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DETROIT TIGERS (11-3) vs. NEW YORK YANKEES (7-7)

LHP David Price (1-0, 0.40) vs. RHP Adam Warren (0-1, 4.82)
Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at 7:08 p.m.
Comerica Park, Detroit, MI

RECENT RESULTS: The Tigers lost game two of their series against the Yankees 5-2 on Tuesday night at Comerica Park. J.D. Martinez had a team-high three hits, including a double, and scored two runs for Detroit. Alex Avila and Anthony Gose each added two hits in the loss. Kyle Lobstein started for the Tigers and took the loss despite allowing only one run on three hits with four walks and three strikeouts in 6.0 innings. The Tigers and Yankees play game three of their four-game series tonight. Following the series vs. New York, the Tigers close their homestand this weekend with a three-game set vs. Cleveland.

QUALITY WORK FROM LOBSTEIN: Kyle Lobstein recorded his first quality start of 2015 on Tuesday night, allowing just one run on three hits with four walks and three strikeouts in 6.0 innings. In two starts this season, Lobstein has compiled a 1-1 record with a 3.27 ERA (11.0IP/4ER) and six strikeouts.

START ME UP: The Tigers starting rotation has posted several impressive performances in the first weeks of the season. Entering tonight’s game, Detroit’s starting pitchers lead the American League with nine wins, a 2.31 ERA (93.1IP/24ER), 93.1 innings pitched and nine quality starts, while they rank second with a .216 opponents batting average. Tigers starting pitchers have worked 6.0-or-more innings in 10 of 14 games and have allowed three-or-fewer runs in 12 of 14 contests.

PILING UP THE HITS: The Tigers finished last night’s game with 10 hits, which marked the ninth time this season Detroit has recorded 10-or-more hits in a game. The nine 10-hit games in the first 14 games of the season for the Tigers is the fourth most since 1914 and the most since the 1978 team had 10 10-hit games in the first 14 games of the season.

STREAKING: Nick Castellanos and Rajai Davis each enter tonight’s game on a hitting streak. Castellanos has hit safely in nine straight games, which is the longest hitting streak of his career and is tied for the second-longest active hitting streak in the big leagues. During the current streak, Castellanos is hitting .379 (11×29) with three doubles and two RBI. Davis has hit safely in six straight games. Davis is batting .292 (7×24) with three runs scored, one double, one home run and four RBI.

TWO FOR THE PRICE OF ONE: The Tigers turned two double plays in last night’s loss. Detroit has turned 16 double plays this season, which is tied for the second most in the American League, trailing only the Yankees, who have recorded 17 double plays.

MIGGY MASHES VS. THE YANKEES: Miguel Cabrera has enjoyed facing the Yankees in his career. Entering tonight’s game, Cabrera is hitting .337 (67×199) with 35 runs scored, 14 doubles, one triple, 18 home runs and 46 RBI in 55 career games against the Yankees. Cabrera leads all active players with a .688 slugging percentage vs. the Yankees, while he is second with a .408 on-base percentage and third with a .337 batting average. Cabrera has hit safely in 44 of 55 career games against the Yankees.

TONIGHT’S TIDBITS

• In recognition of Law Enforcement Night, the Detroit Tigers offered a special ticket package for tonight’s contest that included an upper box infield, mezzanine or lower baseline box ticket, a 2015 Detroit Tigers/Law Enforcement Challenge coin as well as a $10 donation to the National Law Enforcement Museum.
• The national anthem will be performed by vocalist Brendan Moore, a detective in the Ferndale Police Department.
• The colors will be presented by the Kent County Metro Honor Guard and at the conclusion of the national anthem a U.S. Customs and Border Protection Blackhawk helicopter will be doing a flyover.

TIGERS AT A GLANCE

Record: 11-3 / Streak: L1
Game #15 / Home #9
Home: 6-2 / Road 5-1

TIGERS VS. YANKEES

2015 Record: 1-1
2015 at Home: 1-1
2015 at New York: 0-0
All-Time Record: 938-1,057-9
All-Time at Home: 521-480-5
All-Time at Comerica Park: 33-29
All-Time at New York: 417-577-4

2015 GAME LOG

STREAKS

Last five games: 3-2
Last 10 games: 7-3
Last 15 games: 11-3
Last 20 games: 11-3

This content was originally published on April 22, 2015. It was delivered electronically to specific media contacts and the entire Detroit Tigers front office staff, as well as being available to media in the press box and distributed to fans at program stands around Comerica Park.