DETROIT TIGERS NOTES:

TIGERS DROP RUBBER GAME TO BLUE JAYS: The Tigers lost to the Blue Jays, 4-3, in 10 innings on Sunday. Riley Greene had a pair of hits, including a solo home run, while Spencer Torkelson was 2×5 with a double and a RBI. Andy Ibáñez added a pair of doubles and Javier Báez went 2×4. Tarik Skubal started and threw 4.0 scoreless innings, allowing two hit with two walks and five strikeouts. Tyler Holton and Chasen Shreve each pitched a scoreless inning out of the bullpen.

ROSTER MOVES: The Tigers have announced the following roster moves:

• Following Sunday’s game, reinstated RHP Trey Wingenter from the 60-day injured list and optioned him to Triple A Toledo
• To make room for Wingenter on the 40-man roster, designated OF Jake Marisnick for assignment
• Prior to tonight’s game, recalled INF Nick Maton from Triple A Toledo

BE LIKE MIKE: Michael Lorenzen made his first career appearance in the All-Star Game on Tuesday, pitching in the seventh inning and throwing a scoreless two-thirds of an inning, allowing a hit with one walk and a strikeout. He struck out Pete Alonso to escape a jam with runners on first and second. Lorenzen was the first Tigers starting pitcher to be named to the AL All-Star Team since Michael Fulmer in 2017.

MIGGY MAGIC: Miguel Cabrera went 1×4 in Sunday’s series finale against the Blue Jays. The hit was the 3,128th of his big league career, putting him 13 shy of tying Tony Gwynn for 20th in big league history. Cabrera has hit safely in 17 of his last 24 games, slashing .338/.414/.473 with seven doubles, a home run and nine RBI.

GREENE MACHINE: Riley Greene had a pair of hits, including a solo home run, in Sunday’s game vs. Toronto. In two game since returning from the injured list, Greene has gone 4×7. Dating back to April 26, Greene has hit safely in 27 of his last 32 games, over which he is batting .363/.436/.548 with nine doubles, a triple, four
home runs and 13 RBI.

TIGERS AGREE TO TERMS WITH FOUR SELECTIONS FROM MLB DRAFT: The Tigers announced that they have agreed to terms with four of their picks from the 2023 MLB Draft. The list of signed players includes: 2B Max Anderson (second round), RHP Jaden Hamm (fifth round), C Bennett Lee (sixth round) and RHP Hayden Minton (ninth round).

TIGERS AND MARINERS: The Tigers and Mariners begin their second series of the season tonight. The two teams met earlier this season at Comerica Park with Seattle winning two-of-three games. The Tigers went 1-6 against the Mariners last season, including dropping three-or-four games in Seattle.

ON THE ROAD: The Tigers tonight begin a seven-game road trip, which includes three games at Seattle (July 14-16) and four games at Kansas City (July 17-20). Detroit is 19-25 on the road this season. The Tigers are hitting .221/.289/.360 as a team away from Comerica Park, while the pitching staff has a 4.43 ERA (381.2IP/188ER).

TIGERS ON THE IL:

• LHP Tyler Alexander (left lat/shoulder strain, 60-day IL on July 4, retroactive to July 3)
• LHP Matthew Boyd (left elbow sprain, 60-day IL on June 27)
• OF Austin Meadows (anxiety, 60-day IL on April 8, retroactive to April 7)
• RHP Casey Mize (right elbow sprain, 60-day IL on February 17)
• RHP Freddy Pacheco (right elbow sprain, 60-day IL on March 27)
• RHP Spencer Turnbull (neck discomfort, 60-day IL on May 12, retroactive to May 7)
• RHP Will Vest (right lower leg strain, 15-day IL on June 27)

TONIGHT’S TIGERS STARTING PITCHER

57 Eduardo Rodriguez • 4-5, 2.64 ERA (71.2IP/21ER)

• Rodriguez will make his 13th start of the season tonight in the series opener at Seattle.
• Last pitched on July 5 against Oakland, allowing five runs on six hits with no walks and seven strikeouts in 4.0 innings…prior to the start, had been sidelined since May 30 with a left index finger pulley rupture.
• Has faced the Mariners 11 times in his career, posting a 4-4 record with a 4.06 ERA (62.0IP/28ER) and 63 strikeouts…in six career starts at T-Mobile Park, he is 1-2 with a 4.24 ERA (34.0IP/16ER) and 39 strikeouts.
• Among American League pitchers with at least 70.0 innings pitched, he ranks fourth in ERA (2.64), fifth in WHIP (1.00), eighth in opponent batting average (.215) and FIP (3.17)
• Had six consecutive starts with at least 5.0 innings pitched and one run-or-less allowed from April 12-ay 10, the longest streak of his career, and tied with Michael Fulmer (May 21-June 17, 2016) and Al Benton (April 19-May 20, 1945) for the second-longest streak in franchise history…over that stretch, he compiled a 4-0 record with a 0.43 ERA (41.2IP/2ER) and 41 strikeouts.
• Since 2018, he has a .651 winning percentage, which ranks eighth among all active Major League pitchers over that span (min. 100 starts)

SEATTLE MARINERS NOTES:

No team release available.