DETROIT TIGERS NOTES:

TIGERS DROP OPENER IN MIAMI: The Tigers lost to the Marlins, 6-5, last night at loanDepot Park. Nick Maton came off the bench and contributed a pair of hits, including a game-tying, two-run double in the eighth inning. Spencer Torkelson went 2×5 with a double and a RBI, while Javier Báez went 2×4 with two runs scored and a walk. Reese Olson started for the Tigers and threw 6.0 innings, allowing four runs on eight hits with no walks and two strikeouts. José Cisnero struck out one and gave up one hit in a scoreless inning of relief.

ROSTER MOVES: The Tigers have announced the following roster moves:
*Following last night’s game, optioned RHP Trey Wingenter to Triple A Toledo
*Recalled LHP Joey Wentz from Triple A Toledo

TORK TIME: Spencer Torkelson had a pair of hits, including a double, and drove in a run in last night’s game. In 26 games since June 27, Torkelson is hitting .273/.348/.566 with six doubles, one triple, seven home runs and 24 RBI. During that stretch, he ranks third in the American League in RBI, while he is tied for
fourth in home runs and extra-base hits (14).

BÁEZ ON THE BASES: Javier Báez was on base three times last night, going 2×4 with two runs scored, a walk and a stolen base. The steal was the 100th of Báez’s big league career. With his stolen base last night, he is now a perfect 10-for10 on steal attempts this season, one of four big league players with 10-or-more stolen bases to not have been caught stealing.

MIGGY BACK IN MIAMI: Miguel Cabrera will play his final series against his original team this weekend. Cabrera played with the Marlins from 2003-07, hitting .313/.388/.542 with 183 doubles, 10 triples, 138 home runs and 523 RBI in 720 games. He was a member of the Marlins’ 2003 World Series team and was named to four
National League All-Star Teams during his time with Miami.

ON THE ROAD: The Tigers are 0-1 on their current five-game road trip, which includes three games at Miami (0-1) and two games at Pittsburgh (August 1-2). Detroit is 24-28 on the road this season. The Tigers are hitting .222/.290/.360 on the road this season, while the pitching staff has a 4.27 ERA (450.2IP/214ER).

TIGERS AND MARLINS: The Tigers and Marlins continue their only series of the season today. The two teams last played in 2019 with Miami sweeping a three-game series at Comerica Park. The Marlins hold a 12-8 advantage in the all-time series, including a 4-2 edge at loanDepot Park.

INTERLEAGUE ACTION: The Tigers continue their interleague schedule today against the Marlins. Detroit is 16-17 against National League foes this season, including a 5-8 record against NL East teams. The Tigers have finished with a winning record against NL opponents in each of the last two seasons.

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)
• RHP Mason Englert (left hip tightness, 15-day IL on July 24, retroactive to July 23)
• 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)

TODAY’S TIGERS STARTING PITCHER

4 Beau Brieske • 0-0, 4.76 ERA (5.2IP/3ER)

• Brieske will make his sixth appearance overall and his first start of the season for the Tigers today at Miami.
• Last pitched on Tuesday against the Angels, throwing 1.1 scoreless innings with one hit allowed and one strikeout.
• Will be making his first career appearance against the Marlins and at loanDepot Park this afternoon.
• Made his season debut and the first relief appearance of his big league career on July 15 at Seattle, tossing 1.1 shutout innings with one hit, no walks and three strikeouts…was reinstated from the 60-day injured list prior to the game on July 8 vs. Toronto after being sidelined since the start of the season with right upper arm discomfort.
• Saw the first Major League action of his career last season, starting 15 games and going 3-6 with a 4.19 ERA (81.2IP/38ER) and 54 strikeouts…made his big league debut in the second game of the doubleheader on April 23 vs. Colorado, allowing three runs on three hits with two walks and three strikeouts in 5.0 innings.

MIAMI MARLINS NOTES:

MARLINS MINUTE
The Marlins today continue a 7-game homestand with the second of three games vs. Detroit. The ‘stand continues on
Monday with a four-game series against the Phillies. Are coming off a brief two-game road-trip split at Tampa Bay.
FISH BYTES

• The Marlins are tied for their 2nd-best start to a season through the club’s first 103 games (56-48, .538), with the 2016
  team. The only better start came in 1997 (59-45, .567).
• Miami ranks 4th in MLB with a .264 AVG trailing only TEX (.275), ATL (.268) and BOS (.266). Ranked 27th last year.
• Have recorded 43 games this season in which they collected 10+ hits, the 2nd-most in the NL, behind St. Louis (44).
• The Marlins pitching staff leads the National League with 981 strikeouts.
• Miami owns the 2nd-best record in Interleague play among MLB teams, at 22-11 (.667).
  YESTERDAY’S RECAP
  Miami held on for a 6-5 win in the series opener against Detroit last night. LHP Braxton Garrett tossed 6.0 innings of
  one-run ball, allowing 5 hits and 1 walk with 6 strikeouts. 2B Luis Arraez (3×4, 1 2B), RF Bryan De La Cruz (2×4, 1 2B, 1
  HR, 3 RBI), and LF Jon Berti (2×4, 1 2B, 1 RBI) each had multi-hit games, with Berti raising his season AVG back to .300.
  The bullpen allowed a combined 5 runs on 5 hits, including a 1-run 9th inning by LHP A.J. Puk, who picked up his 5th win.
  THE BRAX ATTACK
  LHP Braxton Garrett is tied for the MLB lead with 11 starts of 1 or 0 earned runs, alongside SD’s Blake Snell, WSH’s
  Josiah Gray, and TOR’s Kevin Gausman. His start last night marked his first outing of at least 6.0 innings since June 22
  vs. PIT, with the club improving to 15-5 in his starts. Had gone 2-1 with a 6.56 ERA (23.1 IP/17 ER) 5 starts from June
  28 – July 21 before last night.
  LA REGADERA
  2B Luis Arraez leads MLB with his .380 AVG (144×379), .428 OBP, and 144 hits. Has a
  career-high 50 RBI in 2023 (surpassed previous high of 49 in 2022).
• Is hitting .481 (37×77) with RISP, also the best mark among qualifiers.
• Marks the most hits and highest AVG by a Marlin through his first 98 games of a season.
• His 41 multi-hit games are the 2nd most in MLB. Has a Major League-most 15 games of at
  least 3 hits. Owns 6 games with at least 4 hits this year, most in the Majors and most ever
  by a Marlins player in a single season.
• Is one of only 5 batters since 1990 to hit .379 or higher through his team’s first 104 games
  of a season and the first since Tony Gwynn (.391) and Larry Walker (.390) in 1997.
  HOMEBOYS
  The Marlins are 3 2-20 at loanDepot park this season. The .615 home winning percentage is 4th-highest in the Majors, with the 32 wins marking the second-most by any NL team behind Atlanta (33). Have won 9 of their last 13 games in Miami.

ONE-RUN WONDERS
The Marlins are 23-9 in one-run games this season – the highest winning percentage in one-run games this season and tied with Cincinnati for the most such wins among MLB teams.

• Miami played 64 games decided by one run last year, going 24-40 and recording the most one-run losses in a season since the 1975 Astros (41).

NICE TO SEE YOU
The Marlins have won last 8 of their last 10 games with at least 15,000 fans at loanDepot park. Overall, attendance is up nearly double digits through the first 52 home games of the season compared to the 2022 season.

BERTI BALL
UTL Jon Berti has gone 15×28 (.535) in 10 games since the All-Star Break to raise his season AVG to .300. Has hits in 9 of 10 games, including 9 consecutive, with 4 multi-hit games.

LONG TIME, NO SEE
The Marlins are welcoming the Tigers to Miami for the first time since 2016 and just the third time to loanDepot park. Have gone 6-3 here against Detroit and are 12-8 all-time vs. the Tigers.

WELCOME BACK, MIGGY
Miguel Cabrera this weekend makes his final on-field visit to Miami and loanDepot park. Originally signed by the Marlins at the age of 16 on July 2, 1999, out of Maracay, Venezuela, as an International free agent, Miggy played in 5 Major League seasons with the Marlins, batting .313 (842×2694) with 449 runs, 138 home runs, and 523 RBI.

• Was a 4-time All-Star with the Marlins, the most selections to the Midsummer Classic by any player in franchise history.
• Hit a walk-off HR for his first career hit in his first MLB game on June 20, 2003 – a 2-run shot in the 11th inn. off TB’s Al Levine.
• In 9 career games against the Marlins, has gone 15×34 (.441) with 4 runs, 2 home runs, and 10 RBI. Has played just 4 career games at loanDepot park (.438, 7×16).
• The Marlins today will host Venezuelan Heritage Celebration presented by Santa Teresa 1976 Rum. The special ticket package includes a Venezuelan Heritage Marlins Jersey (SOLD OUT), and pre-sale access to 2024 Serie del Caribe tickets. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Fe y Alegria Foundation. The Venezuelan anthem will be sung by Miguelito Diaz and the post-game concert presented by Hard Rock on the West Plaza will feature Oscarito. Venezuelan MLB legend Dave Concepcion will throw out the ceremonial first pitch.

NEW FISH ON THE POND
The Marlins this week acquired two former All-Star relievers, RHP Jorge López and RHP David Robertson.

• On Wednesday, July 26, Miami acquired 2022 AL All-Star reliever Jorge López from Minnesota in exchange for RHP Dylan Floro. Born in Caguas, Puerto Rico, López pitched for Team Puerto Rico in the 2023 World Baseball Classic at loanDepot park and made 3 scoreless relief appearances. López, 30, posted a 1.62 ERA and 17 saves during his All-Star 2022 season, holding opponents to a .167 avg. and .517 OPS over 40 games w/ Baltimore before being acquired by Minnesota on Aug. 2. Made 37 apps w/ Minnesota in 2023, recording 24 scoreless outings and 6 holds, holding LH batters to a .178 avg.
• Early Friday morning, July 28, the Marlins announced they acquired 2009 World Series champion and 2011 AL All-Star reliever David Robertson from the New York Mets in exchange for Minor League prospects C Ronald Hernández and INF Marco Vargas. Robertson, 38, has gone 4-2 with a 2.05 ERA (44.0 IP/10 ER) in 40 relief appearances with the Mets this season, recording 14 saves in 17 opportunities. He has held opponents to a .199 average and boasts a 1.00 WHIP.Across 771 career games (one start) in the Majors, he has a 61-38 record and a 2.84 ERA, with 171 saves. He has struck out 1025 batters compared to just 318 walks and owns 40 MLB Postseason appearances.

TODAY’S STARTER – #47 JOHNNY CUETO

• Johnny Cueto, 37, will make his third start (fourth app.) of the season today. Will mark his seventh career start against the Detroit Tigers.
• Last faced Detroit on July 9, 2022 at Guaranteed Rate Field (w/ CHI White Sox). Earned the win, tossing 8.0 scoreless innings and allowing 5 hits (4 singles) with 5 strikeouts.
• In his most recent start on July 22 vs. Colorado, tossed 6.0 innings with 8 strikeouts (his most since an 8-strikeout start on Aug. 19, 2020 vs. LAA as a SF Giant. Allowed 1 run on 2 hits with 1 walk.
• Made first relief appearance this season on July 16 at Baltimore after return from IL. Pitched 3.0 scoreless innings, allowing just 1 hit with 1 walk and 1 strikeout.
• Missed 87 games from April 4 – July 10 on the Injured List with right biceps tightness. Suffered a setback on May 6 with a right ankle sprain.
• In his first start of the season on April 3 vs. Minnesota, allowed 4 runs (2 home runs) on 3 hits in 1.0 inning pitched. Exited with injury after the top of the 1st.
• Pitched to a 3.35 ERA (158.1/59) in 25 appearances (24 starts) with the Chicago White Sox during the 2022 season.
• His 143 wins rank 7th among active MLB pitchers.