DETROIT TIGERS NOTES:
TIGERS CLINCH SERIES WITH ONE-RUN WIN: The Tigers won their second straight over the Brewers on Tuesday, picking up a 4-3 victory. Kerry Carpenter hit a three-run homer, his fourth of the season, while Spencer Torkelson had two hits and a RBI. Javier Báez and Miguel Cabrera also contributed a pair of hits in the win. Spencer Turnbull started for Detroit and received a no decision, giving up two runs on three hits with three walks and two strikeouts in 4.0 innings. Mason Englert pitched 2.2 scoreless innings in relief with four punchouts to earn his first Major League win, while Jason Foley got the final four outs of the game to record his second save.
KERRY STRIKES AGAIN: Kerry Carpenter staked the Tigers to a 3-0 lead in last night’s game with a three-run blast in the second inning, his fourth of the season. Carpenter has made his hits count this season as eight of his 13 hits have gone for extra bases, including all four of hits homers coming in his last eight hits.
MULTI-HIT MIGGY: Miguel Cabrera had a pair of hits in last night’s game, recording his first multi-hit game of the season and the 880th of his
Major League career, breaking a tie with Robin Yount for 20th place in MLB history and moving into a tie with Rogers Hornsby for 19th. With two hits last night, Cabrera now has 3,097 hits in his career, 13 away from tying Dave Winfield (3,110) for 22nd on the MLB all-time list.
STREAKING: Javier Báez had a pair of hits, including a double, in last night’s game to extend his hitting streak to 10 games, the longest by a Tigers player this season. After starting the season 4×40 in his first 11 games of the season, Báez has gone 14×37 with four doubles and seven RBI during his current streak, which is tied for the second-longest active streak in the big leagues.
FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME: Mason Englert continued the impressive start to his season last night, earning his first big league win after pitching 2.2 shutout innings with four strikeouts. He has thrown 2.0-or-more innings in five of his eight outings this season. Prior to this season, Englert, who the Tigers selected in the 2022 Rule 5 Draft from Texas, had started 43 games in the Minors, including only three starts above High A.
TIGERS AND BREWERS: The Tigers and Brewers conclude their only series of the season today in Milwaukee. With last night’s win, Detroit clinched the season series over the Brewers for the second straight year in which the two teams have met. The Tigers lead the all-time series against the Brewers 229-205, including a narrow 110-106 edge in games played in Milwaukee.
ON THE ROAD: The Tigers are 2-3 on their current six-game road trip, which includes three games at Baltimore (0-3) and three games at Milwaukee (2-0). Detroit is 5-9 away from Comerica Park this season. As a team, the Tigers are hitting .201/.273/.306 on the road, while the
pitching staff has a 4.57 ERA (122.0IP/62ER).
ON DECK: The Tigers return home tomorrow to begin a seven-game homestand, which starts with a four-game set against the Orioles. Detroit and Baltimore played last weekend with the O’s sweeping the three-game series. The Tigers have won the season series over the Orioles each of the last five seasons the two teams have played.
TIGERS ON THE IL:
• RHP Beau Brieske (right upper arm discomfort, 15-day IL on March 30, retroactive to March 27)
• RHP Matt Manning (right foot fracture, 15-day IL on April 12)
• OF Austin Meadows (anxiety, 10-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)
• LHP Tarik Skubal (left elbow strain, 60-day IL on March 14)
• RHP Trey Wingenter (right biceps tendinitis, 15-day IL on April 22, retroactive to April 19)
TODAY’S TIGERS STARTING PITCHER – Michael Lorenzen • 0-0, 13.50 ERA (4.0IP/6ER)
• Lorenzen will make his third start of the season this afternoon in the series finale at Milwaukee.
• Did not factor into the decision in his last start on Friday at Baltimore, pitching 5.0 shutout innings with three hits allowed, one walk and four strikeouts…marked the fifth time in his career that he has thrown at least 5.0 scoreless frames in a start (last, October 4, 2022
at Oakland).
• Has faced the Brewers 34 times in his career, including four starts, and has a 1-3 record with a 5.25 ERA (48.0IP/28ER) and 46 strikeouts…in 18 career outings, including one start, at American Family Field, he has a 0-1 record with a 5.50 ERA (18.0IP/11ER) and 19 strikeouts.
• Started 18 games with the Angels in 2022 and went 8-6 with a 4.24 ERA (97.2IP/46ER) and 85 strikeouts…finished the season strong, posting a 2-0 record with a 2.36 ERA (26.2IP/7ER) and 30 strikeouts over five starts from September 9-October 4.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS NOTES:
Brewers vs Tigers – SUMMARY: Are 205-229 all-time, including 17-20 in Interleague Play…..prior to this series, the teams last met from 9/14-9/15, 2021 at Comerica Park with Detroit sweeping 2 games.
at MIL: Are 105-105 all-time, including 6-6 at American Family Field and 99-99 at County Stadium…..went 1-5 as the Seattle Pilots at Sick’s Stadium in 1969…..their last series prior to 2023 came from 5/31-6/1, 2021 (1-1).
at DET: Have gone 99-119 all-time, including 6-10 at Comerica Park and 93-109 at Tiger Stadium.
TODAY’S GAME: Is game 6 (1-4) of a 9-game, 10-day homestand against Boston (1-2),
Detroit (0-2) and Los Angeles-AL (3g)…..following this homestand and an off day next
Monday, the team takes a 6-game trip to Colorado (3g) and San Francisco (3g).
IN THE TRAINER’S ROOM: RHP Jason Alexander (right rotator cuff), LHP Aaron Ashby (left labrum), RHP Matt Bush (right rotator cuff), RHP Adrian Houser (right groin), OF Garrett Mitchell (left shoulder), OF Tyrone Taylor (right elbow), INF Luis Urías (left hamstring), RHP Gus Varland (right hand), LHP Justin Wilson (left elbow) and RHP Brandon Woodruff (right shoulder) are on the injured list…..Alexander, Ashby, Urías and
Wilson are on the 60-day IL.
IN THE STANDINGS (27 days): The Brewers have spent the following number of days alone or tied at each position in the NL Central standings: FIRST: 22, SECOND: 3, THIRD:2, FOURTH: 0, FIFTH: 0…..the team is currently in second place, trailing the first-place Pirates by 1.0 game.
SERIES-LY SPEAKING: The Brewers are 5-3-0 in series play, including this series.
Game 1: 4-4, Game 2: 6-2, Game 3: 4-3, Game 4: 1-0
Sweep Wins (2): vs. NYM (3g, 4/3-4/5), at SEA (3g, 4/17-4/19)
Sweep Losses (-): None
AT HOME: The Brewers are 6-5 at home, going 2-2-0 in series play, including this series…..the team went 46-35 at home last season, going 15-8-4 in series play.
ON THE ROAD: The Brewers are 9-4 on the road, going 3-1-0 in series play…..the team went 40-41 on the road last season, going 9-12-5 in series play.
PERALTA AT A GLANCE: Freddy Peralta, 26, will make his fifth start…..he last started last Friday vs. Boston in a 5-3 loss (5.2ip, 5h, 4r, 4er, 2bb, 4k, 1hr, 99 pitches)…..Peralta went 2-0 with a 0.75 ERA in his first 2 starts (12ip, 1er) and 0-2 with a 7.59 ERA in his last 2 starts (10.2ip, 9er)…..he has made 2 quality starts…..opponents are batting .233 (20-for-86, 2hr)…..Peralta was acquired from Seattle, along with RHP Carlos Herrera and RHP Daniel Missaki, in exchange for 1B Adam Lind on 12/9/15…..on 2/28/20, he signed a 5-year contract through the 2024 season with club options for 2025 and 2026.
BABY ON BOARD: Peralta and his wife, Maritza, welcomed their second child into the world, a boy named Freddy Jr., on March 29 in Milwaukee…..the youngster weighed 9 lbs and 9 ounces…..the couple also has a daughter named Norah.
LAST SEASON: Peralta went 4-4 with a 3.58 ERA in 18 games/17 starts…..he held opponents to a .190 batting average with 86 strikeouts in 78.0 innings…..the team went 8-9 in his starts…..he produced 4 quality starts…..he was on the injured list twice last season: 5/23-8/2 (right posterior shoulder strain) and 9/9-9/24 (right shoulder inflammation).
CAREER: Is 32-19 with a 3.82 ERA in 120 games/71 starts (437.2ip, 186er)…..is in his sixth Major League season, all with the Brewers (2018-23)…..is 24-17 with a 3.82 ERA as a starter (353.2ip, 150er) and 8-2 with a 3.86 ERA in relief (84ip, 36er)…..was an All-Star in 2021.
CAREER AT AMERICAN FAMILY FIELD: Is 20-11 with a 3.28 ERA in 65 games/37 starts (241.1ip, 88er)…..is 2-1 with a 2.55 ERA in 3 starts this season (17.2ip, 5er)…..went 3-4 with a 4.34 ERA in 11 games/10 starts last season (45.2ip, 22er)…..CAREER ON THE ROAD: Is 12-8 with a 4.49 ERA in 55 games/34 starts (196.1ip, 98er)…..went 1-0 with a 2.51 ERA in 7 starts last season (32.1ip, 9er).
CAREER vs. TIGERS: His only career outing came in a start on 9/14/21 at Comerica Park (6ip, 2h, 0r, 0bb, 9k, 2hbp)…..had no decision in the Brewers’ 1-0, 11-inning loss.
