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2013 Detroit Tigers season

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2013 Detroit Tigers
American League Central Division Champion
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionCentral
BallparkComerica Park
CityDetroit, Michigan
Record93–69 (.574)
Divisional place1st
OwnersMike Ilitch
General managersDave Dombrowski
ManagersJim Leyland
TelevisionFox Sports Detroit
(Mario Impemba, Rod Allen)
RadioDetroit Tigers Radio Network
(Dan Dickerson, Jim Price)
StatsESPN.com
Baseball Reference
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The 2013 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 113th season. They finished 93–69, first place in the American League (AL) Central Division. During the season, the Tigers finished one game ahead of the second place Cleveland Indians. They became the first Tigers team to win three consecutive titles since the 1907, 1908 and 1909 clubs won three consecutive American League pennants.[1] The Tigers defeated the Oakland Athletics in five games in the American League Division Series and advanced to the ALCS for the third straight season, the first time an American League team has done so since the New York Yankees advanced to four straight from 1998 to 2001.[2] They lost the American League Championship Series to the Boston Red Sox, four games to two. Manager Jim Leyland announced his retirement following the American League Championship Series.[3]

Third baseman Miguel Cabrera was named the AL Most Valuable Player for the second consecutive year and starting pitcher Max Scherzer was named the AL Cy Young Award winner. Shortstop Jose Iglesias was runner-up to Wil Myers of the Tampa Bay Rays for the AL Rookie of the Year.

Preseason

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At the conclusion of the 2012 season, the Tigers extended manager Jim Leyland's contract for one season.[4] and announced that Gene Lamont was moved from third base coach to bench coach. Lamont says the move was primarily for health and mobility reasons. Tom Brookens moved from first base coach to third base coach and Rafael Belliard took over as first base coach.[5] The Tigers also hired veteran third base coach Jeff Cox as a baserunning consultant.[6]

On November 14, 2012, The Tigers signed free agent outfielder Torii Hunter to a two-year, $26 million contract.[7] Hunter was the new starting right fielder for the season. The Tigers also signed free agent catcher Brayan Peña to a one-year contract.[8] They re-signed free agent pitcher Aníbal Sánchez to a five-year, $80 million contract.[9]

The Tigers exercised the team options on infielder Jhonny Peralta and pitcher Octavio Dotel.[10] They also avoided arbitration when they reached one-year deals with catcher Alex Avila,[11] outfielders Brennan Boesch[11] and Austin Jackson,[11] and pitchers Phil Coke,[11] Doug Fister,[11] Rick Porcello[11] and Max Scherzer.[12] Previously released Don Kelly was signed to a minor league contract.[13]

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 will is under contract until at least 2019, with an option for 2020.[14]

The Tigers did not re-sign outfielder Delmon Young, backup catcher Gerald Laird,[15] or closer José Valverde, releasing them to free agency.[16] However, the Tigers brought back Valverde on April 4 when they signed him to a minor league contract,[17] and called him back up to the major league club on April 24.[18] He was again designated for assignment to the Toledo Mud Hens on June 21.[19] The Tigers unconditionally released Valverde on August 7.[20]

The Tigers released utility player Ryan Raburn,[21] and non-tendered pitcher Daniel Schlereth's contract, making him a free agent.[22] Matt Hoffman was outrighted to Triple-A Toledo, and the contract of left-handed relief pitcher Adam Wilk was sold to the NC Dinos of the Korea Baseball Organization.[23] They also released outfielder Brennan Boesch.[24]

During the offseason, the Tigers traded starting pitcher Andrew Oliver to the Pittsburgh Pirates for catching prospect Ramón Cabrera. Cabrera was assigned to Class AAA Toledo.[25] The Tigers also 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.[26] The Tigers also received left-handed pitcher Kyle Lobstein from the New York Mets in exchange for cash considerations.[26] Kobernus was returned to the Nationals on March 23.[27] The Tigers traded catcher Curt Casali to Tampa Bay in exchange for the rights to Rule 5 pitcher Kyle Lobstein, who was out-righted to Class AA Erie.[28]

Regular season

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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.[29]

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.[30]

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.[31]

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.[32]

On May 24, in a game against the Minnesota Twins, Aníbal Sánchez was within two outs of his second career no-hitter, when it was broken up by Joe Mauer.[33]

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.[34] 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.[35]

On June 20, Jhonny Peralta hit a walk-off two-run home run off closer Andrew Bailey to defeat the Boston Red Sox, 4–3. It was the team's first walk-off win of the season.[36]

On June 28, after a 6–3 win against the Tampa Bay Rays, Max Scherzer became the first Tigers pitcher to ever start a season 12–0, surpassing the 11–0 start from George Mullin in 1909.[37]

On July 3, after a 6–2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays, Max Scherzer became the first major league pitcher to start a season 13-0 since Roger Clemens in 1986.[38]

The Tigers sent six players to the 2013 All-Star Game, giving them more representatives than any other major league team, and matching their most representatives since 1985.[39] Miguel Cabrera was voted in as the starter at third base in the fan voting; Prince Fielder, Jhonny Peralta, Torii Hunter and Max Scherzer were selected as reserves in the player voting; Justin Verlander was added by manager Jim Leyland. The Tigers had a chance to send seven players to the All-Star Game this season, as Joaquín Benoit was one of the five finalists for the AL in the All-Star Final Vote, but Benoit was beaten out by pitcher Steve Delabar of the Toronto Blue Jays. On July 15, Scherzer was selected to start the game by his manager, Jim Leyland, who managed the AL squad this season.[40]

On July 6, Torii Hunter fell a single shy of the cycle, hitting a triple, double and two-run home run to help the Tigers defeat the Cleveland Indians, 9–4.[41]

On July 29, the Tigers traded outfield prospect Danry Vasquez and a player to be named later to the Houston Astros, in exchange for relief pitcher José Veras.[42] To make room on the roster, pitcher Luke Putkonen was optioned to Triple-A Toledo.[43]

On July 30, the Tigers traded outfielder Avisaíl García to the Chicago White Sox and pitcher Brayan Villarreal to the Boston Red Sox in a three-team deal to acquire infielder José Iglesias from the Red Sox.[44]

On July 30, Alex Avila hit his first career grand slam against the Washington Nationals' ace Stephen Strasburg, leading the Tigers to a 5–1 victory.[45]

On July 31, Torii Hunter fell a triple shy of the cycle, hitting a solo home run, single and double to help the Tigers defeat the Washington Nationals, 11–1.[46]

On August 5, 2013, shortstop Jhonny Peralta was among 13 players suspended by Major League Baseball for his role in the Biogenesis performance-enhancing drug scandal. As a first-time offender of the league's drug policy, Peralta received a 50-game suspension.[47]

On August 8, after a 10–3 win over the Cleveland Indians, Scherzer became the third pitcher in major league history to start a season 17–1, following Roger Clemens in 2001 and Don Newcombe in 1955.[48]

On August 9, the Tigers' 12-game winning streak came to an end after an extra innings loss to the New York Yankees. The winning streak was tied for the second longest streak in club history.[49]

On August 17, Miguel Cabrera hit a walk-off home run off Aaron Crow to defeat the Kansas City Royals, 6–5. This was Cabrera's major league leading thirteenth game-tying or go-ahead home run in the ninth inning or later in the last five seasons.[50]

On August 18, Miguel Cabrera hit his 361st career home run, taking the number 77 spot on the career home runs list, tying Hall of Fame outfielder Joe DiMaggio. Cabrera became the third player since 1921 to have at least 40 home runs and 120 RBIs while batting .350 or better through 116 games, joining Hall of Fame members Babe Ruth and Jimmie Foxx.[51]

On August 24, after a 3–0 win over the New York Mets, Scherzer became the third pitcher in major league history to start a season 19–1, following Roger Clemens in 2001 and Rube Marquard in 1912.[52]

On August 25, with a win over the New York Mets, the Tigers became the first Major League team this year to have five pitchers with double-digit wins. The last time the Tigers had five pitchers (including starters and relievers) with double-digit wins was the 1984 World Series winning team, the last time the Tigers had five starting pitchers with double-digit wins was in 1949.[53]

On September 6, the Tigers had a season high 26 hits in a 16–2 victory over the Kansas City Royals. The last time the Tigers had at least 26 hits in a game was on May 27, 2004, in a 17–7 victory over the Kansas City Royals. Oddly, the Tigers had lost their previous game to the Boston Red Sox by a 20–4 score. Thus, the Tigers became the first MLB team to lose a game by at least 14 runs and then win the next game by at least 14 runs since the 1922 St. Louis Browns.[54]

On September 6, Omar Infante and Andy Dirks were both 5-for-5, the first time the Tigers had two players with five hits in the same game since 1917, when Hall of Famer Ty Cobb, Bobby Veach and Ossie Vitt all had five hits.[54]

On September 20, after a 12–5 win over the Chicago White Sox, Scherzer became the first major league pitcher this year to reach 20 wins. Scherzer became the second Tiger's pitcher to reach 20 wins since Bill Gullickson in 1991, following Justin Verlander in 2011, and 45th in Tiger's history.[55] Scherzer finished the regular season with 21 wins, the most in the major leagues.

On September 21, the Tigers defeated the Chicago White Sox, 7–6, after trailing 6–0 in the ninth inning. This marked the first time that a Tigers team won a game after trailing by at least six runs in the ninth since 1947, when they rallied from a 6–0 deficit for a 7–6 win over the Washington Senators.[56]

The Detroit Tigers set the major league single-season strikeouts record with 1,428 strikeouts. The Tigers became just the third team in major league history to have three pitchers strike out 200-plus batters in a single season, following the 1969 Houston Astros and 1967 Minnesota Twins.[57][58]

Miguel Cabrera finished the regular season with a .348 batting average, winning his third straight AL batting title. Cabrera became the first Tiger to win three consecutive batting titles since Ty Cobb from 1917 to 1919.[59] With his 44 home runs, Cabrera became the third player in Tigers history to hit 40+ home runs in consecutive seasons, joining Hank Greenberg (1937–38) and Cecil Fielder (1990–91).[60]

On November 12, Max Scherzer was named the American League Cy Young Award winner, receiving 28 of 30 first-place votes. Scherzer went 21–3 during the season, and was the major leagues' only 20-game winner. He also posted a 2.90 ERA, league-leading 0.97 WHIP, and 240 strikeouts.[61]

On November 14, Miguel Cabrera won his second straight AL Most Valuable Player award, on the strength of a league-leading .348 batting average, 44 home runs and 139 RBIs. Cabrera also led the major leagues in on-base percentage (.442), slugging percentage (.636) and OPS (1.078). He received 23 of 30 first-place votes.[62] Miguel is only the third Tiger player to win the MVP award more than once, joining Hank Greenberg (1935, 1940) and Hal Newhouser (1944–45).[63]

Postseason

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On October 10, during Game 5 of the ALDS against the Oakland Athletics, Justin Verlander took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, before it was broken up by Yoenis Céspedes. Verlander finished with 10 strikeouts and one walk in a shutout to seal the series victory.[64] In his career, Verlander has thrown 30 consecutive scoreless innings in the postseason against the Athletics, a major league record for a pitcher versus one team, surpassing Christy Mathewson's 28 scoreless innings against the Philadelphia Athletics from 1905 to 1911.[65]

On October 12, during Game 1 of the ALCS against the Boston Red Sox, the Tigers were within two outs of a combined no-hitter, before it was broken up by Daniel Nava. The only other time a no-hitter was broken up in the ninth inning in postseason history was during the 1947 World Series.[66]

On October 12, during Game 1 of the ALCS against the Boston Red Sox, Aníbal Sánchez became the first pitcher in Detroit Tigers history to strike out four batters in one inning. This was possible because Shane Victorino initially struck out after Jacoby Ellsbury did the same, but the ball got away from catcher Alex Avila, and Victorino advanced to first on a wild pitch. Sánchez later struck out David Ortiz and Mike Napoli. Sánchez became the second player in Major League history to strike out four batters in one inning during the postseason, following Orval Overall in the 1908 World Series.[67]

On October 15, during Game 3 of the ALCS against the Boston Red Sox, Justin Verlander tied a postseason record by striking out six consecutive batters. Verlander finished the game with 10 strikeouts, marking the sixth time he has had at least 10 strikeouts in a postseason game, and setting a postseason record.[68]

The Detroit Tigers set a franchise record by going 23 consecutive innings without allowing a run. The streak began in Game 5 of the ALDS against the Oakland Athletics, and continued until the sixth inning of Game 2 of the ALCS against the Boston Red Sox. The previous franchise record, set in 2006 and matched in 2011, was 20 consecutive scoreless innings.[69]

The Detroit Tigers starting rotation set a Major League record for the most strikeouts in a postseason series with 55 strikeouts in the American League Championship Series. The previous record was 51, set by the Arizona Diamondbacks during the 2001 World Series. The Tigers pitching staff finished with a total of 73 strikeouts in the ALCS, a postseason record.[70]

Standings

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American League Central

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AL Central
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Detroit Tigers 93 69 .574 — 51‍–‍30 42‍–‍39
Cleveland Indians 92 70 .568 1 51‍–‍30 41‍–‍40
Kansas City Royals 86 76 .531 7 44‍–‍37 42‍–‍39
Minnesota Twins 66 96 .407 27 32‍–‍49 34‍–‍47
Chicago White Sox 63 99 .389 30 37‍–‍44 26‍–‍55


Game log

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Regular season

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2013 Game Log (93–69)
April (15–10)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 April 1 @ Twins W 4–2 Verlander (1–0) Worley (0–1) Coke (1) 38,282 1–0
2 April 3 @ Twins L 3–2 Perkins (1–0) Coke (0–1) 22,963 1–1
3 April 4 @ Twins L 8–2 Pelfrey (1–0) Porcello (0–1) 24,752 1–2
4 April 5 Yankees W 8–3 Fister (1–0) Nova (0–1) Smyly (1) 45,051 2–2
5 April 6 Yankees W 8–4 Scherzer (1–0) Hughes (0–1) 42,453 3–2
6 April 7 Yankees L 7–0 Sabathia (1–1) Verlander (1–1) 39,829 3–3
7 April 9 Blue Jays W 7–3 Sánchez (1–0) Morrow (0–1) 28,979 4–3
8 April 10 Blue Jays L 8–6 Loup (1–0) Villarreal (0–1) Janssen (2) 29,631 4–4
9 April 11 Blue Jays W 11–1 Fister (2–0) Johnson (0–1) 28,781 5–4
10 April 12 @ Athletics L 4–3 (12) Resop (1–0) Villarreal (0–2) 21,377 5–5
11 April 13 @ Athletics W 7–3 Verlander (2–1) Anderson (1–2) 35,067 6–5
12 April 14 @ Athletics W 10–1 Sánchez (2–0) Parker (0–2) 20,755 7–5
13 April 16 @ Mariners W 6–2 Fister (3–0) Harang (0–1) 12,379 8–5
14 April 17 @ Mariners W 2–1 (14) Smyly (1–0) Furbush (0–1) Benoit (1) 14,981 9–5
15 April 18 @ Mariners L 2–0 Capps (1–1) Verlander (2–2) Wilhelmsen (6) 15,742 9–6
16 April 19 @ Angels L 8–1 Hanson (2–1) Sánchez (2–1) 39,023 9–7
17 April 20 @ Angels L 10–0 Richards (1–0) Porcello (0–2) 35,081 9–8
18 April 21 @ Angels L 4–3 (13) Williams (1–0) Coke (0–2) 41,147 9–9
-- April 23 Royals Postponed (rain). Rescheduled to August 16.
19 April 24 Royals W 7–5 Scherzer (2–0) Davis (2–1) Valverde (1) 30,347 10–9
20 April 25 Royals L 8–3 (10) Collins (1–0) Coke (0–3) 30,321 10–10
21 April 26 Braves W 10–0 Sánchez (3–1) Maholm (3–2) 35,161 11–10
22 April 27 Braves W 7–4 Porcello (1–2) Medlen (1–3) Valverde (2) 42,881 12–10
23 April 28 Braves W 8–3 Fister (4–0) Minor (3–2) 33,469 13–10
24 April 29 Twins W 4–3 Scherzer (3–0) Pelfrey (2–3) Benoit (2) 29,878 14–10
25 April 30 Twins W 6–1 Verlander (3–2) Worley (0–4) 31,748 15–10
May (14–14)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
26 May 1 Twins L 6–2 Diamond (2–2) Sánchez (3–2) 36,028 15–11
27 May 2 @ Astros W 7–3 (14) Putkonen (1–0) Keuchel (0–1) 16,624 16–11
28 May 3 @ Astros W 4–3 Smyly (2–0) Veras (0–2) Valverde (3) 16,719 17–11
29 May 4 @ Astros W 17–2 Scherzer (4–0) Harrell (3–3) 21,266 18–11
30 May 5 @ Astros W 9–0 Verlander (4–2) Humber (0–7) 23,228 19–11
– May 7 @ Nationals Postponed (rain). Rescheduled to May 9.
31 May 8 @ Nationals L 3–1 Zimmermann (6–1) Sánchez (3–3) Soriano (11) 34,893 19–12
32 May 9 @ Nationals L 5–4 Haren (4–3) Fister (4–1) Soriano (12) 28,742 19–13
33 May 10 Indians W 10–4 Scherzer (5–0) Kluber (2–2) 37,547 20–13
34 May 11 Indians L 7–6 Jiménez (3–2) Verlander (4–3) Perez (6) 41,438 20–14
35 May 12 Indians L 4–3 (10) Smith (1–0) Downs (0–1) Allen (1) 35,260 20–15
36 May 13 Astros W 7–2 Sánchez (4–3) Norris (4–4) 31,161 21–15
37 May 14 Astros W 6–2 Fister (5–1) Harrell (3–4) 34,542 22–15
38 May 15 Astros L 7–5 Ambriz (1–2) Alburquerque (0–1) Veras (5) 40,315 22–16
39 May 16 @ Rangers L 10–4 Darvish (7–1) Verlander (4–4) 39,778 22–17
40 May 17 @ Rangers W 2–1 Porcello (2–2) Tepesch (3–4) Valverde (4) 42,778 23–17
41 May 18 @ Rangers L 7–2 Grimm (3–3) Sánchez (4–4) 46,782 23–18
42 May 19 @ Rangers L 11–8 Ross (2–0) Ortega (0–1) Nathan (13) 39,638 23–19
43 May 21 @ Indians W 5–1 Scherzer (6–0) Kluber (3–3) 17,374 24–19
44 May 22 @ Indians W 11–7 Verlander (5–4) Jiménez (3–3) 16,562 25–19
45 May 23 Twins W 7–6 Benoit (1–0) Burton (0–2) Valverde (5) 32,804 26–19
46 May 24 Twins W 6–0 Sánchez (5–4) Deduno (0–1) 39,789 27–19
47 May 25 Twins L 3–2 Walters (1–0) Fister (5–2) Perkins (9) 41,927 27–20
48 May 26 Twins W 6–1 Scherzer (7–0) Pelfrey (3–5) 42,394 28–20
49 May 27 Pirates W 6–5 Verlander (6–4) Liriano (3–1) Valverde (6) 41,416 29–20
50 May 28 Pirates L 1–0 (11) Melancon (1–0) Ortega (0–2) Grilli (21) 33,473 29–21
51 May 29 @ Pirates L 5–3 Morris (2–2) Sánchez (5–5) Grilli (22) 19,980 29–22
52 May 30 @ Pirates L 1–0 Morris (3–2) Putkonen (1–1) 20,834 29–23
53 May 31 @ Orioles L 7–5 O'Day (3–0) Valverde (0–1) 46,429 29–24
June (14–13)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
54 June 1 @ Orioles W 10–3 Verlander (7–4) Hammel (7–3) 38,945 30–24
55 June 2 @ Orioles L 4–2 Matusz (2–0) Porcello (2–3) Johnson (18) 39,182 30–25
56 June 4 Rays W 10–1 Sánchez (6–5) Moore (8–1) 30,569 31–25
57 June 5 Rays L 3–0 Peralta (1–2) Fister (5–3) Rodney (12) 30,005 31–26
58 June 6 Rays W 5–2 Scherzer (8–0) Hernández (3–6) Valverde (7) 36,168 32–26
59 June 7 Indians W 7–5 Verlander (8–4) Jiménez (4–4) 39,008 33–26
60 June 8 Indians W 6–4 Porcello (3–3) Carrasco (0–2) Valverde (8) 41,691 34–26
61 June 9 Indians W 4–1 Álvarez (1–0) Masterson (8–5) Benoit (3) 41,262 35–26
62 June 10 @ Royals L 3–2 Guthrie (7–3) Fister (5–4) Holland (13) 17,653 35–27
63 June 11 @ Royals W 3–2 Scherzer (9–0) Crow (2–2) Valverde (9) 16,493 36–27
64 June 12 @ Royals L 3-2 (10) Holland (2-1) Coke (0-4) 24,564 36–28
65 June 14 @ Twins W 4–0 Porcello (4–3) Diamond (4–6) 29,571 37–28
66 June 15 @ Twins L 6–3 Deduno (3–1) Downs (0–2) Perkins (16) 35,071 37–29
67 June 16 @ Twins W 5–2 Fister (6–4) Walters (2–2) Benoit (4) 39,317 38–29
68 June 17 Orioles W 5–1 Scherzer (10–0) Arrieta (1–2) Smyly (2) 32,525 39–29
69 June 18 Orioles L 5–2 Britton (1–1) Verlander (8–5) Johnson (26) 34,706 39–30
70 June 19 Orioles L 13–3 Tillman (8–2) Porcello (4–4) 38,574 39–31
71 June 20 Red Sox W 4–3 Smyly (3–0) Bailey (3–1) 36,939 40–31
72 June 21 Red Sox L 10–6 Lester (7–4) Fister (6–5) 41,126 40–32
73 June 22 Red Sox W 10–3 Scherzer (11–0) Webster (0–2) 42,508 41–32
74 June 23 Red Sox W 7–5 Benoit (2–0) Miller (0–2) 41,507 42–32
75 June 25 Angels L 14–8 Wilson (7–5) Porcello (4–5) 34,204 42–33
76 June 26 Angels L 7–4 De La Rosa (2–1) Álvarez (1–1) Frieri (18) 35,635 42–34
77 June 27 Angels L 3–1 (10) Jepsen (1–2) Coke (0–5) Frieri (19) 39,496 42–35
78 June 28 @ Rays W 6–3 Scherzer (12–0) Colomé (1–1) Benoit (5) 17,645 43–35
79 June 29 @ Rays L 4–3 Rodney (3–2) Rondon (0–1) 23,809 43–36
80 June 30 @ Rays L 3–1 Hellickson (7–3) Porcello (4–6) Rodney (17) 23,427 43–37
July (18–8)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
81 July 1 @ Blue Jays L 8–3 Dickey (8–8) Álvarez (1–2) 45,766 43–38
82 July 2 @ Blue Jays W 7–6 Alburquerque (1–1) Wagner (1–3) Benoit (6) 27,189 44–38
83 July 3 @ Blue Jays W 6–2 Scherzer (13–0) Johnson (1–3) 28,958 45–38
84 July 4 @ Blue Jays W 11–1 Verlander (9–5) Rogers (3–4) 35,978 46–38
85 July 5 @ Indians W 7–0 Porcello (5–6) Masterson (10–7) 40,167 47–38
86 July 6 @ Indians W 9–4 Sánchez (6–5) Carrasco (0–4) 28,054 48–38
87 July 7 @ Indians L 9–6 Allen (4–1) Alburquerque (1–2) Perez (9) 20,503 48–39
88 July 8 @ Indians W 4–2 (10) Smyly (4–0) Albers (2–1) Benoit (7) 23,640 49–39
89 July 9 White Sox L 11–4 Quintana (4–2) Verlander (9–6) 37,113 49–40
90 July 10 White Sox W 8–5 Porcello (6–6) Axelrod (3–6) Benoit (8) 39,085 50–40
91 July 11 White Sox L 6–3 Sale (6–8) Sánchez (7–6) Reed (23) 40,444 50–41
92 July 12 Rangers W 7–2 Fister (7–5) Grimm (7–7) 41,686 51–41
93 July 13 Rangers L 7–1 Holland (8-4) Scherzer (13–1) 44,061 51–42
94 July 14 Rangers W 5–0 Verlander (10–6) Pérez (3–2) 41,617 52–42
95 July 19 @ Royals L 1–0 Santana (6–6) Sánchez (7–7) Holland (23) 35,000 52–43
96 July 20 @ Royals L 6–5 Guthrie (9–7) Verlander (10–7) Holland (24) 30,116 52–44
97 July 21 @ Royals W 4–1 Fister (8–5) Shields (4–7) Benoit (9) 20,513 53–44
98 July 22 @ White Sox W 7–3 Scherzer (14–1) Sale (6–9) 23,195 54–44
99 July 23 @ White Sox W 6–2 Porcello (7–6) Santiago (3–6) 25,919 55–44
100 July 24 @ White Sox W 6–2 Sánchez (8–7) Danks (2–8) 26,793 56–44
101 July 25 @ White Sox L 7–4 Peavy (8–4) Verlander (10–8) Reed (26) 30,348 56–45
102 July 26 Phillies W 2–1 Fister (9–5) Hamels (4–13) Benoit (10) 42,317 57–45
103 July 27 Phillies W 10–0 Scherzer (15–1) Valdés (1–1) 41,970 58–45
104 July 28 Phillies W 12–4 Porcello (8–6) Diekman (0–1) 41,326 59–45
105 July 30 Nationals W 5–1 Sánchez (9–7) Strasburg (5–9) 41,880 60–45
106 July 31 Nationals W 11–1 Verlander (11–8) Gonzalez (7–4) 40,894 61–45
August (19–11)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
107 August 2 White Sox W 2–1 Fister (10–5) Santiago (3–7) Benoit (11) 41,109 62–45
108 August 3 White Sox W 3–0 Scherzer (16–1) Danks (2–9) Benoit (12) 43,906 63–45
109 August 4 White Sox W 3–2 (12) Rondón (1–1) Axelrod (3–8) 42,513 64–45
110 August 5 @ Indians W 4–2 Alburquerque (2–2) Perez (4–2) Benoit (13) 24,381 65–45
111 August 6 @ Indians W 5–1 Verlander (12–8) Masterson (13–8) 24,676 66–45
112 August 7 @ Indians W 6–5 (14) Bonderman (2–3) Shaw (2–3) Benoit (14) 20,169 67–45
113 August 8 @ Indians W 10–3 Scherzer (17–1) McAllister (4–7) 25,131 68–45
114 August 9 @ Yankees L 4–3 (10) Kelley (4–1) Alburquerque (2–3) 46,545 68–46
115 August 10 @ Yankees W 9–3 Sánchez (10–7) Hughes (4–11) 45,728 69–46
116 August 11 @ Yankees L 5–4 Rivera (3–2) Veras (0–5) 42,439 69–47
117 August 12 @ White Sox L 6–2 Sale (8–11) Fister (10–6) 19,590 69–48
118 August 13 @ White Sox L 4–3 (11) Reed (5–1) Bonderman (2–4) 22,292 69–49
119 August 14 @ White Sox W 6–4 Porcello (9–6) Danks (2–10) Benoit (15) 20,058 70–49
120 August 15 Royals W 4–1 Sánchez (11–7) Guthrie (12–9) Benoit (16) 37,872 71–49
121 August 16 Royals L 2–1 Duffy (1–0) Verlander (12–9) Holland (33) 38,714 71–50
122 August 16 Royals L 3–0 Shields (8–8) Álvarez (1–3) Holland (34) 40,980 71–51
123 August 17 Royals W 6–5 Benoit (3–0) Crow (7–4) 41,850 72–51
124 August 18 Royals W 6–3 Scherzer (18–1) Chen (5–1) 41,740 73–51
125 August 20 Twins L 6–3 Pelfrey (5–10) Porcello (9–7) Perkins (29) 37,964 73–52
126 August 21 Twins W 7–1 Smyly (5–0) Correia (8–10) Veras (20) 38,092 74–52
127 August 22 Twins L 7–6 Fien (3–2) Rondón (1–2) Perkins (30) 39,653 74–53
128 August 23 @ Mets W 6–1 Fister (11–6) Matsuzaka (0–1) 37,023 75–53
129 August 24 @ Mets W 3–0 Scherzer (19–1) Harvey (9–5) Benoit (17) 35,636 76–53
130 August 25 @ Mets W 11–3 Porcello (10–7) Gee (9–9) 32,084 77–53
131 August 26 Athletics L 8–6 Griffin (11–9) Álvarez (1–4) Balfour (33) 34,778 77–54
132 August 27 Athletics L 6–3 (6) Milone (10–9) Verlander (12–10) 34,356 77–55
133 August 28 Athletics L 14–4 Straily (7–7) Fister (11–7) Anderson (1) 31,973 77–56
134 August 29 Athletics W 7–6 Benoit (4–0) Balfour (0–3) 39,212 78–56
135 August 30 Indians W 7–2 (7) Porcello (11–7) McAllister (7–8) Rondón (1) 37,067 79–56
136 August 31 Indians W 10–5 Sánchez (12–7) Kazmir (7–7) 41,272 80–56
September (13–13)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
137 September 1 Indians L 4–0 Smith (6–2) Benoit (4–1) 41,557 80–57
138 September 2 @ Red Sox W 3–0 Fister (12–7) Lackey (8–12) Veras (21) 36,188 81–57
139 September 3 @ Red Sox L 2–1 Lester (13–8) Scherzer (19–2) Uehara (17) 32,071 81–58
140 September 4 @ Red Sox L 20–4 Dempster (8–9) Porcello (11–8) 33,720 81–59
141 September 6 @ Royals W 16–2 Sánchez (13–7) Shields (10–9) 21,358 82–59
142 September 7 @ Royals L 4–3 Davis (7–10) Verlander (12–11) Holland (39) 20,402 82–60
143 September 8 @ Royals L 5–2 Chen (7–2) Fister (12–8) Holland (40) 16,774 82–61
144 September 9 @ White Sox L 5–1 Sale (11–12) Scherzer (19–3) 17,193 82–62
145 September 10 @ White Sox W 9–1 Porcello (12–8) Johnson (0–2) 19,172 83–62
146 September 11 @ White Sox W 1–0 Sánchez (14–7) Lindstrom (2–4) Benoit (18) 15,799 84–62
147 September 13 Royals W 6–3 Verlander (13–11) Chen (7–3) Benoit (19) 40,389 85–62
148 September 14 Royals L 1–0 Santana (9–9) Fister (12–9) Holland (43) 41,841 85–63
149 September 15 Royals W 3–2 Smyly (6–0) Guthrie (14–11) Benoit (20) 40,491 86–63
150 September 16 Mariners W 4–2 Porcello (13–8) Saunders (11–15) Benoit (21) 34,063 87–63
151 September 17 Mariners W 6–2 Alburquerque (3–3) Medina (4–6) 39,076 88–63
152 September 18 Mariners L 8–0 Iwakuma (13–6) Verlander (13–12) 36,395 88–64
153 September 19 Mariners W 5–4 Fister (13–9) Furbush (2–6) Benoit (22) 38,341 89–64
154 September 20 White Sox W 12–5 Scherzer (20–3) Axelrod (4–10) 39,643 90–64
155 September 21 White Sox W 7–6 (12) Alburquerque (4–3) Petricka (1–1) 41,772 91–64
156 September 22 White Sox L 6–3 Johnson (2–2) Sánchez (14–8) 41,749 91–65
157 September 23 @ Twins L 4–3 (11) Swarzak (3–2) Putkonen (1–1) 24,647 91–66
158 September 24 @ Twins W 4–2 Fister (14–9) Diamond (6–12) Benoit (23) 25,541 92–66
159 September 25 @ Twins W 1–0 Scherzer (21–3) Correia (9–13) Benoit (24) 26,517 93–66
160 September 27 @ Marlins L 3–2 Koehler (5–10) Álvarez (1–5) Cishek (34) 26,992 93–67
161 September 28 @ Marlins L 2–1 (10) Cishek (4–6) Reed (0–1) 28,750 93–68
162 September 29 @ Marlins L 1–0 Álvarez (5–6) Putkonen (1–3) 28,315 93–69

Postseason

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American League Division Series

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Main article: 2013 American League Division Series
American League Division Series vs Oakland Athletics (Tigers win series 3–2)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 October 4 @ Athletics W 3–2 Scherzer (1–0) Colón (0–1) Benoit (1) 48,401 1–0
2 October 5 @ Athletics L 1–0 Balfour (1–0) Alburquerque (0–1) 48,292 1–1
3 October 7 Athletics L 6–3 Parker (1–0) Sánchez (0–1) Balfour (1) 43,973 1–2
4 October 8 Athletics W 8–6 Scherzer (2–0) Doolittle (0–1) 43,958 2–2
5 October 10 @ Athletics W 3–0 Verlander (1–0) Gray (0–1) Benoit (2) 46,959 3–2

American League Championship Series

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Main article: 2013 American League Championship Series
American League Championship Series vs Boston Red Sox (Red Sox win series 4–2)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 October 12 @ Red Sox W 1–0 Sánchez (1–0) Lester (0–1) Benoit (1) 38,210 1–0
2 October 13 @ Red Sox L 6–5 Uehara (1–0) Porcello (0–1) 38,029 1–1
3 October 15 Red Sox L 1–0 Lackey (1–0) Verlander (0–1) Uehara (1) 42,327 1–2
4 October 16 Red Sox W 7–3 Fister (1–0) Peavy (0–1) 42,765 2–2
5 October 17 Red Sox L 4–3 Lester (1–1) Sánchez (1–1) Uehara (2) 42,669 2–3
6 October 19 @ Red Sox L 5–2 Tazawa (1–0) Scherzer (0–1) Uehara (3) 38,823 2–4

Detailed records

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Roster

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2013 Detroit Tigers
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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Batting

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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG SB
Alex Avila 102 330 39 75 14 1 11 47 .227 0
Miguel Cabrera 148 555 103 193 26 1 44 137 .348 3
Nick Castellanos 11 18 1 5 0 0 0 0 .278 0
Andy Dirks 131 438 60 112 16 2 9 37 .256 7
Prince Fielder 162 624 82 174 36 0 25 106 .279 1
Avisaíl García 30 83 12 20 3 1 2 10 .241 0
Bryan Holaday 16 27 8 8 1 0 1 2 .296 0
Torii Hunter 144 606 90 184 37 5 17 83 .304 3
José Iglesias+ 46 148 12 35 6 0 2 10 .259 2
Omar Infante 118 453 54 144 24 3 10 51 .318 5
Austin Jackson 129 552 99 150 30 7 12 49 .272 8
Don Kelly 112 216 33 48 6 1 6 23 .222 2
Victor Martínez 159 605 68 182 36 0 14 83 .301 0
Brayan Peña 71 229 19 68 11 0 4 22 .297 0
Jhonny Peralta 107 409 50 124 30 0 11 55 .303 3
Hernán Pérez 34 66 13 13 0 1 0 5 .197 1
Ramón Santiago 80 205 27 46 8 1 1 14 .224 0
Matt Tuiasosopo 81 164 26 40 7 0 7 30 .244 0
Danny Worth 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
Pitcher Totals 162 18 0 4 1 0 0 2 .222 0
Team Totals 162 5735 796 1625 292 23 176 767 .283 35

+Totals with Tigers only.

Pitching

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Starters

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Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Player W L ERA G GS SV IP R ER BB K
Doug Fister 14 9 3.67 33 32 0 208+2⁄3 91 85 44 159
Rick Porcello 13 8 4.32 32 29 0 177 87 85 42 142
Aníbal Sánchez 14 8 2.57 29 29 0 182 56 52 54 202
Max Scherzer 21 3 2.90 32 32 0 214+1⁄3 73 69 56 240
Justin Verlander 13 12 3.46 34 34 0 218+1⁄3 94 84 75 217

Bullpen

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Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Player W L ERA G GS SV IP R ER BB K
Al Alburquerque 4 3 4.59 53 0 0 49 25 25 34 70
José Álvarez 1 5 5.82 14 6 0 38+2⁄3 26 25 16 31
Joaquín Benoit 4 1 2.01 66 0 24 67 15 15 22 73
Jeremy Bonderman+ 1 1 6.48 11 0 0 16+2⁄3 13 12 10 16
Phil Coke 0 5 5.40 49 0 1 38+1⁄3 24 23 21 30
Octavio Dotel 0 0 13.50 6 0 0 4+2⁄3 7 7 4 4
Darin Downs 0 2 4.84 29 0 0 35+1⁄3 20 19 11 37
José Ortega 0 2 3.86 11 0 0 11+2⁄3 5 5 6 10
Luke Putkonen 1 3 3.03 30 0 0 29+2⁄3 11 10 9 28
Evan Reed 0 1 4.24 16 0 0 23+1⁄3 16 11 8 17
Bruce Rondón 1 2 3.45 30 0 1 28+2⁄3 11 11 11 30
Drew Smyly 6 0 2.37 63 0 2 76 20 20 17 81
José Valverde 0 1 5.59 20 0 9 19+1⁄3 12 12 6 19
José Veras+ 0 1 3.20 25 0 2 19+2⁄3 8 7 8 16
Brayan Villarreal 0 2 20.77 7 0 0 4+1⁄3 10 10 8 6
Team Pitching Totals 93 69 3.61 162 162 39 1462+2⁄3 624 587 462 1428

+Totals with Tigers only.

Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Toledo Mud Hens International League Phil Nevin
AA Erie SeaWolves Eastern League Chris Cron
A Lakeland Flying Tigers Florida State League Dave Huppert
A West Michigan Whitecaps Midwest League Larry Parrish
A-Short Season Connecticut Tigers New York–Penn League Andrew Graham
Rookie GCL Tigers Gulf Coast League Basilio Cabrera

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