TIGERS (no career numbers off Shoemaker)

Austin Jackson, CF
Ian Kinsler, 2B
Miguel Cabrera, 1B
Victor Martinez, DH
J.D. Martinez, LF
Torii Hunter, RF
Nick Castellanos, 3B
Alex Avila, C
Eugenio Suarez, SS
P: Justin Verlander

ANGELS (career numbers vs. Verlander)

Kole Calhoun, RF
Mike Trout, CF (1-for-3, HR, walk)
Albert Pujols, 1B (7-for-12, 2 doubles, HR, 6 walks, 3 K?s)
Erick Aybar, SS (9-for-27, 2 doubles, 2 walks, 2 K?s)
Howie Kendrick, 2B (5-for-21, 2 doubles, 6 K?s)
Efren Navarro, LF
C.J. Cron, DH
Chris Iannetta, C (1-for-5, K)
John McDonald, 3B (1-for-5, double, K)
P: Matt Shoemaker

Ausmus sticks with last night?s lineup, this time against a right-hander in Michigan native and Eastern Michigan University product Matt Shoemaker. His splits ? .297 average and .829 OPS against left-handed hitters, .252 and .727 against righties ? are very similar to Friday night?s starter, lefty Tyler Skaggs.
The Angels called up J.B. Shuck from Triple-A to help fill in for Josh Hamilton while he?s dealing with the sore knee that forced him out of last night?s game, but Efren Navarro gets the start in left field. More of a surprise, Erick Aybar moves up to bat cleanup. Ageless ex-Tiger John McDonald, essentially traded for himself down the stretch in 2005, gets the start at third base for David Freese.
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Tigers vs. angels Game Preview.
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GAME NOTES:
-- For the second straight game, Rajai Davis has been relegated to bench duties. He'll take a seat as J.D. Martinez, who returned to the lineup Friday after a two-game absence, will get the start in left field.
-- Prior to today's game, the Angels recalled outfielder J.B. Shuck and optioned reliever Fernando Salas to Triple-A. The move was made after outfielder Josh Hamilton exited Friday's game with soreness in his left knee. His status is unclear.
-- Justin Verlander tossed 6 2/3 innings in his start Monday in Arizona, allowing three runs on six hits with three walks and five strikeouts. It marked only the second time in four starts this month he's allowed up fewer than four runs.
-- The Tigers own baseball's best record on the road (31-18), but have dropped seven of their last eight at Angel Stadium spanning two seasons. Verlander is 2-2 with a 6.75 ERA in five career starts in Anaheim.
-- Detroit's pitchers have combined to strike out 27 batters in the first two games of this, striking out 14 in the series opener on Thursday night and striking out 13 batters on Friday night.
-- Torii Hunter will enter tonight's game riding a seven-game hitting streak and is batting .308 (8 for 26) with three doubles, two home runs and eight RBIs during the streak.
-- Today's forecast in Anaheim calls for partly cloudy skies with temperatures steady or falling to near 80 degrees.
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