2013 Detroit Tigers season

2013 Detroit Tigers
Major league affiliations
American League (since 1901) Central Division (since 1998)
Location
Comerica Park (since 2000) Detroit, Michigan (since 1894)
2013 information
Owner(s)	Mike Ilitch
Manager(s)	Jim Leyland
Local television	Fox Sports Detroit (Mario Impemba, Rod Allen)
Local radio	Detroit Tigers Radio Network (Dan Dickerson, Jim Price)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference
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The 2013 Detroit Tigers season is the team's 113th season. The Tigers are defending both their American League Central title and their American League Championship title this year, with hopes of a third consecutive playoff appearance.

Off-season activities

Coaching staff

• On October 29, the Tigers extended Manager Jim Leyland's contract for one more season.
• On December 4, the Tigers confirmed that Gene Lamont was moved from third base coach to bench coach. Lamont says the move was primarily for health and mobility reasons. To accommodate the change, Tom Brookens moved to third base, and Rafael Belliard took over at first base.
• On January 21, the Tigers hired veteran third base coach Jeff Cox as a baserunning consultant.

Signings

• On October 29, the Tigers picked up the option on the contracts of infielder Jhonny Peralta and pitcher Octavio Dotel.
• On November 14, it was announced that free agent outfielder Torii Hunter and the Detroit Tigers had reached a two-year agreement worth $26 million.
• On December 10, the Tigers signed catcher Brayan Peña to a one year contract.
• On December 14, the Tigers re-signed pitcher Aníbal Sánchez to a five-year, $80 million contract.
• On January 16, the Tigers signed the previously released Don Kelly to a minor-league contract.
• On January 18, the Tigers avoided arbitration when they reached one-year deals with catcher Alex Avila, outfielders Brennan Boesch (who was later released) and Austin Jackson, and pitchers Phil Coke, Doug Fister, and Rick Porcello.

• On February 4, the Tigers avoided arbitration with pitcher Max Scherzer with a one-year deal.
• On March 28, the Tigers extended ace starting pitcher Justin Verlander's contract for another five seasons (in addition to his old contract, which had two seasons remaining on it) with a $180 million deal, meaning he'll remain a Tiger until at least 2019, with an option for 2020.

Releases

• On October 29, the Tigers announced they will not re-sign outfielder Delmon Young or closer José Valverde, instead releasing them to free agency. However the Tigers brought back Valverde on April 4 when they signed him to a minor league contract, and called him back up on April 24.
• On October 31, the Tigers announced backup catcher Gerald Laird will test the free agent market, and not re-sign with the Tigers.
• On November 20, the Tigers released utility player Ryan Raburn.
• On November 30, the Tigers non-tendered pitcher Daniel Schlereth's contract, making him a free agent.
• On December 19, outfielder Matt Hoffman was outrighted to Triple-A Toledo, and the contract of left-handed relief pitcher Adam Wilk was sold to a team in the Korea Baseball Organization.
• On March 13, the Tigers released outfielder Brennan Boesch.

Trades

• On December 5, the Tigers traded starting pitcher Andrew Oliver to the Pittsburgh Pirates for catching prospect Ramón Cabrera. Cabrera will likely be assigned to Class-AA Erie or Class-AAA Toledo.
• On December 6, the Tigers acquired two Rule 5 draft picks through separate trades. The club picked up second-baseman Jeff Kobernus from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for utility player Justin Henry, who had been assigned to Toledo. The Tigers also received left-handed pitcher Kyle Lobstein from the New York Mets in exchange for cash considerations. Kobernus was returned to the Nationals on March 23.
• On March 25, the Tigers traded catcher Curt Casali to Tampa Bay in exchange for the rights to Rule 5 pitcher Kyle Lobstein, who was outrighted to Class-AA Erie.

Standings

American League Central

AL Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Detroit Tigers	39	31	0.557	—	23–12	16–19
Cleveland Indians	36	35	0.507	3½	22–14	14–21
Kansas City Royals	34	36	0.486	5	17–16	17–20
Minnesota Twins	31	36	0.463	6½	17–17	14–19
Chicago White Sox	29	39	0.426	9	16–14	13–25

Game log

Regular season

Legend
Tigers win	Tigers loss	Game postponed

Season highlights

Team accomplishments

• On June 1, the Tigers hit four home runs in the fourth inning of a game against the Baltimore Orioles. This was the first time the Tigers hit four homers in one inning since they last accomplished the feat on September 10, 1986. Víctor Martínez started the barrage with a solo shot down the right-field line; Jhonny Peralta followed with a long fly into the fourth row of the left-field bleachers before Alex Avila blasted one into the Orioles' bullpen. Miguel Cabrera would later join the fun with a grand slam, giving him 17 home runs and a Major league-leading 65 RBIs.

Individual accomplishments

Pitching

• On April 26, Aníbal Sánchez struck out 17 Atlanta Braves' batters, breaking a franchise record previously set by Tigers' left-hander Mickey Lolich in 1972.
• On May 5, Justin Verlander took a no-hitter into the 7th inning against the Houston Astros before it was broken up by Carlos Peña. It would have been the third of his career.
• On May 21, Max Scherzer retired 21 consecutive batters in a 5–1 victory over the Cleveland Indians. Scherzer allowed three baserunners in the first inning before retiring every hitter he faced over the next seven innings.
• On May 24, in a game against the Minnesota Twins, Sánchez was within two outs of his second career no-hitter, when it was broken up by Joe Mauer.

Hitting

• On May 19, Miguel Cabrera hit three home runs in a game for the second time in his career. He finished the game with four hits and five RBIs, but the Tigers still lost the game, 11–8, to the Texas Rangers.

Detailed records

American League
Opponent	Home	Away	Total	Pct.	Runs scored	Runs allowed
AL East
Baltimore Orioles	1–2	1–2	2–4	.333	27	33
Boston Red Sox	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0	0
New York Yankees	2–1	0–0	2–1	.667	16	14
Tampa Bay Rays	2–1	0–0	2–1	.667	15	6
Toronto Blue Jays	2–1	0–0	2–1	.667	24	12
	7–5	1–2	8–7	.533	82	65
AL Central
Chicago White Sox	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0	0
Cleveland Indians	4–2	2–0	6–2	.750	55	34
Detroit Tigers	–	–	–	–	–	–
Kansas City Royals	1–1	1–2	2–3	.400	17	21
style="text-align:left"| Minnesota Twins	5–2	3–3	8–5	.615	53	40
	10–5	6–5	16–10	.615	122	94
AL West
Houston Astros	2–1	4–0	6–1	.857	55	19
Los Angeles Angels	0–0	0–3	0–3	.000	4	22
Oakland Athletics	0–0	2–1	2–1	.667	20	8
Seattle Mariners	0–0	2–1	2–1	.667	8	5
Texas Rangers	0–0	1–3	1–3	.250	16	29
	2–1	9–8	11–9	.550	103	83

National League
Opponent	Home	Away	Total	Pct.	Runs scored	Runs allowed
Atlanta Braves	3–0	0–0	3–0	1.000	25	7
Miami Marlins	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0	0
New York Mets	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0	0
Philadelphia Phillies	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0	0
Pittsburgh Pirates	1–1	0–2	1–3	.250	9	12
Washington Nationals	0–0	0–2	0–2	.000	5	8
	4–1	0–4	4–5	.444	39	27

Record vs. opponents

Team	BAL	BOS	CHW	CLE	DET	HOU	KC	LAA	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TB	TEX	TOR	NL
Baltimore	—	5–2	0–0	0–0	4–2	2–1	2–1	5–2	3–3	3–3	3–1	1–2	5–7	0–0	4–3	5–4
Boston	2–5	—	1–2	6–1	0–0	4–0	1–2	2–1	4–3	4–2	2–1	0–0	7–2	2–4	5–4	2–2
Chicago	0–0	2–1	—	2–3	0–0	1–3	3–3	3–4	2–4	0–0	2–5	3–3	2–2	2–1	3–3	4–7
Cleveland	0–0	1–6	3–2	—	2–6	2–1	4–3	0–0	2–1	1–6	4-0	4–0	2–4	2–1	2–1	6–4
Detroit	2–4	0–0	0–0	6–2	—	6–1	2–3	0–3	7–5	2–1	2–1	2–1	2–1	1–3	2–1	4–5
Houston	1–2	0–4	3–1	1–2	1–6	—	2–4	7–3	0–0	1–2	0–9	5–4	0–0	1–5	0–0	4–3
Kansas City	1–2	2–1	3–4	3–3	3–2	4–2	—	2–5	5–1	0–3	0–3	0–0	4–1	1–2	1–2	4–5
Los Angeles	2–5	1–2	4–3	0–0	3–0	3–7	5–2	—	0–2	2–0	1–5	3–3	0–0	2–4	0–0	4–5
Minnesota	3–3	3–4	4–2	1–2	5–7	0–0	1–5	2–0	—	0–0	0–0	2–1	0–0	2–2	0–0	8–9
New York	3–3	2–4	0–0	6–1	1–2	2–1	3–0	0–2	0–0	—	1–5	4–3	3–3	0–0	8–1	4–6
Oakland	1–3	1–2	5–2	0–4	1–2	9–0	3–0	5–1	0–0	5–1	—	3–6	0–3	3–3	0–0	5–2
Seattle	2–1	0–0	3–3	0–4	1–2	4–5	0–0	3–3	1–2	3–4	6–3	—	0–0	3–7	2–1	3–3
Tampa Bay	7–5	2–7	2–2	4–2	1–2	0–0	1–4	0–0	0–0	3–3	3–0	0–0	—	1–2	3–4	9–1
Texas	0–0	4–2	1–2	1–2	3–1	5–1	2–1	4–2	2–2	0–0	3–3	7–3	2–1	—	1–6	3–5
Toronto	3–4	4–5	3–3	1–2	1–2	0–0	2–1	0–0	0–0	1–8	0–0	1–2	4–3	6–1	—	9–5

• Source: MLB Standings Grid

Current roster

Detroit Tigers roster
Active roster				Inactive roster		Coaches/Other
Pitchers Starting rotation 58 Doug Fister 21 Rick Porcello 37 Max Scherzer 35 Justin Verlander Bullpen 53 Joaquín Benoit 40 Phil Coke 38 Darin Downs 36 Luke Putkonen 57 Evan Reed 33 Drew Smyly Closer 46 José Valverde		Catchers 50 Bryan Holaday 55 Brayan Peña Infielders 24 Miguel Cabrera 28 Prince Fielder  4 Omar Infante 27 Jhonny Peralta 39 Ramón Santiago 18 Matt Tuiasosopo Outfielders 12 Andy Dirks 34 Avisail García 48 Torii Hunter 14 Austin Jackson 32 Don Kelly Designated hitters 41 Víctor Martínez		Pitchers 62 Al Alburquerque 52 José Álvarez 45 Casey Crosby 49 Luis Marté 44 Melvin Mercedes 56 José Ortega 43 Bruce Rondón 19 Aníbal Sánchez 60 Brayan Villarreal Catchers 13 Alex Avila 25 Ramón Cabrera Infielders 54 Dixon Machado 15 Francisco Martinez 18 Hernán Pérez 29 Danny Worth		Manager 10 Jim Leyland Coaches 17 Rafael Belliard (first base) 61 Tom Brookens (third base) 87 Toby Harrah (assistant hitting) 51 Jeff Jones (pitching) 97 Jeff Kunkel (bullpen catcher) 22 Gene Lamont (bench)  8 Lloyd McClendon (hitting) 99 Scott Pickens (bullpen catcher) 59 Mike Rojas (bullpen) 60-day disabled list 20 Octavio Dotel 25 active, 15 inactive 7- or 15-day disabled list † Suspended list # Personal leave Roster updated June 17, 2013 Transactions • Depth chart → All MLB rosters

External links

• Detroit Tigers official site