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After start skipped, Smyly earns win in relief.
DETROIT -- Drew Smyly doesn't know when his first start of the season will be, but he saw his first action Friday after a rain delay chased starter Anibal Sanchez after four innings in the Tigers' 10-4 win over the Orioles.

After Thursday's rainout, the Tigers decided to skip Smyly's spot in the rotation. With off-days each of the next two Mondays and next Thursday, it's unclear when Smyly will be needed to start.

But he pitched well Friday, allowing only one hit and one walk in three scoreless innings of work. He struck out three Orioles and recorded the win.
Until his turn comes up, Smyly will be pitching out of the bullpen, at least through the upcoming five-game road trip in California. How he will be used will depend on the situation.

"It could go either way," manager Brad Ausmus said before the game. "The goal is to win games, and he's pitched in that role before. He brings that experience. But it will depend on how the games go. Certainly, we need to pitch him."

It's part of the territory of being a No. 5 starter. If Friday's game had been rained out, Ausmus said Smyly would have started next week.

"It's not ideal," Ausmus said. "I'm sure he was looking forward to his first start, but it's kind of out of our control when it rains. He's done it before. I talked to him yesterday. He said he was fine with it. It's not ideal, but that's the way it's going to be. He was very professional about it."
from the Tigers official site
 
DETROIT -- Drew Smyly doesn't know when his first start of the season will be, but he saw his first action Friday after a rain delay chased starter Anibal Sanchez after four innings in the Tigers' 10-4 win over the Orioles.

After Thursday's rainout, the Tigers decided to skip Smyly's spot in the rotation. With off-days each of the next two Mondays and next Thursday, it's unclear when Smyly will be needed to start.

But he pitched well Friday, allowing only one hit and one walk in three scoreless innings of work. He struck out three Orioles and recorded the win.
Until his turn comes up, Smyly will be pitching out of the bullpen, at least through the upcoming five-game road trip in California. How he will be used will depend on the situation.

"It could go either way," manager Brad Ausmus said before the game. "The goal is to win games, and he's pitched in that role before. He brings that experience. But it will depend on how the games go. Certainly, we need to pitch him."

It's part of the territory of being a No. 5 starter. If Friday's game had been rained out, Ausmus said Smyly would have started next week.

"It's not ideal," Ausmus said. "I'm sure he was looking forward to his first start, but it's kind of out of our control when it rains. He's done it before. I talked to him yesterday. He said he was fine with it. It's not ideal, but that's the way it's going to be. He was very professional about it."
from the Tigers official site
 
Romine finally makes Tigers debut against Orioles.
DETROIT -- Friday was finally the day.
Infielder Andrew Romine was set to make his Tigers debut on Thursday against the Royals at shortstop, but the game was washed out. Many thought Romine would head back to the bench, but manager Brad Ausmus decided to go with the same lineup Friday, and Romine indeed made that debut.

The 28-year-old went 1-for-4 with a bunt single and a run scored in the Tigers' 10-4 win over the Orioles.

"Brad [Ausmus] had told us, let us know," Romine said before the game about the lineup. "He posted it early, and when he came in and when the game was canceled yesterday, he said, 'Same lineup.'"

There was rain in the forecast early Friday, but it cleared up near game time, save for a 34-minute rain delay in the fourth inning. Romine was also charged with a fielding error in the fifth inning when he bobbled a toss from Ian Kinsler on a double-play attempt. Ausmus challenged the ruling, but the call was confirmed.

"Try and stay even-keeled," Romine said before the game. "Obviously, this is Game 1 for me, but we've been playing and have a winning mindset. I'm just trying to get myself ready to help the team as much as I can."
from the Tigers official site
 
http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2014/04/ex-tiger_steve_lombardozzi_sho.html
Ex-Tiger Steve Lombardozzi 'shocked' after being traded to Baltimore Orioles, but doesn't hold grudge.
from Mlive

Ausmus wishes Lombardozzi the best with O's.
DETROIT -- Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said before Friday's game that the trade that sent utility man Steve Lombardozzi to Baltimore last month was a difficult choice.
However, Detroit's dire straits at the shortstop position necessitated the move. Presumed starter Jose Iglesias is out indefinitely with stress fractures in both shins, so Lombardozzi was traded to Baltimore for veteran shortstop Alex Gonzalez.
"That was a tough move for us," Ausmus said. "We didn't want to trade Lombo. It was just a necessity. Quite frankly, I hope he does well. I don't even care if he does well against us, as long as we win the games. He was a good guy in the clubhouse, worked hard. It's unfortunate we had to make that trade, in the sense we lost a quality person, but it was a trade of necessity."
Though Lombardozzi had grown accustomed to the idea of playing in Detroit, where he was traded in December in the deal that sent starting pitcher Doug Fister to Washington, he's excited about his time in Baltimore, having grown up an Orioles fan in Columbia, Md.
The late Spring Training swap was not without other advantages for Lombardozzi, who had to learn the nuances of two different clubhouses in a short timeframe.
"I've got a lot more friends now," he said.
from the Tigers official site
 
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April 5 in Tigers and mlb history:

1972: For the first time in Major League Baseball history, the regular season fails to open due to the player strike which started on April 1st. 86 games will be lost before the labor dispute is settled.

1997: Brian Hunter has four hits and three stolen bases as Detroit outlasts the White Sox 15 - 12.

2006 Ivan Rodriguez has possibly the best game of his career. He enjoys his only 5-for-5 game with three doubles and a homer.

Tigers players birthdays:

from Baseball Reference
 
Three?s a charm.
This is the 15th time in Tigers history that the franchise has started 3-0. The others:
YEAR FINAL W-L PLAYOFFS?
1901 74-61 No
1903 65-71 No
1909 98-54 World Series
1911 89-65 No
1948 78-76 No
1950 95-59 No
1960 71-83 No
1965 89-73 No
1966 88-74 No
1984 104-58 Champions
1985 84-77 No
2004 72-90 No
2006 95-67 World Series
2012 88-74 World Series
 
Tigers 1B Miguel Cabrera tied Lance Berkman for 76th place on the all time HR list, with 366. Cabrera had 4 hits (1 HR), including his 2000th career hit.

1) Tigers 1B Miguel Cabrera reached 2000 career hits.

YEAR AGE TRAA RCAA FRAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2011 28 72 76 -4 .448 .586 1.033 .792 9.80 .344 30 105 2 161 Tigers
2012 29 56 59 -3 .393 .606 .999 .736 8.24 .330 44 139 4 161 Tigers
2013 30 62 84 -22 .442 .636 1.078 .812 10.79 .348 44 137 3 148 Tigers
2014 31 3 3 0 .462 .750 1.212 .867 15.43 .417 1 3 0 3 Tigers
CAREER 429 538 -109 .399 .568 .967 .714 8.15 .321 366 1263 36 1663
LG AVG 0 0 0 .334 .423 .757 .500 4.95 .265 182 754 105

Cabrera is in his 31 season and, if has the kind of season he has already had numerous times, he will finish in the top 10 for all time hits vs. the league average, through the age of 31. (Complete Baseball Encyclopedia)

HITS DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE
1 Ty Cobb 1018 2522 1504 Tigers
2 Rogers Hornsby 694 2288 1594 Cardinals/Giants
3 Stan Musial 650 2023 1373 Cardinals
4 Tris Speaker 617 2018 1401 Red Sox/Indians
5 Joe Jackson 608 1774 1166 A's/Indians/White Sox
6 Rod Carew 584 1897 1313 Twins
7 Wade Boggs 548 1597 1049 Red Sox
8 Al Simmons 528 1996 1468 A's/White Sox
9 Hank Aaron 516 2266 1750 Braves
10 Ted Williams 503 1594 1091 Red Sox
11 Albert Pujols 501 2073 1572 Cardinals
12 George Sisler 489 1692 1203 Browns
13 Sam Crawford 471 2064 1593 Reds/Tigers
14 Joe Medwick 457 2142 1685 Cardinals/Dodgers/Giants
15 Miguel Cabrera 456 1996 1540 Marlins/Tigers

Cabrera has 7 seasons with 45+ hits above the league average, through the age of 30, is tied for 2nd all time. (Complete Baseball Encyclopedia)

1 Ty Cobb 11
T2 Joe Jackson 7
T2 Miguel Cabrera 7
T2 Rogers Hornsby 7
T2 Ted Williams 7
T2 Stan Musial 7
T2 Tris Speaker 7
T8 Hank Aaron 6
T8 George Sisler 6
T8 Al Simmons 6
T8 Rod Carew 6
T8 Eddie Collins 6
T8 Wade Boggs 6
T8 Tony Oliva 6

His 5 seasons of 45+ hits above the league average with the Tigers is tied for 3rd in team history. (Complete Baseball Encyclopedia)

1 Ty Cobb 16
2 Sam Crawford 7
T3 Harry Heilmann 5
T3 Miguel Cabrera 5
T5 Al Kaline 3
T5 Charlie Gehringer 3
T7 Bobby Veach 2
T7 Harvey Kuenn 2
T7 George Kell 2
T10 Norm Cash 1
T10 Ron LeFlore 1
T10 Victor Martinez 1
T10 Dale Alexander 1
T10 Magglio Ordonez 1
T10 Dick Wakefield 1
T10 Ivan Rodriguez 1
T10 Hank Greenberg 1
T10 Heinie Manush 1
T10 Barney McCosky 1
T10 Alan Trammell 1
T10 Lou Whitaker 1
T10 Placido Polanco 1
T10 Bob Fothergill 1

Cabrera led the AL in hits during his 1st 6 years with the Tigers. He is only the 4th player to lead the AL in hits over a 6 year span, while playing the whole time with the Tigers. (Complete Baseball Encyclopedia)

HITS H
1903-08 Sam Crawford 1036 Tigers
1904-09 Sam Crawford 1037 Tigers
1905-10 Sam Crawford 1064 Tigers
1906-11 Ty Cobb 1171 Tigers
1907-12 Ty Cobb 1284 Tigers
1908-13 Ty Cobb 1239 Tigers
1909-14 Ty Cobb 1178 Tigers
1910-15 Ty Cobb 1170 Tigers
1911-16 Ty Cobb 1177 Tigers
1914-19 Ty Cobb 1113 Tigers
1915-20 Ty Cobb 1129 Tigers
1932-37 Charlie Gehringer 1239 Tigers
1933-38 Charlie Gehringer 1229 Tigers
1934-39 Charlie Gehringer 1157 Tigers
2008-13 Miguel Cabrera 1153 Tigers

Cabrera became just the 3rd player in AL history to lead the league in hits over a 6 year span while hitting 200+ HR. (Complete Baseball Encyclopedia)

HITS H HR
1926-31 Lou Gehrig 1204 212 Yankees
1927-32 Lou Gehrig 1233 230 Yankees
1930-35 Lou Gehrig 1223 232 Yankees
1931-36 Lou Gehrig 1208 240 Yankees
1993-98 Albert Belle 1053 251 Indians/White Sox
1994-99 Albert Belle 1062 250 Indians/White Sox/Orioles
1995-00 Albert Belle 1072 237 Indians/White Sox/Orioles
2008-13 Miguel Cabrera 1153 227 Tigers

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