UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PITCHING MATCHUPSDATE OPPONENT GAME TIME TIGERS STARTING PITCHER OPPONENTS STARTING PITCHERSunday at Bal more 1:05 p.m. LHP Ma hew Boyd RHP Kevin Gausman

DETROIT TIGERS GAME NOTESWORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS: 1935, 1945, 1968, 1984

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Detroit Tigers (7-13-2) vs. Miami Marlins (5-10-4)Saturday, March 18, 2017 • Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland, FL • 1:05 p.m. ET

RHP Jus n Verlander (0-1, 3.09) vs. RHP Dan Straily (0-1, 13.50)TV: None • Radio: None

NUMERICAL ROSTER1 José Iglesias INF3 Ian Kinsler INF4 Omar Infante INF8 Jus n Upton OF9 Nicholas Castellanos INF12 Anthony Gose OF14 Alex Presley OF15 Mikie Mahtook OF17 Andrew Romine INF18 Tyler Collins OF19 Anibal Sanchez RHP21 Mark Lowe RHP24 Miguel Cabrera INF26 Brendan Ryan INF27 Jordan Zimmermann RHP28 J.D. Mar nez OF30 Alex Wilson RHP31 Alex Avila C32 Michael Fulmer RHP33 Steven Moya OF34 James McCann C35 Jus n Verlander RHP36 Blaine Hardy LHP37 Mike Pelfrey RHP38 Jus n Wilson LHP39 Edward Mujica RHP40 JaCoby Jones OF41 Victor Mar nez DH43 Bruce Rondón RHP44 Daniel Norris LHP48 Ma hew Boyd LHP49 Dixon Machado INF50 Dus n Molleken RHP53 Warwick Saupold RHP55 John Hicks C56 Kyle Ryan LHP57 Francisco Rodríguez RHP60 Angel Nesbi RHP61 Shane Greene RHP62 Sandy Baez RHP67 Logan Kensing RHP68 Daniel Stumpf LHP70 Miguel Gonzalez C72 Dominic Ficociello INF74 Efren Navarro INF76 Juan Perez OF77 Joe Jimenez RHP79 A.J. Achter RHP80 Ruben Alaniz RHP81 William Cuevas RHP84 Bre Pill INF

RECENT RESULTS: The Tigers were no hit by the New York Yankees on Friday a ernoon, losing 3-0 at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium. Michael Fulmer started for Detroit and took the loss, allowing three runs on four hits with two walks and two strikeouts in 3.1 innings. Blaine Hardy tossed 1.2 scoreless innings out of the bullpen, while Ruben Alaniz, Chad Bell, Edward Mujica and Drew VerHagen each pitched 1.0 shutout inning in relief.ROSTER MOVES: Prior to today's game, the Tigers have op oned righthanded pitchers Buck Farmer and Drew VerHagen and le handed pitcher Chad Bell to Triple A Toledo. The Tigers have 51 players remaining in major league camp.TIGERS IN THE WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC: Puerto Rico (Joe Jimenez) advanced to the semifi nals of the World Baseball Classic with a 6-5 win over the United States (Ian Kinsler, Jim Leyland). In Pool F play today, Puerto Rico faces Venezuela (Miguel Cabrera, Arcenio Leon, Victor Mar nez, Francisco Rodríguez, Bruce Rondón, Omar Vizquel) at 3:30 p.m., while Team USA meets the Dominican Republic at 10 p.m. All games of the WBC are being televised by MLB Network.ELEVEN MINOR LEAGUERS JOIN TIGERS FOR TODAY'S GAME VS. MIAMI: Righthanded pitchers Sean Donatello (#98) and Paul Voelker (#95), catchers Elys Escobar (#89) and Arvicent Perez (#96), infi elders Jim Adduci (#74), Michael Almanzar (#87), Argenis Diaz (#99), Kody Eaves (#97) and David Gonzalez (#93) and ou ielders David Lough (#90) and Jeff McVaney (#88) will join the Tigers for today's game vs. Miami.JUSTIN VERLANDER, KATE UPTON TO HOST GRAND SLAM ADOPTION EVENT TODAY: Tigers star ng pitcher Jus n Verlander and supermodel and actress Kate Upton will host the Grand Slam Adop on Event today at 11 a.m. at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium. The event, in partnership with the Detroit Tigers and Verlander's Wins for Warriors Founda on, benefi ts SPCA Florida and K9s for Warriors. Loving, adoptable dogs from SPCA Florida will be on site ready to fi nd their furrever home, while K9s for Warriors will have informa on about their impac ul organiza on and military veterans with their K9 companions will be present represen ng their program.INDIVIDUAL GAME TICKETS NOW ON SALE: Individual game ckets for the 2017 Detroit Tigers season are now on sale. Fans may purchase single game ckets online at gers.com and by calling 866-66-TIGER (84437).COMERICA PARK PARTY SUITES AVAILABLE FOR 2017: 2017 Party Suites and Party Areas at Comerica Park are on sale now. Groups of 15-or-more receive discounted ckets. Addi onally, fans can guarantee their cket to Opening Day with the purchase of a 10-game party suite package. For more informa on on party suites, visit gers.com or call (313) 471-2255.

TODAY’S TIGERS PITCHERS#35 RHP Jus n Verlander — (0-1, 3.09)2017 Spring: Verlander will make his fi h start of the spring today vs. Miami...tossed 4.2 scoreless innings on Monday at Washington, allowing just one hit with one walk and four strikeouts.2016 Season: Started 34 games with the Tigers and compiled a 16-9 record with a 3.04 ERA (227.2IP/77ER) and 254 strikeouts…fi nished second in vo ng for the AL Cy Young Award…led the AL with 254 strikeouts, marking the fourth me in his career he has led the league in strikeouts…also led the AL with a 1.00 WHIP, while he was second with a 3.04 ERA, 227.2 innings pitched and a .207 (171x827) opponents ba ng average, ed for second with 34 games started, third with 10.04 strikeouts per nine innings, ed for fi h with two complete games and ed for sixth with 16 wins…struck out at least one ba er in all 34 starts during the season and has recorded a strikeout in 314 consecu ve games, which is the longest streak among ac ve pitchers.#30 RHP Alex Wilson — (0-0, 7.94)2017 Spring: Alex Wilson is scheduled to make his seventh Grapefruit League ou ng today against the Marlins...allowed two runs on three hits with one walk and two strikeouts in 0.2 innings on Wednesday vs. Atlanta.2016 Season: Established career highs in wins (4), appearances (62), innings pitched (73.0) and strikeouts (49)...fi nished the season with a 4-0 record, a 2.96 ERA (73.0IP/24ER) and 49 strikeouts…had a career-long 14 straight scoreless appearances from July 4-August 15.#21 RHP Mark Lowe — (0-0, 4.76)2017 Spring: Lowe will make his seventh appearance of the spring today vs. the Marlins...threw a scoreless inning with one strikeout on Wednesday against the Braves.2016 Season: Completed his fi rst season with the Tigers in 2016, appearing in 54 games…compiled a 1-3 record with a 7.11 ERA (49.1IP/39ER) and 49 strikeouts…posted a 2.95 ERA (21.1IP/7ER) with 25 strikeouts over his last 22 ou ngs.#38 LHP Jus n Wilson — (0-1, 8.10)2017 Spring: Jus n Wilson is slated to make his fi h ou ng of the spring today vs. Miami...struck out three and walked two in a scoreless inning on Wednesday vs. Atlanta.2016 Season: Completed his fi rst season with the Tigers, appearing in 66 games and pos ng a 4-5 record with one save, a 4.14 ERA (58.2IP/27ER) and 65 strikeouts…ranked ed for seventh in the American League with 25 holds…picked up the fi rst save of his major league career on July 27 at Boston.#67 RHP Logan Kensing — (1-0, 1.93)2017 Spring: Kensing is scheduled to make his seventh ou ng of the spring today vs. the Marlins...threw 1.1 scoreless innings with one hit allowed on Wednesday vs. Atlanta.2016 Season: Spent most of the season at Triple A Toledo and compiled a 1-1 record with a 3.44 ERA (49.2IP/19ER) and 48 strikeouts over 52 appearances…posted a 1.93 ERA (4.2IP/1ER) with one strikeout over three relief appearances with the Tigers…made the Tigers Opening Day roster, marking the third me in his career he has made an Opening Day roster at the major league level.#81 RHP William Cuevas — (0-0, 0.00)2017 Spring: Cuevas will make his fourth appearance of the spring today vs. Miami...his last appearance with the Tigers was on March 3 vs. Tampa Bay, throwing a scoreless inning with one strikeout...made two appearances for Colombia in the World Baseball Classic and had a 0-1 record with a 13.50 ERA (2.2IP/4ER) and two strikeouts.2016 Season: Spent most of the season with Triple A Pawtucket, making 25 appearances, including 18 starts…also pitched in three games with Boston during the season…made his major league debut on April 21 vs. Tampa Bay and suff ered the loss, allowing two runs in 2.1 innings…signed by the Tigers as a minor league free agent on November 17.MARLINS ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH: RHP Severino Gonzalez, LHP Jarlin Garcia, RHP Nick Wi gren, LHP Kevlin Marte

March 18, 2017 GAME NOTES

2017 Tigers Spring Training ScheduleDate Opponent Result Winner Loser Save A endanceFebruary 23 Florida Southern W, 8-0 Jaye Burgess 3,351February 24 Bal more L, 2-0 Wilson Pelfrey Crichton 6,334February 25 Houston W, 11-4 Hardy Frias 5,279February 26 at New York (NL) L, 5-2 Reed Farmer Taylor 5,518February 27 Atlanta W, 10-7 Kensing Roe 5,089February 28 at New York (AL) L, 9-5 Layne VerHagen 6,935March 1 Washington L, 9-1 Ross Pelfrey 4,735 at Toronto W, 5-4 Mujica Leone Alcantara 3,930March 2 Pi sburgh L, 11-1 Brault Verlander 6,248March 3 at Tampa Bay L, 5-2 Yarbrough Boyd Hu 6,513March 4 New York (AL) L, 11-1 Pineda Sanchez 9,349March 5 at Philadelphia L, 8-5 Rodriguez Rondón Ramos 6,532 March 6 Bal more L, 7-2 Bundy Pelfrey 7,745March 7 Philadelphia L, 11-6 Murray J. Wilson 7,170March 9 at New York (NL) T, 5-5 6,311March 10 Toronto L, 6-2 Lawrence Zimmermann 9,116March 11 at New York (AL) L, 7-1 Tanaka Norris 9,834March 12 New York (NL) W, 4-3 Pelfrey Regnault Baez 8,867March 13 at Washington T, 3-3 4,667March 14 at Miami W, 7-1 Boyd Conley 2,884March 15 Atlanta W, 8-6 Sanchez Dickey Molleken 8,752March 16 at Atlanta W, 5-3 Norris Collmenter Farmer 7,434March 17 New York (AL) L, 3-0 Tanaka Fulmer Montgomery 9,704March 18 Miami at AtlantaMarch 19 at Bal moreMarch 20 New York (NL)March 22 at TorontoMarch 23 at AtlantaMarch 24 AtlantaMarch 25 at Pi sburghMarch 26 TorontoMarch 27 at AtlantaMarch 28 at New York (NL)March 29 PhiladelphiaMarch 30 at Bal moreMarch 31 at MiamiApril 1 at Miami

Record: 7-13-2 Home: 4-8 Road: 3-5-2 vs. AL: 2-8 vs. NL: 5-5-2 “B” Games: 1-0

2017 SPRING BATTING LOGS

2017 SPRING TRAINING TRANSACTIONSDATE TRANSACTIONMarch 11 Op oned RHP Victor Alcantara to Triple A Toledo; op oned LHP Jairo Labourt to Double A Erie; reassigned RHP's Jeff Ferrell and Adam Ravenelle to minor league campMarch 15 Op oned RHP Myles Jaye to Triple A Toledo; reassigned C's Aus n Green and Grayson Greiner and OF's Mike Gerber and Jason Krizan to minor league campMarch 18 Op oned RHP's Buck Farmer and Drew VerHagen and LHP Chad Bell to Triple A Toledo