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2013 TIGERS
Served as Detroit’s utility infielder during the 2007 season, seeing action in 66 games -- marked his fewest games at
the major league level since he played in 18 games with the Tigers after joining the club in September of 2002.
• Entered the game on April 18 versus Kansas City as a pinch-hitter and remained in the game to play right field --
marked his first appearance in right field at the major league level.
• Collected a career-high four RBI on May 8 versus Seattle.
• Hit .370 (17x46) with a double and six RBI over a 13-game stretch May 27-June 14.
• Batted .316 (12x38) with two doubles, a triple and five RBI in 16 games during May.
• Hit .302 (13x43) in 16 games during June.
• Optioned to Triple A Toledo on August 17 -- posted an eight-game hitting streak August 22-30, batting .452 (14x31) with
two doubles and three RBI.
• Recalled by the Tigers from Toledo on September 1.
• Batted .284 (31x109) in 43 games prior to the all-star break...hit .246 (14x57) in 23 games following the all-star break.
• Hit .413 (19x46) with runners in scoring position.
• Acquired by the Chicago Cubs from the Tigers in a two-player deal on November 12...acquired by Atlanta from Chicago
in a three-player deal on December 4.
Completed his third full season at the major league level with the Tigers in 2006, serving as the club’s utility infielder.
• Matched a career best with four hits on April 13 against the Chicago White Sox.
• Equaled career highs with two home runs and three RBI at Kansas City on May 24.
• Batted .324 (12x37) in 11 games during May.
• Started in center field on July 8 at Seattle, his first action at the position since July 11, 2004 at Minnesota.
• Batted .400 (14x35) in 14 games during August.
• Hit .330 (38x115) in 42 games on the road...batted .220 (24x109) in 36 games at Comerica Park.
• Batted .259 (28x108) in 34 games prior to the all-star break...hit .293 (34x116) in 44 games following the all-star break.
• Played with Oriente in the Venezuelan Winter League following the season, hitting .333 (31x93) with 17 runs scored,
five doubles, a triple, two home runs and nine RBI in 25 games.
Began the year as the Tigers starting second baseman before being relegated to the utility role following the acquisition
of Placido Polanco from the Philadelphia Phillies on June 8, 2005.
• Matched a career high with three RBI on June 22 at Minnesota -- equaled the high two more times during the season:
June 26 at Arizona and July 19 at Chicago’s U.S. Cellular Field against the White Sox.
• Hit safely in nine of his 10 games July 17-25, batting .308 (12x39) -- drove in a run in six straight games during the
stretch, collecting eight RBI July 19-23.
• Batted .267 (44x165) with 35 runs scored, 12 doubles, five home runs and 19 RBI in 46 games for Oriente in the
Venezuelan Winter League following the season.
Completed his first full season at the major league level with the Tigers in 2004 -- tied for fourth in the American League
with nine triples.
• Grounded into a double play once every 125.8 at-bats, third-best in the American League.
• Tied for fourth among league second basemen with 12 errors, while he finished eighth with 73 double plays.
• Opened the season as the club’s utility infielder, seeing action in 22 (starting seven games) of the club’s first 32 games
April 5-May 11, before taking over for an injured Fernando Vina at second base on May 12 -- started 116 of the Tigers
final 130 games of the season.
• Belted a solo home run on May 14 versus Texas, his first home run since September 10, 2002 at Minnesota -- snapped
a stretch of 314 at-bats without a home run.
• Matched a career high with four hits on May 27 at Kansas City -- collected three doubles in the game to become the
first Tigers player to do so since Juan Encarnacion finished with three doubles on September 25, 2000 at Yankee
Stadium against New York.
• Belted a three-run home run on June 15 at Philadelphia to establish a career high with three RBI -- matched the high
for RBI on five different occasions: July 4 at Colorado, July 22 versus Kansas City, August 11 at Oakland, September
6 versus Kansas City and September 17 at Chicago’s U.S. Cellular Field against the White Sox.
• Did not commit an error in 32 consecutive games June 20-July 27, a stretch of 150 total chances at second base and
in center field.
• Batted .400 (26x65) with five doubles, two triples, two home runs and 10 RBI over a 15-game stretch June 23-July 8.
• Belted the first lead-off home run of his career on July 10 at Minnesota -- homered to lead off the game four more times
during the season: July 22 versus Kansas City, August 17 and September 17 at Chicago’s U.S. Cellular Field against
the White Sox and September 28 versus the Chicago White Sox.
• Launched two home runs on July 22 versus Kansas City to establish a career high -- equaled the best with two home
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