Price Dominates In Opening Day Debut For Tigers; Ausmus, Players Impressed
In his Opening Day debut for Detroit, David Price proved himself 100 percent worthy of his new role as the number one man in the rotation.
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In his Opening Day debut for Detroit, David Price proved himself 100 percent worthy of his new role as the number one man in the rotation.
"Yeah, Country Joe (West) said it was a strike but I'm not sure he's the most reliable judge" Simmons said. "I think I caught the inside corner!"
J.D. Martinez of the Detroit Tigers has hit the first home run of the 2015 baseball season.
Baseball fans will see the steepest increase in ticket prices in six years.
In the grand scheme of a season, Opening Day is only one of 162 games, but for baseball lovers, the first game holds a unique appeal.
"Hopefully if I'm out I don't walk to the wrong dugout," Hunter added jokingly. "We'll see."
When designated hitter Victor Martinez tore the medial meniscus in his left knee in February, he knew he might have to miss Opening Day
"Has anyone ever been right?" Nathan wondered.
"There is no weakness of Cabrera" Hunter laughed.
97.1 The Ticket is unable to stream Detroit Tigers games through the radio.com app due to MLB restrictions.
Academy Award-winning actor and Detroit native J.K. Simmons will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at Comerica Park as the Tigers open their 2015 Major League Baseball season.
Simon retired his first 14 batters before Desmond Jennings singled with two outs in the fifth and struck out three.
Miguel Cabrera hit his third home run of the spring, doubled and drove in three runs in an 11-5 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays.
"I think we'll see what our group's made of these last five games," Red Wings forward Justin Abdelkader said Friday.
Getting into, around and out of downtown could be challenging on baseball's opening day in Detroit due to crowds and various construction projects.
