City Royals. He was a catcher and manager in Major League Baseball who managed the Chicago White Sox (1992–1995) and Pittsburgh P ...

will return in the same role for the 2014 season. *Hitting coach

Lloyd McClendon Lloyd Glenn McClendon (born January 11, 1959) is an American former professional baseball player, coach and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an outfielder from 1987 to 1994 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Seattle Mariners and the ...

did not return for 2014, as he was named the new manager of the

Seattle Mariners The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League West, West division. The team joined the American League ...

on November 5. The Mariners later hired former Tigers bullpen coach

Mike Rojas Miguel Angel Rojas (born April 17, 1963) is an American former professional baseball player and current baseball manager. He played in Minor league baseball as a catcher from 1983 to 1984 for the Oakland Athletics and Toronto Blue Jays organizat ...

. *On November 6, the Tigers announced Jeff Jones would return as pitching coach. They also announced the hiring of Dave Clark as third-base coach and outfield instructor. *On November 17, the Tigers announced the hiring of

Wally Joyner Wallace Keith Joyner (born June 16, 1962) is an American former professional baseball player. He played for four major league teams during a 16-year career, most notably for the California Angels, for whom he was an All-Star. He was a member of ...

as hitting coach,

Mick Billmeyer Michael Frederick Billmeyer (born April 24, 1964) is a former baseball player who most recently served as the bullpen coach for the Detroit Tigers during the 2017 season. Mick now retired in Maryland. Career Playing career Billmeyer was drafted by ...

as bullpen coach, and Matt Martin was named to the newly created post of defensive coordinator. *On November 18, the Tigers announced the hiring of

Omar Vizquel Omar Enrique Vizquel González (; born April 24, 1967), nicknamed "Little O", is a Venezuelan former professional baseball shortstop. During his 24-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, Vizquel played for the Seattle Mariners, Cleveland Indi ...

as the first-base, infield and baserunning coach.Omar Vizquel to be Part of Tigers Coaching Staff
MLB.com, November 18, 2013 *On November 25, the Tigers announced the hiring of

Darnell Coles Darnell Coles (born June 2, 1962) is an American professional baseball player and current hitting coach for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB and Nippon Professional Baseball primarily as a third baseman an ...

as assistant hitting coach, rounding out their 2014 coaching staff.

Signings

*On November 21, the Tigers avoided arbitration with relief pitcher

Phil Coke Phillip Douglas Coke (born July 19, 1982) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs, Toronto Blue Jays, and Pittsburgh Pirates. Baseball c ...

with a one-year contract. *On December 2, the Tigers avoided arbitration with utility player Don Kelly with a one-year contract. *On December 4, the Tigers signed closer

Joe Nathan Joseph Michael Nathan (born November 22, 1974) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants, Minnesota Twins, Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers, and Chicago Cu ...

to a two-year, $20 million contract, with a club option for 2016. *On December 11, the Tigers signed outfielder

Rajai Davis Rajai Davis (; born October 19, 1980) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays, Detroit Tigers, Clevel ...

to a two-year, $10 million contract. *On December 13, the Tigers signed pitcher

Joba Chamberlain Justin Louis "Joba" Chamberlain (''né'' Heath; ; born September 23, 1985) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, and Cleveland ...

to a one-year contract worth $2.5 million plus incentives. *On January 8, the Tigers re-signed shortstop José Iglesias to a one-year, $1.65 million contract. *On January 17, the Tigers avoided arbitration when they reached one-year deals with pitchers

Al Alburquerque Alberto Jose Alburquerque (; born June 10, 1986) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, Los An ...

Rick Porcello Frederick Alfred Porcello III (born December 27, 1988) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox and New York Mets. Selected by the Tigers in the 2007 MLB ...

and

Max Scherzer Maxwell Martin Scherzer (born July 27, 1984) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Detroit Tigers, Washington Nationals, and L ...

, and outfielders

Andy Dirks Andrew Lee Dirks (born January 24, 1986) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He attended Haven High School in Haven, Kansas, and was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in 2008. Dirks made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with ...

and Austin Jackson. Scherzer, the reigning AL Cy Young winner, received a $15.525 million salary for 2014. *On January 31, the Tigers avoided arbitration with catcher

Alex Avila Alexander Thomas Avila (born January 29, 1987) is an American former professional baseball catcher. Between 2009 and 2021 he played for the Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, Arizona Diamondbacks and Minnesota Twins and Washingt ...

, agreeing on a one-year contract worth $4.15 million with a club option for 2015. *On February 24, the Tigers reached one-year deals with third baseman

Nick Castellanos Nicholas Alexander Castellanos (; born March 4, 1992) is an American professional baseball right fielder for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds ...

, outfielder Steven Moya, and pitchers

Drew Smyly Todd Andrew Smyly (born June 13, 1989), nicknamed "Big Shooter", is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Detroit Tigers, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Ra ...

Kyle Lobstein Kyle Eric Lobstein (born August 12, 1989) is an Americans, American professional baseball pitcher for the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Detroit Tigers in 2 ...

, José Ortega,

Luke Putkonen Luke Webber Putkonen (born May 10, 1986) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who played for the Detroit Tigers from 2012 to 2014. Prior to playing professionally, Putkonen played college baseball for the North Carolina Tar ...

and Evan Reed. *On March 1, the Tigers rounded out their 40-man roster by signing one-year deals with pitchers José Álvarez,

Ian Krol Ian A. Krol (born May 9, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Angel ...

, Melvin Mercedes, and

Bruce Rondón Bruce Rondón (born December 9, 1990) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League. He played in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers in 2013 and from 2015 through 2017 and for the ...

; catcher Bryan Holaday, second basemen Steve Lombardozzi Jr. and Hernán Pérez, and third baseman Francisco Martínez. *On March 24, the Tigers signed outfielder J. D. Martinez to a minor league contract. *On March 28, the Tigers signed

Miguel Cabrera José Miguel Cabrera Torres (born April 18, 1983), nicknamed "Miggy", is a Venezuelan professional baseball first baseman and designated hitter for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Since his debut in 2003 he has been a two-t ...

to an eight-year, $248 million contract extension. Combined with the $44 million the Tigers owed on the remaining two years of Cabrera's current contract, the total ten-year commitment is worth $292 million, and will keep Cabrera under contract until at least 2023. *On March 29, the Tigers purchased the contract of outfielder Tyler Collins from AA Erie. *On May 2, the Tigers signed relief pitcher

Joel Hanrahan Joel Ryan Hanrahan (born October 6, 1981) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. Hanrahan was originally a starting pitcher for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB) before moving to the closer role for the ...

to a one-year, $1 million contract, plus incentives. *On August 5, the Tigers signed relief pitcher Jim Johnson to a minor-league contract.

Releases

*On October 30, the Tigers announced they will not re-sign backup catcher

Brayan Peña Brayan Eduardo Peña (born January 7, 1982) is a Cuban-American former professional baseball catcher. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves, Kansas City Royals, Detroit Tigers, Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis ...

. *On November 1, the Tigers announced they had declined the option on relief pitcher

José Veras José Enger Veras Romero (born October 20, 1980) is a Dominican former professional baseball relief pitcher. He was signed by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays organization in 1998. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2006 with the New York ...

' contract, making him a free agent.Jose Veras becomes free agent after Tigers decline option
MLB.com, November 1, 2013 *On November 1, the Tigers announced relief pitcher

Darin Downs Darin Burton Downs (born December 26, 1984) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers and Houston Astros, and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Uni ...

left the Tigers and was claimed off waivers by the

Houston 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 ...

, and utility player

Matt Tuiasosopo Matthew Petelu Tuiasosopo (born May 10, 1986) is an American former professional baseball utility player and the current manager of the Gwinnett Stripers, the Triple-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) fo ...

left and was claimed off waivers 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 f ...

. *On November 24, free agent shortstop

Jhonny Peralta Jhonny Antonio Peralta (born May 28, 1982) is a Dominican former professional baseball shortstop and third baseman who played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). The Cleveland Indians signed him as an amateur free agent in his native D ...

left the Tigers and signed a four-year deal with the

St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Since the 2006 season, the Cardinals ha ...

. *On December 4, the Tigers announced they will not re-sign free agent relief pitcher

Joaquín Benoit Joaquín Antonio Benoit Peña (born July 26, 1977) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Tampa Bay Rays, Detroit Tigers, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, Toronto ...

and released him to free agency. *On December 16, free agent second baseman

Omar Infante Omar Rafael Infante n-FAHN-tay(born December 26, 1981) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, Atlanta Braves, Miami M ...

left the Tigers and signed a four-year deal with the

. *On January 30, free agent utility infielder

Ramón Santiago Ramón David Santiago Sanchez (born August 31, 1979) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball player, and minor league coach for the Detroit Tigers. Santiago played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an infielder for the Detroit Tig ...

left the Tigers after eight years and signed a minor league contract with the

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. *On April 20, the Tigers released shortstop Álex González.

Trades

*On November 20, the Tigers traded first baseman

Prince Fielder Prince Semien Fielder (born May 9, 1984) is an American former professional baseball first baseman and designated hitter, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers, Detroit Tigers, and Texas Rangers. He was selected i ...

to the Texas Rangers for second baseman

Ian Kinsler Ian Michael Kinsler ( he, איאן קינסלר; born June 22, 1982) is an American-Israeli former professional baseball Professional baseball is organized baseball in which players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for ...

and cash considerations. *On December 2, the Tigers traded starting pitcher

Doug Fister Douglas Wildes Fister (born February 4, 1984) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, Detroit Tigers, Washington Nationals, Houston Astros, Boston Red Sox, and Tex ...

to the

Washington Nationals The Washington Nationals are an American professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C.. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. From 2005 to 2007, the team played in RFK Stadiu ...

for second baseman Steve Lombardozzi Jr. and pitchers

and

Robbie Ray Robert Glenn Ray (born October 1, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Detroit Tigers, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Toronto Blue Jays. Ray was an M ...

. *On March 21, the Tigers traded pitcher José Álvarez to the

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim The Los Angeles Angels are an American professional baseball team based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Angels compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. Since 1966, the team ha ...

for shortstop

Andrew Romine Andrew James Romine (born December 24, 1985) is an American former professional baseball utility player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Angels, Detroit Tigers, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, and Chicago Cubs. ...

. *On March 24, the Tigers traded second baseman Steve Lombardozzi Jr. to the

for shortstop Álex González. *On July 23, the Tigers traded pitchers

Jake Thompson Jacob Keith Thompson (born January 31, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Leones de Yucatán of the Mexican League. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies and for the Lotte Giant ...

and

Corey Knebel Corey Andrew Knebel (born November 26, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers, Los Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies. ...

to the Texas Rangers for reliever

Joakim Soria Joakim Agustín Soria Ramos (born May 18, 1984) is a Mexican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals, Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox, Milwa ...

. *On July 31, the Tigers traded outfielder Austin Jackson to the

, and pitcher

and shortstop Willy Adames to the

Tampa Bay Rays The Tampa Bay Rays are an American professional baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Rays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League East, East division. Since its inception ...

in a three-team deal to acquire pitcher David Price.

Season highlights

Individual accomplishments

Pitching

*On May 5,

became the first pitcher in franchise history to start a season with seven or more strikeouts in his first seven starts, and the first American League pitcher to do so since

Mike Mussina Michael Cole Mussina (born December 8, 1968), nicknamed "Moose", is an American former baseball starting pitcher who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles (1991–2000) and the New York Yankees (2001–2008). ...

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. *On June 12, Max Scherzer ended a drought of 178 career starts without a

complete game In baseball, a complete game (CG) is the act of a pitcher pitching an entire game without the benefit of a relief pitcher. A pitcher who meets this criterion will be credited with a complete game regardless of the number of innings played—pitche ...

when he pitched a complete game

shutout In team sports, a shutout ( US) or clean sheet ( UK) is a game in which one team prevents the other from scoring any points. While possible in most major sports, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketball. Shutouts are usuall ...

in a three-hit 4–0 win over the

Chicago 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 p ...

. This was the longest stretch any major league starter had gone without a complete game since 1900. *On July 1,

became the first Tiger to pitch back-to-back

shutouts In team sports, a shutout ( US) or clean sheet ( UK) is a game in which one team prevents the other from scoring any points. While possible in most major sports, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketball. Shutouts are usuall ...

since

Jack Morris John Scott Morris (born May 16, 1955) is an American former professional baseball starting pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1977 and 1994, mainly for the Detroit Tigers. Morris won 254 games throughout his career. Armed ...

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal ente ...

. Following a 6–0 shutout win over the Texas Rangers on June 26, he shut out the

Oakland Athletics The Oakland Athletics (often referred to as the A's) are an American professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The te ...

3–0 in his next start. In the latter game, Porcello became the first Major League pitcher to throw a shutout without a walk or a strikeout since Jeff Ballard on August 21, 1989, and the first Tiger pitcher to do so since

Dizzy Trout Paul Howard "Dizzy" Trout (June 29, 1915 – February 28, 1972) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from to , most notably as a member of the Detroit Tigers team that finishe ...

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. *On July 26,

became the first Detroit Tigers left-hander to strike out at least 11 batters in a game since

David Wells David Lee Wells (born May 20, 1963) is an American former baseball pitcher who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for nine teams, most notably the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees. Nicknamed "Boomer", Wells was considered on ...

on June 4, 1993. *On August 14,

recorded a season-high 14 strikeouts in a 5–2 victory over the

Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded as part of the American Associati ...

. Coincidentally, Max's career high of 15 strikeouts in a game also came at the expense of the Pirates, on May 20, 2012. *On August 20, Rick Porcello recorded his third complete game shutout of the season in a three-hit 6–0 win over the

. Porcello ties

Henderson Álvarez Henderson Javier Álvarez (born April 18, 1990) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Leones de Yucatán of the Mexican League. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays from 2011 through 2012, the Mi ...

for the major league lead in shutouts. Porcello's three complete game shutouts are the most by a Tiger pitcher in a single season since

Jeff Weaver Jeffrey Charles Weaver (born August 22, 1976) is a former right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher. During his career, he pitched for the Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, St. Louis Cardinal ...

threw three in

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. *On August 21, David Price allowed one hit and one unearned run, in a complete game 1–0 loss against his former team, the Tampa Bay Rays. Price is the first pitcher in the major leagues to lose a complete game, one-hitter or better, with no earned runs since

Andy Hawkins Melton Andrew Hawkins (born January 21, 1960) is an American former professional baseball pitcher and coach. Hawkins spent most of his Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the San Diego Padres, and also played for the New York Yankees and bri ...

lost a no-hitter for the

New York Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Amer ...

on July 1, 1990. It was the first time since

1914 This year saw the beginning of what became known as World War I, after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austrian throne was Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. It als ...

that a pitcher has lost a complete game, one-hit, no walk start without allowing an earned run. *On August 24, Max Scherzer became the American League's first 15-game winner this season after the Tigers defeated the Minnesota Twins 13–4. *On September 28, in the AL Central division-clinching game, David Price struck out eight

batters to overtake the

Corey Kluber Corey Scott Kluber (born April 10, 1986) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays. He made his M ...

for the most strikeouts in the major leagues. Price finished with 271 strikeouts to Kluber's 269.

Hitting

*On May 13, Víctor Martínez became the second Detroit Tigers player to hit a home run completely out of

Oriole Park at Camden Yards The Oriole Park at Camden Yards is a baseball stadium located in Baltimore, Maryland. It is the home field of Major League Baseball's Baltimore Orioles, and the first of the Baseball park#Retro-classic ballparks, "retro" major league ballparks ...

and onto

Eutaw Street Eutaw Street is a major street in Baltimore, Maryland, mostly within the downtown area. Outside of downtown, it is mostly known as Eutaw Place. The south end of Eutaw Street is at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. After this point, the street continue ...

, following

Mickey Tettleton Mickey Lee Tettleton (born September 16, 1960) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball for the Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, and Texas Rangers. Although Tettleton played most ...

in 1992. *On June 7,

had his third consecutive three-hit game, making him the fifth rookie in Tigers history to do so, and the first since

Ricky Peters Richard Devin Peters (born November 21, 1955) is a former professional baseball player. He played professional baseball, principally as an outfielder, including five seasons in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers (1979–1981) and Oaklan ...

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...

. *On June 14,

Eugenio Suárez Eugenio Alejandro Suárez (born July 18, 1991) is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Detroit Tigers and Cincinnati Reds. Suárez was an All-Star in 2 ...

fell a

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shy of the cycle, hitting a solo

home run In baseball, a home run (abbreviated HR) is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle the bases and reach home plate safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team. A home run i ...

double A double is a look-alike or doppelgänger; one person or being that resembles another. Double, The Double or Dubble may also refer to: Film and television * Double (filmmaking), someone who substitutes for the credited actor of a character * Th ...

, and

triple Triple is used in several contexts to mean "threefold" or a " treble": Sports * Triple (baseball), a three-base hit * A basketball three-point field goal * A figure skating jump with three rotations * In bowling terms, three strikes in a row * ...

, to help the Tigers defeat the

, 12–9. *On June 30,

hit a walk-off grand slam to defeat the Oakland Athletics 5–4, the day the Tigers celebrated the 30th anniversary of the

1984 World Series The 1984 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1984 season. The 81st edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the American League (AL) champion Detroit Tigers and the Nationa ...

winning team. It was the first walk-off grand slam by a Tiger since

Carlos Peña Carlos Felipe Peña (born May 17, 1978) is a Dominican former professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Devil Rays/Rays, C ...

on June 27, 2004, the day the Tigers celebrated the 20th anniversary of their 1984 title-winning team. The last Tigers walk-off grand slam before that was 10 years earlier, on June 21, 1994, by

Lou Whitaker Louis Rodman Whitaker Jr. (born May 12, 1957), nicknamed "Sweet Lou", is an American former professional baseball second baseman. Whitaker spent his entire career with the Detroit Tigers. From 1977 to 1995, he appeared in 2,390 games for the ...

. * Austin Jackson finished the month of July with 15 multi-hit games, the second most in franchise history in the month of July, behind only

Ron LeFlore Ronald LeFlore (born June 16, 1948) is an American former Major League Baseball center fielder. He played six seasons with the Detroit Tigers before being traded to the Montreal Expos. He retired with the Chicago White Sox in 1982. He stole 455 ...

with 16 in

1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic R ...

. *On October 2, during Game 1 of the ALDS against the

saw 37 pitches in four plate appearances, tying him with

Bobby Abreu Bob Kelly Abreu (; ; born March 11, 1974), nicknamed "El Comedulce" and also "La Leche", is a Venezuelan former professional baseball outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, New York ...

for fourth most in a postseason game since the statistic began being kept in 1988. Kinsler broke the record for most pitches seen in a playoff game in four or fewer plate appearances, previously held by

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, seeing 31 in Game 3 of the

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. Kinsler averaged 9.25 pitches per plate appearance, breaking the old mark of 7.75 that was also set by Ramirez in Game 3 of the 2007 ALDS. *On October 3, during Game 2 of the ALDS against the Baltimore Orioles, J. D. Martinez became the first player in Tigers history to homer in each of his first two career postseason games, the 16th player in Major League history, and the first overall since

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Paul Goldschmidt Paul Edward Goldschmidt (born September 10, 1987) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). Lightly recruited out of The Woodlands High School in The Woodlands, Texas, Golds ...

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. *Designated hitter Víctor Martínez won the American League's

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at DH, with a .335 batting average (second in the AL to Houston's

José Altuve José Carlos Altuve (; born May 6, 1990) is a Venezuelan professional baseball second baseman for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Astros signed Altuve as an amateur free agent in 2007, and he made his major league debut ...

), 32 home runs, .974 OPS (which led all of baseball), and his .409 on-base percentage (which led the AL). Martínez was also named a finalist for the

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, finishing second to

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Defense

was awarded the

Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award The Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award was awarded annually to the best defensive player at each fielding position in Major League Baseball (MLB). The award was given between 2012 and 2019. An overall Defensive Player of the Year and a De ...

as the best second baseman in the Major Leagues.

Team accomplishments

*On August 2, the Tigers scored at least one run in every inning of the game in an 11–5 win over the

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. They became the first team to accomplish this feat since the

did so against the

Toronto Blue Jays The Toronto Blue Jays are a Canadian professional baseball team based in Toronto. The Blue Jays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Since 1989, the team has played its home games ...

on April 29, 2006, and the first Tigers team to do so since

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. *On August 10, the Tigers were defeated by the

6–5 in a 19 inning game that took six hours and 37 minutes. It was the first 19 inning game for the Tigers since April 27, 1984. The game was the second longest Tigers game in duration since a 22-inning, seven-hour game on June 24, 1962. It tied for the fourth longest game innings-wise in franchise history. *On August 24, the Tigers tied the franchise record for the most hits in a four-game series with 60 hits against the

. The last time the Tigers had 60 hits in a four-game series was against the

1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...

.Offense erupts as Scherzer collects 15th win
MLB.com, August 24, 2014 *The Tigers spent 162 calendar days atop of the

, the most days in first place by any team in the majors during the 2014 season. *On October 2, during Game 1 of the ALDS against the Baltimore Orioles, Víctor Martínez and J. D. Martinez hit back-to-back home runs in the second inning. During Game 2 of the ALDS, J. D. Martinez and Nick Castellanos hit back-to-back home runs in the fourth inning. The Tigers became the fourth team in postseason history to hit back-to-back home runs in consecutive postseason games, following the

during the 2008 ALCS, the

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during the 2003 NLCS, and the

during the 1995 ALDS. Detroit is the first team in history to open the postseason with back-to-back home runs in consecutive games.

All-Stars

The Tigers sent three players to the 2014 All-Star Game. First baseman

was voted in as the starter at first base in the fan voting, while designated hitter Víctor Martínez and pitcher

were selected as reserves in the player voting. Martínez did not participate in the All-Star game due to right side soreness, so his teammate, second baseman

, took his place on the American League roster. The Tigers had a chance to send a fourth player to the All-Star Game this season, as pitcher

was one of the five finalists for the AL in the

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, but he was beaten out by

Chris Sale Christopher Allen Sale (born March 30, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Chicago White Sox, with whom he made his major league debut ...

of the

. Scherzer became the winning pitcher of the game, the first Tiger to do so since

Jim Bunning James Paul David Bunning (October 23, 1931 – May 26, 2017) was an American professional baseball pitcher and politician who represented Kentucky in both chambers of the United States Congress. He was the sole Major League Baseball athlete to ha ...

1957 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th y ...

, while Cabrera became the first Tiger to hit a home run in the All Star Game since

did so in

Standings

American League Central

Game log

Regular season

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Nathan Nathan or Natan may refer to: People *Nathan (given name), including a list of people and characters with this name *Nathan (surname) *Nathan (prophet), a person in the Hebrew Bible * Nathan (son of David), biblical figure, son of King David an ...

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Davis Davis may refer to: Places Antarctica * Mount Davis (Antarctica) * Davis Island (Palmer Archipelago) * Davis Valley, Queen Elizabeth Land Canada * Davis, Saskatchewan, an unincorporated community * Davis Strait, between Nunavut and Gre ...

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Collins Collins may refer to: People Surname Given name * Collins O. Bright (1917–?), Sierra Leonean diplomat * Collins Chabane (1960–2015), South African Minister of Public Service and Administration * Collins Cheboi (born 1987), Kenyan middle- ...

(0–1) , , — , , 26,906 , , 2–0 , - bgcolor="bbbbbb" , — , , April 3 , , Royals , , colspan=6, ''Postponed (rain). Rescheduled to June 19.'' , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 3 , , April 4 , ,

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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(1) , , 32,041 , , 4–0 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 5 , , April 6 , ,

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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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Hunter Hunting is the human activity, human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, or killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to harvest food (i.e. meat) and useful animal products (fur/hide (skin), hide, ...

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Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Established in 1883 in the city of Brooklyn ...

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Howell Howell may refer to: Places In the United Kingdom *Howell, Lincolnshire, England In the United States *Howell, Georgia * Howell, Evansville, a neighborhood of Evansville, Indiana *Howell, Michigan * Howell, Missouri *Howell, Utah * Howell C ...

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Chamberlain Chamberlain may refer to: Profession *Chamberlain (office), the officer in charge of managing the household of a sovereign or other noble figure People *Chamberlain (surname) **Houston Stewart Chamberlain (1855–1927), German-British philosop ...

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Padres The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1969, the club has won two NL penna ...

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, , W 6–2 , , Verlander (1–1) , , Kennedy (1–2) , , — , , 42,182 , , 6–3 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 10 , , April 13 , , @

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Ross Ross or ROSS may refer to: People * Clan Ross, a Highland Scottish clan * Ross (name), including a list of people with the surname or given name Ross, as well as the meaning * Earl of Ross, a peerage of Scotland Places * RoSS, the Republic of Sou ...

(1–2) , , Scherzer (0–1) , , — , , 32,267 , , 6–4 , - bgcolor="bbbbbb" , — , , April 15 , , Indians , , colspan=6, ''Postponed (inclement weather). Rescheduled to July 19.'' , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 11 , , April 16 , , Indians , , L 3–2 , , McAllister (2–0) , ,

Sánchez Sánchez is a Spanish family name. Historical origins "The illustrious Sanchez Family... is descended from one of a number of Gothic knights (caballeros) who in the year 714 escaped from the "barbara furia" of the Mohammedan invasion and took ...

(0–1) , , Axford (5) , , 23,811 , , 6–5 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 12 , , April 17 , , Indians , , W 7–5 , , Verlander (2–1) , , Salazar (0–2) , ,

(2) , , 25,990 , , 7–5 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 13 , , April 18 , ,

Angels In various theistic religious traditions an angel is a supernatural spiritual being who serves God. Abrahamic religions often depict angels as benevolent celestial intermediaries between God (or Heaven) and humanity. Other roles include ...

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, , W 5–2 , , Scherzer (1–1) , ,

Wilson Wilson may refer to: People * Wilson (name) ** List of people with given name Wilson ** List of people with surname Wilson * Wilson (footballer, 1927–1998), Brazilian manager and defender * Wilson (footballer, born 1984), full name Wilson Ro ...

(2–2) , , — , , 36,659, , 8–6 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 15 , , April 20 , ,

, , W 2–1 , , Porcello (2–1) , ,

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, whose ...

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(3) , , 28,921 , , 9–6 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 16 , , April 21 , ,

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 ...

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(0–2) , , Lindstrom (2) , , 24,997 , , 9–7 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 17 , , April 22 , ,

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(1) , , 24,976 , , 10–7 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 18 , , April 23 , ,

, , L 4–6 , , Rienzo (1–0) , ,

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 * ...

(0–1) , , Lindstrom (3) , , 23,451 , , 10–8 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 19 , , April 24 , ,

, , W 7–4 , , Scherzer (2–1) , , Quintana (1–2) , ,

(4) , , 28,514 , , 11–8 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 20 , , April 25 , , @

Twins Twins are two offspring produced by the same pregnancy.MedicineNet > Definition of TwinLast Editorial Review: 19 June 2000 Twins can be either ''monozygotic'' ('identical'), meaning that they develop from one zygote, which splits and forms two em ...

, , W 10–6 , , Porcello (3–1) , ,

Correia Correia (Portuguese and Galician for "leather strap") is a surname of Portuguese and Galician origin, also spelled Correa or Corrêa. Correia/Correa is found throughout all of the Iberian Peninsular. It may refer to: People General Portuguese ...

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Hughes Hughes may refer to: People * Hughes (surname) * Hughes (given name) Places Antarctica * Hughes Range (Antarctica), Ross Dependency * Mount Hughes, Oates Land * Hughes Basin, Oates Land * Hughes Bay, Graham Land * Hughes Bluff, Victoria La ...

(2–1) , , Ortega (0–1) , ,

Perkins Perkins is a surname derived from the Anglo-Saxon corruption of the kin of Pierre (from Pierre kin to Pierrekin to Perkins), introduced into England by the Norman Conquest. It is found throughout mid- and southern England. Another derivation com ...

(6) , , 28,122 , , 12–9 , - bgcolor="bbbbbb" , — , , April 27 , , @

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Belisario ''Belisario'' (''Belisarius'') is a ''tragedia lirica'' (tragic opera) in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. Salvadore Cammarano wrote the Italian libretto after Luigi Marchionni's adaptation of play, ''Belisarius'', first staged in Munich in 182 ...

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, , W 5–1 , , Scherzer (3–1) , , Noesí (0–2) , , — , , 15,157 , , 14–9 , - bgcolor=" , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 24 , , May 2 , , @ Royals , , W 8–2 , , Porcello (4–1) , ,

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 a ...

(3–3) , , — , , 28,021 , , 15–9 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 25 , , May 3 , , @ Royals , , W 9–2 , , Smyly (2–1) , , Duffy (1–2) , , — , , 29,200 , , 16–9 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 26 , , May 4 , , @ Royals , , W 9–4 , , Verlander (4–1) , , Vargas (2–1) , , — , , 22,504 , , 17–9 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 27 , , May 5 , ,

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) American League West, West division, having moved to the div ...

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(6) , , 26,475 , , 18–9 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 28 , , May 6 , ,

, , W 11–4 , , Ray (1–0) , , Oberholtzer (0–6) , , — , , 27,939 , , 19–9 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 29 , , May 7 , ,

, , W 3–2 , , Porcello (5–1) , ,

Peacock Peafowl is a common name for three bird species in the genera ''Pavo (genus), Pavo'' and ''Afropavo'' within the tribe Pavonini of the family Phasianidae, the pheasants and their allies. Male peafowl are referred to as peacocks, and female pea ...

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(7) , , 26,207 , , 20–9 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 30 , , May 8 , ,

, , L 2–6 , , Keuchel (3–2) , , Smyly (2–2) , , — , , 35,643 , , 20–10 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 31 , , May 9 , ,

, , L 1–2 , ,

(4–1) , , Verlander (4–2) , ,

(9) , , 35,814 , , 20–11 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 32 , , May 10 , ,

, , W 9–3 , , Scherzer (5–1) , ,

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(3–3) , , — , , 42,312 , , 21–11 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 33 , , May 11 , ,

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(10) , , 40,468 , , 21–12 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 34 , , May 12 , , @

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(8) , , 24,517 , , 22–12 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 35 , , May 13 , , @

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, , W 7–5 , , Verlander (5–2) , , Gausman (0–1) , ,

(10) , , 36,727 , , 24–12 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 37 , , May 16 , , @

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 ...

, , W 1–0 , , Scherzer (6–1) , ,

Lester Lester is an ancient Anglo-Saxon surname and given name. Notable people and characters with the name include: People Given name * Lester Bangs (1948–1982), American music critic * Lester W. Bentley (1908–1972), American artist from Wisc ...

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(11) , , 37,225 , , 25–12 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 38 , , May 17 , , @

, , W 6–1 , , Porcello (7–1) , , Lackey (5–3) , , — , , 37,608 , , 26–12 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 39 , , May 18 , , @

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(1–2) , , Peavy (1–2) , , — , , 35,006 , , 27–12 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 40 , , May 19 , , @ Indians , , L 4–5 (10) , ,

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(1–0) , , Alburquerque (1–1) , , — , , 12,709 , , 27–13 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 41 , , May 20 , , @ Indians , , L 2–6 , , Bauer (1–1) , , Verlander (5–3) , , — , , 13,924 , , 27–14 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 42 , , May 21 , , @ Indians , , L 10–11 (13) , , Tomlin (3–1) , , Coke (0–1) , , — , , 19,228 , , 27–15 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 43 , , May 22 , , Rangers , , L 2–9 , , Darvish (4–2) , , Ray (1–1) , , — , , 40,768 , , 27–16 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 44 , , May 23 , , Rangers , , W 7–2 , ,

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Baker A baker is a tradesperson who bakes and sometimes sells breads and other products made of flour by using an oven or other concentrated heat source. The place where a baker works is called a bakery. History Ancient history Since grains ha ...

(0–1) , , — , , 39,835 , , 28–16 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 45 , , May 24 , , Rangers , , L 2–12 , , Martinez (1–1) , , Porcello (7–2) , , — , , 43,447 , , 28–17 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 46 , , May 25 , , Rangers , , L 4–12 , ,

Lewis Lewis may refer to: Names * Lewis (given name), including a list of people with the given name * Lewis (surname), including a list of people with the surname Music * Lewis (musician), Canadian singer * "Lewis (Mistreated)", a song by Radiohead ...

(4–3) , , Verlander (5–4) , , — , , 42,583 , , 28–18 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 47 , , May 26 , , @

Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competi ...

, , L 0–10 , , Milone (3–3) , , Smyly (2–3) , , — , , 35,067 , , 28–19 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 48 , , May 27 , , @

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(12) , , 21,549 , , 29–19 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 49 , , May 28 , , @

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(2–1) , , — , , 15,590 , , 29–20 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 50 , , May 29 , , @

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(13) , , 21,860 , , 30–20 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 51 , , May 30 , , @ Mariners , , W 6–3 , , Verlander (6–4) , , Hisashi Iwakuma, Iwakuma (3–2) , ,

(2) , , 29,000 , , 31–20 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 52 , , May 31 , , @ Mariners , , L 2–3 , , Chris Young (pitcher), Young (5–2) , , Smyly (2–4) , , Fernando Rodney, Rodney (14) , , 37,142 , , 31–21 , - , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 53 , , June 1 , , @ Mariners , , L 0–4 , , Roenis Elías, Elías (4–4) , , Scherzer (6–2) , , — , , 31,407 , , 31–22 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 54 , , June 3 , , 2014 Toronto Blue Jays season, Blue Jays , , L 3–5 , , Dustin McGowan, McGowan (3–2) , ,

(2–2) , , Casey Janssen, Janssen (9) , , 33,488 , , 31–23 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 55 , , June 4 , , 2014 Toronto Blue Jays season, Blue Jays , , L 2–8 , , R. A. Dickey, Dickey (6–4) , , Porcello (8–3) , , — , , 32,033 , , 31–24 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 56 , , June 5 , , 2014 Toronto Blue Jays season, Blue Jays , , L 3–7 , , J. A. Happ, Happ (5–2) , , Verlander (6–5) , , Casey Janssen, Janssen (10) , , 39,440 , , 31–25 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 57 , , June 6 , ,

, , W 6–2 , , Smyly (3–4) , , Rubby De La Rosa, De La Rosa (1–1) , , — , , 39,762 , , 32–25 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 58 , , June 7 , ,

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(6–7) , , — , , 43,359 , , 33–25 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 59 , , June 8 , ,

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(1–3) , , Koji Uehara, Uehara (12) , , 33,835 , , 33–26 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 60 , , June 9 , , @

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(6) , , 18,803 , , 33–27 , - bgcolor="bbbbbb" , — , , June 10 , , @

, , colspan=6, ''Postponed (rain). Rescheduled to August 30.'' , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 61 , , June 11 , , @

, , L 2–8 , , Danks (5–5) , , Verlander (6–6) , , — , , 18,424 , , 33–28 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 62 , , June 12 , , @

, , W 4–0 , , Scherzer (8–2) , , Chris Sale, Sale (5–1) , , — , , 20,626 , , 34–28 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 63 , , June 13 , ,

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(17) , , 39,811 , , 34–29 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 64 , , June 14 , ,

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(3–2) , , Samuel Deduno, Deduno (2–5) , , Ian Krol, Krol (1) , , 41,498 , , 35–29 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 65 , , June 15 , ,

, , W 4–3 , ,

(3–2) , , Casey Fien, Fien (3–3) , , — , , 41,462 , , 36–29 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 66 , , June 16 , , Royals , , L 8–11 , , Vargas (7–2) , , Verlander (6–7) , , — , , 31,774 , , 36–30 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 67 , , June 17 , , Royals , , L 4–11 , , Yordano Ventura, Ventura (5–5) , , Scherzer (8–3) , , — , , 34,328 , , 36–31 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 68 , , June 18 , , Royals , , L 1–2 , , Jeremy Guthrie, Guthrie (4–6) , , Smyly (3–6) , , Greg Holland (baseball), Holland (21) , , 37,209 , , 36–32 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 69 , , June 19 , , Royals , , W 2–1 , ,

(4–2) , , Duffy (4–6) , ,

(14) , , 35,715 , , 37–32 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 70 , , June 20 , , @ Indians , , W 6–4 , , Porcello (9–4) , , Corey Kluber, Kluber (6–5) , ,

(15) , , 33,545 , , 38–32 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 71 , , June 21 , , @ Indians , , W 5–4 (10) , ,

(4–2) , , Cody Allen, Allen (3–2) , , Coke (1) , , 40,712 , , 39–32 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 72 , , June 22 , , @ Indians , , W 10–4 , , Scherzer (9–3) , , Tomlin (4–5) , , — , , 26,023 , , 40–32 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 73 , , June 24 , , @ Rangers , , W 8–2 , , Smyly (4–6) , ,

(5–5) , , — , , 35,526 , , 41–32 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 74 , , June 25 , , @ Rangers , , W 8–6 , ,

(5–2) , , Joe Saunders, Saunders (0–4) , ,

(16) , , 34,254 , , 42–32 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 75 , , June 26 , , @ Rangers , , W 6–0 , , Porcello (10–4) , , Martinez (1–5) , , — , , 34,989 , , 43–32 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 76 , , June 27 , , @

, , L 3–4 (11) , , Jake Buchanan, Buchanan (1–1) , , Blaine Hardy, Hardy (0–1) , , — , , 22,386 , , 43–33 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 77 , , June 28 , , @

, , W 4–3 , , Coke (1–1) , , Jerome Williams (baseball), Williams (1–4) , ,

(17) , , 25,788 , , 44–33 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 78 , , June 29 , , @

, , L 4–6 , , Scott Feldman, Feldman (4–4) , , Smyly (4–7) , , Tony Sipp, Sipp (1) , , 22,478 , , 44–34 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 79 , , June 30 , ,

, , W 5–4 , , Blaine Hardy, Hardy (1–1) , , Sean Doolittle, Doolittle (1–3) , , — , , 42,477 , , 45–34 , - , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 80 , , July 1 , ,

, , W 3–0 , , Porcello (11–4) , , Brad Mills (pitcher), Mills (1–1) , , — , , 32,455 , , 46–34 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 81 , , July 2 , ,

, , W 9–3 , , Verlander (7–7) , , Chavez (6–5) , , — , , 35,445 , , 47–34 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 82 , , July 3 , , 2014 Tampa Bay Rays season, Rays , , W 8–1 , , Scherzer (10–3) , , Érik Bédard, Bédard (4–6) , , — , , 33,908 , , 48–34 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 83 , , July 4 , , 2014 Tampa Bay Rays season, Rays , , L 3–6 , , Alex Cobb, Cobb (4–6) , , Smyly (4–8) , , Jake McGee, McGee (4) , , 40,657 , , 48–35 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 84 , , July 5 , , 2014 Tampa Bay Rays season, Rays , , L 2–7 , , Chris Archer, Archer (5–5) , ,

(5–3) , , — , , 38,087 , , 48–36 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 85 , , July 6 , , 2014 Tampa Bay Rays season, Rays , , L 3–7 , , David Price (baseball), Price (8–7) , , Porcello (11–5) , , Jake McGee, McGee (5) , , 31,917 , , 48–37 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 86 , , July 8 , ,

, , W 14–5 , , Verlander (8–7) , , Hyun-jin Ryu, Ryu (9–5) , , — , , 36,912 , , 49–37 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 87 , , July 9 , ,

, , W 4–1 , , Scherzer (11–3) , , Zack Greinke, Greinke (11–5) , ,

(18) , , 36,462 , , 50–37 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 88 , , July 10 , , @ Royals , , W 16–4 , , Smyly (5–8) , , Jeremy Guthrie, Guthrie (5–8) , , — , , 21,775 , , 51–37 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 89 , , July 11 , , @ Royals , , W 2–1 , ,

(6–3) , , Duffy (5–9) , ,

(19) , , 31,581 , , 52–37 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 90 , , July 12 , , @ Royals , , W 5–1 , , Porcello (12–5) , ,

(9–5) , , — , , 33,849 , , 53–37 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 91 , , July 13 , , @ Royals , , L 2–5 , , Yordano Ventura, Ventura (7–7) , , Verlander (8–8) , , Greg Holland (baseball), Holland (25) , , 23,424 , , 53–38 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 92 , , July 18 , , Indians , , L 3–9 , , Bauer (4–4) , ,

(6–4) , , — , , 42,255 , , 53–39 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 93 , , July 19 , , Indians , , L 2–6 , , Corey Kluber, Kluber (10–6) , , Drew VerHagen, VerHagen (0–1) , , — , , 38,109 , , 53–40 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 94 , , July 19 , , Indians , , L 2–5 , , Carlos Carrasco (baseball), Carrasco (3–3) , ,

(4–3) , , Cody Allen, Allen (13) , , 42,044 , , 53–41 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 95 , , July 20 , , Indians , , W 5–1 , , Smyly (6–8) , , Tomlin (5–7) , , — , , 41,736 , , 54–41 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 96 , , July 21 , , @ 2014 Arizona Diamondbacks season, Diamondbacks , , W 4–3 , , Verlander (9–8) , , Randall Delgado, Delgado (1–2) , ,

(20) , , 25,907 , , 55–41 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 97 , , July 22 , , @ 2014 Arizona Diamondbacks season, Diamondbacks , , L 4–5 , , Eury De La Rosa, De La Rosa (2–0) , , Coke (1–2) , , Addison Reed, Reed (24) , , 29,515 , , 55–42 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 98 , , July 23 , , @ 2014 Arizona Diamondbacks season, Diamondbacks , , W 11–5 , ,

(7–4) , , Trevor Cahill, Cahill (1–7) , , — , , 24,174 , , 56–42 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 99 , , July 24 , , @

, , W 6–4 , , Scherzer (12–3) , , Garrett Richards, Richards (11–3) , ,

(21) , , 40,146 , , 57–42 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 100 , , July 25 , , @

, , L 1–2 , , Mike Morin (baseball), Morin (3–3) , , Smyly (6–9) , , Huston Street, Street (2) , , 42,915 , , 57–43 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 101 , , July 26 , , @

, , L 0–4 , , Matt Shoemaker, Shoemaker (8–3) , , Verlander (9–9) , , — , , 43,569 , , 57–44 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 102 , , July 27 , , @

, , L 1–2 , , Joe Smith (pitcher), Smith (4–0) , ,

(1–4) , , Huston Street, Street (3) , , 36,252 , , 57–45 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 103 , , July 29 , ,

, , L 4–11 , , Quintana (6–7) , ,

(7–5) , , — , , 40,032 , , 57–46 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 104 , , July 30 , ,

, , W 7–2 , , Scherzer (13–3) , , Noesí (5–8) , , — , , 37,193 , , 58–46 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 105 , , July 31 , ,

, , L 4–7 , ,

(4–7) , , Joakim Soria, Soria (1–4) , , Jake Petricka, Petricka (6) , , 41,306 , , 58–47 , - , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 106 , , August 1 , , 2014 Colorado Rockies season, Rockies , , W 4–2 , , Verlander (10–9) , , Franklin Morales, Morales (5–6) , ,

(22) , , 39,052 , , 59–47 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 107 , , August 2 , , 2014 Colorado Rockies season, Rockies , , W 11–5 , , Porcello (13–5) , , Tyler Matzek, Matzek (2–6) , , , , 42,811 , , 60–47 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 108 , , August 3 , , 2014 Colorado Rockies season, Rockies , , W 4–0 , ,

(8–5) , , Jorge de la Rosa, de la Rosa (11–7) , , — , , 41,487 , , 61–47 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 109 , , August 4 , , @ 2014 New York Yankees season, Yankees , , L 1–2 , , Brandon McCarthy, McCarthy (4–0) , , Scherzer (13–4) , , David Robertson (baseball), Robertson (30) , , 41,603 , , 61–48 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 110 , , August 5 , , @ 2014 New York Yankees season, Yankees , , W 4–3 (12) , , Joakim Soria, Soria (2–4) , , Matt Daley, Daley (0–1) , ,

(23) , , 40,078 , , 62–48 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 111 , , August 6 , , @ 2014 New York Yankees season, Yankees , , L 1–5 , , Adam Warren (baseball), Warren (2–5) , , Verlander (10–10) , , — , , 40,067 , , 62–49 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 112 , , August 7 , , @ 2014 New York Yankees season, Yankees , , L 0–1 , , Shane Greene, Greene (3–1) , , Porcello (13–6) , , David Robertson (baseball), Robertson (31) , , 47,013 , , 62–50 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 113 , , August 8 , , @ 2014 Toronto Blue Jays season, Blue Jays , , W 5–4 , , Alburquerque (3–1) , , Casey Janssen, Janssen (3–1) , ,

(24) , , 36,237 , , 63–50 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 114 , , August 9 , , @ 2014 Toronto Blue Jays season, Blue Jays , , L 2–3 (10) , , Aaron Loup, Loup (4–3) , ,

(1–5) , , — , , 45,927 , , 63–51 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 115 , , August 10 , , @ 2014 Toronto Blue Jays season, Blue Jays , , L 5–6 (19) , , Chad Jenkins, Jenkins (1–1) , , Porcello (13–7) , , — , , 46,126 , , 63–52 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 116 , , August 11 , , @ 2014 Pittsburgh Pirates season, Pirates , , L 6–11 , , Jeff Locke (baseball), Locke (4–3) , , Verlander (10–11) , , — , , 35,314 , , 63–53 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 117 , , August 12 , , @ 2014 Pittsburgh Pirates season, Pirates , , L 2–4 , , Edinson Vólquez, Volquez (10–7) , , Ray (1–2) , , Mark Melancon, Melancon (22) , , 34,919 , , 63–54 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 118 , , August 13 , , 2014 Pittsburgh Pirates season, Pirates , , W 8–4 , , Blaine Hardy, Hardy (2–1) , , Vance Worley, Worley (5–2) , , — , , 41,043 , , 64–54 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 119 , , August 14 , , 2014 Pittsburgh Pirates season, Pirates , , W 5–2 , , Scherzer (14–4) , , Francisco Liriano, Liriano (3–9) , , — , , 41,986 , , 65–54 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 120 , , August 15 , , Mariners , , L 2–7 , , James Paxton (baseball), Paxton (3–0) , , Porcello (13–8) , , — , , 42,385 , , 65–55 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 121 , , August 16 , , Mariners , , W 4–2 , , David Price (baseball), Price (12–8) , , Félix Hernández, Hernández (13–4) , ,

(25) , , 43,833 , , 66–55 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 122 , , August 17 , , Mariners , , L 1–8 , , Chris Young (pitcher), Young (12–6) , , Ray (1–3) , , — , , 41,181 , , 66–56 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 123 , , August 19 , , @ 2014 Tampa Bay Rays season, Rays , , W 8–6 (11) , , Jim Johnson (baseball, born 1983), Johnson (5–2) , , Grant Balfour, Balfour (1–5) , ,

(26) , , 14,331 , , 67–56 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 124 , , August 20 , , @ 2014 Tampa Bay Rays season, Rays , , W 6–0 , , Porcello (14–8) , , Jake Odorizzi, Odorizzi (9–10) , , — , , 13,575 , , 68–56 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 125 , , August 21 , , @ 2014 Tampa Bay Rays season, Rays , , L 0–1 , , Alex Cobb, Cobb (9–6) , , David Price (baseball), Price (12–9) , , Jake McGee, McGee (14) , , 19,189 , , 68–57 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 126 , , August 22 , , @

, , L 6–20 , , Ryan Pressly, Pressly (2–0) , , Ray (1–4) , , — , , 29,394 , , 68–58 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 127 , , August 23 , , @

, , L 4–12 , , Yohan Pino, Pino (2–5) , , Buck Farmer, Farmer (0–1) , , — , , 25,110 , , 68–59 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 128 , , August 23 , , @

, , W 8–6 , , Verlander (11–11) , , Trevor May, May (0–3) , ,

(27) , , 25,578 , , 69–59 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 129 , , August 24 , , @

, , W 13–4 , , Scherzer (15–4) , ,

(11–10) , , — , , 23,983 , , 70–59 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 130 , , August 26 , , 2014 New York Yankees season, Yankees , , W 5–2 , , Porcello (15–8) , , Brandon McCarthy, McCarthy (5–3) , ,

(28) , , 40,488 , , 71–59 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 131 , , August 27 , , 2014 New York Yankees season, Yankees , , L 4–8 , , Shane Greene, Greene (4–1) , , David Price (baseball), Price (12–10) , , — , , 40,876 , , 71–60 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 132 , , August 28 , , 2014 New York Yankees season, Yankees , , W 3–2 , , Coke (2–2) , , Shawn Kelley, Kelley (2–5) , , — , , 42,647 , , 72–60 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 133 , , August 29 , , @

, , W 7–1 , , Verlander (12–11) , , Scott Carroll, Carroll (5–9) , , — , , 17,071 , , 73–60 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 134 , , August 30 , , @

, , L 3–6 , , Chris Sale, Sale (11–3) , , Scherzer (15–5) , , Jake Petricka, Petricka (10) , , 20,556 , , 73–61 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 135 , , August 30 , , @

, , W 8–4 , , Kyle Ryan, Ryan (1–0) , , Chris Bassitt, Bassitt (0–1) , , — , , 23,723 , , 74–61 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 136 , , August 31 , , @

, , L 2–6 , , Quintana (7–10) , , Porcello (15–9) , , — , , 26,336 , , 74–62 , - , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 137 , , September 1 , , @ Indians , , W 12–1 , , David Price (baseball), Price (13–10) , , Corey Kluber, Kluber (13–9) , , — , , 23,296 , , 75–62 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 138 , , September 2 , , @ Indians , , W 4–2 , , Coke (3–2) , , Cody Allen, Allen (5–4) , ,

(29) , , 9,990 , , 76–62 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 139 , , September 3 , , @ Indians , , L 0–7 , , Salazar (6–6) , , Verlander (12–12) , , — , , 11,739 , , 76–63 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 140 , , September 4 , , @ Indians , , W 11–4 (11) , , Coke (4–2) , , Tomlin (6–9) , , — , , 11,935 , , 77–63 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 141 , , September 5 , , 2014 San Francisco Giants season, Giants , , L 2–8 , , Peavy (4–4) , , Porcello (15–10) , , — , , 31,940 , , 77–64 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 142 , , September 6 , , 2014 San Francisco Giants season, Giants , , L 4–5 , , Madison Bumgarner, Bumgarner (17–9) , , David Price (baseball), Price (13–11) , , Santiago Casilla, Casilla (15) , , 35,722 , , 77–65 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 143 , , September 7 , , 2014 San Francisco Giants season, Giants , , W 6–1 , , Kyle Lobstein, Lobstein (1–0) , , Tim Hudson, Hudson (9–10) , , — , , 27,523 , , 78–65 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 144 , , September 8 , , Royals , , W 9–5 , , Verlander (13–12) , , Jeremy Guthrie, Guthrie (10–11) , , — , , 30,758 , , 79–65 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 145 , , September 9 , , Royals , , W 4–2 , , Scherzer (16–5) , , Vargas (11–8) , ,

(30) , , 32,603 , , 80–65 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 146 , , September 10 , , Royals , , L 0–3 , ,

(14–7) , , Porcello (15–11) , ,

(3) , , 29,751 , , 80–66 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 147 , , September 12 , , Indians , , W 7–2 , , David Price (baseball), Price (14–11) , , Carlos Carrasco (baseball), Carrasco (7–5) , , — , , 38,341 , , 81–66 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 148 , , September 13 , , Indians , , W 5–4 , ,

(2–5) , , Bryan Shaw (baseball), Shaw (5–4) , ,

(31) , , 41,190 , , 82–66 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 149 , , September 14 , , Indians , , W 6–4 , , Coke (5–2) , , Bryan Shaw (baseball), Shaw (5–5) , ,

(32) , , 39,395 , , 83–66 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 150 , , September 15 , , @

, , W 8–6 , , Kyle Ryan, Ryan (2–0) , , Casey Fien, Fien (5–6) , , Joakim Soria, Soria (18) , , 19,700 , , 84–66 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 151 , , September 16 , , @

, , L 3–4 , ,

(4–3) , ,

(4–4) , , — , , 22,066 , , 84–67 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 152 , , September 17 , , @

, , L 4–8 , ,

(12–11) , , David Price (baseball), Price (14–12) , , — , , 22,285 , , 84–68 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 153 , , September 19 , , @ Royals , , W 10–1 , , Verlander (14–12) , , Vargas (11–10) , , — , , 37,945 , , 85–68 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 154 , , September 20 , , @ Royals , , W 3–2 , , Scherzer (17–5) , ,

(14–8) , ,

(33) , , 37,074 , , 86–68 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 155 , , September 21 , , @ Royals , , L 2–5 , , Jeremy Guthrie, Guthrie (12–11) , , Porcello (15–12) , , Greg Holland (baseball), Holland (43) , , 37,212 , , 86–69 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 156 , , September 22 , ,

, , L 0–2 , , Chris Bassitt, Bassitt (1–1) , , Kyle Lobstein, Lobstein (1–1) , , Jake Petricka, Petricka (14) , , 30,758 , , 86–70 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 157 , , September 23 , ,

, , W 4–3 , ,

(5–4) , , Jake Petricka, Petricka (1–6) , , — , , 33,213 , , 87–70 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 158 , , September 24 , ,

, , W 6–1 , , Verlander (15–12) , , Javy Guerra (baseball, born 1985), Guerra (2–4) , , — , , 36,810 , , 88–70 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 159 , , September 25 , ,

, , W 4–2 , , Scherzer (18–5) , , Trevor May, May (3–6) , ,

(34) , , 33,077 , , 89–70 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 160 , , September 26 , ,

, , L 4–11 , , A. J. Achter, Achter (1–0) , , Porcello (15–13) , , — , , 35,178 , , 89–71 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 161 , , September 27 , ,

, , L 3–12 , , Ricky Nolasco, Nolasco (6–12) , , Kyle Lobstein, Lobstein (1–2) , , — , , 38,805 , , 89–72 , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , 162 , , September 28 , ,

, , W 3–0 , , David Price (baseball), Price (15–12) , ,

(13–12) , ,

(35) , , 40,501 , , 90–72 , -

Postseason

American League Division Series

, - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 1 , , October 2 , , @

, , L 3–12 , ,

(1–0) , , Scherzer (0–1) , , — , , 47,842 , , 0–1 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 2 , , October 3 , , @

, , L 6–7 , , Brad Brach, Brach (1–0) , , Joakim Soria, Soria (0–1) , , Zach Britton, Britton (1) , , 48,058 , , 0–2 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 3 , , October 5 , ,

, , L 1–2 , , Norris (1–0) , , David Price (baseball), Price (0–1) , , Zach Britton, Britton (2) , , 43,013 , , 0–3 , -

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

+''Totals with Tigers only.''

Bullpen

+''Totals with Tigers only.''

Farm system

References

External links

2014 Detroit Tigers at Baseball ReferenceDetroit Tigers official site
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