Tigers Today: April 16, 2010

Tigers’ Record: 6-3 — Tied for 1st

Today’s Game

Tigers @ Mariners | 10:10 p.m. ET – Safeco Field, Seattle | On the air: FSD PLUS/1270 AM

Pitching Matchup

Jeremy Bonderman (1-0, 1.80 ERA) vs. Felix Hernandez (0-0, 3.29 ERA)

Yesterday’s Results

Off Day

Tigers History Lesson

Today’s Birthdays

• Fernando Vina, 41
• Bruce Taylor, 57
• Hubert Benjamin “Dutch” Leonard (1892-1952)

On this Date in Tigers History

• 1999 The Tigers acquired RHPs Dave Mlicki and Mel Rojas from the Dodgers for RHPs Robinson Checo and Apostol Garcia and LHP Rick Roberts –

• 2006 – Chris Shelton becomes the first player in American League history to hit eight home runs in his team’s first 12 games, according to historian David Vincent and the Elias Sports Bureau.