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2013 TIGERS
league career.
• Did not make his scheduled start on August 25 versus the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim due to right groin soreness.
• Posted a 2-1 record, 3.38 ERA (32.0IP/12ER) and 25 strikeouts in five starts during August.
• Tossed the first shutout of his major league career on September 22 versus Minnesota, fanning seven batters as he
allowed seven hits -- marked the fifth complete game of his major league career.
• Established a single-game American League record by striking out nine straight batters on September 27 versus
Kansas City -- the previous single-game American League record was eight straight strikeouts by California’s Nolan
Ryan (July 9, 1972 and August 7, 1973), New York’s Ron Davis (May 4, 1981), Boston’s Roger Clemens (April 29,
1986) and Kansas City’s Blake Stein (June 17, 2001)...Fister eclipsed the previous single-game Tigers record of seven
straight strikeouts held by Denny McLain (June 15, 1965 versus Boston) and John Hiller (October 1, 1970 versus
Cleveland).
• Compiled a 3-1 record, 2.34 ERA (34.2IP/9ER) and 31 strikeouts in five starts during September -- tied for fifth in the
American League with three wins during the month, while he finished 10th with a 2.34 ERA.
• Posted an 8-4 record and 2.67 ERA (101.0IP/30ER) in 15 starts following the all-star break...finished 2-6 with a 4.75
ERA (60.2IP/32ER) in 11 starts prior to the all-star break.
• Limited righthanded hitters to a .220 batting average (56x255)...lefties batted .270 (100x371) with Fister on the mound.
Began the 2011 season with the Seattle Mariners before he was acquired by the Tigers in a six-player deal on July 30
-- compiled an 11-13 record and 2.83 ERA (216.1IP/68ER) in 32 outings (31 starts) between the two clubs.
• Fourth in the American League with a 2.83 ERA...finished fourth in the league with 1.5 walks per nine innings.
• Established career highs with 11 wins, 216.1 innings pitched and 146 strikeouts.
• Tossed the first complete game of his career on April 14 at Kansas City -- threw two more complete games during the
season, going the distance on June 9 at Detroit and July 2 versus San Diego.
• Suffered the loss in seven straight decisions June 4-July 26, equaling a career-long losing streak.
• Earned the win in his Tigers debut on August 3 versus Texas -- did not allow a walk or strike out a batter in seven innings
of work...became the first Tigers pitcher to work seven-or-more innings while not allowing a walk or striking out a
batter since Justin Verlander did so in eight innings of work on May 17, 2006 versus Minnesota.
• Compiled a career-best seven-game winning streak August 20-September 26 -- posted a 0.65 ERA (55.2IP/4ER) and
52 strikeouts during the eight-outing (seven-start) stretch.
• Posted a 17.0-inning scoreless streak over a three-start stretch August 20-30.
• Finished 3-1 with a 2.97 ERA (36.1IP/12ER) in six starts during August.
• Established a career high with 13 strikeouts on September 5 at Cleveland.
• Tabbed both the American League and Tigers Pitcher of the Month for September after posting a 5-0 record, 0.53 ERA
(34.0IP/2ER) and 34 strikeouts in five outings (four starts) -- led the American League with a 0.53 ERA during the
month, while he tied for the lead with five wins and tied for seventh with 34 strikeouts.
• Limited righthanded hitters to a .235 batting average (84x357)...lefties hit .239 (109x456) against him.
• Compiled an 8-3 record and 2.47 ERA (91.0IP/25ER) in 14 appearances (13 starts) following the all-star break...
finished 3-10 with a 3.09 ERA (125.1IP/43ER) in 18 starts prior to the all-star break.
• Fanned six batters in relief in Game One of the American League Division Series on September 30 at New York’s
Yankee Stadium -- marked the most strikeouts by a Tigers pitcher in relief during a single post-season game.
• Surrendered two runs in 7.1 innings of work to earn the earn the win in Game Three of the American League
Championship Series on October 11 versus Texas -- marked the fifth time a Tigers pitcher has worked seven-or-more
innings and allowed two-or-fewer runs during an American League Championship Series game...marked the 16th time
a Tigers pitcher has accomplished the feat during a post-season game.
Completed his first full season at the major league level with Seattle in 2010.
• Third among all American League pitchers with 1.68 walks per nine innings.
• Compiled a 2-1 record and 1.67 ERA (27.0IP/5ER) in four starts during April -- third in the American League with a 1.67
ERA during the month.
• Suffered the loss in seven straight decisions May 19-August 4, establishing a career-long losing streak.
• Sidelined June 1-25 with right shoulder inflammation -- started one game with Triple A Tacoma during an injury
rehabilitation assignment on June 20 at Portland.
• Finished 3-4 with a 3.09 ERA (84.1IP/29ER) in 13 starts prior to the all-star break...posted a 3-10 record and 5.09 ERA
(86.2IP/49ER) in 15 starts following the all-star break.
Saw action with Double A West Tenn and Tacoma during the 2009 season, before he joined Seattle for his first major
league action.
• Assigned to West Tenn by Seattle to begin the season -- saw action in two games with West Tenn before he was
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