# 2017 Detroit Tigers season

The 2017 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 117th season. This was the team's fourth and final year under manager Brad Ausmus. This was the first season without owner Mike Ilitch, who bought the team in 1992 and died on February 10, 2017. The Tigers 2017 uniform features a "Mr. I" patch to honor him, the grounds crew wrote "Mr. I" in the outfield of Comerica Park, and he was also honored during a ceremony at the Tigers home opener on April 7.
On September 12, the Tigers were eliminated from playoff contention for the third consecutive season. On September 22, the Tigers announced manager Brad Ausmus will not return in 2018. The team finished last in the AL Central, last in the league and tied with the San Francisco Giants for the worst record in MLB at 64–98, the team's lowest win total since 2003. Because the Tigers held a tiebreaker over the Giants, they received the first pick in the 2018 MLB draft. Incidentally, both teams had competed in the 2012 World Series five years earlier, which the Tigers lost.
This was ace pitcher Justin Verlander's last season with the Tigers. He had been with the team since 2005. He was traded to the Houston Astros on August 31. Verlander was the last remaining member of the 2006 American League Champion team.

## Roster moves
### Coaching staff

* On October 5, the Tigers announced that they will exercise their 2017 option on manager Brad Ausmus.
* On October 8, it was announced hitting coach Wally Joyner will not return for 2017.
* On October 20, the Tigers named Lloyd McClendon hitting coach. McClendon is in his second stint on the Tigers coaching staff, after serving as the Tigers' hitting coach from 2007 to 2013. The Tigers also named longtime hitting coach of the Toledo Mud Hens, Leon Durham, assistant hitting coach, succeeding David Newhan.

### Signings

* On December 8, the Tigers selected relief pitcher Daniel Stumpf in the major league round of the Rule 5 draft.
* On December 9, the Tigers signed second baseman Omar Infante to a minor league contract.
* On December 23, the Tigers signed catcher Alex Avila to a one-year, $2 million contract.
* On January 13, the Tigers avoided arbitration when they reached one-year deals with third baseman Nick Castellanos, utility player Andrew Romine, shortstop José Iglesias, and pitchers Bruce Rondón, Alex Wilson and Justin Wilson.

### Releases

* On December 26, free agent pitcher Bobby Parnell left the Tigers and signed a minor-league contract with the Kansas City Royals.
* On January 24, free agent catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia left the Tigers and signed a one-year, $1.25 million contract with the Toronto Blue Jays.
* On February 7, free agent shortstop Erick Aybar left the Tigers and signed a one-year, $1.75 million contract with the San Diego Padres.
* On March 26, the Tigers released pitcher Mark Lowe with $5.5 million still owed on his contract.
* On March 30, the Tigers released pitcher Mike Pelfrey with $8 million still owed on his contract.
* On June 23, the Tigers released pitcher Francisco Rodríguez.

### Trades

* On November 3, the Tigers traded outfielder Cameron Maybin to the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for minor league pitcher Victor Alcántara.
* On January 18, the Tigers acquired outfielder Mikie Mahtook from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations. On April 28, it was announced the Tigers traded minor-league pitcher Drew Smith to complete the trade.
* On July 18, the Tigers traded outfielder J. D. Martinez to the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for third baseman Dawel Lugo, and shortstops Sergio Alcantara and Jose King.
* On July 31, the Tigers traded catcher Alex Avila and pitcher Justin Wilson to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for infielders Jeimer Candelario and Isaac Paredes, and a player to be named later or cash considerations.
* On August 31, the Tigers traded outfielder Justin Upton to the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for minor league pitcher Grayson Long and a player to be named later. On September 15, the Tigers acquired pitcher Elvin Rodriguez to complete the trade.
* On August 31, the Tigers traded pitcher Justin Verlander, along with a player to be named later or cash considerations, to the Houston Astros in exchange for pitcher Franklin Pérez, outfielder Daz Cameron, and catcher Jake Rogers. On October 13, the Astros acquired outfielder Juan Ramirez to complete the trade.

## Spring training

The Tigers ended spring training with a 14–21 win–loss record, excluding two tie games that did not count toward the standings. Their .400 winning percentage was the joint-worst (along with Toronto) among American League teams in pre-season.

## Season standings
### American League Central

vteAL Central :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Cleveland Indians | 102 | 60 | .630 | — | 49‍–‍32 | 53‍–‍28 |
| Minnesota Twins | 85 | 77 | .525 | 17 | 41‍–‍40 | 44‍–‍37 |
| Kansas City Royals | 80 | 82 | .494 | 22 | 43‍–‍38 | 37‍–‍44 |
| Chicago White Sox | 67 | 95 | .414 | 35 | 39‍–‍42 | 28‍–‍53 |
| Detroit Tigers | 64 | 98 | .395 | 38 | 34‍–‍47 | 30‍–‍51 |

### Record against opponents

2017 American League recordvte Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2017 :
| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Baltimore | — | 10–9 | 4–3 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 7–12 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 8–11 | 6–1 | 12–7 | 8–12 |
| Boston | 9–10 | — | 6–1 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 11–8 | 5–1 | 13–6 | 16–4 |
| Chicago | 3–4 | 1–6 | — | 6–13 | 10–9 | 4–2 | 10–9 | 3–4 | 7–12 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 6–14 |
| Cleveland | 6–1 | 3–4 | 13–6 | — | 13–6 | 5–1 | 12–7 | 6–0 | 12–7 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 6–14 |
| Detroit | 4–3 | 4–3 | 9–10 | 6–13 | — | 3–4 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 8–11 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 8–12 |
| Houston | 5–1 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 4–3 | — | 3–4 | 12–7 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 12–7 | 14–5 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 4–3 | 15–5 |
| Kansas City | 3–3 | 4–2 | 9–10 | 7–12 | 11–8 | 4–3 | — | 6–1 | 8–11 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 1–6 | 3–3 | 9–11 |
| Los Angeles | 4–2 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 0–6 | 4–3 | 7–12 | 1–6 | — | 2–5 | 4–2 | 12–7 | 12–7 | 3–4 | 8–11 | 4–3 | 11–9 |
| Minnesota | 5–2 | 2–5 | 12–7 | 7–12 | 11–8 | 1–5 | 11–8 | 5–2 | — | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 13–7 |
| New York | 12–7 | 11–8 | 4–3 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 4–2 | — | 2–5 | 5–2 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 9–10 | 15–5 |
| Oakland | 3–4 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 5–2 | — | 7–12 | 2–5 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 7–13 |
| Seattle | 2–4 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 6–1 | 5–14 | 2–5 | 7–12 | 4–3 | 2–5 | 12–7 | — | 5–1 | 11–8 | 1–6 | 12–8 |
| Tampa Bay | 11–8 | 8–11 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 7–12 | 5–2 | 1–5 | — | 2–4 | 9–10 | 11–9 |
| Texas | 1–6 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 1–6 | 5–1 | 7–12 | 6–1 | 11–8 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 9–10 | 8–11 | 4–2 | — | 3–4 | 14–6 |
| Toronto | 7–12 | 6–13 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 10–9 | 5–2 | 6–1 | 10–9 | 4–3 | — | 9–11 |
vteDivision Leaders :
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
| Cleveland Indians | 102 | 60 | .630 |
| Houston Astros | 101 | 61 | .623 |
| Boston Red Sox | 93 | 69 | .574 |
vteWild Card teams (Top 2 teams qualify for postseason) :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| New York Yankees | 91 | 71 | .562 | +6 |
| Minnesota Twins | 85 | 77 | .525 | — |
| Kansas City Royals | 80 | 82 | .494 | 5 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 80 | 82 | .494 | 5 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 80 | 82 | .494 | 5 |
| Seattle Mariners | 78 | 84 | .481 | 7 |
| Texas Rangers | 78 | 84 | .481 | 7 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 76 | 86 | .469 | 9 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 75 | 87 | .463 | 10 |
| Oakland Athletics | 75 | 87 | .463 | 10 |
| Chicago White Sox | 67 | 95 | .414 | 18 |
| Detroit Tigers | 64 | 98 | .395 | 21 |

## Season highlights
### Team accomplishments

* On April 16, the Tigers established a franchise record by hitting at least one home run in each of the team's first 12 games of the season. The streak was extended to 13 games on April 18, before the Tigers went homerless on April 19. It was the second-longest streak in Major League history, one shy of the record set by the 2002 Cleveland Indians at 14 games.
* On April 25, the Tigers scored 19 runs in the game, it marked the first time the team has scored 13 or more runs in consecutive games since 1993. The Tigers' 19 runs, including nine-runs in the fifth inning, were the most in a game since 2008. The Tigers recorded 24 hits, while the Seattle Mariners recorded 16 hits, as the 40 combined hits broke the Comerica Park record for most hits in a nine-inning game. The Tigers were two runs shy of its franchise record, and four hits shy of its most hits in a game.
* On May 20, the Tigers hit three consecutive home runs in an inning for the first time since 2013.
* On September 8, the Tigers turned their first triple play since 2001.

### Individual accomplishments
#### Hitting

* On April 4, JaCoby Jones became the first Tigers rookie to hit a home run on Opening Day since Kirk Gibson in 1980, and the first Tiger to record his first Major League home run on Opening Day since John Sullivan in 1965.
* On April 11, James McCann hit his third home run of the season, becoming the first Tigers catcher in franchise history to hit three home runs in the first seven games of the season.
* On April 19, Nicholas Castellanos hit two triples in the game, becoming the first Tigers player to do so since Austin Jackson in 2012.
* On May 18, J. D. Martinez became the first Major League player since 1999 to record eight or more hits and eight or more walks in his first 24 plate appearances in a season.
* On June 2, Miguel Cabrera recorded his 1,000th career extra-base hit, becoming the 39th player in Major League history to reach the milestone.
* On July 7, Víctor Martínez recorded his 2,000th career hit, becoming the ninth active player to reach the milestone.
* On July 18, Nicholas Castellanos hit a single, triple and two home runs in the game, becoming the fourth Tigers player to do since 1913, and the first Tigers player to do so since Dmitri Young in 2003.
* On July 20, Miguel Cabrera recorded his 1,600th career RBI, becoming the 36th player in Major League history to reach the milestone.
* On August 6, Nicholas Castellanos recorded his 500th career hit.
* On September 29, Nicholas Castellanos recorded his 100th RBI of the season. He became the sixth player in Tigers history to record 10 or more triples, 25 or more home runs and 100 or more RBIs in a season, and the first player to do so since Al Kaline in 1956.

#### Pitching

* On April 4, Justin Verlander tied a franchise record for the most strikeouts on Opening Day with 10, becoming the first Tigers player to do so since Mickey Lolich in 1970.
* On June 21 against the Seattle Mariners, Justin Verlander retired the first 16 batters he faced, before a bunt hit by Jarrod Dyson in the sixth inning ruined the perfect game bid.
* On July 17 against the Kansas City Royals, Jordan Zimmermann threw 79 strikes out of 97 pitches, an 81 percent strike rate that ranks as the best by a Tigers starter with 80 pitches or more since at least 1988, and was the best by a Major League starter since 2008.
* On August 9 against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Justin Verlander took a no-hitter into the sixth inning, before a two-out double by Josh Bell ruined the no-hit bid.
* On September 17 against the Chicago White Sox, Matthew Boyd took a no-hitter into the ninth inning, before a two-out double by Tim Anderson ruined the no-hit bid.

#### Defensive

* On September 8, the team converted its first triple play since the 2001 season. The play was converted by Jeimer Candelario at third base, Ian Kinsler at second base, and Efren Navarro at first base off a ball hit by Kevin Pillar of the Toronto Blue Jays.
* On September 30, Andrew Romine became the fifth player in Major League history to play all nine positions in a single game, and the first player to do so since Shane Halter in 2000.

### All-Stars

The Tigers sent two players to the 2017 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Starting pitcher Michael Fulmer was named to the All-Star Game, but did not participate due to pitching on Sunday, so his teammate outfielder Justin Upton took his place on the American League roster.

## Game log

2017 Game Log: 64–98 (Home: 34–47; Away: 30–51) :
April: 12–12 (Home: 7–6; Away: 5–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
—April 3@ White SoxPostponed (inclement weather). Rescheduled to April 4.
1April 4@ White Sox6–3Verlander (1–0)Quintana (0–1)Rodríguez (1)36,5341–0W1
—April 5@ White SoxPostponed (inclement weather). Rescheduled to May 26.
2April 6@ White Sox2–11Shields (1–0)Boyd (0–1)—10,8421–1L1
3April 7Red Sox6–5Rodríguez (1–0)Hembree (0–1)—45,0132–1W1
4April 8Red Sox4–1Zimmermann (1–0)Rodríguez (0–1)J. Wilson (1)32,6223–1W2
5April 9Red Sox5–7Barnes (1–0)Rondón (0–1)Kimbrel (2)33,6623–2L1
6April 10Red Sox2–1J. Wilson (1–0)Sale (0–1)Rodríguez (2)24,6724–2W1
7April 11Twins2–1Boyd (1–1)Santiago (1–1)Rodríguez (3)21,2375–2W2
8April 12Twins5–3Fulmer (1–0)Gibson (0–1)A. Wilson (1)23,7386–2W3
9April 13Twins5–11Hughes (2–0)Zimmermann (1–1)Haley (1)22,5736–3L1
10April 14@ Indians7–6Norris (1–0)Bauer (0–2)Rodríguez (4)25,4237–3W1
11April 15@ Indians6–13Kluber (1–1)Verlander (1–1)—26,6917–4L1
12April 16@ Indians4–1Boyd (2–1)Carrasco (1–1)Rodríguez (5)17,7398–4W1
13April 18@ Rays1–5Andriese (1–0)Fulmer (1–1)—16,2658–5L1
14April 19@ Rays7–8Pruitt (1–0)Rodríguez (1–1)—12,2818–6L2
15April 20@ Rays1–8Ramírez (2–0)Norris (1–1)—13,2678–7L3
16April 21@ Twins3–6Santiago (2–1)Verlander (1–2)Kintzler (4)22,6478–8L4
17April 22@ Twins5–4Hardy (1–0)Tonkin (0–1)Rodríguez (6)25,7199–8W1
18April 23@ Twins13–4Fulmer (2–1)Gibson (0–3)—26,71310–8W2
19April 25Mariners19–9Zimmermann (2–1)Hernández (2–2)—22,72811–8W3
20April 26Mariners0–8Paxton (3–0)Norris (1–2)—23,32711–9L1
21April 27Mariners1–2Zych (1–0)Rodríguez (1–2)Díaz (3)25,32511–10L2
22April 28White Sox3–7Swarzak (2–0)A. Wilson (0–1)—26,04911–11L3
23April 29White Sox4–6 (10)Robertson (1–0)J. Wilson (1–1)—36,21711–12L4
24April 30White Sox7–3Zimmermann (3–1)González (3–1)—26,04512–12W1 :
May: 13–16 (Home: 5–4; Away: 8–12)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
25May 1Indians7–1Norris (2–2)Bauer (2–3)—22,04513–12W2
26May 2Indians5–2Verlander (2–2)Kluber (3–2)Rodríguez (7)21,79914–12W3
27May 3Indians2–3Carrasco (3–2)Boyd (2–2)Allen (7)22,66314–13L1
—May 4IndiansPostponed (inclement weather). Rescheduled to July 1.
28May 5@ Athletics7–2Fulmer (3–1)Triggs (4–2)—17,51915–13W1
29May 6@ Athletics5–6Montas (1–0)Rodríguez (1–3)—16,65115–14L1
30May 7@ Athletics6–8Casilla (1–1)Rodríguez (1–4)—23,22715–15L2
31May 9@ Diamondbacks7–3Verlander (3–2)Ray (2–3)—20,44516–15W1
32May 10@ Diamondbacks1–7Godley (1–0)Boyd (2–3)—18,89716–16L1
33May 11@ Angels7–1Fulmer (4–1)Ramírez (3–3)—30,20717–16W1
34May 12@ Angels0–7Shoemaker (2–2)Zimmermann (3–2)—44,31117–17L1
35May 13@ Angels4–3A. Wilson (1–1)Norris (2–1)J. Wilson (2)40,25118–17W1
36May 14@ Angels1–4Meyer (2–1)Verlander (3–3)Norris (7)36,21518–18L1
37May 16Orioles11–13 (13)Bleier (1–1)Rodríguez (1–5)—25,10918–19L2
38May 17Orioles5–4Fulmer (5–1)Jiménez (1–2)J. Wilson (3)29,72219–19W1
39May 18Orioles6–5Zimmermann (4–2)Bundy (5–2)A. Wilson (2)32,45520–19W2
40May 19Rangers3–5Martinez (1–2)Norris (2–3)Bush (5)33,12220–20L1
41May 20Rangers9–3Verlander (4–3)Griffin (4–1)—35,16621–20W1
42May 21Rangers2–5Darvish (5–2)Boyd (2–4)Kela (1)24,08021–21L1
43May 22@ Astros0–1Devenski (3–2)Fulmer (5–2)Giles (12)22,14621–22L2
44May 23@ Astros2–6McCullers (5–1)Zimmermann (4–3)—23,17921–23L3
45May 24@ Astros6–3Greene (1–0)Devenski (3–3)—26,48122–23W1
46May 25@ Astros6–7Gregerson (2–1)A. Wilson (1–2)Giles (13)25,04622–24L1
—May 26@ White SoxPostponed (rain). Rescheduled to May 27.
47May 26@ White Sox2–8Pelfrey (2–4)Boyd (2–5)—17,84222–25L2
48May 27@ White Sox0–3Danish (1–0)Fulmer (5–3)Robertson (6)26,32722–26L3
49May 27@ White Sox4–3Farmer (1–0)Holland (4–4)—26,32723–26W1
50May 28@ White Sox3–7González (4–5)Zimmermann (4–4)Robertson (7)27,57823–27L1
51May 29@ Royals10–7Rodríguez (2–5)Soria (2–2)J. Wilson (4)28,41924–27W1
52May 30@ Royals0–1Skoglund (1–0)Verlander (4–4)Herrera (12)21,86424–28L1
53May 31@ Royals6–5Saupold (1–0)Kennedy (0–5)J. Wilson (5)24,34725–28W1 :
June: 10–15 (Home: 8–7; Away: 2–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
54June 2White Sox15–5Fulmer (6–3)Holland (4–5)—28,61926–28W2
55June 3White Sox10–1Zimmermann (5–4)González (4–6)—33,18827–28W3
56June 4White Sox7–4J. Wilson (2–1)Robertson (3–2)—30,20828–28W4
57June 6Angels3–5Chavez (5–6)D. Norris (2–4)B. Norris (11)24,17528–29L1
58June 7Angels4–0Farmer (2–0)Meyer (2–3)—24,95829–29W1
59June 8Angels4–11Ramírez (6–4)Fulmer (6–4)—34,81029–30L1
60June 9@ Red Sox3–5Barnes (4–2)A. Wilson (1–3)Kimbrel (18)36,85329–31L2
61June 10@ Red Sox3–11Sale (8–2)Saupold (1–1)—37,16229–32L3
62June 11@ Red Sox8–3Norris (3–4)Pomeranz (6–4)—35,45730–32W1
63June 13Diamondbacks6–7Bradley (2–1)J. Wilson (2–2)Rodney (17)25,11930–33L1
64June 14Diamondbacks1–2Walker (5–3)Zimmermann (5–5)Rodney (18)26,13430–34L2
65June 15Rays5–3J. Wilson (3–2)Hunter (0–2)—24,05631–34W1
66June 16Rays13–4Norris (4–4)Ramírez (3–2)—29,67432–34W2
67June 17Rays2–3Archer (5–4)Fulmer (6–5)Colomé (19)33,47832–35L1
68June 18Rays1–9Faria (3–0)Farmer (2–1)—36,44232–36L2
69June 19@ Mariners2–6Pazos (2–1)A. Wilson (1–4)—21,51732–37L3
70June 20@ Mariners4–5 (10)Cishek (1–1)J. Wilson (3–3)—15,06332–38L4
71June 21@ Mariners5–7Zych (3–2)Greene (1–1)Díaz (12)18,52632–39L5
72June 22@ Mariners6–9Moore (1–0)Norris (4–5)Cishek (1)18,73632–40L6
73June 23@ Padres0–1Perdomo (2–4)Fulmer (6–6)Maurer (14)25,47732–41L7
74June 24@ Padres3–7Yates (2–1)Greene (1–2)—31,74932–42L8
75June 25@ Padres7–5Rondón (1–1)Maurer (0–4)J. Wilson (6)29,59533–42W1
76June 27Royals5–3Verlander (5–4)Strahm (2–5)J. Wilson (7)29,48834–42W2
77June 28Royals2–8Kennedy (2–6)Norris (4–6)—29,61434–43L1
78June 29Royals7–3Fulmer (7–6)Junis (2–2)—33,68135–43W1
—June 30IndiansPostponed (rain). Rescheduled to September 1. :
July: 12–14 (Home: 7–8; Away: 5–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
79July 1Indians7–4Greene (2–2)Shaw (2–3)J. Wilson (8)28,71936–43W2
80July 1Indians1–4Carrasco (9–3)Zimmermann (5–6)Miller (2)27,01636–44L1
81July 2Indians8–11Clevinger (4–3)Verlander (5–5)Allen (16)30,42936–45L2
82July 4Giants5–3Fulmer (8–6)Cain (3–8)J. Wilson (9)32,51437–45W1
83July 5Giants4–5Blach (6–5)Norris (4–7)Dyson (3)26,63137–46L1
84July 6Giants6–2Sánchez (1–0)Stratton (0–2)—27,21038–46W1
85July 7@ Indians2–11Carrasco (10–3)Zimmermann (5–7)—32,30738–47L1
86July 8@ Indians0–4Clevinger (5–3)Verlander (5–6)—34,72638–48L2
87July 9@ Indians5–3Fulmer (9–6)Goody (1–1)J. Wilson (10)24,51939–48W1
88July 14Blue Jays2–7Sanchez (1–2)Verlander (5–7)—37,87939–49L1
89July 15Blue Jays11–1Fulmer (10–6)Liriano (5–5)—40,05640–49W1
90July 16Blue Jays6–5 (11)Saupold (2–1)Beliveau (1–1)—37,17341–49W2
91July 17@ Royals10–2Zimmermann (6–7)Vargas (12–4)—26,35942–49W3
92July 18@ Royals9–3Boyd (3–5)Wood (1–3)—22,90843–49W4
93July 19@ Royals3–4McCarthy (1–0)J. Wilson (3–4)—30,10543–50L1
94July 20@ Royals4–16Duffy (6–6)Fulmer (10–7)—29,01843–51L2
95July 21@ Twins6–3Sánchez (2–0)Santana (11–7)J. Wilson (11)22,36944–51W1
96July 22@ Twins5–6Gibson (6–8)Zimmermann (6–8)Kintzler (27)33,70044–52L1
97July 23@ Twins9–6Boyd (4–5)Hildenberger (1–1)J. Wilson (12)28,37345–52W1
98July 24Royals3–5 (12)Junis (3–2)VerHagen (0–1)Herrera (20)26,41545–53L1
99July 25Royals1–3Duffy (7–6)Fulmer (10–8)Herrera (21)27,25945–54L2
100July 26Royals2–16Kennedy (4–6)Sánchez (2–1)—29,07345–55L3
101July 28Astros5–6Peacock (9–1)Rondón (1–2)Giles (22)30,35845–56L4
102July 29Astros5–3Boyd (5–5)Martes (3–1)J. Wilson (13)33,76646–56W1
103July 30Astros13–1Verlander (6–7)McCullers (7–3)—31,97047–56W2
104July 31@ Yankees3–7Severino (8–4)Fulmer (10–9)Chapman (13)39,90447–57L1 :
August: 11–17 (Home: 4–7; Away: 7–10)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
105August 1@ Yankees4–3Sánchez (3–1)Sabathia (9–4)Greene (1)43,23848–57W1
106August 2@ Yankees2–0Zimmermann (7–8)Tanaka (8–10)Greene (2)43,37949–57W2
107August 3@ Orioles7–5Saupold (3–1)Tillman (1–7)Greene (3)17,15750–57W3
108August 4@ Orioles5–2Verlander (7–7)Givens (7–1)Rondón (1)22,88251–57W4
109August 5@ Orioles2–5Brach (3–2)Jiménez (0–1)Britton (9)33,91151–58L1
110August 6@ Orioles3–12Jiménez (5–7)Sánchez (3–2)—30,14451–59L2
111August 7@ Pirates0–3Williams (5–4)Zimmermann (7–9)Nicasio (2)21,65151–60L3
112August 8@ Pirates3–6Kuhl (5–7)Boyd (5–6)Rivero (10)25,11251–61L4
113August 9Pirates10–0Verlander (8–7)Nova (10–9)—28,90252–61W1
114August 10Pirates5–7Cole (10–8)VerHagen (0–2)Rivero (11)33,49052–62L1
115August 11Twins4–9Pressly (2–2)Sánchez (3–3)—29,73352–63L2
116August 12Twins12–11Greene (3–2)Belisle (0–2)—33,00653–63W1
117August 13Twins4–6Duffey (2–3)Rondón (1–3)Hildenberger (1)30,58253–64L1
118August 14@ Rangers2–6Pérez (7–10)Fulmer (10–10)—21,04153–65L2
119August 15@ Rangers4–10Griffin (6–3)Verlander (8–8)—20,63653–66L3
120August 16@ Rangers6–12Hamels (8–1)Bell (0–1)—22,71353–67L4
121August 18Dodgers5–8Hill (9–4)Zimmermann (7–10)—32,80153–68L5
122August 19Dodgers0–3Stripling (3–4)Fulmer (10–11)Jansen (33)37,18253–69L6
123August 20Dodgers6–1Verlander (9–8)Maeda (11–5)—30,90154–69W1
124August 22Yankees4–13Tanaka (9–10)Boyd (5–7)—27,81854–70L1
125August 23Yankees2–10Severino (11–5)Zimmermann (7–11)—29,69554–71L2
126August 24Yankees10–6A. Wilson (2–4)Betances (3–5)Greene (4)32,62255–71W1
127August 25@ White Sox2–3Minaya (2–1)Jiménez (0–2)—23,17155–72L1
128August 26@ White Sox6–3Farmer (3–1)Rodon (2–5)Greene (5)29,48956–72W1
129August 27@ White Sox1–7Giolito (1–1)Boyd (5–8)—22,53256–73L1
130August 28@ Rockies4–3Zimmermann (8–11)Senzatela (10–5)Greene (6)30,75457–73W1
131August 29@ Rockies3–7Neshek (5–3)Fulmer (10–12)—30,72157–74L1
132August 30@ Rockies6–2Verlander (10–8)Bettis (0–2)—29,28158–74W1 :
September/October: 6–24 (Home: 3–15; Away: 3–9)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
133September 1Indians2–3Allen (2–6)Greene (3–3)Smith (1)26,09358–75L1
134September 1Indians0–10Clevinger (8–5)Farmer (3–2)—24,34258–76L2
135September 2Indians2–5Kluber (14–4)Zimmermann (8–12)Allen (23)25,27258–77L3
136September 3Indians1–11Tomlin (8–9)Bell (0–2)—25,24458–78L4
137September 4Royals6–7Junis (7–2)Lewicki (0–1)Alexander (3)24,80458–79L5
138September 5Royals13–2Jaye (1–0)Vargas (14–10)—22,54759–79W1
139September 6Royals2–13Hammel (8–10)Boyd (5–9)—23,75559–80L1
140September 8@ Blue Jays5–4Farmer (4–2)Stroman (11–7)Greene (7)31,96160–80W1
141September 9@ Blue Jays4–5Anderson (3–3)Saupold (3–2)Tepera (2)44,21860–81L1
142September 10@ Blue Jays2–8Happ (8–10)Sánchez (3–4)Santos (1)39,79760–82L2
143September 11@ Indians0–11Carrasco (15–6)Jaye (1–1)—18,52160–83L3
144September 12@ Indians0–2Kluber (16–4)Boyd (5–10)—24,65460–84L4
145September 13@ Indians3–5Clevinger (10–5)Farmer (4–3)Allen (27)29,34660–85L5
146September 14White Sox7–17Shields (4–6)Bell (0–3)—26,74360–86L6
147September 15White Sox3–2Greene (4–3)Alburquerque (0–2)—25,29861–86W1
148September 16White Sox4–10López (2–3)Jaye (1–2)—29,84661–87L1
149September 17White Sox12–0Boyd (6–10)Covey (0–6)—25,66362–87W1
150September 18Athletics3–8Hendriks (4–2)Farmer (4–4)—23,89562–88L1
151September 19Athletics8–9Casilla (4–5)A. Wilson (2–5)Treinen (9)23,46062–89L2
152September 20Athletics2–3Mengden (2–1)Sánchez (3–5)Hendriks (1)26,91362–90L3
153September 21Twins1–12Gee (3–2)Zimmermann (8–13)—25,43762–91L4
154September 22Twins3–7Gibson (12–10)Norris (4–8)—25,39062–92L5
155September 23Twins4–10Santana (16–8)Stumpf (0–1)—26,80062–93L6
156September 24Twins4–10Berríos (13–8)Farmer (4–5)—23,88262–94L7
157September 26@ Royals1–2Vargas (18–10)Sánchez (3–6)Minor (3)20,61362–95L8
158September 27@ Royals4–7Alexander (5–4)VerHagen (0–3)Minor (4)21,31962–96L9
159September 28@ Royals4–1Norris (5–8)Duffy (9–10)Greene (8)21,65063–96W1
160September 29@ Twins3–6Berríos (14–8)Boyd (6–11)Belisle (9)34,58063–97L1
161September 30@ Twins3–2Farmer (5–5)Slegers (0–1)Greene (9)35,51564–97W1
162October 1@ Twins1–5Colón (5–6)Sánchez (3–7)Moya (1)28,14864–98L1 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Tigers team member :

## Roster
### Player stats
#### Batting

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 |
| Jim Adduci | 29 | 83 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | .241 | 1 |
| Alex Avila+ | 77 | 219 | 30 | 60 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 32 | .274 | 0 |
| Miguel Cabrera | 130 | 469 | 50 | 117 | 22 | 0 | 16 | 60 | .249 | 0 |
| Jeimer Candelario+ | 27 | 94 | 16 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .330 | 0 |
| Nicholas Castellanos | 157 | 614 | 73 | 167 | 36 | 10 | 26 | 101 | .272 | 4 |
| Tyler Collins | 49 | 150 | 18 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | .193 | 0 |
| Matt den Dekker | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | 0 |
| John Hicks | 60 | 173 | 25 | 46 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 22 | .266 | 2 |
| Bryan Holaday | 13 | 29 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .241 | 0 |
| José Iglesias | 130 | 463 | 56 | 118 | 33 | 1 | 6 | 54 | .255 | 7 |
| JaCoby Jones | 56 | 141 | 14 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | .170 | 6 |
| Ian Kinsler | 139 | 551 | 90 | 130 | 25 | 3 | 22 | 52 | .236 | 14 |
| Dixon Machado | 73 | 166 | 17 | 43 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | .259 | 1 |
| Mikie Mahtook | 109 | 348 | 50 | 96 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 38 | .276 | 6 |
| J. D. Martinez+ | 57 | 200 | 38 | 61 | 13 | 2 | 16 | 39 | .305 | 2 |
| Víctor Martínez | 107 | 392 | 38 | 100 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 47 | .255 | 0 |
| James McCann | 106 | 352 | 39 | 89 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 49 | .253 | 1 |
| Efren Navarro | 23 | 61 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .230 | 0 |
| Alex Presley | 71 | 245 | 30 | 77 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 20 | .314 | 5 |
| Andrew Romine | 124 | 318 | 45 | 74 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 25 | .233 | 6 |
| Justin Upton+ | 125 | 459 | 81 | 128 | 37 | 0 | 28 | 94 | .279 | 10 |
| Pitcher totals | 162 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .136 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 5556 | 735 | 1435 | 289 | 35 | 187 | 699 | .258 | 65 |
+Totals with Tigers only.

#### Starters and other pitchers

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 |
| Chad Bell | 0 | 3 | 6.93 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 62+1⁄3 | 49 | 48 | 31 | 57 |
| Matthew Boyd | 6 | 11 | 5.27 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 135 | 84 | 79 | 53 | 110 |
| Buck Farmer | 5 | 5 | 6.75 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 48 | 38 | 36 | 20 | 49 |
| Michael Fulmer | 10 | 12 | 3.83 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 164+2⁄3 | 80 | 70 | 40 | 114 |
| Myles Jaye | 1 | 2 | 12.08 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12+2⁄3 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 4 |
| Artie Lewicki | 0 | 1 | 6.10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10+1⁄3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| Daniel Norris | 5 | 8 | 5.31 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 101+2⁄3 | 64 | 60 | 44 | 86 |
| Aníbal Sánchez | 3 | 7 | 6.41 | 28 | 17 | 0 | 105+1⁄3 | 81 | 75 | 29 | 104 |
| Justin Verlander+ | 10 | 8 | 3.82 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 172 | 76 | 73 | 67 | 176 |
| Jordan Zimmermann | 8 | 13 | 6.08 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 160 | 111 | 108 | 44 | 103 |
+Totals with Tigers only.

#### Bullpen

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 |
| Victor Alcántara | 0 | 0 | 8.59 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7+1⁄3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| William Cuevas | 0 | 0 | 108.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Ferrell | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9+1⁄3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| Shane Greene | 4 | 3 | 2.66 | 71 | 0 | 9 | 67+2⁄3 | 21 | 20 | 34 | 73 |
| Blaine Hardy | 1 | 0 | 5.94 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 33+1⁄3 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 28 |
| Joe Jiménez | 0 | 2 | 12.32 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 28 | 26 | 9 | 17 |
| Jairo Labourt | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| Arcenio León | 0 | 0 | 12.15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6+2⁄3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| Edward Mujica | 0 | 0 | 9.95 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6+1⁄3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Zac Reininger | 0 | 0 | 7.45 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9+2⁄3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Francisco Rodríguez | 2 | 5 | 7.82 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 25+1⁄3 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 23 |
| Andrew Romine | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bruce Rondón | 1 | 3 | 10.91 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 15+2⁄3 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 22 |
| Kyle Ryan | 0 | 0 | 7.94 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5+2⁄3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| Warwick Saupold | 3 | 2 | 4.88 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 62+2⁄3 | 36 | 34 | 31 | 44 |
| Daniel Stumpf | 0 | 1 | 3.82 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 37+2⁄3 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 33 |
| Drew VerHagen | 0 | 3 | 5.77 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 34+1⁄3 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 25 |
| Alex Wilson | 2 | 5 | 4.50 | 66 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 34 | 30 | 15 | 42 |
| Justin Wilson+ | 3 | 4 | 2.68 | 42 | 0 | 13 | 40+1⁄3 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 55 |
| Team Pitching Totals | 64 | 98 | 5.36 | 162 | 162 | 32 | 1420+1⁄3 | 894 | 846 | 538 | 1202 |
+Totals with Tigers only.

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Toledo Mud Hens | International League | Mike Rojas |
| AA | Erie SeaWolves | Eastern League | Lance Parrish |
| A-Advanced | Lakeland Flying Tigers | Florida State League | Andrew Graham |
| A | West Michigan Whitecaps | Midwest League | Mike Rabelo |
| A-Short Season | Connecticut Tigers | New York–Penn League | Gerald Laird |
| Rookie | GCL Tigers East | Gulf Coast League | Jesus Garces |
| Rookie | GCL Tigers West | Gulf Coast League | Rafael Gil |