The Tigers are 2-0 on this young season and the first two wins have come at the expense of the Royals, who usually seem to give the Tigers trouble.
The Good:
- The Tigers won and were able to come back after new closer, Joe Nathan, blew the save.
- Ian Kinsler was 3-5 with two RBIs including his first home run as a Tiger, a solo shot to lead off the 4th.
- 2013 Cy Young winner, Max Scherzer, looks to be picking up where he left off. He pitched eight scoreless innings striking out 7 and walking only one.
- The Tigers got two plays overturned with replay.
The Bad:
- Joe Nathan blew his first save opportunity as a member of the Tigers.
- Miguel Cabrera took an ofer and struck out twice. He also missed an “easy” RBI chance in the 6th, grounding into a fielder’s choice with runners at the corners and one out. I’m sure Miggy will ok but this was still bad.
- Alex Avila struck out twice.
The Ugly:
The Tigers managed only two runs. Despite the skewed numbers from the 2013 regular season, the Tigers have struggled to score consistently for the past two years, putting too much pressure on their pitching staff. It’s only two game so I won’t sound the alarm for 2014, yet.
Back at it tomorrow.
“God I love baseball.” Roy Hobbs | The Natural
Flashin' Leather 
Actually IMHO that little incident in the 6th was VERY ugly. The Tigers had to win a challenge which put runners at the corners with one out which by my count meant they had two chances to get a runner home and you know who hits behind Miggy. There was a guy behind me from Montreal his daughter her friend and her dad we all agreed….. ugly.