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Manager Jim Leyland wouldn't have minded having the option of bringing in Joel Zumaya, either, but he remains in Florida having just been green-lighted to resume light throwing after not having picked up a baseball since the end of February due to lingering elbow soreness.
After a week on the East Coast to start the season, Jim Leyland and the Detroit Tigers can hardly wait to see a friendly crowd.
Rain expected to end by the time of the first pitch, scheduled for 3:05 p.m. Gates open at 12:30 p.m.
New for the 2011 season, the 6,000 square foot 'The D Shop' will feature new apparel for men, women, and children, as well as unique items for your home. Yes ... even an Olde English D toaster.
Score cheap tickets to watch the Tigers take on the Royals and Rangers games, April 8-13.
Visualize if you will....it's early October.....and Miguel Cabrera is a candidate for AL MVP, Justin Verlander is a shoo-in for the Cy Young Award, and Magglio Ordonez will be Comeback Player of the Year. While all of that is going on...the Tigers are getting ready for the playoffs after winning the Central Division title.
Justin Verlander remained unbeaten against Baltimore in his career, striking out nine and allowing four hits in eight innings.
After exiting nine outs shy of a no-hitter, Tillman will take the mound Thursday night for the Orioles, who conclude a three-game series against the Detroit Tigers.
An administrative hearing has been postponed on whether to reinstate Detroit Tigers star Miguel Cabrera's driver's license after it was suspended last month following his arrest on drunken-driving charges.
Here's some insight into Tigers catcher Alex Avila. The first thing he did following Detroit's 5-1 loss Monday at Baltimore was check out a video replay of the second-inning, two-out wild pitch that scored the Orioles' first run of the game.
Alex Avila homered and had a career-high five RBIs to back an effective pitching performance by Justin Verlander, and the Detroit Tigers ended the Baltimore Orioles' unbeaten run with a 7-3 victory Wednesday night.
The Baltimore Orioles are undefeated through four games for the first time in 14 years. With a chance to open 5-0 for the first time in more than four decades, they'll turn to yet another unproven pitcher.
The Detroit Tigers plan to offer fans much more than just a baseball game for the home opener against Kansas City on Friday.
But you can't tell us, all August, like Skip does, "this game is no more important than a game in April," than not emphasize a game like tonight.
Justin Verlander said he would start as scheduled Wednesday at Baltimore although he had some kind of food poisoning late last week in New York.
